This episode of the One Man And His Mic podcast pits Jean Michel Jarre vs the Commodore 64. The show features Commodore 64 versions of classic Jarre tracks – plus Jarre-style covers of classic Commodore 64 tracks!
Here’s a little treat for Vangelis and Blade Runner fans – the Ultima Thule podcast’s 25th anniversary retrospective on Vangelis’ iconic Blade Runner soundtrack.
Free Music Friday: Synthesist Richard Lainhart shared this direct board recording of his complete 40-minute first set at One Thousand Pulses, March 6, 2010. The set is a realtime performance with Buchla 200e analog modular synthesizer and Haken Continuum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGS9Zu2wF-8 William Orbit has released a single, Spiral, as a free download. Spiral comes from his 2006 album, Hello Waveforms. It’s a downtempo vocal track that features the Sugababes and Kenna on vocals. The track is full of Orbit’s signature analog sounds. Orbit is probably best known for his work on Madonna’s hugely popular album… Read More Free Music From William Orbit
String Theory is a flexible, delay based physical modeling synth which is capable of a wide range of plucked strings, atmospheric pads and ambiences, and unique hybrid synth sounds. String Theory also offers dual phrase arpeggiators. Each arp has its own speed, gate, and octave controls; which allows for complex patterns.
Free Music Friday: This is an electroacoustic piece by Ted Laderas, who does live looping of cello to create dense, layered compositions. More at SoundCloud. via disquiet
Free Music Friday: Reader Kurt Lorenz took the RPM Challenge – a challenge to create an album of new music in the month of February – and has released his first official EP, The General Analysis Of Nature. It’s a free download and is Creative Commons licensed. Check it out and if you participated in… Read More Free Music From Kurt Lorenz
Just a reminder to check out the Listen To Music link at the top of the page when you visit. You’ll find a bunch of great music by Synthtopia readers – much of it that you can download for free.
Recording artist and human being Daniel Davis sent us tipped us off to a new free ambient music EP, Myth of the Near Future Split. The EP features three artists: saffron slumber specta ciera carl sagan’s ghost The EP features three pieces, on by each artist, that explore ambient music/experimental soundscapes. You can preview it… Read More Free Ambient Music EP
Reaktor is Kinda Fun – Yamaha QY70 (Stop Motion Animation) was uploaded by: YellowThenBlue
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