Release date for the new Covenant album finally revealed
On January 17th the new Covenant album “Modern Ruin” will be released via SPV and Progress productions.
Eskil says to his fans:
We have just sent away all the files for our long anticipated album “Modern Ruin”. It have fared well and looks and sounds the world. It’s time to lock up our hearts and ammo for now and go home.
Modern Ruin will also be sold in a limited edition featuring an extra bonus CD and a special intro text by Joakim Montelius.
If you have missed Stereoklang’s interview with Covenant some weeks back in time, make sure to check it out below:
http://stereoklang.se/blog/?page_id=2723
Psyche tours with DAF
Following the release of “Re-Membering Dwayne” Psyche digs into the vaults again to celebrate 25 Years of “Insomnia Theatre”. Expect a re-release of the original Canadian Edition of “Insomnia Theatre” as a remastered, repackaged double LP on VOD Records.
Also, the band will also support DAF on their German tour dates in March 2011 next to a few other dates; these “Nostalgia” dates are available below. And how could we miss this: Psyche has remixed Plastikmann on his upcoming “Arkives” compilation!
The “Nostalgia” Tour:
- 10. March – K17 – Berlin, Germany + DAF
- 11. March – MUSIKZENTRUM – Hannover, Germany + DAF
- 12. March – PARADOX – Ludwigsburg, Germany + DAF
- 17. – 18. June – SGA Festival – Stockholm, Sweden + DE/VISION and more…
- 26. – 28. August – PRAY SILENCE FESTIVAL – Lisbon, Portugal + CLAN OF XYMOX and more..
Checking out the Wobbulator
Blair Neal has shared a video of the 1970’s classical Wobbulator
“A short demo video on the Wobbulator. It was originally made in the 1970’s by Nam June Paik and video engineer Shuya Abe. I was curious why there wasn’t a lot of information out there concerning it since it’s such a great piece of equipment.
There is a great detailed writeup with wiring diagrams on the Experimental Television Center’s website: experimentaltvcenter.org/history/tools/ttool.php3?id=28&page=1“
CHEAP, FAT and OPEN – open source platform for musical exploration
Jacob Sikker Remin of www.campingsex.org shows off his new open source synth/sequencer Cheap Fat and Open.
CHEAP, FAT and OPEN is an open source platform for musical exploration, composition and performance.
The platform is CHEAP, and OPEN – welcoming you to experiment.
A combination of the old and new: the raw 8bit / chip tune approach combined with wireless connectivity, state of the art open source hardware, and expandability – gives us that FAT sound.
It is portable, allowing you to make music on the go.
The platform is a performance instrument, giving a full 1½ octave keyboard control in compact packaging, through a classic stylophone interface. It is also a sequencer, allowing you to program rhythms and melodies, and play them back in sync with other platforms and instruments.
This is NOT a finished product. It works as is, but inside the platform rests an atmega328 processor, which can be programmed in the Arduino environment. This means that the platform can be modified, expanded, and tweaked to meet your exact needs.
CHEAP, FAT and OPEN is designed for geeky musicians, the chip tune community, the makers, the circuit benders, the interaction designers and the musical programmers, and anyone else who wishes to experiment with sequenced / networked / low-level musical exploration.
This project is based on knowledge and inspiration from many different communities. I hope that by bridging these different creative communities, we can create something beautiful together.
See http://tthheessiiss.wordpress.com/ for more details
Heaven 17 to launch 30th anniversary tour
British synthpop act Heaven 17 have announced their 30th anniversary tour in commemoration of their album Penthouse and Pavement. The band will tour the United Kingdom for eight days beginning November 22, performing the album live in its entirety. Visit the links for further details.
Provision on their new album
Breye, Matt, and Jen of Provision, take a minute to talk about their upcoming 4th album “Paradigm Shift” on the night of it’s completion 10-15-2010 at their studio Red Square Digital in Houston, Texas.
www.Provision-Musik.net
New presets for the EZmix plug-in
Toontrack has announced the release of the Metal EZmix Pack, a collection of presets for the EZmix plug-in.
When we created our popular EZmix plugin, our purpose was very simple. We wanted to make getting great sound as uncomplicated as possible – that’s it.
So, in keeping with that theme, we have created a new expansion pack for EZmix that is sure to excite the inner metal monster in all of you… This time we went as cold and Nordic with our metal as we could, Meshuggah, In Flames, Nocturnal Rites, Scarve & Soilwork.
What they all have in common is Daniel Bergstrand – Producer, Engineer & Mixer of the metal elite. He has helped all these bands, and many more, to perfect their precious metal vision. Now, he’s going to help you perfect yours!
Introducing the Metal EZmix Pack by Daniel Bergstrand. Tons of quick and EZ presets for Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals…and yes, DRUMS! If you make metal, this was made for you. Just open the EZ mix plugin inside your favorite DAW, pick the preset you like most and apply! Mixing your metal really did just get that much more EZ.
The Metal EZmix Pack is available to purchase for 25 EUR.
More information: Toontrack / Metal EZmix Pack
Polychord – new instrument for the iPad
http://vimeo.com/16518652
Polychord is drums, bass, chords, and accompaniment all wrapped into one. Simply press one of the chord circles and your on your way to writing a song. Drums and bass follow the chords automatically, but the coolest part is probably the strum keys on the right: simply swipe your finger over the yellow keys to strum a chord.
App store: itunes.apple.com/us/app/polychord/id402625491?mt=8
Bryan Ferry in the studio
Interview with the Roxy Music legend Bryan Ferry
Some impressions from the recording process of “Me Oh My” from Bryan Ferry’s new “Olympia” album, featuring Maschine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3PjV6CIutA
Look out for a remix contest for another track on the album soon.
Details:
Roland Jupiter-8 and Yamaha VL-1 or VL-7 with reverse keys? at :37.
Vocoders are complex machines
Vocoders are complex machines but working with a simple principle. They take two inputs, put them through filterbanks and apply the envelopes of one input and applies it on the amplitude of the other. Thus the frequency spectrum of one signal is imparted on the other but only if that signal contains those frequencies. Usually vocoders sport filterbanks with at least 10 filters in each, expensive if you want to do it with a modular. This demo shows that you can make quite an efficient vocoder using just one filter each for carrier and modulator!
7thDanSound has given us this insights into the world of vocoders
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