#FlashbackFriday
Dig this photo of an Electronic Music Laboratories (EML) ElectroComp 101 synthesizer that was once one of the multiple modular synthesizers housed and utilized in the music department at Loyola during the 70-80s.
These synths have been played by Pat Crowley of Sylvester, Tommy Mars, and Peter Wolf - with Frank Zappa, John McEntire of Tortoise/the Sea and Cake, Allen Ravenstine and Robert Wheeler of Pere UBU, electronic composer Laurie Spiegel, Devo (the “whip” sounds in Whip It), Skinny Puppy, and many others.
Though this is tagged as a “#FlashbackFriday” post (look at those outfits!), synthesis and modular synths are very much part of the contemporary sound-making landscape. Generating music spanning all genres from classical, pop, rock, noise, hip-hop/rap, techno/dance, and beyond (e.g. sampling is synthesis). From well-known artists like Radiohead to lesser-known synthesists like Robert A A Lowe/Lichens, synthesis (in all its forms) continues to be a vital and exciting way to compose and produce music.
