London-based digital artist Weirdcore (Aphex Twin, Radiohead/the smile, Charli XCX, Daniel Lopatin) has collaborated with Native Devices to create the visuals for the newly launched Absynth 6 – the legendary delicate synth used on data by Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, Björk, and plenty of extra.
To rejoice the ‘Bizarre by Design’ nature of the instrument, NI has commissioned a sequence of groundbreaking producers to create unique new music utilizing Absynth, with Weirdcore creating customized visualizers for every new observe.
The primary of those is by fêted DJ/producer HAAi, and shall be dropping on Jan fifteenth. The improvised observe, created solely with Absynth 6, builds on the sense of euphoric calm explored on her latest album HUMANiSE, whereas showcasing the limitless inventive soundscaping that may be a hallmark of the synth.
The uncanny valley nature of Absynth – directly acquainted and futuristic – equally feeds into Weirdcore’s visuals, conjuring a liminal world of cathode ray screens, degraded city landscapes, and off-kilter AI. HAAi’s observe marks the primary in a sequence of movies by Manni Dee, Manuka Honey, HEZEN, LUXE, LCN, ex.sess, AM SIN, Wordcolour, Ikava Pii and extra, chosen for his or her uncompromising and unconventional approaches to music creation, spanning various genres and areas. The tracks, composed on Absynth and with customized visuals by Weirdcore, shall be launched by way of Native Devices’ Instagram and YouTube.
“Absynth has at all times been about altered notion, a approach of entering into sound and seeing in a different way. HAAi’s lovely interpretation exists contained in the world of Absynth, with Weirdcore’s visuals giving that world a type that’s uncanny, immersive, and emotionally charged. Bringing Absynth again was about preserving its surreal legacy whereas opening new doorways for artists at present.” — Nadine Raihani (NI Director, Product Design).
Absynth 6 represents an evolution for top-of-the-line cherished delicate synths of all time, one which enabled a technology of producers and composers to create by no means earlier than heard sounds throughout ambient and experimental digital music, and scores for movie, tv, and video video games. The semi-modular powerhouse was overhauled for a brand new technology of musicians, that includes full MPE polyphonic aftertouch, encompass assist and an AI-powered browser. Reflecting this heritage, Absynth 6 launched with a set of presets created by musicians that greatest embody this stressed creativity, together with Brian Eno and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, with extra to be added in forthcoming updates.
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