The Phantasia Moog modular synth
You are probably familiar with the great videos by Alex Ball, covering all kinds of synthesizer stories, historical facts and everything else for the Synth enthousiast. Recently Alex Ball published …
Electric Samurai – Isao Tomita
Updated: September 16, 2024 – added more info about this recording and uploaded compressed mp3s of the tracks. Yes – this is another discovery I did while reading the ‘Switched-on‘ …
Pythagoras – Journey to the vast unknown
We found this LP review in an older Sonic Report magazine from 1981. Pythagoras was a brilliant Dutch synth group with a small but interesting discography which we would like …
Jean Michel Jarre – La Defense 1990
Another performance program booklet that I found in my archives. The ‘Une ville en concert‘ magazine that was issued for the live performance by Jean Michel Jarre on July 14th, …
Vangelis – Eureka concert 1991
In 1991 the Eureka event took place in Rotterdam – the Netherlands. Featuring a live performance by Vangelis. I was there, amongst thousands of other electronic music fans. And I …
Kitaro – Tour 1989
I thought I’d lost this – but some days ago I found it back, in mint condition, within one of the photo albums: the booklet for the Kitaro 1989 show …
Ian Boddy – Modal Operandi
Ian Boddy writes: “This is a new venture for me in that I’m releasing this album on another label, not on DiN. The Quiet Details label is a wonderful UK …
DiN 84 Dave Bessell – Chromatic Lightning Cage
This new release from synthesist Dave Bessell sees him completing a quartet of albums loosely based on the Greek philosophy of the Four Elements, namely Fire, Water, Earth and Air. …
Tim Blake 3CD Box – Crystal Presence
New remastered 3cd clamshell box anthology featuring the first three albums by legendary synthesiser pioneer Tim Blake. To be released: February 23rd. Includes the albums ‘crystal machine’, ‘blake’s new jerusalem’ …
How Mike Dean builds a track
Reverb published a nice feature about producer Mike Dean, about his studio and his way of working to a complete track. Lots of Moog and Oberheim synths ! Please note …