004: Esoteric Engineering The SOMA Way!
07/11/19 • 61 min
In episode 004 we talk to Vlad Kreimer, head of Romantic Engineering at SOMA laboratory. We have a deep dive conversation on what is esoteric engineering, we then go on to talk about the his creative processes in building instruments. We talk Lyra 8, Pulsar 23 and the Enner, we talk about human connection, his own art practice and much more!
This episode is a great journey into a truly creative mind that has designed instruments for his own art practice, only to find there has been an amazing demand for them. His Instruments are truly unique, but so is his way of thinking and designing. His creative road seems to have lead to evocative instruments that evoke a human connection. Sit back and enjoy the immersive conversation with Vlad!
Show Note Timings
Into: 0.00
Show Run-Down: 0.38
Vlad Kreimer Introduction: 1.00
Vlad Talks The Meaning of Esoteric: 1.37
Leading Into Design From Creativity: 3.53
Human Connection Through Design: 7.20
Historical Instruments That Had Expression : 10:25
What Does Vlads Creative Process Look Like: 13.20
How Playing With Soma instruments Informs The Next Design: 17.30
Is The Engreening as Creative as Performing? :22.27
Philosophy of Giving Drums Sustain: 27.35
Synthesis Method - Working With Their Strengthens: 32.00
Soma Enner And Its Evolution 35.00
Enner Collaboration With Sistor 40:00
Vlad as an Artist And Performer: 46.40
Time Devoted to Creativity 52.00
Show Note links
The Pulsar 23:
Ben's Video: https://youtu.be/eyZL52l_DvA
Soma laboratory: https://somasynths.com/pulsar-23/
Lyra 8:
Loopop's unmissable video on the Lyra8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8od1a1mySU&t=971s
Enner:
A new project from SOMA Labs the Enner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnjHrTIU58&t=156s
Danish sound-artist SiSTOR: https://soundcloud.com/sistorhood
Vlad as an artist:
Vlads Performance, an audio-plastic performance for five gravitational synthesizers and one live body!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnm2NhZtf4&t=1222s
SOMA laboratory (romantic engineering)
https://somasynths.com/lyra-organismic-synthesizer/
SOMA/ Vlads Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXfXBfjiRwCZxqQ1oWwZr3A
Shout Outs:
Tim’s podcast Pod Mod https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/suzannecianipodmod
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 and Guests
Ed Ball Website:
In episode 004 we talk to Vlad Kreimer, head of Romantic Engineering at SOMA laboratory. We have a deep dive conversation on what is esoteric engineering, we then go on to talk about the his creative processes in building instruments. We talk Lyra 8, Pulsar 23 and the Enner, we talk about human connection, his own art practice and much more!
This episode is a great journey into a truly creative mind that has designed instruments for his own art practice, only to find there has been an amazing demand for them. His Instruments are truly unique, but so is his way of thinking and designing. His creative road seems to have lead to evocative instruments that evoke a human connection. Sit back and enjoy the immersive conversation with Vlad!
Show Note Timings
Into: 0.00
Show Run-Down: 0.38
Vlad Kreimer Introduction: 1.00
Vlad Talks The Meaning of Esoteric: 1.37
Leading Into Design From Creativity: 3.53
Human Connection Through Design: 7.20
Historical Instruments That Had Expression : 10:25
What Does Vlads Creative Process Look Like: 13.20
How Playing With Soma instruments Informs The Next Design: 17.30
Is The Engreening as Creative as Performing? :22.27
Philosophy of Giving Drums Sustain: 27.35
Synthesis Method - Working With Their Strengthens: 32.00
Soma Enner And Its Evolution 35.00
Enner Collaboration With Sistor 40:00
Vlad as an Artist And Performer: 46.40
Time Devoted to Creativity 52.00
Show Note links
The Pulsar 23:
Ben's Video: https://youtu.be/eyZL52l_DvA
Soma laboratory: https://somasynths.com/pulsar-23/
Lyra 8:
Loopop's unmissable video on the Lyra8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8od1a1mySU&t=971s
Enner:
A new project from SOMA Labs the Enner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnjHrTIU58&t=156s
Danish sound-artist SiSTOR: https://soundcloud.com/sistorhood
Vlad as an artist:
Vlads Performance, an audio-plastic performance for five gravitational synthesizers and one live body!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnm2NhZtf4&t=1222s
SOMA laboratory (romantic engineering)
https://somasynths.com/lyra-organismic-synthesizer/
SOMA/ Vlads Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXfXBfjiRwCZxqQ1oWwZr3A
Shout Outs:
Tim’s podcast Pod Mod https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/suzannecianipodmod
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 and Guests
Ed Ball Website:
Previous Episode
003: Quad in LA and the Evening Hopefuls!
In episode 003 We take a deep dive into quantising with the Analogue Solutions Generator. Then we turn our attention to the mighty Haken Continuum, we go through the feel of the instrument and its sounds. For our ‘Arts Segment,’ we turn our attention to Suzanne Ciani and her quadraphonic performance at Los Angeles Public Library 2018. Moving on to the ‘Listeners Questions’ we cover more Quad. Our featured artist and album are Hainbach and his album ‘The Evening Hopefuls’. And we round it all up with some events and shout-outs!
