Ep 38: Sasha wants his old equipment back

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08/02/21 • 51 min

This time, we’re joined by trailblazing DJ and producer Sasha. The prolific creator has made music spanning electronic genres from acid house to atmospheric trance and more. He’s produced with James Zabiela, John Digweed and BT, remixed Madonna and scored video games such as Gran Turismo. He’s also a massive production nut and one of the first innovators to take Ableton Live into the DJ booth.

In this episode, he flips the script and builds his fantasy forever studio from gear he’s lost over his career. Learn which pieces of studio outboard take his fancy, which leftfield vintage synth makes his list and how he learns how to use new equipment in the studio.

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD!)

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/japan/park-hyatt-tokyo/tyoph/dining

https://www.thomann.de/gb/thon_studio_side_rack_xl_10u_black.htm

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

https://www.musictech.net/reviews/dj/pioneer-djm-v10-mixer/

https://www.vintagedigital.com.au/ams-dmx-15-80s-stereo-digital-delay/

http://piecesof8music.com/roster/steve-dub/

https://voidacoustics.com/club/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_JD-800

http://www.vintagesynth.com/waldorf/wald_wave.php#:~:text=Wavetable%20synthesis%20has%20been%20widely,This%20is%20a%20digital%20synth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spooky_(DJs)

https://uisoftware.com/metasynth/

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/rackmount/harmonizer/h9000

https://www.eventideaudio.com/community/forum/rackmount/h9000-app

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/multi-effect-processor/h9-max

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD!)

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/japan/park-hyatt-tokyo/tyoph/dining

https://www.thomann.de/gb/thon_studio_side_rack_xl_10u_black.htm

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

https://www.musictech.net/reviews/dj/pioneer-djm-v10-mixer/

https://www.vintagedigital.com.au/ams-dmx-15-80s-stereo-digital-delay/

http://piecesof8music.com/roster/steve-dub/

https://voidacoustics.com/club/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_JD-800

http://www.vintagesynth.com/waldorf/wald_wave.php#:~:text=Wavetable%20synthesis%20has%20been%20widely,This%20is%20a%20digital%20synth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spooky_(DJs)

https://uisoftware.com/metasynth/

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/rackmount/harmonizer/h9000

https://www.eventideaudio.com/community/forum/rackmount/h9000-app

https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/multi-effect-processor/h9-max

Previous Episode

Ep 37: Matthew Herbert's coveted vintage sampler

We're privileged to have the incredible artist, producer and composer Matthew Herbert on the show this time. Matthew’s talents have seen him work as a DJ, film composer, electronic musician, creative director of the world-famous BBC Radiophonic Workshop and get knee-deep in some amazing studio gear along the way.

In this episode, find out why he doesn't do hybrid mixing, how he ends up enlisting hundreds of collaborators for some of his records, and what it is about his favourite vintage sampler that's never been bettered.

The new Herbert album Musca is due for release 22nd October. The new single Fantasy is out now.

STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)

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

https://burlaudio.com/products/b80-mothership

Brother PDC100 http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/brother-pdc100-pro-disk-composer/937

Alesis MMT-8 http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/mmt8.php

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Pulsinger

https://www.npr.org/artists/15289724/pierre-boulez

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

https://www.musictech.net/reviews/chandler-redd-microphone-review/

https://reverb.com/item/14197856-1964-lomo-19a13-tube-condenser-microphone-vintage-set

http://dwfearn.com/wp/

https://www.rupertneve.com/products/high-voltage-discrete-mixer/

http://www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s612.php

https://www.akaipro.com/mpk261

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

https://vintageking.com/chandler-mini-rack-mixer

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

The Beast Must Die: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9062784/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_(TV_series)

Next Episode

Ep 39: Soulwax's synth-stealing kleptobot

Synth-obsessed Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, aka Soulwax, join us for our final episode of Season 3. As well as making music as Soulwax, their 2manydjs mashups and mixes have become legendary and last year their remix of Marie Davidson’s 'Work It' was nominated for a Grammy. How will these collector-level super-hoarders of vintage synths fare with only six gear picks?
Find out in this episode which fantasy synth they forgot they owned and how they plan to subvert our rules with robots – and crime.

Season 3 is sponsored by EVO by Audient: https://evo.audio/
STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulwax

https://www.musictech.net/features/interviews/soulwax-studio-ems-synthi-100/

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/mac-pro/rack#

http://www.wunderaudio.com/consoles/

https://soniccircus.com/product/neve-bbc-console/

https://www.sunsetsound.com/

https://rakstudios.co.uk/

https://www.strongroom.com/

https://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?t=27258

http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sys700.php

http://www.vintagesynth.com/sci/stk.php

https://burlaudio.com/products/b80-mothership