Source Of Uncertainty: A Buchla Podcast 4U

Welcome to episode 31 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we got the opportunity to talk with David Kean about his time working, and being friends with Don Buchla. He commissioned a few modules (255, 297, 299) that eventually led to Don developing the 200e system. We then dig into the byproduct module that came from these commissions, the Duophonic Pitch Class Generator Model 260e.   Show notes:  Hello: 0:00 David Kean Interview: 22:00 260e Exploration: 1:31:00 Goodbye: 2:18:00 For more information about David Kean's Ondes Martenot recreation, the Ondea. Visit: https://www.ondesmartenot.com/  Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SourceOfUncertainty  Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Welcome to episode 30 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we dig into the mighty and complex Programmable Spectral Processor Model 296. We were lucky enough to get our hands on a MEMS Project version of the module and did our best to put it through it's paces. Show notes:  Hello: 0:00 296M Feature Dive: 17:15 Envelope Follower Outputs & Feedback Patching: 1:24:15 Goodbye: 1:44:00 For more information about the MEMS 296 go to: https://thebeast.co.uk/296m/  Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SourceOfUncertainty  Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Our First Encounter                   L'incontro                                 Cellule                        Il Suono Del Passato                Un Momento Di Silenzio          Staples                        Vicino   Creating these soundscapes, partly feels as navigating through some fictive offshore territories emerging from Buchla, populated with forms of vivid matter — as speculative lifeforms— interacting under our ears. While balancing discipline and letting-go, intention & contingency, I am half the conductor and half the spectator of this polyphonic life, which at times seems frictional or even riotous.   Diverse layers of sound, at different scales (possibly echoing microscopic processes or at times drone-scapes miles above the ground), may be violently —yet organically— erupting, morphing, swelling, eroding, dispersing, colliding, or collapsing. Sometimes swarming exosolar metropolis, with their expressive “concrète” fauna come into existence, and occupy the space in unregulated ways. These compositions are also a textural exploration. In some pieces, you can hear these sonorous critters  inhabiting alien metropolis alternatively humming, buzzing, throbbing, whispering, hissing, roaring, creaking, rattling, etc.   Although most of these pieces rely on samples, the original samples are warped, eroded, cut, squeezed and morphed in multiple ways, and quickly become illegible, alien. This disorientation is intended. Drifting away from the familiar & the terrestrial, with the aim to rewild our ears, minds and bodies through an exposure to a sonic otherness.

Welcome to episode 29 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we talk to Mark Verbos from Verbos Electronics/Verbos & Associates about his decades long obsession with Buchla instruments. We also explore Mark's Harmonic Oscillator and the Quantizer/Shift Register. Show notes:  Hello: 0:00 Harmonic Oscillator: 28:45 Quantizer/Shift Register: 56:00 Mark Verbos Interview: 1:28:00 Goodbye: 3:20:20 Link to Buchla Brochure: https://i1.wp.com/120years.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screenshot-2021-08-06-at-13.53.17.png?resize=660%2C857&ssl=1  For more information about Verbos Electronics go to: https://www.verboselectronics.com/  Visit Mark's Buchla blog at: https://buchlatech.blogspot.com/   Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast: https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SourceOfUncertainty  Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Hello, thanks for inviting me to participate on SoU, it's an honour to be part of it!   In this mix I'm showcasing unreleased material I have almost exclusively performed on my 200e system, these jams illustrate some of the moods and sounds I'm looking for when making music on my own or collaborating with other artists here in London.    The first track is a recording i did after hours of meditation on a Buchla patch together with my friend Vince Morris, we spoke the bare minimum and kept slowly developing the patch for hours focusing on capturing the sound of each oscillator separately while giving each of the outputs a very  defined function in the landscape, it turns out more than one year after  this track is going to be pressed on 180g vinyl and released on Titrate Records ( and you can pre-order it on bandcamp) ! [ shameless promotion allowed? haha ]   The second track is actually the first track I made using the 296e which I'm very happy to finally have with me - that's definitely the module that I have been dreaming about the most! I was very pleased with the saturation you can get from driving the inputs, not to mention feedbacking the comb out into itself... Really powerful module which surely will help me make the Buchla sound a lot more rude! The effects here are provided by the 2H9 made by the lovely peeps from Northern Light Modular - shout to Sascha who without a doubt is one of the biggest legends in the space, my system wouldn't be the same without all the technical support and advice from him.   The third track ( starting at 31 minutes ) is a collaboration with my friend Steven McInerney who played some acoustic instruments and processed them on his eurorack and my friend Rin who played some mad electro-acoustic-ish instruments while i played the 250e...   The following track was a very special jam I had the pleasure to record with my friend Adrian who I met online when studying his amazing open source granular ( definitely one of the most impressive granulars i ever seen ) and we ended up becoming best friends when he moved to London..   Last but not least I have two drone-ish tracks, one of which is exploring two simple oscillators out of tune being heavily processed on the H9 and another one where I solely used the 259e ( and loads of verb and delay )!   I hope you enjoy it! ps: To listen to some of my dj mixes and other tracks i have released check out my soundcloud

Welcome to episode 28 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we explore the Kilpatrick Audio K4816 Pattern Generator, then we talk to Andrew Kilpatrick and Pat McMaster from A Yellow Sine about their joint venture: The Sextuple Quadraphonic Spatial Director!   Show notes: Hello: 0:00 K4816 Pattern Generator Exploration: 5:45 Andrew & Pat Interview: 46:10 Goodbye: 1:53:00 For more information about Kilpatrick Audio and to preorder the SQSD go to: https://www.kilpatrickaudio.com/  For more information about A Yellow Sine and the SQSD visit: https://www.ayellowsine.com/  Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SourceOfUncertainty  Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Welcome to episode 28 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we explore the Kilpatrick Audio K4816 Pattern Generator, then we talk to Andrew Kilpatrick and Pat McMaster from A Yellow Sine about their joint venture: The Sextuple Quadraphonic Spatial Director!   Show notes: Hello: 0:00 K4816 Pattern Generator Exploration: 5:45 Andrew & Pat Interview: 46:10 Goodbye: 1:53:00 For more information about Kilpatrick Audio and to preorder the SQSD go to: https://www.kilpatrickaudio.com/  For more information about A Yellow Sine and the SQSD visit: https://www.ayellowsine.com/  Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SourceOfUncertainty  Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Welcome to episode 27 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we talk to Alex Pleninger from Keen Association and dig into the Graphic Waveform Generator Model 268e and Quad Transevent Generator Model 282e.  Show notes: Hello: 0:00 268e Exploration: 23:50:00 282e Exploration: 1:10:05 Alex Pleninger Interview: 1:57:00 Goodbye: 2:58:00   For more information about Keen Association: https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=92  Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast: https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SourceOfUncertainty  Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

