From Trash Audio, via Synthtopia, and submitted to us by RadicalGeometry on twitter.
We have actually seen Alessandro Cortini’s work in a previously posted video. This one features multiple black cats, a tabby cat kneading, gratuitous kitten placement, and a large Buchla synthesizer setup.
It’s a long video, at almost 8 minutes, but worth a watch.
From Logan Owlbeemoth, submitted by Vlern on facebook:
It’s a relatively low-res picture, but the synth is identified as a Roland System 100. (Thanks, Vlern!)
From curvetheory on flickr, via matrixsynth:
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I particularly like the first picture. Balero looks a bit like Luna, except of course for the eyes.
Submitted by Leonardo Martins via facebook.
“My Pantero playing the Korg MS-20ic!!!”
The Korg MS-20ic is a controller for the “Korg Legacy Collection” software version of the MS-20.
Submitted by Nicolas Pauly via facebook:
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“pictures from my kitten, who loves to sleep on my mixtable.”
I see a Korg Kaoss Pad (the big kind, not the mini that I often use), a Microkorg, and a Speak and Read, among other sundry items.
As always, you can submit you own cat-and-music pictures via facebook, twitter, or our submission form.
sonoio2 from Alessandro Cortini on Vimeo, via matrixsynth:
sonoio2 from Alessandro Cortini on Vimeo.
[While I work on the reviews for the Friday and Saturday shows at the Outsound Music Summit, we have a guest review from Joe McMahon, ambient music/soundscapes – pemungkah.com. Given that I was a performer in two groups on Friday, his review provides an interesting outside perspective.]
Friday at Outsound: Reconnaissance Fly, Cornelius Cardew Choir, Amy X Neuburg
An interesting evening of word (and other vocalization) related music. Reconnaissance Fly led off with their songs based on “spam poetry” – the sometimes strangely numinous texts randomly generated to try to evade spam filters. RF can, and does, play in a massive variety of styles, from samba and tango through pop, prog rock, and jazz, all the way to full-on avante-garde improv. These wildly disparate styles and surreal text are combined in pop song structures into catchily mind-bending conceptual smoothies. It appeared that the audience was ready for an encore, but time was short. The piece which included what seemed to be samples from a “teach your bird to talk” record and Polly Moller’s exceptional flute multiphonics and extended techniques was particularly fascinating, and Moe!’s drumming lent serious propulsion and quirky humor as well.
The Cornelius Cardew Choir did three pieces: the first was based on the alphabet and reminded me a bit of “In C”, as the choir started at “A”, both reciting the letters and making their sounds, the individual members determining the speed at which they moved through the alphabet. Charming and fun. The second piece was based on rock inscriptions; very dense and almost surflike; I had a little trouble spotting a structure in this one, but that’s probably more the result of a long day on my part. The last piece added electronics and flute; a very evocative, ritualistic piece – fascinating textures and quite wonderful.
Last on the bill was Amy X Neuburg, who wowed the crowd as always, performing, among others, several pieces from her _Residue_ album; her performances of these have evolved interestingly. In addition, she improvised a new piece on the spot using her Blippo Box and her just-built Scatchbox, and a tribute to Kim Flint the late founder of the Looper’s Delight mailing list.
A very enjoyable evening; looking forward to hearing more from all the performers.
Submitted by Julian on facebook:
“i can’t believe there’s a page dedicated to cats and synth. finally.”
