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  • CatSynth pic: Cat and Modular Synthesizers

    Just a cat in the studio with a large modular synthesizer collection.  Identification of modules left as an exercise to the reader 😺

    From Rik Simpson on Instagram.

  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Korg MS-20

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Korg MS-20

    Cat and Korg MS-20 synthesizer

    Cute calico cat sitting atop a Korg MS-20 synthesizer (or at least we are pretty sure it’s an MS-20).

    gunceaci . 10M ago
    Sunday mood #patchmeup #catsynthesizer
  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Moog Subsequent 37

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Moog Subsequent 37

    Cat Playing moog subsequent 37

    Today we have a cat playing the new Moog Subsequent 37 synthesizer, the follow-up to their popular Sub 37 model.

    From rokkafortestudio on Instragram.

  • CatSynth Pic: How It All Began…

    Via @retrosynthads on Twitter.

    Are they beaming cats up into space or beaming them down?

    Perplexing question indeed 😸

  • CatSynth Pic: Chord Kitten (Qu-Bit Electronix)

    CatSynth Pic: Chord Kitten (Qu-Bit Electronix)

    Seen on matrixsynth today 😺, featuring modules from our friends at Qu-Bit Electronix.

    Just a random synth cat pic via @quebitelectronix.

    “Chord kitten from @catsonsynthesizersinspace 💙🐱”

    Makes you wonder what it was hearing. Or maybe it was reading MATRIXSYNTH.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging with Sam Sam: The Departure and the Coat

    Early Saturday morning, I embarked on another trip to New York. As it is late November, this trip requires a winter coat. While it was sitting out, Sam Sam came over to investigate.

    She was fascinated by the wool coat and immediately started purring up a storm and kneading.

    The soft woolen surface clearly brought out some kitten instinct in her. While Luna used to purr and knead soft things frequently, I haven’t seen Sam Sam do that as much, and not to the degree she did in the presence of this coat.

    One of the hardest parts of leaving on a trip is leaving my cat. Fortunately, we know that Sam Sam is good hands, being lovingly looked after at CatSynth HQ (and probably spoiled rotten). I look forward to reuniting with her in a little over a week.

  • Anne Marguerite Herbst at Far Out Gallery, San Francisco

    Anne Marguerite Herbst at Far Out Gallery, San Francisco

    Far Out Gallery in the Sunset district of San Francisco is currently hosting a solo exhibition of works by Anne Herbst, and we were on hand to see it and cover it on CatSynth TV.

    Of course, the cat-imagery particularly caught my eye, but there are many layers beyond that. Even in the cats, one can see some of the other elements that permeate Herbst’s art, including undulating lines and traces of her body that are used both as textures and bounding elements.

    There are also the frequent connections to her personal history in the inclusion of faces and hints of other people. The connection to blood comes up both in the use of color, imagery, and the context of a couple of the paintings. It features in a self portrait as well as a piece for her father’s 90th birthday, both of which are featured in the video.

    Anne Herbst

    Herbst took the personal history to a new level for this exhibition by re-imagining childhood drawings with her current artistic style and practice.

    We see the lines, shapes, and character of her current work brought to the original cat figure from the drawing. One can also notice the blood-like elements and color in this piece.

    Creatures of all sorts abound throughout. In addition to the cats, the turtle seems to be a recurring animal, and was featured prominently in the work we most associated with the exhibition title “Ripples.”

    Far Out Gallery has been a great discovery for us, a place connecting us more deeply to that sometimes remote western edge of San Francisco. We are happy to have been there for both Anne Herbst’s show and Kasper Rodenborn’s earlier this season. We hope to see more in the future.

  • CatSynth Pic: Picasso and Realistic MG-1

    CatSynth Pic: Picasso and Realistic MG-1

    Picasso the cat means business as he poses with a Realistic MG-1 synthesizer. Submitted by James Bahleda‎ via our Facebook page.

    The MG-1 was built by Moog for Realistic (Radio Shack), and was designed and marketed for home/casual use. It’s no Model D, but it does still have Moog technology and sound. It remains popular with some collectors and artists. You can read more about it here.

  • CatSynth Pic: Rico Suave and Roland JX-8P

    Handsome tuxedo cat Rico Suave poses with a Roland JX-8P synthesizer. Another from Adian Halo on Instagram.

    You can find out more about the Roland JX-8P here.

  • CatSynth Pic: Cat and Roland Juno 106

    CatSynth Pic: Cat and Roland Juno 106

    This cute cat-and-synth combo comes to us via adrianhalo82 on Instagram.

    While not identified in the Instagram post as a June 106, we are pretty confident in our own identification. See for yourself here 😺 🎹 .