The Sonny Downs Quartet is proud to present a selection of music written for Buchla 200e. All pieces were composed and performed exclusively on the 200e, with no external MIDI sequencing and no multitracking. Everything was sequenced or played using a 252e, 251e, and 223e.   None of the music uses 12-tone equal temperament. Since the release of Village Melodies in 2020, I have been writing music exclusively using just intonation, using up to 11-limit tuning.   1- Afternoon Documentary 2- Storm Season 3- Whale Posse 4- Herbarium 5- Prefabricated Pond 6- Patio Sport 7- Water Feature   https://thesonnydownsquartet.bandcamp.com/   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFJ8EWkSYN_dt-wbwwAVY8Q

Steven Barsky Music is life. I feel inspired to record the sonic patterns and sounds that are running around in my head. Sometimes they come fast and furious, I don't think I'll get the Logic up and recording before the ephemeral soundscape spewing from the speakers is gone. It happens so fast sometimes… Here are some examples of those dreams that got captured. Some meander, some bleep and bloop, some have something resembling an actual song structure. Some are part of my Tribute series of songs that pay homage to and remind you of the original song. Rain Dancing is an example of that. It is highly evocative of the end of the song Rain Dances on the Camel album of the same name. Listened to it as a teen, then it bounced around my head for several decades. Voila! Tribute! Give both a listen and you'll see what I mean. Some of these songs pay homage to classic Buchla Styles. At least in my view. There's a bit of Pop style here too, enjoy that. I love my Buchla gear. It takes me to a whole different place than my other synths do. Buchla is deep. I bought my Music Easel about 5 years ago and it's only recently that I feel I understand a good part of it. The same with my 248r v2 MARF running v2.5 firmware ;-) At first I used it just like a sequencer for notes and gates, but with the special ability to change inter-step timing. Over the past year and a half the MARF has taught that it is oh so much more. Arbitrary Function, indeed! Thanks for the listen, Steven Tracks 1. Einstein Walks his Cat 2. Ropes Course 3. That Feeling's Gone 4. Sticks 5. Reverse Guitar Thingy 6. Sparky's Charge 7. Inner Space 8. Supercharged Roadtrip to the North 9. Funhouse 10. Gunfight at Noon 11. We are Siamese if you don't please 12. Everybody, Now We Got It 13. So Falls Niagara Falls 14. Diamonds at Dusk 15. Slowly Now 16. FerryRide 17. Rain Dancing 18. DigiDooDoo 19. Afternoon on the Nestucca 20. Swing your MARF

Welcome to episode 26 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Kyle fly's solo and digs into the new Time Domain Processor Model 288r. He then talks with Steven Barsky about overhauling the v2 MARF's firmware. Show notes: Hello: 0:00 288r Deep Dive: 8:00 Steven Barsky Interview: 1:11:44 Goodbye: 2:05:40   Check out Steven Barsky's music: https://soundcloud.com/steven-barsky  Max Lord's MARF Book: https://github.com/wir35/marf-book/raw/ ... f-book.pdf Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio  

I am composer and performer based in Stockholm, Sweden. My work usually stays within the realm of electronic music both when performing as a solo artist and in different constellations, but I have also written for chamber ensembles, dance companies and some opera. Starting out with a basic Doepfer system in 1999, there have been modulars in my home studio ever since. Ten years ago I acquired my first small Buchla system. I started out with a 6-panel powered boat with a 206e, a 259e, a266e, a 281e and a 292e. Just before this was delivered, the Skylab cabinet was released. I tried to change my order into that instead and Don replied with a "yes". But of course I got the 6-boat anyway in the first shipment. Eventually, the Skylab arrived and I also added a 258v from Mark Verbos. The system has grown over the years and right now my system populates two Skylab cabinets, where one is my live system and the other have a more fixed position in the studio. I also still have the original 6-boat and an Easel Command. As an associate professor in electroacoustic composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, I also maintain and teach on our fairly large system which is a hybrid of 200e stuff and vintage modules from 1974. The school are also in possession of an original Easel which was very close to be thrown away in a move of store rooms some years ago. So, there's quite a lot of Buchla in my life and it is surely one of the cornerstones of my artistic work. My research is also all about different kinds of modularity, virtual and physical, human and non-human, and I usually strive for the perfect integration of my Buchla with self-made software instruments written mainly in the SuperCollider programming environment. For my performance at CCTV Stockholm in March this year, I started out with the intention to work with my Easel Command and a little live-coding system I've made. I practiced and made some recordings with this setup for some weeks, but also tried other solutions in parallel. I ended up using my my live Skylab, comprised of the following modules: 266e, Studio.h CSR, 225e, 281e, 292e, 285e, 261e, 259e, Studio.h DPO (258e) and 291e. For control, sequencing and mixing I used another home made SuperCollider instrument based on the Snyderphonics Manta controller (http://snyderphonics.com/manta.htm). It is a touch sensitive device with 48 pads, 4 buttons and 2 sliders. Basically, the SuperCollider instrument is a modular system where each pad can be assigned one or several functions, like volume control of hardware inputs from the Buchla, sending midi or cv, apply effects, sequencing or sampling. For the live set I used a combination of live input from the Buchla and loops and samples made during the recording sessions with the Easel. I have some music released on various labels using my real name, under the moniker Codespira1 and as part of different collaborations (mainly There are no more four seasons and RTTRSPRT). For further listening and info check these links:   Social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codespira1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codespira1/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCspNTJ1xczCgKW0NUAMhSpQ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/emp/   Releases as Codespira1: Artefact (Moving Furniture Records, 2016) https://movingfurniturerecords.bandcamp.com/album/artefact Rasterfeld Archives #1 (CO-DEPENDENT, 2019) https://co-dependent.bandcamp.com/album/code009   Releases as Mattias Petersson: Remaining oddities, resultant additives (Jahr Null Aufnahmen, 2010) https://open.spotify.com/album/5IcAo9aprlVwNddnrXucLe?si=qXJ-Hd7tShqFXSmfhuDhbw Floodlight (Ideal Recordings, 2008) https://open.spotify.com/album/7nGL4dtqmfUnOKiXtvUzKD?si=uM7Yb9tUSsuGDovLMvzFEw Mimer (Fylkingen Records, 2003) https://open.spotify.com/album/41pgXkm2uw4iEbXSinyrSP?si=6aUh2fwfSS2kzuk5NMwICw   RTTRSPRT: https://soundcloud.com/rttrsprt   There are no more four seasons: Bandcamp: https://nm4s.bandcamp.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_uqxOGZvxSRmEjKAuRl3g

Welcome to episode 25 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Robert and Kyle grab a joystick and dive into the Human Comparator's Nested Vector Oscillator. Show notes: Hello: 0:00 NVO Exploration: 25:00 NVO + CV: 53:30 Goodbye: 1:12:00   Find out more about the Nested Vector Oscillator check out: https://thehumancomparator.net/   Purchase Robert's music at: https://robstand.com/    Purchase Kyle's music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/    Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/   Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/    Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261    Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/   Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/    Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty   Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

