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In this video I’m working on a new minimal-music piece in 10/4. Tom, a good friend of mine and a classical composer, has been teaching me about minimal music and this piece is a result of that. The core of the piece is a quartet of STOs that I can really play by shaping envelopes, opening and closing filters, and working with reverb, delay, and low-pass gates to keep everything organic. Plaits runs through Multigrain and Sealegs to create a warm layer underneath. I’ll perform this piece live with Estroe this Friday as we open for @andrea_cichecki . If you’re in the Netherlands, come join us at Lab-1 in Eindhoven. (link in bio) #eurorack #modular #minimalmusic #ambient #intellijel #sealegs #idm #electronicmusic #mutableinstruments #plaits #multigrain

This is our very first time performing live together with our modulars. We were guests at @mots.nl playing outside on top of Fort Maarsseveen in the middle of the Netherlands. The weather was perfect so we were very lucky. We have so much fun making music together and have rehearsed multiple times to prepare for this performance. We’re excited to perform together even more in the future, so feel free to spread the word :-) For now, enjoy the ride, and we’re very curious to hear what you think of this video and our music!. . . . #eurorack #modular #synth #ambient #liveperformance #idm #ambienttechno #intellijel #sealegs #hermod #live #livemusic #electronicmusician #electronicmusic #moog #mother32 #dfam #mutableinstruments #vostok #plaits #rings #shakmat #dualdagger

Some snippets of my first ever liveset. It makes me so happy to share my music live with people in such an amazing venue like Paradiso. Grateful to everyone who came to listen and for Bart and Voltage Control for having me perform. My full liveset can be seen on my YouTube channel, link in bio (raafmofular)❤️ . . . . . #eurorack #liveperformance #modularsynth #ambient #electronicmusic #mutableinstruments #intellijel #moog

Yesterday was a very special day, I made my international debut together with my dear friend @estroe for the @berlinmodularsociety at a place (@klunkerkranich ) that I have been loving for years in one of my favourite cities in the world: Berlin! There were so many Dutch (and international) people from the modular scene supporting us and I felt the love! ❤️ Three years ago I was in a but of a rut creatively with my work in the theatre world. I needed to rekindle my passion for creating. I had been producing electronic music for years and years but never did anything with it. I decided it was time to tap into that passion, broke the bank and bought a modular case. Thinking it would be nice if I could fiddle around a bit and maybe play something live here and there sometimes. I started posting my music on YouTube only to have somewhere to put my music. I did not expect my channel to grow as it is doing now and I totally did not expect to land into such an amazing community of lovely, creative, passionate and crazy people. I released my first EP Sapling at @rosedale_records and I am playing livesets now on a regular basis. It fills me with so much joy! This whole thing grew out of propotion in the most amazing way and I could not be happier that it did. I’m very grateful for this wonderful wonderful community. I’m in the train back to the Netherlands with tired feet but a full heart!❤️ #modular #eurorack #live #ambient #berlin

TODAY! BMS58 + DIY Kit Day is up on the fabulous Klunkerkranich roof top. Full line up is below! Checkout our recent radio show for some interviews with some of the artists: /etikettradio/berlin-modular-society For link to the DIY Kits available please see our website link in Bio. Manufacturers in the house: ATOV, Befaco, Clacktronics, Error Instruments, Exploding Shed, Krach der Roboter, Modulove, Noisio, Shakmat, SynthLab, Timo Rozendal, Zlob Doors Open 16:00 Live modular acts: 17:00 Forestry Commission 17:55 Agente Costura 18:50 Timo Rozendal 19:45 — move upstairs — 20:00 Estroe & Raaf 21:00 Frank Funke b2b NEVERSLEEP b2b E.Shapere 22:00 tamiX ∞ THESSIAN 23:00 3rd Party Influence 00:00 Ends #BMS58 #BerlinModularSociety #LiveModular #Electro #Techno BerlinEvents DIY soldering Eurorack Modular Music in clip: Estroe & Raaf

Some people might say @superbooth_berlin is about gear, but I say its about people and community. (Ok and a little bit about gear 😉) We went there with our Dutch modular crew! Love you guys so much! I had the most amazing time meeting old and new friends (most of who I did not take a picture with, sorry!) some of them were performing on the beautiful SB stages, some of them are the creators of beautiful and unique instruments and some of them enjoying the fair and all it has to offer. I saw two people I admire perform in Berghain and I met many people who enjoy my videos on YouTube. The food was great and my feet are tired. And to top everything of I’m playing a liveset today with my dear friend @estroe at the wonderful @klunkerkranich for the @berlinmodularsociety . I could not be happier! ❤️ #superbooth #modular #eurorack #ambient

Today is a special day because my EP Sapling is out now and you can find it on Bandcamp and streaming services! 🌱 Im more than excited to see where Sapling will grow into! #eurorack #modular #eprelease #ambient #IDM

Springtime is here and something is sprouting underneath the surface waiting to emerge and bloom. This is the coverart for my EP Sapling. 🌱 It will be released on tuesday the 21st of april at @rosedale_records . I’m so proud of it! To celebrate Sapling taking root we are organising a listening party this sunday on Bandcamp at 20:30 cet. If you want to join me there please follow the link in my bio. Have a great day! . . #modular #eurorack #ambient #ep #coverart

Im so excited to anounce the release of my EP Sapling! Its going to be released at @rosedale_records on the 21st of April. We will have a listening party on the Bandcamp of Rosedale on the 19th of April so you are wecome to join me and celebrate thw sprouting of Sapling! 🌱#eurorack #modular #ambient ##ep

(Full video on YouTube) The last year my setup and module collection have been growing. I started adding many things to my modular gear. But I noticed after a while that my music was not getting any better, I started using modules for one function only. I would think: I have plenty of modules that can do other stuff Slowly I started to become less creative. And more important: I had less fun. That’s not something I wantSo I decided to reduce my setup. I had to really think. It was a puzzle, I had to be creatice again. It resulted in the setup I described in my recent video series. But even this setup felt too much. I still kept all the different sections:the texture bed, the quartet, the soloist, effects and utility but in a smaller way utilising modules in more than one way. I love the music I’m creating with this setup and I am having fun again! #eurorack #modular #ambient

In my street, the magnolia and cherry trees are blossoming, and it always brings me so much joy—they announce that spring is here! My first EP is also finished and will be released this month on Rosedale Records. It feels like having a clean slate, a fresh start, an empty canvas! A perfect time to tidy up both my studio and my setup. Over the next few months, I’ll be creating new music inspired by my honeymoon in Japan and minimal music. It was a chance to review my system and the way I work, and I made the big decision to reduce it drastically. I kept all the different sections—the texture bed, the quartet, the soloist, effects, and utility—but now smaller, and utilizing modules in more than one way. I really love the music I’m creating and truly feel the importance of restricting yourself a little to unlock more creativity! Have you ever tried reducing your setup? What did it bring you? Or is there something to be found in going all-out maximalist? #HomeStudio #Modular #Eurorack #IDM #ambient

𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬 𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑰𝑪𝑨 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐲 (@gionberlijn ) 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭. 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐞 & 𝐑𝐚𝐚𝐟 (@estroe_raaf ) 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄 (@bothlane ) 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐰, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦 + 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐱. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝟎𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐭 (@kevn_hq ) 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬.