 A set of sound samples made with a single Mother-32 unit by British electronic music producer The Haxan Cloak.

Mother-32 Sound Samples Created By The Haxan Cloak

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Recently, Moog had the honor of sitting down with Nine Inch Nails’  Trent Reznor, the genre-defining music innovator, master synthesist and Academy Award winning composer. In the interview, Reznor recounts his intimate relationship with the Minimoog Voyager, which he feels “is the archetype of what a synthesizer is and should be.” Through personal stories, Reznor reveals his decades long history with the instrument and how it has shaped the way he views and creates music. 

The video is set to an original score by British electronic music producer, The Haxan Cloak, co-producer of Bjork’s Vulnicura.. Befitting the occasion, the artist used a Minimoog Voyager and a prototype Mother-32, Moog’s newest synthesizer, to create the score. 

"I made the track in a unique way that I never have before.

I have had modular synths for a long time, and consistently produced music with them, but purposefully never had a ‘keyboard-based’ setup because of not wanting to treat them in such a ‘traditional’ manner (purely for reasons of self-limitation).

Having the Voyager allowed me to utilize a more responsive approach of seeing the picture and essentially ‘playing’ along to it. I then took those results and used them to modulate other parameters and processed them further. The Mother 32 was used extensively as a sound source alongside also.

The Voyager is a synth I have always been fascinated by, but unfortunately never had the opportunity to own. I knew people that had them, but my first physical encounter was actually on the recent Bjork tour.  I used it for a lot for recreating basslines from her back catalogue, which it did effortlessly.
It’s such an incredibly versatile synth and has already become a uniquely indispensable backbone of my studio." - The Haxan Cloak

Archetype Of A Synthesizer - The Haxan Cloak

Slow Sequence W:VCO Modulation

Sequence With Pulse Width Modulation, Tri Modding VCO And Sq Modding Tempo + External Processing

Sequence With Pulse Width And VCF Automation + External Processing

Sequence 02

Kick - Ish Pattern

MOTHER IS BASS

* Patch performed live * No overdubs *

Utilizing a trio of Mother-32 semi-modular synthesizers, hardware-techno producer Max Ravitz (aka Patricia) constructs a pure, simple, yet driving electronic cadence anchored by an organic analog pulse.  In this patch, all three Mother-32 synthesizers exist as a closed ecosystem, each running independent patterns from their respective 32 step sequencers and communicating via control voltage through each unit's corresponding 1/8" patch bay. 

Primitive Industry | Max Ravitz AKA Patricia

* Patch performed live * No overdubs *

Integrating a pair of Mother-32 semi-modular synthesizers with her eurorack case, electronic musician Bana Haffar programs an evolving analog soundscape that contrasts heavyweight power against delicate precision, showcasing the broad emotional range that can be expressed using the simple yet well-chosen circuits of the Mother-32.  

The pair of Mother-32 eurorack compatible synthesizers generate the sonics for this piece with additional modulation and control opportunities made possible by each unit's 32-point patch bay, bridging the electronic connection to the external modules.  For this patch, a Make Noise Rene sequences the Mothers' analog voices while a 4ms QCD supplies the Master Clock signal.  External reverb and an MF-104M analog delay contribute depth and space to the patch.

Liquid Light Solid Motion | Bana Haffar

New mix featuring a showdown between French and Italo Disco!

1st half is French only, and second half Italian only, with a hybrid at the end! Only 7inch and mixed on two turntables.

Enjoy!

LA FRANCE
01/ Jerome Keller - American Dream [Chlorophylle] (1984)
02/ Vivien Savage - La P'tite Lady! (Un Petit Chat Sauvage) [Columbia] (1984)
03/ Niagara - Quand La Ville Dort (Nouvelle Version) [Polydor] (1987)
04/ Jean-Michel Navarre - J'ai Pas Sommeil [Ariola] (1986)
05/ Caroline Loeb - Paresseuse Dub (C'est La Ouate) [Barclay] (1986)

ITALIA
06/ Eros Ramazzoti - Terra Promessa [DDD] (1984)
07/ Alexander Robotnick - Ce N'Est Q'Un Début (Over Weight Version) [Fuzz Dance](1984)
08/ Sophie - Broken Tale (Instrumental) [Jonathan] (1986)
09/ Italian Boys – Forever Lovers [Flarenasch] (1987)
10/ Pepe - Shadilay [Ricordi] (1986)

LA FRANCE ET ITALIA
11/ Yoann - Touche Moi (Touche Du Bois) [RCA] (1986)
--- French cover of Italian record 'Hold On Tight' by Den Harrow --- 

France vs. Italy 7inch Disco Partytime Mix

Utilizing 8x Mother-32 Synthesizers, Eila and Richard Devine arrange a warm composition dedicated to the mothers in their lives.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koflHAPX1yE&lc=z12gep5yqoj1c51k123ry55zzlyiut55404

Little Gift | Eila & Richard Devine

Techno-rhythmic emancipator Russell E.L. Butler adopted four Mother-32s and one week later, “Sirens From a Distance” was born.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slY-F8VJrg0

Sequence With Pulse Width And VCF Automation + External Processing

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