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 …
Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd – Melkweg
The brand new movie ‘Have you got it yet? The story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd‘ will be presented in the Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL) on September 13, 16 and …
The Story of Dark Side of the Moon (#1)
The recent 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon‘ triggered me to compile a series of posts on this terrific 50-year old timeless album by…. because I …
(Updated) Suddenly the magic is back again – ARP 2500
Update: May 15, 2023: The second part of this series has been available for quite some time. Rolf Kasten from Czech Republic owns an interesting website about microcomputers and (DIY) …
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Oh Yeah! – Short documentary (kickstarter project)
A team, consisting of Nick Canfield, Justin Levy, Paul Lovelace and Nelson Walker, came up with the idea to produce a documentary about Yello, and their 1980 classic hit ‘Oh …
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Look behind the screens – Air studio London
Well maybe not about electronics nor synths, but a studio with impact in the recording world of Rock and Pop. Thirty years ago, visionary producer Sir George Martin saw the …
Koyaanisqatsi – TivoleVredenburg (NL)
Philip Glass Ensemble will perform live October 10, 2023 in Tivoli Vredenburg – Utrecht (NL) for the complete movie and live soundtrack. Back after many years in the Grote Zaal …
Lisa Bella Donna
I was not really aware of the works of Lisa Bella Donna, but after finding out about the release of Systers in Synths (Medusa, collaboration with Dina Pearlman) I wanted …
Conny Plank – the Potential of Noise
One of the greatest studio engineers and record producers of the 20th century, a world without ConnyPlank’s influence on music is unfathomable. Instrumental in shaping the early sound of Kraftwerk, …
Mark Mothersbaugh vintage synth collection
The bright green, circular building of Mutato Muzika in Los Angeles is easy to spot when cruising down Sunset Boulevard. But most people might not realize it contains the creative …