Eleven:Eleven - "Escape" (The Sanfernando Sound Remix)

I've absolutely fallen in love with this remix of Eleven:Eleven by The Sanfernando Sound. TSS's patch creation on this track is fantastic- each sound seems to click together so well, yet leave room and not overcrowd one another.  He's taken off some of the intensity of the original as well, which contrasts it well as a remix.  Also, who can't love that warm fat bass?

The Sanfernando Sound Remixes Matthew Duffy's "Clever Lover"

From The Sanfernando Sound comes a new remix of Matthew Duffy's "Clever Lover".  This is one dark, brooding jam with great arpeggios and leads.  I especially dig the moving pads around 2:03, which have a beautiful natural movement.  Excellent work from The Sanfernando Sound and Matthew Duffy.

I'm not dead... here's some music!

Hey readers,
I know it's been a while.  I haven't even checked the stats page in some time, I'm sure alot of you guys stopped checking in daily after that fall off of posts... just letting you know, I am really busy with schoolwork right now, and in addition to that there isn't a ton of new synth news... mostly some companies sitting on their asses about new great products, and some actually putting some together... unfortunately, the synth world is a bit split nowadays.  Tons of money gets put into researching making the best workstations and digital synths.  Nothing's wrong with digital, but it needs to be balanced with analog-- a bit like pie and ice cream.  A warm part and a colder part.  It's silly, but it's the truth.  For every great Moog or DSI product, we also see a ton of whack digital crap.  Analog's a bit like vinyl-- it's coming back, but not many companies realize it, or if they do, they're trying to ignore it.  So don't give up on this site-- I haven't.  I've just been busy, and there hasn't been groundbreaking news to me, although there is a ton of new music swirling around... much of it I'm unaware of.

Keep in mind I always want to keep the posts on this site of a certain quality.  I don't want to bog you down with eBay listings (if you wanted eBay, you'd be there, not here).  I don't cover the page with silly YouTube videos of huge modular systems where one can't make sense of it.  I try to keep it pure here-- pure entertainment, little advertising (almost none at this point!), and nothing but good music.

Here's a few tracks to fill the void of absence...

KITES - The Disappearance of Becky Sharp - The Sanfernando Sound REMIX by The Sanfernando Sound

Silenx - Long Lost Love by Silenx

Edwin van Cleef - November Mix by Edwin van Cleef

The Sanfernando Sound remixes Kites & Starlings

KITES - The Disappearance of Becky Sharp - The Sanfernando Sound REMIX by The Sanfernando Sound

The Sanfernando Sound, a guest on the blog a month or so ago, has been recently been keeping his hands full with some awesome remix work.  The most recent is "The Disappearance of Becky Sharp" by Kites, released just a couple days ago.  I'm not familiar with Kites, but they seem to have a great nostalgic feel to them-- a perfect coupling for the talents of The Sanfernando Sound.  This is his second remix for Kites, the first being "A Flower Is All That Remains" shown below.

My personal favorite of the new remixes is of Starlings' "Dark Arts" which is, again, a great retro-sounding track with a whirlwind of classic synths that makes my feet want to shuffle in my chair.  Check out all the great remixes and be sure to watch out for the official release of the remix to "Dark Arts" on October 10th.

STARLINGS - Dark Arts - The Sanfernando Sound REMIX by The Sanfernando Sound

Kites - A Flower Is All That Remains - The Sanfernando Sound REMIX by The Sanfernando Sound

Manchester Week: The Sanfernando Sound

Kites - A Flower Is All That Remains - The Sanfernando Sound REMIX by The Sanfernando Sound

THE SANFERNANDO SOUND is the music production moniker of Jason Sieu Persad. Born in the city of San Fernando (Trinidad & Tobago) and now based in Manchester (UK), Jason makes music because he’s fascinated by synthesizers, drum machines and any gadget (preferably with small, flashing lights) which produces odd sounds. He is currently working on his second remixes for indie-electro bands Starlings and Kites and is collaborating with singer Maighréad on fresh material.

I first heard The Sanfernando Sound before I started this blog when he brilliantly remixed She's the Queen's 'Sleepwalker's Curse' about 5 months ago.  His remix repertoire also includes Two Door Cinema Club and Anoraak.  We've recently had a good conversation on hardware synths via email, so he's a bit of a 'kindred spirit' in terms of the love of synth hardware and drum machines.  Read below to find out about his collection, and be sure to check out a patch he's gifted to us using a free plugin.

Monday Mix

Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know - The Sanfernando Sound REMIX by The Sanfernando Sound

Metric - Help I'm Alive (Mindscramble Remix) by Mindscramble

Anoraak Crazy Eyes Jules Schimmer Remix by Jules Schimmer

Heat of the Night by Kid Machine

Pippi (Diamond Cut Remix) by Diamond Cut Music

Monday Mix!  What is Monday Mix?  Why is this happening today and not any other Monday?  Well if you guys love it, I'll do it every Monday, or try, but I thought I'd try something new since I'm going to be on a plane all day going out to California.

I've snatched up 5 tracks from 5 talented producers this Monday.  It's a mix of old and new, but I still listen to Daft Punk's discovery and that's 10 years old.  Groove on, peeps.