THIRTEEN SYSTEMS by Benge
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- New album here: zackdagoba.bandcamp.com/album/thirteen-systems
Thirteen years after the release of his original synthesiser concept album, Twenty Systems, Benge brings you a follow-up of sorts, the similarly themed Thirteen Systems, an album of modular explorations, showcasing his evolving fascination with these modular machines
The pieces were originally commissioned by the newly formed Modulisme radio broadcast, Philippe Petit’s project to bring the music of underground modular artists together and provide a platform for the burgeoning electronic modular music scene that has been building momentum in recent years
There is one significant difference in the approach Benge took in the creation of this new Systems album compared to his first incarnation. The previous album used overdubbing techniques to layer the sound of each synthesiser upon itself to build up the tracks, but on this album Benge took the decision to play each piece in real time, without overdubs or edits, creating each piece as a live performance. This meant setting up each instrument in advance and either letting it play along by itself, or interacting with it as the pieces develop in various ways. Each performance was filmed and there is an accompanying 60 minute video that goes with the album
Track listing:
01 - 1967 Buchla 100
02 - 1968 Moog 3C
03 - 1969 EMS VCS3
04 - 1970 ARP 2500
05 - 1971 Buchla 200
06 - 1972 Serge Modular
07 - 1973 Emu Modular
08 - 1974 Paia 4700
09 - 1975 Polyfusion 2000
10 - 1976 Formant Modular
11 - 1977 Korg PS3100
12 - 1978 EMS Polysynthi
13 - 1979 Roland 100M
Written and Performed by Benge at Memetune Studios, England
Designed, filmed and edited by Benge
(c)Expanding Recordings 2020, All rights reserved
Originally created for the MODULISME radio show, first broadcast in
February 2020
Special thanks to:
Philippe Petit / Modulisme
Steve Malins (@randommanagement)
MEMETUNE STUDIO BLOG: myblogitsfullof...
MORE ABOUT MODULISME SESSIONS (modulisme.info)
MODULISME (translates MODULARISM) is a radio program which broadcasts Electronic Music, and more precisely a new meeting around...
MODULAR SYNTHESIS: a process for creating sounds using a synthesizer composed of a set of independent modules where each performs a function: oscillator (VCO), filter (VCF), amplifier (VCA), envelope generators, effect, mixer... The choice of modules and their interconnection is completely free in order to push further the traditional patterns...
Our desire is to let the sound-designer express himself during one hour by playing live or studio recordings of his choice.
We are developing a platform that will document the genre and draw attention upon the composers who make it strong.
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I didn't know you had a synth..!
I give this thirteen thumbs up
I wonder if the look of the Moog Grandmother was inspired by the EMS Polysynth. They look fairly similar.
Track 4,5,8,9 were awesome! Great listen thanks for the album.
Ben, so glad you made a video for this!
Magical! Thanks for this Benge, beautiful sounds :D
I'm starting to try my hand at designing modular synths from sort-of-scratch (using synthedit and it's new patch point features), and this magnificent album and video are so informative and fun at the same time - I'm so glad I've been doing the project I have when I saw this! :-)
Thanks -Good luck on your journey!
@@memetunestudio it's been most productive!
YES
The PS3100 doesn't actually have 48 oscillators, it just has 12 and uses divide down to get the other ones. It does have 48 filters and VCAs though.
Correct! But if you think about it, every key on the keyboard can articulate a discrete voice. The only thing you can't do is tune each key's pitch independently, and, frankly, if you need to do that you should not use an analog synth, do it on a computer!
Amazing! Been loving the album.
cool! thanks divkid