Best ever Electronic Tracks – now put them on Radio!
During the last couple of weeks we received a lot of…
Help us getting the best Electronic Music on Radio
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Superbooth 2024
We just received exciting Superbooth news. Berlin November 23 – Dear…
Cherry Audio announces new synth
Update October 10, 2023: the synth has been revealed: it’s a…
Which gear defined the artist’s career?
This interesting feature, created by Andy Jones appeared at Musicradar.com :…
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Best ever Electronic Tracks – now put them on Radio!
During the last couple of weeks we received a lot of entries for the List…
Audio Developer Conference 2023
The ADC23 will be held from Monday November 13rd – Wednesday November 15th, in London…
Look Mum no Computer – Live
In the past we covered some of the incredible DIY/Synth projects by Sam Battle, aka…
Superbooth 2024
We just received exciting Superbooth news. Berlin November 23 – Dear friends of the Superbooth, We…
Story of Moraz at Progstock 2023
Progstock: The American Northeast’s Only International Progressive Rock Festival will take place at October 6-8,…
Steve Roach & Robert Rich – The Full Circle Live
Tuesday December 5, 2023: Steve Roach and Robert Rich will perform live at the Century…
From the Ashes …. Synthpop & New Wave
Some of the old-time favorite New Wave & Synthpop bands work on a come-back (have…
(Updated) Electronic Circus Festival – September 9, 2023
Update August 29, 2023: the line-up, consisting of Ströme, Steve Baltes and KN/GHT$ has been…
Music
Best ever Electronic Tracks – now put them on Radio!
During the last couple of weeks we received a lot of entries for the List…
New Rob Papen album – Waiting
Rob Papen (ex Peru, ex Nova) has a new album out. It was quite a…
Vangelis – the Tegos tapes
The Tegos Tapes is an interesting example of an obscure and heretofore unreleased Vangelis soundtrack unknown by many of…
Reissue of Jean Michel Jarre – Les Granges brûlées
Transversales proudly presents the first LP reissue of “Les granges brûlées”, original soundtrack written and…
New Order announce reissue of Substance 1987
September 13: New Order have announced reissued editions of their classic compilation album ‘Substance 1987’….
From the Ashes …. Synthpop & New Wave
Some of the old-time favorite New Wave & Synthpop bands work on a come-back (have…
Pat Cotillo jr – Escaping from the Darkness
Pat Cotillo jr announced his new album ‘Escaping from the Darkness’ to be available as…
Vince Clarke solo album – Songs of Silence
Vince Clarke – songwriter for bands including Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode – has announced details of his first solo album,…
DIY
Eight Innovation – Electro Synth kit
The Eight Innovation – Electro Synth kit (EES5341) is a fun, solder-it-yourself project to build…
Radio Electronics 1973 – Paia 2700 DIY synth
In 1973, Radio Electronics (magazine) published a series of articles for building your own modular…
Theremin Electronic Kit
The Bob Moog foundation offers this Theremin mini kit in their shop. Actually it is…
Rebirth reborn as a hardware synthesizer
The original version might have been released almost 25 years ago, but Propellerhead’s Roland-aping ReBirth…
Music Synthesizers – Design and construction
Music Synthesizers – A Manual of Design & Construction, by Delton T. Horn was a…
Berry – Electronic Synthesizer projects (book)
The history and current state of DIY Synth kits
Reverb did this background story of DIY synth projects and kits and the current state…
(Updated) Suddenly the magic is back again – ARP 2500
Update: May 15, 2023: The second part of this series has been available for quite…
Magazines
Radio Electronics 1973 – Paia 2700 DIY synth
In 1973, Radio Electronics (magazine) published a series of articles for building your own modular…
Inside track – Depeche Mode ‘Memento Mori’
Sound on Sound Magazine recently published this inside story about creating the Memento Mori album…
Interface 257 out now
Interface 257, June/July 2023 issue is out now. Highlights in this issue: The very special…
Patchcord – A German synthesizer interest group
In our pile of vintage documentation we found this interesting magazine called ‘Patchcord’. This seems…
New Order – Blue Monday (9) – Classic Pop Magazine
I was, and still am, impressed by the track Blue Monday, by New Order. I…
Groove – New website & shop
Groove Unlimited, Electronic Music retailer for a years, run by Ron Boots, launched a new…
The fine art of Voltage Control – Studio Sound 1971
We found this article in a vintage Studio Sound magazine, April 1971. Interesting reading with…
Sound on Sound – Free issue
The UK magazine Sound on Sound offers a lot of interesting articles for synth lovers….
Software
Cherry Audio announces new synth
Update October 10, 2023: the synth has been revealed: it’s a marvellous recreation of the…
Haslinger, Baumann and Menguser teamup
Tobias Menguser teamed up with Paul Haslinger, Peter Baumann and an eclectic group of sound…
Imsta Festa New York – 2023
Join IMSTA (Intl. Music Software Trade Assoc.) and SAE Institute NY as they host IMSTA…
Raiders of the lost Arp?
