Roundup 3 April | Xaoc Samarkanda, Herbs & Stones Mousse and more
Spring is in the air at last - the sun is out in Glasgow and we had our first office picnic this week (indoors, admittedly)!
Before we get into our usual round-up of the latest arrivals, we have a small favour to ask. If you’ve had a great experience ordering from us, we’d be mega-grateful if you could leave us a review on Trustpilot. Every little helps in the cut-throat world of online synth retail! Although it seems like a very small thing, it can be incredibly helpful for us.
We know the world feels a bit chaotic these days, so we really do appreciate your support.
Until next time,
Jason, Aleks, Kyle, Luke, Molly, Rob & Tom
Latest arrivals
XAOC Devices Samarkanda Eurorack Quad Delay and Looper Module (Pre-order)
£549.00
This is a pre-order for the next batch, expected late April. We say... A seriously powerful 4-channel delay and looping workstation which sounds as good...… read more
Herbs & Stones Mousse Desktop Modular Synthesiser
£749.00
We say... A groovebox with a difference from our friends at Herbs & Stones. Mousse looks awesome, sounds awesome and is just all-round awesome! Manufacturer's...… read more
Befaco A*B+C V2 Eurorack VC Voltage Processor Module
£132.00
Manufacturer's description A*B+C is the ultimate utility for audio and control voltage. It performs multiplication, addition, and attenuation, providing a simple way to create complex...… read more
Ritual Electronics Crypta Eurorack Delay 1U Module
£112.00
Manufacturer's description From short and clean delays to long and filthy echoes all the way to utter sonic destruction. It can reflect, it can smear, it...… read more
Shakmat Modular Griffin's Claws Eurorack Quad Attenuator Recorder Module
£249.00
We say... Bring a dose of automation to your rack the easy way. Griffin's Claws is a bank of attenuators with movement recording and cascaded...… read more
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WORNG Electronics is one of our favourite Eurorack brands, and its founder Morgan McWaters is an absolute don. We caught up with the Melbourne-based designer and musician for a chat about his background in live sound, his design philosophy, and his top tips for finishing more music.
And finally...
Our distribution head honcho Aleks takes the reins for this week’s recommendations. He says: “I've been soundtracking the run of decent weather in Glasgow with tracks from Athens-based label Heat Crimes. Everything is worth a listen but one standout was Hazlom by Aeson Zervas. The label write-ups are jokes (please see: "electro-chaabi street rave abstractions paying homage to his patrilineal Egyptian roots") but the tunes themselves are incredible, modern Arabic electronics. If you caught the Islam Chipsy stuff from a while ago and liked it then you should definitely listen to this.
“In the occasional minute spare I've had away from parenting, shipping synths and riding my bike, I also managed to read Subcontinental Synthesis: Electronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969–1972, a book charting the amazing story of the introduction of a modular synthesiser, tape machines and musique concrete techniques (via David Tudor and John Cage no less!) at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad back in 1969. Edited by all-round good geezer Paul Purgas (aka one half of Emptyset), who has also presented and curated radio shows and art exhibitions on the same subject, it's an eye-opening study on the birth of electronic music in the Indian subcontinent. The accompanying compilation of music from that period is worth checking too!”
