Suzanne Ciani NTS Live at Cafe Oto

[@zerobeat2020]

I have been into synthesizers and synthesizer music for a long time. I have loads or records of all the usual suspects, but amazingly, I have only just discovered Suzanne and her music, and it now all makes sense! How I could have missed her! She really is the source of it all. The first time I really enjoy this genre of music, rather than having to pretend to appreciate a load of random noise. Instead here are untold layers of structure, melody, rhythm and harmony. Quite incredible. So far the only person I thought was able to create music like this was Bach. Wonderful. And I love the sound of that Buchla. What a relief to finally hear a modular synth that actually sounds fantastic. Pricey yes, I suppose this really is the Stradivarius of the synthesizer. Where have I been all these years! Only thing that remains is to go and hear her perform live. On the bucket list!

[@mathieupe666]

it seems she had a long break, that's probably why.

[@gduteaud]

Hey Maarten, are there some records in your collection you'd recommend? I'm in the opposite situation - I have Suzanne Ciani & Laurie Spiegel records but looking for more in a similar vein. Thanks!

[@wouterwiegeraad980]

@@gduteaud higher recommended; Tim Blake - Crystal Machine and the New Jerusalem records are both amazing

[@ebk72]

@@gduteaud Klaus Schulze ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZjXXndpqauAl7M

[@otto609]

so glad she is getting the attention she deserves- thnxs for sharing

[@tarek7451]

Incredible work!

[@logiqueraison5631]

really ? where ?

[@Feelflowww]

Legend!!

[@YoussefEIdrissi]

4 first minutes through headphones and it's incredible already!!

[@TheExtinctSpecies]

OMG SO AMAZING!!! Wish I could do that

[@otisobl]

Jeeesus, how gorgeous she is... still

[@fabioproductions]

she a goddess.

[@1teamski]

Bad ass. She is truly unique for the baby-boom generation. Well ahead of her time. Wow.

[@fandresp8053]

I love her

[@craig_z]

I wish quadrophonic headphones were a thing :( Would love to hear this in it's full glory.

[@gduteaud]

In theory it would be possible, would make for a fun electronics project. They might be a bit bulky but that's ok, the main problem is that then you'd need quadrophonic encoding as well...

[@craig_z]

@@gduteaud Take the earpieces of two sets of headphones and stick them to the inside of a plastic mixing bowl :D

[@gduteaud]

@@craig_z Oooh so more of a quadrophonic helmet? I like where your head's at!

[@jimlemons9231]

She is still awesome. Great set.

[@dime903]

truly amazing....

[@KrizAkoni]

Great video of an excellent patch artist!

[@backroads6695]

She's not a "patch artist" she is a true pioneer of electronic music. Get it right, Junior.

[@logiqueraison5631]

@@backroads6695 .. sounds total crap.

[@ThomasMueller44]

She is the Voice of XENON

[@dukecrom]

entropia-records.com/suzanne-ciani-welcome-xenon/ Interesting article about the story of the voice of XENON! I liked that Pinball machine. Played it a lot when I was young! Here in Germany we call those machines "Flipper" :)

[@robertsyrett1992]

I only wish I had gotten to hear the talk that she gave after the performance.

[@zerobeat2020]

That's on youtube too!

[@fandresp8053]

I think she's emulating a " human brain" with syntethizers. In some form whit sounds an bits she's achieving to connect left and right hemispheres of the brain whit bits of sounds in certain frequencies. I am - in certain amount - sure she is on to some thing really special here. Something good for all who listen. I feel a very good vibe around her. I' d like to have communication with her, in order to discuss such ideas. Bless u all. Greetings.

[@MarceloChorus]

mi amor!

[@edmc2]

😃

[@sector328]

bow

[@knightrdrx]

I've taken some electronic music classes and got to play with an original Moog modular herb..the man who built it..so I get the patch cords but this looks like a mess hope she keeps these plugged in most of the time

[@brianrodman1033]

AL BUNDY well she began working with Buchla Synthesizers way back, probably before your epic high school football days. Needless to say she had a high level of mastery with the instrument (even though it’s mostly newer 200e series modules, not the original 200 system that she would have used in the 60’s or 70’s). To have enough variety, complexity, and different voices to cover a set of 45+ minutes requires there to me patch cables running everywhere. Generally very little to no new patching is done during a performance (and it’s not uncommon for some to keep their modular patched up for long periods of time when they find a versatile patching configuration that lets them have the sounds, variety of modulation, and freedom to improvise, still others tear them all out after each time they use their synth). So that’s certainly contributing to the enormous number of patch cables that are being used in this performance. My big gripe with the eurorack format (3U rows/module height , as opposed to Buchla at 4 and the Moog you used, 5U) is that the module size (height) of 3U feels too small for my hands and it’s really cramped trying to adjust knobs especially once there are patch cables everywhere in your way.. The Buchla format (the Goldilocks of modular formats) is just right, not overly cramped, nor does it get as massive + hard to transport as a 5U Moog Modular System inevitably will. Where did you study that owned a Moog Modular? Hearing about having access to stuff like that makes me want to go back to college someplace with a nice music department.

[@henryalfaro9125]

Editor> please can you edit this performance to mono audio ! it really is difficult to lisen to it in stereo.

[@logiqueraison5631]

Does anyone tell her what she does is dead boring ? Or is there any concern she's so old she would get some heart attack ? 29:38 omg.. this is so embarassing.

[@roszyknuke]

heh get a clue ok..

[@bryan3dguitar]

Boring. Repetitive. Simple. Predictable. And you should never perform with your back to the audience.

[@logiqueraison5631]

OMG ! finally someone seeing through this ! thanks. comments here are just insane. It's like a cult protecting her feelings from truth ! = IT IS THE WORST MODULAR PERFORMANCE EVER !

[@roszyknuke]

as clueless as the last guy... sad.

[@AmericanSystems0101]

This is as Boring as having to read all of these exaggerated comments of praise. ... Typical of the younger generation of no nothing's to not recognize talent... Wendy Carlos is amazing, ...this is just mediocre.

[@logiqueraison5631]

haha you'r right. Funny how youtube puts all reasonable comments at the bottom :D

[@roszyknuke]

I remember Wendy before she was.... Come back when you get a clue..

[@AmericanSystems0101]

@@roszyknuke Ok I'm back ....

[@AmericanSystems0101]

@@logiqueraison5631 😇

[@dilyana-p6t]

have you listened it on 2 speakers or headphones? because it definitely sounds different from on source...