Cherry Audio announced a new -secret- synth for July 11th. We think it is about…
Rebirth reborn as a hardware synthesizer
The original version might have been released almost 25 years ago, but Propellerhead’s Roland-aping ReBirth…
Software Novachord and Solovox by Cherry Audio
The Novachord + Solovox collection emulates two early electronic instruments that were precursors of modern synthesizers. Novachord…
Baby Audio BA-1 virtual CS1 synth
BA-1 is a modern re-imagination of a cultish 1982 analog synth that looked like a…
Retro computer festival – Cambridge
The Centre for Computing History (Cambridge UK) is holding a special Retro Computer Festival weekend…
Artists
Help us getting the best Electronic Music on Radio
Are you into synthesizer music?Do you want to help getting the best ever Electronic Tracks aired on…
Brian Eno reveals how he produced ambient music
A great story from musicradar.com. Interviewer Alan Jensen asked how Brian Eno produces ambient music….
Look Mum no Computer – Live
In the past we covered some of the incredible DIY/Synth projects by Sam Battle, aka…
Which gear defined the artist’s career?
This interesting feature, created by Andy Jones appeared at Musicradar.com : one piece of gear…
New Rob Papen album – Waiting
Rob Papen (ex Peru, ex Nova) has a new album out. It was quite a…
Vangelis – the Tegos tapes
The Tegos Tapes is an interesting example of an obscure and heretofore unreleased Vangelis soundtrack unknown by many of…
Reissue of Jean Michel Jarre – Les Granges brûlées
Transversales proudly presents the first LP reissue of “Les granges brûlées”, original soundtrack written and…
Story of Moraz at Progstock 2023
Progstock: The American Northeast’s Only International Progressive Rock Festival will take place at October 6-8,…
Gear
Roland announces GAIA-2
Roland just announced the GAIA 2 synthesizer: with lots of knobs and sliders, a wavetable…
Korg Wavestate SE – Mk II
Korg has revealed an updated Wavestate MKII and announced the release of an all-new 61-key…
UDO Super Gemini (Superbooth ’23)
Korg Acoustic Synthesizer (prototype)
The Korg Berlin lab showed their intriguing prototype Acoustic Synthesizer to Sam Inglis of Sound…
AJHSynth – MiniMod Keyz
Complete AJH Synth systems now available. First up the MiniMod Keyz – equivalent of a…
Roland compact Aira series new S1
Roland introduces the S-1 Tweak Synth, the latest addition to the AIRA Compact family of pocket-sized instruments…
Oberheim OB-X8 as desktop
For the first time ever, the new OB-X8 desktop version condenses all the sonic power…
Suzuki Omnichord to be reissued
Music Radar came up with interesting news: the Suzuki Omnichord was thrust back into the…
Exhibitions
Rosen Sound – synth gear
We discovered Rosen Sound – a vintage gear sales company also offering a ‘Synth cabin’…
Northwest Computer Museum about to open
Museo del Synth Marchigiano Festival – June 3rd
Synthesized event – by Centre for computing History
Bob Moog’s Electric Birthday – May 23rd
If you live near Asheville (or are happy to travel) …. come to the Moogseum on Tuesday, May…
Harmonikamuseum Zwota
Thanks to Hainbach for this tip! “The wonderful collection of vintage electronic instruments of the…
Bonami – vintage computer museum (NL)
Bonami Museum shows impressive computer history. In the Bonami SpelComputer Museum you will not only…
Hamamatsu Museum of Instruments – Japan
We found another interesting museum with a Vintage Synth collection. The Hamamatsu Museum of Musical…
Vintage
Korg Electronic Musical Instruments 1978
In our pile of vintage synth & gear brochures we found this 1978 Korg brochure…
Rosen Sound – synth gear
We discovered Rosen Sound – a vintage gear sales company also offering a ‘Synth cabin’…
Radio Electronics 1973 – Paia 2700 DIY synth
In 1973, Radio Electronics (magazine) published a series of articles for building your own modular…
The Gear of classic Synthpop
Reverb recently published this article about gear used in Synthpop – such as by Gary…
Peter Forrest: The A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers
The definitive encyclopedia of classic synths Part One A-M & Part Two N-Z – Reviewed…
Sound of Tangerine Dream – ‘White Eagle’
What is your favorite Tangerine Dream track? – Mine are ‘Bent cold sidewalk’ and ‘White…
EMS Vocoder brochure
In our series Pile of vintage brochures we now present you the EMS Vocoder. Below…
The Story of Dark Side of the Moon (#3)
The recent 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ triggered me to…
Podcasts & Radioshows
Best ever Electronic Tracks – now put them on Radio!
During the last couple of weeks we received a lot of entries for the List…
MakerParkRadio – Synthesizer Show with Vince Clark
Join hosts Vince Clarke (Erasure & Depeche Mode) and Reed Hays (film & tv composer)…
Saul Stokes on Echoes
John Diliberto wrote: “An electronic trip live with Taiyo Rey and Saul Stokes. They are…
(Updated) Klaus Schulze interview in Echoes – 1982
Update March 10, 2023: The 2nd part of the interview is now also available. Another…
ARPchives Live! – With Herbie Hancock
On October 18th of 2022, Herbie Hancock sat down with d’ARP (Dina Pearlman-Ifil, daughter of…
(Updated) Brainvoyager – Electronic Fusion.
