Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Muzik 4 machines is a minimal electro tech project from Montreal, Canada. Performing Live with hardware sequencers and synthesizers, it creates a plethora of sounds ranging from electro to drum and bass, always with the same minimalist modus operandi; Distorted analog and punchy sampled drums, a few monophonic tracks, lots of effects and constant sonic mangling and tweaking.
It all began in 1991 with a Portastudio, a guitar and a TR-707 drum machine; early compositions were a mix between early house and grunge music, mixing the 4 on the floor rhythm with loud fuzz guitar. As the technology evolved, so did the Project; recruiting performers and signers and buying, finding or building new gadgets and sound mangling devices. When computer became powerful enough to generate and process sound, a new page of M4M history started.
The Music also evolved from simple riffs over a steady beat to more complex and mysterious texture in some works and at the same time exploded into Rave party music in others. They got some good charts apparition online and even sold Cd's worldwide on the then underground mp3.com website that since closed.
Over the years, different styles were explored as the personel changed (house, techno, drum and bass, rock, noise rock, pop, trance, and some unclassifiable sounds). Guests including Luke, MisterW, YUL and DP participated to different Live events and recordings (all available online).
Back to minimal electro house, Muzik 4 Machines is now producing new material, performing it live, and distributing it via bit torrent and youtube.
My Gear
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esx1: all sequencing and drum sounds
tx81z: reverby/pumpy sawtooth bass/lead (path:tx81z-mfc42-alesis nanoverb-dbx266 ch1(pump)-ch2(compression)-mixer)
mks50: hoover/saw/lead/pumpy synth (path MKS-boss sl20-dbx266(stereo)(mostly pump)-zoom rfx2200-mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: vocals/looping
korg kaoss pad 2: delay
kaoss pad 3: loops/looper(snare rolls)/grainshifter
kaossilator: noise sweeps (path: k01-mini kp(delay)-mixer)
er1: beatbox AND sidechain signal (path: left out-boss v-wha-sansamp gt2-boss volume pedal-boss dd5 delay-volume pedal(stereo from the delay)-mixer)
Motu midi mixer: my mixer, controlled by the BCF)
Kawai midi patchbay:guess Laughing
dbx mc 6: output compressor
NOT used:
a computer, besides recording it; no edition, no mastering, What you hear is what i send out of the main outs
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Muzik 4 Machines Live Quebec 09/04/08
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Written September 07 2008
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once I edit the 600 pictures and 2 or 3 videos feeds I had ill post the videos
there was 2 fire breathers at one point, very cool
youtube
music is the answer
Apregarot/Pedal pumper/Pumping Jack Flash/flay-a-live/benny/Another Rhythm Machine
The interweb.../Deadm0uch3
Damn! Hoover/jam 1
Public Interest/Organ Donor(1)
Hands up/jam 2/Recovery
Organ Donor(2)/Tracne
les legumes
smells like teen spirit
more to come as i'll edit them
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gear used
esx1: all sequencing and drum sounds
tx81z: reverby/pumpy sawtooth bass/lead (chain:tx81z-mfc42-alesis nanoverb-dbx266 ch1 (pump)-ch2 (compression)-mixer)
mks50: hoover/saw/lead/pumpy synth (Chain MKS-boss sl20-dbx266(stereo, mostly pump)-zoom rfx2200-mixer)
Redsound SoundBite Pro: vocals/looping
korg kaoss pad 2: delay
kaoss pad 3: loops, looper(snare rolls), grainshifter
kaossilator: noise sweeps (path: k01-mini kp(delay)-mixer)
er1: beatbox AND sidechain signal (Chain: left out-ProCo Turbo Rat-boss v-wha-boss dd5 delay-volume pedal(stereo from the delay)-mixer)
Motu midi mixer: my mixer, controlled by the BCF)
Kawai midi patchbay:guess
dbx mc 6: output compressor
NOT used:
a computer, besides recording it; no edition, What you hear is what I send out of the main outs
I mastered it a bit to bring levels up as i recorded it with a BIG safety margin as there is no going back with a live recording
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09/12/08
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muzik4machin
it took me 7 years to understand it lol, but i'm done forever now i guess, he nice people have long understand the place was going down under troll invasion
09/12/08
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Wavedude
Lol, hi Musik!
09/13/08
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muzik4machin
hi wave nice to see you here, as i probably won't go back to the other side 
09/23/08
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astroid
lol what did i miss here
09/30/08
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muzik4machin
nothing at all :lol:
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