Theme track made for the reunited show at Wow and Flutter Weekend festival (Hong Kong) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band Minimal in 2017. When Arion Au Yeung, Alan Ip, Timmy & Johnny Lok (departed), and Vee Gay (joined in 90s) started covering synth-pop hits for fun in the late 1980s, they never imagined the band Minimal would still be performing live three decades later. A bedroom project that gained a cult following in the ’80s and ’90s.

M30 Theme by Minimal

Instrumental version of “Those days have gone”, written by Alan Ip and Arion Auyeung in 1986. This is a remake version for the 30th anniversary show for the Hong Kong’s Wow and Flutter Music Festival in 2017.

Those Days Have Gone (instrumental)

Composed, arranged, produced and all instruments played by (作曲，编曲，制作和演奏): Alan Ip

Aspiration 是一首Electronica/Synth Pop风格的纯音乐作品。歌曲以电子乐器配合清新带Post-Punk/Shoegazing/Dream Pop/Alternative Rock味道的电吉他和低音吉他穿插而成。歌曲于2015年圣诞和2016新年期间制作，音乐带有新愿景,目标的概念和感觉。

Instruments and Recording Gears (乐器和录音器材):

DAW: Logic Pro X 10.2

Synthesizers:
Moog Minimoog Model D
Oberheim Matrix 12
Sequential Circuits PRO ONE with Turbo CPU mod
Roland V Synth GT
Roland Jupiter 8 with Encore MIDI mod
Roland TR 606 with Quicksilver CPU mod
Roland TR 909 with kick pitch, thumb, decay, hihat pitch mod

Hardware sequencer:
Analogue Solutions Oberkorn 3

Audio Interface:
RME Fireface 800 with Black Lion Audio Platinum mod

Hardware Effect Processors:
Eventide H8000FW
Roland Space Echo RE201
Roland GP100 (for guitar and bass)

Electric Guitars:
Parker Fly Mojo
Steinberger GL4

Bass Guitar:
Musicman Stingray

Aspiration

Minimal techno by Ambient Intelligence
Equipment used: 
- Minimoog Model D
- Studio Electronics Midimoog
- Sequential Circuits Pro One
- Social Entropy Engine Sequencer
Recorded live using Ableton Live via RME FF800 interface

Means to Begin by Ambient Intelligence

Music, lyrics, guitar, vocal and arrangement by Alan Ip
Published in 1997

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