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The Resynator pitch-tracking synth c. 1980

How y'all doing.  Found an odd lil bit from 1980's synth-land: the Resynator, from "Musico."  Yup that was the name…

11 years ago

Obscure Synths+Keys of the early 80s, part XIV

Today: just some offbeat keys+synths that caught my eye; i've never come across any of these in the shops+stages+studios of…

11 years ago

Caravan Of Thieves: New Single + Video ‘Dead Wrong’ tracked at GCR

I was also v fortunate this summer to work with Caravan of Thieves at Gold Coast Recorders.  The band, joined…

11 years ago

Ula Ruth ‘LETDOWN’ – first single + video from new EP recorded at GCR

how y'all doing...  srry for the dearth of new 'content,' it has been hectic up here at PS dot com…

11 years ago

Electronic Drums of the 1980s

Vintage drum machines, AKA beatboxes, seem to gain value with no end in sight.  When I started buying gear heavily…

11 years ago

The Sony D-88 ‘Pocket Discman’ of 1988

Here's an odd lil curiosity for ya: in 1988, SONY made a tiny discman sized to play the ill-fated 3"…

11 years ago

This is an actual, published Gibson advert from 1986

Good lord.  Here it is.  A dispatch from the absolute nadir of the Gibson musical instrument company.  This comp resembles…

11 years ago

Great Electro Pop Album made by 16yo DIY’r in 1980

Thanks TW for turning me on to this...  fantastic music and a great story!  Read on...

11 years ago

Computer Music: the 80s

The personal computer is now ubiquitous in the music-making process; music made without a computer is now remarkable for that…

11 years ago

Philips INC Broadcast Remote Truck c. 1979

Meanwhile in LegoLand...  download an eight-page article from the Philips Broadcast Tripodium 1979 (catalog? Trade Show Book?  no idea...) on…

11 years ago