Los Angeles // 6/27 //
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Hitting the stage at @golddiggersla for a one-off performance with my vintage ARP 2600 and a bunch of new songs & films.
Opening the show is the exquisite @crueldiagonals .
Tickets in linktree & stories.
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Video for "Santa Monica" directed by : @maflewis
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#analogsynth#synthpunk#GaryNuman
NEXT SHOW JUNE 27th 💥 LOS ANGELES!
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Very excited to announce we'll be playing one of the best sounding spots in LA, @golddiggersla , presented by @damaged_disco ⚔️!
On the lineup is the absolutely brilliant and mindbending @crueldiagonals - Ive wanted to play with her for a long, long time, so I'm very pleased & excited to have the chance to share the stage with her. Dont fucking miss it.
Ive got 2 new bangers to play for you and a very out-there new intro. Changing shit up a bit, ditching a few, adding a few.
& I say this every time, but I *might* bring out one of my vintage personnel (aka synths) for this one. Who knows.
Come get your face melted this summer 💚
TICKETS IN STORIES & at link in bio.
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#ispeakmachine#crueldiagonals#losangeles#electronicmusic#synthpunk#goth#industrialmusic
@brandihudson my sweetheart testing out the I Speak Machine WAR temporary tattoo, @maflewis (photo) & @needledesign art.
YOUR FOREHEAD AWAITS.
Im totally getting artwork of my own face on my own arm. Someday.
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Polyphonic corner:
OB6, Farfisa Syntorchestra, Farfisa Compact Deluxe (the latter was scooped up during my Rick Wright/ Piper at the Gates of Dawn obsession in 2004).
(Pedals - Moog MF104Z delay, Moog Freq box, Whammy pedal, OP1 that is always broken, Z Vex Wooly Mammoth, Loud Button WTF frequency follower/ weirdo pedal, Moog 12 Stage Phaser that I dropped from a balcony 15 years ago while shitfaced & taped back together, Strymon Sunset overdrive, very pretty on vocals.).
I dont go out to shows often due to raging social anxiety, but I wanted to go see my tour family darlings @sinebandofficial & @cursemackey in a big theater. And my goodness did they fucking bring it.
As I was leaving the Belasco, Maf texted me this photo of Strelka at home sleeping on/ guarding my costume case that I STILL havent unpacked from Thursday...she really doesn't like cases lying around as she starts to think we're leaving again, also compounded with the extremely rare act of me leaving the house after 6 made her quite upset.
Anyway the PSA here is...dogs are supreme and do be sure and unpack your luggage as soon as possible.
I wanted just to say thank you to everyone that came out to @golddiggersla Thursday night. I think my entire central nervous system was hinging on whether or not my 48 year old, extremely fragile and unstable ARP 2600 synth and his accompanying 1613 sequencer would indeed survive a performance. After a wobbly start at soundcheck, @d_a_t_68 assured me it was sounding marvelously demonic out front, and we left the sequencer running throughout the night to help it stabilize. I dont play with a band, I just run playback from @ableton & keep it all very simple so I can concentrate on my performance and let Maf's visuals rip. BUT. I have had this creeping desire to take a risk, and add a piece of personnel that is a polar opposite to my current setup. I'll probably do more hometown shows like this featuring some old beasts I have in my studio..?
We met new fans, felt lots of support and love and got to scribble "I Speak Machine" in Sharpie on @lisakolsch@stilwell_adam@kevinkolsch and @tatyana.8_ 's forearms (did you get them permanently affixed? And Im sorry @maflewis tried to charge you all $50 a pop). It still fucking blows my mind & explodes my heart that people come and listen and watch and buy what we make.
And indeed...Big love and admiration to the beautiful @crueldiagonals for her incredible set.
I love LA. More soon. Shots by @maflewis & @kevinkolsch
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