Rudiger Lorenz The Syntape Years 1981-83
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Lorenz began his musical education with 5 years of piano lessons as a child, followed by playing guitar in local beat-bands in the '60s. He became interested in electronic music when listening to records using the Moog synthesizer at the end of the 1960s.[In 1972, he built his first Wersi organ, followed by various amplifiers and effects boxes. In 1977, he constructed his first synthesizer from an Elektor Formant kit. By the time of his death Lorenz's collection included 38 synthesizers including three large self-built modular ones. In an interview with SYN fanzine he said his favorite instruments were Korg Polysix, Roland TR-808 and Roland Vocoder.
He was one of the pioneers of the DIY movement, not only building his own synthesizers and effects but creating and distributing his own music label, Syncord Records.[6]
Lorenzo presents a series of intriguing soundscapes, sometimes with a rolling, heart-beat…beat that is not only hypnotic but its multi-layered construction sucks you into the music. Sometimes his work is meditative, presenting synth drones which build and expand, creating magical air sculptures. In this way, Lorenz combines power and beauty. Many was a time that my sole response to this music was a quiet and elongated, “Wow!”
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