orgone + delays for the beats
maths > sample/hold grabs < two channels on stages (thanks to Bachelard for the orange mode s/h tip)
clouds doing intro/background theme

sample/hold

Magenta Vespers in Aspic (Part II)
Recorded @ Studiohermetique ca. 2000-2001
Composed/Performed James Klaus Barbi & Guppy Embouchure



Magenta Vespers in Aspic (Part II)

A demonstration of a generative patch designed to emulate Robert Fripp's tape loop compositions from the early 1980s.

Generative Bob

‘fortuna’
Modular Eudemonism.
Track created in 2023.

Kairos is an ancient Greek philosophical concept. Unlike Chronos, which is linear time, Kairos can only be indicated by feeling: it is the ‘time of the opportune moment’. Kairos tells us, for example, when the artist should stop and let his work live its own life.

Tools :
Pam’s, Marbles, SIG, Varigate.
- Plaits (pair of classic waveforms) > Beads.
- Pluck > DSP (reverb).
- Drum2.
- Loquelic Iteritas Percido > Desmodus Versio.
- Morphagene (vocal sample) > Synchronyne > Sisters.
Sinc Defero, Ochd.
StMix, Black stereo mixer, Listen IO.
Recorded live and mastered with Logic Pro X.

Associated image : Petrus Major.

Kairos [modular eudemonism]

‘a divinis’
Wastes & Sequences.
2022 live performance.

Chaotic music engineering franchise.

Tools :
Marbles.
- Nebulae (personal sample) > Monsoon (clouds mode).
- Plaits (two operator fm) > Disting mk4 (C-4 clockable ping pong delay) > FX Aid.
- Vco2 > Optomix > Vcf1 > DSP.
Buff Mult, Batumi, Rnd Step, Zadar.
Quad Vca, Black stereo mixer, Listen IO.
Recorded live and mastered with Logic Pro X.

Associated image : Petrus Major.

Geigeraptor Electrodon [wastes & sequences]

Meet Me in the Mourning is a powerful, cinematic anthem that blends raw emotion with a driving rock energy. Anchored by a deep, pulsing synth bass and thunderous live drums, the track builds with soaring vocals that channel both heartbreak and resilience. Layers of atmospheric textures and dynamic shifts create an immersive soundscape, balancing intensity with introspection. The song captures the weight of loss and the search for meaning in its wake, delivering a cathartic release through its bold, anthemic chorus. A song for late nights, deep thoughts, and the moments when music says what words can't.

Meet Me in the Mourning

Bombing It Out

Live modular synth free improvisation with WEI EN and Broken Pink Umbrella performing together on stage at TEMOM on June 9, 2025

This record is QUARK encoded to play in both stereo and Regular Matrix quadraphonic sound.
QUARK is made possible by dublab & the National Endowment for the Arts.

brokenpinkumbrella and WEI EN LIVE at Toronto EMOM

‘solus, altius’
Personal.
Live performance.

Pyrénées.

Tools :
Marbles (with jitter).
- Telharmonic (H & P outs) > Zagrzeb (hp out) > Desmodus Versio.
- Pluck > Fold 6 > FX Aid.
Zadar, Batumi, Ochd, Diode Chaos.
Sinc Defero.
Quad Vca, A-138s, StMix, Black stereo mixer, Listen IO.
Recorded live and mastered with Logic Pro.

Associated image : Petrus Major.

Mirapeis [personal]

stream + download

Donna Summer (feat Maiko Watson) [MUNESHINE REMIX]

Arms Are Charts

Flat Strings (Instrumental)

documenting sound, modular synthesis, and eurorack learning & practice. /// 

designing sound futures: https://www.designingsoundfutures.org/

Together, Apart: Modular Sound Communities in the Age of COVID-19

https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-20563976/documents/5b144e387b704723b4810e3bb221d825/Thumlert%2C%20Nolan%2C%20Chan%2C%20Kitzmann%20October2021.pdf

Disconnected Keyboard: https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jpme_00128_1

Frequency Freaks Workshop Jan 2022 https://youtu.be/nm0rju-kDxw
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Patch Up shots: https://www.flickr.com/photos/195438805@N08

sample/hold

kurt thumlert

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