We want ANARCHY. We want MADNESS. (no, not the fucking band.)
We want the readers to post twisted, schizophrenic bullshit–anything posted will be taken down if it is at all synth-collector-oriented, chiptune-related, dull, or sheeplike.
Otherwise, if it relates to electronic music somehow, fire away.
Photos of vintage keyboards are not welcome–unless they’re STRANGE keyboards. Links to ebay auctions of vintage gear are not welcome–unless it’s a homebrew piece of freaky warped weirdness.
The moderators of the Analogue Heaven mailing list are not welcome here.
Neither are the major traffic-generators from the AH list, OR from Synth-DIY. Links to schematics of exact copies of CS-80 filters are not welcome. Neither are links to fansites for Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, Can, Tangerine Dream, Ultravox, Gay Fairy Twinkle, or any other hideous 70s or 80s funny-haircut nostalgia keyboard act. Nor is any Bob Moog fanboyism. Ass-kissers are kindly asked to use the Harmony Central forums instead–ass-kissing is Harmony Central’s main business.
All tech must be ODD. Germanium transistors, arcane synth modules, vacuum tubes, steam-powered piston oscillators, whatever–it has to be WRONG.
Unusual controllers are always welcome. If something looks like a Minimoog or has a piano-ish keyboard, it’s usually boring and we aren’t interested.
Press releases have to concern oddities, and must not come from any manufacturer who makes more than $100k per year.
Nothing against Matrixsynth or Music Thing, but they are just repeating, ad nauseaum, the same old neuroses of their readers–a gang of middle-aged owners of 30 broken Prophet-5s and/or 120 badly-scratched Fender Jaguars who want to get rich and become “music gods”, without actually doing anything.
Such people are counterproductive and do NOT aid the production of better, more interesting music. One must break eggs to make a delicious omelet.
Hey guys,
I saw that you posted about the Therevox ET-4 a while ago. I recently had the opportunity to visit Mike where he makes the synths, shoot some video and ask him a few question. He’s just across the river from Detroit, so I was able to go over there and film him over the course of building the instruments. Anyways here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjGICiH7jXY
It’s pretty wild how much work goes into these things, definitely not mass produced. Hope you enjoy it, let me know if you have any other questions or anything.
I am the inventor of the monolithic two-dimensional keyboard designed for true live performance of multi-timbral synthesis without the use of programming, tracking, sequencing, looping, or any other form of artificial assistance. Please visit my website to see and hear the prototype.
http://www.jacobduringer.com