Clan Analogue launch Sublime Wavelengths compilation with a night of frequency modulation at Radio Bar
Australia’s pioneering electronic music collective Clan Analogue explore the mysterious art of FM synthesis as they launch their new compilation Sublime Wavelengths: The Cosmic Bliss of FM Synthesis. An epic night of frequency modulations takes place at Radio Bar, 357 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, on Friday the 19th of September, from 8pm until late. The shimmering tones, intricate modulations, and futuristic landscapes of FM synthesis will be given a full workout, with live sets from the artists featured on the comp, as the night moves through modulatory phases from leftfield abstract electronica through to electronic funk and techno.
The Sublime Wavelengths launch begins its cyclic phases at 8pm with the percussive dub-tech of Sussiguala performing a corpus of composed and improvised dark techno.
BluNjin follows with a suburban dreaming set of nostalgic evolving FM soundscapes, moving from melodic funk to melodic techno.
Acidalius returns to the Clan Analogue stable with a set of modern IDM, the “I” standing for introspective, introverted and intricate renditions of digital textures, bass and beats, bridging the sounds of 1995 and 2025.
Techno improvisor extraordinaire Mr Rachele will give his machine collection a full FM engine exploration, maxxing out sine wave modulations to the fullest.
Marcus Newman closes the night with crafted hypnotic and rhythmic live techno built with layers of hardware-driven grooves, evolving textures and pounding bass drums.
So what is FM synthesis? In the late 1960s electronic music composer John Chowning experimented at Stanford University with the sonic possibilities of cross-modulating the frequencies of sine waves configured in carrier and modulator relationships. This technique was adopted by Yamaha in the 1980s as the sound design principle for their new DX7 synthesizer, which became one of the best-selling hardware synthesizers of all-time. Still confused? Think of a violinist using vibrato faster than the eye can see…
Hear manifestations of FM synthesis in all its transcendant sonic glory at Radio Bar, 357 Brunswick St, on Friday the 19th of September with the launch of the new compilation Sublime Wavelengths, with live sets from Sussiguala, BluNjin, Acidalius, Mr Rachele and Marcus Newman, from 8pm to late.
Sublime Wavelengths: The Cosmic Bliss of FM Synthesis is out now on all streaming and download platforms.