Dr Pangloss by Brian Eno
Full article: http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10784
“The record business is in the doldrums because sales are plummeting. Digital technology has made music easier to make and copy, with the result that recorded music is about as readily available as water, and not a whole lot more exciting. “
Vitamin B, June 5th – DJ Fixx, Phunkae, Cecil Grey, Tektite, Tarquin
Friday, June 5th, 2009
DJ FIXX
(illeven:eleven records)
DJ Phunkae
(Real Hype Records, Future Sound of Breaks)
Tarquin
(Vitamin B / Kostume Kult, NYC)
Tektite
(Vitamin B / Kostume Kult, NYC)
Cecil Grey
(Knights of Pan / Vitamin B, NYC)
Location and details at Vitaminbreaks.com
Song of the Week : Popol Vuh – Mantra Part 1
Popol Vuh: Mantra Part 1
A hypnotic guitar & sitar duet from Werner Herzog’s “Nosferatu” soundtrack (1978).
About Song-of-the-Week
This ongoing category will serve as an opportunity to share some lost gems in my music collection…
Most of these will be streaming audio only. However, if the track is out-of-print or otherwise unavailable, I’ll post the MP3 link for download.
Keep your ears and minds open,
Cecil Grey
Sexkult: The Face
Unreleased 2001 cover of Christian Death’s Face, from their 1988 album ‘Ashes’:
Sexkult – The Face | Download
Synthesis Technology MOTM Modular Analog Synthesizer
The centerpiece of our studio, the Synthesis Technology MOTM modular synthesizer. Based on the original Moog modular system from the 1960’s, but with many modern features. Most of these modules were built by Cecil, as well as the 17×10 unit custom walnut cabinet.
Features:
- MOTM-650 MIDI-CV convertor
- MOTM-300 VCO
- MOTM-310 µVCO
- MOTM-820 VC Lag Processor
- MOTM-320 VC LFO (with Tellun mod)
- 2x MOTM-800 Envelope Generators (with Tellun mod)
- MOTM-830 Dual-Mode Mixer
- Oakley Multimix
- MOTM-120 Sub-Octave Multiplexer (with Tellun mod)
- MOTM-510 WaveWarper
- Blacet MIniWave
- MOTM-101 Noise/Sample and Hold
- MOTM-490 Moog 904a Lowpass VCF
- MOTM-420 Korg MS-20 Multimode VCF
- Tellun-428 Oberheim Multimode VCF
- 2x MOTM-190 µVCA
- Oakley Envelope Follower, Gate Extractor and Pre-amp
- Oakley Overdrive
- Tellun-156 Neural Agonizer Dual Spring Reverb
It’s a behemoth piece of gear, but it would take a room full of synths to get the versatility and sounds that this modular is capable of. Inphinite phatness…
Metropoulos Handwired Marshall JTM 45
This is a DIY handbuilt point-to-point replica of a 1965-era Marshall JTM 45 guitar amp. Affectionately referred to by vintage enthusiasts as a “Plexi” (the gold plexiglass faceplates were later replaced by brushed metal ones), these early Marshalls are known for their rich, shimmering harmonics, and dynamic interaction with the player’s picking style. The tube rectifier ads an extra dimensional quality to the notes, allowing expressive detail in every note. Since there is no master volume on these amps,if you want distortion, you just turn it up louder. A Weber MiniMass attenuator is used to bring the volume down to practical levels while still letting the 50 watts of KT66 power tubes saturate the tone. There are a few custom modifications made, including a Mercury Magnetics ToneClone output transformer, NOS vintage Mullard/Phillips mustard capacitors, and NOS Allen & Bradley carbon comp resistors. Matched with a THD 2×12 cabinet with custom-made Weber pre-Rola spec Greenback clones.
Gibson SG Standard Guitar w/Jimmy Page Mod
A 1993 model customized with the secret “Jimmy Page wiring” mod that switches each pickup to single coil, in/out of phase, and serial/parallel via four push-pull pots. This helps achieve tones that range from a beefy Les Paul to a twangy Telecaster — all from a single guitar. The Seymour Duncan Seth Lover pickups are lightly wound for classic PAF tone, and left unpotted to allow the pleasant microphonics of the resonating wood to come through. Also added is a TonePro locking bridge and locking featherweight aluminum tailpiece that give the strings a more percussive bite. The insides have been covered with copper shielding to cut down on noise.