Portishead Interview
The first in a series of Sonic State interviews with Adrian Utley, Portishead band member and producer on the music, the process and the technology of making Third.
Category: Interviews
Saturday Synth Porn: The Studio Of Bakis Sirros
Bakis Sirros, above in his studio, is a synthesis and composer and DIN recording artist, as Parallel Worlds. Sirros’ work is in the tradition of classic synth music artists like Klaus Schulze, Robert Rich, Steve Roach and Tangerine Dream. He talked about his love of modular synthesizers, especially Eurorack modules, in a recent interview with… Read More Saturday Synth Porn: The Studio Of Bakis Sirros
Reed Ghazala On Circuit Bending The Speak n’ Spell
Pioneering circuit-bender Reed Ghazala discusses the origins of circuit-bending the Texas Instruments Speak N’ Spell:
Steve Roach On Analog Synthesizers
Sonic Immersion has an interesting interview with ambient electronic music pioneer Steve Roach. In the interview, Roach touches on his renewed interest in analog synthesizers: I have been using vintage analogue gear all along in some basic ways as I consider the Oberheims the core to my sound and I never let go of these. They… Read More Steve Roach On Analog Synthesizers
Vangelis, The Man And His Music
This series of videos captures a great interview with Vangelis from 1984. This is during his Nemo studio years.
GLASS: A Portrait Of Philip In 12 parts
In GLASS: A Portrait Of Philip In 12 parts, Academy Award nominated director Scott Hicks (“Shine”) documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished composer Philip Glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, including Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar and Martin Scorsese. Below, director Hicks offers his insight… Read More GLASS: A Portrait Of Philip In 12 parts
Hans Zimmer Interview
Access Music has published an interview with Hans Zimmer, in conjunction with the release of Dark Knight. There’s a lot of synth discussion throughout the interview, but a couple things caught my eye: Do you remember your first exposure to electronic music Yes, at school someone had brought in Switched on Bach and I thought… Read More Hans Zimmer Interview
Reed Ghazala Interview
GetLoFi has a great interview with Reed Ghazala, the father of circuit bending.In the interview, Ghazala talks about his first experiences with circuit bending, chance art and more. Here he explains how his idea of circuit bending came about: “The sounds that came from that first short circuit back in the mid 1960’s were just… Read More Reed Ghazala Interview
Sound Design With Erdem Helvacioglu
We recently reviewed Erdem Helvacioglu’s CD Altered Realities, saying that “The sound of Altered Realities is an intriguing blend of abstronica and sparse guitar work. While the compositions are solidly grounded in the world of electroacoustic performance, there’s an emphasis and focus on Helvacioglu’s guitar, which gives the pieces an accessible sound and a sense… Read More Sound Design With Erdem Helvacioglu
Traci Lords On The Trials Of Putting Together A Techno Band
Remember former teen star Traci Lords and her brief, but almost respectable, career in hardcore techno? In this video, via Stereogum, Lords discusses the difficulty of putting together a touring techno band, and DJ’s as “gods of clubs.”
