Data Cult Audio

About:

Half Danish and half Hong Kong Chinese, Martin Yam Møller enjoys large and jarring contrasts. He composes music in many genres, from lyrically ironic lofi-folk-pop to instrumental soundscape ambient music, which is represented in his DataCult Audio episode. He draws Inspiration a range of sources, from the classics Beatles and Boards of Canada to instagram musicians Hainbach and R Beny.

The tools he uses to make music can be both old and slightly broken 4-track cassette recorders or the latest and greatest VSTi plugin or semi-modular synths. Even acoustic guitars have their place in his compositions, played both traditionally or with chopsticks and an eBow.

When inspiration wanes, he makes sample packs and releases it through his email list, which can be signed up for on his website:

http://martinyammoller.com/

DataCultAudio Ep.128 music composed and recorded by Martin Yam Møller sept 2019

Extra tape music for this release contributed by Rasmus Rune Larsen.

Links:

Video of full DataCult Audio Ep.128 can be seen here:

https://youtu.be/uefEJH7JX-Q

Follow Martin Yam Møller on instagram:

https://instagram.com/martinyammoller

And find his youtube channel here:

https://youtube.com/martinyammoller

Gloom Mountain Gospel is Jason Vapor and Goldie Paris. They create an ever evolving soundscape that ranges from dark ambient to chaotic noise they refer to as ELECTRO GLOOM. Jason Vapor is also one of the founding members of the Tri-Cities Synth Club and also books electronic music in a hand full of East Tennesse venues. GMG have several self GMG perform regularly through out the southeast including the upcoming Equinox 16 festival outside of Asheville, NC. GMG have several self-released albums and one album on Heterodox Records.

https://www.gloommountaingospel.com/

https://www.facebook.com/GloomMountainGospel/

https://www.instagram.com/gloommountain/

https://gloommountaingospel.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gloommountaingospel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC22Us_BZ_rolt0kcsoLefNA

https://open.spotify.com/artist/21YAvyDR6nhOGgfgbUuEBA

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/gloom-mountain-gospel/

About:

Noam Belkind aka Gn(o)me is a Chicago native that started making music around 2000. Armed with a 4 track, a Juno-60, a Korg Mono/Poly, an array of pedals and circuit bent noise makers, Noam soon was playing synths in punk/hardcore bands. During this period he released 2 albums with the band Tusk.

Between 2006 and 2016, he moved quite a bit for work. Living in a variety of places such as Michigan, San Diego and Philadelphia, Noam finally settled in Phoenix, Arizona. Here he discovered modular synthesis, and dove in head first. These days he is making music using mostly random source euroserge, monome grid, arc, and Norns, as well as er301. 

Links:

Instagram: @gnomedrone

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQGCo7sHJWkt5BC2iN301tw

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Tuskgrind/posts/

https://tuskgrind.bandcamp.com/

Artist Info:

Ámbar was formed in 2016 by Barcelonan artists Patricia Ferrer and Héctor Sousa. They spent years grinding down the sharp edges of their sound. This sound is a series of Voltages, connections, filters, and sequences reverberating inside them that translates through modular systems, synthesizers, and rhythm machines.

They mix their classical education from Liceu de Barcelona with Drone, Ambient, Techno and trance. Their enjoyment of free improvisation results in an ethereal sound intended to guide listeners towards a unique and transcendental experience; where the auditive concept connects with the limbic.

Each performance is unique in concept, psyche, and execution.

 

Artist Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_ambarmusic_/?hl=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiaUTSezRv88J9XpBdn_wTQ

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ambar-823396196

Bandcamp: https://secuencialaberintica.bandcamp.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xAmbarx/

About:

Justin Olson began his music journey with the Violin at age 3 before joining the Phoenix Boys Choir at age 8 where he learned to sight read sheet music and was featured as a solo vocalist. Following his involvement with the Phoenix Boys Choir, Justin went on to play Saxophone in the Junior High School Band and began to learn the Guitar at the age of 12. During this same year, Justin acquired a 4-track tape recorder and began to record himself and write songs. Justin continued to write songs and make recordings through High school, where he joined his first band, which won the “battle of the bands,” and where he performed with the high School Choir.

In College, Justin shared his songs in live performances and open mics. This was a great way to build confidence as a performer, and learn the satisfaction of sharing your creations with the world. As an artist, it is easy to become lost in your head and process, live performance is a very important tool to receive feedback and input that guides your creative output and can give you the needed confidence to share it with the world.

After College, Justin began to play Performance Gigs around the state of Arizona including: Tempe Center for the Arts “ Singer Songwriters Showcase” in partnership with PBS, “Knock the Blues out of Hunger” Blues Festival, Glendale Folk Festival, Weekly “Fun Fridays” at the Tempe Center for the Arts and most recently, a live Eurorack Modular Performance at , “ Wireheads” in downtown Phoenix.

In addition to various live Performances, Justin signed a Music Contract with Electric Lotus Music and Recorded his first Studio album titled, “Amber Waves.”

In 2014, Justin began his journey into Synthesizers, Electronic Drums, Samplers and Drum Machines. Justin wanted to take a step out of his comfort zone and grow as an artist ; He was seeking new challenges and tools to make music. Justin explored many electronic music machines from Elektron, Korg, Moog, Dave Smith etc.

In late 2014, Justin dove into Eurorack Modular synthesis. Justin was struck by the interface of blinking lights, cables and creating his own custom instrument. Eurorack synthesis is an amazing sound creation tool to learn the individual elements of a synthesizer and to become very efficient at signal flow and sound design.

Since 2014, Justin has focused on creating musical projects, performances and albums on his Eurorack Modular. He has released 19 albums of music during this time-frame and has enjoyed the process of patching a song over hours to days and then performing it live and capturing the performance.

