MAX BRAND synth aka Moogtonium

early synth built by BOB MOOG between 1967-1969 for the austrian composer MAX BRAND (1886-1980). Please note that this video is intended to show the machine - the included audio track does NOT demonstrate it's capabilities - most of the audio being heard on this video is not even from this machine! Additional videos will follow.

You can buy music composed on this awesome machine here:
http://moozak.org/releases/mzk002/mzk002.html
Kabelbrand - Sounds fromn the Max brand Synthesizer

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Music

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• max brand
• moog
• klub moozak
• hainburg
• modular
• analogue
• analog
• trautonium
• moogtonium
• bob moog
• synthesizer
• moozak
• kabelbrand

[thrcman]

You bastards! I hate you for owning this and not me!

[klubmoozak]

hehe :) we don't actually own it --- it's located in a museum - we just had the opportunity to play it and create a cd with it! :)

[OFR]

Yes, we have all now agreed the synthesizer is from Bob's early period, maybe started around 1967 but certainly a project completed more around 1969. Brand made some amazing music and hopefully coming soon on CD?

[klubmoozak]

yeah :) all historical details are now cleared!

[OFR]

Wrong date - it is from 1969 according to all the original design paperwork Bob Moog wrote in 1969. Wonderful video!

[klubmoozak]

thanks ;) but where have you got that from (the date issue)? do you know this particular machine? it's basically a pre-moog, doesn't bear the company name on it, and was done before moog released his first modular machines in 1964!! the papers i saw said 1957-1959, with, of course, further improvements done up until later, but the basic layout and construction was from the late 50ies! ;)

[nicufluf]

Awesome! My name is also Max Brand(b1979), and I found text about this Max Brand a few years ago, and have been very interested in him since then. I have always loved experimental music, and the history of musical instruments, so thank you for showing us this synthesizer....