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  • Weekend Cat Blogging #300: Return to Normal

    Luna looks on at the jumble of furniture, on which the dotara is sitting post performance.  I actually like the geometric formation of the tables pushed together during the construction, and the contrast of the curved musical instrument.

    The big concert is now over and done. It mostly went quite beautifully, except for one technical flaw that disrupted the final piece (more on this in a later post).  The construction is also now done.  So we are looking forward to life at home returning to normal.

    We now have the time and opportunity to put the apartment back together, and do those mundane but necessarily things that make up normal life. Oh, and to relax and enjoy a little down time.  At least until the next big creative project begins.  I think we will be starting on Tuesday.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #300 is hosted by Mog and Meowza at Mind of Mog. Like us, they seem a bit dazed.

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted tomorrow by Nikita and Elivra at Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth video: Cats hip-hop jam

    From alkexinstruments on YouTube, via matrixsynth:

    “Mr Kitty and Bessie Jamming on the Alkex instruments minimoog midi controller. Get yours at www.alkex.com”

  • CatSynth pic: Juno 106

    Submitted by Mieke via facebook.

    “young female cat near several synths.”

    If you have your  own cat-and-music pictures, please submit them to us via facebook, twitter @catsynth, or contact us.

  • CatSynth pic: Cat and Rhodes

    From suitandtieguy on an old thread on Muff Wiggler’s forum.

    Some of the photos have appeared here before, but some have not. I am pretty sure this is one that hasn’t.

    Can anyone identify the synths and other gear between the Rhodes and the cat?

  • Weekend Cat Blogging and Photo Hunt: Silhouette

    This week’s Photo Hunt theme is silhouette, which is something that often happens with photos of Luna by chance if not by intention.

    It is often a product of Luna’s black fur that the lighting extremes at CatSynth HQ.  But it can lead to interesting results.  I like the contrast of Luna’s black silhouette to the bright chrome and glass reflections in this next photo:

    This was taken back on New Years Day.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #298 will be hosted by Samantha and Clementine at Life from a Cat’s Perspective.

    PhotoHunt 253 is hosted as always by tnchick. This week’s theme is Silhouette.

    Carnival of the Cats will be up this Sunday at When Cats Attack!.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator.

  • CatSynth pic: Diego and Befaco Slicer Prototype

    From comun y corriente, via matrixsynth:

    Googlish translation from matrixsynth:

    The other Diego had domestic problems that will prevent you bring your Spanish guitar, so you will be forced to play with this wild animal.

    And another picture from amstrad on flickr, featuring Kiska:

    Finally, an update from c+c via the comments on matrixsynth:

    ust a brief explanation of what was going on here… This was published a couple of days before our first Corrientazo, a concert featuring many musicians using compact synthesizers and DIY stuff. So we were announcing that Diego, from Befaco, was going to play with a prototype of their new Slicer / 8 step sequencer, to be released later this month (more info soon!).

    Then I heard news from Amstrad that he was no longer going to play spanish guitar + MFB 522 in the concert, because the cat ate the guitar! So he brought his DIY modular, from the Befaco workshops, instead; and played it via MIDI from his iPhone!”

    I would be curious to hear the iPhone + Befaco performance…

  • CatSynth video: Play Mubarak Off, Keyboard Cat!

    I suppose I should have expected this one:

    From chuckieart on YouTube.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #297: Construction again

    The on-again off-again construction at CatSynth HQ is finally on again for real. That meant Luna had to go back to boarding for a couple of days, but I brought her back home the weekend. Here we see her inspecting the state of the work:

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    Hopefully it will be done early next week. The whole process has been a bit stressful for both of us. I hope letting Luna enjoy some time at home over the weekend is indeed better for her, and I’m not adding to her stress or exposing her to much fallout from the construction work. It’s certainly far less than what we went through in late 2008, so hopefully it’s OK.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #297 is being hosted by Oliver and Noli at The Accidental English Teacher. This is their first time hosting!

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted by Nikita at Meowsing of an Opinionated Pussycat. This is definitely not his first time hosting.

    And the Friday Ark is at the modulator, back from hiatus.

  • CatSynth video: Surachai: Plague Diagram is Nina-approved

    From grainbelt01, via matrixsynth:

    Out now: http://plaguediagram.com/

    The transparent vinyl looks beautiful, but I don’t have a vinyl turntable. I did download the mp3 album, though.

    I just heard a little bit of it as a de-facto mashup with live-video coming up of Egypt.

  • Weekend Cat Blogging #296

    It looks like it’s going to be another beautiful morning here.  Luna maintains her routine on sunny mornings of bedding down on a dining room chair.  And while I am busy working, she is dreaming:

    The Carnival of the Cats will be hosted here at CatSynth tomorrow! If you would like to participate, please fill out the handy submission form.

    Weekend Cat Blogging #296 is being hosted by Pam at Sidewalk Shoes.

    And the Friday Ark has returned at the modulator.

    Like many, we have been hungrily following the events in Egypt (if by some chance, you are not following this, you should be) – and excited to see hopeful changes for the people there. While the focus is of course on the major political changes and peoples’ safety, I did look into stories about animals in the land that once worshipped cats as gods. Through this article, we did read about Egyptian Mau Rescue, and browsed the Facebook page for the Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals. Ultimately, these visits ended up being a narrative about people and the challenges they face caring for animals amidst major upheaval.