Petting the Lemur

From the "never thought I would get a chance in this lifetime" files:

Guitarist extraordinaire and (206) Lemur rep Ari swung through Tekgnosis Laboratories with the object of my desire and I got to take it for a spin. In an old post I was concerned about the Lemur's responsiveness but now that I got some face to face I have to say that is definitely not an issue.

Bird's Duran Duran remix

Here's a link to download a 320k mp3 of ryan bird's remix of nite runner.

The original is by Duran Duran and is off the new album Red Carpet Massacre.

The mastering was done by m.0

download:

http://download.yousendit.com/C8EDE15716D66200

Computer Music top 10 Soft Synths

Computer Music has posted on their blog a couple videos showcasing the top 10 Software Synths as voted on by their readers.  Whether or not you agree with the list order it does form a really cool overview of some of the smokiness soft synths on the planet today.  There were a few that I didn't know existed, a few old favorites that I now miss, a few that are in my arsenal that I can't live without, and a few I knew about but didn't KNOW about.  Ah, so many synths so little Benjamin's (er, time). 

10 - 6:

5 - 1:

Where are We?

Just to update anyone who is curious. We are in hiatus from playing shows (as a duo) for a good while. There are many reasons. Primarily the music, and getting back to the root of it. Does anyone remember that Tekgnosis is built upon live drumming and keyboard playing? We do.
Since having to appease to the local techno scene we've lost touch with our roots, and only a small handful of people remember and miss the "old" tekgnosis. To rekindle this is going to take major changes, such as pulling away from the local routine. We have ambitious dreams when it just comes to having fun and playing music. What we see and plan on doing, most have yet to even guess. Soon enough we'll be back.

In case you don't remember here are pictures of tekgnosis in 2004 at our renegade PA at Decibel fest. Dj Manos is pictured here too. At the time he Dj'd our set breaks, and tweaked around on an electribe. The only people there were Garret, the Hunt, Perfect Cyn, Derek Fisher, and Freaky Chakra, plus Shapey's car. A damn good crowd!