Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Nice, but...I'd be more interested to find out what classical record Banks nicked the backwards intro., from. Banks isn't saying anything (!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 @Disco Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Nick Parker said: @Disco Stu Starts and I’m like “Ha! Weird! Interesting!” Then after two minutes I’m drumming my fingers. The novelty wears off quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Starts and I’m like “Ha! Weird! Interesting!” Then after two minutes I’m drumming my fingers. The novelty wears off quick! It does flag, as there are some "holes" in the arrangement, but soon after I got bored there came that vocal section with the different key of the opening figure, and it's almost emotional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Are you tired of the complaints that your music sounds too good? In that case, make it sound like a cassette tape with three options: Pro, Home and Micro https://www.wavesfactory.com/cassette/ Be hip! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Nice, Alex, but does it have B and C DNR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 No, no Dolby B, C or DBX. Odd that it's not included. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Current mood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Jarre confirms Korg is building a 1:1 replica of the ARP 2600. An old ARP 2600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 EQUINOXE VII? That's BAND IN THE RAIN, isn't it? Or does he mean the "da, da, da-da, da da da da-da", right before the "daaa da daaa da daaa da daaa daaa da daaa"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Here it is! And it looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Naïve Old Fart and Holko 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 58 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Laugh all you want, I really like the chorus around 2:20 with those pads underneath! On 1/11/2020 at 12:23 AM, Alexcremers said: Here it is! And it looks amazing! For the low, low price of $3,000+! It does look great, though. They're also reissuing the MS20, which is really cool, and probably more affordable. Korg employees were reportedly on the work floor wearing shirts with "Fuck Uli" branded on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: Laugh all you want, I really like the chorus around 2:20 with those pads underneath! I can appreciate the sound of a classic early Moog, but that doesn't make the arrangement not pretty laughable! Wendy Carlos it ain't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/17/2020 at 8:06 PM, Nick Parker said: They're also reissuing the MS20, which is really cool, and probably more affordable. That was my first synth which I bought when I was 15. I don't have it anymore because at some time I wanted everything to have MIDI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Wasn't quite sure where to put this, but Jon Aanensen has a brand new interview with ex-Tangerine Dream member Paul Haslinger on Celluloid Tunes: http://celluloidtunes.no/a-conversation-with-tangerine-dream-alumnus-paul-haslinger/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thanks for that, Thor. His work on UNDERWATER SUNLIGHT is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Can you hear by what this track is inspired? Anyone? Thor? Richard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 You mean a specific work? It has a bit of 70s Vangelis going on. I love Lopatin's UNCUT GEMS score, one of the highlights last year. I was also impressed by his work in GOOD TIME, which was one of my top 10 that year (that one had more of a 'Berlin school'-type sound). Seems like he's departed from his Oneohtrix Point Never pseudonym, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Can you hear by what this track is inspired? Anyone? Thor? Richard? You know Daniel Lopatin is "famous" electronic musician Oneohpointrix Never, yeah? With the vocal stuff later, it reminds me a little of 80's Fairlight stuff, like Art of Noise. 1 hour ago, Thor said: Seems like he's departed from his Oneohtrix Point Never pseudonym, however. He's released albums relatively recently still using the moniker, so it might just be his film work that he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Thor said: You mean a specific work? It has a bit of 70s Vangelis going on. Exactly, Thor. More specifically, it's inspired by Spiral. Even more specifically, it's inspired by that album's second track Ballad, hence the title 'The Ballad Of Howie Bling'. To be honest, I was thrilled to hear this during the long opening scene of Uncut Gems, but I also felt it was very distractive when blended with the busyness and loudness of that scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,556 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Hmm. Yes. The Vangelis connection is apparent. I hear HEAVEN AND HELL, a smidgen of SEE YOU LATER, a tad of THE CITY, and 1492 male vocals. As for instrumentation, there's BLADE RUNNER, the quieter pieces from TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS, and some T.D. circa CYCLONE. All in all, it's an effective combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Nick Parker said: You know Daniel Lopatin is "famous" electronic musician