
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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May 30, 2019 • 1h 21min
WHY WE BLEEP 013: AMOS GAYNES - MOOG MUSIC INC
Thanks to episode sponsors http://signalsounds.com - check them out for all your modular/synth purchasing needs.▶ Buy Finlay Shakespeare’s Ace Album: https://editionsmego.bandcamp.com/album/domestic-economy / http://editionsmego.com/release/EMEGO-261▶ Buy Finlay's incredible modules: https://www.futuresoundsystems.co.uk/▶ Visit Machina Bristronica in Bristol, in 2020: http://machinabristronica.uk/▶ How I played Moogfest with just an iPhone https://youtu.be/PEC_JL5pf10

Mar 4, 2019 • 1h 45min
WHY WE BLEEP 012: SUB FOCUS
Links to Things we discuss in this Episode:Carillon Computers: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/carillon-ac1-core-4xtMe Metropolis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV9-XA5MPwYIntellijel Metropolis link: https://intellijel.com/shop/eurorack/metropolis/Halls of Valhalla card for Z-DSP: https://valhalladsp.com/2014/01/18/a-new-reverb-cartridge-for-the-z-dsp-halls-of-valhalla/Mutable Peaks: https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/peaks/Tiptop One: http://tiptopaudio.com/one/Intellijel uScale https://intellijel.com/shop/eurorack/legacy/Richard Devine https://richarddevine.bandcamp.com/Ladik R-110 Random Clocked Gates http://ladik.ladik.eu/?page_id=998 (Thanks Mark on Patreon)Pamela's New Workout: http://busycircuits.com/alm017/Surgeon https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/surgeonBeasts Chalkboard http://busycircuits.com/alm002/Doepfer A110 http://www.doepfer.de/a110.htmMutable Instruments Rings https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/rings/Nerd moment, I mention there were no physical modeling commercial synths, but there were: https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/blast-from-the-past-yamaha-vl1-634920Korg Kronos https://www.korg.com/uk/products/synthesizers/kronos2/Yamaha Montage https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/music_production/synthesizers/montage/index.htmlAcorn Computers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_ArchimedesKorg Trinity: http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/trinity.phpEmulator II: http://www.vintagesynth.com/emu/emulator2.phpHxC Floppy Emulator: http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/Roland JV1080: https://www.roland.com/us/products/jv-1080/ALM Akemie's Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=403RuVSYYWQElektron Digitone: https://www.elektron.se/products/digitone/Moog DFAM: https://www.moogmusic.com/products/dfam-drummer-another-motherMoog One: https://www.moogmusic.com/products/moog-oneNorthern Light Modular: http://northernlightmodular.comMake Noise Morphagene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRTkJ7Qx2oSuperbooth: https://www.superbooth.com/en/landing.htmlVisit Anaheim! https://visitanaheim.org/Sub Focuses Live Show (2013): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtTrW9i2RB4Monome Grid: https://monome.org/docs/grid/Monome Arc: https://monome.org/docs/arc/Korg Monotron Delay: https://www.korg.com/uk/products/dj/monotron_delay/Befaco Hexmix: https://www.befaco.org/en/hexmix/Mackie CR1202: https://knowtech.tv/the-mackie-1202/Mutable Braids: https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/braids/Mutable Plaits: https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/plaits/Ableton Live: https://www.ableton.com/Max For Live Granulator: https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/granulator-ii/Prisma App: https://prisma-ai.com/Katsushika Hokusai: https://www.christies.com/features/Hokusai-7458-1.aspxAlgorithmic Painting sold for $432,000: https://www.dezeen.com/2018/10/29/christies-ai-artwork-obvious-portrait-edmond-de-belamy-design/Grayscale Supercell: https://grayscale.info/supercell/Mutable Shades: https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/shades/Dada Life Endless Smile Plug-Ins: http://www.dadalife.com/plugin/Sport Modulator: http://www.toppobrillo.com/sportmodulator2.htmlShadow Boxing - Doc Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGj-bNTEIl0Autechre NTS Sessions: https://autechre.bleepstores.com/release/98703-autechre-nts-sessions-1-4NOTE: The tune Mylar refers to is '32a_reflected', and here's a really good article about how the 'trick' is more complex than just a reversing of one channel: https://aestheticcomplexity.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/32a_reflected/James Holden and the Animal Spirits Album: https://open.spotify.com/album/1OiBJ2dEBhgza6geCcYslZJames Holden - The Inheritors: https://open.spotify.com/album/6ljTPjGb8hwaRT6HPJYbfbLaser Harps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_harpColin Benders: https://colinbenders.com/Boiler Room: https://www.youtube.com/user/brtvofficial/videosManuel Göttsching on Making E2-E4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3fkGe8C6g0Manuel Göttsching's E2-E4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys0HyevZpQgPhew.

