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Dec
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Dec
07
New XXL review online: 5 marks out of 5.
This review was recently published by Beat – a site about electronic music production in Germany. I used Google Translate to read it, it worked pretty well. Read the review here.
Dec
03
Oct
06
Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011
Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011 Rest In Peace
Sep
18
Site revamped & hopefully easier to navigate
Devoted some time to this site today, hope you like it. I think it’s fun posting, so I am keeping the ‘blog’ atmosphere, hoping that it always could entertain someone. I’m dwelling through cheap DVDs that I picked up yesterday, so I will probably review a couple of them in the following days. Here’s a …
Sep
15
New hardware love object – Yamaha MOX
Hi there synth freaks! Although this video was quite a piano orientated one, I very much enjoyed it. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa1CL6aY5Qo I’ve been in bed for two days with a cold and fever, so I’ve been quite bored. Good then to discover a new synthesizer to dwell in on, the Yamaha MOX! Aggressively priced and insanely spec’ed, …
Sep
03
Roland SR-JV 02 Orchestral Expansion… used here!
It’s always fun when you get to find out what’s been used for various things out there. This is the soundtrack for Tomb Raider 1 which was composed using a JV and the SR 02 expansion. Thanks to Chris Day for the info!
Sep
03
How about… about 6,200£ (GBP) for some found samples?
Today saw the auction of Alan Wilder’s Depeche Mode memorabilia; sold for 6,400 GBP – his E-mu Emax II with some known DM samples that he performed live. I’ve had an Emax II myself and while it’s a wonderful sampler much like the EIII (albeit without analog filters), it’s in no way on this earth …
Sep
03
How does Abba sound today, in 2011?
Well, this is not exactly… entirely ABBA, but it’s a large chunk… since it’s Benny Andersson. Lyrics in Swedish but still, entertaining. With a little imagination, one realizes how work went during the ABBA days. Remove some orchestral instruments and add some synths & english lyrics and Björn Ulvaeus’ guitar strumming and we’re back in …
Sep
17
Coldplay ‘Paradise’
by bitley
New single from Coldplay – Paradise. Lovely song. I like that they’ve created a fuller sound with this one, and the refrain to me is very much a Pet Shop Boys kind of refrain. And since PSB is one of my favourite bands of all time – if I could call them a band – …
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