Lucy

Images

• Betty's Graphics - big collection of retro graphics

References

• MDN Web Docs - the web reference

Books

• A Hacker Manifesto - pivotal marxist analysis for the age of information

Publications

• rhizomes - lovely net art archive
• spheres - good art pictures

Podcasts

• Doomscroll - joshua citarella is a good host
• Trueanon - the only liberal podcast
• Chapo Trap House - the other liberal podcast

Blogs

• Erin in the Morning - valuable source of new regarding trans rights
• Do Not Research - citarella's substack collab publication
• k-punk - forever referenced mark fisher blog

Websites

• NTS - online radio station with wide selection of well-curated shows
• HYPERREAL - linked to the idm mail list, i think? good place to click around
• Erowid - high schooler advice
• Other Internet - nonprofit research group

Elektron

my digitakt, syntakt, and recently acquired octatrack all receive plenty of attention. i am hooked on the workflow. i'm still learning the ot, but i've had a great time using it as a DJ mixer for the other two boxes.

my mark one digitakt is a box I've had for a long time, and I'm quite attached to it. While it's less powerful than the MKIIs, I'm sort of captured by the idea of getting as much as I can out of this older tool. The Syntakt has helped with this, as it provides a lot of sound material I can resample and mangle with the DT. I'm way too partial to its supersaws and analog drums, but really all the machines have sweet spots worth exploring.

Eurorack

I've been a victim of eurorack for many years now. The system is in constant flux, but its come to a stasis over these last few years.

I mostly use my modular as a sonic sketchpad, looking for sound objects in generative and chaotic patches. A great deal of unexpected material can be generated with this approach, its a lot of fun.

Korg Arp Odyssey

One of the earliest synths I wanted, and one of the earliest synths I got. Super capable little engine with a lot of modulation potential, especially for such an early monosynth. Amazing basslines, leads, and FX.

Dreadbox Typhon

Before I had an Octatrack, the Typhon was my go-to FX processor. It's fun-to-play filter and capable selection of digital FX made it ideal for processing my other gear in a live setting. Throw the reverb send, dial in the cutoff, and you have a pretty smooth transition every time. The synth voice is good, too. I don't use it nearly as much these days, which is a shame. It's got some beautiful circuitry.

Roland JD-08

An infamous digital boutique box with an iconic sound pool. The 'waves' on here (samples, really, this is basically a rompler) are recognizable. The two-part multitimbrality is a fun feature too, but as with most muiltitimbral implementations, winds up being a bit finicky use all that often.

In Progress

Up Next

i also have a number of books that are on my radar, but not yet in my possession. or not checked out from the library.

• Metaphors We Live By - George Lakoff, Mark Johnson
• Thee Psychick Bible - Genesis P-Orridge
• Sigil Craft - Lia Taylor
• White Noise - Don Delilo
• The Shock Doctrine - Naomi Klein
• Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? - Mark Fisher
• Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophernia - Deleuze, Guattari