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arX

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Moog/ARP lines

I've been obsessing over those distinctive synthesiser leads used in the style of P-Funk, Stevie, Isley Brothers, R. Kelly etc., one classic example being Isleys' For The Love of You.

Spent hours trying (and failing) to recreate this harmonious use of the Moog by Bobby Ross Avila:

Janet Jackson - Spending Time With You

Share your favs?

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Reply #1 posted 12/11/11 4:55pm

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Are you Arxter from MJJC?

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Reply #2 posted 12/11/11 4:59pm

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That I am.

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Reply #3 posted 12/11/11 5:11pm

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arX said:

That I am.

Cool. I was "double D" over there. I guess you can figure out what that stands for. wink

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #4 posted 12/11/11 5:16pm

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Ha, of course! Nice to know you're here, I always enjoyed your posts.

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Reply #5 posted 12/11/11 5:29pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #6 posted 12/11/11 5:43pm

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MickyDolenz said:

arX said:

That I am.

Cool. I was "double D" over there. I guess you can figure out what that stands for. wink

Boobs?

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Reply #7 posted 12/11/11 7:25pm

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A few that come to mind.


Dick Hyman...



...Evening Thoughts


Stevie Wonder...



...Creepin'


George Duke...



...Faces In Reflection 1


Thomas Dolby...



...Oceanea



Music for adventurous listeners

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Reply #8 posted 12/12/11 4:19am

Harlepolis

You're gonna love this film then,,,,

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Reply #9 posted 12/12/11 4:35am

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Harlepolis said:

You're gonna love this film then,,,,

It's a very good docu, one of my favourites along with the recent Fender Rhodes film.

Speaking of the two:

Ethan Goldhammer - In The Pocket (Light Paint Moog and Rhodes)

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Reply #10 posted 12/12/11 6:40am

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More Moog on Rhodes porn:

Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It

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Reply #11 posted 12/12/11 8:47am

Musicslave

You guys posted some great samples of these machines at work. I will also check out these films you referenced. I too love the sounds they can produce.

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Reply #12 posted 12/12/11 1:02pm

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arX said:

Harlepolis said:

You're gonna love this film then,,,,

It's a very good docu, one of my favourites along with the recent Fender Rhodes film.

Speaking of the two:

Ethan Goldhammer - In The Pocket (Light Paint Moog and Rhodes)

Great finds!

I loved the short segment about the fender rhodes discussion in Electric Miles and I was hoping they extended on that.

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Reply #13 posted 12/12/11 1:23pm

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Thanks for the tip on that Miles film.

Still can't escape the Rhodes/synth twosome, here with one of the most classic ARP lines:

Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness

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Reply #14 posted 12/12/11 4:01pm

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Jan Hammer from his Miami Vice days...



...Night Talk




Music for adventurous listeners


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Reply #15 posted 12/12/11 7:16pm

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1. Welcome to the org arX. wave

2. Finally, someone created a synth thread! cool Let keep this one going.

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Reply #16 posted 12/13/11 8:15pm

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Cheers for the welcome, Tony. Lovely selections. P-Funk and especially Bernie Worrell have no doubt been a huge inspiration for funk keyboardists, especially especially with synth bass. Here's Bernie on the Moog jaming with his band The Woo Warriors:

Continuing the talk on documentaries, there's actually one on Bernie Worrell himself called Stranger: Bernie Worrell On Earth.

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Reply #17 posted 12/14/11 1:41pm

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Great thread here.

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Reply #18 posted 12/15/11 3:28am

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Toto's David Paich and Steve Porcaro on the synths here:

Michael Jackson - The Lady In My Life

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Reply #19 posted 12/15/11 9:22am

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arX said:

Toto's David Paich and Steve Porcaro on the synths here:

Michael Jackson - The Lady In My Life

One thing about Off The Wall/Thriller/Bad, is the fact that all of these albums are ensemble session musicians haven. All of the who's who in the jazz fusion scene showed out in there, even if Quincy kept soloing into a minimal.

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Reply #20 posted 12/17/11 5:21am

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Here's Marvin improvising on his ARP Odyssey:

After The Dance (Instrumental)

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Reply #21 posted 12/19/11 12:37am

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Some Roland Juno synth action by Dam-Funk (jamming with Hawthorne Headhunters):

Inspired by 80s boogie with the likes of Cameo (using Roland Jupiter):

She's Strange

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