Discussing the magic of making impossible instruments in Reaktor, making Happy Hardcore Hymns in school, the rise and fall of Endlesss and whether you can take credit for writing music with generative tools… If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! THANKS TO SPONSORS: * SIGNAL SOUNDS  http://signalsounds.com * POINT BLANK MUSIC SCHOOL: https://bit.ly/pbopenday25 Link to Tim’s Stuff * Tim’s Patreon where you can get his Reaktor instruments and support him monthly in their further development http://patreon.com/timexile * Tim’s site with other fine things: https://www.timexile.com/

Another freewheeling conversation about Tom’s big life change, his new Workshop Modular, and everything else with the wonderful Mr Whitwell. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! BUY TOMS MODULES & PRE-ORDER WORKSHOP: https://musicthing.co.uk/ + https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/workshop-system/ THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com Links to Some Things We Discuss WebSDR (Online shortwave you can tune and record): http://websdr.org/ Suren/My Panda Shall Fly Workshop Live Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4qcM4s_M3s Read Tom’s 52 things he learned in 2024: https://medium.com/@tomwhitwell/52-things-i-learned-in-2024-75efffe44f15

Discussing how to be productive combining hardware and software, creative limitations he uses to get tracks made and much more besides with Ableton Live co-inventor Monolake, aka Robert Henke! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com & https://thonk.co.uk LISTEN TO THE NEW ALBUM “STUDIO”: http://roberthenke.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies

In which Jez & Tim of Utah Saints tell the story of how they went from DJing in Leeds to raving on primetime National Television in four months, and all the madness that entailed. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! THANKS TO SPONSORS:   http://signalsounds.com & https://thonk.co.uk/workshop SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies UTAH SAINTS ONLINE Buy the anniversary record: https://utahsaints.tmstor.es/ WATCH UTAHS IN 1991/1992 What Can You Do For Me (Sept 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpcNm24DpAM Something Good (June 1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXuQj1ujYoU Thanks to Matt Milligan for editing this episode!

In which synth legend Tom Oberheim tells the story of how it all happened: From hand-making effects in his apartment in the 60’s, to the golden age of the SEM, OBX and Xpanders, to the loss and renaissance of Oberheim synths. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/plinky-kit-001/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies OBERHEIM ONLINE Oberheim.com: https://oberheim.com/ Tom Oberheim.com https://www.tomoberheim.com/ Thanks to Matt Milligan for editing this episode!

Discussing his amazing origin story, favourite synths and vintage effects, and much more besides with Matthew of ALM Busycircuits! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! * THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/?s=timo+rozendal&post_type=product&title=1&excerpt=1&content=1&categories=1&attributes=1&tags=1&sku=1&orderby=date-DESC&ixwps=1 * SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies CHECK OUT ALM BUSYCIRCUITS STUFF * Buy the ALM Digiverb bundle for $10: https://busycircuits.com/digiverbs/  * Look at their VCV versions (some free!!): https://busycircuits.com/vcv/  * Everything ALM Busycircuits: https://busycircuits.com/ FURTHER READING * Here’s the DK Synergy emulation Matthew suggested: https://chinenual.github.io/synergize/  * But also check out Synergia: https://jariseon.github.io/synergia * Atari ST music guide from Zoe Blade, if you want to explore that world: https://notebook.zoeblade.com/ST_guide.html  * Laurie Spiegel Music Mouse Emulation: https://teropa.info/musicmouse/  Thanks to Matt Milligan for editing this episode.

Talking about his origin story, achieving a Top 10 hit, founding Sonic State , secrets behind synth reviewing and everything besides with the original synth webmaster and video reviewer Nick Batt! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! THANKS TO SPONSORS: ▶︎ http://signalsounds.com ▶︎ https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/befaco-oneiroi/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON ▶︎ https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies Support Sonic State on Patreon! ▶︎ https://patreon.com/sonicstate ▶︎ https://sonicstate.com/ ▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/@sonicstate

Talking everything 101, 303, 808 & 909 with Paul Barker of DINSYNC: The man who made it possible to create replicas of Roland’s most classic creations. If you enjoy this, please share it! Learn more about DINSYNC ▶︎ http://www.re-303.com ▶︎ https://instagram.com/dinsync ▶︎ THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com & 
https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/sebsongs-bread-butter/ ▶︎ SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies

