A spiritual modular session, initially tape-recorded for our Patch Notes series.
French author and noise designer Hélène Vogelsinger’s Patch Notes efficiency, initially taped for Fact back in 2020, is being launched on restricted 12″ through The Vinyl Factory in May.
The minimal vinyl functions 2 live tracks tape-recorded by Vogelsinger for the series, which commemorates modular synthesizers and the art of making electronic music with hardware.
As part of the practice behind Hélène Vogelsinger’s modular synthesizer structures, she checksout deserted locations, linking with their energies to produce immersive minutes. For this efficiency, she serendipitously stumbled throughout an deserted castle in the French countryside.
“The setup and the recording session are constantly a procedure within the procedure, which takes a coupleof hours. Technically it needs a great organisation: 3 modular cases and hundred of cabletelevisions, a generator, a videocamera, lights and onceagain so numerous cabletelevisions,” describes Vogelsinger.
“It is something truly extreme, specifically in those types of deserted locations, where you have to prevent a lot of barriers. I love the reality that they have layers of stories and histories, with various residents, frequently crossing times,