My recent musical obsession is the British DJ and musician Jake Williams, a.k.a Rex The Dog. I actually thought it was a Swedish DJ at first because of the remixes of The Knife's Heartbeats and The Sounds's Tony The Beat. Also, the Swedish DJ and musician Familjen (Johan Karlsson) has made a remix of Rex The Dog's Bubblicious. I guess Rex just loves Swedish electronic music. But enough of that. Let's talk about modular synths.
For the last decade or so, my interest in electronic music has gone from occasional listener to some kind of wannabe-DJ. And when I recently saw the documentary I Dream of Wires, my love has really grown for modular synthersizer. I mean the old modular synths from the 70's are of course fascinating instruments and inventions, but the modern ones are even cooler I think. The modern ones have all these sounds that can be created in a way that resembles the analouge sound, but has all the benefits and stability of the digital age. I'm not pretending to be an expert on this subject, because I'm really not, but I'd love to learn more about it. At least I would like to get the chance to play around with a modular synth some day.
So. Rex The Dog. He is of course using modular synths and that's why his music has this great retro vibe to it. It's incredibly energetic and upbeat, without being too slick or predictable. Nothing more to say really. My favourite tracks are: Bubblicious, I Can See You, Can You See Me?, Sequencer, Shortwave, and finally Teufelsberg that you can enjoy here below.
