Benge - Twenty Systems
Comments: 20 tracks made on 20 synthesisers spanning 20 years.
Artist: Benge
Rating: EXCELLENT
Genres: Ambient,  Drone,  Progressive Electronic
Released: 2007
Type: Album
Label: Concurrent Recordings
Link: Bandcamp
The purpose of the record is to demonstrate the development of the synthesiser from the first commercially available systems in the late 1960s to the introduction of fully digital systems in the late 1980s...

Although not intended to be a comprehensive history of synthesisers, the listener will hopefully gain some insight into the character of each instrument, and on a more general level experience the evolving sound of synthesis over the years

Each track is the pure sound of an individual instrument, with no additional processing, sequencing or effects applied to any of the recordings. If a system was equipped with an in-built sequencer, it was used, and there are several examples of sound-on-sound processes, where a track is made up of multiple layers of the same synthesiser recorded in parallel

To put it simply, I let the instruments speak for themselves and influence the way each piece is composed.
Editions:
2007 Original Release
Concurrent Recordings | CR107 | CD
  01. 1968 Moog Modular (3:26)
  02. 1969 EMS VCS3 (5:12)
03. 1970 ARP 2500 (3:08)
  04. 1971 ARP 2600 (1:44)
  05. 1972 Serge Modular (4:05)
06. 1973 Roland SH2000 (3:45)
  07. 1974 Oberheim SEM (1:55)
  08. 1975 Moog Polymoog (2:56)
  09. 1976 Yamaha CS80 (3:49)
  10. 1977 Yamaha CS30 (2:24)
11. 1978 Roland 100M (4:11)
  12. 1979 Korg Lambda (1:42)
  13. 1980 Korg Trident (2:04)
  14. 1981 Yamaha CS70M (2:09)
  15. 1982 PPG Wave (2:04)
16. 1983 Fairlight CMI (3:47)
  17. 1984 Oberheim Xpander (1:44)
  18. 1985 Yamaha CX5M (2:35)
  19. 1986 NED Synclavier (7:28)
  20. 1987 Kawai K5M (4:23)