In the 1940's, Pierre Schaeffer realized that the electronic medium opens up music composition to the whole domain of sonic phenomena. Technology enabled the composer to work directly with sound itself as opposed to an abstraction of it, operational signals on a sheet given to performers that could interpret them and realize the piece. For him, this reversal of the compositional process meant that we would need a new vocabulary to describe the whole reality of music, that notation only rendered a part of while all the while being prescriptive ; a language based on the premise that musical sounds are most importantly perceptual realities rather than acoustic ones. His idea was that we could use this framework to describe, discuss and reflect on our perception in a more objective way instead of relying on references to the origin of the sounds or onomatopoeia. This would in turn enable composers to identify and classify their materials based on their perceptual characteristics before manipulating and combining them into a piece of music.   Buchla's 200e, to me, embodies these concepts in a single, open-ended instrument that allows me to generate, shape and articulate sounds into musical objects for both composition and performance.   This piece is an exercise in acknowledging my influences as well as a display of the way in which I have been using my 200e system in composition. It is organized in three parts :    Part 1 : A dynamic and busy system, where the ‘humanized' noise of the 272e provides changing and unpredictable timbres accumulating in parallel to the 261e's shapeshifting waveforms. The 223e allows my hands to guide the flow of the processing and impart intentional gestures among the chaos of the patch. Sounds disintegrate, coalesce and resonate as they move around the different channels of the (mixed down) quadraphonic space.   Part 2 : A pulsating drone swells and brightens as it iterates. Here, I am trying to coax the slowest movements that I can out of the 200e, as I open a filter on a rich sound being continuously shaped by the 296e. At the time of composing this section, I was listening to a lot of Eliane Radigue's electronic works, which are often based around the careful exploration and subtle control of the movement and beating that stems from phase relationships between oscillators. I chose to pay tribute to her unique form through this progressive reveal of the spectral content of the sound, making its various components gradually percolate and collide across delay lines.   Part 3 : Part 2 blends into part 3, wherein sorrow gives in to a more hopeful colour. The 272e is sampled and then manipulated. Repetition, like an attempt to eternalize things I know have to die, disperses faint echoes that become more distant and fade in and out, gradually, like memories.   Thank you to Kyle and Robert for the podcast and for providing me with an opportunity to share this. Thank you for listening and keep on patching!   Bandcamp : https://davidpiazza.bandcamp.com

Welcome to episode 24 (or is it 23?) of Source Of Uncertainty. We are excited to welcome back Mark and Chip from the MEMS Project, and had a great time digging into their “Boat Of Uncertainty.” Show notes: Hello: 0:00 Boat Of Uncertainty: 1:37 Interview with Mark & Chip: 55:22 Goodbye: 2:22:52   Find out more about the MEMS Project at: https://memsproject.info/   Find the David Rosenboom’s book “Biofeedback And The Arts” here: http://www.frogpeak.org/fpartists_paypal/fprosenboom.html    Purchase Robert’s music at: https://robstand.com/    Purchase Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/    Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/   Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/    Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261    Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/   Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/    Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty   Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty    Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Kevin Rix is a film trailer composer, guitarist, and modular synth artist. His compositions have appeared in trailers for films such as Avatar, How to Train Your Dragon, Robin Hood, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Aquaman, Frozen 2, Black Widow, Top Gun: Maverick, The King's Man, Joker, and Cruella. In 2015, Kevin was introduced to modular synths and fell down the rabbit hole.    “Visitors” is a live improvisation recorded in one take on a Buchla 24 panel system and Music Easel. I took an hour to program the 252e and do initial patching, then hit record. When using Buchla, I like to program modules like the 252e and start a basic patch with the sound off so I can discover and perform the patch in real time using the Todd Barton "follow the sound" method. There's no editing, overdubs, or mixing. The Easel was patched into a Strymon BlueSky.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdaO1wMpa0iCTimthFvfvxA   https://robotrixie.bandcamp.com   https://open.spotify.com/artist/6OneC6VqxKoEr5z6N17sOC?si=d57jujP1R8WU60wM1Nd_TQ

BIO Mathew Watson is a Melbourne (AU) based artist focussed on the exploration of electronic sound and the drumset. He has an extensive list of past and ongoing artist collaborations and has performed at arts festivals, music festivals, galleries and theatres in Australia, Japan and the USA.  Watson began his musical life as a drummer, before turning attention to electronic sound, and in particular, modular synthesisers. He has established a highly personal approach to performance, composition and improvisation, as a solo artist and collaborator over the past two decades covering a vast spectrum of sound, style and form. He released several albums under the name Other Places (It Records) between 2010 and 2017 alongside solo albums focussed on the EMS Synthi Aks and Buchla 200/e system. Amongst a plethora of local and international collaborations, Watson has moonlighted with Bronx legends E.S.G and performed in several large scale Boredoms BoaDrum performances in Australia and Japan.    A few thoughts about Spin Patterns.  As a drummer I am forever drawn to rhythm and texture. I am fascinated and inspired by pulses derived via electronic means: be it the beating of an LFO or the plucking of a low pass gate. Spin Patterns is very much focussed around the simple idea of movement and pulses coming together. I love how mellow the flow of voltage seems in the Buchla system. It’s like the edges are rolled off. This feels more musical to me and I think  you can feel this each time a new movement is set in motion, and as it reaches its destination. A perfect exchange of voltage, if such a thing can exist! Rather than using a sequencer for Spin Patterns, I decided to focus all attention on the relationship between cycling function generators and the Source of Uncertainty random voltage module. It is this relationship which is at the very heart of this album. I never tire of exploring this simple idea as it always yields new patterns and sounds that inspire me to create something new. I hope you enjoy this album as much as I enjoyed making  it.  BANDCAMP: https://matwatson.bandcamp.com

Welcome to episode 22 of Source Of Uncertainty. Get ready to phase in or phase out (whichever you prefer) with a long look at the Infinite Phase Shifter Model 297. Robert and Kyle then check in with Buchla USA CEO Eric Fox about the past year and a half since we last talked and chat about what’s coming in the future.    Show notes: Hello: 0:00 297 Featured Module: 22:22 Interview with Eric Fox: 1:15:00 Goodbye: 2:46:40   Find out more about Buchla at: https://buchla.com/  Purchase Robert’s new album at: https://robstand.com/  Purchase Kyle’s new album at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast: https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/  Listen and subscribe to Cosmic Tape Music Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cosmic-tape-music-club-hosted-by-the-galaxy-electric/id1550827261  Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

