Posted on 01/01/1983

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EMS Synthi-100 Modular Synthesizer

EMS (Electronic Music Systems) is a somewhat less known manufacturer of synthesizers than the more household names, such as Moog, ARP, Roland, Korg etc. But nevertheless the company has produced some very influential and powerful synths. The best known model is probably the VCS-3 synthesizer, which appeared in a few variations, such the "Putney", "Synthi [...]

Posted on 07/02/1982

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Roland SH-5A Synthesizer

When the Roland SH-5 suitcase synth was launched it was quite a different machine from the standard MiniMoogs, Micromoogs and Arp Odysseys of the days. It owned and used the SH-5 for a long period, and looking back I should never have parted with it. Expanded feature set The SH-5 builds on Roland first professional synth, the already […]

Posted on 31/03/1981

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Scatterbrain

THE NEO WAVE Kraftwerk and Brian Eno's work with Roxy Music and Bowie (especially on "Low" and "Heroes") showed a new direction for pop music, paving the way for New Wave and New Romantics bands like Gary Numan, Brian Eno, Ultravox, Human League, Depeche Mode, Visage, Simple Minds and Devo. These were among the inspirations [...]