Artist Spotlight: Jim Schoenecker / Pressboard - "Keeping it 100"

With a musical history rooted in experimental electronics, minimalism and techno, Jim has now found himself deep into Buchla. Drawn to the incredible sound and superior user interface, he started with a Music Easel and now is working with full 100 and 200 Series systems.

 

In addition to his solo work, Jim had performed / recorded with: Sample and Fold,
Collections of Colonies of Bees, Volcano Choir, Bon Iver, Dartanjal, Jon Mueller, Marcus Schmickler, Bhob Rainey and James Plotkin among others and had released music on: Zod, Toxic Recordings, Jagjaguwar, Nobody Owns Records, Table of the Elements, Addict Records, Topscore USA and Crouton Records.

 

"After building up the 100 series system I started to apply some of the
conventions that I've used working with my 200 Series system. I learned that,
because of the 100 Series early designs and limitations, these conventions and ideas quickly turned into something really different... and wonderful."

 

Each of the 9 pieces (assembled together in this program) were recorded live in one take to two track stereo, no edits or overdubs. Only audio processing is end of signal chain reverb.

 

Recorded May - July 2020

 

Model 106 — Mixer 
Model 110 — Dual Voltage Controlled Gate 
Model 111 — Dual Ring Modualtor 
Model 123 — Sequential Voltage Source 
Model 130 — Dual Envelope Detector 
Model 140 — Timing Pulse Generator 
Model 144 — Dual Square Wave Oscillator 
Model 156 — Dual Control Voltage Processor (x2) 
Model 158a — Dual Sine-sawtooth Generator 
Model 160 — White Noise Generator 
Model 165 — Dual Random Voltage Source 
Model 180 — Dual Attack Generator 
Model 185 — Frequency Shifter 
Model 192 — Dual Lopass Filter 
Model 194 — Bandpass Filter 

Neunaber Audio Immerse Reverb 

 

pressboard.bandcamp.com

 

soundcloud.com/pressboard

 

prssbrd@gmail.com