Modulisme is celebrating 3 years of existence thru special compilations named 3 Year Itch Birthday Session and here’s v.1 Felix Kubin – Deviation One Since the 1980s, Felix has been a synthesizer enthusiast releasing his music on various labels and touring all over the place… Todd Barton – Surfing the Krell Since 1979 Todd Barton has been exploring analog and computer-based music. He currently is a Consulting Artist for Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments who, after four decades of exploration, is still delving deeply into the ever-expanding frontiers of musical expression. Philippe Petit – A Smile in Space May Cause an Avalanche pt.1 Philippe is the man behind Modulisme and he has been supporting left field music since 1983 (animating radio programs, editing ‘zines + running his labels Pandemonium Rdz. and BiP_HOp Music). Feeling lucky to release on several international labels he likes to be introduced as a « Musical-Travel-Agent » and has been performing all over Europe, Russia, Poland, Canada, USA, Mexico, Australia & Asia… Jack Dangers – Astatic It’s now been 30+ years that Jack Dangers is an essential figure in modern Electronic music. At the end of the 80s, he originated Meat Beat Manifesto and started to create a universe and a new sound, made up of breaks, psychedelia strewn with samples, in an industrial, dub and hip hop fusion… UnicaZürn – The Innermost Chamber Leads to the Sky UnicaZürn is the duo of David Knight and Stephen Thrower. During the 1980s Knight was guitarist and co-songwriter with highly influential art-pop maverick Danielle Dax, and contributed wall-of-rock guitars to the malign poetry of Karl Blake in Shock Headed Peters. He also works as Arkkon, a solo project concentrating on brooding electro-minimalist music. Thrower’s credits include eight years in Coil, and he is currently one half of electro-psychedelic duo Cyclobe. His solo credits include original electronic movie scores for Hell’s Ground (2007) and Down Terrace (2009). Thierry holweck – Chandeliers Thierry Holweck is a multi-instrumentalist and electronic musician who explores rhythms, polyrhythms and sequences altered by randomisation or euclidean parameters. The Canadian Electronic Ensemble – Live 02. 02. 2002 Rose Bolton, Mike Dobbinson, David Jaeger, Larry Lake, Jim Montgomery and Paul Stillwell The Canadian Electronic Ensemble was founded in 1971. It is the oldest continuous live-electronic group in the world. Celebrating fifty years of activism, the CEE is still at the forefront of live electronic music. Using old (and new) analog instruments, laptop computers, standard instruments, found sound, field recordings, and in fact anything electronic, they continue to cut a sonic swath through the ears of the world. Alexei Borisov & Katya Rekk – baza 06 Alexei and Katya performing on the roof of “high tower” near Kursky railway terminal. Katya Rekk is an electronic musician, sound artist, designer based in Moscow. She uses different custom staff, produced by Vtol, Soma etc. Ever since the 80s Alex has been a key figure within the Russian Electronic scenes. Katya and Alexei started work together in 2010. Since that time they played numerous concerts in Russia and abroad as a duo, as well as participating at many local and international projects. For some time they’ve been meeting at private studio space in Moscow to test new instruments and devices. As a result they managed to record in an improvised way a bunch of audio tracks for different compilations and joint albums. Maciek Polak – AKS Exercise 46 (03:35) Maciek Polak’s professional life has been revolving around analogue synths for the best part of last 25 years but EMS have always remained his most cherished (or even default, “go to”) instruments. He released a few records as a member of a duo called Pin Park and a handful of Synthi solo albums, too, using either his own AKS or Synthi 100 at KSYME in Athens. Michael White – Temporal Agitation (08:20) Born in Vancouver Canada, MW’s teenage years were spent playing trumpet, synthesizers and hockey. Moving to Toronto at 19 to study music at the University of Toronto, he took a deep dive into classical music, avant-garde jazz and contemporary concert music. These diverse interests and influences have shaped his unique and eclectic approach to performance and composition throughout his career. MW is known for a distinctive style, creating hybrid musical structures by chaining together modular synthesizers and outboard processing with live performance on acoustic instruments. As a composer, MW has scored radio drama, television series, and feature films, always looking for projects that have allowed a high degree of creativity and collaboration. Improvisation on cellular fragments combined with editing of the material extracting themes, textures and anchor points that connect to the flow of the storytelling are the mainstay of his style and method. In addition to composing, MW is known for being a session musician. His detailed approach to performance, composition and sound design has led him to work with film composers including: Andrew Lockington, David Buckley, Jon Goldsmith, Joseph Trapanese, Christophe Beck and Harry Gregson-Williams. Martin Eriksson – this shell instead (03:22) Martin Eriksson plays modular in musical group ÖVERKLASSEN (the upper class) with Håkan Strandhag, (trumpet, bass), GRISEN (The pig) with Håkan Strandhag (bass) and Claes Carlsson (drums) and MONEY IN THE BAG, with Hansi Gucluer (vocals, synthesizers). Wilfried Thierry: Le Grand Dehors (06:22) Sound and visual artist, Wilfried Thierry composes for theater and cinema, creates art performances and installations, and is used to play music in a more usual way. Olsen / Friberg Duo – Eardrum (Edit) (09:32) Espen Friberg is an artist based in Hvitsten, Norway. Working primarily with Serge modular, field recordings and other electronics, he has just released an album on the notorious Hubro label. Oïvind Olsen started playing bass (1976) and synths from 78/79. He stopped playing around 1982/83 and started again in 2000 with Hammond and modular synthesis. Serge and Buchla modular feed his Chaotic Morphs or his duo with Espen Friberg. Olsen/Friberg Duo is a collaboration of electronic experimentations, both friends are located in Oslo, Norway. ‘Eardrum’ is a live recording documenting various paths of the human body – meditated through the use of Serge modular. The recording and video was made originally for the concert series Make It Up Club, Melbourne back in June – 2020. Philippe Petit - A Reassuring Elsewhere (edit) To close our Session here is an unreleased selection of works from Philippe Petit who initiated Modulisme. First part is from "A Reassuring elsewhere" his brand new trilogy for British imprint Oscillations Music. And the second half comes from his Modulisme Session, number 51. Enjoy ! for more please visit modulisme.info

