New album from OMD
OMD’s original line-up are to release their first new album together in 24 years. To be called “History of Modern”, the album sees Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes reunited in the studio.
The album is due for release later this year. In a reaction to Electricity-club.co.uk Paul Humphreys says: “It’s coming along really well actually. I spent a few weeks up at Andy’s studio in Liverpool and I’ve been bringing stuff down here and working on it. We’re sending files using YouSendIt to each other. I have a play on it, he has a play on it! We just go back and forth but the album will be slightly more weighted with some of Andy’s songs because he did a lot of writing while I did the ONETWO album.”
The album’s sound is said to be… very electronic. 
Mark Mothersbaugh interview
Mark Mothersbaugh on recent Film, TV, and DEVO projects with a BMI plug at the end.
Happy Birthday Bob
The Moog Taurus III bass synthesizer wishes Bob Moog, who was born on May 23rd, 1934, a happy birthday.
Nice synthvideo with Moroder
AI found this really cool Giorgio Moroder video that I just has to share with you folks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E817rpX-PoU&feature=player_embedded
Giorgio (Hansjoerg) Moroder (on record sleeves often only Giorgio) (born 26 April 1940, Ortisei, Italy)[1] is a three-time Oscar-winning and three-time Grammy Award-winning Italian record producer, songwriter and performer. His work with synthesizers during the 1970s and 1980s had a significant influence on new wave, house, techno and electronic music in general.[2] Particularly well known for his work with Donna Summer during the era of disco (including “I Feel Love” and Love to Love You Baby), Moroder is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, which was used as a recording studio for artists including Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Elton John. He also founded his own record label, Oasis Records, which later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records.
In addition to his work with Donna Summer, Moroder also produced a number of electronic disco hits for The Three Degrees, two albums for Sparks, and a score of songs for a variety of others including David Bowie, Irene Cara, Madleen Kane, Melissa Manchester, Blondie, Japan, and France Joli.
Novation Launchpad tutorial
Rupert Brown explains the basics of working with the Novation Launchpad and how the basic modes work.
I have just received a Launchpad from the good people at Novation and I am really enjoying it so far. I have already done a first impressions review comparing the Launchpad vs APC40 so I thought a tutorial might be more interesting. So in this episode I am going to cover the basics of how the different modes work. Comment if you want to see more Launchpad tutorials and I might dig in deeper!
Weekend beats from Goldfrapp
Let´s have some aerobic fun !!
New effect processing unit for Kore (NI)
Native Instruments has introduced Deep Freq, an effects processing suite for use with Kore 2 and the free Kore Player.
Here’s what NI has to say about Deep Freq:
The latest brainchild of sound designer Denis Gökdag, DEEP FREQ turns the free KORE 2 PLAYER and KORE 2 into a full-on frequency manipulator effect unit. But this is more than just that, with its intuitive control and real-time tweaking capabilities DEEP FREQ uses its highly sophisticated multi-effects as part of the musical flow.
Containing 150 highly individual multi-effects exploiting the power of the ABSYNTH, GUITAR RIG and REAKTOR sound engines, DEEP FREQ provides a world of intense and unconventional sound manipulations that you’ll find nowhere else.
The complex array of filters, resonators, frequency shifters, pseudo-resynthesizers and granular synthesis modules will help you get the most out of your musical ideas.
Deep Freq is available now for US $79 / 69 EUR.
Latest: New album from Zoo System out next week
According to the guys behind Zoo System their new album “Collision upstairs” will be available already next week.
Since the video trailer Halo showed up on the tube some months back, things have been quiet, but now we have gotten confirmations from the band that their new ambient electro inspired album will be released mid-next week.
Collison upstairs contains 11 well crafted songs made during the past 6 months.
Here is a small sample from the upcoming album; “Endless dimensions”
Female synth geeks
I guess it not an overstatement to say that the average synth geek is a man. But obviously there are women with a passion for synthesizers. E.g Cynthia Webster, synthesist and designer behind Cyndustries, a company that makes modular analog synthesizers. Read the in-deep Synthopia interview from 2006.
Cynthia maintains a list of women in electronic music.
Ever wanted to start your own band
Well these guys share all you need to know !!! or not…..
An awesome video “Band vs Promoter”. It’s a video generated by text-to-video system http://www.xtranormal.com/. If you’ve ever been a gigging musician, this might sound familiar.
Enjoy!
DATAMASKIN
