Bob Moog Foundation's Delicious New Raffle - Get Lou Reed's Moog Guitar!
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 01:24AM What a sweet morning it is; chilly and sunny....coffee steam swirls around the studio and the machines wait for their morning zap from momma. Meanwhile, in my mailbox was a letter from Michelle Moog-Koussa, with tasty news of a new raffle they are holding at the Bob Moog Foundation....and of course, it is indeed part of the way we are wired here at AnalogSuicide to spread Moog love constantly & crazily. Soo - here's more information for you below from The Bob Moog Foundation's website:
"The Bob Moog Foundation announces a once in a lifetime raffle opportunity to begin Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 12pm (EST). The Foundation will be selling $50 raffle tickets for a chance to win one of Lou Reed’s Moog Guitars.
Only 200 tickets will be made available. Participants can purchase raffle tickets online at the Foundation’s online store http://moogfoundation.org/shop . The raffle will close when the 200 tickets have been sold and a winner will be chosen by an automated random selector. All proceeds go to benefit the projects of the Bob Moog Foundation.
Moog Guitar, serial #005, signed and played by Lou Reed, to the Foundation. The strikingly beautiful instrument is a maple top Tiger Eye Flame with an ash body, maple neck and ebony fret board. Reed has signed the front of the guitar; his labels for the guitar’s controls remain on the instrument as well as the brackets for his guitar strap."
Have a peek at this vidoe of Mr. Reed himself checking out the Moog Guitar
Onward with the day - and have a good wander through the rest of the wonderful Bob Moog Foundation site, including this page featuring the upcoming 'Moogseum'. Fantastic.
Movie Time! "Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany"...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 01:42AM Greetings! I have long since wanted to watch this beautiful documentary that was shown last year on BBC 4 - "Krautrock - The Rebirth of Germany". Now thanks to kukkaisrinsessa 's YouTube Channel, we can watch on this fine, gentle drizzly Cardiff morning.
Above - Klaus Schultze in 1976 with his army of machines to die for. (photo from KlausSchultze.com). He's featured in part 3.
Here are parts One through three...have a watch with me and let me know what you think - do you have links to more? I feel I may have to delve deeper into this beautiful breed of sonic sweetness for my own well- being. Enjoy:
Pssst - more goodness? Check out the great Krautrock.com as well.
Émilie Simon - Beautiful Bedford Avenue Sessions and Her "Bionic Arm".
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 02:11AM I skipped upon this beautiful artist, Émilie Simon, this morning courtesy of Synthtopia and Create Digital Music's Twitter pages. Check out Ms. Simon's musical mastery and her delicious brew of Tenori-On and the sweet Doepher Dark Energy synth ( which I envy).
The most luscious detail is the sweet controller that she wears on her wrist - according to Create Digital Music, the fabulous "wrist-strapped controller is Cyrille Brissot’s invention, aptly named “The Brissot.”
Above photo by Elizabeth Sentianin from The Indie Handbook (and her Myspace page) - here is an excerpt from an interview with Émilie in The Indie Handbook where she gives us a brief explaination of her "Arm":
"So, basically it’s a remote control and it’s triggering effects on my software wirelessly, and I have it on my arm. I’ve had it since the first album, from the beginning, but we’ve had different systems. This is the third generation. At the time, we didn’t have all this wireless Play Station stuff like we have now that you can use for musical things. So we were using another system, but this one was built last summer, actually."
Read the rest here.
The Brissot reminds me delightfully of something out of Delicatessen, Bladerunner or Brazil. Anyway - I'm new to the world of Émilie Simon, so I'd now like to sit back w/ my coffee for a deeper peek...have a pleasing week, everyone.
Find her highly fabulous YouTube channel with lots of gorgeous clips here.
iamamiwhoami - Latest Gorgeousness!
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:56PM Having just returned home from a meal with a belly full of wine, I feel I am in a supreme state of mind to bring you the latest clip from the ongoing mystery that is iamamiwhoami ! Indulge. This is my dessert!
Who is it, kids? See these previous posts by Maf and myself for more thoughts...Loving this so.
Optigan Love from Optigan.com and GForce Software! Lush.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 09:41AM Hello fellow Optiganers (psst - "Optiganer" is actually Pea Hicks at Optigan.com's word...I can't take credit)! I have some very fine news for those of you that cant resist anythng that concerns the swoopy, swirly world of the Optigan in all its Kit-Kat keyed glory!
"In December 2010 we plan to release an experimental Optigan disc called “Musique Concrète,” which will essentially be a collage of 57 sound loops in the tradition of early electronic studio tape music.
The deadline is November 1st, 2010. Fantastic, yes? Now's your chance to merge your Delian and Optiganal love!
PS - Also, buy the "Minimalism" Optigan disc featuring Tara Busch here on Optigan.com.
The OptiTron from GForce Software
As you surely know, GForce is one of the most brilliant music software companies around, and I use it constantly - the Oddity, Virtual String Machine, The Minimonsta and of course, my favorite, The M-Tron Pro. The M-Tron Pro is a brilliant chisel to add to any Mellotron lover's toolbox! And much to my excitement, They have just released their tasty OptiTron Expansion pack for M-Tron Pro! Here on the website, you will find some wonderful history behind the making of this fantastic plug in. I love the fact that you can reverse and "stack multiple discs", as well.
Check out these videos about the OptiTron.
I will soon be firing up a new project featuring this tasty new instrument - stay tuned for my adventures in Opti- Tronica! ( I must stop making up geeky words. Unless you have a better suggestion….)
So, indulge in some Optiginal bliss with Optigan.com & G-Force. You know it's good for you.