The first time I ever saw a Buchla system I was curious and intrigued. When I first heard a Buchla system I instantly fell in love with the timbres and have been exploring Don's circuits ever since. The sound of the Easel's Complex Oscillator or the Programmable Complex Waveform Generator Model 259 are unlike any other oscillator I have ever used. And the in depth interconnected relationship with their Modulation Oscillators makes them instruments in their own right. There is truly something magical in Don's designs. Something that attracts and inspires musicians from all corners of the world and all walks of life, to push their boundaries and think outside the musical status quo. In my mind the Buchla ecosystem is the perfect platform for live musical improvisation. Raw stream of consciousness materialized by the musicians creativity and rewarded through careful exploration of the system. My favorite quote from Don is "Anything is possible. We're not limited by technology; we're not limited by instruments. We're limited only by our mindsets." Its this quote that continues to inspire me to explore new ideas in the creation of sound and to be fearless in my approach to improvised live performance. This piece of music is a manifestation of that quote and a glimpse into my creative mindset. An eclectic mix composed of various patches reflecting and archiving where I was and what I was feeling during that moment in time.  One of my favorite ways to create music is to wake up, fire up the Buchla, hit record, and just explore the endless possibilities. Whether I end up liking the patch or not I always make it a habit of documenting the results and adding it to my personal sonic journal. I love the places I go and the emotions I experience when freely improvising on my Buchla. I believe I produce my best work with this method and it has personally become a powerful creative technique that I continue to explore. All sounds heard in this piece were one take recordings with no overdubbing or multi tracking. Recorded between March and December of 2020 straight from the mixer to a Zoom H4n Pro. While I have a growing collection of 200 series clones that were used in these recordings from time to time. This piece of music was done almost entirely on a Music Easel through various outboard effect units.   Modules used in performance: - 2016 Bemi Music Easel (208 and 218e) - Progammable Complex Waveform Generator Model 259r - Source of Uncertainty Model 266 - Mixer/Preamplifer Model 207r -Quad Lopass Gate Model 292c - Quad Function Generator Model 281r - Dual Voltage Processor Model 257r   Effects used in performance: - Sony TC-366 reel to reel (for tape delay) -Strymon Timeline -Strymon Big Sky - Make Noise Mimeophon - Make Noise Erbe-Verb - Make Noise Echophon - Make Noise Morphagene   For more music, videos, and tutorials: soundcloud.com/musicalfungus youtube.com/musicalfungus kriyarecords.bandcamp.com musicalfungus.bandcamp.com instagram.com/musicalfungus (@musicalfungus)

Welcome to episode 21 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Robert & Kyle talk to Nicoletta & Christopher from Passepartout Duo about their new album “Epigrams”. Kyle also digs into the Bandpass Filter Model 194F.  Show notes: Hello: 0:00 Kyle explores the 194F: 6:48 Interview with Passepartout Duo: 32:37 Goodbye: 1:36:26   Find out more about Passepartout Duo, visit these links: Bandcamp: https://passepartoutduo.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passepartoutduo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/passepartoutpianopercussion Website: http://www.passepartoutduo.com/   Purchase Robert’s new album at: https://robstand.com/    Purchase Kyle’s new album at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/    Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/   Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast:  https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/    Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcast   Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/   Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/    Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty   Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty    Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

About Mike Estlick:I'm an electrical engineer by day, and a Buchla player by night.I've been recording electronic music since I was a kid in the 80s.I was into raves, clubs, and MIDI sequencers in the 90s.In the 2000s I recorded quite a bit with the Nord Modular synths, and got into sequencing with modules instead of MIDI.In 2017 I got an Easel, and by 2018 had built up this Buchla system. Since then all my music is composed and performed on modular systems.I find the 248/245/216 combo very productive for writing music, and it blows my mind that this stuff all was designed before I was born. I've since got into Serge and LZX systems as well, and have videos up on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeEstlickWhen there's no global pandemic, I like to hang out with my friends at the Colorado Modular Synth Society: https://coloradomodularsynthsociety.com/"January '21"Patch Notes:0:00 - 2:10 : StartA little filter-sweep introduction with 2x258 and 212.There is a pretty complicated feedback network going with FM into the filter and the oscillators.The 248 MARF is modulating waveshapes with slow, sloped voltages.2:10 - 7:40 : SeqVolKrell variation on the Easel, with the pulser driving the sequencer and the sequencer modulating the volume.The Easel pulser is also driving the Pendulum/Ratchet, which runs a patch on the 212 system.EHX Deluxe Memory Man provides the echo.Various parts of the patch were recorded into the Keen Association 287e.The end of this piece is the 287e playing snippets into the 212 system.7:40 - 13:00 : ScanA 248 MARF and 245 based sequence driving 208 and 258/212 voices.The Pendulum/Ratchet divides down for drum and bass sounds.Again recorded parts of the patch into the 287e, and played that through the 212.The Pendulum/Ratchet is triggering the 287e and 212 envelopes for the end of this piece.13:00 - 15:06 : IvalAnother 248/245 sequence, with vocal percussion sounds from the 287e (recorded from the onboard mic).The filtered notes are selected by the 216 Touch Controlled Voltage Source.15:06 - 21:28 : 9SwingHave you ever wanted to have a rhythm swing in 9/8, against a 5 chord progression in 7/4?Well, the MARF is the sequencer for you!The lead sound is the Easel, using pressure to modulate pitch and timbre.I used a 257 so I could have the pressure change the amount of modulation oscillator to timbre.The backing is from the 212 system.The second section is the patch as I originally made it.For the first section, I just swapped the envelopes around to change the levels of other voices in the patch.The third section is the 287e playing samples from the patch.21:28 - 26:56 : GloryThe lead is the Easel arpeggiator. The Easel clocks the Pendulum/Ratchet, which then drives the 248/245 and all the background sounds.The 287e is playing snippets of a reading of a Rilke poem.The 216 plays the clicky bleep sound.

Welcome to episode 20 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Robert & Kyle talk about some module news, how they got into music/Buchla and the new albums they recently released.Purchase Kyle’s new album at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/ Purchase Robert's album at: https://robstand.com/ Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast: https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/ Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/ Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Seven .WAVs (pronounced “seven dot waves”) is an exploration of materiality in electronic music. The album comprises seven individual compositions, each a conceptual interpretation of “waves” and a logical manifestation of waveforms. The recordings of the compositions are  materialized as .WAV files. All of the compositions use FM radio transmissions for theme and rhythm. In some tracks, the use of the radio is logical and relatively easy to distinguish. In others, the use of the radio is conceptual and the results are indistinguishable from synthesis. Using FM radio broadcasts as a foundational element of the composition results in a recording that captures a moment in time. It is left to the listener’s imagination as to what one would hear if the recording had started a few minutes earlier or later….

Welcome to episode 19 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Robert digs into the Polyphonic Tuner Model 272e, and then we chat with Benge!Show notes:Hello: 0:00Robert explores the 272e: 16:15Interview with Benge: 42:37Goodbye: 1:56:40 Links for Benge:myblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.comzackdagoba.bandcamp.cominstagram.com/memetunestudioPurchase Kyle’s new album at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/ Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to The Deerhorn podcast: https://thedeerhorn.podbean.com/ Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/ Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

