CARRIER//MODULATOR

Artist: Magnus Lassila
Release Year: 2025

Description: Carrier // Modulator is a shimmering homage to FM synthesis in all its complexity, mystery, and mathematical beauty. Every sound on the album is crafted using frequency modulation, exploring both its raw power and its capacity for delicate nuance.
Inspired by the pioneering work of Professor John Chowning and the sonic legacy of Yamaha’s FM instruments, the album serves as a tribute to their groundbreaking collaboration — one that forever reshaped the synthesizer landscape.
These tracks are not merely compositions but myths told in modulation — from shimmering harmonic oceans to brassy stabs echoing lost satellites, each piece unfolds like a signal reaching Earth after light-years of travel.
It is an ode to chaos tamed, to math made musical, and to the invisible carriers of emotion that modulate us all.

Gear Used: Yamaha SY77, Yamaha DX7, Yamaha DX7mkiiFD, Yamaha DX7mkiiS, Yamaha Reface DX, korg Opsix, Yamaha FB01.