Thomas Ankersmit - Skovsholm 0620 + Liegnitz 0920

from Modulisme Session 034 by VA. Serge-O-Voxes --- voices for the Serge II

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Thomas Ankersmit is a musician based in Berlin, focussing on the Serge Modular synthesizer since 2006, both live and in the studio. His music is released on the Shelter Press, PAN, and Touch labels. Acoustic phenomena such as infrasound and otoacoustic emissions (sounds emanating from inside the head, generated by the ears themselves) play an important role in his work, as does a deliberate, creative misuse of the equipment.

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« I sought out the Serge at the recommendation of Maryanne Amacher in the early 2000s, and was invited to experiment with the “Black Serge” at CalArts in 2005 by Mark Trayle. That opportunity convinced me to get my own system. The Serge is, for me, the greatest analog synthesizer I can imagine. It’s a cliché, but the more time I spend with the instrument, the more I’m convinced there’s more to discover. It’s very precise when you want it to be, but also capable of very severe sound mangling. I love the open design in which all the signal processing is available to any signal, and not just hardwired into the oscillators for example. I also love banana cables; to me they expand outwards from linear thinking (1st module > 2nd module > 3rd module), inviting a more complex web of signals instead. I tend to use Serge sounds only, no other synths or processing, but I do edit and layer my sounds usually. Having no keyboard skills, and coming more from a noise/free improv/musique concrète background, I never felt I needed a keyboard. To me all the dials and switches are the interface, in combination with some primitive patching interfaces I’ve built myself. It also lends itself well to traveling and playing live I think, the modules being so compact and versatile. If you pack them tight, four panels can fit into airplane cabin luggage size! »

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from Modulisme Session 034, released February 7, 2021

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