Show Note Timings
Into: 0.00
Show Run Down: 0.38
Pre Show Chat: 1.07
News Round-up: 1.44
Analogue Solutions Generator and quantising: 2.00
The Esoteric Instrument- Haken Continuum: 17.41
The Arts Project Segment- Suzanne Ciani Quad performance: 33.58
Listener Questions: Quad 40.00
Featured Bandcamp Artist of the Show Hainbach: 45.24
Round-Up: 51.46
Shout Outs: 54.14
Show Notes
Chat and News Round Up
Future Sound Systems
https://www.futuresoundsystems.co.uk
Analogue Solutions Generator
https://www.analoguesolutions.com/generator
Ben’s Video: Analogue Solutions Generator demo - https://youtu.be/2u9_yDPCwms
Intellijel Scales
https://intellijel.com/shop/eurorack/scales/
Addac SystemADDAC207 Intuitive Quantizer
http://www.addacsystem.com/product/addac200-series/addac207
Ornament & Crime
Instruo Harmonaig
https://www.instruomodular.com/product/harmonaig/
Ben’s Video: Instruo Harmonaig (play around) - https://youtu.be/xiTLUmSQOpE
Koma Attenuator
https://koma-elektronik.com/?product=koma-5-pack-attenuator-cable
Mutant Modular Passive Attenuator
https://mutantmodular.es/kits/9-passive-attenuator-1pc-diy-kit.html
Ben’s Video: Mutant Modular Passive Attenuators - https://youtu.be/TxdaFoNv8FQ
RYO Airtenuator
http://ljunggrenaudio.com/products/airtenuator.html
The Modular & Esoteric Equipment Segment
We talk about very interesting esoteric Instrument, The Haken Continuum!
Haken Audio
Lego like keyboard to demo intonation and demonstrating the instability in western intonation - https://youtu.be/APtJsaPxNgo
Ed’s Video: Playing with the Continuum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee70ueUj8Ys&t
The Arts Project Segment
We talk about Suzanne Ciani and her Quadraphonic performance at Los Angeles Public Library 2018.
PodMod with Tim- Suzanne show - https://podularmodcast.fireside.fm/suzannecianipodmod
Listeners Questions
Nocumtblance on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/noctambulance/
Francisco López LÓPEZ IMMERSIVE SOUND Francisco López - Live Sound Performance dark blindfolded
http://www.franciscolopez.net/live.html
Francisco López Lecture (Madrid 2011) | Red Bull Music Academy biologist
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Next Episode
005: Effects & Improvisation
In this week's Esoteric Modulation we talk about effects, the implications of different DSP's, Whether to go in the rack or out and using effects as an instrument. We take a look at a Tate podcast that talks about art and music improvisation. We have a listener question on can something easy to produce or a mistake be art. And we round it off with our Bandcamp artist of the week Matthew Shaw.
Episode 005 Effects & Improvisation
Show Note Timings
Into: 0.00
Show Run-Down: 0.40
What Ed has Ed been up to: 0.57
Art commissions for Gary Numan and Eventide
Soundscape with Eventide Space
Paining to self produces soundscapes
Stereo FX SSSR Labs Vertigo DSP: 5.10
Tiptop Audio Z-DSP
Chris Klepper
Effects Talk (In Case out Case): 11.52
Effects Talks Effects as Instruments 21.45
The Art Segment: 25.54
Listener Question 39.15
Bandcamp Arts of the Show 44.45
Shoutouts 53.39
Show Note links
Chat and Round Up
Stereo FX SSSR Labs Vertigo DSP
Bens Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAoFMZs7BRQ&t
Tiptop Audio Z-DSP http://tiptopaudio.com/zdsp-ns/
The Modular & Esoteric Equipment Segment
In or out of case effects?
Complex multi tools VS simple small rack effects
Eventide Space:
https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/reverb/space
Erica Synths Black Hole:
https://www.ericasynths.lv/shop/eurorack-modules/by-series/black-series/black-hole-dsp2/
Ben’s Black Hole video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS_aj2jZgyM
https://millionmachinemarch.com
Effects as an Instruments
Lyra 8 Effects:
https://somasynths.com/lyra8-fx/
Art Segment
The Art of Improvisation
This Tate podcast features Frank Bowling, an artist who has spent 60 years improvising with paint.
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/frank-bowling-792/art-improvisation
Jamie Lidell - Capitol Chambers Sonic TALK Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Et0dVllpY
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Listener Question
Gus/ userfriendly:
Can a mistake be art?
Bandcamp Arts of the Show
Matthew Shaw
Totemic Topologies Vol . 3
https://electricreference.bandcamp.com/album/totemic-topologies-vol-3
Shoutouts
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
Hosts and Guests
Ed Ball Website: https://www.edwardball.co.uk
Ben Wilson aka DivKid:
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