Destiny71z - Live Buchla Session | RA Sessions

Throughout 2020, Eglo Records released a series of EPs by the hitherto unknown artist Destiny71z.

Collected in the freewheeling compilation Six, the Destiny71z sound comfortably contrasts and combines lush and serrated textures in a genre-agnostic approach united by the controlled chaos of modular synthesis. It's now known to be the work of Matthew Kirkis, recognised for albums on his own MODED imprint and as a member of the Floating Points live band. This live set reveals the core of his flexible, twisting sound: a Buchla-oriented system centred on a Music Easel and Kirkis' own DIY touch plate module.

Producer - Jono Canning
Director - Sophie Misrahi
Editor - Jono Canning
Camera - Jono Canning, Sophie Misrahi, Guy Clarke, Rob Wilson
Sound Engineer - Flynn Mcburney

[StudioMagnetique]

Love the way Buchla sounds like the purest electronics, entwined with wood. Artificial yet organic at the same time. Really enjoyable set, thanks.

[ffifofum]

This guy is phenomenal. Coaxes so many incredible sounds out of that gear.

[goose_music]

thank you RA, you've made me a fan with this video and already ordered their album <3, incredible music!

[dustieredhart]

I wish Kirkis's music was more readily accessible. I can't find any of his music anywhere online so any scrap of content I can find of him feels like a huge reward

[richardnicol]

I absolutely love this performance. Thank you for sharing your creativity!

[nicolascarta]

Wow I love the textures, feel so organic and warm !

[SegaCDUniverse]

Kirkis is great, stumbled upon him in a very amusing way

[cameronscottcairney]

This is fabulous. After listening hear I want to go search your stuff!

[almohadillaseisefes]

that's another league, that sound palette... simply brilliant <3

[t-__]

Brother your music output as Destiny I'd describe as deeply cool. Deeply. Know that. It grooves. It pushes forward. Thanks man 🟠⚫⚪

[antonventura]

I need 12 hours of this, Resident Advisor.

[ModularWorld]

This really is about as good as it gets. Bravo!

[EntonDelMonte]

Incredible, I‘ve never heard someone pushing the Easel to auch amazing results.

[von...]

yo actually a great video to wake up to tbh

[therealhueblanes]

Old stuff also kills, bring back please

[creepyjanitor]

what an inspiring fellah, painter, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, electronic wiz and now instrument creator?? plz put ur nano bots inside me

[Christian-drge]

heard him open for floating points at funkhaus a few years back .. my friends left having a panic attack.. i loved it .. the music i mean .. not the panic attack 🐒

[blitbleep]

All chords probably come from de dsi tetra being midi controlles by a offscreen laptop with midi tracks? There's probably a clock coming out of that computer to sync with the buchla, which does all sorts of bleeps and blops, arpeggios.

[bauhnguefyische]

I’ve found if you move your hands around it looks like you’re playing an Easel.
It actually plays itself and you pretend to control it.
Buchla Life! Love it!
It’s my favorite synth to turn on and just ride the sliders, patch up the jacks and enjoy the personal theme music.