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Radical & radical

isunray - the collection

The Age Of Pop!

An evolving soundscape modulating through the cerebral world lifting, relaxing nurturing you through the journeys of the mind.

Music written, performed, arranged, produced, mixed by isunray and Cosmic Address.
Master: Eric C. Powell
DAW: Reason

Synths used:

Reason Algoritm, Malstrom, Europa, NN-XT, Kong, Rytmik
Soundiron Pangea
Arturia Arp2600 V, Modular V, CMI V, Synclavier V, CS-80 V 
Audiothing HandClapper

Cerebral

Snippet No.11 off the new album 'The Machinists of Joy'

Robosapien snippet

Move over Kling Klang and hold on tight. https://soundcloud.com/g-e-m https://soundcloud.com/raymondhayter https://soundcloud.com/somedesperateglory and https://soundcloud.com/joumb from around the world got together for this 4 way collaboration. Please enjoy our cover of The Model by Kraftwerk

The Model (a cover by collaboration)

download at http://stratfordct.bandcamp.com/

HELLO AGAIN - All the Time

Music/Arrangement/Production/Vocals by Achazia


And who are you, the proud lord said,
that I must bow so low? 
Only a cat of a different coat,
that's all the truth I know.
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
a lion still has claws, 
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
as long and sharp as yours.

And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
that Lord of Castamere,
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
with no one there to hear.
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
and not a soul to hear.

Rains of Castamere (Game of Thrones soundtrack)

This cover started as an idea from a Facebook post by my buddy Carl Grace, so me and friends Pacific Deep got together for some nostalgic Depeche Mode coverage. We produced this cover using Propellerhead Reason 7 and Patrick Fridh Aka Bitley's excellent Fairlight Platinum sound library. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed producing it!

Carl Grace - Martin Gore
https://soundcloud.com/somedesperateglory

Raymond Hayter - Andy Fletcher
https://soundcloud.com/raymondhayter

Brent Rossen - Dave Gahan

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Original Track - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhZdL4JlnxI

This song is rated PG-13

Depeche Mode - World in my Eyes ~ Lunesis & Pacific Deep

The Sun Always Shines on TV (A-HA cover)

SOUNDS LIKE? The joy of taking to the air on a beautiful day with someone you fancy.

All Vocals: Jeremy (Jay) Hay AKA isunray
All instruments, production, mix and mastering: Raymond Hayter & Jeremy (Jay) Hay AKA isunray

Song: Hay/Hayter

Up In The  Blue Sky

A beautiful day
If I get my way
We’ll be up up up
Get in my flying machine
Live the dream (yeah)

Don’t be afraid
We’ll be fine
You can trust in me
She is one of a kind
(Are you ready for) a real good time? (yeah)

Up in the blue sky
You & I side by side 
You & I side by side
Up in the blue sky
You & I side by side 
You & I side by side

A little bit cold
Hold me tight
No-one can touch us here
(Out Of Mind)
Out of sight (alright)

Up in the blue sky
You & I side by side 
You & I side by side
Up in the blue sky
You & I side by side 
You & I side by side

They say what goes up must come down
What do they know
Get our head up in the clouds
Don’t want to touch the ground no-more 

Up in the blue sky
You & I side by side 
You & I side by side
Up in the blue sky
You & I side by side 
You & I side by side


Up In The Blue Sky - isunray & raymond hayter (FREE DOWNLOAD)

A song from my youth that I've always loved. Heart & Soul was by Kiwi band The Narcs. It was written by Andy Dickson & Liam Ryan and reached #4 on the New Zealand Top 10 while staying on the charts for 3 months. 

You can hear the original and quintessential 80's video at http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/heart-and-soul-1984

All vocals, synths, programming, production, mix and master (for my sins) - isunray.

All listens, LIKES (hint!), REPOSTS (hint hint), comments, messages are appreciated and replied to. If you've got music you'd like me to listen to then please let me know - I'll be there. Cheers, Jay AKA isunray

Heart & Soul - The Narcs Cover

"Fall in line " is created by "Project Stella",a collab between different artist, bein' :

* Holly Nelson ( https://soundcloud.com/amilliontinyarchitects )
* Lunesis ( https://soundcloud.com/lunesis )
* Raymond Hayter (https://soundcloud.com/raymondhayter)
* Carl Grace (https://soundcloud.com/somedesperateglory )
* & myself, Emian 

it was an experiment with ups & downs, but the result should be heard !

