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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
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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.
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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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