Cold War Synths

Musician & "all round studio junkie" Matt Thomas (aka King Unique) is in the process of launching a new venture: Cold War Synths.

"Hello

Back in June I got the keys to a 1960s nuclear bunker. That's me, absolutely pissing myself happy in my room, before I began filling it with synthesizers, tape echoes, nuclear submarine filters, radiophonic oscillators, magnetic wire recorders, drum machines, guitar pedals, voltage to scribbly pen waveform machines, Indian sitar drone generators, valve distortion boxes, samplers, mixers, many more synthesizers and a tiny German tape recorder called an Assman.

This is Cold War Synths, and it's a vintage audio playground. If you want to come and get your hands on synths you've only seen pictures of on your computer, or try out making amazing/strange/colossal/delicate/haunted one-off sounds with equipment that dates back to the 80s, 70s, 60s & 50s then this is where to come.

Hire a couple of hours, hire a day, whatever suits. Bring a laptop, get recording, and leave with hours of unique vibes. I'll help you get the most out of each machine or just keep feeding you tea while you get lost in it all.

There'll be a youtube channel and all that good stuff very soon, but I just wanted to tell you that this is what I'm up to. It's on the Welsh border, near Wrexham and Chester, and I've already been showing a few early backers around, making fantastic noises and taking tea breaks on the roof.

Want to visit? DM me. Can't get here? DM me, I now teach synths and sound design one-to-one online."

Posting an update on Tuesday, 9th September - Matt stated:

"This is V1.0 and it's changing every day. Since these pics were taken even more equipment has found its way in from '80s Roland goodies like a TR-606 analogue drum machine and a D-20 digital synthesizer, to a variety of '60s ex-NATO valve filters and distortion analyzers, along with a super-collectable '70s Japanese guitar pedal. There's loads more shelves to go in so that we can actually put out some of the synths, like the beautiful EMS VCS3 and a rather wonderful Jupiter 4. And as for where we're ever going to put the Eminent 2500...

Basically we've not even got half the gear in and it's already starting to feel like we're going to need a bigger bunker - which I am absolutely fine with. To keep this plan rolling (and maybe to take over the entire building and fill it with the history of sound) I really need your back up, so -

Please follow on Instagram.

Please come over and rent the place for an hour, a day, a week.

Please hit me up if you want learn absolutely anything about making sounds; I'll teach you one-to-one, in-person or online."

For more info or to make a booking inquiry, please follow these links:

https://www.facebook.com/matt.kingunique

https://www.instagram.com/coldwarsynths

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