The tones have a “throaty growl” or “can achieve piercing, screeching harmonics with metallic edge” like “a table saw about to lose its circular blade.” Lower notes have a more “saturated tone” that yields “raw bass lines rich in harmonic complexity.” Yet, the sound “always has an electric and mechanical quality,” that “makes no attempt to disguise the fact that this is a machine with a mind of its own.”
It’s not a synthesizer in the traditional sense, nor is it an acoustic instrument, nor is it a “damaged turbine,” it’s somewhere between, and “its sound is both captivating and unnerving in equal measure.”
“I just love how [the Motor Synth mk2] reacts when changing octaves,” cited our Industrial producer. “It can cough and hiccup” giving it an “organic unpredictability and charm” that “speaks to me.” “I know this is going to sound weird, but it almost feels like [the Motor Synth mk2] is the result of what AI would put together if you just dumped various drone and synthesizer parts in a pile and asked it to make a musical instrument. It almost feels like it’s learning new things and making new discoveries the more ‘experience’ and knowledge it acquires.”
Ultimately, the charisma of the Motor Synth Mk2 lies in how it captures a particular feeling of tension and release. The mechanical nature of the sound resists any sort of conventional classification. It’s not a synthesizer in the traditional sense, nor is it an acoustic instrument, nor is it a “damaged turbine,” it’s somewhere between, and “its sound is both captivating and unnerving in equal measure.” It demands attention, pulling you into “a world of strange, haunting frequencies and palpable, robotic vibrations” that push the limits of what you expect from an electronic instrument.
