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  • 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).

  • 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.

    patatas bravas and Tempranillo

    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.

  • CatSynth pic: Ikea Rast Modular Synthesizer

    CatSynth pic: Ikea Rast Modular Synthesizer

    Ikea Rast modular and cats

    From Appliancide.

    “Cats are very into beefy terminal blocks.”

    I was actually looking into the Ikea Rast as a hackable piece of studio furniture, but I’m not sure it is precisely what I need. If only there was a way to make it slightly wider…

  • CatSynth pic: CV Sunday from Moog

    Another from our friends at Moog Music, Inc., via Twitter.

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    This picture of a kitten on a Moog modular actually appeared here on CatSynth before. I leave it as an exercise to the reader to find the post 🙂

  • CatSynth pic: Mimi and Minibrute

    We have another recent photo of Mimi, this time with an Arturia Minibrute.

    Mimi and Minibrute

    Submitted by Eric of of polynominal. As one can see in this pic, Mimi is getting older and having some health issues. We at CatSynth are sending her healing thoughts and vibes.

  • CatSynth pic: Animoog

    Cat and Animoog

    Today we have a gorgeous picture featuring a cat and the Animoog iPad app. Submitted by our friends at Moog Music, Inc., via Twitter.

  • CatSynth pic: Mimi and Roland SP-808

    Mimi and Roland SP-808

    We at CatSynth love Mimi! And we’re happy to feature her once again, this time with a Roland SP-808(EX).

    Submitted by Eric of polynominal. Definitely check out his site if you haven’t already.