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ROBOT Labs Electro Collection

This song is part of the Ferry Sessions; short tracks composed in the front seat of my car, or the passenger lounge on the Skeena Queen during my weekly ferry ride into town.  The trip is 35 minutes each way, so, the bulk of the tracks' main themes, phrases, loops, and arrangements are laid down in about an hour, with a wee bit of tinkering when I get back home. 

Contrary to my regular M.O. there are no vintage synths here, just an old MacBook with Garageband, a Microkorg, and a no-name MIDI controller.

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Ferry Jams

In the beginning

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In the beginning...

What if, instead of Skrillex, tiny wind-up robots made dubstep using toy keyboards and a Gameboy?

A little soft-core dubstep/techno inspired by Atari, Casio, and 60's sci-fi.

Instruments used:
Yamaha DSR-2000, FB-01, PSS-480, & DD-10. 
Roland JV-35 and JUNO-106.
Korg Volca Bass
Arturia MICROBRUTE.
Realistic MOOG MG-1
Pearl DRX-1
Roland TR-707 (Triggering Juno-6 and DRX-1)

Nux Phaser Core, JOYO Analog Delay, Alesis Microverb III, Roland VF-1

Music For Toys

Lo-fi Robots Dubsteppin' on Video Games

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Lo - Fi ROBOTS Dubsteppin' On Video Games

Just messing things up a bit while I drink my morning coffee. 

This is a "live" jam recorded in one take using a Volca Bass passed through an EH Bass Micro Synthesizer and a $10 analogue delay pedal as the lead. Baseline courtesy of the Juno-6 sync'd to a TR-707. I threw in a couple random samples to spice things up a bit. MIDI be damned! 

Listen LOUD to amuse your neighbours...
(and scare their cats)

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Barbara Walters on Acid

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Techno tune produced entirely on the Nintendo DSi using the KORG DS-10+ synthesizer/drum machine.

The 1-bar components were composed while sitting on ferry boats. The final track was assembled while sitting on the pot.

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Bathroom Sessions

Tiny NINTENDO

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SYNTH SUNDAY PROJECT:  Improvised electro track built around a marine distress call from SWAMP BOAT YANKEE.

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Synth Sundaes

Swamp Boat Yankee

Got a NEW toy!!. Using an Arturia Beatstep Pro to drive a vintage Roland aJUNO-1 and an old Roland JV-35. I'm working out some riffs and instrument combinations for an upcoming live show. This is really just a sketch and has not be mixed, mastered, or even EQ'd. Nonetheless, I hope you hear something you like.
Cheers!
LRB

Synth Sunday No3

Experimental Electronica and Synthesizer Cheese.  lo-fi ROBOT Boy makes music using hardware synthesizers, sequencers & drum machines collected from flea markets, yard sales, and the dusty back rooms of music shops. Everything has knobs, sliders & smells like ozone. VSTs and blue LEDs be damned!

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In the beginning...

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