The Spaceape passes away, Live at the Gallery 1976, a build-your-own Moog kit, and new wavetable synths from Xfer and Waves.
Build-Your-Own Moog Kit. Moog announce the release of their compact semi-modular Werkstatt kit, produced originally for workshops at the Moogfest 2014 festival. Werkstatt is affordable, requires no soldering to build, and is a true, fat-sounding Moog analogue synth. Watch above, find out more here.
Waves’ Codex Wavetable Synth. Based on an advanced granular wavetable engine and powered by Waves’ Virtual Voltage technology, Codex can create sounds that range from warm acoustic and analogue emulations to completely new, intricate and evolving textures. Watch the promo above, more here.
… and Xfer’s Serum Wavetable Synth. 3 years in the making, Serum offers an advanced wavetable editor, allowing you to create your own wavetables by drawing, importing audio files, FFT, and even mathematical formula functions. The 33% discount introductory price runs through to the end of the month. More here.
Martion: A dream loudspeaker. RA track down Basil Martion, the man behind the preferred speaker of some of dance music’s most revered artists and institutions and interview him on his 40-odd years of loudspeaker manufacturing experience here.
Live At The Gallery 1976. DJ Nicky Siano, founder of historic New York party The Gallery, posts a magical live recording from 1976 of the legendary club where he, Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan all worked. Recorded live during the filming of disco documentary Love Is The Message. Stream above.
The Spaceape Passes Away. Hyperdub Records sadly announce that Stephen Samuel Gordon aka The Spaceape, vocalist, poet and live performer, passed away peacefully after a five-year struggle with a rare form of cancer on Thursday 2nd October. More info here.
New Order Frontman’s Story. “I hypnotised Ian Curtis to try and shake him out of his death wish.” The Guardian interviews New Order singer Bernard Sumner on his autobiography Chapter and Verse, which is full of surprises – from his relationship with Ian Curtis to carrying a bag of vomit through airport security. Read it here.
The ScrubBoard Fundraiser. An audiotape-based alternative to the turntable, providing turntablists with a more versatile and intuitive way to scratch. Check out the project’s promo above, and their Kickstarter for more info here.
Novation at The Amsterdam Dance Event. Novation will be returning to Walls Gallery to collaborate with Ninja Tune, Bleep and DontWatchThat.TV for ADE 2014, where there will be limited edition merch, a series of live ‘Beat This‘ sessions and an exhibition of artist portraits by photographer Shaun Bloodworth. More info here.
What Gear Did They Use? Equipboard is a community-built database of artists and the gear they use. This growing community of gear-obsessed music fans have already made the connection between 13,147 products and 4,480 artists – everything from Jimi Hendrix’s guitars and amps to Aphex Twin’s arsenal of electronics. Check it out here.