A series of live improvisations by D.A.Wilson recorded in front of some of the myriad of cherished and rare vintage synths returned to life over the past few years in The Lab at Hideaway Studio.

All Recordings are Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio.

The Secret World of Vintage Synths

00:00-01:00
Excerpt from 'Without', performed by Erik Carlson (violin) and Greg Stuart (percussion), composed by Clara de Asís. Released in October 2018 on Elsewhere.

01:00-02:00
Excerpt from 'Comme de loin', 2020. Commande de l’Etat du Ministère de la Culture, France. Produced by GMEA - Centre National de Création Musicale d'Albi-Tarn. Électroacoustique sur support seul. Released on Blank Mind as part of the homonym compilation.

02:00-03:00
Excerpt from 'De ce côté-ci', from the album 'Sans Nom Ni Forme'. Recorded in Berlin, 2019. Released on Pilgrim Talk, 2020.

03:00-04:00
Excerpt from 'double points; reflected', Clara de Asís & Rebecca Lane, 2021.

04:00-05:00
Excerpt from 'Present Omission', from the album 'Repetition of the same dream' featuring works by Clara de Asís & Mara Winter. Released on Another Timbre, 2020.

Excerpts 2018-2021

A brief live improvisation I recorded using the first voice patch I managed to program into the 1979 Crumar GDS shortly after I undertook the major restoration (previously owned by the late Klaus Schulze) of this extremely rare groundbreaking early digital synthesizer.   It is named in memory of the late Max Mathews who played a major role in developing the software routines and concepts behind key parts of the GDS as well as in many other areas of pioneering computer based music technology.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson 2014.

1979 General Development System: The Max Factor

Foreign is the pseudonym used by Miguel Vázquez under which he plays sets of IDM, avant-techno and electro sounds, combining the smoothness and efficiency of transparent melodies with abstract landscapes and dense atmospheres loaded with complex polyrhythmic structures. Throughout the years Foreign has played in several events of Hard Taste, A.I. Series and in clubs like NAO, Dub Club, Specka, Graffiti, Shagü Club, etc. Has also published podcasts for different record labels and web platforms (Sin Hilo, Gladio Operations, Zanderhythm, Archaic, etc.). In 2022 he created his own label, Mutoscope Records, mostly oriented to IDM sound. Its first release (by Veelargo) was released in November 2023.

This Mix was done with all vinyl except for track 11. 

Tracklist:

01 / Brainwaltzera - Smit  [FILM]
02 / Brainwaltzera - Evening Narcomnastics [Don't_ Post!]  [FILM]
03 / Blomfelt & Narby - Simon Took A Break  [ATOMNATION]
04 / Quadratschulz - Die 01:23 Edit 5b  [ALTERED SENSE]
05 / Fantastic Man - Trance Sexual  [SUPERCONSCIOUS]
06 / Depressor - Depression  [MY OWN JUPITER]
07 / Uf0 - I'm Lost  [GATED] 
08 / White Solar Dog - Beyond Space (MOY Remix)  [SIN HILO]
09 / Kettel - Marco's Cases  [DJAK-UP-BITCH (DUB)]
10 / MOY - Omega Directive  [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
11 / Brainwaltzera - GVA Hotel  [NOT ON LABEL / SELF-RELEASED]
12 / Voiron - Eurovoiron  [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
13 / Voiron - Hyper Voiron  [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
14 / Vector Lovers - City Lights From A Train (2022 Version)  [LAPSUS]
15 / Uf0 - Vera Smile  [ALTERED SENSE]
16 / Larionov - Morning Lite  [SCHRÖDINGER'S BOX]

LINKS:

@miguel-foreign
@mutoscope-records

https://mutoscoperecords.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mutoscope_records/

@brainwaltzera @blomfeltandnarby @Quadratschulz @analog_uf0 @moy @kettelmusic @voiron @vector-lovers @larionov @depressor-artist

Mutoscope >>

INDEx Mix #42 - Foreign

Full EP
https://specimenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-of-formentera-remixes

released August 2, 2023

Remixes produced by Telephasycx!, Luxus Varta, Manasyt, Ivna Ji
Tracks written by Jauzas Romain
Mastered by Bob Humid
Graphics by Roganski Genetik
©specimenrecords_2023