It was fun working with so many tallented co-reasoners.

Enjoy ! :)

Project Stella - Fall In Line

Fantastic working with Raymond Hayter on this collaboration. Setting off with a Donna Summer - 'I Feel Love' vibe in mind, we developed the track. Raymond provided some great synth stems including a sweet melody, and recreated that whip like snare - I always loved from I Feel Love. Song lyrics, vocals, other music, mixing & mastering by RoutineZero. 

Natural High (Collab with Raymond Hayter)

One of the most beautiful melodies ever from my favourite band from my teenage years, Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark (OMD).

Originally from their "experimental album" Dazzle Ships in 1983.

All vocals, instrumentation and programming - Jeremy "Jay" Hay
Mix and Master - Jeremy "Jay" Hay

The Romance Of The Telescope - OMD

See these arms that were broken
How they held you so
Never once did they fail you
They wont let you go

Were just waiting, looking skyward
As the days come down
Someone promised thered be answers
If we stayed around

Over decades, now this romance
Has sustained us all
Never questioned, only giving
What it made us for


The Romance Of The Telescope (OMD Cover)

IDEA: How would a visitor from another planet feel if they came to earth and they saw everyone spent all day looking into their smartphones instead of actually talking. 

Originally inspired by http://www.boredpanda.com/the-death-of-conversation/

Lyrics and Vocals: isunray 
All instrumentation and beats: isunray and raymond hayter
Mix and Master: isunray 

Photo: Copyright Bored Panda "The Death Of Conversation".

Across the greatest distance
Through the narrowest divide
Found a modest space rock
Set my craft astride

Hid in the shadows
Watched the inhabitants passing by
Never once did they look up
Handheld screens captured their eyes

Stranger in a Strangeland
Your ways are not my own
So alone

What were they looking at
Had to find out you see
It's only natural curiosity

Got my hands on a small machine
Had the world in my hands
It's a miracle
Now I understand

Stranger in a Strangeland
Your ways are not my own
So alone

Got to get back home
Cant leave my phone

Stranger in a Strangeland
Your ways are not my own
So alone

Stranger In A Strangeland (collab. with raymond hayter)

Crystal Harbour is a different type of song for us - it’s a love song (to Jay's wife - Tanz) AND we’ve introduced some luscious fretless bass (our first live instrument).

Lyrics & Vocals: Jay (aka isunray)
Fretless Bass: Jay
Instrumentation, Programming and Production: Raymond & Jay
Mix and Master: Raymond

Crystal Harbour (lyrics j.hay, music j.hay/r hayter)

When I sail a stormy sea
You’re the calm at the the heart of me and I thank-you

When the waves wash over me
You’re the miracle that saves me, my angel 

When I’m with you
Breathtaking Blue
You’re a Crystal Harbour
That I dive into

Breathtaking Blue
Like a Crystal Harbour
That I dive in

When I wander the seven seas
You’re the flame here inside of me and it burns

When I’m lost no guarantees
You’re the North Star to guide me - I know, it’s time to come home

When I’m with you
Breathtaking Blue
You’re a Crystal Harbour
That I dive into

Breathtaking Blue
Like a Crystal Harbour
That I dive in

Wherever you are that’s my home
Wherever  you are that’s my home

When I’m with you
Breathtaking Blue
You’re a Crystal Harbour
That I dive into

Breathtaking Blue
Like a Crystal Harbour
That I dive in

Crystal Harbour - by isunray & Raymond Hayter

music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyn4rReungU&t=0
LYRICS:
cant help the feeling
shouldn't free you
even when the fire will rain on you
onto the servants
onto the servants all
gone manager

bone sleep in the dirt fill
blowing fertile xxxXXXXXX

here are the sinkholes where we focus in evolving
still the stress
filled with honest statements, navel wringing
young and talented

Can't mate in the
same dungeon
Fourteen years and haven't changed
Hey where was the--
Oh God
Help me from the -- mmfffh

Don't
try to change
for yourself
AAAaaa
Hey
turn into
a slave...

