Suzanne Ciani: a masterclass in modular synthesis
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
- A pioneer of electronic music, Suzanne Ciani has made the Buchla 200 synthesiser her own
In this short film, she explains her relationship to the instrument, and how it became an expressive tool for her artistic and musical practice.
Filmed at Elevation 1049 festival in Gstaad on 2nd February.
Click here for more info: thevinylfactory.com/films/suz... - บันเทิง
A great human being and artist. What i really like is her gentle, very reflecting and peaceful speaking - no showoff - combined with her unique skills on the instrument and a lot of musical headroom coming from classical music. A real inspiration for young musicians to find their own expression and go into what they feel for, not what others tell them.
i know, right? Working with her would be such a bliss because she's so relaxed, creative & passionate. :)
I could listen to her read the phone book...
You can tell she loves what she does and is very passionate about it!
or high?
@@antr7493 nope!
itimmy101
I agree.
Mother Ciani preaching the gospel of the modular synth.
The University of Chicago had a Buchla (a big one, don't know which number)back in the late 70s/early 80s. During school breaks, I'd lock myself into the lab and spend a week or two working out on the Buchla. Fortunately, they had a four-track reel-to-reel, so I could play with that too. I still have the tapes. What an experience! I didn't realize then how privileged I was.
I had the same experience at San Jose State Uni. I also still have my old reel to reel tapes (We are going to see/hear Suzanne at Grace Cathedral this evening. Feb 24, 2023
@@andyg6465Lucky! Have a great concert!
Wow. i received a sheet music book of her's over 30+ years ago from my piano teacher .. I never knew who she was (in the days before internet.) And had totally forgot about the book.
So grateful for stumbling across this.
Woah that's awesome
She's mad! I love her and her music! I've always had a thing for electronic music but I've always found too often it all revolves around a 4 on the floor dance beat instead of other more interesting grooves. Suzanne make electronic music that has heart and soul.
Oh yeah, 4/4 techno or house doesn't have a soul neither heart. (Irony)
@@yucuma6827 you're being sarcastic right? if not, then you're obviously not exposed to the good stuff. expand your horizons.
@@pabloplato I do love Suzanne Ciani, I was just answering the commentary about the 4 on the floor not being a interesting groove. I like both.
That's what I feel like too..... That temp just seems way too easy and feels almost like it doesn't require thought to put melodies and such over it.
@@lrrich8023 most techno is really about the ambience. It's hard to nail as a producer.
Great lil documentary - Ciani is still something of an unsung pioneer. Thank you for sharing 👏👏👏
Wait, this isn't an ad?
Well, it’s informative, yet not an infomercial - it’s ADmirable yet no not an ad - there’s no mention of shipping & handling - no $ back guarantee - hope this answers your query
Great stuff, Suzanne Ciani speaks so well about electronic music and instruments... love that 5!
Like WOW ! Why have I not heard of Suzanne Ciani before this ?! The first clip I heard of her in a studio brought a tear to my eye, so moving is her symbiotic relationship with electronic synthesis.
Music by an experienced, passionate and articulate musician like Suzanne is truly inspiring to listen and relate to. It makes so much sense that a Buchla modular is involved :)
Suzanne Ciani creates a fantastic bed of sound, sometimes soothing and asking to be in the background on it's own terms. For me, it's the type of music that allows contemplation.. invites ease, and turns you upward. She seems to understand the relationship of the musician and the listener better than most. The sum is more than it's parts here, and I can understand how busy self absorbed types can miss the beauty here. Too bad for them. Thank you very much Suzanne Ciani!
Proof that music keeps you young.
Iconic performer, iconic instrument, iconic musical approach.... superb venue (this video), hope to see Suzanna a third time live \0/
I could listen to her for hours and hours..i like people who love what they are talking about.
If she were a teacher back in the highschool i used to go to.
( she'd make a great teacher )
I'd definitely would've wanted to take that class.
She has a way of explaining things that not only seems very interesting but also wants you to learn more.
Amazing.
ctarsun dysart yeah her communications skills are higher than the average musician and i think it’s what gave her the edge commercially to be seen and heard and stand out even in a not well understood field. that is what makes great leaders, great visionaries of a movement.
If she WAS a teacher back in.... so it's past tense, therefore it is was and not were!
My Goddess Of Electronic Music
I love that her brain is on another level.
She has such a kind soul.
And she's still just as beautiful as ever
ew Cash luckily it’s the 21st century and women aren’t judged and valued on their appearance... oh wait.
