The Make Noise 0-Coast synthesizer is an all-in-one synth that can be used as synth module, but also as a ‘gateway drug’ to so-called ‘West Coast’ synthesis. In this video review, Nick Batt of Sonic State takes a look at the 0-Coast, digging into sonic capabilities of each of the major sections.
Label RVNG Intl. has announced a new album, Sunergy, that brings together synthesists Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani. It is the thirteenth installment of FRKWYS, the label’s intergenerational collaboration series. Smith and Ciani are neighbors in the small coastal community of Bolinas, California. The two are friends, and share a passion for the Buchla synthesizer. The music of Sunergy embraces this… Read More New Album, Sunergy, Brings Together Synthesists Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith + Suzanne Ciani
This video, by Adam Clark, is a hands-on demo of the Buchla 250e Arbitrary Function Generator – one of the most powerful hardware step sequencers ever created.
Finders Keepers has announced a new album by pioneering synthesist Suzanne Ciani, Buchla Concerts 1975, that they describe as ‘a distinctive feminine alternative to Silver Apples Of The Moon‘. Here’s what they have to say about the album: This record is a triumphant yardstick in the synthesiser space race and the untold story of the… Read More Suzanne Ciani’s Buchla Concerts 1975 – The Feminine Alternative To ‘Silver Apples Of The Moon’
This video interview, via BBC World News America, features electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick talking about his work.
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Peter Maas, captures a synth jam, Chicago Love, that explores using the Buchla Music Easel in a context in which it’s rarely heard – old school techno.
Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments (BEMI) shared this new promo video for the Music Easel – a modern recreation of Buchla’s 1973 suitcase-style 200-series Electric Music Box modular synth system.
Ngarjuna (Mitch Furman) has released West Coast Bach, Volume 1 – an album of ‘switched on’ style Bach, arranged for a ‘West Coast’ style synthesizer.
The Sputnik Modular Multi-Touch Keyboard Controller is a modular control keyboard, in the tradition of controllers like that of the Buchla Music Easel, that offers 29 keys, up to 4 voices and the following features:
At the 2015 NAMM Show, Buchla kicked off this year of amazing step sequencer releases by introducing the powerful Polyphonic Rhythm Generator. The Buchla Polyphonic Rhythm Generator is a high-end sequencer that is one of the most complex and powerful hardware step sequencers ever created. The new sequencer is: polyphonic – it can sequence three lines, completely independently;… Read More Buchla Polyphonic Rhythm Generator Hands-On Demo
