Ohpeewon.com – a community site for users of the Teenage Engineering OP-1 synthesizer – appears to have bit the dust, returning requests with the message “This domain name expired on 6/21/2014”. Two new forums have been created, though, to fill the void left by the demise of Ohpeewon:
Organizers have announced KISS2014: ORGANIC SOUND, the 2014 Kyma International Sound Symposium. It is scheduled for September 25-28, 2014, in Lübeck Germany, and will feature workshops, talks and live performances on Kyma and “Organic Sound”.
UK’s Modulus Music has announced a new hybrid digital/analogue synth keyboard, the Modulus .002.
A rare test pressing of Richard D. James (Aphex Twin), working under his ‘Caustic Window’ moniker, has sold for $46,300 on eBay. Back in 1994, James had plans to release an LP as Caustic Windows on his label, Rephlex Records. 4 test pressings were reportedly made, of which this LP is one.
http://vimeo.com/98482762 In this video, Stephen McCaul of Noise Engineering takes an in-depth look at the company’s Eurorack module line.
Producer Trevor Horn has announced Inside The Pleasure Dome – an “ultra-deluxe” box set celebrating the 30th anniversary of Welcome To The Pleasuredome by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. The deluxe release is being produced as a Pledgemusic crowdfunded project. “We want to take you Inside The Pleasuredome to explore Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Trevor Horn’s greatest work,”… Read More Trevor Horn + ZTT Announce ‘Ultra-Deluxe’ ‘Inside The Pleasure Dome’
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL05YPqhPmTtJUC0AWZAOJrhWJrjlCH11q Back in 1994, there were plans for releasing an LP of music from Richard D. James, aka Aphex Twin, under his “Caustic Window” moniker on his own label, Rephlex Records. This album, though recorded, never saw the light of day. Only 4 people at the time were known to have a vinyl test pressing of the… Read More Stream Aphex Twin’s Unreleased ‘Caustic Window’ LP
MIDI Piano Lighting is a DIY project, via capricorn1, that lets you use MIDI to control lightbulbs in sync with a musical performance. Here’s a demo of it in action:
Audio Fidelity has announced a new vinyl release of Disney’s Tron Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The 1982 film score was composed, performed and produced by the pioneer electronic musician, Wendy Carlos. The Audio Fidelity release will contain two 180g translucent blue vinyl records, packaged in a gatefold jacket. The gatefold package includes photos from the film and extensive liner… Read More Wendy Carlos’ Tron Soundtrack Getting 180g Translucent Blue Vinyl Double-LP Release
Electronic dance music pioneer Giorgio Moroder – who’s still showing people how it’s done at age 74 – has released a new track, Giorgio’s Theme. The track is being released as a free download as part of Adult Swim’s 2014 summer singles program, which will be releasing one free digital single per week through September 22.… Read More New Music From Giorgio Moroder