There are two improvisations on each system, the first two on a vintage 100 and the second two on a cloned 200 There are some significant differences in sound between the two eras, most noticeably the tone of the VCOs and the filters. I would describe the earlier VCOs as being richer, fuller and brighter than the 200 series but not as stable, and the filters being more edgy and pure in nature. The 200 system introduced the LPGs, timbre-shaping and the Spectral Processor, all of which give the system a very distinctive sound that was absent from the 100Personally, I like the overall tone of the 100 series very much, as it has a power and richness that puts it in the same league as other early systems such as the Moog Modular and the ARP 2500. I am not sure if there is a similar power in the original 200 series modules (as opposed to modern cloned ones) as I have never been able to compare them directly, but my guess would be that various filters, VCOs and other things that Don began to introduce in the 1970s took the sound away from the more basic and simple sound of the 100, exploring and pioneering other avenues as he went towards fully digital systems in the 1980s. It is a fascinating progression, and one that is mirrored in the development of synthesisers in general between the 1960s and 1980s, as digital technology gradually took overThe systems used were as follows:Buchla 100 Vintage Modules:102 Dual Stereo Locator106 Six Channel Mixer110 Dual Gate111 Dual Ring Modulator112 Touch Control123 Sequencer130 Dual Envelope Detector140 Timing Pulse Generator144 Dual Square Wave Generator156 CV Processor x 3158 Dual Sine/Saw x 2160 White Noise Generator165 Random Voltage Source175 Dual Line Driver / EQ180 Dual Attack Generator x 2185 Frequency Shifter190 Dual Reverberator191 Sharp Cutoff Filter194 Bandpass FilterCloned Modules:110 Dual Gate144 Dual Square Wave Generator x 3146 Sequencer180 Dual Attack Generator205 Dual Matrix MixerBuchla 200Cloned Modules:205 Dual Matrix Mixer208 Stored Program Sound Source212 Dodeca Module218 Touch Control224 Patchbay248 MARF + Expander256 Dual CV Adder257 Dual CV Processor258 Dual Oscillator x 2259 Complex Waveform Generator261e Complex Waveform Generator266 Source of Uncertainty275 Dual EQ / Reverb277 Signal Delay281 Quad Function Generator x 2285 Frequency Shifter292 Quad LPG296 Spectral Processormyblogitsfullofstars.blogspot.com zackdagoba.bandcamp.com instagram.com/memetunestudio

Welcome to episode 18 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Robert and Kyle talk about Kyle's new Buchla album: DARK SPARKLER - “Are You Working With Me, Or Against Me?” available at darksparkler.bandcamp.com. Kyle takes the ZORX Ribbon Controller out for a patch or two, and then they talk to it's creator Ellison Wolf. Show notes:Hello: 0:00Kyle explores the ZORX Ribbon Controller: 25:46Interview with Ellison Wolf: 42:27Goodbye: 1:48:40For more information about the ZORX Ribbon Controller visit https://www.zorxelectronics.com/ Purchase Kyle’s new album at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/ Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/ Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Welcome to episode 17 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Robert and Kyle talk to Daniel Skevington who is behind Dunnington Audio and the “revised” Quad Function Generator and Dual Oscillator clones, and Kyle takes the 258D for a spin.Show notes:Hello: 0:00Kyle explores the Dunnington Audio 258D: 19:30Interview with Daniel Skevington: 45:15Goodbye: 1:57:00For more information about Dunningto Audio visit - https://www.dunningtonaudio.co.uk/ “Through Another Looking Glass” by Wavefreq https://wavefreq1.bandcamp.com/album/through-another-looking-glass “Spin Patterns” by Mat Watsonhttps://matwatson.bandcamp.com/album/spin-patterns“Gypsy” by NYVVA https://nyvva.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR0AYgf_4HeaLNSr5l6UDUA4YIYUDZsq39QjKJt5UunqyHMn9CX8urIyT-4Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/ Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Schliuuurkschplinkplonky, performed live on a BUCHLA 200 system using Dual Oscillator 258 ; Complex Waveform Generator 259 ; Rob Hordijk’s Benjolin adapted for Buchla ; Quad Function Generator 281 ; Source Of Uncertainty 266 ; Frequency Shifter 285 ; Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator 248 - 1602 ; Dual Equalizer Reverb 275 with Spring Reverb in large tanks ; Quad Lopass Gate 292 and the 207 Mixer.Dramatically Yours, performed on a Buchla Music Easel K.I am interested in soundtracks and like to be introduced as a "musical travel agent".Since the early 2000s I have been performing the world, playing festivals all over Europe, Canada, USA, Mexico, Australia & Asia... Feeling lucky to release on several international labels such as Opa-Loka, Aagoo, Southern UK, Monotype, Beta Lactam Ring, Sub Rosa, HomeNormal, Important, Staubgold, etc...I study Electroacoustic music at the CNRR Conservatory of Marseille where I am specialising in multi-channelled diffusion (Acousmatic spatialisation) and Modular Synthesis. I have initiated a platform/label aiming at promoting the genre:https://modulisme.info/sessionsRelying on electricity/amplification to produce, manipulate, work on sound-material, but trying my best to explore various genres and make sure that each of my albums differs from the previous one, trying to avoid routine and surprise my listeners.Not musically trained/educated I lie outside the Classical genre but my scores incorporate traditional classical components in a predominantly unconventional manner which allowed me to being asked by Iancu Dumitrescu & Ana Maria Avram to join forces as a soloist in their Hyperion Ensemble + being invited by Jean-Paul Dessy (Musiques Nouvelles ensemble) and Raoul Lay (Ensemble Télémaque) to become in charge of electronics/turntables in their ambitious E. C. O. (European Chamber Orchestra) formation comprising of 33 soloists...Fortunate enough to work with what people call a dream-team of collaborators: joining Lydia Lunch, Murcof, Eugene Robinson (Oxbow), Edward Ka-Spel (Legendary Pink Dots), Simon Fisher Turner, Cosey Fanni Tutti (Throbbing Gristle), Foetus, Pantaleimon, Graham Lewis (Wire), Barry Adamson, Andy Diagram, Scanner, Machinefabriek, Mira Calix, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, Justin K. Broadrick, James Johnston (Gallon Drunk/Bad Seeds), Mark Cunningham (MARS), Cindytalk, Orkest De Ereprijs,  Stephen O'Malley,  Strings Of consciousness or Faust onstage and-or in studio…Philippe Petit & Michael Schaffer: I (CD + Digital / Opa-Loka) https://philippepetitmichaelschaffer.bandcamp.com/releasesPhilippe Petit: A Space between spaces (Music to create space rather than occupying Space) (Digital / Ante-Rasa Records) ante-rasa.bandcamp.com/album/ante26-philippe-petit-a-space-between-spaces-music-to-create-space-rather-than-occupying-space Philippe Petit : Deep-Sea Creatures (Digital / MUTEANT Records) ​https://muteantsoundsnetlabel.bandcamp.com/album/deep-sea-creatures​ https://philippepetitamusicaltravel-agent.bandcamp.comwww.philippepetit.info

Welcome to episode 16 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode Kyle tries to figure out what to do with the 230 Triple Envelope Follower, and then the hosts talk to Johnny Woods about his new album and working in a solar powered studio. Show notes:Hello: 0:00Kyle explores the Triple Envelope Follower: 18:35Interview with Johnny Woods: 40:50Goodbye: 1:49:35To purchase Johnny Wood’s album Pavillions visit - https://johnnywoods.bandcamp.com/ https://brettnaucke.bandcamp.com/album/ems-hallucinations - EMS Hallucinations, by Brett Nauckehttps://boscio.bandcamp.com/album/if-we-seek-with-intent - If We Seek With Intent, by René G. Boscio - Out October 2ndhttps://transversales.bandcamp.com/album/plein-soleil - PLEIN SOLEIL, by Jonathan Fitoussi  https://suzanneciani.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-denali - Music For Denali, by Suzanne CianiListen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/ Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