@@setphaser my point is and shall be that she is a beautiful wonderful intelligent outstanding woman and all of the sound design and music making idea making as far as music is concerned, community.
She's one of the few human beings that I would really like to be able to meet and interact with
@@setphaser Beauty is deeper than appearance.
mesmerizing to watch her work. It's so amazing how much emotion can be conveyed in this seemingly cold, unforgiving format
Awesome small documentary. RESPECT!
Great musician! Love her music!
She is amazing.
That was lovely. Thank you.
I was lucky enough to meet her, in her studio in NYC, in the mid 80's, as I had some custom sounds she was interested in.....what an inspiration.....
Looks like an exciting show.
Super... THANK YOU... an important document...
her performances are an incredible experience. nothing on youtube will help you understand just how good she is. partly because its quadraphonic but also becUse of her innate sense of experience and performance added to her musicality. you gotta see her!
oh damn, this is quadraphonic when live?
There need to be two separate TH-cam videos for one quadrophonic song. Play them simultaneously on different computers in the same room!
I'm so glad she still does things like this. For a while I worried she might have abandoned the synthesizer because she was releasing albums where she was playing acoustic piano along with a classical ensemble backing her up. I really like her work with synthesizers and it's a joy to hear her talk about them and her history in electronic music. She has a very beautiful mind and peaceful spirit. Suzanne is an absolute joy to listen to and learn from. God Bless her!
modular synths are fascinating but it's nice to go back and forth between conventional instruments and these monsters of electronic sound design :)
This gave me goosebumps.
Thank You!
What an incredible human being she is.
The Velocity of Love 😍
"...slowly, slowly, with the velocity of love."
absolute legend!!!
Thank You
How fun!
how intelligent and sweet artist !!
It’s incredible how she synthesizes natural sounds…the grain of her snow into that rushing water is spectacular, could only hope to emulate using a less complicated patch
I would love her to teach me everything about music. She is just such a badass!
That ocean waves patch at the end are the only reason I added a noise module to my eurorack system
I love your philosophy. We are one with our instrument and launched into the universe on a non-stop flight.............
Amazing!
dam glad she still plays
beautiful
Still beautiful.
I watched her perform with this setup last night at the barbican center London. Absoulutly amazing show. She really seemed to get a kick out of taking the buchla to the edge of chaos and then rescuing it at the last second. She was supporting Cortini but she stole the show.
She also used 3 iPad's one of which was running animoog.
She is so cool.
Reverb with electronic sounds 👌🏿👌🏻👌🏿👌🏻
L E G E N D
The master.
perioddddd!!!!!!!!!
Both of you are. She's just got a couple of decades head start :)
You too!
Lisa, do you give synth or modular lessons or teach fundamentals of systhesis? If so, please sign me up!
it's dumb, but I just found out about her and 'Seven Waves.' It was released the year of my birth and at the time she was the same age I am now. Odd coincidence, but happy I stumbled onto her work.
Master Ciani🙏🏿
her voice is MUSIC
Love ya!
I bet it sounded amazing in that hall.
Finally, a female musician playing synthesizers. Up until now I've only seen men. I'm a keyboardist and I'm fascinated by this music.
Check out Laurie Spiegel if you haven't yet, she's from the same era and worked on Buchla as well!
She is the first woman!!! For many years.. Pioneer!!
Wendy Carlos. She did the Shining soundtrack and is also a pioneer in synths.
Many of the first pioneers in electronic music were women.
mate there has always been a female everything,
the media just hid it from society.
Aplause! Aplause! Aplause! Aplause! Aplause!
Epic.
queen
Suzanne is a perfect example (together with Laurie Spiegel and of course Delia Derbyshire) that women should not be shy away from embracing electronic sound creation devices but instead should let their passion and creativity shine and show. The musical Landscape would seriously miss a LOT without the works of Ciani, Spiegel or Derbyshire. It would not be the same without them. So dear ladies, don't hesitate to try it out. There's nothing to lose, only to gain. For all of us :)
Interesting to see you’re placing the responsibility for the absence of women in the synth community solely on women themselves.
I find the fascinating point is that she comes from a classical background! This interaction is sort of a clash nearly oxi moronic but the ocean is important which is sort of a force of elements! I myself see music as a dimension of reality I wonder if we exist at a different point in time!
