
Why We Bleep
Why We Bleep is inspired by the mysterious, unique and amazing people behind the equipment and music that we love. It's about getting better at making music, dweebing out over music and synth technology, and to perhaps better understand where music making might be going.
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Sep 29, 2021 • 1h 59min
WHY WE BLEEP 033: MAKE NOISE
LINKS➤ Make Noise: https://www.makenoisemusic.com/ ➤ The ModDemod ad post on MatrixSynth: https://www.matrixsynth.com/2008/03/make-noise-moddemod.html ➤ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesTHANKS TO SPONSORShttp://www.signalsounds.comIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it!

Aug 15, 2021 • 1h 15min
WHY WE BLEEP 032: DANIEL MILLER & GARETH JONES - SUNROOF
LINKS➤ Listen and buy Sunroof’s album Electronic Music Improvisations Vol 1 here: https://mute.com/mute/sunroof-daniel-miller-gareth-jones-announce-debut-album ➤ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesTHANKS TO SPONSORShttp://www.signalsounds.comhttp://www.tinycrushmixing.com If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!

Jun 27, 2021 • 1h 32min
WHY WE BLEEP 031: JAS SHAW
LINKS➤ Listen to Jas’ new record(s) Sollbruchstelle and buy here: https://jasshaw.bandcamp.com/ ➤ Watch the ‘Sollbruchstelle’ process at play in this FACT video: https://www.factmag.com/2021/04/22/patch-notes-jas-shaw/ ➤ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesTHANKS TO SPONSORShttp://www.signalsounds.comThe first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mylarmelodies06211If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!

May 30, 2021 • 1h 50min
WHY WE BLEEP 030: JAMIE LIDELL
LINKS➤ Check out everything Jamie (and subscribe to his podcast!) at: http://jamielidellmusic.com/ ➤ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesTHANKS TO SPONSORShttp://www.signalsounds.comThe first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mylarmelodies05211If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!

Apr 25, 2021 • 2h 4min
WHY WE BLEEP 029: HAINBACH
LINKS➤ Learn more and buy Hainbach’s music via: https://www.hainbachmusik.com/ ➤ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesTHANKS TO SPONSORShttp://www.signalsounds.comhttps://www.tinycrushmixing.com/ The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mylarmelodies04211If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!

Mar 28, 2021 • 1min
WHY WE BLEEP 028: HANNAH PEEL
Chatting about re-inventing Delia Derbyshire, exploring underground vintage synth bunkers and the transcendent nature of music with Grammy-nominated musician Hannah Peel!LINKS➤ Buy Hannah's new album 'Fir Wave' here: https://hannahpeel.tmstor.es/➤ Listen to ‘Emergence in Nature’: https://youtu.be/FtqJ4eRrTso➤ Listen to ‘Ecovocative': https://youtu.be/btJs0D8syXg➤ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesTHANKS TO SPONSORShttp://www.signalsounds.comThe first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mylarmelodies03212If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!

Mar 14, 2021 • 2min
WHY WE BLEEP 027: VALHALLA DSP
A deep dive into the magical heart of reverb design, with the industry's most passionately reverberant person: Sean Costello of Valhalla DSP!LINKS➤ If you enjoyed this, please buy Sean's plugins, since they're only $50 each (Get Delay and Vintage Verb first is my recommendation, plus the free ones!): https://valhalladsp.com/➤ Sign up to Sean's creativity newsletter project: https://valhalladsp.com/creative/➤ Here's the great talk on reverb design Sean did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJLhqfHrwsw➤ And check out the Tom Erbe's 'Designing the Erbe Verb' talk Mylar mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il_qdtQKnqk➤ Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodiesTHANKS TO SPONSORShttp://www.signalsounds.comThe first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mylarmelodies03211

Feb 21, 2021 • 1min
WHY WE BLEEP 026: MUSIC THING MK IV
Talking about a year of unfinished projects, future Turing Machines, hearing the ISS in the garden, the great hardware vs software debate and how Tom's been freaking out his neighbourhood with the spooky Soma Ether.If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!BUY TOM’S MODULES: https://musicthing.co.uk/THANKS TO SPONSORS: http://signalsounds.comThe first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mylarmelodies02211

Dec 26, 2020 • 1min
WHY WE BLEEP 025: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITH SIGNAL SOUNDS!
A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Talking Glasgow club scene mania, inserting unsolicited items into customer orders, the perils of opening a gear shop and more besides with gear pushers/lovely people Aleks & Jason of Signal Sounds.Thanks and big love to Signal Sounds for being so dang supportive of this podcast over the years, as well as being some of my favourite people to chat to. Buy your musical items from them at: www.signalsounds.com

Nov 29, 2020 • 2min
WHY WE BLEEP 024: SURGEON
Talking live improvisation, less gear being more and the limitless possibilities of techno with legendary DJ & performer Anthony Child, aka Surgeon. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!LINK TO SURGEONS TUNES: https://dj-surgeon.bandcamp.com/THANKS TO SPONSORS: http://signalsounds.comThe first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mylarmelodies11201
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