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The Synth Thread
Can we share tunes with some of your favourite syntheses?
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Kool!
well, to get this one out of the way-- I have to metion Bernie Worrell and his Moog, especially the stacked MiniMoog bassline :
But I also have to include the first Moog record I ever heard, as a child in preschool, back in 1969: "The Minotaur" , by Dick Hyman
Dick Hyman - "Alfie"
I think Dilla would later use this track for his cut, "Won't Do"
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[Edited 9/13/12 13:09pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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This thread should be a long one. So let me post early while I still can!
Rick James -- 17 Yamaha DX7
Londonbeat -- Thinking About You Kong M50
Herbie Hancock -- Ready Or Not ARP Odyssey
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I don't know exactly which specific gear appears on the tracks below, though i guess that some of them could be the Korg Poly 6, Moog Liberator, Oberheim OBX-8, Sequential Circuits Prophet V, etc...
1980 - Additional fills with his customized Coultron synth.
1980 - Larry "Seawind" Williams doing a solid solo and synth fills throughout this groove.
1982 - Insane jam and solo @ 2:30!
1982 - former Blackbyrd going wild around 3:27. Collaborative jam with bass dog Aaron Mills from Cameo. Horns, drums and guitar fills are tight as well.
1983 - Same synth sound as in Kevin Toney's track above.
1983
1992 - Some newjack funk. Chuckii programmed some multi-layered sounds which gives this weird and tweaked vibe at moments. That whole album received a great review in keyboard magazine back then.
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Another from the Dick Hyman record...
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Vangelis & the Yamaha CS-80 (this one's loooooooong):
Tangerine Dream w/ PPG Wave (2.x):
A few songs from the Happy Moog LP (by Jacques Perrey and Harry Breuer):
Then of course there's this (w/ ARP2500 or 2600):
Youtube's full of great synth demos these days, like this one:
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Jakob Svanholm (Radix/Rymdlego/Sinespree/Mosaik) with whatever rudimentary synth system was being used for MOD files back in the day.
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Kaidi Tatham is one of my favorite of the new generation of Synth/Keyboard Kats-some of his handiwork:
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[Edited 9/14/12 15:55pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Mine too, he's brilliant. His Ladies as Agent K is one of my favourite tunes of all time.
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Definitely!! I just wish I could keep track of all his aliases and affiliations,
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I love all the Stevie Wonder stuff with Cecil and Margouleff's T.O.N.T.O. Bank of synthesizers....
Stevie Wonder - "Higher Ground"
Stevie Wonder - Seems So Long
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[Edited 9/14/12 16:13pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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George Duke - "The Future" (1978)
Earth Wind and Fire - Larry Dunn interlude (From "That's The Way of the World"
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Ha, his latest one is Shokazulu!
You've got me going Kaidi-hunting this evening. Been listening to his latest material and reading some interviews. Apparently, Herbie's classic Chameleon was his biggest influence, and it's more than appropriate to post it up here:
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When I saw his profile, I thought it was Shaun Martin, the cat that did the killer moog solo on the Snarky Puppy's Thing of Gold.
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Oh, Shaun's a bad boy, too!
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[Edited 9/14/12 16:59pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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... this guy.
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Some George Duke from the early MPS/BASF label days...
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A few more from Jakob Svanholm that are more current.From his latest release that i'm aware of, Leandi (2009)...
Haven't got a clue what kind of synths he's using.
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Ian O' Brien's another favorite of the new Kats:
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[Edited 9/15/12 0:56am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Regarding new cats, I'm digging the stuff this guy Opolopo from Sweden is doing...
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More from Opolopo...
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Mitchel Forman - 'Wonderama' (1985)
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Mitch Forman - Synths, Piano
Peter Erkine - Drums ...
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[Edited 9/17/12 21:41pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Mandre from the album with "Solar Flight" on it | |
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