We All Play Synth - Tuesday 9th August, Bristol

Jacob · 2022-08-09T16:55:49.125Z

There’s a line from a song about “hipsters” from like 10 years ago (the “Dickhead” song) that goes “I play synth… We all play synth.”

Mistercharlie · 2022-08-09T17:08:28.317Z

swanage_fan:

i’ll be the nervous beardy guy with the Octatrack and the KLF t-shirt

Not sure that’s going to narrow it down at a synth-nerd gig

swanage_fan · 2022-08-10T00:58:42.026Z

it went great! i had fun!!!

HisMostDarxxxellent · 2022-08-10T01:01:01.671Z

Sounds like it was a blast! Nice one! Looking forward to hearing/seeing the recording

swanage_fan · 2022-08-10T01:57:58.094Z

it was techno by numbers tbh, i needed to have a go at playing live and everyone was so lovely, i didn’t really fuck up and it was so fun. onwards! upwards!

kairos · 2022-08-10T14:25:59.950Z

Great project by the way… Looking forward to the audio/video. Will definitely be at the next one if I can be back in the hood whenever it is

Annihilation_Squares · 2022-08-10T14:49:27.796Z

swanage_fan:

they archive them too and stick them on youtube

Please give us a link when this happens!

jdaddyaz · 2022-08-10T15:02:43.860Z

Congrats! Glad it went so well for you.

Claid · 2022-08-10T17:14:48.898Z

Looking forward to the footage and would love to attend next time - have joined the FB group so I can be prepared.

swanage_fan · 2022-08-13T11:01:16.321Z

still haven’t got the full recording, but here’s a brief clip of my set taken by my companion that night:

Annihilation_Squares · 2022-08-13T17:54:55.849Z

Fuckin A electro! That rules man!

swanage_fan · 2022-08-13T18:18:52.558Z

thanks so much

Annihilation_Squares · 2022-08-13T18:25:14.336Z

You’re welcome and please do get that link to the whole set if one comes available :0)

kryten42 · 2022-08-13T21:41:46.405Z

It’s a pretty staunch turn out tbh, lots of heads, right kind of heads too nice one fella

L · 2022-08-13T21:43:44.655Z

I haven’t heard that in about a decade and still remember the words

Jacob · 2022-08-14T03:21:15.454Z

Funny enough, I just searched it up within the last couple months for the first time in years. I also remembered all the words and mistakenly thought that the club night referenced in this thread was an homage of sorts. Kinda glad it’s not lol but still a special track…

swanage_fan · 2022-08-14T11:00:43.980Z

got my hands on the audio from the night, it’s on Bandcamp here. still no video yet but i’m told it exists:

not the most remarkable music, although i’m pretty happy with the last track, this was really just an exercise in learning the Octatrack

swanage_fan · 2022-08-14T12:08:25.783Z

full videoL

CCMP · 2022-08-14T12:51:37.056Z

Kudos for getting up and doing it, sounded great.

I’d find a way of getting your gear higher for the next one… might just be me, but it stresses me out thinking peoples’ backs must be killing them, and it looks ‘hunched’.

I had a skim through the video, the girl who finished the set was really good too.
Looks like a good night.

swanage_fan · 2022-08-14T12:54:20.394Z

haha yeah, you’re right about the height. i stayed for a few more sets but i felt really weird and spaced out after i played and found it all a bit intense so i fled to have a very quiet pint elsewhere before heading home.

cheerfully admit that my music was total bollocks - i only really like the last track, 10 minutes in - but i’m dead glad i did this, i would recommend that anyone who fancies a crack at playing live, track down your local Electronic Music Open Mic night and just have a go, they’re really supportive and you basically can’t do anything wrong