Lori Cunningham – Unseen
Well, before I start, I find myself apologising for yet another lengthy spell away from here. I hope I haven’t lost the few people who read this regularly but real life often gets in the way of things and these last few months have been all over the shop, as we say, and now the festive season is upon us, things don’t really let up. I hope that once we’re safely into 2009 and the dust has settled, a somewhat normal service may be resumed.
Anyway, just wanted to point you all in the direction of an acquaintance of mine, Lori Cunningham. Lori is an avid user of the Alesis Fusion, and it was through a Fusion forum that I first met her.
She has now released her first album, Unseen, and it’s available from a number of outlets but it’s probably easiest to get it via her own website.
The music is best described as ambient, ethereal electronica with soaring vocals and an “other worldly” nature.
Simply put, it’s feckin’ awesome stuff. You can check out all the songs on her website as well as a number of them at her MySpace page.
Look out for this beautiful songstress, I have a feeling we may hear a lot more of her soon 
)
Oh, and she’s a proper synth babe too !!!
Babes That Play Synths Pt.9
This is Tara. Tara Busch.
Tara is an extremely talented musician who runs the Analog Suicide blog as well as being a bit of a roving “synth” reporter. Check out her video’s from NAMM ’08 HERE.
I had admired her from a distance for some time, recalling various posts and video’s on places like Matrixsynth. Then, out of the blue, I got an email requesting a link swap, and was honoured to be able to oblige.
Buy her latest album, Pilfershire Lane, HERE, where you can also listen to samples.
Tara also has a MySpace presence HERE.
Visit her world, fall for her talents. Enjoy ;o)
Babes (?) That Play Synths Pt.8
Remember Jane Child ?
Nope, probably not. A flash in the pan, one hit wonder from back in the late 80′s/early 90′s. Big hair, piercings (and a very dangerous chain connecting them all) and “attitude”. Well, I, like most I reckon, had forgotten all about her until Shepitology found an article and some links. Browsing through the photo’s, there were a couple of pics that warranted inclusion here. More because of the gorgeous Fairlight CMI III than anything else.
Keep your feet off the upholstery, Ronnie !!!
Looking like Martin Degville from Sigue Sigue Sputnik !!
The video for her one hit also has some nice Antipodean Sampler action too…
MP3 Here
Apparantly still working in the business, the spikes have gone, only to be replaced by stupidly long dreads !
Thanks Shep !
Babes that play synths Pt.7
Sent my way via my good friend and fellow Fusion enthusiast, Rod Mitchell, and also seen on Matrixsynth, here we have Au Revoir Simone, an all female synth 3 piece from Brooklyn, New York.
Their press release states:
If you look in the right places, it’s very possible to find beauty in between the criss-crossed wires of the scientific world. Settled between the 0 and the 1 of a binary code, crackling like static on top of an electrical current, there are always moments that shine like shards of elegant noises peeking through a metallic conductor. It’s technology, but no one ever said it couldn’t be emotional. Brooklyn’s Au Revoir Simone – Heather D’Angelo, Erika Forster and Annie Hart – are specialists in bringing out the heart from within the machine, conjuring a gorgeous, child-like effervescence via pieces of plastic, metal and wires. And while their music is created through the medium of electronics, their songs resonate with an organic warmth that defies their instruments of choice: three keyboards and a drum machine.
That’s right. Three keyboards and a drum machine.
And the reviewers say:
“A collision between the Waitresses, Stereolab and Kings of Convenience, their
music has power from what it holds back rather than spells out, and is just
waiting to be fallen in love with (or to).” — The London Times
“…always simple, elegant, and ethereal…” – Pitchforkmedia.com
“Eschewing the typical guitar-heavy band set-up for old-school synthesizers and
vintage drum machines, [Au Revoir Simone] create dreamy synth-pop. Their
soft ethereal vocals laid over spare homemade drumbeats are reminiscent of Air
and Stereolab.” – British Vogue
And Failed Muso says, these are babes that play synths and should be worshipped as such ! ;o)
Babes that clean synths Pt.1
In protest at my series of posts about babes that play synths, my beloved partner decided to provide me with inspiration for another series.
Feel free to forward me your pictures of ladies what polish your organs !! ;o)
Babes that play synths Pt.5
And yet more….
Dame Kate Bush…with a Fairlight…which is more attractive ? It’s a terrible dilemma !!
And then there’s Cikira….
Check out her site for more great pics of her gear filled studio.
Babes that play synths Pt.4
First up we have Belinda Bedekovic…
Go girl !!
Then the divine Alison Goldfrapp…
Next we have VSE forum user baschyn (Heather ?)…
Then we have Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo from Ladytron…
And finally in this instalment, Kayo from Polysics…
Just to add some “spice”, there was also this YouTube moment featuring a band called Nuclear Riot Party who have a member playing a MicroKorg…make of this what you will ;o)
Big thanks to the guys at Vintage Synth Explorer forums for these recommendations )
Babes that play synths, Pt.3
My mate’s (Rod) missus, ‘Iffer (short for Jeniffer), tinkering with a Dave Smith Mono Evolver )
Did you also notice the Alesis Fusion 6HD, Sequential Prophet 600 & Yamaha AW16G in the background ??
No, me either ;o) LOL
Rod tells me he can barely get any work done in his studio. Is it any fuckin’ wonder !!?? ;o)
