The EsoWave Esoteric Sequencer

The EsoWave sequencer is a project for the Jazzmutant Lemur, by Rick Hawkins. It is a esoteric/generative midi sequencer that sends midi notes according to the positions of 32 nodes in a 2D plane. The nodes are connected along an elastic string and can be additionally controlled by two waveforms that drive the X and Y coordinates. Available from the JazzMutant user area.


+ video link: Esoteric Sequencer Prototype – Ambient Session from Rick Hawkins

Monday, March 8th, 2010 | Posted in DIY, Futuretronics, Gear | No Comments »

Three Luminous Gardens

three luminous gardens - performed by Arius Blaze of Folktek

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | Posted in DIY, Gear, Interdimensional Artists | No Comments »

Electronic DIY Heaven – Folktek Sound Art


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Saturday, February 20th, 2010 | Posted in DIY, Features, Futuretronics, Gear | No Comments »

Tapetronic – Alexis Malbert Tape Cassette Love

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 | Posted in Features, Futuretronics, Gear, Interdimensional Artists | No Comments »

Moldover’s Mojo

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Monday, February 8th, 2010 | Posted in DIY, Gear | No Comments »

FlexiKnobs – Wireless Mice with Knob Controllers

Recently presented at TEI (conference on tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction at MIT MediaLab), these Flexiknobs look lovely. Meant for audio/visual editing, they function like a standard mouse, only with a rotary knob in place of a scroll wheel.

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Posted in DIY, Features, Gear | 3 Comments »

An Interview with Stretta – Matthew Davidson

full interview at cycling74

Monday, January 25th, 2010 | Posted in Code, Gear, Max | Msp | Jitter | No Comments »

Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter’s Vintage Equipment Catalogs and General All Around Awesomeness

photo copyright Chris Carter

Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle scanned some of his collection of equipment catalogs for gear head viewing.

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 | Posted in DIY, Features, Gear, Interdimensional Artists | 1 Comment »

East Coast Represent: Ski Beatz Makes it Work from MPC to Ableton

Ableton posted this interview/tutorial with Ski Beatz on how he uses Ableton Live to make beats. A much welcomed perspective for those producers who may be approaching Live as an MPC user.  His style of using warp markers to slice up beats is refreshing in that he makes the technology work for him and his methods.

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 | Posted in Films, Gear, Interdimensional Artists | No Comments »

DIY 3D, a Parrot Hovercraft, and Turn Anything Into a Speaker

A few of my favorites from this years 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show [CES].

3D PRINTER | makerbot.com

HOVERCRAFT | parrot.com

MAKE ANYTHING A SPEAKER | origaudio.com

Saturday, January 16th, 2010 | Posted in DIY, Futuretronics, Gear | 1 Comment »

Dam Funk Says No Computer Programs in a Box

Using only a drum machine and an Arp Omni synth, Dam Funk blesses us with music focusing on the important textures of analog sound. [free download] Follow twitter.com/DaMfuNk for first word on all the downloads he posts. (more…)

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 | Posted in Free Frequencies, Gear, Interdimensional Artists | No Comments »

Movement Systems Drum Computer

The Movement Systems Drum Computer (MKI), or MCS Percussion Computer (MKII) was manufactured in England in 1981 and again in 1983. It retailed around £2000. Most famous for its appearance in the “Sweet Dreams are Made of This” video and also used on the record.

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Saturday, January 9th, 2010 | Posted in Gear | No Comments »