0:00 Dawn Two (from Pavilions)6:21 First Flight (live) (from The Wild Vol. 1)10:24 Sketch of Uncertainty 1 (live) (exclusive)13:58 Sketch of Uncertainty 2 (live) (exclusive)18:36 Sketch of Uncertainty 3 (live) (exclusive)The first two tracks are taken from two recent releases, and notably both use the same exact patch. The last three pieces are exclusive for this podcast. When trying to figure out themes for a new album, I typically record dozens of little live sketches that play with different patch ideas. These one-take-wonders illustrate some concepts I am working on for future releases.  https://johnnywoods.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to episode 15 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we talk to Jacqueline & Augustus from The Galaxy Electric. We talk about the duo’s musical history, discovering Buchla, and the  Kickstarter campaign for their new album. Before our chat, Kyle shows off a few thing’s he’s learned about the 208/Music Easel. Show notes: Hello: 0:00208 Tips & Patch Ideas: 7:00Interview with The Galaxy Electric: 40:20Goodbye: 2:08:00 For more information about The Galaxy Electric, visit their website at https://www.thegalaxyelectric.com/. You can also find the Kickstarter for their new album here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1511715045/the-galaxy-electric-is-releasing-new-music-on-reel-to-reel/description Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcast Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

The Galaxy Electric are Augustus and Jacqueline - a husband/wife duo based in the US - who are obsessed with early electronic music that utilized magnetic tape to create new sounds no one had ever heard before! Together, they blend influences from 60s Psych pop and Retro Sci-Fi to make "Cosmic Tape Music.” Using Buchla style synthesizers, Reel to Reel and Cassette tape machines, a Mellotron, a Korg Delta and various effects devices sprinkled with ethereal vocals they take their listeners on a cosmic journey. When their debut album, "Everything is Light and Sound" was released on vinyl, they were hailed as "one of the most original and intriguing bands to emerge in the music scene within the last year." They spent a lot of time on the road opening for bands like Lake Ruth and Welsh artist Gwenno. And now have returned to the studio for their second full length album, “Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday.” “Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday” is the first album we have ever recorded that was fully and completely improvised. We recorded to 1/4" Analog Tape without any digital recording magic (overdubs, edits, tuning etc). We spent a year practicing this new improvisational style before we turned on the tape machine. But once we did, we recorded every day for a month. And when we listened back - we realized we had created a space age fantasy album - with an incredible story; a soundtrack to a time traveling space voyage.In order to honor the recording process of this album - we knew we had to find a way to release it on Reel to Reel tape with the most amazing artwork and packaging - to create a unique Collector's Item worthy of the voyage. With the help of Dead Media Tapes, we will be able to do just that!”Pre-Order “Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday”https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1511715045/the-galaxy-electric-is-releasing-new-music-on-reel-to-reel?fbclid=IwAR1fOryUb5reu4pkW47M7mqQBoVMehsuvp94jPIqd16XYqXQSVqvIDBWKXI  Our website:www.thegalaxyelectric.comSocial Links: https://www.facebook.com/thegalaxyelectrichttps://www.instagram.com/thegalaxyelectric/https://twitter.com/galaxyelctrchttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DhuaWCSugIiyHlxE7vsBA Playlist and description:“Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday” Album Trailer Premiere: this is a collage of the tracks from our forthcoming full length album release. We are hosting a kickstarter for the project to fund releasing the album on cassette and REEL to REEL!Tomorrow Was Better Yesterday Single: One of our favorite songs off of the new album. This song was completely improvised straight to 1/4” tape and features heavy use of the Buchla Music Easel among other synths and effects. Buchla Coconut: A song off of our debut album Everything is Light and Sound. This song was performed exclusively on the Buchla Music Easel along with some found sounds. Calm Down: A song off of our debut album Everything is Light and Sound. This song was our first instance of using the Buchla Music Easel in a track. Relaxation Tapes: The first song off of our debut album Everything is Light and Sound. It’s a collage piece that sets the stage nicely for the Buchla Cosmic Drone track to follow. Buchla Cosmic Drone 5-24-20: This is the 20th long form improvised meditative drone we performed on May 24, 2020. It features a small Buchla system featuring clones of the 257, 259, 266, 280, and 292 as well as 1979’s Digital Resonator. It also features Jacqueline’s voice run through 2 Boss RE-20 space echo pedals. 

Welcome to episode 14 of Source Of Uncertainty. In this episode we talk to Doug Clauder from Studio H about his modular beginnings and how he got into making modules to solve problems within his system. Before our chat, Robert show’s off the lovely Studio H Dual Programmable Oscillator. Show notes: Hello: 0:00Studio H Dual Programmable Oscillator: 11:15Interview with Doug Clauder: 29:50Goodbye:1:46:15 For more information about Doug’s products, visit his website at http://studiohsoftware.com/.  Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/ Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcast Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/ Get your source of uncertainty t-shirts at http://sourceofuncertainty.threadless.com/  Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertainty Find us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty  Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

With a musical history rooted in experimental electronics, minimalism and techno, Jim has now found himself deep into Buchla. Drawn to the incredible sound and superior user interface, he started with a Music Easel and now is working with full 100 and 200 Series systems. In addition to his solo work, Jim had performed / recorded with: Sample and Fold,Collections of Colonies of Bees, Volcano Choir, Bon Iver, Dartanjal, Jon Mueller, Marcus Schmickler, Bhob Rainey and James Plotkin among others and had released music on: Zod, Toxic Recordings, Jagjaguwar, Nobody Owns Records, Table of the Elements, Addict Records, Topscore USA and Crouton Records. "After building up the 100 series system I started to apply some of theconventions that I've used working with my 200 Series system. I learned that,because of the 100 Series early designs and limitations, these conventions and ideas quickly turned into something really different... and wonderful." Each of the 9 pieces (assembled together in this program) were recorded live in one take to two track stereo, no edits or overdubs. Only audio processing is end of signal chain reverb. Recorded May - July 2020 Model 106 — Mixer Model 110 — Dual Voltage Controlled Gate Model 111 — Dual Ring Modualtor Model 123 — Sequential Voltage Source Model 130 — Dual Envelope Detector Model 140 — Timing Pulse Generator Model 144 — Dual Square Wave Oscillator Model 156 — Dual Control Voltage Processor (x2) Model 158a — Dual Sine-sawtooth Generator Model 160 — White Noise Generator Model 165 — Dual Random Voltage Source Model 180 — Dual Attack Generator Model 185 — Frequency Shifter Model 192 — Dual Lopass Filter Model 194 — Bandpass Filter Neunaber Audio Immerse Reverb  pressboard.bandcamp.com soundcloud.com/pressboard prssbrd@gmail.com

