Looks like Glasgow’s Scotsman likes Jean Michel Jarre about as much as Minneapolis likes Kraftwerk – not very much. Glascow Scotsman reviewer Malcom Jack had this to say about Jarre’s Oct 3rd Braehead Arena gig: The fanfare-like strains of Rendez-Vous had the crowd on their feet, but it was a rare moment of euphoria in… Read More Scotsman Hates Jean Michel Jarre (Gig Review)
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The latest episode of NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast offers NPR’s take on The Best New Electronic Music: On this edition of All Songs Considered, host Bob Boilen talks with NPR Music producers Otis Hart and Sami Yenigun about some of the best new electronic music out this fall. Hear a mix perfect for headphones… Read More The Best New Electronic Music
Throbbing Gristle Live Performances 2010 23rd Oct – LONDON VILLAGE UNDERGROUND, UK 30th Oct – PRAGUE ARCHA THEATRE, Czech Republic 2nd Nov – BOLOGNA, ITALY 5th Nov – PORTO CASA MUSICA, Portugal 4th Dec – ATP, MINEHEAD, UK More information at the Throbbing-Gristle site.
We’ve added a Facebook ‘Like’ button to posts at Synthtopia. It shows up at the top of each post, under the headline. If you’re a Facebook user, here are three reasons that you should use the Like button: Clicking the Like button helps you out because it lets you keep a record in Facebook of… Read More On Facebook & Liking It?
Hydrophonia is a festival of hydrophone (underwater microphone) sound art dedicated to raising public awareness of ocean noise scheduled for October 29-30 In Barcelona, Spain. Most of us are aware of the pollution around us. However, few are aware our oceans are flooded with noise from sonar, shipping, seismic surveys, military activity and more. The… Read More Kim Cascone On Hydrophonia + Ocean Sound Art
Tim at SoftEgg Enterprises contacted us via our Submit A Story form about a new music app for the Nintendo DSi, Rhythm Core Alpha: Greetings! We recently made a new music creation system for the Nintendo DSi portable game console, and we thought you’d like to know about it! You might think “Nintendo, that’s going… Read More Rhythm Core Alpha – New Music App For The Nintendo DSi
iPad Music Software: Musix (App Store link) is a $4.99 app that turns an iPad into an isomorphic music controller. An isomorphic keyboard is a musical input device consisting of a two-dimensional array of note-controlling elements (such as buttons or keys) on which any given sequence and/or combination of musical intervals has the “same shape”… Read More $4.99 App Turns iPad Into An Isomorphic Hexagonal Keyboard Synthesizer
DIN SYNC has announced synth repair services: I’ve lots of experience with vintage gear, here’s a list of just some of the machines I’ve worked on over the last 12 months Arp 2600 Arp Odyssey MKI/MKII/MKIII Jen SX-2000 Korg MS-10 Korg MS-20 Korg MS-50 Korg SQ-10 Korg 900ps Korg Trident Korg Polysix Korg Monopoly Moog… Read More Synth Repair Services – Can You Find What You Need?
Synth music pioneer Jean Michel Jarre may see the benefits of software synths – but when he goes on tour, he takes a huge collection of rare analog gear. Why does he still prefer analog synthesizers? “There is such warmth, such depth, that we have lost somehow,” says Jarre.“These instruments are quite special in the… Read More Jean Michel Jarre On Why He Still Loves Analog Synthesizers
