While enjoying her beanbag chair, Luna deigned to be photographed (again) with the DSI Evolver synth:
I think this is an appropriate post as I head out for the tour. It is music related, and Luna gets to hold the top spot for a couple of days…
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Tour Kick-off show in Oakland
The tour for Polly Moller and Company began last night with out kick-off show at 1510 8th Street in Oakland:
We were a trio last night, rather than a quartet. Guitarist Bill Wolter joins us tomorrow for the trip north.
I also performed a solo set to open the evening:
(Photo by Polly Moller)
Once again, I am playing the ektar (single-string instrument).
This is the first performance in which I used two laptops (both PC and Mac), mainly because not everything I wanted to use last night ran on a single system. I also took advantage of the excellent piano present at 1510. I improvised against the electronics, trying to match the timbre and “vague pitches” – the piano was also picked up by the mic for processing. And I opened the set with a brief rendition of “Alley Cat” (which has been stuck in my head after the bad kitty chaos festival from a couple of weekends back).
I will be doing another solo set for our show in Astoria, Oregon.
CatSynth pics: Niki Fried Rice
Remember Niki? Well, she has some more gear photos:
Looks like a Nord micromodular in the first pic. And in the second, is that an E-MU Xmidi? Well, at least someone bought one. I wonder if that is a standalone unit, or the one that comes with Emulator/Proteus X2? (The fact that it's not connected to any MIDI cables suggests the latter)
sigh
CatSynth pic: Sound Transform Systems Serge
Originally posted on matrixsynth, from a long-completed eBay auction:
In another photo fromt he set, one can see a bit of tail near the patch cords:
CatSynth pic: Appliancide
I just discovered Appliancide and this photo via matrixsynth
Look forward to reading and hearing more…
…Peek-a-boo…
CatSynth pic: Metasonix TX-1D Agonizer
From Deviant Synth, via matrixsynth:
Mommy the cat likes it, so…
😉
Beautiful tabby cat, though. And it's Tuesday.
CatSynth pic: Rudy the Rack Cat
From Ivan, we have Rudy the Rack Cat:
I am curious about a couple of the items in the rack. For example, the unit labeled as a “PCA-200 Low-Frequency Synthesizer”, and it's neighor below. Anyone know anything about them? The only references I can find to “PCA200” are a measurement device and an old ATM networking device.
Synth Tatoo (sans cat)
Those folks over at dreamchimney are all over the synth tatoos again:
No cat, but we did get a nice shout-out anyway.
So…we at CatSynth will welcome all your synth-related tatoo fun, whether feline or not. You can use the current submissions page for synth and electronic-music themed body art.
I hope we don't regret this too much…
CatSynth pic: MisteryCat
Octave CAT, and more classic Synth Ads, and a Poll
This ad for the Octave CAT is one of many classic synthesizer ads from the 1970s and early 1980s on display in a new gallery at polynominal, the home of frequent contributors Mimì and Eric Pochesci.
They have quite a collection, with over 180 pictures. It is definitely worth a look, not only for those interested in old synths, but anyone either nostalgic or fascinated by that era.
They also have a poll for the the most ugly synth ad. And they have some really good candidates for this illustrious title. I did vote for one that definitely stood out, at least for me. See if you can figure out which one it was. Hint, it is probably the most “Republican” (US) synth ad I've seen…