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Article from Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music, March 1985


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1. Change Your Mind Gary Numan/Bill Sharpe

@ Polydor Records.
The single, and sole, release from this unusual collaboration. This is the, as yet, unreleased LP version.

2. Escape

A piece of music constructed with Siels' CMK 49.

3. Thank You

Music compiled on the genuinely innovatory Muzik 81 Processor. Samples in abundance including one fifty miles from the mike!

4. Wind Up

Demos from Safe As Houses with Set Apart From You, and The Perishers with Julie, Michael and John.

5. Patchwerk

Curtis's DX7 'piano' and 'acoustic guitar' patches in action coupled with a demo on the use of EQ.

6. Syn City

Sampling the new delights of the Synclavier.

7. The Visitor

© Mark Jenkins
Jenk's home system in operation...it makes some recording studios look small by comparison.

8. Shrink Wrapped Attrition.

© Attrition.
An off the wall assault from a post punk indie synth band.

9. MSX Music Akihito Turuto

A version of a Pink Floyd classic created entirely on the Sord MSX M5 micro.

10. Music For A Toy Organ Simon Jeffes

© EG Records
A piece from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra's guiding light.

11. ddrums

A demo of this new modular system.

12. Melodium

Hear the potential of Roland's great new poly the JX8P.

13. WindUp

Part two of the Readers' demo section with Akihito Turuta's Metallic Dislocation and U-Boat from the mysterious Dr Hands.

14. Step To the Music Frank Chickens

© Kaz Records
An atmospheric ending to this month's proceedings from the men behind the Japanese singing duo.



Recorded at Berry Farm Studios on:


Multitrack: B-16
Mixing: Raindirk Desk.
Monitoring: Tannoy Reds
Mics: Neumann AKG, Shure, Sennheiser
Effects: AKG Plate Reverb, Korg D.D.L.'s
Additional: Revox A77, B77 ¼" machines.

A big thanks to: Steve Beresford and David Toop, Simon Jeffes, Gary Numan & Bill Sharpe, Attrition, Chris Palmer, and Turnkey.



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Electronic Soundmaker - Mar 1985

Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

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