Author: catsynth

Cheddar, Big Cat, and “Bassjolele” (Bass Banjolele)

Cheddar shows off his “bassjolele”, a bass banjolele. His brother Big Cat snoozes behind him.

Submitted by our friend and musical collaborator Brett Warren via our Facebook page.

Brett appears as a bassist on many of my musical projects, including a couple of tracks on the most recent album, and on the track Merp Friend from our earlier EP.

The banjolele is a relatively new instrument to us. It has a banjo-style body, but a ukelele-style neck with four strings. The bass version is even more unusual.

Wordless Wednesday: Talking Heads

The top of Oleg Lobykin’s 18-foot-tall polished stainless-steel sculpture, Talking Heads, in Patricia’s Green park in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. Its organic metal form stands in contrast to the wooden low-rise building behind it and the taller modern building in the background.

Blue, Keyboard, and Zoom H2 recorder

Meet Blue, who sits atop a keyboard and keys a few keys for us. We also see a Zoom H2 recorder. Submitted by Mike Sheldon via Mastodon.

This is Blue, certain music causes her to come and yell at me until I stop.

Wordless Wednesday: Reflections in the Lagoon

Millie and Roland Juno 106

Millie plays a Roland Juno 106 analog synthesizer. Submitted by The Unfinished via BlueSky. They also shared last week’s pic featuring Frank and the Elektron MachineDrum.

Cricket and Moog Grandmother

Cricket sits atop a (wisely covered) Moog Grandmother synthesizer.

Submitted by Spinning Voices via BlueSky.

Frank and Elektron MachineDrum

Frank poses with an Elektron MachineDrum. Submitted by The Unfinished via BlueSky.

Sylvester and Modular

Sylvester inspects his large modular installation. It’s actually three different modular systems. To the left is Serge format, to the right is Eurorack and in the middle is 5U.

From our friend Elise of Slope 114. You can hear what they’re up to musically via their Bandcamp page.

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