2021/2022 - What I've Been Doing

These last couple of years have been the usual busy mixture of music making, collaborating, synth-building and video making around Memetune Central

The aftermath of the random pandemic (randemic?) saw a few changes to my working patterns, but I still managed to complete 2 UK tours (in 2021 Oblong supported Blancmange on half their UK shows, and 2022 Oblong then me and Steven Mallinder did support slots)

A ton of collaborative albums were made at Memetune, and the usual slew of solo (Benge) albums, one of which I am very proud of (The Dreamer), as it saw my first Cassette release, after a long time only doing digital albums

I managed to build several incredible modular systems into new cabinets, with the help of Chris The Carpenter, one of which, the Buchla 200, was a life long dream come true, after I decided way back in the early 1990s that this was the best looking synthesiser EVER made - and now I have made it a reality for Metetune to posess such a beast

I also finally got the Synergy and Kaypro digital synthesis system going (thanks Dani!) as well as adding quite a few mega-synths to the studio line up (Rhodes Chroma, Roland Jupiter 6, Jupiter 4, System 100, MC4, JD800)

And I got into my drumming again, mainly as a result of playing live with Oblong. Its one of my true loves of life, and was my first intrument, so I've made a new years resolution to practice more my chops. And I couldn't resist buying myself a little xmas pressie - a completely beautiful Yamaha Recording Custom YD9000 kit from 1982 (I'll post more about this later)

Another major achievement was setting up my Video Lab workspace in the studio, where in 2022 something very important (to me) happened - the making of the Memetune Programme TV Series One - six episodes of vintage synth indulgence written, performed, presented, filmed, edited and produced all on my tod

I also started doing my instagramming in earnest (one reason its been a bit less busy on this blog), so head over there and follow me if you don't already for an almost daily account of the goings on 'in and around the electronic studio' (instagram.com/memetunestudio)

Here are the albums that were MADE AT MENETUNE by me and my collaborators - so proud of all of them, but especially the ongoing projects with my friends and heroes (by the way, there is one enormous album that we did recently here, but it cannot be announced yet!)

BLLANCMANGE (with Neil Arthur) - Commercial Break

CAMPBELL MALLINDER AND BENGE - Clinker

FADER (with Neil Arthur) - Quartz

STEPHEN MALLINDER - Tick Tick Tick

BLANCMANGE - Private View

OBLONG - Sing Along With Oblong

And here are my solo albums released since 2021

And finally, it is with much pride and honour, that I hereby announce we now have an official Meme-Mobile