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Ambient Avant Garde Experimental Minimal Radio

Flatland Frequencies 30/8/23

NameArtistAlbumYear
FlowstateCate BrooksEasel Studies2023
Warm CurrentsPolyporesAzure2020
Jamestown (Accra)Luke SangerField Recordings
AmuletIEPome LP2018
Tchaikovsky, Valse SentimentaleClara RockmoreOhm – The Early Gurus of Electronic Music 1948-19802000
CurigCate BrooksEasel Studies2023
Delphic (Extended Mix)YeonIn The Flow2023
thai_mountain_ambLuke SangerField Recordings
ClockworksLaurie SpiegelThe Expanding Universe2012
Outline of NatureTwilight SequenceOutline of Nature2023
False AzureNight GestaltStaring Light2023
learning the doordan derksphylum2019
Soft MeadowGreen-HouseSix Songs for Invisible Gardens2020
A Fresh Dawn For North Cheshire Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development PlanBuilding a New Town 2023
all the way to kangroyabound2020
A Sonic Womb Part IIISuzanne CianiA Sonic Womb: Live Buchla Performance at Lapsus 2020
uume 24 extended mixClaude & Olauume2023
Unfamiliar Wind (Leeks Hills)Brian EnoOhm – The Early Gurus of Electronic Music 1948-19802000
TelepathBoards of CanadaTomorrow’s Harvest2013
Sacred Transparency INight GestaltStaring Light2023
An Act Of Surrender – Part 1Thomas StoneAn Act Of Surrender2022
Lichwake FamiliarsFood PeopleMirrors & Vegetables2020
Before this Body is ForsakenAeonsInto Eternity’s Embrace2023
crumple your cryptoroyabound2020
hiroshima_frogsLuke SangerField Recordings
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Experimental Minimal Review Synth

Lampeo – The Electric Music Box ‘Year One’

An intriguing audio diary of sketches, taken on the Buchla Music Easel and recorded over a year. Lampeo really highlights the character and range of the instrument here, deftly using looping and spacial effects to layer the sounds, which range from the percussive to the melodic.

1974 Buchla ‘Electric Music Box’ (aka Music Easel)

The instrument itself has a unique tone, due to the additive nature of the primary oscillator and an analogue signal path that differs significantly from traditional subtractive synthesisers. There’s so much info out there already on the Easel, that I wont bore you with the same old stories. However, it’s worth noting that a large proportion of the online demonstrations using the Easel really do not represent the capabilities of the instrument, which takes time and dedication to master. Something Lampeo is highlighting in this release and firmly stamping their compositional mark.