Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Buchla Music Easel

[@CinematicLaboratory]

Time flies. 9 years! Hope you're doing well. I took your recipe to the MakeNoise Shared System today. Your recipe is probably one of the most exquisite dishes in the Modular Cookbook.

[@KaitlynAureliaSmithMusic]

Thank you so much for the kind words. :) The delay is a custom delay I built in Ableton Live.

[@williammcarthur1966]

Hey Kaitlyn I used Shazam to find one of your songs when I was at work. It came up as Sundry but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Can you help me out?

[@KaitlynAureliaSmithMusic]

Hello, That is neat it worked with shazam! Im curious, where did you hear it? The album comes out Jan 20th. Here is a link to stream that song: westernvinyl.com/artists/kas.html

[@williammcarthur1966]

I forget which radio station but it played while I was playing around with the frequencies. Thanks a lot! I'll be looking out for your album on the 20th :)

[@geoffsmith8172]

any chance of sharing it?

[@stacyOyo]

Brillant, keep good music Kaitlyn :)

[@browe]

Still, years later, the video I come back to in remembrance of why I wanted a Buchla Easel in the first place. Still engaging, still beautiful, still far too short. ♥️

[@Freddy-Da-Freeloadah]

WOW!!! What great camera work!!!! The Electric Music Box really needed your talented camera work. Usually the camera makes it look like a toy, which considering the price & quality of an ELECTRIC MUSIC BOX is an insult... Your camera gave the Buchla the love it deserves. And your musical composition was also great, but the close ups and slow pans were GENIUS!!! IMHO

[@mikeycsq]

I've watched this video at least a hundred times. There's nothing like a master artist and their easel. Buchla lives on in the voltage ☇☇☇

[@Ellotus13]

This is absolutely amazing! I love how seemingly simple it is, but it has layers upon layers of the most subtle details and textures to it. It is so colorful and vibrant, is almost sounds like an acoustic instrument in that sense. Can't stop listening to this!

[@qishmish]

Beautiful perfomance and quality video, thanks. Melodic examples of modulars are always welcome!

[@synth4ever]

Lovely tones and patterns from your Buchla Kaitlyn... thanks for sharing your work.

[@ericjmorgan]

Keep coming back to this one. The more I dig into, and explore, the Buchla World the more impressed I am with how deftly you navigate the controls on the Easel.

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Inspiring.

[@m5st5gr5s]

Merci Me K.A. Smith pour ce splendide échantillon de votre merveilleuse musique avec ce fabuleux instrument qu 'est le Buchla Music Easel

[@disxiple_113]

keep coming back to this. me and my partner saw you perform at doug fir portland oregon a few years back- so great!!!

[@vgermuse]

Lovely painting with sound!

[@16colours]

such a beautiful piece. i really love your approach to harmonies. your music is fresh not only sonic-wise, but you're also able to surprise my ears with the progressions. rare amongst modular artists.

[@ModularMoose]

Such a wonderful composition. I still find myself coming back to it to have another listen

[@emulatorband3880]

One of the few videos which aren't just showing annoyingly cheap sounding bleeps and bloops from a buchla. This sounds beautiful and I'm glad to see that someone can actually operate this instrument in a pleasent way!

[@flugwolf1966]

Let me put it like this: when I see someone performing with a Buchla, I have come to expect a result which, to my ears, is very often pretty indistinguishable from the noise made by an airliner landing with retracted gear or a pretty large refinery imploding in a painfully slow process. It is a huge relief when I am surprised by hearing music, especially when it is beautiful music, as here. Thank you, Ms. Smith! :-)

[@tonyhill8963]

Beautiful sounding, and beautifully shot video...really shows off the instrument.

[@darrenchandler2684]

Tim Shiel / Double J article brought me here. heard the Buchla mentioned in Wire magazine before, but never heard it until now. beautiful, will check out your album for sure.

[@Anarchosyn]

I've been listening to this off and on for weeks now, but today (while working) I looped it at least 5 times. Wonderful composition, and I rather enjoyed watching it performed. More! :)

[@gustofergreen]

very beautiful textures at work here! a classy use of the easel.

