Learn How to Use a Modular Synth Using Arturia Modular V

With the introduction of fixed-architecture synths, modular synthesizers experienced a decline in the ’80s—modular synthesizers had been commercially manufactured over ten years before by the legendary Bob Moog and Don Bulcha, who ceased production in 1981 and 1984—however, this made them much more sought after pieces of gear years later. Eventually, companies like Modcan and Doepfer introduced new modular systems in the ’90s, beginning a resurgence in popularity for modular synthesis—this can also be attributed to it becoming much more affordable.

In modular synthesizers, modules controlling different parameters can be moved around and mounted in endless combinations. You can arrange amps, envelopes, LFOs, filters, effects and more to your liking, experimenting with different combinations giving you a truly unique sound.

In the latest tutorial video from Point Blank, you can learn the basics of modular synthesis and get an inside look at the Arturia Modular V, an emulation of the Moog Modular—the synth that started it all.

You can watch the video in full below, with more on Point Blank and its courses here.

Gypsy Mamba ‘Stale Crumbs’ (feat. Makan Negahban)

Last month, Alpha Pup released Magnetic Syndromes, the stunning sophomore record from California artist Gypsy Mamba. The new LP follows last year’s Da Feenux, Gypsy Mamba’s debut on Alpha Pup, with a collection of typically raw and uncompromising cuts.

Magnetic Syndromes is the sonic description of Gypsy Mamba’s life, and all life for that matter, full of unpredictable changes, inner conflicts, and the fight between the darkness and the light. With guest spots from Makan of Bür Gür and Kelley Mak, the LP showcases a more complex side to Gypsy Mamba’s sound, fusing frenetic cuts with more subdued outings in a flowing, complete journey.

You can pick up Magnetic Syndromes now via the Alpha Pup Bandcamp page, with LP cut “Stale Crumbs” downloadable via WeTransfer below.

Stale Crumbs (feat. Makan Negahban)

Paramount City Records Launches with a New EP from Lucretio

Berlin-based Italian DJ and producer Lucretio (a.k.a. one-half of The Analogue Cops) will drop his The Lisbon Treaty EP via Paramount City Records next Month.

On the solo front, Lucretio—who is the founder of Machines State and co-founder of Restoration Records, Appointment, Parassela, and Muscle Records—released two records last year on Crime City Disco (Classiq Ep) and Picnic34 (Tempesta Di Valvole), and his first of 2017, The Lisbon Treaty, will launch new vinyl-only imprint Paramount City Records with four varied, analog-driven cuts.

With each release, the label will print an image of the Paramount City on the external sleeve—the first of which you can see below, along with a stream of EP snippets. You can pre-order the record here ahead of next month’s release.

Stream a Track from Sigha’s Upcoming Album

Later this month, Token will release Metabolism, the sophomore full-length from James Shaw (a.k.a. Sigha).

Metabolism will be Shaw’s third release on Token—the two previous releases were singles titled Christ Figures and Our Father—and follows on from outings by Tadeo, Antigone, Inigo Kennedy, Sterac, and Ø[Phase].

The LP presents a production aesthetic and sound that Shaw has been developing over the last few years, one that marries powerful, cerebral rhythms with abstract and highly refined synth work. Each sound occupies its own space on Metabolism; the elements are meticulously placed but seem to take on a life of their own, twisting and turning over each other in dynamic streams. Shaw’s sound design is an undoubtable key to the power of this release and upon each listen, his sonic world only seems deepen.

Ahead of the February 24 release, you can stream LP cut “Black Massing” in full below.

Diagonal Announces New $hit and $hine LP

On March 3, $hit and $hine will release Total Shit!.

Total Shit! will be $hit and $hine’s second full-length album on Powell’s Diagonal Records, following on from the killer 2014 double-pack LP, Powder Horn, and five other LPs on Editions Mego, Gangsigns, Rocket Recordings, Riot Season, and Astral Spirits. Like those albums preceding it—and most of $hit and $hine’s output for that matter—Total Shit! is a mutating and hard-to-categorize tracks that touch on everything from noise rock to electro, techno, and post-punk.

To announce the album, $hit and $hine and Diagonal launched the totalshit.global website, where you can pre-order the album ahead of next month’s release.

Premiere: Hear a New Track from Chasindub

Late this month, Phonogramme will release Dan Gheorge’s (a.k.a. Chasindub) Still Here EP.

Over the past eight years, Gheorge has used his Chasindub moniker to carve out a raw and atmospheric style of house and techno on labels such as Mike Grant’s legendary Moods & Grooves, Muted Noise, and Phonogramme, sub-label of the Parisian record label, store, and distribution company Syncrophone.

