Saturday, May 22, 2010



Concerts during 1981:

1 Moog Source synth
1 PPG Wave 2.0 synth
1 TEAC A3440 Tape Machine (w/ D.B.Y. Unit)
1 REVOX A77 Tape Machine
+ some other stuff

Some shows in the beginning of 1982 (See You Tour):

Martin: PPG Wave 2.0 and a Yamaha CS-5.
Fletch: Moog Source
Alan: Roland Promars (a monophonic JP-4, without the arpeggiator and less keys. It also has CV/gate in and outs.)

In the article named "The New Sythesizer Rock" (Keyboard Magazine 1982) the following equipment was listed: ARP2600, Moog Source, Roland Promars, Roland SH-1, Roland MC-4 (early digital sequencer), Korg KR55 (preset drum machine) Roland TR808 (programmable drum machine)

A Broken Frame Tour:

Alan: Roland Jupiter 8
Martin: PPG Wave 2.0)+ a small keyboard thing (Martin's small keyboard had "Fairlite" (compared to the 100.000 USD Fairlight CMI sampler) written on the back of it:)). The small keyboard could actually have been a Yamaha thing (Yamaha 5), which guys used when they started playing synths.
Fletch: Moog Source

Construction Time Again Tour:

Alan: Roland Jupiter 8 + another keyboard (don't know which one)
Martin: Emulator I, Yamaha DX7
Fletch: Oberheim OB8

Some Great Reward Tour:

Alan: Emulator II, Roland Jupiter 8
Martin: Emulator I, Yamaha DX7
Fletch: Oberheim OB8

Celebration Tour

Alan: Emu Emulator II, Korg DW 8000
Martin: Emulator II, PPG Wave 2.3
Fletch: Oberheim OB, two Prophet 2000 samplers
The triggers were translated w/ a Roland Octapad and sent to Akai S900 samplers for the sounds.

Concert for the Masses Tour:

Alan: EmaxHD & DX7II triggering EmaxHD Rack for Spare
Martin: Same
Fletch: EmaxHD & DW8000 triggering EmaxHD for spare
Percussion pads behind them played the Spare Emax Tascam 48 Tape (Main) Tascam 38 (Spare)

World Violation Tour:

Alan, Martin & Fletch: Two EmaxII turbo (Main & Spare)
All Pads and Alan's Mega Drums triggered EmaxII turbo rack (became an Akai S1000 in Aus when the Emax died)
Two Tascam MSR16 Tapes (Main & Spare)

http://www.tuug.utu.fi/%7Ejaakko/dm/keyboards.html#q

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Hard Wax photos (stolen from Amon Tobin's page)

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Basic Channel

Wednesday, March 24, 2010


For 20 years now, I've wanted to see this kind of tour around Vince Clarke's studio.

Cosey Fanni Tutti talking about art and music.
I like the part where she discusses her nude pieces. It made me more fully able to appreciate her TG centerfold work.

Thursday, March 4, 2010


Michael Penn and Patrick Warren with his Chamberlin.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Toe Rag Studio
The Dust Brothers
Steve Albini
Brian Eno - Another Day On Earth
The studio is based around two Apple Mac G4 computers running Logic, plus a selection of outboard including (right) the Digitech Studio Vocalist used extensively on Another Day On Earth, a Lexicon Jam Man loop sampler and an Eventide H3000 Harmonizer.
Tori Amos
The Walkmen - Pussy Cats
I don't really care one way or the other about Stockhausen.

Mogwai