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Moog Music has recreated three of its most revered synthesizers, which Wired has referred to as “three Cadillacs of bleep-bloop,” which will be available for a limited time, before they are once again retired.
The System 35, System 55, and Model 15 synths were originally created and manufactured by Moog in 1973, and used to produce the celestial spacescapes that became the signatures of artists like Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes and many more. Not strictly limited to zoned-out rock jams, everyone from Stevie Wonder to Herbie Hancock used these classic modular synths, as well as disco icons like Giorgio Moroder.
Synth-obsessed disco-pop act Holy Ghost! recently got a chance to play with Moog’s recreated “beasts” and posted an Instagram photo of the experience. “We had the pleasure of demoing these beasts last month and they sound amazing – hand made in the USA and they sound like it,” the post explains.
The three 5U large format modular synthesizers were originally created and manufactured by Moog in 1973. 55 units of the System 55 will be available at $35,000 each, while only 35 of the System 35 will be produced for $22,000 apiece, and 150 of the smaller Model 15 will be priced at $10,000. Optional extras include a five-octave duophonic keyboard, sequencer extension cabinet, and a dual 960 Sequential Controller for the 35 and 55.
Moog has released an almost 20 minute short film to commemorate the announcement, depicting the “inspiring and multifaceted relationship artists have with modular synthesizers.” The film features electronic music pioneers Suzanne Ciani, Malcolm Cecil, David Borden, Dick Hyman and Herb Deutsch, alongside one-take performances on the recreated modular systems by Holy Ghost!, Gavin Russom, Jacques Greene, M. Geddes Gengras and more.
“There’s something romantically noble about doing things this way,” Holy Ghost!’s Nick Milhiser explains. “Who puts this much work into a man-made consumer producer. It’s insane!”
“The idea that this would be available to modern producers in the modern musical landscape is exciting,” Jacques Greene adds, with a laugh. “I wanna hear a bassline outta this thing on a record. Can you imagine the low end on this thing in a club?”
Check out Moog’s Back to the Future Sounds film below.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w6qWiEx8BQ]
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