Puppetry has been a part of my life almost as much as music. I'd say it's the silent constant in the background. There's something about this particular art form that I like. It could be because it allows the audience to use their imagination more.

I’ve been building synth modules for the ambulance for a little over a year with the intention of one day filling it up. I don’t have a plan or goal with what I’m building. It is all a learn as you go process…

REACT 02 - 02/28/20 6pm Featuring live synth performances by Low-Gain, Pressboard and Hot Science with special guest Brandon Logic on the turntables and Flutter & Zetsumei on the video art. At Longshot Vinyl in Racine, WI

My design isn’t just a drone synth. It does drone and sounds like a wash of noise when all 49 oscillators are running at different frequencies, but that gets boring pretty quick…

REACT Racine - We need a new way to REACT to these times in our ever-changing landscape. I'm not sure what the answer is to that, but I know if the right people come together, they can figure it out.

Longer days have opened up our stream of progress with MOTR. Flutter and I have been working late into the evenings and early on the weekends with our latest round of updates to The Rescue machine.

Despite the challenges of fixing the ambulance, we think we've gotten to the heart of the matter. Recently "The Rescue" went through a sort of heart surgery as main aspects of it got mended. A lot of progress has been made but there is still more work to be done.

Two Casio keyboards were sent to us by one of our subscriber friends (@fakestereo). Of the two that were sent (batteries included), I chose the MT-68 as the first one to bend. In our last newsletter, we asked: “Will Z enhance the synth or destroy it?” The short answer is both.

We don't consider ourselves gearheads but do have favorite things we like to use. Flutter has a love for Beast-Tek and sampler modules while Zetsumei has developed a love and thorough understanding of the Korg Monologue. If you're interested in knowing what gear we use for live performances (as well as the "Hungry Ghosts" album) here's the rundown.

Instead of writing a Q&A about the album Flutter turned on her field recorder to capture a discussion with Zetsumei about it.

One of the things that still gets me excited about living in Wisconsin is when the owls come to visit. I always run to the window to see if I can spot one but this is usually at night. I may not be able to see them, but I can hear their beautiful cries.

Flutter has the Pittsburgh EP 360 case for her Eurorack system. It’s a beautiful case made of hardwood with a lid, and it’s convenient for road travel. Much more manageable than the wedgie cases I made last year.

We knew Knobcon would be a good time, but we had way more fun than expected. The best part was meeting other people who share a love for synths and enjoy the freedom of expressing oneself through music. There were a lot of exhibits to see and not enough time to explore everything in depth.

We've been looking forward to Knobcon 2018 all year, and now we are less than two weeks away from the big weekend in Schaumburg, IL! It's the world's ONLY synthesizer convention.

As of August 3, 2018 we are the owners of an ambulance we call "The Rescue." It's from the good ol' year of 1986 and in need of some TLC.

This is a demo test just to make sure the thing doesn't break before we use it for Zetsumetsu. But this is what I do. I make stuff. I break stuff. I make new stuff.

a sacred place

Curled up in a frozen dream
Against the cold

These are interesting times we live in. More connected than ever. More disconnected than ever. We exist in the information age with an insatiable thirst for disinformation. Always on the hunt to confirm our bias. The best cages are the ones you can't see. The best prisoners are the ones who think they are free.