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BIPP - French Synthwave circa 1979 - 85

For those of you that appreciate retro synthpop you will love this.  A friend of mine introduced me to this CD which for the time it was release was pretty forward thinking.  Lots of great synth arpeggios and fun French pop hooks. I find it fascinating to hear ideas in these songs that you hear further developed in later synth pop music & industrial.  For those not so into retro synth music and spastic French singing, you might find this a bit cringe worthy. 

BIPP: French Synth Wave 1979-1985 is available on Everloving records and can be found on Amazon as a CD or download purchase.  

Here! Have a taste. 

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- Until Next time... Over N Out

RED

Vince Clarke New Analog Monologue Video : The Syrinx

Vince Clarke has put up another addition to his Analog Monologue series.  This one is dedicated to the Syrinx.  You can watch it HERE. 

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Teenage Engineering OP-1 Keyboard Demo

This has gone around the web in the last 5 days or so, but I think its pretty interesting, so I thought I would post it. Here is a demo of the Teenage Engineering OP-1 keyboard. This unique synthesizer and sampler looks like it could either be an amazing breakthrough or just another cool oddity that hit the market and flopped... like the Jazz Mutant Lemur.  With rumors of the OP-1 going for a retail price of over $1000 I think its future is a bit dubious... but man it sure does sound cool.  Check it out. 

- Til Next Time... Over N Out

RED

What To Get Electronic Musicians for the Holidays 2010 For Under $60

 

It's that time of year again boys and girls.  Yup the holiday gift giving fervor is in full swing (ooh boy), so I thought I'd chime in again this year with my list of 11 fun and geeky-cool items under $60 to give to your favorite electronic musician on your list! To find out more about an item, click on the title links.

Without further ado here we go...

1.  Electronic Music Synthesizer T-Shirt $30.00 

 This t-shirt looks like tons of fun.  It's a playable, wearable synthesizer t-shirt from Think Geek.  You may have to also purchase a bat to keep people from fondling the keys while your wearing it though. ;-)  (from ThinkGeek)

 

2. Melody Horn Air Powered Synth $29.99 

 Do you have an electronic musician on your list that's full of a lot of hot air? ;-) Well unplug him and shut him up at the same time with this awesome melodica style keyboard! (from ThinkGeek)

 

3.  Korg Monotron Synthesizer $59.99
The Monotrone is an affordable, palm-sized analog synthesizer complete with ribbon controller and a VCO, VCF & LFO. Lots of great noise potential for small amount of bucks! (from ThinkGeek)

 

   

 4. Synthesizer Mouse Pad $10.95

 Cool synthesizer mouse pad or big fat coaster for those using optical mice. :) (from Zazzle) 

 

   

5. Synthesizer Skateboard Deck $59.99 

So whether the person on your list will put wheels on this and shred hardcore or just put it on their wall this is a pretty unique gift.  (from Zazzle)  

 

 

6. Mini-Theramin $29.99 

 This little kit is easy to build and and you can actually play it! No soldering required and it runs on 4 AA batteries. Cool! (from Maker's Shed) 

 

 

7. Electronic Music Pioneers Book $16.99

This book, by Ben Kettlewell, details the history of electronic music and the people & technology that brought the music and bands we love so much.  Softcover. (from Amazon)  

 

 

8. Analog Cassette Tape Bag $11.99 

   This cool tote is the perfect thing for the retro musician on your list. I know I want one.   (from thinkgeek)

 

 

 9. Synthesizer (TB-303) Thermos $20.00 

 I'm picking out a thermos for you... not an ordinary thermos for you... a cool synthesizer thermos! What more could anyone want? (from Cafe Press)

 

 

10. Moog Voyager Oscillator Hat $19.00

 This cool hat has the schematic of the famous VCO right on the top of the hat.  The logo is on the back of the cap.  Geeky and cool at the same time. (from Moog)

 

11. Vintage Korg T-Shirts $21.99 

 Korg has 4 different flavors of vintage tees available for sale: MS-20, Trident, Mono/Poly (my favorite) and the Doncamatic.  These would make awesome gifts for anyone who loves Korg Synthesizers.  (from Korg)

 

 

Well that pretty much wraps up my gift list for this year (pun intended ;-). Hope you find something for the synth geek on your list! 

P.S. If you like this post, you may like the gift list I made last year for electronic musicians.  You can read that one HERE

- Until Next Time... Over N Out

-RED

New Analogue Monologue by Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke posted another of this Analogue Monologues on his website today.  This second video shows us his Roland System 100m modular synth along with a short demonstration.  You can check the video out HERE. 

Until Next time... Over N Out

RED

 

Two Synthesizer Performances For You

I stumbled upon two synth performance videos I thought I would share.  The first one is an ode to the moon by Mark Ettlich of RetroSound, which showcases the Yamaha DX II, Korg EX-8000 and the Oberhem OB-X.  The second is an electronic version of the Star Spangled Banner played on a ribbon controlled experimental analog synth by Eric Archer. 

-Until Next Time... Over N Out

RED

Cool Skull Etched Synth

Here's another cool looking synth we should all have. This unique skull etched synth was made by Dirty Electronics. According to Dirty Electronics "...It features 2 oscillators, distortion, feedback network, filter and interferance/hum/radio." The skulls are the keys...

(insert bad skeleton key joke here ;-) 

Skull Etching from Dirty Electronics on Vimeo.

- til next time... Over N Out

RED

Ballad for Robert Moog

I happened upon this song & video that Paolo Di Nicolantonio from Synthmania.com posted yesterday. I thought this piece was beautiful and showcases a clean aural asthetic that is gone from most newer electronic music.  The video also teases us with a bit of synth porn ;-) ... so I thought I would share it!

Until next time... Over N Out

RED

Bizarre Baby Head Synth for Sale on Ebay

I found this cool looking and bizarre baby head circuit bent-synth for sale on Ebay...Hurry there's only 3 hours left! Go HERE for more info.

 

Until Next time... Over N Out

RED