What Music Are You Listening To? - April 2017
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It was the year 1975. The culture of developing analog electronics in music was just beginning. One of its leading pioneers was Larry Fast, who began experimenting with manually programming analog electronic sequences and building up songs by laying down multiple tracks.
"Sequencer" was started during the summer of 1975 shortly after the release of Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra. House of Music, where the first Synergy album had been recorded, had been a 16 track facility. During the summer of 1975 they went through a major upgrade to 24 tracks with a new MCI JH-500 console and JH-24, 2 inch analog tape machine with dbx noise reduction.
"Sequence 14" is based on a 14 step sequence, stored in the Oberheim DS-2 digital sequencer and used as the basis for the entire piece. The techniques used for the recording are all pretty straightforward multitrack overdubbing. As mentioned earlier, the quiet rainforest "scene" in the middle is a segment that was initially developed for a never-produced Laserium planetarium laser light show. The scherzo movement at the very end of the entire piece was much longer at one time, too long, in fact. I was bold enough to do a massive editing job right on the 2 inch 24 track tape. When that one minute segment played back for the final mix, I think there was more editing tape than regular mylar backing on the multitrack. I'm guessing that there are easily 35 or 40 razor blade edits flying by. If only there had been digital editing then...
The resulting pioneering work, 20 years before the advent of digital, is best heard on a ten-octave sound system to be fully appreciated. If you have never heard Synergy, I hope you like this little piece:
Sequence 14
And now for a complete 180° let's get that bunny rabbit hopping with a little blues from the DJ Toob:
(Again, you gotta turn it all the way up on that toy jukebox your listening to!)
Rich Man
Standing By
On The Dole
(Again, you gotta turn it all the way up on that toy jukebox your listening to!)
Rich Man
Standing By
On The Dole
Hardly keeping in line of the thread is it Toob?
The whole idea is a one liner stating what one is listening to at that moment in time, possibly whilst enjoying a bowl. Not lines and lines of copied and pasted lyric sheets and "It was the year 1975..." etc etc.
Some folks just join this forum thinking they know better how to improve it when it isn't even broken :roll:
Regards,
Jay.
The whole idea is a one liner stating what one is listening to at that moment in time, possibly whilst enjoying a bowl. Not lines and lines of copied and pasted lyric sheets and "It was the year 1975..." etc etc.
Some folks just join this forum thinking they know better how to improve it when it isn't even broken :roll:
Regards,
Jay.
Really? How can you tell? From the very beginning just a few posts in they were posting pictures, details, etc. I'd say about 80% of the posts don't meet YOUR criteria. But MINE you notice. I'm very flattered that I am so deep into your head.
If that is the "whole idea," show me where it says that or why don't you start your own thread then and state that right from the start? See how many people listen. Some people have been enjoying my posts a great deal and since when is this forum about facile conformity?
I guess you are just a very rigid, conformist thinker, Jay who does not understand the creative, inventive mind such as mine and sees it as an affront to your conformity. You could choose just not to bother reading or listening to my music if you don't want the extra information rather than always being the hypocrite and trying to run other people's lives!
You go right on conforming to your rigid, closed way of thinking and I will go right on being a free thinker.
BTW, what I post IS what I'm listening to at the moment! Honestly. The guy is a panic.
From one of the greatest rock opera albums of all time by one of the greatest bands of all time, played on a half-speed mastered LP:
In The Court of the Crimson King
In The Court of the Crimson King
This is always one of my favorite (monthly) threads here........... don't muck it up fellas. Everyone has different tastes in music, and I do enjoy all of them........... except maybe Deatmetals................ that shit is WEIRD!.... :laughat: Keep 'em coming!.............. :
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Listening to Pet Sounds, I saw Brian do his thing in Detroit last fall, then he added a few more shows and is coming to my town this Friday.......... I couldn't pass it up......... this show is Awesome, Highly recomend it, Brian is a treasure(genius!), but fading............ :worship:
Edit: Hard to believe he was only 24 when he composed this........... 50 years ago!!........
Edit: Hard to believe he was only 24 when he composed this........... 50 years ago!!........
Yes- I called out DM in jest........ I'm a firm believer in to each his own, and realy do enjoy ALL of the posts on this thread...... keep 'em coming! (you to DM!).............
Speaking of tones............ I've always loved the guitar tone in this one......... and the message ain't bad either....... :wink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFfUt7HQWM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFfUt7HQWM
I knew it was in jest. Just covering my bases after recent posts on another thread.
And thanks for posting "What is Life". Always been one of my faves. I bought that on 45rpm single when I was just a small lad.
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