Im not sure certain bands were prog anymore- but 80s drum sounds are my biggest dislike.
Im not sure certain bands were prog anymore- but 80s drum sounds are my biggest dislike.
Our standards were much lower in the past. In the mid 80s I was struck by how realistic the piano patch of my Yamaha DX27 sounded. When I ran it through an Alesis Microverb. Today it sounds downright cheesy. Similarly in 1960, the Psycho shower stabbing had audiences shrieking with terror. Today it's quite quaint.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
Hurtleturtled Out of Heaven - an electronic music composition, on CD and vinyl
https://michaelpdawson.bandcamp.com
http://www.waysidemusic.com/Music-Pr...MCD-spc-7.aspx
Not that our standards were lower but the technology back then to realistically reproduce real acoustic instruments by electronic means was not yet available.
We had to be content with coarse approximations which later became a typical recognizable sound of their own, not the one they were supposed to emulate:
A Mellotron doesn't sound like an orchestra but like a Mellotron.
A (Solina) string ensemble doesnt't sound like a string ensemble, but like a Solina.
A (Yamaha) CP-80 dosn't sound like a grand piano but like a CP-80
A TR-808 doen't sound like a real drumkit but like a TR-808
etc...
All these (flawed) sounds are instantly recognizable and some of them were overused to the point of being a (unbearable) "cliché" nowadays.
From the mid-80ies advanced sampling techniques (and drop in memory chips prices) put an end to this and (with a few exceptions) to creative synthesis. At that point started the "preset era" which is still going on today...
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Musical boxes, and Jack-in-the-Box, pop goes the weasel. Sounds.
On CDs, the sound of a vinyl disc playing. Whether it be pops, scratches or skipping.
I can sort of stand it if it's an actual vinyl playing.
the needle landing and lifting off the vinyl.
the noise of the trap after the tray has entered or before it left the deck.
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
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Also on Animals, I believe (treated). But my point was whether Mr.Krautman actually hated that example.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Ya know, Marek, we have an explosion at the end, you just didn't listen that far!
I can't remember the album (it was recent), but Celeste has an album that starts with a child speaking in Italian. It's totally charming.
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
^^^ Thanks. I think the album is amazing. What are your thoughts?
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
I feel the same way. Principe Di Un Giorno is a favourite of mine since I started collecting Italian prog (top 10). I can't believe Il Risveglio del Principe is equal or close to their 1970s masterpiece. I've had emails back and forth with Ciro and he's totally friendly.
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it brings forth a sound (2112)
Just got an e-mail from Ciro, which states that a new Celeste album, called Echi Di Un Futuro Passato (Echoes of a Past Future) is about to come out in the beginning of next year. The cover looks very Roger Deanish ;-)
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