Talking about the difficulties of being a modular synth brand, humble beginnings and getting out of your comfort zone with the wonderful Manu Retamero of Befaco.  If you enjoy this, please share it! * THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com & 
https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/befaco-oneroi/ * SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies Links to Some Things We Discuss * All things Befaco: https://www.befaco.org/ * FM3 Buddha Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3 * Elektroplankton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroplankton * My weird Superbooth video (3:08 for Oneiroi): https://youtu.be/Iy1jM7KKHdk * DAKIM live set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmQ7AMnooj0  

Would you like to learn about a novel way to make music that's available to you right now, completely free, improvisational, and insanely powerful? Today we meet Alex McLean and discuss the magic of Algorave - aka: making improvised music onstage by writing and editing small lines of code. It’s an amazing art form and Alex is the person who coined the term ‘Algorave’, and created TidalCycles, a free program for live coding, and is a great advocate for the art form. Links below to watch performances, watch Alex’s TED talk, get access to TidalCycles and more. LISTEN OTHER WAYS ▶︎ YouTube: https://youtu.be/NUgJgCvX4Y4 THANKS TO SPONSORS: ▶︎ http://signalsounds.com ▶︎ https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/byom/ (this is the kit I mention in the ad) SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: ▶︎ https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies INTRO TO LIVECODING ▶︎ Here's a TED talk Alex did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAGjTYa95HM ▶︎ Here's a nice little Resident Advisor film about Algoravin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2EZqikCIfY ▶︎ Here's a performance Alex did which I reference in the conversation, I think it's absolutely wicked and a great example of the tools being used to sensational effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vomnc9R-7mw ▶︎ Here's ORCA, which we touch on: https://100r.co/site/orca.html ▶︎ Here's a good intro vid to ORCA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaI_TuISSJE ALEX'S LINKS Here's an uber useful list of links that Alex provided for me to share with you, if you want to learn how to livecode, try it immediately in your browser, or find a community meetup. ▶︎ Introduction to live coding music and visuals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QY2x6aZzqc ▶︎ TidalCycles https://tidalcycles.org/ ▶︎ Try Strudel right now: https://strudel.cc/ (it's TidalCycles running in a browser without any need for installation) ▶︎ Strudel Demo by Alex: https://strudel.cc/?FRyhM9b5iLDm ▶︎ TOPLAP - the home of live coding https://blog.toplap.org/ ▶︎ List of local live coding communities https://blog.toplap.org/nodes/ ▶︎ Pattern Club Sheffield - https://patternclub.org/sheffield/ ▶︎ 'Eulerroom' channel with loads of archived live coding streams: https://www.youtube.com/eulerroom ▶︎ Alex's algorithmic pattern project https://algorithmicpattern.org/ ▶︎ Comprehensive list of live coding links https://github.com/toplap/awesome-livecoding ▶︎ Alex's blog https://slab.org/ ▶︎ The nonprofit Alex works as part of https://thentrythis.org/

Discussing a surprising career in directing ads & computer graphics, how he then created the legendary M185 sequencer, and much electronic nerdery with legend Jake of RYK Modular. Thanks to Matt Milligan for editing this episode. If you enjoy this, please share it! BUY RYK MODULES: https://www.ryk-modular.com/products THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies Links to Some Things We Discuss The original Jake M185 jam that I could still hum was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAvPPj_Sy6c&ab_channel=RYKModular The amazing David Elsewhere breakdancing clip (it’s actually from 2001, heck): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUz4OLQi_uw The VW Ad Jake & Ryoko directed as NE-O (Mint Royale also doing great work on the remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myxb1f07cAo Jake’s favourite Toyota ad they made (and which won the Cannes Lion award): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xJcwF7N0QM Bonus: Brilliant Toyota ad NE-O directed: https://vimeo.com/155964264 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO WHY WE BLEEP ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-we-bleep/id1338201154 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7geAIMtHFkCjEiRy3oqez0?si=wJOmlqVDR1CHur1PBrDlXg

