Brian Eno has a new gig: Nick Clegg enlisted Eno as an adviser on youth issues and to help him fix Britain’s “broken politics”. Eno told the BBC Radio 4 World at One programme his work as a record producer meant he had credibility with young people. “For ages we have had this political rhetoric… Read More Brian Eno Gets New Gig As UK Youth Adviser
Robotmakers offers up a switched-on cover of Sleigh Ride: Recorded in one live take, with some prerecorded tracks. The polysynth part uses Kontakt instruments created from modular samples (MOTM GX1 Filters). via Nabble
25 years on, we get the massive Blade Runner triple CD. It was a long wait, but it sounds like the definitive Blade Runner soundtrack is on its way. It features two CDs of previously unreleased music by Vangelis, including a full CD of tracks from the movie and another CD of new compositions by… Read More Vangelis Blade Runner Trilogy – 25th Anniversary Soundtrack
Ben Watkins of Juno Reactor takes you on a video tour of his synth setup: MysteriousArt via AudioLemon
Analogger notes that: Barbie scored some dynamite X from Lindsay Lohan then wandered into Ken’s house where she discovered his Minimoog. Barbie plugged the ancient synth into a 50 watt Orange amp. Oscillator three was used as a square wave LFO to modulate the cutoff frequency of the filter. Ken showed up unannounced and came… Read More NSFW: Barbie’s Moog Work Is Pretty F**king Awesome
Imogen Heap, above, is a Grammy-nominated English singer-songwriter from Essex, best known for her work as part of Frou Frou and for her 2005 solo record Speak for Yourself. She’s also known to show off some keytar & vocoder chops:
A short documentary about a group of circuit benders, produced by Casey Clark:
Here’s another take on Daft Punk’s Harder Better Faster Stronger:
Peter Grenader, the founder and principal designer for Plan B Synthesizers, is also a well-respected composer of electronic music in the electroacoustic tradition. He recently performed The Secret Life of Semiconductors at Analog Live, and has posted an excerpt of the piece. You can preview this below. Here’s what Grenader has to say about the… Read More Peter Grenader: The Secret Life of Semiconductors
Jean Michel Jarre talks with David Frost about his updated live recording of Oxygene: via Matrix
