High Tide Boogie

I was originally going to post a clip of the Wurlitzer Sideman today, but then I found this swinging number and couldn't resist. This is for you Grandpa Smith, sorry I couldn't figure out a way to incorporate your other favorite show on Resonant Filter.....

Moog E1 Guitar

Moog have released the production version of their guitar, dubbed the E1.

What makes this guitar so special?

The Moog Guitar Electronics add an unparalleled range of expression to the Moog Guitar:

FULL SUSTAIN MODE - like no other sustainer; infinite sustain on every string, at every fret position and at any volume. You may have heard sustain before but not with this power (we call it "Vo Power") and clarity.

CONTROLLED SUSTAIN MODE - allows you to play sustained single or polyphonic lines without muting technique. The Moog Guitar sustains the notes you are playing while actively muting the strings you are not playing.

MUTE MODE - removes energy from the strings, resulting in a variety of staccato articulations. The mute mode has never been heard on any other guitar; the Vo Power stops the strings with the same intensity that it sustains them. You feel the instrument transform in your hands.

HARMONIC BLENDS - use the included foot pedal to shift the positive energy of Vo Power in Sustain mode and the subtractive force of Vo Power in Mute mode between the bridge and neck pick-ups to pull both subtle and dramatic harmonics from the strings.

MOOG FILTER - control the frequency of the built-in, resonant Moog ladder filter using the foot pedal or a CV Input.




Retail price $3495. For more information go to Moog Music.

Kind of Blue 50th anniversary!

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Kind of Blue, one of my favorite albums of all time, regardless of genre. It's haunting melodies, modal progressions, and laid back style is the epitome of what late 50's jazz is to me.... timeless.

Moogseum!

This friday, August 21st, will mark 4 years since Dr. Bob Moog passed away. His daughter, Michelle Moog-Koussa, is the executive director of the Bob Moog Foundation, an organization whose mission is to "document, celebrate and teach innovative thinking and to support and honor the legacy of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog." Here's Michelle discussing the foundation and plans for the Moogseum:


(video courtesy of Steve White.)

and a brief excerpt from "Moog: a documentary" by Hans Fjellestad:



From the Moog Foundation website:

"Innovation was the urgent internal command that marked Bob Moog. And so it will be the command of the foundation in his name.

Less an honoring of the product of what was, our aim is to honor the potential that can be when the spirit of innovation takes root in a person of persistence. We will do this through scholarships programs, a hands-on electronic music museum where visitors will make conscious connections between their electronic “toys” and their interior creative life, and other experiential programs in development."


Please keep Bob's legacy alive & in your thoughts this week. You can do this by donating money to the Moog Foundation and by playing Moog instruments.