In this very special 1 year anniversary episode of Source Of Uncertainty we talk to the legendary Morton Subotnick!!!! Before we talk with Mort, we explore 2 delay modules within the Buchla ecosystem, the 277r Signal Delay Unit, and the new 1979 DSD.Show notes:Hello: 0:00Kyle’s Signal Delay Unit Model 277r Demo: 17:30Robert’s 1979 DSD Demo: 47:20Interview with Morton Subotnick: 1:13:00Goodbye: 2:20:30For more information about Morton Subotnick, visit his website at http://www.mortonsubotnick.com/. Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Tyresta is the experimental music project of social worker and musician Nick Turner.  Nick is based in Chicago, Illinois and makes music utilizing various instruments including Buchla Music Easel, eurorack modular, mellotron, and guitar.  He also helps behind the scenes with the ambient, drone, and experimental music labels Past Inside the Present and sub-label Fallen Moon Recordings.    You can find his music on Bandcamp or through your streaming service of choice.   Piece description:  I wrote and recorded "Facing Ourselves" during the Coronavirus shelter-in-place order in April 2020.  Outside of my life in music, I am a mental health therapist so I have directly witnessed what happens when people (myself included) are forced to give up certain routines and distractions and face themselves.  The four parts of "Facing Ourselves" sort of represent the various emotional states that both I and the people I work with have gone through since the Coronavirus outbreak.  Though at times uneasy and tense, there have been moments of deep love and connection, which has been interesting to witness and experience.   Like many people, when working with the Easel, I can get lost in shaping sounds for hours on end.  With each of these pieces, I was working with both the Easel and various effects  (Strymon Timeline, Strymon BigSky, and Valhalla reverb) in order to land on sounds that adequately represented the emotions/feelings I wanted to evoke in the listener.  Effects, both in and outside of the box, help inform my approach to sound design and also assist in determining the direction I go in with certain patches on the Easel (timbres, waveshapes, tempo, envelope shapes, etc.).   Mastered by Nathan Moody at Obsidian Sound.

In this episode of Source Of Uncertainty we explore the idea of a “Base Patch” and share our findings. We then get to chat with composer Barry Schrader about teaching at CalArts, composing music for a sci-fi cult classic, and dig into how he made the seminal Buchla album “Lost Atlantis.” Show notes:Hello: 0:00Kyle’s Base Patch: 13:10Robert’s Base Patch: 41:20Interview with Barry Schrader: 1:09:30Goodbye: 2:48:30For more information about Barry Schrader, visit his website at https://barryschrader.com/, and find his music at https://barryschrader.bandcamp.com/. Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Contact us at sourceofuncertainty.audio*Music provided by Barry Schrader

Welcome to the first Artist Spotlight episode of Source Of Uncertainty! Today we feature music from Günther Steudel. Günther was the inspiration to start this series when he reached out to us with some music that he had recorded in the 1980's with his Buchla 300 series! We felt very lucky to hear these recordings from Günther, and now we're very excited to share them with you.Below are some accompaniments for each of the three tracks written by Günther.Enjoy!AutomationComputers, whether a hulking mainframe, or a small tablet, can create feelings of ambivalence. Thesemachines are fast, beautiful, and even sexy when operations run smoothly. But there can be momentswhen activity goes astray, becomes discordant, producing unreliable results, or even disasters. At othertimes they stop altogether without explanation. The fog of uncertainty can last a long time before aresolution is found and normal, delightful operations return.CircusStanding at the top of a hill, looking over a field of wild grass and wild flowers, seeing a hilly valleybelow. It is hot! The air is blue with humidity and filled with the sound of countless insects in the field.Overhead fly barn swallows, with their v-shaped wings. They swoop over the field in pursuit of a meal.Their flying skills are incredible! The sights, the sounds, the smells, all weave together into a carnival; acircus.Poseidon’s GloveThe ocean, calm, deep, dark, mysterious. One can hear the occasional whale travel by. There is a senseof enormous power that is contained. And suddenly that power bursts forth! Rolling and heaving wavestravel into the distance, only to crash against a rock face and explode into a unique and momentaryshape. One such shape looks like an open hand, reaching out of the ocean. Poseidon is present!

In this episode of Source Of Uncertainty we chat with Steve Horelick aka Steve H about his lengthy history with using Buchla Instruments, his world of Logic, and creating one of the greatest ear-worms of the 80’s. Show notes:Hello: 0:00Interview with Steve Horelick: 26:10200e Skylab Performance: 1:11:07Music Easel performance: 1:56:17Goodbye: 1:59:45For more information about Steve Horelick you can visit: https://stevehmusic.com/ For Steve’s new Oceana EP and the improvised music on today’s show you can visit his bandcamp page: https://stevehmusic.bandcamp.com/You can also find a bunch of great performances on Steve’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNY4ppW6ZFTPWD25ViD8XJAListen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty And at sourceofuncertainty.audio

In part 2 of episode 10, Kyle takes us through the rest of his trip to EMS. He then talks to Jon Nensen aka The Human Comparator who is behind the TTSH Arp 2600 clone, 73-75 Serge panels, Buchla USA 100 Series reissues, and some upcoming Buchla ecosystem modules of his own design. It was a great chat!Show notes:Hello: 0:00EMS Day 4: 11:30EMS Day 5 & 6: 23:15EMS Day 7: 35:35Jon Nensen Interview: 56:00Goodbye: 2:16:00For more information about Jon's projects, visit: http://www.thehumancomparator.net/Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Visit our website and contact us at: sourceofuncertainty.audio

In this episode of Source Of Uncertainty Kyle takes us on his journey to play on the iconic vintage 200 system at EMS in Stockholm. He also sits down to talk with the head studio tech Daniel Araya about the system and his own pocket sized feedback generator the Piezothing. Part 2 coming in 2 weeks!Show notes:Hello: 0:00EMS Day 1: 18:53EMS Day 2: 32:00EMS Day 3: 44:33Daniel Araya Interview: 58:25Goodbye: 1:18:45For more information about Daniel’s Piezothing, visit: https://araya.se/Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Support the show and get access to exclusive videos and audio content through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty Visit our website and contact us at: sourceofuncertainty.audio

Welcome to episode 9 of Source Of Uncertainty! In this episode Robert and Kyle each patch with the Northern Light Modular h series modules. Then they talk to the people that made the system, Marc Borri & Sascha Haber.  Show notes:Hello: 0:00Robert's patch with the Northern Light Modular h system: 16:25Kyle's patch with the Northern Light Modular h system: 40:25Interview with Sascha Haber and Marc Borri: 59:01Goodbye: 2:03:10For more information and to purchase Northern Light Modular modules visit: https://northernlightmodular.com/Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty And at sourceofuncertainty.audio

Welcome to the 8 episode of Source Of Uncertainty! In this episode we’ll explore the gnarliness of the Buchla Twisted Waveform Generator Model 259e, and we also check back in with Todd Barton to hear about his recent musical releases and what the future holds. Show notes:Hello: 0:00Featured Module Twisted Waveform Generator Model 259e: 19:25Todd Barton Interview: 1:03Goodbye: 1:46:35Contact Todd Barton for modular lessons: http://toddbarton.com/Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Check out everything Galaxy Electric at: https://www.thegalaxyelectric.com/Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty And at sourceofuncertainty.audio

