It’s Monday, and here’s another Live Stream from the Disaster Room. Let’s start a controversy! I go first and tell you what I think the best analog polysynth … REPLAY: MONDAY MUSIC – Music, Musings and More – November 11, 2024 – The Best Analog Polysynth Is …Read more
Bernie Krause could be considered a musical maverick, being among the first to recognize the possibilities of synthesizers in popular music and film scoring.
This is post 13 of 14 in the series “Synth Pioneers” This series highlights pioneers in electronic music. It is not intended to be a deep dive, but … Bob Moog — Inventor, Enabler, InspirerRead more
I know I’ve mentioned this album before, but I just saw that some intrepid soul digitized and uploaded it to YouTube. It (along with Wendy Carlos’ original Switched … Everything You Always Wanted To Hear On The MoogRead more
I have, on many occasions, referred to Wendy Carlos as one of my introductions to the world of electronic music and synthesizers through her 1968 album Switched On Bach. It was Wendy who inspired Robert Moog to refine and perfect his Moog synthesizers, with which she recorded the album.
Several months ago, I wrote a piece outlining four reasons that I no longer wanted to build a modular rig. But, as I write this post today, on the sixth anniversary of the death of Keith Emerson, I’ve had a bit of a change of heart.
Fran Blanche of Frantone posted this fascinating film by Bernard Wilets, which looks at early electronic music, to her YouTube channel, and I just had to share it. … Discovering Electronic MusicRead more
