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    Esoteric Modulation

    Esoteric Modulation was a podcast delving into the creative expression of modular synthesis, standalone synthesizers, Eurorack, and unconventional esoteric electronic instruments — including Buchla, Ciat-Lonbarde, Soma, Folktek, and much much more!

    Between 2019 and 2020, we explored the creative intersections of electronic music and the arts, conducting in-depth interviews with musicians, artists, and innovators. We regularly featured inspiring guests discussing their creative process, instruments, and art projects. 

    From esoteric gear to experimental soundscapes, our conversations tried to uncover the unique and inspirational! Hopefully, our musings on all these topics added to the rich tapestry of creative ideas we wanted to champion to our audience. While we’re not currently producing new episodes, Esoteric Modulation may return in the future — so stay tuned! Keep an eye on our website and socials for any updates. In the meantime, we hope you’ve enjoyed the journey so far! Stay creative and stay inquisitive. All the best, Ed & Ben. 

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    EP23: ‘From Baroque to Buchla!' Sep 08, 2020
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    In this months show, we have the mighty Todd Barton gracing our podcast. We talk about his album metaScapes and the inspiration behind the album, the MetaSynth. We chat about the compilation Buchla cassette he has been involved with, and we take a deep dive into Todd's creative process via some art talk! Then we round the show off talking Hordijk system, Serge and of course, Buchla!
    Ben And Ed's pre-talk Timings
    0.00 Show Intro
    0:47 What Ben's Been up to - Modular Meets Leeds
    2:47 FELT Instruments Wolno
    3:55 Ben's Sound Example
    6:07 Chat about example
    7:00 What Ed's Been up to - Piano
    7:47 Nord Drum
    9.25 Bacteria Evolution
    9:46 Ed's Sound Example
    10:54 Chat about example
    12:39 Audio problems with the Show
    Guest Show Timings
    13:29 Guest Into
    17:02 metaScapes and MetaSynth Software
    25:47 Genome 1 - Sound Snippet form metaScapes
    27:20 Terrain Sound Snippet form metaScapes
    28:10 metaScapes and MetaSynth
    33:38 Compilation Buchla cassette
    36:50 The Marriage of Tape, Buchla and Vinyl
    38.19 The creative process
    44:30 The Love for Art and music
    48:40 A deep respect for the sound
    50:20 Hordijk system - Serge - Buchla
    59:06 Show round-up
    Show info links
    Todd Barton:
    Website: https://toddbarton.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/synthtodd/?hl=en
    Bandcamp: https://toddbarton.bandcamp.com
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd
    Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/user7621213
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5s_5aF2xvt6IVSiaNUR5A

    Existing Interviews with Todd -
    https://sourceofuncertainty.audio/podcast/episode-1-266-todd-barton/

    https://dotwave.fireside.fm/toddbarton

    https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-215-todd-barton

    https://theplayfulmusician.com/341-2/

    http://martinyammoller.com/9oddquestionsformusicgearjunkies/todd-barton-the-don-of-buchla/
    The Buchla cassette compilation has been released yesterday (300 copies) and was sold out in a day!
    Signing off
    Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo


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    EP22: Patch C.V! Aug 06, 2020
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    In this months show, we have a great conversation with David Elliott Johnson the creator and Director of Patch CV! We talk about his creative rebirth through modular equipment and the community. How he was inspired to create Patch CV. We talk about editing, lighting, videography and the collaborative vision and workflow of Patch CV. We talk about the inspiration David took from the many artists he interviewed, and much, much more! Sit back and grab a cuppa, you are going to enjoy this one!

    Show Timings

    0.00 - Show intro

    0.40 - Ed and Ben's pre-show chat:

    Ben:

    1.23 - Loosfruit GodsBox

    2.00 - The Gnarly Crust/Noise Memory:)

    Ed:

    3.37 - Art Project - MPC Beats

    6.09 - The Gnarly Crust2/ :) Bacteria into Microgranny

    This Weeks Guest:

    9.05 - Guest intro

    10.51 - David Elliott Johnson

    12.04 - The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

    15.13 - Inspirations behind creating Patch CV

    37.35 - How did you piece PatchCV together creatively

    43.25 - Editing, lighting, shooting and mood

    49.34 - From series to film

    52.57 - More films on the horizon?

    59.42 - Where can you buy it?

    1:00.52 - David's new show on creativity

    1:03.00 - The vinyl series

    1:04.00 - Bruse Springsteen

    1:04.30 - Show round-up

    Show info links
    Godsbox Loosefruit
    David's Interview with The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

    Patch CV Website https://www.patchcv.com
    Patch CV on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/ondemand/patchcvfilm
    Patch CV on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patch-CV-

    Signing off
    Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo



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    EP21 'redstripedown' Jul 03, 2020
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    In this months show, we talk to Cory Sterling aka (redstripedown) We talk about his background, starting with the bass guitar before finding the freedom of electronic music. We talk about his deep dive into modular and hardware integration in his workflow. We look at gear and his stint at Nerd Audio and Chicago Music Exchange. And we end up looking at what he is up to now both creatively and also his passion for instrument and music education.

