midicake arp

 and this is why this'll be my next piece of gear 

bassline techniques

 i like this vid because it illustrates (for me!) the need to practice with your gear until you understand the technique rather than the gear itself. similarly it doesn't matter if it's 'techno' and that's not your taste, it's about what your gear does, how you can learn that, and how you can apply it to your practice

volca keys as drone machine

 

roland aira s1

 it's taken many decades but i'm finally discovering that reading the manual is a good idea. those for electronics tho, are notoriously scant which, when you're faced with something like the s1, isn't the best. fortunately here's this to sort it out. it's a bit rushed - but there's a pause button! i love my wee s1 but i've found this vid invaluable. great fun to follow along, stop, go down a side alley, have a think and start again. and, i'd guess, a good way to get to grips with what's going on with your electronic gizmos! 

roland drum machines

 it seems likely i'll be adding a tr8 to my box of tricks in the near future even tho i really want a tr8s. space is clearly an issue but i loved the aira s1 so consistently since i've opened the box that the tr8 seems a logical add on. they are compatible with my volcas and interesting things may be done but it's amazing, in just the space of ten years, how dated the volcas feel. all are still 'relatively' cheap tho and if you want to get away from tv/socials/daw etc in the dark nights i can't recommend a wee set up like this enough. even if you're as awfully terrible at actually using them as me! lol 

aphex twin

 old school aphex outtakes 

noodling

i can appreciate a computer for sure but i don't like them. as i rejig some of my electronica i find more and more pleasure just noodling - it's called plasy for a reason! 

lisa bella donna

 one for the weekend. or just look at that gear! 

meng qi wingie 2

 this looks likely as i make a return to sound recording! 

keinseier

 my forays into music these days are either bleepy techno or eighties basslines, both of which i'm enjoying but i'm definitely wanting to moce in the direction of this. clearly, along with the cleanest workspace i've ever seen, keinseier has better gear for the purpose than me but, and aside from loving the dreamy soundscapes (no surprises he composes for films), i never watch a video of his without feeling inspired, one day! lol 

korg monologue

 i've finally dragged some of my old electronica out and my, but i'm rusty. the korg monologue is a great starter synth and here's a couple of vids that show how it work 

cosey fanny tutti

i love this picture of cosey fanny tutti, there's lots of issues around this but as it's the internet, which never forgets, caution is best. what i will say is i remember seeing images of the prostitution show from back in the day and finding it all very disturbing, not least because i hadn't learned a context to put it in. even then tho, i was aware of men in the same field getting less bad press for doing less. that aside, i'd love to see more of my female acquaintances of this age getting up to this sort of caper. they seem so few and far between and that has to be such a loss.

here's this 

electronic device

proper old school