Nov
22
I’m not ashamed to say I have spent a great deal of time trying to emulate other artists. I think the artists I have pondered over were all fine choices, with little bits of all those ponderings contributing to what I do these days (which I would like to think is fairly original, but you [...]
Oct
14
Moog Music (I’m not going to say just ‘Moog’, seeing that would imply the man, who is I would like to think is shedding a quiet tear from the grave) has just put out this sin of all sins….
Oct
10
Part iii) Wish List for Santa
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Originally, I was going to divide this into “non-fiction” for those issues I thought might be sortable with an OS upgrade, and “fiction” for those which seemed like hardware issues. Then I realized I don’t know dick about such things, so rather than worry about where I cum, I thought I would just cum everywhere [...]
Sep
30
Part ii) The Execution
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Part ii) The Execution
Reviewing musical instruments is a stupid thing to do. Reviewing a claw hammer, now that is sensible. Hammer connoisseurs out there, knowing the finer points of claw hammers, will no doubt ear fuck you with opinions regarding the grip, the shape of the head, the angle and curve of the claw, and [...]
Sep
28
Part i) The Acquisition
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Gather round yee children and I shall tell y’all a tale.
Once upon a time there was an eager young man of the synth, with a wad of cash and a desire to buy something big. The young man had the umm and the errr and thumbed through pages of decrepit ‘mint’ rarities and modular death [...]
Jul
21
Moogerfooger MF-107/Freqbox
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In continuation of Moog’s tradition of great gear with questionable names…
Jul
21
Moogerfooger MF-101/LPF
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Like with my Virus review, I’m going to start my little thoughts with the story of how I got this thing into Bangkok.
Apr
19
Acess Virus TI Desktop
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The moment anyone plays with one of these babies, they have to have one, and I am no exception. For those people who dig on observing the back of my head (and who doesn’t?), here am I getting my first taste of Access action while working in Virul3nt’s studio on a remix…
Dec
1
Alesis woes
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About a year ago, the screen on my Alesis Andromeda A6 stopped working. It lights up, but it displays only gibberish. Other than that, the synth works perfectly, so I procrastinated for a long time. About 3 months ago I finally took it into a repair shop that specialised in Alesis hardware, who promised they [...]
Nov
30
MOTU Ultralite Mk3
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The latest piece of studio bitch is the MOTU Ultralite Mk3:
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Shiv-r is a new force in the field of dark electronic music. The heavy and unsettling atmosphere generated by the band is at times intended for the clubs, and at times drawn to a slow, grinding pace for full dramatic impact.
Check this site often for daily updates from the band on life in Bangkok & London, body-mods, and music-tech.
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