I saw her on the TPain episode about Pop on Netflix. 🤔
Sadis mantap banget
👏👏👏💕
dios, la amo
💕
1:22 The inscription above the archway, translated from German:
"Christ said: I am the way, the truth, and the light"
But translated from Synthian:
"Buchla said: I am the current, the patch, and the sound"
She could out dj the best of the best!
my g
Sound design as a art form
OG
Can someone explain double gating?
The part during the last few seconds of the video was it. You hear how the arp gate morphs through time (that's the second gate applied to the original signal).
thanks for correcting me - all these years I've been pronouncing your name Chee-ani
I find it curious that she performs with her back turned to the audience. I feel that it is a statement, that she is more a driver taking them on a journey than an artist performing a piece to listeners.
Indeed. I'm seeing her in London tomorrow, also quite curious how it will be.
What is she programming at 1:00?
alskywell score for Xenon
In welche Kirche wurde das Video gedreht wenn ich fragen darf?
Kirche in der Chilchgasse in Saanen(Berner Oberland)
Kanton Bern
Schweiz/Svizzera/Suisse
Is this the church from the movie "The White Ribbon"
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
it´s nice to see that she is doing performance in church.
Here in Finland church says no to Wimme Saari who would like to perform in a church.
But here like everywhere the original culture is burned down.
Surely it would have been better to perform at night-time to give the performance a more atmospheric feel
Fucking awesomeness
Suzanne Ciani you are very sweet and lovely. God bless you.
nice to at least somewhat of a subwoofer in that churchy space!
I get REALLY tired of people saying other synthesizers are keyboard-based and limited therefore; some models are (including buchla circa 1972) but these critics never find that the repetitive looping-lockstep-rhythm-sequencer music they make is also a cliche'd traditional musical form. Note how the sequencer usually is used to control pitch - another limitation that is not necessary. A fixed sequencer rhythm is just as limited as any keyboard-scale; a creative mind knows you can change the rhythm of a sequencer, and the same mind knows that "keys" can control anything with voltage, not just pitches. The world has changed since the old days; yes, keyboards are still one controller, and sequencers another - we have options and most people know how to use them. They are NOT limitations at all.
The key word is control. It's very easy to lose it and descend into the world of RNB (Random Noise Bollocks). Then you get badged a "Noise Artist".
@@PaulJBurns Agreed; that's a good way to put it. Always any tool in the hands of a bright, open mind will yield new and strong results. There are tonal artists with great control and some with very little, and "noise" artists (which can be a good thing) with serious control and thought into their designs/arrangements, or some that have little control.
@@OFR I concur.
she is a fucking master
lovely, you pleasure my heart
Miss uplifting lioness you get an A* for watching this
And yet the main melody she was improvising on an ipad app (Animoog), not the modular.
Just a MIDI input, really. Nothing to get in a wad over.
@@chuckh9168 .Not a midi input. It's not driving the buchla at all. She's playing the Animoog synth on the ipad.
Who wants to see Suzanne and Imogen Heap jam?
hoooly fuck yeh
Hi Suzanne
Is this Colin Benders mom?
Not saying that Daft Punk did a bad job, quite the opposite. But, it sure would have been interesting to have Suzanne do the soundtrack to Tron Legacy
The sound coming out of this synth is monophonic, I'd run the sound through a delay and reverb unit to give it a stereo effect.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
She's vangelis!
The Quote at the top during the wide-angle-view is John 14:6
"Jesus answered, I am the way & the truth & the life." No one comes to the Father except through me.
(I'm an atheist so I probably didn't do that quotation right, but in case you're interested - I thought I'd use my german
Have a nice day)
How do you know an atheist in the room?
He will tell you.
lol
LSD has had some influence here.
Do you mean the comment section?
btw why is this inside a church ?
churches often serve as concert spaces in Europe, sometimes due to the interesting acoustics, sometimes because that's what there is, sometimes because they are way cheaper to rent than a regular concert hall.
btw why not ? "god" won't mind :o)
I must be missing some basic concept: if you want to perform a melody, you need some sort of input device that allows you to play specific intervals. If a keyboard or fretboard are too un-cool and limiting, fine, but you need their functional equivalent, which is why most manufacturers include or assume the use of a keyboard interface. Making your input device look like a World of Warcraft rune is fun aesthetically, but I don't see how it is very different functionally.
They use sequencers, you program the sequencer to make each sound play at a certain time.
masterclass. 6 min. right
Totally. "Suzanne Ciani talks about herself for 6 min" would be a far more accurate title. All due respect to Ciani of course.