    Show Timings

    0.00 Show intro

    Ed and Ben's pre-show chat:

    1:10 Live Stream Tardis

    1:52 Singal Aalt Sysnthasis Ciat Lonbarde

    2:38 Bens Arpedigios

    5:10 Haken Continuum Loops

    12:56 Guest Intro

    14:11 Welcome Cory Sterling redstripdown

    14:20 Cory's Background

    17:00 Journey into electronic music, synths and Modular

    20:40 The integration of hardware into modular

    30:10 how he found his voice with his system

    37:00 Working at Nerd Audio and Chicago Music Exchange

    40:40 Modules that have connected with Cory

    43:20 Modular is about modulation

    48:10 Patch CV

    54:40 Patreon, education and music releases

    58:49 Modular compilation for NWAPC and Black Life Matters

    1:01.00 Show Round-up

    Show Notes

    Cory's links:

    Cory Sterling (Redstripedown)

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9154267

    Bandcamp: https://redstripedown.bandcamp.com

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJye_8jfj99y3ylDM-icmg/featured

    Instagram: @redstripedown

    Show info links

    Links Patch CV https://www.patchcv.comhttps://www.patchcv.com

    Signing off
    Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

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    EP20: ‘The Nervous Squirrel!' Jun 04, 2020
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    In this week's show, we have Dave Cranmer a mechanical sculptor and freelance engineer that has his roots firmly in sound. He is truly an adventurous multimedia artist, designer and builder that has created all kinds of beautiful, bizarre and exceptional machines! We look at his road to being 'The Nervous Squirrel', we talk building modular and focus on some of his amazing projects and commissions! From a Radioactive Xylophone to the renowned Badgermin (a theremin in a badger!) we talk about it all!
    We could not get all the show notes on this so page so head over to www.esotericmodulation.com for the full show notes.
    Show Timings
    0.00 Show intro
    Ed and Ben's pre-show chat:
    00.59 Accents, Currys cast and gear,
    02.31 Dreaming of gear
    03.18 New module tease,
    04.15 Echoplex is fixed!
    08.45 Valhalla Supermassive reverb and examples
    16.20 Guest intro
    18.10 Welcome to Dave Cranmer
    19.01 The Road to Nervus Sqirl
    20.21 Building the skills
    21.59 First commission
    23.00 Ring modulator, modular - the musical path
    27.20 Radioactive Giger counter random source and Radioactive Xylophone
    32.00 logistically tricky designs
    33.55 Enjoying working on commissions
    35.29 Aero Chocolate dipped grammar phone
    36.31 Most technically challenging project
    40.00 A favourite fun project
    41.00 The Bagermin
    44.00 How do people find Dave
    44.30 The alpaca sound system
    46.46 What Dave likes to build
    47.50 The Wether controlled electromechanical sound installation
    50.20 Future projects
    52.25 Roundup
    Show Notes
    Dave's links:
    Dave Cranmer - 'The Nervous Squirrel' Information
    Website: https://www.nervoussquirrel.com
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thenervoussquirrel
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nervoussquirreldotcom/
    Intro Links

    OM-1 - http://www.ondemagnetique.com

    Folktek Resonant Garden - http://www.folktek.com/instruments/electrocoustic/lastgarden

    tanh[3] video with the echoplex - https://youtu.be/W1AKzau1608

    Valhalla DSP Supermassive - http://bit.ly/SUPERmassive

    DivKid presets for Supermassive - http://bit.ly/SUPERmassiveDIVKID

    Virtual CZ - https://www.olilarkin.co.uk/index.php?p=virtualcz

    XILS lab - PolyM - https://www.xils-lab.com/products/polym-p-160.html

    XFER Records - Serum - https://xferrecords.com/products/serum

    Felt Instruments - Wolno - https://bit.ly/Wolno

    Guest Links
    Original Dalek Ring Modulator circuit - http://www.nervoussquirrel.com/ringmodulators.html

    Signing off
    Isolation streaming resource - https://bit.ly/coronastreams

    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

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    019: 'For The love Of The Magnétique!' May 14, 2020
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    On this week's show, we have Scott Campbell, a musician, sound designer, instrument-maker, & graphic designer based in New Orleans, LA. We talk circuit bending in the ’90s and his history. Of course, we talk all about the OM1. Then we move on to instruments in general and his musical journey and output.

