While practicing for our performance today I took some time off to experiment a little bit with the MKS-80. To create this sound I held down a chord and turned up the LFO routing to the VCF. The LFO was set to the random waveform with the frequency set to a little bit more than fifty percent.
Random LFO
After a few hiccups we have finally finished producing our limited run of cassettes. We only have 25 instead of the 50 we had planned, but all the j-cards and labels are printed so we can produce more quickly if need be. Each cassette contains a unique download code for multi-platform listening. A big thanks goes out to Unearthed Music designer Benjamin Montag for his design work and assembly. Also, major thanks to Wes without whom it would have never happened. Finally, thanks to Chris for the inspiration. For now, to get a cassette you will have to show up to the release show tomorrow night. Later on we may consign a few at local stores, but this media is for local consumption only.
Unauthorized Modifications was written and produced by John Keston (that’s me) and Graham O’Brien. The album was recorded, engineered and mixed by Adam Krinsky and mastered by Tom Garneau. For the release show performance I have opted to christen my Super Jupiter Roland MKS-80 for it’s first live show since I have owned it. Here’s an example of what I have been getting out of it and the GMS during my practice sessions.
Evolving MKS-80 Pad Driven by GMS
I made this microtrack during a practice session for the release show on Friday. The sound of the Roland MKS-80 never ceases to delight my ears, and pairing it with the GMS provides a whole new spectrum of inspiration from the instrument.
GMS Microtrack with MKS-80
This segment from our performance at The Battle of Everyouth on June 4, 2011 has some nice chaotic drums from Graham and resampling from Luke over the top of some steady Pro-One arpeggiation and bass from Jon Davis.
Resampled Chaos over Bass and Pro-One
One of the things I like about this Pro-One laden segment from our performance at The Battle of Everyouth, June 4, 2011 is the crazy, hard-panned, frequency sweeps that DJ Luke Anderson was laying over the top.
Battle of Everyouth (23.28 to 25.44)