Modular Synth Live Performance (multi-song) "Eternal" by POB

This live modular synth performance is the set I played for "So Modular Synth Night" at The Whistle Stop in San Diego on March 29, 2016.
I played this set with other experimental modular synthesizer performers Bana Haffar, Ted James Butler, Mike Dobler, and John Noble. Many many thanks to Rodent516 for giving me the opportunity to perform this set live.
The songs in this video:
0:00 "Arp", featuring the Sputnik Modular Multitouch Keyboard/Controller
2:00 "Sailing", featuring the Make Noise telHARMONIC & ALM's Dinky's Taiko
5:40 "Dash", featuring the Make Noise Mysteron & the Audio Damage Kompressor
10:15 "Eternal", featuring the Mutable Instruments Elements & Bastl Instruments GrandPA (with The KLF's "3 a.m. Eternal" sample)
15:45 "Furious", featuring the Noise Engineering Loquelic Iteritas & Mutable Instruments Grids
18:20 "Fuuuuuuu" featuring the The Harvestman's Malgorithm & Intellijel uFold II
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All sounds mixed out through Sputnik Modular’s 6-Channel Stereo Mixer, send to Ableton Live for master file creation for KZbin, SoundCloud, Facebook and Instagram.
I recorded video with an iPhone 6+ then manually synced the video with the audio using iMovie.
All modules were inside a 12U Gemini 0104 case from Monorocket and a 6U case from Dark Modular.
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No computers were used in the performance of this piece. All modular synths, recorded live in a single take.
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I am Patrick O'Brien aka POB living in Los Angeles.
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Recorded April 3, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

[@maciejadamczyk3084]

Good to hear live modulars in a form of song not just happy acidents

[@SynthoidSounds]

Excellent example of the analog synth artform ! This brings me back to the primordial days of Kraftwerk. I was actually designing and building my own experimental analog synth modules then (mid 70s to 80s), and terrorizing the neighbors with strange sounds in the pre-dawn hours.

[@affamus515]

Finally 5 years later, i find this track again.

[@davidryle]

Outstanding use of what you have. A pleasure to listen to.

[@DivKid]

This is brilliant! Thanks for uploading the performance / pieces. Loved it.

[@strongocho]

This is for real one of my favorite modular sets I have seen. Takes me on a journey.

[@mikestrachan2774]

Excellent performance!!!! Thank you

[@Foolhead303]

one of the best modular performances I've seen, you're a genius 😀 a pleasure to watch.

[@marcellaharker3151]

Awesome...What great timbres and layers. I really loved your music!

[@jasonlanthier4184]

Wow! I haven't listened to a lot of full modular compositions, but I think this is the best I remember ever having heard... fantastic!

[@PatrickOBrien]

+Jason Lanthier thanks Jason, really appreciate it!

[@jordanriver6346]

Most lovely sounds.

[@TheEpicSymphony]

listening to this again for first time in years, love it.

[@audiblevoid]

Incredibly powerful, had me mesmerized the whole time.

[@red0queen]

One of the best trip of my life. Incredible sounds !

[@SciamanoII]

It is the second time I listen to ambient eurorack jams as a background while studying, and found myself opening the youtube tab after this jam kicks in....to find out I already liked it.

[@RisetotheBottom00]

Well done this is just what I needed.

[@sillyjrnvideos]

Brilliant sounds and atmosphere!

[@satishshinde8074]

Beautifully put together!

[@SamuelCape]

Really well done. Thanks for sharing your modules and workflow in the description as well. Sounds killer!!

[@StarmanDeluxe2001]

Hey really great use of the Sputnik touch controller I love that thing and it's nice to see people using it.

[@thomassynths]

I really enjoyed this. Very fun to watch and see how you work.

[@georgeR3Roadster]

good good !!! nice !!!! thanks !! the basses are the real thing !!!! love to the machine !!!

[@marcellaharker3151]

What wonderous music!

[@fathomisticfantasy2681]

You made fantastic pieces, but this one has to be my favorite. Fantastic job!

[@levilenaerts]

Great! Thanks for sharing!

[@jiachenxu8592]

fabulous! so dying to see a such a live perforance now

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Top notch again. Loving it.

[@macfrankist]

Real talent!

[@zauwee]

Very nice work, Patrick. Thanks for putting it out there.

[@Velvet_hippo]

beautiful

[@benny576]

very nice....this is magic

[@marianograssi805]

Un reccorido hermoso de frecuencias,gracias.

[@PatrickOBrien]

Gracias

[@OwerWild]

awesome! a melodic modular song! I Love it!

[@Genshi]

Wow! Not only does this leave me speechless... it makes me want to give up on my own music. Great performance and setup!

[@PaulBoos]

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!

[@maribola_zenclorica]

Genial. Gracias!

[@susanhorton212]

This was AWESOME Patrick!! Great performance!!!!!

[@JamieHamelSmith]

Dude... this is so good. Brightens my morning right up!

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

A beautifully fluid set Patrick. Well done!

[@krakou2]

unlike many modular "techno" artists you understand techno music before gear. That makes a difference, excellent job sir!

[@MarcGraedtke]

And this being said: He reeally understands his gear

[@AKATenn]

yeah, most people don't understand the gear is like an instrument, just cause you own a really expensive one, doesn't mean you know how to play it...

