Ah, Synths!

Check that shit out.

In the Studio: Xeno and Oaklander

A dopey white couple that make minimalist electronic music together. How Cute!





(Thanks Electric Independence and Motherboard)

The Great British Synth Documentary Parts 6-10

Here's the second half of the synthesizer documentary I posted the other day. Man some of these bands were hilarious, electronic music has really come a long way.

Enjoy.

Part6


Part7


Part8


For some reason Part9 isn't available in on youtube in the US due to some sort of copy-write issue

Part10

The Great British Synth Documentary Parts 1-5

One word, SYNTHESIZER.

Here is your history lesson for the day. The first 5 parts of the Videodrome Discothèque Presented "Great British Synth Documentary". Some pretty cool stuff here about the early beginnings of electronic music from its' experimental,artsy,industrial,punk influenced, "pop", roots and onward to the 80s. I'll be back tomorrow with the second half (now don't go checking it out on your own now!) Check it out.

Part1


Part2


Part3


Part4


Part5

RJD2's Sweet Digs

Check out RJD2's sweet and "homie" home studio in West Philly and learn how to make some apple cobbler.



Thanks ElectricIndependance

Wendy Wednesday

I now dub thee, Wendy Carlos Wednesday. Wendy Carlos was a pioneer of the Moog synthesizer and created one of (if not THE) very first albums to feature the use of a synthesizer. The album was titled "Switched-On Bach" and contains Carlos' variations on a number of pieces by, you guessed it!, Bach. She also created the soundtracks for both Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and The Shining. Pretty cool stuff.

Two-Part Invention No. 14 in B major, BWV 785 - Wendy Carlos

The album cover is pretty funny as well.