At the beginning of the 70’s, synthesizers were largely considered a novelty. There were dozens of novelty ‘switched on’ albums, ranging from Switched On Beatles to Switched On Buck. By the end of the decade, though, Keith Emerson had blown minds with his synth solo on Lucky Man, Kraftwerk had created the template for synth… Read More Open Mic: What’s The Best Synth Song Of All Time?
Handel Modular fuga g-minor HWV 605 was uploaded by: powerofthetruth
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Reader Laurent Pelletier sent word about this very nicely done collaborative synth jam cover of the original synth pop classic, Popcorn. Thirteen members of the French audio forum Audiokeys worked together to make the video, a cover of Gershon Kingsley’s 70’s hit. “We are very different about our musical tastes,” notes Pelletier. “Our gear starts from the Stylophone up to… Read More Popcorn Tag Team Synth Jam
SHREDDER for iPhone: Synth for Guitar TEASER was uploaded by: YonacSoftware
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Melly Xmas was uploaded by: GForceSoftwareTV
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Free Music Friday: The Hybiscus Journals, who brought you a switched-on rendition of the Arabian Dance from Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic, The Nutcracker, last year, have been at it again. Now available for free download are two more installments from the suite – the March and the Chinese Dance. All sounds were produced on either Sequential… Read More More Switched-On Nutcracker Tracks
The latest episode of The Tone Generation podcast explores experimental (and library music in the form of Roger Roger/Cecil Leuter) music created on the Moog range of synthesisers. Don’t be expecting Switched On Bach and Keith Emerson fare. As usual with The Tone Generation, it’s all about sharing some of the lesser known early electronic… Read More Bob Moog & Early Experimental Moog Music
Classitronica: Reader Mike Leghorn sent word, via the synthesizer forum, about his progress on a new synthesized arrangement of Holst’s The Planets. So far, Leghorn has completed his versions of Mars and Mercury. Tackling The Planets is a huge and interesting undertaking. Tomita did a seminal synth cover in the 70’s, along with Patrick Gleeson.… Read More Switched On Holst – Mars, The Bringer Of War
Haken Continuum Fingerboard – Handel’s “Alla Hornpipe” was uploaded by: marksmartus2
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Free Music Friday: Following in the footsteps of Patrick Gleeson and Tomita, Robot City, aka Albin Meskes, has arranged Gustav Holst’s The Planets for synthesizers. You can get a taste of Robot City’s take on The Planets with Venus, below. You can download the full album at the Robot City site. Note: An email address is… Read More Free Music Friday: A Synthesized Version Of The Planets, By Gustav Holst
