Name: The Rape of the Sea - Arturia SEM V Demo by LeSynth in Digital Dreams Are Made of This Mix
Duration: 2 min 53 s
Description: The Arturia Oberheim SEM V software synth is a joy to play and to hear! Having just bought it recently, I thought that I should put it through its paces by making a short piece. The title makes reference to an ongoing catastrophe that is daily on my mind. All synth sounds are from this rich Arturia synth.

Love the warmth, very nice.  Long live the synth sounds!

This definitely has a retro feel, but it doesn't impart a datedness at all.  Much of this vibe was not mined to its full capacity back in the day.  Nice work!

Nice. I can picture the factory trawlers, leaking tankers, dead reefs and trash islands.

Great sounds! Some parts sound vaguely familiar (Pink Floyd maybe?), but at the same time it's really unique! I love the feel and atmosphere of it!

This is a playlist featuring recent short pieces I composed with a variety of wonderful, virtual analog/digital synthesizers.

Digital Dreams Are Made of This Mix

A quick and simple little jam on my Buchla Music Easel and Moog Matriarch. Video version can be seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRLkQsSfbmg

Buchla Music Easel + Moog Matriarch

I was so inspired by Howard Scarr's latest patches for the virtual modular synth Bazille, that I decided to write some music with it. It's not surprising really, as this happens regularly when I start to explore Howard's stellar work! All the parts are Bazille, except for a couple of Logic drum loops.

Petri Dish Romance - U-He Bazille Demo

Here's is another piece featuring U-He's magical modular synth. This ambient demo focuses on evolving pads.

Modular Landscape - U-He Bazille Demo

I was so excited when I read about the update to the venerable Oddity, which I loved from day one. I have much respect for Dave Spiers' work, and had a lot of fun writing this little piece, loosely based on the Rosetta comet's arrival in our world.

Riding The Comet - Oddity 2 Demo

Driving through Vermont recently, I was reminded of how beautiful its hills and forests are. I thought I would try to channel these feelings into this short demo of the wonderful Oddity 2. 

Vermont Hills - Oddity 2 Demo

I have been lucky enough to have a Matrix 12 in the studio for a long while in the past, and I loved it. I'm also growing to love this virtual version, especially when some choice FX are thrown in the mix. I felt a bit nostalgic with this piece, back to the futuristic TV shows of my youth.

Entering The Time Tunnel - Matrix 12 V Demo

Voice Of The People

Second official demo from our second Legion release - featuring a true deep-sampled ensemble of 66 Tubas produced by Troels Folmann.

8Dio 66 Tubas "The Longest Night" by Colin E Fisher

Official demo from our second Legion release - featuring a true deep-sampled ensemble of 66 Tubas produced by Troels Folmann.

8Dio 66 Tubas "A Little Bit of A Lot Of Tubas" by Troels Folmann

EMS synthi improv live acoustic recording 21/3/2013.

EMS# improv 4 april 2011 Middernacht

Romanticissimo

My new Korg ARP 2600FS synthesizer. Delay effect from the Make Noise Mimeophon. Video version can be seen here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvwySjMi-1s&feature=emb_title

Korg ARP 2600FS // A Simple Sequence

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"First Wave" by Roland Tings, from his EP of the same name, out August 14, 2020 on Cascine. 

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First Wave

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Roland Tings - First Wave

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Since 2012, Melbourne’s Rohan Newman has recorded as Roland Tings, bringing his now trademark organic touch to the dance and electronic community. Following last year's sun-soaked album Salt Water, the producer returns with a new EP, First Wave. Rather than following suit of the highly collaborative album that preceded it, First Wave signals a return to Newman’s instinctive and solitary approach to songwriting, the same ethos that guided him while crafting his earliest Roland Tings material.

Drawing inspiration from his coastal surroundings, First Wave is liquid, malleable and oil-slick. Opener “Lights on the Headland” pulses with acid chirps and inky synths. “Down The Line” and “Orange Circle” take a softer focus, their melodies peeking out from a humid haze like sunbursts through the marine layer. The title track captures the essence of the EP — a feeling of euphoric come-up — before the closing track “Leaving” brings the pace down, gently undulating at a slower tempo as if underwater.

The sonic throughlines on First Wave are clear: drum machines and 80s snare, swirling pads with rolls of bass, and glittering arpeggios that channel shimmering sea creatures under the water’s surface. Like liquid, it all seamlessly flows, but it’s an undercurrent of intuition and melody that unites the music as distinctly Roland Tings.

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PREMIERE : Roland Tings - Leaving

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The Arturia Oberheim SEM V software synth is a joy to play and to hear! Having just bought it recently, I thought that I should put it through its paces by making a short piece. The title makes reference to an ongoing catastrophe that is daily on my mind. All synth sounds are from this rich Arturia synth.

The Rape of the Sea - Arturia SEM V Demo

LeSynth is a passionate electronic musician who has been composing music for film, TV, concerts, and radio for decades. He learned synthesis on an Aries modular system and sampling on an Akai S900. LeSynth's studio is home to many electronic instruments, and he is currently writing LoFi music.

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