Justin enjoys introducing people to Modular synthesis and being a knowledgeable resource to expose and bring students into the area of study and creation. His mission is to help guide newcomers through the vast market of gear, resource material and introducing them to basic skills that build on each other and provide a strong foundation to continue their very personal journey of building their own Modular instrument. Justin is currently a modular Synthesizer instructor at the Academy of Modern Music Production (AMMP) in Mesa, AZ.

Selected Live Modular tracks from Justin Olson aka PTNA’s latest two albums “Shadow Bridge” and “Interwoven Apparitions.” Each track included in this set was performed and recorded live on his Modular Synthesizer between April and June 2019.

Links:

https://ptna.bandcamp.com/

http://m.soundcloud.com/ptna

https://www.teepublic.com/user/ptnamusic

http://www.ammp.studio

Facebook: Justin Olson aka PTNA

Instagram: ptnamusic

About:

Corry Banks aka BBoyTech is a hiphop producer, emcee and founder of both BBoyTechReport.com and Beatppl.com. BBoyTech coined the phrase “ModBap” to denote the fusion of his experiments in modular synthesis combined with boombap music production. He has released several underground hiphop albums as an artist / emcee and several instrumental hiphop albums. An IT Pro and Musical Artist, Corry “BBoyTech” Banks launched bboytechreport as a merging of his passions in music and tech to give a hiphop perspective on music tech, something that there wasn’t a lot of just a few years back. Since then, his pioneering contributions in ModBap have nurtured a movement in experimental modular synth based hiphop production.

Links:

http://www.bboytechreport.com

https://beatppl.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bboytechreport/

https://twitter.com/bboytechreport

https://www.youtube.com/bboytechreport

About:

Franck Martin, born in France, draws his inspiration from the works of Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream and also from various artists like Iannis Xenakis and Hughes Le Bars. His first album, released in 2016, is a timid exploration of the tools for Electronic Music Production. Some tracks are influenced by the years he spent in Fiji and in the Pacific Islands and were often composed during his travels. His more recent albums are sonic experiments using an ever evolving modular synthesizer, often recorded in live conditions. Franck Martin continues his exploration in the creation and production of electronic music, whilst meeting other fellow artists from San Francisco and the world

Links:

https://www.peachymango.org

https://franckmartin.bandcamp.com

About:

Spices Peculiar is an improvisational looping project lead by Dante Villagomez out of Pittsburgh, PA. Since 2015, he has crafted and controlled his unique sound to flow through a blend of Ambient Electronica and Worldbeat. Debuting a podcast in 2018, Spices Peculiar's Night at Sea aims to shift the mind towards the land of Nod. Peaceful meditation through ambient improv with local musicians. New episodes released every Tuesday. Subscribe via SoundCloud.

Links:

https://www.spicespeculiar.com/

https://spicespeculiar.bandcamp.com/

https://m.soundcloud.com/user-707117249

About:

Skoddie is an unapologetically queer, non-binary woman making compelling electronic music that resists categorization, but draws heavily on techno as a starting point. This techno, however, is not the whitewashed, male-centric kind that has come to dominate event rosters with sounds that “destroy” and “kill.” No. This techno, while infectiously rhythmic, and even quite dark at times, is lush and powerful in its femininity. This is music that breathes in, around, and through techno, ambient, drone, and more, but takes listeners to new places altogether. Skoddie sounds how plants grow.

Skoddie’s rapidly growing musical CV is a reflection of her dynamic energy and visionary sound. She has performed at some of the most dynamic events in LA, including Modular On The Spot LA, FM+, Vayu Sound, Late Breakfast, and Fem Synth Lab. Her music has been featured on the Rightly Horrified vol. 1 compilation by Knife Play – Curating from Hell, the Synthdactyl Program on KSPC, and At Waters Edge on RadioSpiral.

Skoddie has released on Bit Rot and Studio 4632. She also manages the Electronic Music Philosophy collective, which releases compilations of new music based on a central theme every six weeks.

Links:

skoddie.com

skoddie.bandcamp.com

skoddielive.bandcamp.com

instagram.com/skoddie

About:

Kris Kaiser fell back into the world of music only a few years ago. Currently she co-runs modular synth company Noise Engineering with her husband Stephen, but her musical background goes back to an early age. She was born into a musical family: her grandmother was conservatory trained in piano and her grandfather was a professional jazz pianist. Her father grew up playing piano and drums and she inherited that love of percussion…despite her parents refusing to get her the drum kit she wanted. They supplanted that with drum pads (Yamaha DD-5. Quality stuff.). Shortly after that came the keyboard and she was hooked.

A long series of events led her to choose biology over music and she fell into a bioacoustics hole for many years. All through school, she made no music, but rather traipsed through neotropical swamps listening to the love songs of frogs and broadcasting traffic noises in pristine forests: part of her dissertation and research as a biology professor examined the effects of anthropogenic noise on frogs.

In 2017, she left academia behind to join Stephen in Noise Engineering full time. She is largely in charge of the hardware and dabbles in everything else. She makes music reasonably often, but rarely performs or releases it. The majority of what she creates is highly percussive: the pulsatile and rhythmic nature of the frog choruses she spent so many years listening to remain an influence in most of the music she makes.

Notes on this piece:

At the beginning of June, we were fortunate to see an ensemble called red fish blue fish perform Michael Gordon’s (of Bang on a Can All-Stars) Timber. The entire piece was performed on six 2x4s and it was the most incredible and inspiring thing I’d seen in I don’t know how long. And while I watched, I constructed this piece. I don't ever have a hope of being a percussionist capable of playing at that level, but I had a great time putting this together.

Links:

https://www.noiseengineering.us/