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I am an avid fan of everything the Future Sound of London (FSOL) did or does. In the ’90s they (re)introduced psychedelica in electronic dance music after the grim industrial electronic body music (EBM) of the ’80s. To get acquainted with FSOL, this Astralwerks press kit video sums up the start of their ’90 career and DIY attitude in just over 10 minutes.
I have been following them ever since, from the acid house of Stakker Humanoid ( I still have the original 45 single!) through the techno of Papua New Guinea , their live ISDN transmissions to the psychedelic rock of The Amorpheus Androgynous.
Part of the attraction of FSOL was not only the music, but their groundbreaking videos as well, which in the ’90s were even sometimes shown on MTV! Especially the videos belonging to the Lifeforms and Dead Cities albums were – and still are – amazing. I have been looking for a DVD containing these videos for some time on the web (and even e-mailed FSOL about it), but didn’t found one yet. And I am not the only one according to this 2009(!) post on the FSOL News blog:
The phrase ‘FSOL DVD’ has been one in the back of the FSOL fan’s mind for something like seven years now. We’re not sure if this is the one, or maybe it’s just a DVD of the Athens show and little else, but Gaz (FSOL) has mentioned it on the first official footage of that performance here on YouTube.
The long-awaited FSOL videos DVD still isn’t there: if you search their webshop fsoldigital.com on “DVD” or “video”, the best result is a download of “Neotropic – Small Moves“, a collection of short Super8 films created by Oliver Marlow to accompany the White Rabbits release of Neotropic.
However, some of the FSOL videos occasionally pop up on YouTube. For all of you too young to have seen them watching ’90s MTV, I have added some of them to this post. Here they are from Stakker Humanoid, to Papua New Guinea, to Lifeforms and finally 25 minutes of Teachings From The Electronic Brain by Yage .
Take a trip and enjoy….!
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Eclipse(s)” video mapping by Rosebruit
Created & produced by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith
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“Box” is a short promo video by a company called Bot & Dolly, a design and engineering studio from San Francisco that specializes in automation, robotics, and filmmaking.
The video explores the synthesis of real and digital space through projection-mapping on moving surfaces.
The short film documents a live performance, captured entirely in camera. Bot & Dolly produced this work to serve as both an artistic statement and technical demonstration. It is the culmination of multiple technologies, including large-scale robotics, projection mapping, and software engineering:
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I first became interested in synthesizers and electronic music in the late ’70’s through the music of Pere Ubu (US) and Cabaret Voltaire (UK). Somewhere around 79- ’80 I decided I wanted to have my own synthesizer, inspired by albums like “Dub Housing” (Pere Ubu) and “Mix Up” (Cabaret Voltaire). Especially the weird sounds created by Allen Ravenstine on Pere Ubu records motivated me to start playing synthesizer (besides guitar) . These sounds were made by a modular EML synthesizer. I couldn’t afford an EML however, so I went for the Japanese budget alternative: a semi modular Korg MS-20, which I still own and play today.
Allen Ravenstine was part of Pere Ubu until the end of the ’80s. The modular EML synthesizer remained a basic ingredient of the Pere Ubu sound up until today, played by Robert Wheeler and others. I recently stumbled upon this video of a EML synthesizer jam session by Allen Ravenstine and Robert Wheeler, apparently the first time these Pere Ubu players ever played together. The video contains some interesting interview fragments in which Allen Ravenstine explains how the EML synthesizer became part of the unique Pere Ubu sound:
Allen Ravenstine and Robert Wheeler EML synth session.
The video fragment seems to be part of an upcoming film about modular synthesizers and their players. This is the text accompanying the video:
“In late February, 2012, former Pere Ubu synthesist Allen Ravenstine and current Pere Ubu synthesist Robert Wheeler, two legendary figures of Cleveland’s punk rock scene met at Grant Avenue Studio to discuss and demonstrate the EML modular synthesizers that have been an integral part of the Pere Ubu sound for almost 40 years. The interviews are part of the upcoming film: “I Dream of Wires: The Modular Synthesizer Documentary”. I DREAM OF WIRES interview segments are sponsored by MATRIXSYNTH (matrixsynth.com/). “
Mind boggling noises: ISAM Live
Posted on: November 27, 2011
I watched Amon Tobin’s performance of his latest “ISAM” album live on the closing night of STRP 2011.
Instead of the usual boring DJ – bent – over – a – desk – and – waiving – stupidly – with – his – hands, Tobin’s DJ booth was integrated in a large 3D video wall which displayed a dazzling array of video fragments following the music:
An impressive combination of intricate sound sampling and VJ-ing. The claim on www.amontobin.com that this combination of music and video art provides “a beyond 3-D experience experience” by providing a “stunning multi-dimensional/shape shifting 3-D art installation surrounding Tobin and enveloping him and the audience” was fulfilled IMO, although there was not much (if any) interaction with the audience during the concert: it was so overpowering that you just watched it..
Altogether much more interesting than the Aphex Twin concert which followed “”ISAM Live” and seemed to meander on and on…
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