POLYGONS 101: Archive

FANTASY MIX 1

Welcome to FANTASY MIX 1. It is first in a series of ongoing mixes that are completely improvised and completely live. Equipment used: ESX1, MPC, FM Synth module, SH 101. Polygons FANTASY MIX 1 by Polygons

Jul 26th

1 note

Jul 7th

“Triangle” from FANTASY

Jun 30th

Bassline Baseline →

Apr 20th

Radio Interview this Week/ Show in 2 Weeks

Polygons will be performing a live set for the show SoundSound on WYPR this coming weekend. We’ll be asked about our current methods and the processes involved in the music that we make. For now here is a Hell Interface (Boards of Canada) remix that’s a bit old but every bit good.

Apr 6th

Northside

Believe it or not this is not David Lee Roth’s voice.

Feb 9th

This is a new one called Triangle.

Feb 7th

Inertiatic ESP

Feb 4th

R.I.P. 707

The sounds on the TR-707 have been the eternal cause of every “sound quality” debate between Josh and myself. It’s true that the sounds are awful on it but it is an amazing sequencer. This will always be the quintessential Polygons sound even after I get an Elektron and we win the Mercury Prize for Intimate Knowledge.

Dec 30th

Form

Everything used to look better. -M.

Dec 17th

Old Gear Review Number 4: Casio CZ-101

With the advent of piles upon piles of small format analog modeling synthesizers (see microKorg, Alesis Micron, Akai Miniak, Korg R3, etc.) I think its about time some appreciation should go to the early 80’s mini digital synths. These things weren’t just trying to emulate their predecessors, they were trying to create entirely new sounds. I’m talking about the Casio CZ-101...

Dec 16th

2 notes

Here’s a new track from our last practice....

Dec 16th

Old Gear Review Number 3: Korg Poly-800

The accused: I’ll start off by saying that I don’t dislike the Korg Poly-800. It’s just a bit lacking in certain areas. It has 8 voices which you can stack into 4 voices. By all means this is supposed to be a competitor synth to the Roland Juno series. Like the Microkorg the most dissapointing thing on this synthesizer is the filter. You can edit all of the 50 paramaters...

Dec 8th

Old Gear Review Number 2: Korg Microkorg

While I’m all for newer and smaller synthesizer technology I am not for the MicroKorg. Like everyone else on the planet I eventually bought one of these back in 2007. Here is an introduction to the accused: This review is a bit biased. I prefer the sound of analog synthesizers. The MicroKorg is a modeler of analog synth sounds (as well as more current day digital synths)....

Dec 3rd

Transmodern Age 2010 Fundraiser

We’ve been asked to play the Transmodern Age 2010 Fundraiser. The show is this Saturday December 5th at the Floristree in Baltimore. Below is the full event information: TRANSMODERN 2010 FUNDRAISER Saturday, December 5th FLORISTREE H&H Building Corner of W. Franklin and Eutaw St. 8:30pm $12.00 Please join us for a night of eclectic performance culminating in a mass dance party lead by...

Nov 30th

Polygons on An Hour of Kindness

We recently played a set for the show “An Hour of Kindness.” Here are the videos:

Nov 30th

Old Gear Review 1: Small Stone Phaser

Josh and I collect a lot of gear. Guitar effects pedals account for a large portion of this collection. In the next few weeks we will be posting our thoughts and curiousities on since-discarded equipment. This is a good tutorial to clue our listeners in to what specific sounds they are hearing on recordings past and present. Today is phase shifter day. This is a family portrait of Electro-Harmonix...

Nov 23rd

We Are Opening for Tim Hecker.

Polygons is opening for Tim Hecker and Aidan Baker tomorrow. You can buy an advance $8 ticket over at www.hexagonspace.com. Otherwise a ticket will cost $10 at the door. We go on at 10pm. Tim Hecker goes on some time after 11:30pm. Don’t miss this show. It’s 1 of only 3 shows that the Hecker/Baker tour is doing in North America. Today’s video. Nice analog drum sounds in the...

Nov 19th

1080p...Finally

YouTube to support 1080p high-definition videos If you wanted 1080p on YouTube. Now you can get 1080p on YouTube. Vimeo’s image quality is still much better. Today’s graphic obsession. Is there licorice inside?

Nov 13th

Touch Screen

I’ve seen a variation on one of these used in a Bjork live performance. Hand movements were used to control a virtual synth. Here is my daily graphic obsession courtesy of Grain Edit:

Nov 12th

The beginning of today’s practice....

Sep 9th

3 notes

Jul 8th

This track is called Miami to Key West. It is...

Jul 8th

Today’s track is called Light Cathedral. It...

Jun 5th

This week’s track is called Anchor Points....

Apr 28th

We’ve decided to begin posting a free track...

Apr 22nd

Step into my pod.

We have new copies of our self-titled tour CD. You can get one for $5. Email us at polygonspolygons@gmail.com for one and we will do you right.

Apr 18th