Next up is simply sequencing the Prophet 10 via CV/Gate from the OXI One. Using the Poly Mod section at the top left to introduce extra filter & oscillator modulations. Nice & easy to set up and sonically sounding great.

Literal first steps with the Prophet 10 using just a couple of their pre-sets. However the signal is going through a Moogerfooger Phaser followed by Analog Delay and finally the BBD delay in the Wellspring. Such a rich, beautiful, warm analogue tone. This is my kind of sound.

Oh nice. That certainly takes me back a way. I think it was the 4th ever release by them.

Sitting pretty in the DiN studio is the Sequential Circuits Prophet 10. Essentially a remake of the classic Prophet 5 but with double the polyphony, hence the 10 moniker, I am really looking forward to getting into this beautiful instrument.

Nice. Found it as a Penguin Classics edition so grabbed a copy. Thanks for the recommendation.

No not heard of him. I’ll see if I can find one.

It’s a bit of a mixed bag tbh & certainly, stylistically if it’s time. But there’s a few gems in there.

Latest read has been this collection of short stories, 'The Pale Ape & Other Pulses' by M.P.Shiel. A British author known for his decadent writing and at times Poesque explorations of morbid decay. This handsome volume is by Tartarus Press and the stories were first published as a collection in 1911

I have no doubts that the beer advert was factually incorrect. Probably.

Whilst at Sonority Designs in Birmingham playing a live set those lovely folk from the Chord Company presented me with a bunch of extremely high quality mini-jack cables to use with my Eurorack systems. To paraphrase a very famous beer advert - "Probably the best Eurorack patch cables in the world".

Magnificent performance last evening, on the 90th birthday of Steve Reich, of Music For 18 Musicians played by by the Colin Currie Group & Royal Northern Sinfonia. This is one of the most incredible concerts I've ever seen/heard & the overhead projection showed the choreography involved to play it.

After my gig at the Awakenings I went down to Birmingham to play a private session at Sonority Design. What an incredible place, simply the best speaker/room system I've ever heard - if only PA could sound this good. ATC 150 speakers powered by Chord Electronics Ultima3 amps & Chord Company cables.

Last weekend was a real blast with two concerts & a round trip to Rugeley & Birmingham. Here are some photos from my Awakenings set at Rugeley taken by Phil Booth. I've recorded this all onto multi-track HD so will be going through that in the next few weeks. A very enjoyable event to play.

Thanks for your support.

It’s an incredible instrument. I’m into Berlin School style sequencing & it allowed me to do things that would have been extremely difficult to do otherwise but on the fly and in the moment.

Thanks. Glad you’re liking it.

Well it's goodbye to Kidlandlee high up in the Cheviots where we've spent a blissfully peaceful week. Lot's of beautiful walking with our dog Lola far from the white noise of the world at large.