Mehliana (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana) – Just Call Me Nige

Sunday Synth Jam: Mehliana (Brad Mehldau & Mark Guiliana) performs their fiery synth-fueled fusion track Just Call Me Nige at Largo in LA, October 2013.

February 16, 20146 Comments

CVToolbox Offers 24 LFOs, 16 EGs, 24 Mod Matrices

KissBox has introduced the CVToolbox – a complete standalone synthesizer control engine, that replaces up to 24 Low Frequency Oscillators, 16 Envelope Generators, and 24 modulation matrices. The CVToolbox is designed to work with any vintage or modern analog machine, modular or desktop format. You can then keep the space in your synthesizer rack for signal… Read More CVToolbox Offers 24 LFOs, 16 EGs, 24 Mod Matrices

February 15, 201413 Comments

Squarepusher Releasing Music For Robots EP

Warp Records has announced a new EP, composed by Squarepusher and performed by three music robots (the Z-Machines) will be released on 7th April (8th in North America). Here’s what Squarepusher has to say about the project: The main question I’ve tried to answer is ‘can these robots play music that is emotionally engaging?’ I… Read More Squarepusher Releasing Music For Robots EP

February 13, 2014February 13, 201410 Comments

Strymon BigSky Reverb + Synths

Peter Dyer (keyboardist for Aloe Blacc and Avicii) stopped by the Strymon shop and recorded several BigSky Reverberator / synth audio demos. He brought along some very cool synths, ranging from a Prophet 12 to the inexpensive Korg Volca Keys to the rare Therevox ET 4.3. Details below.

February 13, 201416 Comments

4th Annual Synth Chili Cook-Off – For People That Like Chili Or Synths Or Drinking

The 4th Annual Synth Chili Cook-off, which may be the greatest idea for a synth event ever, is scheduled for Sunday, February 16, 2014 7:00 pm at Empty Bottle in Chicago. Four musicians will each make a chili and perform an original sonic interpretation of it, using a synthesizer. The audience decides which pairing is… Read More 4th Annual Synth Chili Cook-Off – For People That Like Chili Or Synths Or Drinking

February 12, 2014February 12, 201426 Comments

New Benge Album Features Buchla 100 Looping

Benge has released a new album, Loop Series One: Buchla 100. It’s the first in a planned series of albums, recorded on a single electronic music synthesizer and featuring loop-based compositions. On this first record, the sound source is a Buchla 100 modular analog synthesizer dating from the 1960s. This instrument in itself allows for extremely complex… Read More New Benge Album Features Buchla 100 Looping

February 12, 20143 Comments

Electric Guitar Ambience

This video captures the ambient electric guitar of Rishabh Rajan, who processes the guitar signal by splitting it into multiple bands and treating each band uniquely.

February 10, 2014February 10, 20146 Comments