Oneohpointrix Never, yeah? With the vocal stuff later, it reminds me a little of 80's Fairlight stuff, like Art of Noise. Yeah, I know, but it seems like he's turning towards his proper name for film scores, like Tom Holkenborg in recent years. As for 70s Vangelis, that has always been a bit hit and miss for me. In terms of sheer listening pleasure, I tend to prefer his 80s and 90s work. But by golly, the holy trilogy of L'APOCALYPSE DES ANIMAUX, HEAVEN AND HELL and OPERA SAUVAGE are sheer masterpieces. dtw42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Hmm. Yes. The Vangelis connection is apparent. I hear HEAVEN AND HELL, a smidgen of SEE YOU LATER, a tad of THE CITY, and 1492 male vocals. As for instrumentation, there's BLADE RUNNER, the quieter pieces from TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS, and some T.D. circa CYCLONE. All in all, it's an effective combination. But you don't hear Vangelis' Ballad which he almost directly quotes in the arrangement and the synth sounds, right? It's why he also named it Ballad. It could have been an unreleased track of Spiral. Apparently, besides Vangelis, the other big influence is Jerry Goldsmith but I didn't really notice that. In fact, the initial idea was to write a hybrid orchetral/synth score a la Jerry Goldsmith but it eventually turned into another direction. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I had SPIRAL once, but didn't care for it much, so I traded it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 More Spiral ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I've been listening quite a lot more to this score recently. There's obviously not only Vangelis here, but also the type of Tangerine Dream he alluded to in GOOD TIME. Like this track: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,419 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 The score for Uncut Gems is amazing. Glad some JWFan's are digging it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Of course he uses the Moog One. I got to get my hands on one about two weeks ago...that thing is nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Nick Parker said: Of course he uses the Moog One. When I heard that opening track I could have sworn they used a Yamaha CS-80, but indeed, it's a Moog One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Joseph 29 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I'm a fan of the Uncut Gems score too, great work. The track Windows is really (really!) reminiscent of Kaneda's theme from the Akira (1988) soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 https://www.cbr.com/did-uncut-gems-movie-soundtrack-rip-off-akira/ Gustavo Joseph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Joseph 29 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Thanks for the link, it's cool that Lopatin admits que influence, the music works wonders in the scene, reflecting the feeling of pleasure/power Howard feels while taking stupid decisions, but the lack of a credit for Geinoh Yamashiroguni it's highly questionable. Enjoying the topic and preparing a podcast episode about Uncut Gems and electronic / synth scores, we're mentioning some favorites; a few of my personals are A Clockwork orange (Carlos), Halloween (Carpenter), Stalker (Artemiev) , Thief (Tangerine Dream), Blade Runner (1982), Hoosiers (Goldsmith) and Annihilation (Barrow & Salisbury). Any favorites of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, Gustavo Joseph said: Enjoying the topic and preparing a podcast episode about Uncut Gems and electronic / synth scores, we're mentioning some favorites; a few of my personals are A Clockwork orange (Carlos), Halloween (Carpenter), Stalker (Artemiev) , Thief (Tangerine Dream), Blade Runner (1982), Hoosiers (Goldsmith) and Annihilation (Barrow & Salisbury). Any favorites of yours? Of those you've mentioned? Definitely Blade Runner, even though I think the music and the film shouldn't be separated. Not familiar with Hoosiers and Annihilation. I watched the latter but I don't recall the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Gustavo Joseph said: Thanks for the link, it's cool that Lopatin admits que influence, the music works wonders in the scene, reflecting the feeling of pleasure/power Howard feels while taking stupid decisions, but the lack of a credit for Geinoh Yamashiroguni it's highly questionable. Enjoying the topic and preparing a podcast episode about Uncut Gems and electronic / synth scores, we're mentioning some favorites; a few of my personals are A Clockwork orange (Carlos), Halloween (Carpenter), Stalker (Artemiev) , Thief (Tangerine Dream), Blade Runner (1982), Hoosiers (Goldsmith) and Annihilation (Barrow & Salisbury). Any favorites of yours? As far as films, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto, It Follows by Disasterpeace, are two that immediately come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Gustavo Joseph said: Enjoying the topic and preparing a podcast episode about Uncut Gems and electronic / synth scores, we're mentioning some favorites; a few of my personals are A Clockwork orange (Carlos), Halloween (Carpenter), Stalker (Artemiev) , Thief (Tangerine Dream), Blade Runner (1982), Hoosiers (Goldsmith) and Annihilation (Barrow & Salisbury). Any favorites of yours? Oh God, yes. Several hundreds, so I wouldn't really know where to start or stop. I think I would need more specific parameters to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: As far as films, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oh, absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, Thor said: Oh God, yes. Several hundreds, so I wouldn't really know where to start or stop. I think I would need more specific parameters to work with. Agreed. 