If you’re a DJ, wannabe beat-making producer or other brand of untalented hipster not erudite enough to play a real instrument like banjo or spoons, the Kaossilator is for you. But what if you’re a snobby, woodshedding talent freak, learned musician or Worthless-Music-Degree-holding alumnus? Fear not, purveyor of the Phrygian scale! The Kaossilator is also for thee...
Montreal-area composer and percussion-loop-meister Tim Rideout has been working feverishly with Hollywood scoring genius and former McGill drinking buddy Michael Picton on the music for SciFi’s remake of the classic series.
How does an urban music producer make nice geeky fun in the deep woods of New Brunswick, Canada? With some pimped up wifi, an old bicycle and a bevvy of portable DJ gizmos next to a frog pond. Watch the bear poo.
In my DJ-induced post-purchase euphoria, I started researching the amazing Korg Kaossilator. Here is a compendium of the best articles, videos and content relating to this gem of a micro-synth.
Watch and listen as Tim creates electronic music pieces live, on-the-spot, using various improvisational techniques on the Korg Kaossilator. This unique instrument is an iPod-sized synthesizer that fits in your back pocket, is played with one finger, has no standard keyboard and sounds un-freaking believable.
Sympatico farms out a good portion of its tech support from Montreal to India and according to this extremely scientific rant, three out of four techs are difficult to comprehend.
“The producers were wondering how the hell they were going to license this awesome track, obviously not done by someone only semi-famous like me.”