    Show Times:

    Intro and me and Ben talk the goodies we have been working with 0.00

    Guest intro 12.35

    Scott's history and background 13.20

    The OM1 22.37

    Scott's musical sound techniques 33.20

    Instruments scot likes working with 35.35

    Scott's Music Journey 42.30

    Tips on his music production 55.30

    Round up 57.30

    Scott's Information:

    All of Scott's information including Stillness and the Remembrance video we talk about can be found at https://linktr.ee/scttcmpbll - and his Instagram where he is most active is at: https://www.instagram.com/scttcmpbll/

    Additional Notes:

    http://www.mysterycircuits.com/melloman/melloman.html

    https://mysterycircles.bandcamp.com/a...
    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo









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    018: 'Machines of the night' Apr 02, 2020
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    In this week's show, we talk to Cologne based artist and Youtuber Felix, the man behind 'The Tuesday Night Machines' Youtube channel. We start off with giving him a little grief about selling his Ciat Lonbarde equipment :-) Then we get down to a great conversation of what equipment speaks to Felix and His creative process with different gear. We then chat about and journey through a raft of synth formats and find time to talk Gotharman's Little deFormer, and his old school MPC 500! Grab a cuppa, sit down and press that play button.

    Show Timings

    Intro what we have been up to: 0.00

    Guest intro: 5.20

    Felix of 'The Tuesday Night Machines': 6.23

    Feedback loops with effects peddle: 7.02

    The selling of Ciat Lonbarde: 9.44

    Equipment that speaks to Felix: 13.14

    Musical experiences 16.44

    The creative process with gear: 20.54

    An investigation into Ciat Lonbarde: 24.13

    What gear has connected with Felix over the years: 26.08

    Circuit bending and building: 29.40

    Synth formats: 31.11

    Hordijk modular systems: 33.30

    Gotharman's Little deFormer: 37.35

    MPC500: 44.10

    Round-up: 47.00


    Show Notes
    'The Tuesday Night Machines' Links:
    https://nightmachines.tv
    https://www.instagram.com/tuesdaynightmachines/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtXBWHrQvC19PehB-Yu2-Vw
    https://nightmachines.bandcamp.com
    Hordijk Modular
    https://thehordijkmodular.blogspot.com
    Rob Hordijk Presentation & Synth Tutorial:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzW6pTzATG4&feature=youtu.be
    Gotharman's Little deFormer 3
    http://www.gotharman.dk/LD3.htm
    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo
    Want to start your own podcast? We use Buzzsprout, they are a great service that will hold your hand and get you up and running with hosting and linking to all podcast platforms. Get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice) by following this link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=303803

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    017: ' A Suitcase of Drone' Mar 05, 2020
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    In this week's show, we talk to Portland base sound and visual artist Amulets. We have a great conversation on his journey of tape! We talk tape equipment, artistic approach, his lineage of visual art and how his music has been part of his therapy. We touch on a lot of stuff in this one, sit back and grab a coffee!

    Show Timings

    Intro of what we have been up to 0:00

    Guest Intro: 7:42

    Suitcase, VL1 and GASS 9:58

    Sound and Setup Evolution 11:34

    The tape as bandmates! 21:00

    Playing the Guitar 25:40

    Tape compersion 27.12

    Blending Sounds 33:53

    Tape and tape! 35:00

    Effects 39:50

    The visual art side 45:00

    Album and therapy - BETWEEN DISTANT AND REMOTE 51:00

    Playing live, The Tour 59:50

    Medium Degragaration 1.02:09

    Round up 1.07:09

    AMULETS links

    Youtube - http://bit.ly/AMULETStube

    Instagram - http://bit.ly/AMULETSinsta

    Bandcamp - http://bit.ly/AMULETSband

    Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/amuletsmusic/posts


    Show Notes

    5 guitar pedals for $100 - https://youtu.be/REHscICnFoc

    How to “de-lush” any reverb algorithm (image on website show notes)

    Bandcamp album of the show

    AMULETS - BETWEEN DISTANT AND REMOTE

    https://amulets.bandcamp.com/album/between-distant-and-remote

    Videos from Ben’s trip

    Live performance and rig rundown - https://youtu.be/fQJoBXKAMVA

    Patreon Interview - https://youtu.be/GV-bmAREfnQ

    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo

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    016: 'An Audiophile Hangout' Feb 13, 2020
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    In this week's show, we have a great conversation with an amazing guest, Mr Jamie Lidell! A man that is so easy to talk to that we cover a lot of ground! Looping journeys, creative expression, his Modular journey and philosophy, all this is wrapped up with some amazing nuggets of information and insights!

