{"id":80,"date":"2021-03-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1f006c959e9a.ngrok.io\/?p=80"},"modified":"2021-07-20T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T19:31:24","slug":"interview-brother-vs-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blokas.io\/reads\/interview-brother-vs-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: brother vs robot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nowadays, human against technology is becoming a prevalent theme. We hear it in films, books, or even science, but brother vs robot is not your traditional story about the fight between people and computers. It\u2019s rather a story about a musician who found a way to turn this ongoing war into a brilliant hardware-based and visually hypnotizing music project. Today the mastermind behind brother vs robot, Colin James Robson, shares his thoughts on social media, its challenges, advantages, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How did you realize that electronic music is your thing and when did the <\/em>brother vs robot <\/em>show up in your life? Who is the brother, and who is the robot?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Well, this is a bit of a long story. A few years back, I had to make the hard decision to leave a successful band I had been producing and touring with for years once our relationship had broken down during many months being on the road together, and it wasn’t the first time that had happened. I was ready to move onto a project I could make solo, but in a totally different direction, putting together an audio\/visual show that was unique and only required me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to move away from the computer as most of my professional work is based in Pro Tools and wasn’t inspiring me at the time. I have always been into guitar pedals with big, complicated chains and large pedalboards, so moving into a world with a bunch of devices connected by midi was a natural progression for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ended up finding the Novation Circuit and started experimenting with midi sequencing and synthesis. I was so inspired that I began acquiring other synths, drum machines, loopers and sequencers. I fell in love with the playground of the Critter & Guitari Organelle and analog subtractive synths – my first being the Arturia Microbrute. It took me almost three years to really find a sound and create what I had in mind. In that time, I have built up a nice collection of affordable gear that covers everything I want. I’m still always seeking knowledge and working on new tricks and hacks constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I started making this style of hardware-based music, it was a battle to learn the gear and push myself to make the sounds I wanted. I saw it as an opportunity to conquer a challenge that I was unaccustomed to as a musician. In that battle, it was me versus the machines, so you could say that I am the brother and the gear is the robot. I officially launched brother vs robot at the end of 2019 and started gigging just before the pandemic hit. Hoping to be back on the road as soon as the world lets me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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