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Another new face for shtum but certainly not for all the Techno aficionados out there: Jacob Korn makes his debut on Uncanny Valley’s sub label to celebrate his old but not forgotten love for dark and bleepy Techno. The tracks’ origins date back to the 1990s when Jacob used to work with a MS-DOS based software sequencer called FastTracker. Imagine programming beats with Excel and look at the graphic interface on the A-side label of the record to get an idea of the workflow back then.Nevertheless, the tracks did not…read more

Sep..14

Sep..08

Modded Roland TR-606 (aka poor man’s 808)

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Duration 8h for Mods: 450€ + parts (knobs+housing) + postage (No VAT (small business §19 (1) UStG)) Here is a little drumbeat on the 606 to demonstrate the modifications done by discrete audio solutions and me last year. the sound of the polite machine is now ready to transform into the direction of TR-808 (BD, SD, HT) or even TR-909 (SD, LT, ). this is one of the most complicated mods i have done so far, since the PCB and housing of the TR-606 is very small and a lot…read more

Sep..08

Sep..07

Korg Poly 61 Mod and MIDI retrofit

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A Short video demonstration of the modifications and the MIDI Interface. Duration 6h for Mods: 350€ + parts (knobs+CHD MIDI kit) + postage (No VAT (small business §19 (1) UStG)) Mods documented here: http://e-jo.de. more simple mods here: http://voiceofsaturn.blogspot.de/2008/11/for-everyone-with-korg-poly-61.html MIDI Kit here: http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=464&lngid=en www.jacobkorn.de 2014

Sep..07

Aug..18

Jacob Korn – EP1 got rated 4.5 of 5 at Resident Advisor

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You & Me, Jacob Korn’s 2012 debut album for Dresden’s Uncanny Valley, was a swirling, often serrated and always challenging take on deep house that succeeded through experimentation rather than falling back on the genre’s usual tropes. This wonderful EP, the first of two by Korn that the label will release in the coming months, picks up where that record left off, both in terms of its varied musical atmosphere and in its precipitously high quality.Its joyous guitar sample cavorting ove claps, elasticated drums and fluttering vocal fragments, “Eisladen” makes…read more

Aug..18

Juli.14

Jacob Korn – EP1 (Uncanny Valley 24)

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A1: Jacob Korn – Eisladen A2: Jacob Korn – Arzt im Praktikum B1: Jacob Korn – Fahrt durch Tal (feat. Phillip Oertel) B2: Jacob Korn – Kokosnuss Available now on vinyl and digital! Get it here: uncannyvalleyrec.bandcamp.com/album/uv024-jacob-korn-ep1 UV024 / Jacob Korn – EP1 by Jacob Korn jacobkorn.de uncannyvalley.de Video: Jacob Korn Related articles Review: Jacob Korn – EP1 Juno Plus teases Jacob Korn „EP1″

Juli.14

Mai.23

Roland TR-909 vs. Aira TR-8 shootout (HQ)

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Ok, this is the shootout of two Roland drum machines. The classic techno beast from 1984 the TR-909 and the 2014 new kid on the block with 909 and 808 sounds onboard the Aira TR-8. Both got their own sweet spots in sound. i tried tuning the TR-8 as close as possible to the pitch and sound shaping possibilities of the TR-909. The recording was done while MIDI slaving the TR-8 to the 909. I tweaked both machines live and overdubbed them on the fly to show that the elements…read more

Mai.23

Mai.01

VA – Uncanny Valley 20

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Part 2 sees the long awaited return of Jacob Korn whose “Der Don” is his first production for Uncanny Valley since his acclaimed album “You & Me” in 2012. With overlapping strings and thrilling beats it’s an epic dance floor banger and Jacob Korn at his best. Kornhead aka Jacob Korn and Cuthead throw together their preferences for pumping beats and jazzy samples which results in a laid back House track that actually wanted to be Hip- Hop jam. Dresden’s Götterkreis and Steve Kasper put their focus on percussions and…read more

Mai.01