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

this is not Techno music at least as genre. but there is one big part of the style here, the Technology part of Techno, i love it anyway

[@cdjwmusic]

This is not techno tho. This is more experimental electronic stuff. Techon usually involves a constant kick at 4/4 in a faster bpm (120-130)

[@freefinancialadvice]

Tencho!

[@wattsofnoise]

I love so much of what you do, but this set just kills it. I love it so much! Keep up the noise!

[@PatrickOBrien]

You've inspired me to go back and check some comments after I posted this on IG today. Cheers!

[@sillyjrnvideos]

Brilliant!

[@chiefthomson]

f.... hell, that performance is amazing. love every second of it. lovely craft .keep up

[@stefanhansen5882]

Magnificent! Absolutely magnificent!

[@stefanhansen5882]

What exactly are you doing at 17.49. Are you actually pulling out the cable to make those awesome breaks?

[@dsqz3679]

That outro tho... Sikkkkkkkkkk!!! Love this yo! Great job.

[@tarkeatvideot]

INCREDIBLE!!!!

[@adamk589]

My friend, I keep finding myself back listening to your work. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@PatrickOBrien]

thanks and see you back here soon

[@doctorfrankeinsound4284]

Solid sound with great feeling!!!! thank for this cool set (and God save The KLF ; )

[@carolineszczurek6401]

Best modular perf I've seen on YT so far ! Very nice job man, thank you.

[@Endle185]

Wow, tingling everywhere

[@thehoughcompound]

amazing. Thanks bro. Loved it.

[@djformalin]

Nice done...thx a lot !!!

[@Natemasterflex]

👏👏👏 Such a great jam!!!!

[@FoolAnonymous]

Great work man. I love the sound

[@yerayvertice]

Great work! i like it too much! It is welldone! Excellent! Nice to know you!

[@macjoe8256]

i love this patch so daim much , i have yet to listen to a better eurorack patch , awesome man

[@catyom4054]

Amazing 👏👏👏

[@ryanfredericksongray8225]

Dude this is SICK! NICE JOB!

[@Monotrailmusic]

I might have commented on this before, but just listend to the whole thing again, such a great controlled performance, thanks!

[@Aesprii]

Fantastic.

[@jamosdelnorte]

Yeah! Quite a lot of variety out of a single instrument. Kudos!

[@rs-369]

A surgeon of modular synthesis. Very nice!

[@Battack76]

when the KLF vocals came in, I just lost it. This is really nice!

[@deviousxen]

Thank you so much for letting me practice my guitar over that FM bassline by posting this.

[@PatrickOBrien]

NICE!

[@RobKaiser_SQuest]

Music's a language that knows no border

[@MinPlanck]

Woah! Taking it to another level! That totally blew me away. The last 5 minutes are fucking genius. Thanks for that! :-)

[@latavish]

what the heck did I just witness!? mind blown!!

[@riamiwovideos]

oh yes... that's an amazing track.. very nice!!!

[@konjuremuzik]

This is super dope sir! Hard ass beats, love it.

[@electricharmonyac7354]

Outstanding

[@lumosczsk8177]

Excellent, Patrick !!!👍👍👍🙌

[@arcaicoinstruments]

Awesome!

[@powerkor]

love the live!

[@MichaelWayneChapel]

I love seeing crazy never replicated again patches.

[@frantomatic2646]

Love it!

[@jknnr]

Thanks man, it was awesome!

[@onito974]

big performance , great sounds !!!! very good job !!

[@Vevolis]

It’s amazing to watch your videos with a *slight* knowledge of what you’re doing. I really want a Mutable Instruments Elements now. :P

[@atrocities8677]

fantastic

[@paultasbeeb]

supper nice man . love it thanks .deep sounds

[@knobsstrings]

This is insane! Damn. You destroyed it! Genius!

[@knobsstrings]

Subbed instantly! Gorgous!!! And then the bass starts...

[@Eflodur]

Fascinating that working on all those cables and knobs results in this music. I would be completely overworkes by such a machine.

[@makerKID5]

AMAZING!

[@Dpro78]

why haven't I heard this before... 😍😍😍

[@harrywilcock2030]

Got this on at work, nice job, gets extra props for the KLF samples ;) v. nice!

[@narcisraw7939]

Stuck on 10:15 Absolutely amazing track.

[@jaaz7835]

hell of a live set man nice work!

[@VladMalik]

This is cool. Modular synth performances tend to be pretty repetitive, just tweaking effects while the main thing plays. I like seeing the variation in this performance. Good stuff.

[@DennisNy75]

listened to the entire set ..Brilliant.

[@PatrickOBrien]

thanks Dennis!

[@aciderrant2983]

Waow i like. Great Job, the final is awesome.

[@SecondBreakfastMusic]

Wow. Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ethanhermsey]

really good, coherent and musical and well designed :)

[@jameswrench6825]

Excellent

[@whitenoisefromelectronicto1728]

Man this is so amazing

[@blogasys]

Really nice!

[@sixbrokeneggs]

*thank you*

[@sc9604]

Oh man your channel deserves more attention, loving your work

[@Lecyk649]

Je reviens dessus encore et toujours, quel talent !

[@PatrickOBrien]

Merci pour votre retour. Cette prestation est une de mes préférées.

[@MicahBuzanMUSIC]

That was an incredible invention of sound.

[@shintsu01]

Amazing music love all the sounds that device of yours makes :D