HOWA EP 151 - Robert Margouleff

2026-05-21

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Robert Margouleff was there when some of the most soulful electronic sounds were EVER put onto tape. He's got a new audiobook out on Pushkin and it's just bloody great!!! Find a link to that HERE Here's the book blurb: Shaping Sounds is a memoir about creativity, collaboration, artistic courage, and the lasting power of music. The heart of the book is the story of TONTO, the world's largest analog synthesizer, which Margouleff and his partner Malcolm Cecil built. From the first spark of the idea to ...

Robert Margouleff was there when some of the most soulful electronic sounds were EVER put onto tape.

He's got a new audiobook out on Pushkin and it's just bloody great!!!

Find a link to that HERE

Here's the book blurb:

Shaping Sounds is a memoir about creativity, collaboration, artistic courage, and the lasting power of music. The heart of the book is the story of TONTO, the world's largest analog synthesizer, which Margouleff and his partner Malcolm Cecil built. From the first spark of the idea to how it shaped the sound of artists like Stevie Wonder, DEVO, Beck, and more, Robert leads listeners through his life in film, music, and tech. TONTO is the ultimate gear story, one that was made in service of creating something deep and raw, which feels very aligned with your ethos to understand how to make sound right.

damn right!

I LOVED this chat. Just blew my mind in so many ways. Hope it lands that way for you too :)

Music from this episode comes from pod listener Dan Moore

here's some bio stuff and a link to the BandCamp.

Really delightful work

SCHOOLS OUT!

Here comes the Summer x

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