After over 25 years of owning this synth I finally worked out how to do proper FM sounds on it.

K2000 FM Bits

2 x Roland TR606 + JX3P + Juno 6 + SH101 plus special guest SCI Pro 1, no MIDI was used :)

2 606es PM

Just a demo of some of my VAST patches on the Kurzweil K2000. No samples used, no fx, straight out of the back of the box.

K2000 Only

The latest strictly limited edition 7" and digital release from  Fresh Up Records, a label specialising in brand-new, old-sounding synth funk, Moog disco and library sounds.

This time, Fresh Up founder Ed DMX brings us two synthy jams using his original DMX Krew name and 80s feel.

"Hot Punch" is just what you need to get your party started: an intoxicatingly spicy blend of vintage synths and catch melodies.

"My Metro" is a slightly slower laser-boogie instrumental featuring heavy drums and bass backing up some sweet synth and Rhodes grooving.

FRESH012 Samples

Excerpts from the latest release on Fresh Up records - 2 tracks from Ike 'N' Mike:
1. White Chinos
2. Turn This Love Around

FRESH004 sample

fakeSID is an app that emulates the C64 SID chip. I made some music on my phone whilst I was on a trip.

fakeSID track

Another little tune I made using FakeSID on my phone...

SID Jack

Cover version of Mariya Takeuchi made using Fakesid app on my phone.

Plastic Love

An MPlant-inspired track made on my phone using the C64 emulator Fakesid.
Love and respect to the creator of this style :)

SID Hood 1

Just a couple of minutes of noodly Rhodes playing thru my new amp...

Rhodes Jam

The latest strictly limited edition 7" and digital release from Fresh Up Records, a label specialising in brand-new, old-sounding synth funk, Moog disco and library sounds.

This time around it's our strongest release so far, from dynamic duo Ike 'N' Mike.

A side "Star Epoch" is an uptempo disco number with rhythm guitar picking worthy of Nile Rodgers backing up some cheeky synth melodies.

B side "Dimestore Boogie" sees Ike 'N' Mike flexing their muso muscles in a jazz-influenced smooth boogie number with a funky vocoder vocal.

FRESH013 Samples

What if Drexciya only had a C64 to make their music?

Water Walker SID

Imaginary 80s game soundtrack pretending that SID was stereo.

Noise Filter SID

A quick demo of some sounds from the Yamaha EX-5. The presets are all what you would expect from a 90s rompler, boring pads and electric pianos. But i made some FM sounds and a few other things and knocked up this track. All straight from the EX-5, no outboard. I was trying to sell it but now I might keep it :)

EX5 Demo

Just a bit of fun :)
respect to everyone x x

K N O P F L E R E F F E K T

Samples from Fresh Up Records FRESH005

Artist: BBII

A Red Giant
B Car Chase

Fresh Up specialise in strictly limited edition 45rpm singles showcasing the finest in new-old-sounding library funk, Moog disco and vocoder boogie sounds.

BBII are a mysterious all-star session group gathered from 
the four corners of London to compose and record funky 
disco and soundtrack gems. 

"Red Giant" is an italo-ish chugging electronic disco 
number with chunky synthpop drums and library melodies, 
plus a cold breakdown. 
 
"Car Chase" sees more of the BBII musicians backing up 
squealing synths in a 70s cop show funk jam. Plenty of 
Rhodes, Clav and Moog as well as nice funky percussion 
playing and police siren fx. 

FRESH005 samples

A brand new, strictly limited edition 7" and digital release from
Fresh Up Records, Ed DMX's label that specialises in authentically old-school but never heard before synth funk, Moog disco and
library sounds.
Two numbers from regular label contributors BBII feature on this release.
(......it's pronounced "B B Two"......)
"An Evening At Bunsley Hall" is a library funk party jam led by a vintage string machine melody over a Roland TB-303 bassline (being used the way Roland intended back when they thought it was going to replace bass players.)
"Behind The Scenes" is an excerpt from a BBII jam session featuring some bass guitar pulling, funky synth and plenty of guitar solos.

FRESH014 Samples

I made this drum machine a few years ago with very short sample times for sampling drum hits. Today I expanded the sample time to 1.5 seconds per sample and tried to make some hip hop. Not my best ever beats but what do you think about the sound? Trying to stop myself spending thousands on an SP-1200. I don't think it's quite got the vibe of an SP but it's a fun lo-fi sound.

Opal Test

Experimenting with the barely-documented "Random DSP" function on the Kurzweil K2000, plus some simple drums to make it more fun.

Kurzweil Random DSP Jam

Rhodes by me, Arp2600 bass by me, bells by Rudolph, xmas message from Selena.

Santa Claus

Forthcoming hot new DMX KREW release on Fresh Up Records.
Featuring 2 summer funk party vocoder smashes:
A - Funk Steps
B - Space Fonk

Available soon on ltd. 7" vinyl and digital formats.

FRESH015 Samples

Some excerpts from tracks made using Karplus Strong methods on the Yamaha EX-5.

EX-5 Karplus-Strong demos

Excerpts from some tracks I made using only the Yamaha EX-5. The first one also uses samples of a DMX drum machine.

EX5 song demos

Just playing some of my sounds made on the Yamaha EX-5. No musical value, just to demo the patches. Most of my patches use the SELF-FM or TORNADO FDSP algorithms.

EX-5 sound samples

Nothing groundbreaking, just a simple acid track….. but all the sounds were made using just a TB-303 as a sound source, by sampling into an MPC and truncating, filtering and layering. Even the hihats and metal sounds :)

303 only

Samples of the new release from FRESH UP records featuring an unreleased 1975 moog gem from Black Devil Disco Club's Bernard Fèvre, plus cosmic-tinged yellow magic from Tokyo's Yellow Peril Disco Group.
1: Max Stroke  /  2: Bamboo Disco

FRESH007 Samples

Snippets from two funky vocoder tracks from DMX Krew out now on Fresh Up Records FRESH003, 7" vinyl and digital formats.

FRESH003 samples

Another strictly limited edition 7" and digital release from London-based funkateers Fresh Up Records, a label specialising in brand-new, old-sounding synth funk, Moog disco and library sounds.

Fresh Up Players are a group of session musicians recording their dusty Moog funk jams direct to analogue tape in a smoky London studio.

"Blip Culture" is the kind of record Dick Hyman might have made if he'd ever visited the BBC Radiophonic Workshop: a greasy funk jam punctuated by the rawest analogue bleeps and whooshes.

"Lemon Drops" highlights the Fender Rhodes electric piano which takes the lead over another dirty funk rhythm. This time the drummer plays the hi-hat stand instead of the hi-hat and bass duties were fulfilled by our Roland Transistor Bass 303 unit.

EDMX

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