Why We Bleep Mylar Melodies

Discussing a surprising career in directing ads & computer graphics, how he then created the legendary M185 sequencer, and much electronic nerdery with legend Jake of RYK Modular.

Thanks to Matt Milligan for editing this episode.

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Links to Some Things We Discuss

The original Jake M185 jam that I could still hum was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAvPPj_Sy6c&ab_channel=RYKModular

The amazing David Elsewhere breakdancing clip (it’s actually from 2001, heck): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUz4OLQi_uw

The VW Ad Jake & Ryoko directed as NE-O (Mint Royale also doing great work on the remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myxb1f07cAo

Jake’s favourite Toyota ad they made (and which won the Cannes Lion award): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xJcwF7N0QM

Bonus: Brilliant Toyota ad NE-O directed: https://vimeo.com/155964264

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Discussing the music making process, beating bad habits and “doing a f*cko” with Alex Robertshaw and Jonathan Higgs of the excellent band Everything Everything.

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THANKS TO SPONSORS: http://signalsounds.com & https://www.thonk.co.uk/

LINKS TO STUFF WE DISCUSS
▶︎ Ableton Live: https://www.ableton.com/en/
▶︎ Verbos Modular: https://www.verboselectronics.com/
▶︎ Cwejman Modular: https://www.modulargrid.net/e/vendors/view/20 (The founder died in 2021 and I am not sure what the future holds for the brand)
▶︎ Monome Teletype: https://monome.org/docs/teletype/
▶︎ Cirklon: https://www.sequentix.com/
▶︎ Bach to Moog (exploring hybrid acoustic/electronic arrangements): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rcw5GCXJnQ&t=335s
▶︎ Stuart Price: https://www.soundonsound.com/people/stuart-price (old interview but interesting)
▶︎ James Ford: https://www.jamesellisford.com/
David Kosten: https://davidkosten.com/
▶︎ VCV rack: https://vcvrack.com/ (A free virtual modular synth in your computer!!)
▶︎ Teletype add-on: https://library.vcvrack.com/monome/teletype
▶︎ Alex’s Teletype tutorial recommendation:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMHhQKTYXU657VGx48aj-0rs_tjoz7-Eo&si=V7cyhn7UnTC41OfR
▶︎ Alex’s favourite Teletype Instagrammer:
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cbf0boxg4yp/?igsh=MTRrbGNjbWU5Z2lyOA== (the guy who connected lights to his!)

A freewheeling conversation about nearly everything with the fantastically interesting Tom Whitwell.

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LINKS TO STUFF WE DISCUSS
Tom’s Residential Workshop in April 2024 he’s doing: https://dyski.co/Tom-Whitwell-Sound-Maps
52 things Tom Learned in 2023: https://medium.com/magnetic/52-things-i-learned-in-2023-a3bbb9f9323d
An interesting book about being interesting that Tom is in: https://thedobook.co/products/do-interesting-notice-collect-share
The book drawing on the right side of the brain: https://www.drawright.com/
The David Tudor book he loves: http://remindedbytheinstruments.info/phone/index.html
The Centimental Noise Book: https://cementimental.com/noisebook/
Tom’s Move module: https://www.thonk.co.uk/music-thing-modular-move/
Tom’s 8MU controller: https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/music-thing-8mu/
Teenage Engineering KO II: https://teenage.engineering/store/ep-133/
My Panda Shall Fly: https://www.instagram.com/mypandashallfly/?hl=en-gb
The episode of Why We Bleep with Sunroof: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-we-bleep-032-daniel-miller-gareth-jones-sunroof/id1338201154?i=1000532055425
An app can be a home cooked meal: https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/
Matt Webb’s AI Clock: https://www.theverge.com/23669343/ai-clock-chatgpt-poems-rhymes-diy-project
Tom’s Mikrophone MK3 Module: https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/mtm-mikrophonie-with-mic/
Tom Whitwell’s original ‘Where Daft Punk Got Their Samples From’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJPdVVOmbz4
Tape Notes with James Blake: https://tapenotes.co.uk/project/tn122-james-blake
ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/
The service Mylar uses that AI transcribes: https://www.descript.com/
The Rabbit R1 pocket companion: https://www.rabbit.tech/

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MORE FROM SAM:
▶︎ https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/
▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/lookmumnocomputer

THANKS TO SPONSORS
▶︎ https://www.signalsounds.com/ 
▶︎ https://www.thonk.co.uk/ 
(Check out the two samplers mentioned: https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/sebsongs-sampler/ & https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/infinite-digits-pikocore/ )

THINGS WE DISCUSS
▶︎ The photographer we discuss who develops pictures with unusual materials is Melanie King: https://www.instagram.com/melaniekatking/ 
▶︎ Korg MS10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_MS-10 
▶︎ Dave “Nervous Squirrel”: https://www.nervoussquirrel.com/ 
▶︎ Great SOS video with Dave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYn03sU80A 
▶︎ Kosmo Format Modular: https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/modular 
▶︎ Mutable Instruments Braids: https://pichenettes.github.io/mutable-instruments-documentation/modules/braids/
▶︎ VCV Rack (Contains a Braids): https://vcvrack.com/
▶︎ The Talk by Vlad Kreimer of Soma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxdzM86Urhg

BOOKS MYLAR MENTIONS WHICH ARE ALL WORTH YOUR TIME
▶︎ Deep Work - Cal Newport 
▶︎ Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport
https://calnewport.com/writing/ 
▶︎ Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/books (Book of the year for me)
▶︎ 10 Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Account - Jaron Lanier
▶︎ You Are Not a Gadget - Jaron Lanier 
https://www.jaronlanier.com/

Talking origins, 101 filters, product design and more with Danjel Van Tijn of Intellijel. 🎙✨
LINKS
INTELLIJEL: https://intellijel.com/
THANKS TO SPONSORS
https://www.signalsounds.com/ - for all kinds of gear
https://www.thonk.co.uk/ - for easy synth DIY and desktop gear!
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Clark: https://throttleclark.com/

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THANKS TO SPONSORS
https://www.signalsounds.com/ - for all kinds of gear
https://www.thonk.co.uk/ - for easy synth DIY

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it!
Thanks to Matt Milligan for editing this episode.