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80's Vector

La ville vit, et son cœur bat au rythme de mes pas.
Un vent froid, c'est son souffle
Quelques gouttes de pluie, ses larmes
Les bruits de la foule, sa voix
Le grondement d'un train lointain, son soupir
Les néons par milliers, sa couleur
Le mouvement de Shibuya, son sang
Mon reflet dans les pavés mouillés comme mon image dans ses yeux,
La ville s'endort, mais ne s'éteint jamais.

シティスケープ

One of my many unfinished projects that have been bugging me for some years now. Took a long time to finish the song and record the video during a insane workload these past months at my daytime job. But it's done now. 

This was originally intended as song dedicated to my late mom, but we never got around to make lyrics and it just fizzled out. It became an instrumental track after all, still dedicated to the loss of those dear to me. 

Used a lot of Roland MKS as usual and some Yamaha. Even a good deal of Ensoniq gear too as well as Nexus4 for the intro arpeggios in the background.

Echoes of You

Echoes Of You

So, Alex Ball made this rather lovely track a couple of years ago, demonstrating the AMS 1580S and the AMS RMX 16 reverb and delay units. As usual, I couldn't resist taking the vocals and give them my own little twist. I started last year, but things came in the way and the project halted for a bit. Finally managed to complete it just now and here is the result.

Video: https://youtu.be/KwnxXA-Fr2o

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
Agnus Dei with blessed rains above.
Open waves, the children saved white doves.

Chorus:
And if I can’t reach, you’ll lift me, my love.
And if I can’t breathe, you will be my lungs.

Verse 2:
Domine, thine image made echo.
Empty space, ideas create that we know.

Chorus:
And if I can’t reach, you’ll lift me, my love.
And if I can’t breathe, you will be my lungs.
And if I can’t breathe, you will be my lungs.

Agnus Dei [Feat. Alex Ball] Remake

The 90s called and wanted its groove back. I told it to stop, collaborate and listen! I've had this Alex Ball song on the agenda for quite some time too, and finally got around to finish it up. As always, he made some really catchy hooks that instantly got my 66% shuffle groove going. And I of course went a little more happy-pappy dance floor early 90s style, sprinkled with some glossy 80s FM ear candy and more. 

This is for those who wonder, taken from Alex' video on the Yamaha TX81Z sound module and how he made a "90s Banger" on it. I've also used some TX sounds and enhanced the palette with all sorts of 80s and 90s relevant gear. Hope you like it! ;)

Nothing Left To Lose
Lyrics and melody: Alex Ball
Arrangement: Anders Enger Jensen

Verse 1:
Now this is the verse rap section
Cover your ears for your own protection
‘Cause I’m gonna lay it down
Drop my lyrics all over the town

I got prose up in your face
Teaming up with that Lately Bass
We’ll be here for a little while
With rhyming couplets in a 90s style

Verse 2:
‘Cause this is the way it should be
Got funky sounds from the 81Z
I got class, I’m a rapping hero
My FM sounds are truly through-zero

I got MIDI to play the notes
Sing back the melodies that I wrote
My tunes play across the nations
Slicker than CC information

Chorus 1:
Now I’m saying I got nothing left that I can lose!
And I’m showing that there’s nothing I should prove to you! Oh-oh! (2x)

Verse 3:
I’m back with more rhyming verse
The second time will probably be worse
But I’ll give it my best shot
More crappy lyrics is all I got

But I’ll bring some synth puns with ’em
References to algorithms
‘Cause I’ll be your smooth operator
You’re carrier, I’m modulator

Verse 4: 
Feedback, push the envelope
I’ll spit more rhymes as you losers choke
I got skills like learning the theory
Which is why my sounds ain’t dreary

I’ve got groove, it’s so surprising
With Stereoping, avoid menu diving
So I’m gonna smell you later
And leave you with the sounds of the tone generator!

Chorus 2:
Now I’m saying I got nothing left that I can lose!
And I’m showing that there’s nothing I should prove to you! Oh-oh! (2x)

Bridge:
(Vocal adlibs)

Chorus 3:
Now I’m saying I got nothing left that I can lose!
And I’m showing that there’s nothing I should prove to you! Oh-oh! (3x)

Collaborations Vol. 1

Nothing Left To Lose [Feat. Alex Ball]

Just one of those songs that came out of nowhere. I felt I hadn't made anything worthwhile in a long time and just started on the initial arpeggio groove, added some Yamaha TX816 bells and leads, and the rest just fell into place like pearls on a string.

I asked my friends Håvard and Terje if they wanted to add some proper guitars instead of the MIDI guitars I laid down initially, and this is the result.  Pull down the roof on your convertible and start cruisin'! ;)

VIDEO: 

Composed, arranged, mixed and mastered by: Anders Enger Jensen
Rhythm guitars: Håvard Caspersen
Guitar solo: Terje Tylden.

Open Roads

Open Roads [feat. Håvard Caspersen & Terje Tylden]

Since SoundCloud is so much more strict than other platforms, the full version with vocals was removed and only the instrumental was allowed. Check out the Youtube video and BandCamp for the full experience.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/rjXtcMTwgVU
BandCamp: https://eoxstudios.bandcamp.com/album/kim-wilde-you-came-80s-power-pop-mix
After making that little shorts video with all the first chords played on 55 synthesizers, I finally had time and energy to tackle the full song and video. Here is Kim Wilde's You Came, beefed and dressed up in all sorts of pastels and wonderful glory the 80s could muster!

Kim (and her team) already did a bang up job with the original, so it was daunting to even start doing something with this song, but I hopefully added some extra flair and oompf while paying respect to the original craftmanship.

