Source Of Uncertainty: A Buchla Podcast 4U

Apr 29 2022 52 ep. 88 mins 265
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A monthly podcast focused on Buchla electronic modular instruments.

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Apr 29 2022 1 mins  

Episode 31: David Kean & The 260e

Mar 30 2022 140 mins  
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

Episode 30: Programmable Spectral Processor Model 296M

Feb 28 2022 106 mins  
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

Artist Spotlight: Luca Manti

Jan 26 2022 37 mins  
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 & continge

Episode 29: Mark Verbos - 262v & 263v

Dec 29 2021 202 mins  
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 G

Artist Spotlight: Henrique Matias

Dec 08 2021 55 mins  
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 h

Episode 28: Kilpatrick Audio & A Yellow Sine

Nov 11 2021 116 mins  
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 mor

Episode 27: Alex Pleninger - Keen Association

Oct 13 2021 181 mins  
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 282e Exploration: 1:10:05 Alex Pleninger Interview: 1:57:00 Goodbye: 2:58:00 For more information about Keen Association: ht

Artist Spotlight: The Sonny Downs Quartet

Sep 15 2021 41 mins  
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

Artist Spotlight: Steven Barsky

Aug 11 2021 40 mins  
Steven BarskyMusic is life. I feel inspired to record the sonic patterns and sounds that are running around inmy head. Sometimes they come fast and furious, I don’t think I’ll get the Logic up andrecording before the ephemeral soundscape spewing from the speakers is gone. It happens sofast sometimes…Here are some examples of those dreams that got captured. Some meander, some