Organizers contacted us to let us know that the third edition of the B-Wave Festival in Belgium will take place on November 14th. The festival is described as ‘the only Belgian festival that supports Ambient, Space, Drones and Chillout music.’ It is an indoor festival with two stages, one in the theatre hall and one in… Read More Synthesist Robert Rich To Headline B-Wave Festival
When we asked Synthtopia readers what songs are the best synthpop tracks ever, you responded with an amazing number of comments. We appreciated the feedback – we just can’t get enough – but we thought readers might also be interested in a list of the best synthpop songs of all time. Here are the The 25… Read More The 25 Best Synthpop Tracks Ever
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Kaj Roger Willumsen, captures a live performance (with sequencers) in his Forgotten Sounds series. The series is described as ‘relaxing instrumental music’, featuring the analog sounds of Korg MS-20 Mini synthesizer.
Synthesist Woob (Paul Frankland) let us know about a new soundtrack release, Adaption. With Adaption, Woob mixes carefully crafted ambiences with sounds inspired by classic horror/thriller synth soundtracks.
Vangelis And The Journey to Ithaka is a 2014 documentary on the Acadamy Award winning Greek composer and synthesist. The two-hour documentary includes interviews with Vangelis and many of his friends and colleagues, including Sean Connery, Hugh Hudson, Jessye Norman, Oliver Stone, Akiko Ebi, Julian Rachlin and many others. It also includes rare, historical footage, most… Read More Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka
Academy Award winning composer and synthesist Vangelis demonstrates his custom MIDI setup and how he uses it to do realtime composition and orchestration. … Read More Vangelis Demonstrates His Custom MIDI Studio
Official Charts – the UK-based music sales ranking organization – has announced an Official Progressive Albums Chart. While some may dismiss the announcement as the delirium of a 21st century schizoid man, true prog fans never let go – and think that the fact that this wasn’t introduced 40 years ago was the crime of the century. The… Read More Prog Finally Gets A ‘Top 10’ List, After 50 Years
https://vimeo.com/137600613 Klevgränd Produktion has introduced PressIt – a multi-band compressor for iOS, Mac & Windows.
In the years since Panasonic killed off the Technics SL-1200 turntable – and the Technics brand – demand for vinyl has grown. And along with that growth in interest in vinyl has come demands for a successor to the Technics’ classic. Now Panasonic has announced that it is reviving Technics turntables, and at its IFA… Read More Panasonic Announces Plans To Bring Back Technics Turntable, Leaves Off Tone Arm & Needle
It’s official – nobody wants to see an EDM movie starring Zac Efron. Cinema Blend is calling the Efron ‘passion project’ We Are Your Friends ‘a bomb of historic proprotions’.