Elector Award for Best remix 2023

Jauzas The Shining -  Then (Ivna Ji Remix)

Veelargo is a Spanish producer based in Krakow, Poland. His influences are very eclectic and come from many genres. The sound of artists such as Plaid, Orbital, Autechre, Aphex Twin, FSOL, Roel Funcken, Tangerine Dream, Joy Division, Depeche Mode or Oscar Mulero among many others have been a constant inspiration. Apart from his Soundcloud and Bandcamp profiles, some of his material can be found released on Mutoscope Records, People Can Listen and Artificial Intelligence Records. 

You can also find more mixes and live sets published on the Soundcloud profiles of Mutoscope Records, Zyrcadian Editions, Elektropedia Analog Kollective, Zanderhythm, Archaic or in the Mixcloud podcast series of Bricolage

The image for the cover is a painting by Polish artist Kartarzyna Karpowicz entitled "Red Canoes", 80x100, oil on canvas, 2016
Check out more of her art at https://katarzynakarpowicz.pl/ 

Links:
https://soundcloud.com/veelargo
https://veelargo.bandcamp.com/
https://mutoscoperecords.bandcamp.com/album/sync-phoney-ep
https://peoplecanlisten.bandcamp.com/album/pcllp-024-monoliths-and-greetings
https://artificialintelligencercrds.bandcamp.com/album/ai005-various-artists-artificial-intelligence


@veelargo @mutoscope-records @art_intelligence_records @peoplecanlisten @zyrcadianeditions @zanderhythm @bricolage-g5 @12-inch-spain

INDEx Live #20 - Veelargo

QRP is taken from my upcoming EP on Waxing Crescent Records.

"Perimeter Points" is released May 17th.

Perimeter Points

WL//WH Premiere: DARK FIDELITY HI FI "The Sky Fell Down" (from "Formations" LP)
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Fresh off a 2023 album on the phenomenal Waxing Crescent imprint, DFHF, returns to Bricolage for his first release with us since 2021’s “Migration of the Meaning" and his sixth release overall on Bricolage.

The Manchester producer is known for his pristine and precise productions that always have an emphasis on lush textures and tones.
His latest offering. "Formations", brings with it those signature sound DFHF palettes full of luminous melodies, widescreen soundscapes and springy rhythms. Striking the perfect balance of man and machine with intricate percussive tones that intertwine with weightless atmospherics. At times euphoric and at times downtempo but always organic and immersive.

"Formations" is another high watermark in the vibrant audio adventures of Richard Jones.

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ARTIST: Dark Fidelity Hi Fi (@richard-jones-215)
LABEL: Bricolage (@bricolage-g5 )
TITLE: Formations
CATALOGUE: bc085
FORMAT: Cassette & Digital
ARTWORK: Rollo Carpenter
MASTER: Richard Jones
RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2024

PURCHASE: https://bricolageglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/formations-bc085

Check the WL//WH blog for more: https://www.whitelight-whiteheat.com/wl-wh-premiere-dark-fidelity-hi-fi-the-sky-fell-down-bricolage/

Purchase

WL//WH Premiere: DARK FIDELITY HI FI "The Sky Fell Down" (from "Formations" LP) [Bricolage]

Taken from "Beneath The Sea​/​Time Flowed Past Indifferently Above Us", the forthcoming album by Knivtid

https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com

Knivtid - Undergrowth Rest

A.D.D.A

JUNGLE GYM RECORDS presents "The Narrows", official label debut of West Coast underground stalwarts Julius Theory (Matthew Pepitone and Dylan Howe)! Ten timeless pathways through psychic wilderness, JT traverse the peaks and valleys of a sonic landscape uniquely their own... from meticulous IDM jams to organic downtempo electronics and everything in between, "The Narrows" finds our duo at the height of their creative powers, a true one-of-a-kind listening experience exclusively from JUNGLE GYM 🏔️

[JGT121] "The Narrows"

Julius Theory - "The Narrows 7"

Rotaton

A live improvisation by D.A.Wilson shortly following restoration of 1982 Digital Keyboards Synergy number 1032 at Hideaway Studio running in conjunction with the SynHCS host editor on a Kaypro II CP/M computer under HxC disk emulation.  