On episode 7 of Source Of Uncertainty we dig into the Multi-Dimensional Kinesthetic Input / Tactile Input Port. We then talk with long time Buchla Associate Joel Davel about working with Don Buchla and all the controllers he helped develop, and finally Peter Nyboer from Sensel joins the conversation to talk about collaborating with Joel on the Morph Thunder Pad. Show Notes Hello: 0:00 Patching with the 223e: 14:00 Interview with Joel Davel: 55:55 Peter Nyboer joins the conversation: 1:37:45 Goodbye: 2:11:20 Visit Joel's website at: http://absolutedeviation.com/Find the Sensel Morph Thunder Pad here: https://sensel.com/collections/all/products/morph-with-buchla-thunder-overlaySupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyListen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastYou can find DivKid's and Instruo's "øchd" module here: https://www.instruomodular.com/product/ochd/Subscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Listen to Robert’s music at: https://mutierend.bandcamp.com/releasesListen to Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/Contact us through our website at: sourceofuncertainty.audioFind us on Instagram: @sourceofuncertainty  

On episode 6 of Source Of Uncertainty we get to explore one of the rarest Buchla modules, a replica of the Waveform Synthesizer Model 132. We then get to speak to Chip Flynn and Mark Milanovich about the recreation of the 132 (and many other modules), and their exciting M.E.M.S Project. Show NotesHello: 0:00 Buchla Music Recommendations: 13:55132 & 123 exploration: 24:50 Interview with Chip Flynn & Mark Milanovich: 55:35 Goodbye: 2:06:00 Visit Mark and Chip's website for their M.E.M.S. Project at: memsproject.info Floating Points - Crush: https://floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/crushTodd Barton - Spaces: https://flagdayrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/spacesBarton Bayard Moody - Start From Silence: https://nathanmoody.bandcamp.com/album/start-from-silenceShasta Cults - Configurations / EP / Shasta Cults: https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/configurations / https://shastacults.bandcamp.com/ / https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/shasta-cultsSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyListen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Listen to Robert’s music at: https://mutierend.bandcamp.com/releasesListen to Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/Email us at: sourceofuncertaintypod@gmail.comFind us on Instagram: @sourceofuncertainty And at: sourceofuncertainty.audio

On episode 5 of Source Of Uncertainty we bring it back to basics by exploring the ever-present combo of the Quad Function Generator and Quad Dynamics Manager modules. We also speak with the man of many hats: Nathan Moody! We dig in on the music he creates with his Easel++ and tips on recording Buchla Instruments.Show NotesHello: 0:00 Velocity in review: 1:30New module news: 9:30281e & 292e exploration: 17:30 Nathan Moody interview: 53:00 Goodbye: 1:51:24 Find Nathan Moody's music at: nathanmoody.bandcamp.comAnd his mastering services at: obsidiansound.netSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyListen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Listen to Robert’s music at: https://mutierend.bandcamp.com/releasesListen to Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/Email us at: sourceofuncertaintypod@gmail.comFind us on Instagram: @sourceofuncertainty And at: sourceofuncertainty.audio

We have reached the 4th episode of Source Of Uncertainty, and we're playing with Eurorack modules? YES! Buchla USA's RED PANEL system is now available and we explore this modular time machine with our podcasting brethren Tim Held from the Podular Modcast. We then talk to the head of Buchla USA Eric Fox about taking over the company from "BEMI" and everything that's in store for the future!Show NotesHello: 0:00 New Module Talk: 4:20 RED PANEL exploration with Tim Held: 9:30 Eric Fox Interview: 1:12:45 Goodbye: 2:19:00 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyGet your tickets for Velocity: https://www.velocityseattle.com/ For more information on Buchla USA visit: https://buchla.com/ Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Listen to Robert’s music at: https://mutierend.bandcamp.com/releasesListen to Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/Email us at: sourceofuncertaintypod@gmail.comFind us on Instagram: @sourceofuncertainty And at: sourceofuncertainty.audio

On the 3rd episode of Source Of Uncertainty we talk to Wes Milholen about his Buchla adaptations of Clouds, Rings & Braids. Oh my!Show Notes Hello: 0:00 Buchlaish News: 10:00 1979 Chat: 15:45 Music Spotlight: 21:30 Featured Module: 27:50 Wes Milholen Interview: 45:00 Goodbye: 1:40:30 Support the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyGet your tickets for Velocity:https://www.velocityseattle.com/ Listen to Kevin Rix’s music at:https://robotrixie.bandcamp.com/For more information on 1979 modules visit:https://1979.ws/modules/Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Listen to Robert’s music at: https://mutierend.bandcamp.com/releasesListen to Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/Email us at sourceofuncertaintypod@gmail.comFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty And at sourceofuncertainty.audio

For the second episode of Source Of Uncertainty we tread into deep waters with the control voltage leviathan known as the Multiple Arbitrary Function Generator model 248. We are then honored to talk with the iconic composer and Buchla legend Suzanne Ciani!Show NotesHello: 0:00MARF Chat: 12:35Music Spotlight: 21:50Featured Module: 26:50Suzanne Ciani Interview: 1:01:30Goodbye: 1:51:40Support the show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/sourceofuncertaintyGet your tickets for Velocity:https://www.velocityseattle.com/ Listen to and purchase “A Silent Burst” from Ross Healyhttps://vicmodcray.bandcamp.com/album/a-silent-burstFor more information on Suzanne Ciani visit her website:https://www.sevwave.com/Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Listen to Robert’s music at: https://mutierend.bandcamp.com/releasesListen to Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/Email us at sourceofuncertaintypod@gmail.comFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty And at sourceofuncertainty.audio   

Welcome to the first episode of Source Of Uncertainty! In this episode we’ll break down and compare the 266 clone and 266e versions of the Source Of Uncertainty. We then talk with Todd Barton about random, his famous Krell patch, and Yo-Yo Ma!Show NotesHello: 0:00News: 4:00Music Spotlight: 10:10Source Of Uncertainty Module Deep Dive: 20:35Todd Barton Interview: 1:00:10Goodbye: 1:47:00Check out new modules from...Metro Modular: http://metro-modular.com/Northern Light Modular: https://northernlightmodular.com/Go bug ALM/Busy Circuits about producing a Buchla format version of Pamela’s New Workout: http://busycircuits.com/about/Listen and purchase “Fusiform” by Jamie Drouin from INFREQUENCY EDITIONS  https://infrequencyeditions.bandcamp.com/album/fusiformListen and purchase “Manda” from Nejruphttps://nejrup.bandcamp.com/album/mandaContact Todd Barton for modular lessons: http://toddbarton.com/Listen and subscribe to Podular Modcast: https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/Listen and subscribe to Esoteric Modulation: https://www.esotericmodulation.com/subscribe-to-podcastSubscribe to Waveform Magazine: https://www.waveformmagazine.com/Listen to Robert’s music at: https://mutierend.bandcamp.com/releasesListen to Kyle’s music at: https://darksparkler.bandcamp.com/Email us at sourceofuncertaintypod@gmail.comFind us on Instagram @sourceofuncertainty And at sourceofuncertainty.audio