Surgeon - workshop and performance at SchneidersLaden 

What a fucking wizard - really cool to hear him talk about his process and approach. Saw Surgeon play in Brisbane (Australia) quite a few years ago now. A bunch of us fronted the cash for his flights and accomodation and he came to play one of Brisbane's shitty little clubs which is pretty awesome in itself, was a total face melter of a night. Edit: In case people read this far, go find Surgeon's Glade Festival mix from 2006, it's a delight.

40:00 had the same experience playing Krautrock live, and it´s definitely because people like the unexpected, live factor; it feels more real, and when these moment happen where it all connects and a good track forms out of the impro, then the audience feels the magic of the moment, and is a part of it - much more than with a fixed set of rehearsed songs.

Great interview. Insightful. Helpful.

Thanks for sharing this! Very interesting to hear a legend approaching Live Sets and improvisation. I really like and agree with the importance he puts in limiting his space and amount of gear. Less is more 100%

Great insights from a master

great job with the channel, really enjoying your posts

Great talk! Thanks Surgeon, Camilo and Schneiders

Surgeon ... very cool guy and unassuming. And great explanations of some things that are pretty difficult to explain :)

I only heard of this guy today. I really appreciate his philosophy of working with the machines and listening to what the synths are saying. Not being too set in what he wants to hear, but sort of guiding the music. I've been interested in this approach for a long time- what does the guitar want to say? What sound does the synth seem to like? I found some new techno. It's a good day.

Glad that I bought Elektron gear. Alone or with modular quite a powerhouse for live shows. Sample the modular and remix into Octatrack. Love that trick.

WOW, was ein Gerät an Input! Surgeon ist ein sehr sensibler und klar denkender Künstler zugleich, der es aus purer Leidenschaft macht. Und was macht er? Brutalsten Vorwärts-Techno! WOW

Hi there!! How the multi audio signal go with only 4 input mixer? I suppose not the way using stack cables? Any utility module which I don’t see in the system?

Surgeon is LEGEND

"It's dramatic in a live situation" Words from a musician who masters his instruments.

Which module is controlling the triggers of the lead sounds (noise engineering loquelic iteritas) . Is that also the Launch Codes? I see no VCAs and he mentioned just doing manual modulation so what he using the Quadra for?

The Master!❤️

The one and only surgeon

30:00 ish, I totally agree.. The worst thing to happen for DJ’s is the disappearance of 1210’s over the years. To collect and play vinyl took a certain amount of commitment, dedication… and that applies the same to modular analogue. P E A C E : )

"Don't give the crowd what they want", that's exactly what they want

Love the ambulance module that comes in at 7:27. Sits lovely in the mix. Where can I find this module?

Great content but please get you level staging under control in the video!! It’s an audio channel after all!

about the audience that are more accepting of experiemental stuff with modular than dj. I would believe it is because they can identify the instrument / sound source, making it less alien

what a legend

I thought the siren was part of his set! that sounded sick!

Ambulance came at right timing lol

or unify mixer allow to multi ?

''I just need to be patient.'' - Surgeon ;D

Does anyone know what mode the Disting is in? Also, is that a pulses expander next to the turing machine?

Does he have a way to program a rithm quickly? Or are they only pre built or random?

very cool

i like how he talks

I wish that trumpet player would learn a third note 4:44.

Is it possible to get the list of modules used in the rack?

What is the name of the case?

Mad audio scientist.

Who is this David Bowie? 0:47

What does a reverb pedal do I’m a guitar player I don’t understand how it works for surgeon

what is the name of the module left of the tempi? grazie

it looks very cool btw....Lol

Does anyone know the little sequencer with the 5 white buttons ?

As a techno producer I have always wanted to explore the modular world, but am terrified of it bankrupting me. After looking into what I want, the minimum price for entry into the hobby seems to be around $5000 (for a proper techno set up, at least), and thats considered cheap in the modular community. How are you (modular people) funding your builds? Genuine question. Ive always been curious, considering most producers and musicians I know are very poor.

I thought that Surgeon wore glasses and had a beard? Nice insight.

Does any one know what is he using as the main sequencer then?

What does he use to get them nice hats?

A fucking leyend

What's the mixer in the center of his rig?

What's the module at 6:30 and before / after that he uses to record his beat?

Schneiderhosen

live sets are cool...but djs set has wide variety of sonic characters & style that's very interesting specially for performances that last's more than 30mins

could you not have got some better spectators. he asked if there is any questions and the camera pans across this group of half dead elderly people who couldn't really come up with a decent question. I mean do they even know who this man is.

Hättet dem Mann ein Micro geben können, damit man ihn wirklich zuhören kann und nicht die Sch...Sirenen oder so. Sonst prätendiert ihr Profi zu sein. Und obwohl ich euch hier was betrifft Hardwarewissen recht gebe, organisatorisch könnt ihr wenig, angesehen auch meinen Besuch von Superbooth.

didin't know that Jim Carrey makes techno

Love me some surgeon but jesus christ get a handle on your audio mr video editor, terrible.

theres dozens and dozens and dozens more artists (with modular synths) who could do this and even better .. however Surgeon it is ...

to play four notes, bah, bad music imo

Not the most articulate guy is he

appalling, all of that stuff to make four notes....