JUNE 24TH 2011
Exploded Drawing #6 (Baby Blue Studios, Austin TX)
A night of solo sets by eminent Texas producers
I will be performing a 20-minute set as BRAINIAX

BRAINIAX - Jakistan :: Respectfully dedicated to Charanjit Singh. I borrowed the bassline melody from his 1982 proto-house track Raga Bhairav. Yes I know he’s Indian, but this track is called Jakistan anyway. This is faux-raga, I’m obviously clueless about classical form. (Eric Archer 2011)

BRAINIAX - Jakistan by Eric Archer

I’m prototyping new analog drums. Listen to the first sounds from the bass and snare drums in this video. Or download the audio from my soundcloud.

BODYTRONIX at Club de Ville by Eric Archer

Denon DN790R + Maxell XLII90 by Eric Archer

Brainclub.us :a limited edition vinyl compilation series
First edition on clear wax featuring a live track by Bodytronix.

Bodytronix - 6AAASP by Eric Archer

untitled dec.25.2010 by Eric Archer

…and building this.

UPCOMING

Dec 17th: 6-11pm @ BACKSPIN RECORDS (4631 Airport Boulevard) BEFORE YOU HIT YOUR FAVORITE CLUB ON FRIDAY…. COME SEE: BODYTRONIX / RICKY “SILK” SIMPSON / BILL CONVERSE (-3 TURNTABLE SET-) :: 15% OFF RECORDS AND F**E BEER facebook

Dec 31st: 10pm @ CHEER UP CHARLIES facebook

I compiled a list of recommended books for people interested in DIY music… Circuits for Electronic Music (PDF)

I’m playing three shows in Austin in December 2010:

PLAZTIQX: Dec 4th @ Club de Ville w/ Bali Yaaa, Reaganometry (facebook link)
BODYTRONIX: Dec 10th @ The Loft (718 Congress Ave)… DJ Dance Party + Bodytronix live PA
BODYTRONIX: Dec 31st @ Cheer Up Charlie’s w/ Zorch, Missions, the Sour Notes, No Mas Bodas ++ more!! (facebook link)

I found some mods for the Digitech RDS delay units. This video pretty much explains it. The mods eliminate the lame gaps of silence when buttons are pushed to change mode or come out of bypass mode.”

Bodytronix performed at Night of the Arawans, a memorable event sponsored by arawa.fm on 10-15-10 in Austin.  Here’s the uncut 48-minute set, recorded from the board onto Maxell XL-2 cassette.  Downloadable mp3.

Plaztiqx @ Continuum. Photo by Thomas Fang

I played a solo set for Continuum: A Night of Sustained Tones on Sept 23 2010.  The entire showcase was awesome, got to play with some of my favorite experimental / ambient musicians from Austin.  Here’s a rough sketch of my set, recorded this earlier in the day.  I decided to not use any drums, just lots of synth and a simple Bmin / Emin progression.  Of course it sounded better live b/c there was a good audience, and the US Art Authority soundsystem was fully cranked up!

And here’s an older set by Plaztiqx from August.  This was a live radio broadcast on KVRX.org, UT Austin’s student-run radio station.

RDS mod

 drum solo pt 2

Bodytronix has two upcoming shows in Brooklyn.  Catch our Bent Fest appearance on Saturday, then dig the Huitlacoche Circuit Brunch on Sunday afternoon.

Hit me up + say hey if you know where the actions at!

Sat. 4/24 BENT FESTIVAL 2010

Bodytronix is scheduled for 10:30PM on Saturday night.  I’m teaching a Handmade Music Austin workshop on Saturday afternoon at Bent Festival as well.  I’ll be there with Dann Green from 4ms Pedals to teach 3 beginner PCB projects for fun minimal synthesizers: mini space rockers, picopaso (bleep labs), and simsam (4ms pedals).  Register here!

Sun. 4/25 HUITLACOCHE CIRCUIT BRUNCH @ SILENT BARN

A Bent Fest spillover event on Sunday afternoon, with performances by Pixelform, Dr. Rek, Casper Electronics, Judi Chicago, and Bodytronix… curated by Kunal from Loud Objects

Eureka.  I designed a dual SP0256 vocal synthesizer and it works.

Also,  a new track …

 EDRUPT - m-u-s-i-k

 … and a photo of the Radatron JE Experimenter lounging in the yard.
Spring has come to Texas.

(wtf is a Radatron JE Experimenter? .. its the subject of a future update)