Slight spoiler: I especially love the disclaimer at the end - though in my mind, Mr.Clarke makes it look easy!  Also, follow Vince Clark himself here on Twitter and his studio updates here.

And my adventures with Pro One? Here's a few...the good news is, I'm actually reading books and manuals now (and going to "synth school"- more on that later), instead of "earing my way through the sonic wilderness" as I have been...my own progress to be shown soon. But till then, here's the wilderness, via my YouTube channel:

Remixing Bat for Lashes last year (psst - download the official Pro One-drenched mix here):

Performing in the 'wilderness'; LA in 2007:

Till next time! Back to the books...by the way, what synth books are your favorite?

 As we have featured Moog Cookbook's Brian Kehew on here quite a bit, here's a lovely update on what he's been up to on planet Moog. I read this a few days ago on the Bob Moog Foundation website and on Matrixsynth...well worth a peek!

 Mr. Kehew takes us back to 1965, to explore the 45th anniversary of the R.A. Moog Electronic Music Workshop. Here are a few excerpts and photos from the "unveiling":

"...In 1965, Bob Moog had already been selling theremins and theremin kits for 10 years, but this market was falling fast. As theremin sales decreased, most of the current R.A.Moog sales were from small guitar and bass amplifiers, built at the Moog factory and sold through catalog outlets. Why amplifiers? Young people had become fascinated by The Beatles and the new era of pop/rock music was in full fever. Yet with many competitors in the field, the sales of these amplifiers was not enough to keep the company stable. But R.A.Moog also had a new product to offer, with virtually no competition…."

Photos from Bob Moog Foundation

Read in-depth about the 1965 seminar here.

And of course, don't forget to wander here and read all about the wonderful MoogFest (mind the floating space helmets) that is coming to Asheville Halloween weekend. My favorite band that is playing? Why, Caribou of course. More on this as it approaches, we'll surely be there!

 Extra nutrition: How about some 2008 vintage Brian Kehew footage from Analog Suicide? Here we are on a rainy LA evening perusing an innocent Mellotron MKII...till next time!

What do you think, do you have a favorite 'letter'? Mine is 'O'. And of course 'B'!

 Read more about this wonder that has turned mine and many others' musical stratospheres on its head here & here. Download my official remix of Iamamowhoami's 'B' here, and read about the making of the remix here.

 Extra credit, have a listen.. over and out...

Iamamiwhoami;b,2 by Tara Busch (remix) by TaraBusch

I'm re solidifying myself after our trip to Sheffield, which was a charming blast! I must apologize to any of you that came out to the show to see us play - we had a irreconcilable technical problem that took the pilot down. Despite that, we had a great time and met some wonderful people in Sheffield. What a city! Happy to say we'll be spending more time up there indeed. Everyone that played the Audiovisual Zone were fantastic, Skywatchers in particular were magical....listen:

 The beautiful Oberheim 2 Voice:

EMS Synthi AKS presets resting on Minimoog's tummy:

Minimoog Model D, circa 1973 and EMS Synthi AKS (the nun is out to lunch):

Well, more soon my dears. I have much to keep you posted on, but I have to focus on writing and do the best I can to keep this blog's blood pumping! Thanks as always for paying us a visit. 

As always, follow me on Twitter for more up to date adventures goodies. xoxox

And now I must say - Oh, Ableton....I am still the equivalent of a baby bird in the nest, sprouting feathers, as far as my Ableton skills are concerned, but I'm getting there. Let's hope I make a somewhat graceful leap out of the nest next Sunday when we perform this.

I have come to realize the potential of this "instrument" that is Ableton, and can see it as a way of finally being able to perform my songs without the heart attack of having to sit behind a piano, sonically naked. I've only scratched the surface of what this brilliant software is capable of unlocking, and I'm so grateful to have a new approach to try. I suppose I've finally come to realize, at age 36, that reinvention is always possible and that I am now, as Graham Massey would say, a 'non musician'. Or a sort of oddball sonic pilot. That's who I am.

 So, here I sit, armed with an APC 40 and my trusty Moogerfoogers (and, erm ....a piano), opening up the whole situation and rewiring my entire creative circuitry and approach to music making.

I'll try & post more progress and stay in touch; who else has rewired themselves in such a way? Does this make sense to anyone? Ah well. Off for my morning coffee...

2 people (Louis La Roche Remix) by Jean Jacques Smoothie

 You've read about Smoothie here on AnalogSuicide.com quite a bit; he's the man that we watched scorch the stage at Top of the Pops and whose Yamaha CS5 I adopted....here's a loving clip before you pop over here and help us move our sounds onward & upward. 

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you know Mike Walters from his wonderful creations, The Melloman and his Breadbox synth (Soundlab Mini Synth), both of which I had the honor of him playing on my album, Pilfershire Lane. Well, here's his latest beauty which I'd love to try, Drumssette!

It's an incredibly unique, sweet new programmable drum machine created using a Tascam four track cassette recorder:

Mike goes into great detail about the making of it here. Let him introducer it further in this video...

And hooray! Here he uses Drumssette with the Polymoog:

Off to grab my coffee and have a watch. More clips on his Mystery Circuits page as well! 

Because it's fabulous, here a a few "classic" clips containing Mike's wonderful machines, these taken by Maf during the making of Pilfershire Lane....below is the beloved Melloman:

First off, I had to break blog hiatus to show the latest amazing Iamamiwhoami treat. As always, I cannot express enough how much I adore this artist(s??)...lovingly titled "t". Buy "t" here on iTunes.

As you may know, I had the wonderous pleasure of creating an official remix for Iamamiwhoami's "b". You can download it here on iTunes or listen here on my Soundcloud page (also download my official Bat for Lashes and Polly Scattergood remixes here)

Nice news....I yesterday received in the mail  my copy of Ableton Live 8! Very excited to weave a new world with it; but I have to learn it first! Extra excited to fuse the world of Moog in there as well....MP 201 and Voyager are first on my list......

Who else had great Ableton tips and "recipes" to share? There's a head spinning variety out there, as vast as the possibilities that Ableton seems to offer - please feel free to share. I can't wait to incorperate it with visuals and the new music I'm making. I miss playng shows so much, and this may be the key.

 Back to it...bring on the Ableton love!!

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Read the AnalogSuicide love of iamamiwhoami here, read about my official iamamiwhoami remix and visit their mind bending YouTube Channel here....and of course you will find links to purchase their music  (and my remix). ....and by the way, join the iamamiwhoami Facebook Group here.

It doesn't matter who, what or where they, he she or it is. What the whole iamamiwhoami saga has shown me is, at the end of the day, it is indeed all about crafting a beautiful world, sonic and visually. It truly makes my buzzing and blipping and often hazy and bumpy world a better place. In my mind, they are helping to break the mold of the music industry  by creating something so unique, important and beautifully executed....and it goes great with wine and sunshine!