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New Moog Beer Lets You Drink To Bob Moog & Support The Bob Moog Foundation While You’re At It!

Asheville Brewing Company and the Bob Moog Foundation have launched a limited edition Moog Filtered Ale, a pale beer named in honor of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog. The beer will be available beginning May 27, 2010 at the Foundation’s fundraising event, Moogus Operandi featuring synthesizer wizard Erik Norlander. All profits from the sale of the… Read More New Moog Beer Lets You Drink To Bob Moog & Support The Bob Moog Foundation While You’re At It!

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Movement 2010, The Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Coming May 29-31

Movement 2010, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, is coming May 29-31. Featured artists for the three-day techno event include Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman; Kevin Saunderson’s Inner City; and Godfather of Techno Juan Atkins, aka Model 500. Movement Electronic Music Festival takes place in downtown Detroit’s Hart Plaza every May, celebrating techno music in the city… Read More Movement 2010, The Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Coming May 29-31

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Aphex Twin Announces Summer Tour Dates, But Somehow Iowa Is Not On The List

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Az_7U0-cK0 Richard D. James has announced summer Aphex Twin tour dates. Somehow, he left Iowa off the list: 15th May Sat Metz @ Centre Pompidou France tickets 26th May Wed Düdingen @ Kilbi Festival Switzerland tickets 12th June Sat Rockness @ Scotland UK tickets 28th Aug Sat London @ LED Festival (Victoria Park) UK tickets… Read More Aphex Twin Announces Summer Tour Dates, But Somehow Iowa Is Not On The List

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Free Windows Synth Recreates The Realistic Moog MG-1 Synthesizer

Reality is an free software synthesizer for Windows that emulates the Realistic MG-1, a Moog synth that was sold by Radio Shack. Features: 2 analog style oscillators (tone sources) with saw/square waveform, sync and ring modulation (bell). Noise generator. Tempo sync LFO (modulation) with triangle, square and random waveforms. ASR envelope (contour). VCA with multiple… Read More Free Windows Synth Recreates The Realistic Moog MG-1 Synthesizer

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The Dirty-Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument

Chris Carter (Throbbing Gristle) tests out the Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument: The Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument uses a dual 4-stage shift register. Each register is controlled independently. Two oscillators are used per register: one as a clock, the other as input data that is cascaded through the four stages. The outputs… Read More The Dirty-Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument

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Bach vs Breakdancers = Red Bull Flying Bach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbTd4U8hG3s Red Bull, the drink, may be an abomination. It’s officially not made from “bulls’ testicles or semen”, but Red Bull contains so many synthetic substances that some think it tastes like it is, anyway. Red Bull, the music marketer, though, is pretty innovative. And why not? If they can get you to drink something… Read More Bach vs Breakdancers = Red Bull Flying Bach

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