Jan 22, 2019 • 2h 36min
WHY WE BLEEP 011: TOM WHITWELL/MUSIC THING MODULAR
Things we discuss:Andrew Nonlinearcircuits - http://nonlinearcircuits.blogspot.com/?m=1cellF - brains in a petri dish making music http://guybenary.com/work/cellf/ (kill it with fire please thanks)Eurorack module with soil in it - https://www.1010.co.uk/org/ERD.htmlCerith Wyn Evans - Composition for 37 Flutes https://hepworthwakefield.org/news/cerith-wyn-evans-wins-the-hepworth-prize-for-sculpture-2018/Pow! Academy - https://m.facebook.com/powcademy.tv/?tsid=0.7207275966938277&source=resultThe Pure Data Musican was called Aimee-Sofia Brown.Tom’s Strange Music you can and should purchase on Bandcamp: https://tomwhitwell.bandcamp.comDave Bristow on Programming the DX7 https://youtu.be/JVsV6wAB5GgEven longer Dave Bristow talk on the DX7 https://youtu.be/pkaexAbLLFITom’s DX7 MKII http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/dx7ii.phpWhimsical Raps Modules that are obviously amazing but are explained in a way I find baffling (whoops, “Mannequins” is their module, shows what I know) https://www.whimsicalraps.comW/ ‘tape loop’ module https://www.whimsicalraps.com/products/wslashCold Mac module: https://www.whimsicalraps.com/pages/coldmacJohn Cage Bot https://mobile.twitter.com/botwhitwellJohn Cages Diary http://sigliopress.com/book/diary-how-to-improve-the-world/George Antheil - The Bad Boy of Music https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_AntheilHedy Lamarr & George Anthiel Inventing Spread Spectrum Radio http://www.women-inventors.com/Hedy-Lammar.aspGottwood Festival (highly recommended) https://www.gottwood.co.ukHoughton Festival (also highly recommended) https://www.houghtonfestival.co.ukMoog DFAM https://www.moogmusic.com/products/dfam-drummer-another-motherThe New Sound of Music Documentary which includes Synthi 100: https://youtu.be/6MsyOe7xCqgDavid Vorhaus: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/david-vorhausGain bach’s youtube channel Hainbach - Resolution - YouTubehttps://m.youtube.com › watchFourtet Live on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5iL1nEyS7dk7ogGGosP91v?si=xK39AF6fRHuPT7jM6pFgTgEiko Ishibashi - The Dream My Bones Dream https://open.spotify.com/album/7fF92i519qJTQRu1yM36Gd?si=463WQvyHRPqoErHz1HNP0Q h/t to @frozenreeds on twitterZoo Look Album https://open.spotify.com/album/5AWvWkGvVtkZy9JfPYnLeS?si=dfpZscpgTISnruW2_-Ju_AAphexs New EP https://open.spotify.com/album/3SbGxJVC8fHv41RFKCGIl3?si=s8tAfaHwQLaFQd4HOz6wLQSequentix Cirklon Sequencer https://www.sequentix.com/shop/cirklon-hardware-sequencerAbleton Push 2 https://www.ableton.com/en/push/Yamaha A4000 Sampler http://www.donsolaris.com/?p=764HxC Floppy Emulator http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/My album of 2018 - Susumu Yokota - Sakura https://open.spotify.com/album/4eN1ho9NT7q1YlG5xDNYNM?si=p5vZ19NEQ4qy8iMx_BZ4vQSusumu Yokota - Symbol (Tom’s pick) https://open.spotify.com/album/0ntm3YaiXVkkGitWl2XASV?si=EtPlOryKSd-1lPrMJu1W6QPrince - Piano & a Microphone https://open.spotify.com/album/6gbmDvcU1JDPy1niL6YFJY?si=K257eaj4TI-5k6_iXupiQgBeardytron’s amazing new music making rig - https://youtu.be/HbX6_IOhSgMThonk Prok Drum Modules https://www.thonk.co.uk/product-category/manufacturer/prok-modular/Arturia Analog Lab https://www.arturia.com/products/analog-classics/analoglabPygmy Gamelan http://pauldemarinis.org/PygmyGamelan.html

