IDOW Extended Interview #11 - Sean McBride (Xeno & Oaklander)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- After an initial interview following his debut Toronto performance in 2011, I Dream Of Wires visited the Brooklyn NY studio of Sean McBride, for a first-hand look into his working methods. McBride has been releasing his unique brand of intricate synthwave music since the early 2000s, both as a solo artist under the name Martial Canterel, and as half of the Xeno and Oaklander duo. McBride has been an outspoken devotee of hardware analog synthesizers, and utilizes a vast collection of vintage drum machines, sequencers, and synths, ranging from basic the basic SH-101 to modular (Serge, Roland 100m) and semi-modular (Roland 100, Arp 2600) units; from a Prefixmag interview: "I liken the playing of these synths to a craft, the making of something with one's hands. Perhaps akin to the potter's wheel -- it is a fragile and vulnerable balance between hand and tool."
In recent years, McBride's live rig has shifted towards a contemporary, portable Eurorack-heavy modular system, better suited to his extensive international touring. Xeno and Oaklander is set to release a new album on Ghostly International, summer 2014.
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"I Dream Of Wires" is an independent documentary exploring the history, demise and resurgence of the ultimate electronic music machine, the modular synthesizer. The film premieres April 2014 at Moogfest, with theatrical screenings continuing throughout the year. A digital release is expected late-2014.
Also available now, on DVD and BluRay, is the 4-hour alternate/extended cut, "I Dream Of Wires: Hardcore Edition" -- available from our Science With Synthesizers website:
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"Staircase" by Xeno & Oaklander.
Video c/o ESP T.V. (esptv.com)
Probably the most well spoken - American I have ever come across.
i loveeee this video !
Another great clip, thanks for sharing.
He is so freaking smart and talented! Fate led him to that music lab and Sean found his calling and craft!
Love
some amazing sounding stuff. it's crazy how this stuff doesn't need equalization bullshit like I'm on a DAW. I'm hearing so many small changes snd tones. hope my hearing stays good though. time to get those ear plugs to stop annoying air conditioning noises.
I can see this guy as a philosophy major ... I woke up, and this video had finished ...
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So much cool ness.
Nice
2 Arp 2600's. 2 system 100s and an Oberheim Sem in a pear tree...
I want to hear more of the tune at the end any ideas if its been released?
i been really interested in the JD-XI. then i hear about older Roland synths.... and it's just like.... well. guess i needah buy used gear.
The JD-XI is really great for an Analogue/Digital hybrid. Lots of different sound options and voices to experiment with for such a compact synth.
Parthanon the JD Xi is great i bought one.Lovr its sounds.
What if one gave Beethoven a Synthesizer?
Love it to death .....
But wat to much junk to deal with ...
I sample therefore I A'm
some amazing sounding stuff. it's crazy how this stuff doesn't need equalization bullshit like I'm on a DAW. I'm hearing so many small changes snd tones. hope my hearing stays good though. time to get those ear plugs to stop annoying air conditioning noises.