Papernoise Sketchbook

This one you see above is a sticker I designed together with Elisabeth for the French DIY Synth maker Mutable Instruments and his latest incarnation of the Shruthi-1 synthesizer.

This new version is called Yellow Magic and uses a 2 pole, 12db low-pass filter in conjunction with a lo-fi delay effect. Since the inspiration for the filter came mainly from Japanese synths of the past like the Korg MS-20 Olivier (from Mutable Instrumens) decided to go for a Nipponic theme for the graphics on the PCBs and the cases. We created a manga-styled version of the goddes Saraswati (Mutable Instrument’s logo) an imaginary Kamon and various typographic elements.

Btw. you might remember the 4-Pole Mission I did some time ago, the creepy dog I made back then is now available as a print on artflakes.com)

And for the synth nerds out there, this is how it sounds:

Photos by Olivier Gillet – Mutable Instruments

Poka Bjorn and Sissi Lemon’s debut on the web. This track was created for the Chip February competition on devsound.se, check out the site for more chiptune goodness: devsound.se/2012/chip-february

Usually I don’t like too happy music, but there is something in Omodaka’s music that just works for me. Maybe it’s the unusual mix between happy-go-lucky gameboy tunes and traditional Japanese vocals, maybe it’s the style of some of their videoclips.

Anyway, check them out, and start 2012 with a positive mood!

Their latest album Sanosa can be bought in the usual places like iTunes, Amazon and 7digital (just search Omodaka)

since I last updated this blog.
Many things have happened since.
I got married.
I went to Japan.
I had think a lot about my life.

I think I’ll be updating this blog again now.