It's actually a significant use of reFX Nexus4 and their FM, 80s and 90s expansion packs, but also a lot of Yamaha TX816 (Full DX Glory!), Ensoniq, Roland, Korg and Alesis synths all the way.

You Came [80s Power Pop Mix]

Kim Wilde - You Came [80s Power Pop Mix] (Instrumental)

Cool UFO

Wizards In America

Ubiktune: http://ubiktune.com/releases/ubi046-coda-tracer
Bandcamp: http://yogurtbox.bandcamp.com/album/tracer

coda
Soundcloud: @coda
Web: http://coda.s3m.us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/codatrigger
Twitter: http://twitter.com/codatrigger

Somewhere in the sea of darkness, the remnants of the S3M-32 interstellar reconnaissance rocket glittered in hyperspace. There had been the scream of the alarm, the tearing of metal, and then the explosion—the four rookie scouts, secure in their emergency pods, had been ripped from the chaos of the ruined ship and scattered like light through a prism.

One by one, with the inevitability of time and speed, the pull of a strange blue planet wrapped invisible hands around their capsules and drew them down to the foreign soils and alien buildings of the surface. Each stepped out of the smoking pods, stepped out into a world of bizarre creatures and unknown words. Utterly isolated and far beyond the farthest interstellar comm links, they began to teach the strange civilization their language.

In time, Headquarters recovered the scouts’ reports, written and murmured into the pod’s computer banks in the hopes that someday someone might find them. The distant capsules were only found thanks to the tracer module in each ship…

Download

coda - Report 2: Fusou

Malmen - Shy Around You

VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzJZx9G9oYY

A remix of the 8-Bit Guy's Keyboard channel theme. Added some new parts and made an «In your face-mix». 8-bit SID/Chiptune galore meets 2016.

https://eox.no/downloads/

Visit David's channels here:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/8-bitkeys
Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTt3O4_IW5gnA0c58eXshg

8-Bit Keys Theme Remix

8-Bit Keys Remix

8-Bit Keys Theme - Remix

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/AzuXby3vDuA

Happy synth pop track, with some sprinkles of Mario and other retro sound effects.

Mostly reFX Nexus 2, SIDstation, Yamaha Motif XS-7 and MotifRack, Roland CM-64, JV-2080 and Vengeance samples.

Retro Grooves Vol. 1

8-Bit Voyager

This is a remake of my original "Legacy of the 90s" done entirely on a Roland MT-32 module. I did this sometime back in 2013 and forgotten about it, but dug it out recently. The 8-Bit Guy is using this version in his latest episode about the MT-32 module. ;)

Check out the original here: https://soundcloud.com/eox-studios/legacy-of-the-90s

Legacy of MT-32

Neon Dreams

For Her Fire

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l7fOHedd2I

Originally meant to be a backing track for Linus Sjöholm's Youtube channel, it grew into something more. ;)

Retro Grooves Vol. 2

Retro Runner

Meandering Second

Bright Bombshell

UPDATE: 
Instrumental version: http://eox.no/projects/MarioKart64Remix_Instrumental.mp3
Instrumental with no effects: http://eox.no/projects/MarioKart64Remix_No_Effects.mp3

I've been thinking about making a remix of the end theme from Nintendo's MarioKart 64 for nearly two decades now, and it finally came to fruition. The original is pretty massive, so of course this one is a little heavy too, but hopefully it came out all right.

Used nearly all my gear on this one plus loads of samples from the game - obviously. Figured I had to use the last sample from Mario, even though I've already used it on 8-Bit Voyager.

Enjoy! :)

reFX: Nexus2, Vengeance, QuadraSID, Phalanx, Vanguard
Yamaha: XS-7, Motifrack, TX-81Z
Roland: JV-2080, JD-800, D-110, U-110, CM-32P, D-50, XP-80
KORG: MS-10, microKORG

MarioKart 64 Remix

VIDEO 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9jYRgVQ3XQ
VIDEO 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6_x-lb8vps

I wanted to play with some of my FM synthesizers and plugins from reFX Nexus 2 (FM1 and FM2) and change the tempo down a little from what I usually compose in. Heavily influenced by pop songs from the 80s merged with a little this and that.

Falling In Love With You

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMB1Tgif_EI
Instrumental version: www.eox.no/projects/You_Make_Me_Smile_Instrumental.mp3

A little happy synth song I've been working on the last week. Turned out pretty nice.

You Make Me Smile

Electronic musician from Norway. I started playing piano/keyboards in the mid 80s. After a few years at the municipal music school, I quickly grew tired of the simple piano-only education and got to move on to classes with keyboards and synths. From the early beginning with Technics K-200 rhythm keyboard from 1983 via some Casios/Hohner keyboards, I evolved with the later Technics KN-1000 and KN-2000 before moving on to Roland XP-50. As the computer revolution made DAWs affordable, 1999 made sequencing using Cubase easy and the studio grew ever larger with more outboard gear. Today the studio has become a sizeable and functional MIDI/arranging studio with over 40 synths/modules and more centered around a MacPro with MOTU’s Digital Performer, and numerous more or less famous productions.

I have always had a musical approach towards sound engineering and composing, rooted mainly in vivid harmonic structures and saturated compositions. Inspiration has always been the likes of Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Eric Serra to name a few giants in the electronic scene, but also a heart towards well produced pop music from the 70s and 80s as well as epic film scores from John Williams, Alan Silvestri and Hans Zimmer. The baby era of computer music from the late 80s and early 90s was also a heavy influence.