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Chosen Waves 006: Rupert Lally – Day One
Day One by Rupert Lally Rupert Lally is a British musician, who lives in Switzerland. He’s been around for quite a while producing several albums solo and in collaboration with Norway-based Espen...
View ArticleHuge update: The Big Eurorack PSU List
First of all, let’s welcome our new collaborator John Loffink to Horizontalpitch. John has been updating our PSU list, merging it with one he was already maintaining, taking it to a whole new level....
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Chosen Waves 007: Nedemo – Phonogene
Nedemo by Gohan Tapes Gohantapes is a Japanese Tape-based music label and “collaboration enabling collective” (as they state on their website). Their second release Nedemo is described as: […] the year...
View ArticleIn 2015: Makers responses to Roland entering the modular market
In 2015, when Roland first unveiled their Aira Modules and their plans for the System 500, inspired by a Facebook post by Ginko’s Jan Willem, we asked some (mainly small) module makers what they think...
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Chosen Waves 008: Moritz – Elephants
You probably heard the name Moritz Scharf already. If not, you most certainly heard about Endorphin.es, the makers of the Futrhrrrr Generator, the Shuttle Control and the Terminal. Moritz is one of the...
View ArticleChosen Waves 009: Rupert Lally – Solitary Pleasures
Solitary Pleasures by Rupert Lally Sometimes articles create a sort of unplanned and unexpected narrative. This is certainly the case with the latest series of Chosen Waves. Some time ago I posted...
View ArticleModular Spam Sandwich Anyone?
If you ever ran a blog (or are running one) you’ll know how much comment spam one has to handle. We sure get a lot here. 99% of the time, spam is just what you’d expect it: Pornography. dubious, loans,...
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Cover Photo, Summer 2016
Pikamod, by Hannes Pasqualini This time, the new cover photo is one of my own creations. This shot was originally intended to be used for one my band’s gig posters (www.kvsu.net), but then we went...
View ArticleChosen Waves 011: #Instantboner – Instantmotion
#INSTANTBONER are Joe Steyer and Matthias Millhoff, two musicians and producers from Berlin, Kreuzberg. They believe that modular systems and improvised electronic music are a perfect fit for the...
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Chosen Waves 012: Jericho – Seahorse Lullaby
<a href=”http://jericho2k.bandcamp.com/album/modular-diary-2″>Modular Diary by Jericho</a> Horizontalpitch: First of all, tell us a little bit about Jericho. What is Jericho and how long...
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Scanning Through The Waves
Cover photo by Ian Wallman If you’ve never heard about Scanner then you’ve probably been spending the last 20 years on the un-illuminated side of a far away planet listening to … well … basically...
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The Modular Sound
You’ve all probably seen it by now, Behringer has jumped into the synth market and is about to release a polyphonic analogue keyboard synth. This would be a totally unrelated story, if not for one...
View ArticleChosen Waves 013: Ann Annie – Modular Field Trip Ep. 1
We’re back! It’s been quite a while since our last post, but you know… life happens. For all of you who still visit this place from time to time: thanks a lot! You owned yourself our heartfelt...
View ArticleBlinking Lights: Lines Of Movement Ep.4
Blinking Lights is a space for short intermissions. Things grabbed from the internet. Short and shiny. Few words leaving space to more pictures and sounds. This fist Blinking Lights brings you episode...
View ArticleChosen Waves 014: R Beny
Austin Cairns, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area, has been making music under the moniker R Beny for some time now. You probably have seen his videos around, as he is also an active youtuber. His...
View ArticleBlinking Lights: The Rabbit Hole You Don’t Want to Leave
“Modular Synthesizer Videos Are the YouTube Rabbit Hole You Won’t Want to Leave” says this article on Pitchfork, and we have a hard time disagreeing.
View ArticleBlinking Lights – Simon Reynolds Quote
“Ambient is un-rock and roll because it’s built up by layers, whereas rock is about jamming: instruments fit together like cogs, forming a rhythmic engine that kicks your ass. Ambient is kind to your...
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Chosen Wave 015: Topographer
After being an emerging name in Romania’s Drone/Doom Metal scene under the name Tauusk and releasing several albums, Răzvan Lazea-Postelnicu turned to the modular for further inspiration, attracted by...
View ArticleBlinking Lights: Tone Science Module No.1
Tone Science Module No.1 Structure and Forces (DiN:TS01) by Various
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Modular Spaces Pt.1: Wardrobes and Closets
In a time so close to Superbooth18 this article might surprise you. Right now everybody seems to be holding their breath waiting for all the new gear to be announced (or at least teased), and that’s...
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