Gheorge’s latest four-tracker follows in the vein of the sound he has been perfecting over the years, one that touches on deep house, breaks, electro, and techno—think airy pads, groove-led low ends, and hooky synths and vocal chops.

Still Here is out officially on February 27, with EP cut “She Is” streaming in full below.

Laurent Garnier Readies New EP

French legend Laurent Garnier has some new music on the way—namely the two track Tribute EP on Kompakt Extra.

The story behind the release, in Garnier’s words, is as follows:

“One Saturday in February I was having an amazing night playing at Oval Space in London. In the middle of my set, I dropped “1-4 Doctor C’est Chouette.” A fan came up to the DJ booth to ask me what I was playing. When I told him it was one of my new tracks, he replied—to my surprise—’There’s so much melancholy in this track, what were you thinking about when you made it?’ His question struck a deep chord: he had understood what I was feeling when I made the track—isn’t that what music is all about? But did I really have to tell him the story? It wasn’t the place or the time to get into a deep conversation, so I simply smiled at him to thank him for his enthusiasm.

“There are times in our lives when we should dedicate a little something to people or places that are important to us. This is what this record is all about: just to say I love you, I miss you or just simply thank you.”

Tracklisting:

A1. 1-4 Doctor C’est Chouette
B. From the Crypt to the Astrofloor

Tribute EP is scheduled for April 14 release on Kompakt Extra, with a preview available here.

Rebekah to Release Debut Album

Soma Quality Recordings will release Rebekah‘s debut album, titled Fear Paralysis.

The 13-track LP comes more than 10 year’s after Rebekah’s 2014 debut, and also follows three more recent EPs on Glasgow-based Soma, namely Confined Heart, Code Black, and Anxiety. Other releases have been shared on key techno outlets like Mord and CLR.

The label goes on to describe the release as a “labor of love” for Rebekah as “uncertain times, musically, lead her to refocus all of her time and energy into developing her sound with the aim of creating a cleaner rhetoric than she was generally known for.” The culmination of this process has found Rebekah “returning to a simpler time where elements from the depths are explored more thoroughly.”

Tracklisting

01. Intro
02. Breakfast With Jeff
03. 1997 Reprise
04. Requiem For A Dream
05. Breathe
06. Tell Me Your Secrets
07. Fear Paralysis
08. Thirteen
09. I Died A Thousand Times
10. Code Black
11. Again
12. Later That Day
13. Anxiety

Fear Paralysis is scheduled for April 28 release, with “1997 Reprise” streamable in full below.

For more information on Rebekah, read her Real Talk here.

Premiere: Stream a Pépé Bradock Remix of NU

As previously announced, Julien Auger (a.k.a. Pépé Bradock) and Be Svendsen have remixed NU‘s “Man O To,” a track that has racked up tens of millions of Youtube hits since it’s inclusion on Acid Pauli’s Get Lost compilation in 2012. In advance of the remix EP’s release tomorrow, Pépé Bradock’s dub rework is streamable in full below.

Pépé Bradock is a widely respected producer best known for his anthemic releases on French label Kif Recordings which are still sampled heavily to this day. As a DJ, he has spun in almost every major club in the world and is known for his versatile, and mesmerizing style. Bradock conjures a trippy remix and dub version of “Man O To.”

The four-tracker also features the original version and a digital-only remix by Be Svendsen.

Tracklisting

01. Man O To
02. Man O To (Pépé Bradock Remix)
03. Man O To (Pépé Bradock Dub)
04. Man O To (Be Svendsen Remix)

Man O To Pépé Bradock & Be Svendsen Remixes is scheduled for February 24 release.

Kappa FuturFestival Adds Seth Troxler, Nina Kraviz, and More

Kappa FuturFestival has added more names to the lineup, namely Seth Troxler b2b The Martinez Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Nina Kraviz, Joseph Capriati, and Paul Kalkbrenner.

These names are added to a lineup that already included Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, Sasha & Digweed, Sven Vath and Tale of Us.

The schedule, as it stands, is as follows:

Saturday, July 8

Carl Cox
Fatboy Slim
Jamie Jones
Nina Kraviz
Sasha & John Digweed
Seth Troxler b2b The Martinez Brothers

Sunday, July 9

Joseph Capriati
Paul Kalkbrenner
Sven Väth
Tale Of Us

This year’s edition takes place on July 8 and 9, with more acts to be announced soon.

More information can be found here.

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