Every now and then, a remix album is released that just makes you wonder “What the hell were they thinking?”. But you know what the hell they were thinking – they were thinking about making a quick buck. Johnny Cash Remixed, an upcoming release on Compadre Records/Music World Music promises to showcase Remixers Gone Wild.… Read More Remixers Go Wild: Johnny Cash Remixed
Last year, we highlighted Gear Addict and their selection of synth T-shirts. Another company specializing in synth t-shirts is Synthac: Synthac was formed by a group of designers who love synthesizers. We have created lovingly crafted stylised illustrations of many synthesizers from the past and present and brought them to life inside the Synthac shop.… Read More Synth T-Shirts
Matmos has skipped the synth porn and gone straight to the synth splooge with its gallery of goodies highlighting its latest release, Supreme Balloon: What follows are some pointers and backstory about the songs on the new Matmos album “Supreme Balloon”. When there are no editors in sight this sort of thing can easily go… Read More Matmos’ Synth Splooge
I’ve been skeptical about Yamaha’s Tenori-On since it was announced, suggesting that the device was sexy, but more style than substance. Now, a new group has emerged that could challenge that idea – The Tenorions – an trio of babes that play Yamaha’s unique new instrument. The Tenorions seem to be sort of The Monkees… Read More 3 Hot Babes + 3 Hot Instruments = The Tenorions
Yaz was only around for two years (82-83), but it the music it made in that short time period has had a huge impact on synth pop. Now, Yaz is on tour for the first time in 25 years and getting good reviews: Moyet’s deep, husky and sensual voice seems, at least on paper, an… Read More Yaz Live Concert Review
Remember the recent post about binaural beats? When two tones at slightly different frequencies are presented separately to your ears via headphones, the brain produces a phenomenon resulting in low-frequency pulsations in the loudness of a perceived sound. A beating tone will be perceived, as if the two tones mixed naturally. According to some research,… Read More Free Binaural Beat Site Promises To Open Your Chakras
Remember the video we published last week about the sound design of Wall-E? EM’s latest issue has an interview with Ben Burtt – the sound designer behind not only WALL-E, but also the Academy Award-winning sound designer behind R2-D2’s “voice” and the hum of light sabers. Burtt discusses the differences in doing sound design for… Read More R2-D2’s Sound Design Secrets
The world of Chicken Techno videos on YouTube demonstrates what happens when samplers go wild. Note: Some of these videos may scar you for life.
It’s expected that Apple will open the doors to the iTunes App Store this week, which is expected to bring a flood of new iPhone Music Software. Some of the things you can expect to see include: iPhone drum machines iPhone virtual instruments iPhone music studios iPhone generative music app If you’re releasing an iPhone… Read More Here Come The iPhone Music Programs!
This simple but creeptacular video is a promo for Grace Jones’s album Hurricane, to be released in October 2008. Co-produced by Jones with Ivor Guest, the eight-track set will also feature contributions by long-time collaborators Sly and Robbie, Brian Eno, Wally Badarou, Tricky, Uzziah ‘Sticky’ Thompson, Mikey ‘Mao’ Chung, Barry Reynolds, John Justin, Martin Slattery,… Read More New Grace Jones Album To Feature Brian Eno, Tricky
