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Weekend Cat Blogging: Fun with Highways

Today two of our frequent series collide. It’s a “Fun with Highways” edition of Weekend Cat Blogging as Luna poses near some of our California highway signs.

I-80 has obvious significance, as we live very close to its western terminus. Indeed, I used a clip of Luna with the I-80 sign back in April for the video performance I did at SOMArts. It was projected onto a two-story wall next to the I-80 terminal interchange.

By contrast, California Highway 41 (which runs from the coast through the Central Valley to Yosemite) is a bit more esoteric, but it might be part of a future conceptual art project.

Yes, we at CatSynth are a bit eccentric. But you probably already knew that.

Weekend Cat Blogging #367 is hosted by Pam and Smudge at Sidewalk Shoes.

The Carnival of the Cats will be up tomorrow at iMeowza, the home of Meowza who went to the Rainbow Bridge in May. We keep him and his family in our thoughts.

And the Friday Ark is at the modulator

CatSynth pic: Very Rare E&MM Spectrum Synthersizer

A cat contemplates the rare E&MM Spectrum Synthesizer. Via matrxisynth, where you can see more photos.

“A Very rare opportunity to get a fully working Electronics and Music Maker Spectrum Synthersizer [sic]. These are like hens teeth. I built this in the seventies from a kit. All still in perfect working order with the original manual. A collectors item not to be missed. Please see my other listings as I am selling a Powertran Transedant 2000 in perfect condition…”

CatSynth pic: Technip 1210

Submitted by Endai Hüdl via our Facebook page. This catnip-filled turntable is available on softmachines on Etsy.

The perfect toy for real cool ‘catnipster’ cats!

a technics 1210 turntable catnip for your housecat!
‘Cats love to scratch’ writing on the back for your Nip Hop Cat!

the catmint used in this toy is homegrown in the garden of my mother in law in the beautiful countryside of Bavaria in Germany.

The profit of this softmachines product will be donated to the animal shelter Berlin.

……….cats love to scratch!

CatSynth video: Mr. Mittens meet Bootsy!

A follow up to the Attomik Kitteh video that we posted last week. Submitted by Ava Lemert via our Facebook page.

Ava Lemert introduces the world to the cat who inspired her funk anthem, “Attomik Kitteh” just released April 21st, 2012
Mr. Mittens, meet Bootsy!

“Attomik Kitteh” is available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/attomik-kitteh/id521592190?i=521592191

If you have your own cat-and-music pictures or videos to share, you can submit them via Facebook, tweet us @catsynth, or contact us.

CatSynth video: Synth Studio Tour with Zac the Black Cat

Submitted by James Bragg via our Facebook page.

Quick view around the Fernforest Project Studio. My black cat likes sitting on things that are black and stylish. He thinks he fits in well and looks cool.
Synths in order – Doepfer Modular A-100, Moog Etherwave Theremin, Moog Voyager Old School, Schlagswerg analogue drum machine, CP-251 moog control processor, Dave Smith Mopho and Tetra, Mackie Onyx firewire mixer, PC, M-Audio Oxygen 25, NI Maschine and a Monome my brother built.
The music is called “Dark Glow” by me. you can find the whole track on soundcloud.