Discussing the music making process, beating bad habits and “doing a f*cko” with Alex Robertshaw and Jonathan Higgs of the excellent band Everything Everything. Ensure more Why We Bleeps get created by supporting the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies BUY THEIR RECORDS (AND SEE THEM LIVE): https://everything-everything.co.uk/ THANKS TO SPONSORS: http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/ LINKS TO STUFF WE DISCUSS ▶︎ Ableton Live: https://www.ableton.com/en/ ▶︎ Verbos Modular: https://www.verboselectronics.com/ ▶︎ Cwejman Modular: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/vendors/view/20 (The founder died in 2021 and I am not sure what the future holds for the brand) ▶︎ Monome Teletype: https://monome.org/docs/teletype/ ▶︎ Cirklon: https://www.sequentix.com/ ▶︎ Bach to Moog (exploring hybrid acoustic/electronic arrangements): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rcw5GCXJnQ&t=335s ▶︎ Stuart Price: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/stuart-price (old interview but interesting) ▶︎ James Ford: https://www.jamesellisford.com/ David Kosten: https://davidkosten.com/ ▶︎ VCV rack: https://vcvrack.com/ (A free virtual modular synth in your computer!!) ▶︎ Teletype add-on: https://library.vcvrack.com/monome/teletype ▶︎ Alex’s Teletype tutorial recommendation: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMHhQKTYXU657VGx48aj-0rs_tjoz7-Eo&si=V7cyhn7UnTC41OfR ▶︎ Alex’s favourite Teletype Instagrammer: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cbf0boxg4yp/?igsh=MTRrbGNjbWU5Z2lyOA== (the guy who connected lights to his!)

A freewheeling conversation about nearly everything with the fantastically interesting Tom Whitwell. Ensure more Why We Bleeps get created by supporting the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies BUY TOMS MODULES: https://musicthing.co.uk/ THANKS TO SPONSORS:  http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/ LINKS TO STUFF WE DISCUSS Tom’s Residential Workshop in April 2024 he’s doing: https://dyski.co/Tom-Whitwell-Sound-Maps 52 things Tom Learned in 2023: https://medium.com/magnetic/52-things-i-learned-in-2023-a3bbb9f9323d An interesting book about being interesting that Tom is in: https://thedobook.co/products/do-interesting-notice-collect-share The book drawing on the right side of the brain: https://www.drawright.com/ The David Tudor book he loves: http://remindedbytheinstruments.info/phone/index.html The Centimental Noise Book: https://cementimental.com/noisebook/ Tom’s Move module: https://www.thonk.co.uk/music-thing-modular-move/ Tom’s 8MU controller: https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/music-thing-8mu/ Teenage Engineering KO II: https://teenage.engineering/store/ep-133/ My Panda Shall Fly: https://www.instagram.com/mypandashallfly/?hl=en-gb The episode of Why We Bleep with Sunroof: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-we-bleep-032-daniel-miller-gareth-jones-sunroof/id1338201154?i=1000532055425 An app can be a home cooked meal: https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/ Matt Webb’s AI Clock: https://www.theverge.com/23669343/ai-clock-chatgpt-poems-rhymes-diy-project Tom’s Mikrophone MK3 Module: https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/mtm-mikrophonie-with-mic/ Tom Whitwell’s original ‘Where Daft Punk Got Their Samples From’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJPdVVOmbz4 Tape Notes with James Blake: https://tapenotes.co.uk/project/tn122-james-blake ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/ The service Mylar uses that AI transcribes: https://www.descript.com/ The Rabbit R1 pocket companion: https://www.rabbit.tech/

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Talking synths, music making, and what is the best console, with Rival Consoles! ✨ Buy or stream Ryan's new album Now Is, here: https://www.erasedtapes.com/release/eratp153-rival-consoles-now-is - and see him live! Support Why We Bleep on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mylarmelodies Support Why We Bleep for free by sharing this episode with friends. Check out our Episode Sponsors: https://www.signalsounds.com/ - for all kinds of gear https://www.thonk.co.uk/ - for easy synth DIY https://www.modcaf.org.uk/ - tickets for their Test Chamber event in September 23

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