Early ElectroMIX is a series documenting the history of experimental electronic music from the 1950s to the 1980s. Featuring composers making use of electronic instruments, test equipment, generators of synthetic signals and sounds, to analog synthesizers, including Delia Derbyshire (The BBC Radiophonic Workshop ), Ilhan Mimaroglu, Alvin Lucier, Brian Eno, Tod Dockstader, Louis and Bebe Barron, Pierre Henry, Kraftwerk, Daphné Oram, György Ligeti, John Cage, David Tudor, Bernard Herrmann, Morton Subotnick, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Max Mathews, Suzanne Ciani, Pauline Oliveros, Priscilla Mc Lean, Hugh Le Caine, Iannis Xenakis, Bruno Maderna, Henri Pousseur, Pril Smiley, Milton Babbitt, Toru Takemitsu, Denis Smalley, Annea Lockwood, Ruth Anderson, Makoto Moroi, Guy Reibel, Joel Chadabe, and countless other luminaries.

"While our sessions document those who make the music today my desire is to transmit some pioneering works which paved the way to what we try to create. Realizing that most of those seminal recordings were not available I decided to archive them in a contemporary way, DJing-mixing them and while most of the time running several sources together or in medleys I made sure to respect the original intent of each composer as I want to transmit their message rather than mine. The only one I would dare deliver being that they should not be forgotten… " — Philippe Petit 

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A journalist for various magazines and radio DJ since 1983, as well as a musical activist, [Philippe Petit](www.philippepetit.info) has celebrated more than 35 years of sharing and transmitting his musical passions. Since the early 2000s Petit has served as a « musical travel agent and has been performing the world. Feeling lucky to release on several international labels such as Aagoo, Southern UK, Monotype, Bölt, Alrealon Musique, Beta Lactam Ring, Sub Rosa, HomeNormal, Important, Public Eyesore, Utech, and Staubgold.

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