Update October 23, 2022: NOW AVAILABLE on MIXCLOUD: radio show ELECTRONIC FUSION episode #372, hosted…
Echoes – Albert Glinsky interview
In the latest issue of ‘Echoes’ John Diliberto talks with Albert Glinsky about his book,…
Echoes – Featuring Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer has a new album out: Seasons part 2. And he will be guest…
Alfa Centauri
Steve Roach & Robert Rich – The Full Circle Live
Tuesday December 5, 2023: Steve Roach and Robert Rich will perform live at the Century…
Interview with Erik Norlander
Michel Scheijen did an extensive interview with Erik Norlander – published as “The ability to…
Berlin – a tribute album for Mark Shreeve
Last year we lost another “great” from the electronic music scene, Mark Shreeve. Mark was…
Ian Boddy live – the Gatherings 2023
Heading towards the poetic world of memory and imagination Ian Boddy harnesses the power of his synthesizers,…
Steve Roach – Kairos
Steve Roach just informed us: “A Kairos moment, please read on… Just a week ago…
Wavetable #22 (music event)
Wavetable organises another night of sonic exploration on September 21st, 2023 in Edinburgh. Featuring: Ian…
Updated: [‘ramp] New album: Arp-en-ciel
Update May 19, 2023: We have added the review of this new album, written by…
Christian Wittman – Shadows of Fading Time
Christian Wittman (ex Lightwave) informed us about his new album: “I am pleased to inform…
Articles
Brian Eno reveals how he produced ambient music
A great story from musicradar.com. Interviewer Alan Jensen asked how Brian Eno produces ambient music….
Which gear defined the artist’s career?
This interesting feature, created by Andy Jones appeared at Musicradar.com : one piece of gear…
(Updated) Moog Music joins InMusic
Update: September 26, 2023. Reports are circulating that Moog Music is cutting manufacturing jobs at…
Interview with Erik Norlander
Michel Scheijen did an extensive interview with Erik Norlander – published as “The ability to…
Calvin Harris – Creating a track with an Amiga 500+
This article, created by Ben Rogerson, was published on Musicradar recently. Although not about synthesizers…
Interview with Sandra Sims of SDS
For International Women’s Day, Attack magazine talked to five women engineers working in the synthesizer…
(Updated) Jean Michel Jarre – the Equinoxe sound
Update August 17, 2023: we added an interesting video with JM Jarre performing Equinoxe 3…
Tales from topographic oceans – YES keyboard players
Musicradar just published an interesting article about the different keyboard players in Yes. Below we…
Books
Peter Forrest: The A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers
The definitive encyclopedia of classic synths Part One A-M & Part Two N-Z – Reviewed…
Music Synthesizers – Design and construction
Music Synthesizers – A Manual of Design & Construction, by Delton T. Horn was a…
Berry – Electronic Synthesizer projects (book)
Allen Strange – Electronic Music
Updated April 16, 2023: The Kickstarter project by Jason Nolan has resulted in a reprint…
De synthesizer by Ted Sluijmer & Ed Broekhuizen
Updated: now including the PDF of the book! In 1980 dutch synth guru’s Ted Sluijmer…
Book Review – Synth Gems 1
Synth Gems 1 – Exploring Vintage Synthesizers Published by Bjooks (Denmark), 2021Hardcover book, full color320…
Oli Freke – Synthesizer Evolution
The pretty little volume Synthesizer Evolution by Oli Freke is published by Velocitypress. This small…
Mike Beecher on playing the 3800 and 5600s synth
We found the original book written by Mike Beecher on playing/programming the Maplin 3800 and…
Electronic Music in the Netherlands
New Rob Papen album – Waiting
Rob Papen (ex Peru, ex Nova) has a new album out. It was quite a…
(Updated) Dutch Electronic Masters Music Festival 2
Update June 1st, 2023: This Sunday (June 4th), during X-Rated at Concertzender, you can win…
(Updated) E-day 2023 announced for May 20th
Update April 29, 2023: Time-table 12:00 Bar area open12:00 Box office open (Day opens)13:00 Start…
The White Chapel Project (Live music)
“The White Chapel Project” is an initiative of Simonshaven resident Dirk Nusink together with Remy…
Aurora – by Nova (Peru) – 1982
About Peru and Nova – we almost forgot this one! Look at young (Red) Peter…
Rob Papen’s route to success
This article/interview was created by Michel Scheijen in April 2020, and appeared on his website…
PERU – Live in Heerenveen
Jan van Althuis, one of the organisers of the Heerenveen concert of Peru, contacted us…
PERU – Live in Nieuw Lekkerland
We found a video (in two parts) of Peru Live performances. Recorded during their concert…