Suzanne Ciani Instagram – The Buchla 200e synthesizer is Suzanne Ciani’s signature instrument — the living, pulsating center of her live performances.
For her upcoming Reflections tour, she’ll weave sequences from her Seven Waves album with live Buchla improvisation, all in quadraphonic sound and dazzling light. Get tix for all events at our 🔗in bio.
In 2019 Suzanne discussed her Buchla system with The Caret:
“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘽𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙡𝙖 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨, 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧.
Yes, that’s really the depth of the machine. I think all musicians have love affairs with their instruments, but this one in particular has a life, you know, it has a brain. It has these indicators that let you know what’s going on inside. There’s such a thin line between what we acknowledge as living, and what is not living. I mean, things that respond and react seem to be communicating.
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙩?
It’s like a dialogue. There are so many variables at any instant that can define the sound— the position of the filter, the movement of the control voltages. The Buchla gives back. It’s a very giving instrument.”
See you there…
SUZANNE CIANI
~ Particles & Waves Tour ~
⎐ SAN FRANCISCO
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Grace Cathedral
w/ Celia Hollander (@ceellliiiia)
↳ presented with Noise Pop Synth News
⎐ NEW YORK CITY
Saturday, Mar 2, 2024
Church of the Heavenly Rest
w/ Time Wharp (@usa_kaye)
⎐ CHICAGO
Friday, May 17
Fourth Presbyterian Church
w/ Jeremiah Chiu (@jeremiahchiu)
↳ presented with Empty Bottle
⁛ Poster art by @kazuhiro_aihara
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