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  • CatSynth pic: KMI QuNexus and Crazy Cat

    Crazy cat with QuNexus

    From Keith McMillen Instruments (KMI), via matrixsynth.

    “To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of QuNexus, KMI is proud to announce the QuNexus Video Contest.

    For full contest details visit: http://www.keithmcmillen.com/QuNexus/contest.

    Coincidentally, I just acquired a QuNexus, but I don’t think I will be participating in the video content. But if you have one, you should. And if your entry includes a cat, send it our way (either via the contact button or leaving a comment here) and we’ll repost it 🙂

  • CatSynth pic: Schrödinger cat & the box (Yamaha CS30L)

    Cat and Yamaha CS30L

    From Hernán Baldi on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.

    “That cat has one nice Yamaha CS30L.”

    Note the box on floor for both “Micro Moog” (sp) and Moog Prodigy.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: At Home

    Weekend Cat Blogging with Luna: At Home

    It’s been a while since Luna has made an appearance on CatSynth, a situation that is entirely my fault. But today we start to correct that with some photos of Luna over the past month.

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    I am happy to report that Luna is doing fine. The same busy-ness that has limited my posts here has sometimes meant less time to spend with her. And Luna does her part to make sure I feel solidly guilty about this.

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    When I am home, we do spend as much time together as we can, including relaxing together. This usually features copious amounts of cuddling and purring.

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    She can sometimes make it difficult for me to get up and do other things.

    And of course, there is napping and sleeping. She is a cat after all. One recent day when she was exceptionally sleepy, I was able to tuck her into the covers for this cute picture.

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    I do hope to make this visits with Luna a regular feature again, along with the backlog of reviews and other posts in the queue. Such is life at this moment.

  • Wordless Wednesday: A Different Luna

    Moon rise Morro Bay

  • CatSynth pic: Belly Rub?

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    Via Awesome Robo.

    “Belly rub for a song?”

    Identification of the synth left to the reader.

  • CatSynth video: Arnold+Sukroso – Role For Gold (official HD)

    CatSynth video: Arnold+Sukroso – Role For Gold (official HD)

    Via matrixsynth.

    Spot these synths (every costume color plays a different track):
    – Nord Modular G2
    – Nord Rack 2
    – Korg Kaoss Pad Mini
    – AcPad Guitar Prototype (acoustic guitar with drum pads and MIDI controllers)
    – an Electronic Drum Kit
    – Bilbo The Cat 🙂

    ROLE FOR GOLD is the first single of the upcoming SYNCHROTRON E.P. by the Berlin based one-man-band joint venture of drummer Sebastian Arnold and Robin Sukroso on guitar.

    Slipping into the colourful roles of different electronic instruments, the two instrumentalists discover a golden place in the summer heat.

    Concept: Arnold+Sukroso
    DoP & Editor: Paul Alpha
    Camera Assistant: Jonas Niemann
    Set Manager, Costume Design & Make Up, Catering: Chrissi
    Music written by Rainer Hirl
    Music produced by Sebastian Arnold

    Part of ‘Synchrotron E.P.’, Release 09.05.2014

    Thanks: Location Reitwein, Boris, Tine Margot, Helene Cat Bilbo

    No animals were hurt during production (except mosquitoes).

  • Wordless Wednesday: Leaf (Napa Valley)

    Napa Valley Winery Leaf

  • CatSynth pic: Sophie and Moog

    Sophie and Moog

    From Chrissie_c via Twitter, with an assist from our friend Tom Emmons.

    RT @Chrissie_c She might not like the MS-20, but Sophie is keen on the Moog 🙂 @catsynth

    If you are on Twitter, you can follow us and share your own cat-and-music photos to appear on this site.

  • Reconnaissance Fly at DUENDE, Oakland (March 26)

    Today we look back at Reconnaissance Fly’s recent performance at DUENDE on Oakland. DUENDE is a venue and tapas restaurant/bar that has been quite supportive of the new music community (I have been remiss in writing reviews for some of the other shows I have seen there), and also has delicious food and wine.

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    The patatas bravas are simple but delicious. The Tempranillo was quite nice as well.

    The performance itself was fun. We had a good audience, mostly filled with familiar faces but that is always welcome. And we premiered a couple of new pieces, Spirograph by Polly Moller and Undeciphered by Tim Walters, which featured text in the undeciphered Linear A script (go look it up). Here are some views from the show.

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    Amanda Chaudhary
    [Photos by MSW.]

    Yes, I deliberately matched the color of the Nord.

    Rounding out the band as always were Rich Lesnik on reeds and Larry the O on drums.

    We are now busy working in more detail on those pieces and at least one more new one for our next show at the Makeout Room in San Francisco in early May.

  • CatSynth pic: Harkonnen and PT-20

    A couple of weeks ago, we featured Arrakis that cat. Today we introduce Arrakis’ brother Harkonnen. (Yes, we see what they did there.)

    Harkonnen and PT-20

    Harkonnen bangs out a tune on his Casio PT-20. Submitted by Yann Antimoine‎ via Facebook.