DS10 experts Michael Vultoo (aka Sinqlogue) and Rutger Muller (aka DS10 Dominator) recently started a DS10 band, “AuxPulse.” Their first album is up for free on Bandcamp and it’s very good. Kinda like, “here’s what you can really do with the DS10 software.” Pro-level stuff. You should download this, especially if you are into IDM or acid stuff. As described:
Michael (Sinqlogue) and I (Rutger, DS-10 Dominator) met through our mutual obsession with a small synthesizer for the Nintendo DS (KORG DS-10). I was mainly focussing on rave music (gabber, dubstep etc.), while Michael was exploring the mystical side of electronic music (IDM, ambient, etc). We decided to work on an album that was truly a 50-50 mix of both our styles, with classic acid sounds as a binding factor.
Now, about one year later, we very proudly present our album ‘Dream Stages’. We put our hearts and souls into hand crafting all the synthesizer sounds and subsequently composing psychedelic rave music with a nostalgic touch. The whole album was made using KORG DS-10, by bouncing ‘saves’ back and forth between both our DSes.
Playing as many live shows as possible is our next objective. Live… meaning with lots of improvisation and strange surprises.
A new journey begins, thank you for joining our path…
Hurry up and download this already!
Dual Mode Records #009
Japanese Wallpaper - war peace rocket ships
4 tracks, free download
war peace rocket ships was recorded in various beds across three continents in the first half of 2011. The idea was hatched on a stormy wet day in downtown Jerusalem, where I spent the last few months of 2010. After a sudden bout of inspiration, I set about to gather some things I could use to create music. Armed with several wooden floorboards, an ancient Casio keyboard, a microphone, laptop and a dated copy of Ableton Live, I set out to record. The result is this EP, inspired by war, peace and rocket ships.
Credits
Released 13 September 2011
Recorded September, October 2010 and February - August 2011.
Recorded in the following places:
Harav Berlin street, Jerusalem
YMCA hotel, Hong Kong
Melbourne, Australia
Gab Strum - guitars, percussion, piano, keyboards, bass, programming
Remix by Decktonic :: thisisdecktonic.com
Decktonic Presents: 1 SECOND CHIPNOISE COMPILATION VOL 2
I know it’s been quiet on the Dual Mode front, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. I’ve spent the past few months organizing & compiling this excellent release, which features 74 1-second tracks by artists from all around the world. This Youtube video is a continuous mix of all the tracks with the artist and song name displayed. Download the whole thing at archive.org: 1 SEC VOL 2.
Dual Mode Records #008
I’ve been promoting Je Mappelle’s excellent chiptunes for a while now. This is his first official release. Get ready for some heavy dubstep dancefloor bangers.
- Together
- Access Mind
- Your
- Apart
The first EP from DS10Forum.com regular Geolm, showcasing his skilled use of our favorite pocket synth, the KORG DS10. Get ready for some deep, bassy techno house synth dreampop. Play this in your headphones as you fall asleep and you’ll probably have some really nice dreams. Free download too :)
The debut KORG DS10 album from Decktonic. All songs were made with the KORG DS10/DS10+ software, with no post-processing or external effects, with the exception of Digital Sound #10, which was created by slowing down a 3 second sample from “Robot Bounce” and applying effects in Ableton Live.
Pay-what-you-want means you can have it for free, so why not?
Love & Tonic Records #001
Decktonic takes a step back from the dancefloor for another experimental ambient track. This one is based on two KORG DS10 samples and three Ableton Live instruments, with some interesting effects applied.
Dual Mode Records #007
Fakebit 2011 - The 8bc Fakebit Compilation for 2011, “fulfilling your non-purist chiptune needs for the front end of the new year.” Featuring Fragile Chaos!, FantomenK, Seence, Starpilot, Hexwolves, Awesome Force, el Musho, Byzantine, Subterrestrial, Decktonic (that’s me!), Knot_L0, _ensnare_, Dj Hollow Life and ant1.
DS10FORUM.COM #002 - A Journey Through Space
A compilation of songs inspired by and based on our universe. All songs were made with the KORG DS10/DS10+, and mine comes in at #10, “Asteroid Belt.” For this compilation, I tried to capture the sounds you might hear while exploring deep space, and the energy of thousands of celestial bodies flying by in one huge collective orbit around the sun. My track is very experimental and not exactly the kind of dancefloor material I usually aim for, but I’m very proud of it… it might be my favorite of any track I’ve ever done.
Anyway, it’s hard to describe this compilation. Suffice it to say that some amazing DS10 work has been compiled here in a variety of styles. You’ll just have to give it a listen. You can stream it or download it from the archive.org page.
— Decktonic / Christian Montoya
*funny story, the original tracklisting for the compilation only had the planets and our Sun. I had to scold the organizers for forgetting about our asteroid belt, which I believe is as much an important part of our Solar System as any planet. In the end, not all the planets received tracks, but I digress.
This is my attempt at recording a new song every day for the month of December. I didn’t have much time due to working 10 hours a day, but I like the result. These songs are on the spacey side. DS-10, Nanoloop 2.3, and Casio MT-68 are the main instruments here, but I also used a theremin, homemade noise box, and Casio SK-1. ‘A New England’ is a cover of Billy Bragg and features The Boy Who Could Fly on vocals. ‘Deluxe’ is a cover of Harmonia. ‘Lonely’ is made up of samples from JP Haynie’s ‘Family River’ song.
Go get it.
