After a brief hiatus over the weekend, we’re back – more on that later. In the meantime, we have this cute photo of Zelda the Gray with a DSI Evolver, Arturia KeyStep, Native Instruments Maschine, and more 😺. From skaterdays on Instagram.
Category: Cats
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CatSynth Pic: Gracie and PPG Wave
Gracie returns once again, this time with a refurbished PPG Wave synthesizer.
By Alison Cassidy (Alsún Ní Chasaide) via Facebook.
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New Cartoon: Boink Boink Basement!
Sam Sam makes her cartoon debut in Boink Boink Basement!, our latest offering from artist J.B.
We think she fits right on with the myriad other fascinating elements in this surreal drawing. And snoopervising is one of the things she does best in creative settings, as can be seen in this previous post.
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CatSynth Pic: Black Cat and Modular Synth
This morning we bring you a beautiful black cat with green eyes (like our beloved late Luna), courtesy of our friends at polynominal.com.
We’re pretty sure this is Marcel, who has appeared on CatSynth before, You can see his previous appearances here. As he is the focus of this image optically and conceptually, we are unable to identify the modular synth in the back.
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CatSynth Pic: Cat and Moog Sub 37
It seems like it is a week for Cats on Moogs, and in particular cats on Moog Sub 37. From Drew Millar via the Facebook group Synthesizer Freaks – part of the same thread that included Monday’s Cat-on-Sub-37 photo.
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Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando is a controversial figure in contemporary circles, but we did some great movies a long time ago (followed by some not-so-great ones, then a couple more classics, and then some really awful ones). But his work has intertwined with many things at CatSynth over the past couple of years. Consider this cartoon by J.B. (Jason Berry), part of our extended Mensa Cat series.
We leave the joke as an exercise to the reader. 😸
There is also the tune “Marlon Brando” initially composed by Jason Berry for Vacuum Tree Head, which I redid for my own band CDP. Here is a live performance of us playing it at the Make Out Room in San Francisco.
CDP Marlon Brando May 1 from CatSynth on Vimeo.
And finally, our friends at the Cat Museum of San Francisco shared this feline photo today.
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CatSynth Video: Savannah Cat on Piano
Kitten Music 😻🎹
📹: raameses pic.twitter.com/GKh3GoWEG9
— Emergency Kittens (@EmrgencyKittens) April 3, 2018
A young savannah cat – at least we think it’s a savannah and not an actual serval – playing on the piano. We think the music actually makes for a great introduction, perhaps the start of a theme and variations.
Seen via Emergency Kittens on Twitter. We think the cat’s name is raameses.
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CatSynth Pic: Moggie on the Moogie
This “moggie” has found a nice warm resting place atop this Moog synthesizer. From Campbell Dye via Facebook.
We’re pretty sure the Moog in question is a Subsequent 37 😺 [CORRECTION: It’s just a “plain old Sub 37”. They do look alike.]
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Passover Synth Jam with the Matzoh Man
The Matzoh Man returns for Passover on CatSynth TV, this time accompanied by a Minimoog, Roland VP-03 vocoder and our trusty Nord Stage EX.
The Dayenu song is a tradition on Passover. The word dayenu approximately translates to “it would have been sufficient” and is used as a phrase of gratitude for each of the miracles recounted in the Passover Hagaddah.
Chag Pesach Sameach!
