Analog Suicide

New reports about the making of I Speak Machine will be coming from this orb to you very soon. Stay tuned…….. ispeakmachine.com Password: shedied

I am a tremendous fan of this man’s work and I insist you become one as well if you are not already! I am a little late to the game, only having discovered him on the IT Crowd a few years ago…a friend of mine sent me links to his music via Twitter and I’ve…Continue Reading

Today it is what would have been Bob Moog’s 79th b-day! Here’s to the brilliant man & all he sparked : ) Make sure to venture to Bob Moog Foundation’s website and see what they have cooking, always wonderful! Always loved this series, Robert Moog demoing the Fairlight! Happy Bob Moog Day to you!

I’m redoing most of the music from I Speak Machine at the moment….and Maf thought it would be a good idea to sneak into the studio and film a few hatchlings. The lesson? At least change out of the yoga clothes… UPDATE: Now the attempt to Speak Oberheim…Maf got me again…

As I mentioned, the Exponentialism EP will be released on Metamatic records (John Foxx’s label) on May 10th. We released the video this past weekend, created by Maf Lewis. I’d go more into detail about the making of it, but I want to get Maf on here to tell you. All I can say is,…Continue Reading

Hello all and a hopeful happy spring to you. As we venture May-ward, it’s been mayhem here in our household, as always. In addition to the upcoming release of the Exponentialism EP, the I Speak machine project is in full swing, getting wilder by the moment. In the moments I’m not working & don;t need…Continue Reading

I spied with my delirious little eye yesterday on Synthtopia the news of the wonderful Volca series just released by Korg! I’m excited and fully blushed with excitement at the very cool direction Korg has takes with their recent product releases, from their Monotron/ Monotribe/Monotron Delay series to the MS 20 Mini to this –…Continue Reading

Coming very soon & available now for pre-order is the Exponentialism EP on Metamatic Records! The gorgeous, dark, sinister sorceress that is Gazelle Twin and I have covered 4 Ultravox and John Foxx songs (2 each), including “I Want to Be a Machine” & “Never Let Me Go”. On a personal note, I’m pretty excited…Continue Reading

Good evening….Quickly sharing with you a few thoughts before bedtime…I was having a bit of fun with my new Sub Phatty today ( you will likely see a video next week), heartwarmed by the fact that this girl is serial number 9, no less… And a new photo from I Speak Machine’s first shoot. We…Continue Reading

Slowly dripping forth (??) a few clips posted on ispeakmachine.com..might be a bit of fun to crack the password. Or ask me for it if you like! I’m pretty excited about where this is all taking me… Tiny weird production note: If you can hear all the big banging noises in here (oftentimes referred to…Continue Reading

And I direct you here….all you have to do is ask. Or crack it. Ispeakmachine.com A taste…

Hello from Austin! Maf & I just made a very long car journey in a few days and rolled into Austin in the afternoon. A few months ago, Mary Epworth, a friend and artist whose work I admire and love, asked me to play in her band at SXSW; I of course said yes! With…Continue Reading

Changes are coming soon. New site, music and sound. Apologies for the silence. I’ll be back soon with directions to the new living space online. Back to work and listening to this. It’s by my brother, Todd. probably my biggest musical influence/inspiration of all: Also still obsessing over Cristobal Tapia De Veer’s Utopia score. What…Continue Reading

Probably the best Valentine’s day wish is one I saw today on Irvine Welsh’s Twitter page: Happy vallies day to you all, whether you are a hopeless romantic, top shagger, lonely masturbator or all of the above. Have a good one. x — Irvine Welsh (@WelshIrvine) February 14, 2013 And here is the greatest of…Continue Reading

I’ve been wanting to share with you a few things that I fell in love with this week, in the midst of my weirdly dramatic transition in the studio . . I could muse about how beautiful these sounds were that wrapped around my ears like a beautiful black velvet scarf (what the fuck??) but…Continue Reading

One more bit from NAMM 2013! I had the pleasure of meeting one of the lovely men behind the Dewanatron, Leon Dewan. Here I am having a play on the beautiful creature that sprung to popularity thanks to Trent Reznor’s use of it in The Social Network, The Swarmatron. What a treat! Loved it. Trent…Continue Reading

Sorry I haven’t been keeping up and updating very well – I have a deadline! New music for the vapors soon…plus I’m traumatized and sad about Downton Abbey. If you want to know the truth without spoilers… Let’s see – the long & short of it is, it was great to see everyone from Moog…Continue Reading

I was perusing Matrixsynth and SonicState last night and am still swooning over this. I really think I need 4 new synths! I’m looking forward to visiting these superstars at NAMM 2013 tomorrow – The Sub Phatty, Prophet 12, MS20 Mini and the stunning, stoic creature that is the Buchla Electric Music Box. Wow. I…Continue Reading

Well hello all! Yesterday I had the pleasure of demoing the sweet-and-narly machine that is a pleasure to play, the Stylophone 2. Nerves aside, I must admit it was good fun to do to this (it’s a super short demo; blink & you’ll miss it) in front of the press & a bunch of cameras…really….Continue Reading

May we start the morning off right with a dose from Matrixsynth & SonicState.com? I’ll say no more, except enjoy with pleasure the new machines from Moog & DSI. Here’s the wizardly Amos Gaynes explaining to SonicState in beautiful detail (I could listen to him talk all day!) the creature that is the Sub Phatty!…Continue Reading