In this recording you can hear the Synergy's unusual continuously variable random vibrato in action.  The Synergy is an all digital synthesizer with 32 oscillators featuring both FM and additive synthesis.  It is a direct relative of the 1979 Crumar GDS.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson 2015.

1982 DK Synergy 1032 Awakens: Evolutions

A live improv test recording from 1982 Synclavier II number 880C just after initial wakeup during a major overhaul and conversion to HxC based solid state floppy drive.  This is a 16-voice FM only model which produces 100% synthesized sound ie. it does not rely on sample playback.

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio, 2015.

1982 Synclavier II: Four-Three SoundScape

A live improvisation by D.A.Wilson on an extremely rare 1982 Buchla 400-T computer controlled 6-voice hybrid synth (digital "arbitrary" oscillators into analog filters) running MIDAS-III complete with flat pressure sensitive Touch Controller housed in a custom Teak solid wood cabinet awakens during return to operation and overhaul and Lotharek Rev.F HxC virtual floppy disk retrofit at Hideaway Studio.

The touch keyboard was a nightmare to get used and it took a great deal of my concentration to perform this as the pressure-to-pitch modulation was pretty intense on the patch I'd dialled in that day but it certainly resulted in something from the heart.  The highly responsive playing surface opens up some interesting possibilites for expressive patch design and playing!

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2015.

1982 Buchla 400 Awakens: Haute Tension

A live test improvisation recorded in front of a 1982 Rhodes Chroma analog polysynth after finally springing into life during a particularly arduous debug session to determine the root cause of a failed auto-tuning system during major overhaul at Hideaway Studio. 

Easily one of my favourite vintage polysynths (even over Prophet 5 and OB-X) and one I consider to be extremely underrated - a complex and remarkably flexible 16 oscillator beast with a warm but biting character all of its own!!

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson 2017.

1982 Rhodes (ARP) Chroma: Autotune-ONE

An improvised montage of sounds recorded live from 1938 Hammond Novachord No.346 shortly after partial restoration to working order by vintage synth specialist D.A.Wilson in the UK in 2009.  It is very rare to hear a direct modern recording (non-acoustic through chorus/delay/reverb directly from the generator chassis)of one of these instruments in action as less than 50 remain in known working order.

The Novachord is generally accepted to be world's first commercial all electronic polyphonic instrument featuring dynamics control and specifically designed to emulate timbres beyond those of an organ such as strings, harpsichord and piano.

See more on this extremely rare beast at www.novachord.co.uk

Original Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2009.

1938 Novachord #346: Creepy Montage (85 Year Old Tube Polysynth!)

D.A.Wilson is an Electronic Engineer, Sound Designer & Vintage Synth Specialist with a particular interest in combining vintage tube, classic analog and modern digital technologies working as a synth engineer looking after a very considerable amount of vintage studio equipment for Will Gregory (Goldfrapp / Moog Ensemble) and a number of other internationally celebrated electronic musicians and producers.  Having undertaken several major restorations and produced custom electronic designs for a number of major artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Dani is also known for fully restoring two out of the world's four remaining 1979 Crumar GDS and partially restoring 1938 Novachord 346 (the only known operational Novachord in the UK) to playable order along with developing and producing the popular MIDI Front Panel Animator (FPA), Filter Defeat Module (FDM) and XD-280 Drive Emulator upgrades for the AKAI S612 sampler.

Demos of the S612 Upgrades in Action: 

https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/hideaway-studios-s612-front


Hideaway Studio Kontakt Sound libraries may be purchased directly from: 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/hideaway-studios
 

..and a nice introduction by Cory Pelizzari to the Hideaway Studio Kontakt Libraries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-C7a3ChC9U&feature=emb_title


For more on releases from Hideaway Studio for Kontakt please visit the blog at:  www.hideawaystudio.net

1982 Synclavier II: Four-Three SoundScape

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