Remix Contest: Sounds from the Large Hadron Collider
December 30, 2010 – 10:05 pm | 416 Comments

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest particle accelerator that resides in a tunnel 27km in circumference beneath the earth near Geneva, Switzerland.
The purpose of the LHC is to help us understand some …

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Chiptunes album on an NES cartridge
November 26, 2009 – 12:07 pm | 3 Comments
Chiptunes album on an NES cartridge

If you love electronic music and just so happen to have an old Nintendo NES system around, this is something that you just have to grab a copy of. Recording artist Animalstyle has released …

Thomas P Heckman’s Studio
November 16, 2009 – 4:36 pm | 2 Comments
Thomas P Heckman’s Studio

In these 2 videos, Thomas P Heckman shows off his amazing collection of gear, in what he calls the “Synth Museum”. I’m not sure if it’s so much a museum, because he actually plays …

James Brown plays Moog
November 11, 2009 – 12:09 am | 3 Comments
James Brown plays Moog

Here’s one of my all-time favorite synthesizer solos, and it’s played by none other than the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Yes, James Brown can play a badass Minimoog.
‘Blow Your Head” by Fred Wesley …

RJD2′s Studio
November 9, 2009 – 6:25 pm | 5 Comments
RJD2′s Studio

In this video, Ramble John Krohn (better known as the musician/producer RJD2) shows off his incredible home studio – while baking apple-raspberry cobbler a la mode.
RJD2 shows off his massive collection of synths, drum machines, …

Say it ain’t so!
November 4, 2009 – 2:20 pm | One Comment
Say it ain’t so!

Thomas Dolby, Howard Jones, Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder – all playing in a mega-synth-jam, live in Los Angeles in 1985. When I came across this video, I got so excited – Four musicians …

David Vorhaus: Electronic Music 1979
November 3, 2009 – 3:18 pm | 2 Comments
David Vorhaus: Electronic Music 1979

David Vorhaus is one of the original pioneers of electronic music in Britain – he worked in the BBC radiophonic workshop with Delia Derbyshire and was a founding member and mainstay of the band White …

Lego Synths
October 28, 2009 – 8:08 pm | 5 Comments
Lego Synths

Beem is Electronic Music Producer Skweee from Stockholm, Sweden. Beem has created these absolutely amazing Lego creations inspired by vintage synthesizers, drum machines and recording equipment. When I saw these, the synth geek …

Baby Beats
October 23, 2009 – 4:38 pm | No Comment
Baby Beats

Brendan, aka DJ Expensive Jewelry, was obviously very inspired by Raymond Scott’s “Soothing Sounds for Baby” series when he came up with this mix. (Many people don’t know this, but Raymond Scott was Motown’s …

When Kraftwerk was actually groovy
October 22, 2009 – 3:30 pm | No Comment
When Kraftwerk was actually groovy

This video is taken from a 1971 live performance – it’s a version of Kraftwerk’s song “Truckstop Gondolero”. The difference between this song and their later album releases is truly remarkable.
The band …

Moby’s massive synth and drum machine stash
October 21, 2009 – 3:37 pm | One Comment
Moby’s massive synth and drum machine stash

This is a video of Moby’s studio apartment in Manhattan. It’s a synthesizer and drum machine playground, filled with ultra-rare gadgets, prized vintage synths, drum machines and bizarre electronics.
Enjoy.

For some reason, he seems to think …