Tuesday, March 8, 2011

This Cracked Me Up...

Saw this old hard drive ad over on BoingBoing and got a laugh out of it. I now have three 1TB drives in my studio computer that cost me a whopping $300 in total. Amazing to think how far we've come...

More Rare / Demo Tracks from Yazoo, Fad Gadget, Nitzer Ebb, & More

Hot on the tail of the mysterious release of short samples taken from the very first Depeche Mode demo, SoundCloud user MuteGuy has posted several more unreleased and demo recordings from other famous Mute Records artists including I Start Counting, Nitzer Ebb, Yazoo, and Fad Gadget. Interestingly enough, three of the tracks are re-interpretations of The Normal's "Warm Leatherette" by Nitzer Ebb, Fad Gadget, and Yazoo. Seems as if there is enough here to release a Mute rarities CD. That plus the name of the SoundCloud user makes me say hmm... Wishful thinking if nothing else.

As I was attempting to embed the clips from MuteGuy's page, they disappeared. Hmm. I'll keep checking back and if the tracks re-appear, I'll link them here.

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UPDATE: Hmm... Now even the Depeche Mode demo track snippets appear to be gone. Mystery is afoot...


Monday, March 7, 2011

Tom Oberheim SEM on eBay

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Sound Lab Semi-Modular Synth on eBay

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Assemblage 23 Performing Live in San Francisco This Weekend

If you're going to be in the San Francisco area this Sunday (the 13th), come on out to the DNA Lounge and check out my band, Assemblage 23. We'll be performing with two other great electronic acts (System Syn and FGFC820) in honor of Death Guild's 18th Anniversary.

Benefit Compilation for Victims of Queensland Floods

You may have noticed the new banner at the top of the page for a dark electronic music compilation called Surge & Subside. I am proud to have been a part of this release, donating an previously-unreleased remix of my Assemblage 23 track "Raw" done by Interface. Here are the details:

"SURGE & SUBSIDE is an Electronic / Industrial fundraiser compilation for the flood victims in Queensland, Australia. Featuring over 40 tracks from artists all around the globe.

All proceeds from this compilation will be sent to the flood victims in Queensland, Australia. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by the floods including our friend Ken Evans of the band Tycho Brahe, whose home was severely damaged.

For more information and to buy online, visit http://surgesubside.com"

Mokira/Tilliander - 303/303/303/606



Thanks to Waveformless Reader Sunil for sending this one my way. That's a lot of 303!

Suzuki Waraku Koto Synth on eBay

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Jen SX-1000 on eBay

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Update: Depeche Mode Demos Confirmed as Real



Yesterday, I posted about some sound clips that were supposedly from Depeche Mode's very first demo. Although the music sounded convincing, the vocals didn't sound very much like Dave. Turns out, the tape was playing back at the incorrect speed and when the soundclips were slowed down, indeed it does sound like Dave. The source of the tapes was also revealed to be a member of the band. For what it's worth, Vince Clarke continues to deny their authenticity. Here are the updated clips.



E-mu Emulator 1 on eBay


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Modcan Modular Synth on eBay


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