The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble early 2008

Hal McGee, Jay Peele, K. Paul Boyev

photo by Frankie

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Hearing Machine Thought (30:10) 192 kbps 41.4 MB mp3

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Timbuktu 2063 (9:40) 192 kbps 13.2 MB mp3

phARTo by Charles Rice Goff III

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Medusoids (6:46) 192 kbps 9.29 MB mp3

Aram Chaos (12:30) 192 kbps 17.1 MB mp3

photo: NASA

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Hypergolic (14:58) 192 kbps 20.5 MB mp3

photo: NASA

The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble's April 5, 2008 recording session

Gainesville, Florida

On Saturday afternoon, April 5, 2008, the new lineup of The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble (Hal McGee, Jay Peele, and K. Paul Boyev) gathered at McGee's apartment in Gainesville, Florida, for the first home studio recording session of The Ensemble since July 2007. Later that night The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble performed at Action Research show #19 at the Civic Media Center.

Jay Peele (aka Fiver's Stereo, from Jacksonville) brought his MicroMoog synth, Danelectro PB&J Delay, and Boss Heavy Metal Distortion pedal, Vox Wah pedal, as well as Steim Cracklebox (which he played on the last, 30-minute jam of the afternoon session). He also played McGee's Moog Rogue throughout the session. Peele and McGee recorded three tracks before Boyev arrived - you will get to hear these recordings later. K. Paul Boyev (aka Otolathe, from Tampa) brought his Moog Voyager Rack Mount Edition analog synth, Moog VX-351 and VX-352 Voyager Expanders, the Frostwave spaceBEAM (with which he controlled the RME), and a Novation X-Station MIDI keyboard (also used as a controller for the Voyager). McGee used his Moog Voyager RME (with a M-Audio Radium 49 MIDI keyboard as a controller for it), Little Boy Blue (custom black edition) analog synth (by Flower Electronics), Moog Etherwave Standard Theremin (on the fourth jam of the afternoon), Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator, Moog MF-104Z Analog Delay, and Danelectro FAB Metal distortion pedal.

We recorded about 90 minutes of new material that day - five tracks in the afternoon session and a good 15-minute recording from the live show in the evening.

Jay Peele plays Moog Rogue, Micromoog, Moog MF-104 Analog Delay, Danelectro PB&J Delay, Vox Wah Pedal

K. Paul Boyev with the Moog Voyager RME

Hal McGee with Moog Voyager and Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator, Moog MF-104 Analog Delay, Danelectro Fab Metal

YouTube video:

The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble during their April 5, 2008 recording session in Gainesville, Florida. Jay Peele on Moog Rogue, K Paul Boyev on Moog Voyager RME, and Hal McGee on Moog Etherwave Theremin, Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator, and Moog MF-104 Analog Delay. We recorded this video during the fourth jam of the afternoon home studio recording session.

Live at Action Research 12 (17:02) 192 kbps 23.4 MB mp3

The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble performed at Hal McGee's 50th Birthday Party Concert, during Action Research show #12, at Tim & Terry's, Gainesville, Florida, on January 18, 2008: Jay Peele (Fiver's Stereo) on MicroMoog, Hal McGee on Moog Voyager RME, and K Paul Boyev (Otolathe) on Moog Voyager RME. Recorded by Phil Klampe.

The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble - K Paul (Otolathe), Jay Peele (Fiver's Stereo), and Hal McGee, photo by Klampe

The Analog Synthesizer Ensemble, blinkie by Frankie

two photos below by Lauren Swain