6 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Oh, absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 I can't play the vids, but yeah, I know the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Screw you, Milan Records USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Joseph 29 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Nick Parker said: As far as films, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto, It Follows by Disasterpeace, are two that immediately come to mind. Absolutely indeed, I love Mr Lawrence, great score! 2 hours ago, Thor said: Oh God, yes. Several hundreds, so I wouldn't really know where to start or stop. I think I would need more specific parameters to work with. I know, it's a lot, but probably the ones you think were more important as storytelling and also became popular. The Terminator is a good exemple, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 And I like bits of Ex Machina--you gott some input from some Portishead peeps, what do you expect--but I wouldn't call it a favorite. Gustavo Joseph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Best overview of the CS-80 ever. BTW, I always thought the brass on Amii Stewart's version of 'Knock On Wood' was real but it appears to be the mighty CS-80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,348 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 The best sampled upright piano to date: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 To all you electronic experts: I'm looking to invest in an affordable synthesizer and was eyeing the Korg Minilogue XD. Any thoughts on that friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 hours ago, KK said: To all you electronic experts: I'm looking to invest in an affordable synthesizer and was eyeing the Korg Minilogue XD. Any thoughts on that friends? Love it love it love it! It's not the most complex piece of kit out there, but what you get, especially for the price, is incredible. I say it's one of the friendliest synths ever made, Korg did a hell of a job designing the interface...further more, it has an open source oscillator and effects section that people have been doing nuts stuff with, like a waveform that expands its polyphony from 4 to 8-12! The XD is the synth equivalent of Data from Star Trek, designed to exceed its original programming. What exactly are you looking for, though, KK, function wise? Knowing that would help me answer if it's right for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Well, I'm sort of looking for a new instrument for generating new textures both in recording and live performance. Usually, I'm toying around with my VSTs and manipulating recorded sounds to achieve that. Thought it'd be time for me to dip into electronic music, and invest in a proper synthesizer. I'm definitely a beginner, in this department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 26 minutes ago, KK said: Well, I'm sort of looking for a new instrument for generating new textures both in recording and live performance. Usually, I'm toying around with my VSTs and manipulating recorded sounds to achieve that. Thought it'd be time for me to dip into electronic music, and invest in a proper synthesizer. I'm definitely a beginner, in this department. Funny, I was actually teaching a synthesis 101 lesson last night using the XD. If that's what you're looking for, and don't mind the limitations of 4 voices of polyphony, then it's hard to recommend a synth as highly as I can the Minilogue XD. Do you have a MIDI controller you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 2:55 PM, Nick Parker said: Funny, I was actually teaching a synthesis 101 lesson last night using the XD. If that's what you're looking for, and don't mind the limitations of 4 voices of polyphony, then it's hard to recommend a synth as highly as I can the Minilogue XD. Do you have a MIDI controller you like? Then you're my man! And this sounds like the way to go. Cheers Nick And I just use a functional Yamha keyboard for my MIDI input. Nothing fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, KK said: Then you're my man! And this sounds like the way to go. Cheers Nick And I just use a functional Yamha keyboard for my MIDI input. Nothing fancy. Happy to help, dear KK! The reason I asked about the MIDI controller is because as you might have noticed, Korg sells two versions of the XD: with a keybed, and a keyboard-less module. Functionally, they are the exact same, but the module version is cheaper by about $100 USD. They're both pretty compact...the keys are pretty damn skinny, which for my live performances have been...mixed results (doing a lot of more intricate playing and improvising), but it is nice when you just want to be able to trigger sounds without having to hook up the MIDI controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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