Dec 10, 2018 • 2h 42min
WHY WE BLEEP 010: DIVKID
DIVKID’S CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zIiKvJIi7aYl2N68pWF8gThanks to Episode sponsors Signal Sounds who sell fine gear: http://www.signalsounds.comAnd Obsidian Sound who offer fab mixing and mastering:http://obsidiansound.net (Mention Why We Bleep for 10% off your next project)

Sep 5, 2018 • 1h 36min
WHY WE BLEEP 008: COLIN BENDERS
https://colinbenders.com/https://www.facebook.com/ColinBendersMusic/https://twitter.com/colin_bendersBuy Eurorack and other fine kit from episode sponsors Signal Sounds: http://www.signalsounds.com (Tell 'em we sent you)

Aug 6, 2018 • 2h 19min
WHY WE BLEEP 007: TOM FURSE - THE HORRORS
https://www.nts.live/shows/tom-fursehttps://twitter.com/tom_furseTom's "Interludes" Album (all written on an OP-1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ_1c2Au7JEhttps://www.thehorrors.co.uk/https://16n-faderbank.github.io/http://www.freerotation.com/Live Set at Deer Shed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZLVZWxhw5whttp://www.raymondscott.net/http://www.novachord.co.uk/https://www.elektron.se/https://isotonikstudios.com/product/chance-ten-probability-based-inspiration/https://klevgrand.se/products/dawcassette/https://somasynths.com/lyra-organismic-synthesizer/The Great Stalacpipe Organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm1_aCjrC5oThe Minute of Cave-Organ Music that makes Mylar weep (it's Chopin - first 45 seconds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsjN2AK8l1ohttps://www.thehouseofkush.com/https://www.spitfireaudio.com/labs/http://yuriturov.com/xynthesizr/http://thechurchstudios.com/http://www.140db.co.uk/ben-hillierhttps://www.korg.com/uk/products/synthesizers/ms_20mini/https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/james-holden-human-timing/http://winter-modular.com/https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/grids/https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/marbles/https://www.noiseengineering.us/shop/zularic-repetitorhttp://www.vintagesynth.com/sci/p5.phphttps://bleep.com/artist/78-boards-of-canadahttps://www.innerclocksystems.com/new%20ics%20litmus.htmlhttps://www.floatingpoints.co.uk/ http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/vcs3.phphttp://www.vintagesynth.com/arp/arp.php

Jun 30, 2018 • 1h 46min
WHY WE BLEEP 006: SCANNER
WEB: http://scannerdot.comBANDCAMP: https://scanner.bandcamp.com/YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/robinrimbaudTWITTER: https://twitter.com/robinrimbaud/INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/robinrimbaud/

May 2, 2018 • 1h 46min
WHY WE BLEEP 004: TRANSISTOR SOUNDS LABS
Check out Nina & Zoe’s Stepper Acid and more at: http://www.transistorsoundslabs.comFind them on twitter: https://twitter.com/TSLNowBuy Eurorack and other fine kit from episode sponsors Signal Sounds: http://www.signalsounds.comWatch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RjdkbFrxGJI

Mar 31, 2018 • 1h 46min
WHY WE BLEEP 003: TALKING LIVE MODULAR WITH EBCIDIC (FORMERLY VCOADSR)
This Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rXgHXYcitAg Companion video exploring Phils live case in detail: https://youtu.be/1MNLxbQE4Ac For a fantastic intro to Phil’s music, listen to the Live one hour set at Yuma here: https://soundcloud.com/ebcidic/vcoadsr-live-at-yuma-komedia-brighton-2017 The DJ-Kicks Album by Daniel Avery that Phil mentions is: http://www.dj-kicks.com/danielavery/ Official website: http://www.ebcidic.comBandcamp website: https://undulationrecords.bandcamp.comSoundcloud website: http://soundcloud.com/ebcidicResident Advisor artist page: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/ebcidicTwitter website: http://twitter.com/ebcidicmusic/Facebook website: https://www.facebook.com/Ebcidic/Youtube website: http://youtube.com/ebcidicInstagram website: http://instagram.com/ebcidic

Feb 28, 2018 • 1h 46min
WHY WE BLEEP 002: JUSTIN OWEN - ABSTRACT DATA
Check out Justin's projects at: http://www.abstractdata.biz/And buy his music at: https://jackpatchbiz.bandcamp.com/album/jack-patchLink to the midierror podcast mentioned at the end of this episode:https://soundcloud.com/midi-error/mylarmelodies
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