[@RichardGrosser]

Hi Kaitlyn, This gives me great hope for LIVE Electronic Music becoming more mainstream. Our ARTURIA Buchla Easel is great tool, but nothing like the real thing in the hands of a masterful musician! I'm so over pre-programmed Electronic Music, in it's various forms at the Dance Festivals. I'd love see more of your work. You are an inspiration!!! Hope that you make to Australia and knock-'em-dead, here? Kind regards, Richard Grosser

[@rbeny]

I love how expressive this performance is. I find this so inspiring, truly. The connection between human and machine makes for amazing music.

[@mynameisAMRA]

Amazing! I giggled with glee when you started the finger twiddling bit... Beautiful and trippy! Thank you for posting. More please.

[@funknbeats]

Beautiful piece of sound manipulation on the Easel - Love!

[@MrExplodicide]

Your music is a big source of inspiration for me.

[@ronsunsinger483]

very cool, nice that you can get so much out of it so quickly, makes me want to have an easel for sure now. I'd been wanting one since I saw Susan Ciani play one in the 70's.

[@jonathangrover3176]

When it opens up and explodes at 1:10... breathtaking. Fantastic work.

[@littlelonnie14]

this is the most beautiful song i have ever heard

[@AvivC1]

What a hauntingly beautiful patch, performed effortlessly!

[@mikesegarra869]

cant wait for them to release the new music easel, this is the best use of it i've seen so far.

[@JohnMurrayMusic]

Fantastic ! Really enjoy your music.

[@georgeredpath5394]

Still one of my favourite songs of all time. Such a fantastic composition.

[@nickynocknoo]

This is possibly the best live electronic performance I've seen to date.

[@clochardcie9653]

take a look à the soulwax live show from mid 2000's , or floating points live at kexp

[@emfyates]

Learned about you and the Buchla on WNYC's New Sounds with John Schaefer. What a delight to see and hear your music. Thank you so much for posting this. You're completely right about the headphone comment--it seems that so much music today ignores spatial possibilities.

[@vaspers]

I plan to buy a Buchla-like synthesizer, the Pittsburgh Modular Voltage Research Lab, soon. Love this video. Keep up the great work!

[@ish233]

Nice relaxing elements, cool camera close up as well

[@ShilohJanowick]

i will always come back to this video

[@ericjmorgan]

That was awesome. I really dug it. Cool textures and note choices. Well done.

[@jerrypalmer3534]

I love your music..Not just noise..Beautiful !!

[@natewhelden4463]

max love for this very large tune, so much feeling and wonder...thank you!

[@jamesperley2557]

Been on the fence about acquiring one of these. Thank you for helping me make that decision. Simply gorgeous!

[@annother3350]

There's a great video of a guy playing one in the woods

[@AgustinDavidF]

So beautiful atmosphere!

[@stracloud]

Listening on repeat. This is grand!

[@snarfusmaximus]

This is the kind of synth music I love. I could listen to this all day.

[@SisterRose]

Damn I love this. I can't afford a Buchla, ever, but I might try with a VST or a Volca Modular

[@chaoticmorphs9454]

Lovely piece of music

[@adey7569]

Lovely calming tune. enjoyed that...thank you.

[@traumaduo]

beautiful...and for me one of the rare Musical tracks/demos of the easel!!! respect

[@functionform]

It has an excellent tone. Playing around with the Arturia version. Thanks for the demo.

[@FENGMengboART]

such a great play. please upload more!

[@BenA718]

Really nice tones on this!

[@stefanpaulus7594]

A dream comes true - the Easel is back. Great.

[@craigbrodhead7807]

Kaitlyn! Love this!! Saw you on the Moog site and that led me here. Awesome to see what you're up to these days! Hope to talk to you soon....

[@briankehew579]

REALLY good! I see people responding to this. I also hope to see more Buchla users move beyond lockstep 4/4 sequencing, the most rigid of time signatures. This avoids that mostly, but fluid and stretching time constants are SO cool, as found in nature and expressive music everywhere!

[@hakonsoreide]

I like how the sequencer has 5 steps: it makes it so much more interesting if you actually use all five, and the interplay between sequencer and pulser can make very interesting rhythms. It can be interesting to vary between different signatures as well, but only playing it in 4/4 is a bit like trying to fit the round peg into the square hole...

