Nightbirds has been played on NTS in shows including The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ Charlie Bones, featured first on 9 March 2015. Songs played include Undertow.

French :

NightBirds, duo de musique électronique / expérimentale, originaire du sud de la France créé à la fin de l’année 1985. L’idée de départ est née d’une simple phrase : " créer la musique que l’on aurait aimé entendre ". Le ton est ainsi lancé.

Le groupe ira dans la direction d’achats de multiples synthétiseurs analogiques, un monde sans mémoire et pour une création sonore infinie. Leurs influences sont larges, mais pour seul point commun : le synthétiseur.

De 85 à 91 : ils enregistrent une multitude de démos sur K7 audio et bandes magnétiques afin de trouver un style propre à eux-mêmes. A cette occasion, ils finalisent leur première K7, un album (fin 89) : " GEODE ". Le projet " Géode " est un des aboutissements de recherches et d’idées de leur musique, mais également une ouverture pour le style que les NightBirds vont se créer.

Le 26 juin 1993 : participation au festival " Electronic Waves " (Paris). Suite à ce concert : de nombreux travaux sur bandes, continuité dans la recherche, l’expérimentation, mais aussi études sur les synthétiseurs et leur possibilité sur de nouvelles créations.

1994 : nouveaux travaux sur la bande de démo " Géode " et remasterisation. Réalisation d’un mini album sur K7 : " Tree Birds ", jamais édité ou distribué.

En octobre 1995, ils donnèrent un concert de 2h30 au Palais des Congrès du Cap d’Agde : musiques improvisées et séquences sont au programme…

English :

" Nightbirds " is a french duo founded in 1985 by twin brothers who are interested in new electronic music. At the very beginning, the original idea was to release an album late in 1985 with the few instruments they had. So Came their first self-produced album " Géode ".

After some years, " Nightbirds " presented their project live in 1993, at the " Electronic Waves " festival in Paris (France). After this performance, the band studied electronic music instruments and mastering techniques.

The music of " Nightbirds " is like a picture of sounds full of ambiances, minimalism and electroacoustic events. The band could be identified by the creation of long pieces like a gallery where artists could meet each other. Their music in now known through self-produced releases and through some contributions like the " Dreamwatchers' Tales " series. Now, " Nightbirds " go on their way creating electronic landscapes…

Here are some of the equipment used in the studio :

….. ANALOG SYNTHESIZERS & Various …..

ARP <<<<<<

2600 (modified) 2500 (Wing cabinet modified) 2500 (Grand cabinet) Odyssey (2800 white model)

RSF <<<<<<

Kobol (monophonic) (x2) Polykobol II (polyphonic) (x2) Modular System (x17 Exp's.) BlackBox (x2)

KORG <<<<<<

PS3100 (polyphonic) PS3300 (polyphonic) PS3200 (polyphonic) MS20 (monophonic) MS20 (modified with ARP filter) Micropreset 500 (monophonic) M1 Plus+1 (with InVision Expansion card - digital synth & music workstation)

OBERHEIM <<<<<<

S.E.M. module (modified) Xpander (analog polyphonic exp.) XK (keyboard midi control)

ROLAND <<<<<< System100 :

101 keyboard & 102 Expander (x5) Jupiter 6

YAMAHA <<<<<<

CS-20M (monophonic) A 5000 (sampler)

TEISCO <<<<<<

60F (monophonic)

WALDORF <<<<<<

Microwave Mk1 (analog rack-mount module)

DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS <<<<<<

Evolver (desktop) (monophonic)

NOVATION <<<<<<

Supernova Mk1 (rack-mount module - virtual analogue)

E-mu <<<<<<

Proteus / 3 World (rack-mount module - World Instruments)

SYNTHMONGER <<<<<<

6 (analog VCO)

….. SEQUENCER …..

ROLAND MC-4 microcomposer (analog) (x2) ROLAND CSQ-100 (analog) (x2) ROLAND MC-50 (midi) (x2) MDB (8 channels CV-Gate polysequencer) DOEPFER MAQ 16/3 (midi & CV-Gate)

….. RECORDING …..

FOSTEX D2424LV (24 track hard disk recorder) AKAI DR4 (4-track hard disk recorder) AKAI DR8 (8-track hard disk recorder) (x2) TASCAM DA-P1 (portable DAT recorder) TEAC DA-P20 (portable DAT recorder) REVOX B77 (tape recorder) SONY WM-D6C professional (stereo cassette recorder)

….. MIXING TABLE …..

MACKIE LM-3204 (16 stereo - 32 mono) ROLAND M-12E (rack analogue mixer - 12 channels) WEM Pre-mixer IV (4 channels & spring reverb) WEM Reverbmaster (with spring reverb)

….. EFFECTS PROCESSOR …..

ALESIS Midiverb (12 bits reverb) (x2) ALESIS Midifex (12 bits fx processor) (x2) ROLAND RE-201 (space echo) ROLAND DEP-5 (digital multi effector) IBANEZ SDR 1000+ (digital reverb / fx processor) FOSTEX 3050 (digital delay) BOSS SE-50 (stereo effects processor) (x2)

….. GUITAR EFFECTS PEDALS …..

BIYANG Metal-End (distortion) BIYANG AD-7 (analog delay) PSK PAS-2 (phaser) FAT-CAT Delay Plus (analog delay) MXR M-107 (phase 100) BOSS PH-2 (super phaser) BOSS BF-2 (flanger) DOD Performer 575-A (flanger) DOD DFX91 (digital delay / sampler) DOD FX75-B (stereo flanger) DOD FX35 (octoplus) DOD FX20 (phasor) DOD FX20C (stereo phaser) DOD FX55-B (supra distortion) DOD FX64 (ice box stereo chorus) BEHRINGER VP1 (vintage phaser)