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In an interview with The Electricity Club, Benge discusses modern analogue synthesizers, mentioning his use of the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 Synthesizer.
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What was your first synth and is it still part of your armoury?
The first synth I ever bought was an Octave Cat mono synth for £30. I sold it for £40 to buy a Moog Prodigy which I sold for £60 to buy something else, I think it was a Yamaha CS40M. That was pretty much the last synth I sold.
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What was your first synth and is it still part of your armoury?
The first synth I ever bought was an Octave Cat mono synth for £30. I sold it for £40 to buy a Moog Prodigy which I sold for £60 to buy something else, I think it was a Yamaha CS40M. That was pretty much the last synth I sold.
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You’ve mentioned in the album biog that only the synth mentioned in the title was used on its corresponding track. But with the EMS VCS3 one, you used the delay section of an EMS Polysynthi. Vince Clarke declared the Polysynthi “the worst sounding synth ever made”. Now I’m no expert but I’ve tried using one and I think it sounds horrible… what’s your take on it?
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We played a synthesiser-only set, based loosely around Twenty Systems, as Paul used tracks from that [and some new sounds] with Traktor and I used modulars, monosynths and polysynths and my new Electro Harmonix 2880 looper. The full setup was:
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We played a synthesiser-only set, based loosely around Twenty Systems, as Paul used tracks from that [and some new sounds] with Traktor and I used modulars, monosynths and polysynths and my new Electro Harmonix
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In an interview with The Electricity Club, Benge discusses modern analog synthesizers, including the Moog Minimoog Voyager, highlighting its lineage to classic instruments.
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In a blog entry on "myblogitsfullofstars," Benge is noted for using the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay among various other gear in his setup, highlighting his diverse range of effects and synthesizers.
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Benge has a MacBook sitting on his synthesizer during this performance.
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Album Credits
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Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne (Amazon Original Soundtrack)
Gazelle Twin · 2020
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Stephen Mallinder · 2019
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The Bunker Tapes (Live at York Cold War Bunker)
John Foxx and the Maths · 2016
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Gazelle Twin · 2014
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Saint Etienne · 2002
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