[@jsphotos]

Phenomenal composition!

[@JenkinJorgeJord]

Such a beautiful piece, thank you

[@WeinglasMusic]

Very nice track and video! Enjoyed it a lot! And I am interested in the delay, too!

[@dreamSTATEmusic]

A beautiful piece!

[@StevenMorris]

This sounds excellent! I love the mellow chaos.

[@bu.re_6460]

i love how the video starts with you patching. the buchla has such a lovely timbre. 😌

[@thomasgezella2235]

This is gorgeous! An inspiring live performance!

[@vanessalouzon]

gorgeous sounds!

[@svenkalmar]

very nice music..thanx for sharing!

[@carolynwayland9138]

Lovely! I'd love to hear more.

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

im so envious, ... that beautiful buchla must feel amazing to play! 🖖 ... it sounds amazing with you at the helm! u are masterful and so skilled.. and so much feeling u have ...an amazing musician ... I love your sound and your energy is beautiful! thanks for this 😉🌍🔗💙

[@bayareasoundscientifics606]

Very nice noodling, twiddling, & performance here

[@adamgreen3555]

Such warm technology... switches and twinkling lights like something on the command module of a 70s spaceship...

[@adamsmith7058]

Like playing Skylab back in the day.

[@hakonsoreide]

It IS the command module of a 70's spaceship. They just added sound to it. 😁

[@justwaving]

This is awesome, really beautiful tones.

[@MarkMoriArts]

Nice shootijng and great sounds! Vevy nice

[@rhinoskin7550]

Oh i love this sound so much ❤❤ i will care for one in the future

[@MacMeador13]

dang those lows are so good

[@stevenclark1624]

So great, thank you Kaitlyn!

[@catalinovidal7716]

Kaitlyn eres increíble y lo que haces es fantástico, amo tu música.

[@superchema]

This is, not just amazing, it is sooo lovely! It makes my day! Thanks Kaitlyn!

[@inbetweenmovements]

beautiful video! great music!

[@clochardcie9653]

This bring me back to earth , stangely ...

[@olecranonrebellion9976]

beautiful music.

[@christinepaluch7967]

This is an amazing performance.

[@wasaby123]

what an AMAZING tune

[@EarmonkeyMusic]

As I find myself tiring of so much electronic music these days, this is extremely refreshing and inspiring.

[@neandrewthal]

Best Easel video ever.

[@timwalther]

neandrewthal Easily

[@harishvijayaganesh8552]

I can't stop listening to this. It matches my current state of mind, I suppose.

[@Rprth]

REMINDS ME A WHOLE LOT TERRY RILEY, amazing

[@memskew]

Thank you for this fantastic work.

[@ubiquitousreverser]

Nice track. Thanks for sharing. I was Just looking at the buchla stuff since I recently bought a make noise 0 coast and read some where that it was considered a poor man's buchla. I'm sure you have a love for your buchla as I for this 0 coast. It may not be as versatile as the buchla but for 1/10 the price I'd say the 0 coast is quite versatile and an easier 1st step into analog additive and FM synthesis.

[@Kupka2408]

Really nice! I definitely need an Easel in my life.

[@construct09]

So beautiful....

[@TassoCurioso]

Very good sound!

[@huntercopeland9371]

My favorite thing you've ever done. This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Brings tears to my eyes.

[@bkinsman]

that was beautiful, amazing work

[@electroteque]

This is absolutely amazing and gave me chillz right away

[@danl9407]

building my Easel as we speak... Lovely stuff Kaytlin...

[@stealingowls1228]

birds retreat..the river goes and goes toward the distance..a dim neon hum laces the edge of a world i will never return to.

[@pickleinn]

Nice Work! inspiring easel work

[@DJSynesthesia]

absolutely brilliant !

[@d4nnyp]

Great piece

[@vrx-v4g]

Pitchfork brought me here. This is just amazing, I'm thrilled!

[@aeffchen5252]

Oh. This is just beautifull

[@sillykanji]

Oh wow I've got a lot of your songs on Spotify and had no clue you did this video. Lmao that's awesome. You're too legit