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Trying to be Harold Budd on the Kaossilator

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If you use a machine to make synthesizer sound loops, some would right away revert to building a beat first.

But sometimes if you wash a bunch of random tones in reverb, loop them,  and audibly push them to the back, you aren’t bothered by the loop so much.

Here’s something I made tonite.  This was done live in real time on my new Kaossilator.

This is my impression of a quick stitch together Harold Budd ambient piano offering.  You can also here me screw with the patch settings on the device.  (This is the only time being an amateur really doesn’t sound that bad!)

Listen to the stream of it:

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Another Interview with Musical Genius!

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Another interview of a FAVORITE music producer. Trevor Horn of Buggles, Art of Noise, ABC, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and a million other wonderful 80’s band speaks out about the artists he’s worked with, how difficult it was to make music before sequencers, and the trouble with buying weed in south africa.

A long but fun ride through the 80’s music scene and an early synthesizer pioneer with comical anecdotes and brilliant insights to music production and the music industry. It’s a long ride, but quite rewarding!

Here’s Part 1:

Lecture: Trevor Horn (Madrid 2011) – Part 1 from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.

Here’s Part 2:

Lecture: Trevor Horn (Madrid 2011) – Part 2 from Red Bull Music Academy on Vimeo.

Great Moments in Parenting, WMOM

Great Moments in Parenting #56,849

Last night just for a change while Emily was doing her homework, we decided to watch a program which showcased 80’s videos. It started good…with ELO’s Mr. Blue Sky (which is one of Emily’s favorite songs-altho the vintage Jeff Lynn sent her for a loop) but then it got really good-with “Once in a Lifetime” David Byrne and his “same as it ever was” seizure dancing…but the cherry on the top was this:

She actually liked David Bowie and thought the drag reveal at the end was cool, but passed on Heart’s “These Dreams” which I was proud of her for cause that song is a stinker. After the Cyndi Lauper’s She Bop video (which she thought the tune was catchy…but did not figure out the lyrics…thats another talk) She said “Mommy, what was up with these people? Is this really how your generation’s music was? These people are freaks!” To which I just said two words-Justin Bieber. “Ahh…touche Mommy…”

I must be doing something right.

ps-Happy Birthday Will ;p