    Show Timings

    Intro 0:00

    What Ben has been up to 0:37

    What Ed has been up to 1:29

    Our guest sneaks in the intro (Alvin Lucier :) 2:53

    Guest intro 3.54

    Jamie Lidell Pecan chat 4.42

    All about the looping 5.40

    The Creative process 23.05

    Modular journey 29:54

    The creative process with Modular 41:30

    Relaxing and resetting with Meditation 56:45

    Round up 1:07:30

    Show Notes

    Jamie Lidell Website:

    http://jamielidellmusic.com

    JAMUARY INSPIRATIONS

    Nigel Mullaney - 31 days album

    https://din.org.uk/album/31-days-din61

    Marcus Fischer - thing a day

    http://mapmap.ch

    Taylor Duepree - sound diary

    https://soundcloud.com/12k/sets/taylor-deupree-2017-studio

    Alvin Lucier

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Lucier

    Hosts

    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo
    Want to start your own podcast? We use Buzzsprout, they are a great service that will hold your hand and get you up and running with hosting and linking to all podcast platforms. Get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice) by following this link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=303803

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    015: ‘Touched by a H9' Jan 09, 2020
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    In this week's show, we talk about what we have been up to and talk about gear that we have been playing with over Christmas. Jamuary, Eventide project and more!

    Show Timings
    Intro: 000

    What Ed has been up too with gear: 00.40

    What Ben has been up too with gear: 12.11

    Jamuary 20.07

    Eventide Project 28.20

    Space Study 1 audio 38.10

    Talk about space study 41.29

    New Show News 47.50

    Shout outs 49.59


    Show Notes

    BASTL microGranny

    https://bastl-instruments.com/instruments/microgranny

    Onde Magnétique OM-1 Cassette Synthesiser

    http://www.ondemagnetique.com

    Nord Drum 3p

    https://www.nordkeyboards.com/products/nord-drum-3p

    Casio VL-Tone

    http://www.vintagesynth.com/casio/vl1.php

    Neon Egg - Planaterium

    http://neonegg.com

    Bruel & Kjaer 1613 Octave Filter Set

    https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/bruelkjae_octave_filter_set_1613.html

    Handy DC power style barrel connector to 3.4mm mini jack

    http://www.voodoolab.com/shop/index.php?cPath=22_24_31

    Ben talking production techniques on Why We Bleep

    https://youtu.be/K-HlZABJrvI

    DivKid Jamuary playlist

    http://bit.ly/DivKidJamuary2020

    Eventide Space

    https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/reverb/space
    Check out our friends at:

    Podular Modcast

    https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm

    Source of Uncertainty

    https://sourceofuncertainty.audio

    Waveform Magazine

    https://www.waveformmagazine.com

    Modular Seattle

    https://www.modularseattle.com

    Patchwerks

    https://patchwerks.com

    Hosts
    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk

    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball

    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo
    Want to start your own podcast? We use Buzzsprout, they are a great service that will hold your hand and get you up and running with hosting and linking to all podcast platforms. Get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice) by following this link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=303803







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    014: ‘A Festive Roundup' Dec 19, 2019
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    In this week's show, we have a festive round-up and some gear chat with Signal Sounds Jason Brunton! We talk about the move of signal sounds, Ben's new module release, the 'ochd'. We then get into the top-selling modules and interesting equipment of this year. All amongst a general chat on the unique aspects of collaborations within the modular scene.
    Show Timings
    Intro: 000
    Guest and talk about Signal Sounds: Intro 2.57
    ochd, Bens new module: 9.22
    Signal Sounds Distribution and collaboration: 14.13
    Top-selling Modules at Signal Sounds: 19.20
    Interesting equipment of 2019: 31.25
    Ed talks about this years interests 42.12
    Show Roundup 46.00
    Show Notes
    Jason Signal sounds:
    https://www.signalsounds.com
    Jason iridite label
    www.iridite.com
    Ben's new module release, the 'ochd'
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtLzzYUtZcw
    Grear, we have talked about:
    Top-selling Modules at Signal Sounds 2019

    Disting
    Mimephon
    Mordax Data
    Doepfer Passive Mult
    Interesting equipment of 2019
    Landscape HC-TT
    XAOC Odessa
    MarkT Modular Robot Cat Blanking Panel (10hp)
    Shoutouts
    Velocity Seattle:
    https://www.facebook.com/events/substation/velocity-trade-show-synth-meet-workshops-performances/677401192712879/

    https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/
    Waveform Magazine:
    https://www.waveformmagazine.com

    Kyle Swishers new ‘Source of Uncertainty’ podcast:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/source-of-uncertainty-a-buchla-podcast-4u/id1467860041?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

    Our Pre-show special, check it out
    https://www.esotericmodulation.com/episodes/001-the-pre-show-special
    Hosts
    Ed Ball Website:https://www.edwardball.co.uk
    Ed Ball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Edwardball
    Ben Wilson aka DivKid: https://www.youtube.com/user/DivKidVideo
    Want to start your own podcast? We use Buzzsprout, they are a great service that will hold your hand and get you up and running with hosting and linking to all podcast platforms. Get a $20 Amazon Gift Card (sent after 2nd paid invoice) by following this link https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=303803


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