Don't
Time's running out
Cement the styrofoam
And give into yourself
We feel denied and disappointed
You're chewing me telling me what

Don't seal in the 
nice man
Can't share in me
Hell no
So ashamed when you 
hold me
Fourteen let me die

What's your reaction
to the stolen teens
and peers eaten whole
Do these semen gentlemen wound themselves
and sell this show along

No more
Guilty 
Nothing
Fourteen, through the
Most eerie
World Series
Completely void of quality

No... 
Don't...

Lack

These little potatoes are so very similar... too similar? Had to mash em up.

Sun, Moon, Stars & Stuff

STS9 x Deadmau5 - Sun, Moon, Stars & Stuff (Sunrizen's Critical Mashup)

David Byrne - Horses

A Dense Swarm of Ancient Stars

Goodbye Sun

Just Can't Get Enough one of the all time 80's classics.

The Age of Pop! bring you our recreation of one of our all time favourites from the immortal Depeche Mode.

Lead Vocals - Steve Lucas
Backing Vocals/Additional Programming - Isunray
Programming, Mix & Master - Cosmic Address

If you enjoy our efforts please comment, like, share etc and if you're a music maker let us know and we'll be sure to drop by your site and do the same.

DAW used: Propellerheads Reason
Vocals Recorded in Logic.

Lastly come and be friends with us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Age-Of-Pop-473402003076935/

Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode Cover)by The Age Of Pop!

A personal favourite from the 80's by the criminally under-rated A Flock Of Seagulls.

I promised my cousin years ago that I'd do a cover of this song, so Bob here it is...finally.

Special thanks to Kieran Williams for being Paul Reynolds incarnate,  this is our first production together and I'm excited for the next one already.

Thank-you to Mr Cosmic Address for Whooshs and Filters.

All vocals, programming, mix and master - isunray
Guitar - Kieran Williams
Whooshes and Filters - Cosmic Address.

This is Age Of Pop! production.

Coming next "Blue Monday" - stay tuned!

I Ran (So Far Away) - The Age Of Pop! (Cover)

Steve Lucas - Vocals
Kieran Williams - Guitar
isunray - Bass Guitar, Synthesizers, Drums, Vocal/Guitar Recording and Editing
Cosmic Address - Synthesizers, Drums, Arrangement, Mixing & Mastering

Thanks To:
SomeDesperateGlory for guitar production techniques
Deane Robieson for alternative outro idea.


Production Notes
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Digital Audio Workstation:
Propellerhead Reason
Apple Logic (for recording/editing guitar and vocals)

Drums:
Reason Kong/JP Kings of Kong refill; Samples from Oberheim DMX, Roland TR-808, Roland TR-909, Roland CR-8000 

Synthesizers / Samplers:

Roland System 8, JX-8P
u-he Repro 5, Diva
Synapse Audio The Legend,
Rob Papen Vecto, Blue II
Propellerhead NN-XT, Europa
reSpire
Blamsoft Zero

Effects/Processing/Mixing/Master:

Softube FET Compressor, Saturation Knob, Amp
Synapse Fat Space, GQ-7
Propellerhead Reason MClass Compressor, Equalizer, RV7000, Scream 4, Pulveriser, Audiomatic, Synchronous, Neptune, BV512, The Echo
The Echo 
DDL-1  
Kuassa EVE-AT-1 EQ
Selig Gain, Leveler, DeEsser
Sonic Charge Echobode
iZotope Ozone 8
JP Chenille

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The original, groundbreaking version of this amazing song by New Order was released in 1983. It was a lot of fun attempting to recreate this classic using modern technology!

New Order Blue Monday - Cover by The Age of Pop!

Glen and I took some time off to reset and redefine our musical style. Tame Impala and ZHU are huge influences for us, so we thought it would only be right to come back with a remix from them.

Tons more music to come. Stay tuned.

Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ubertochinamusic
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/UberToChina

ZHU & Tame Impala - My Life (Grant Richards Remix)

You can't sleep, it's late at night and mysterious streets call your name. Adventures await as you step out under a strange moon "Looking For Trouble".

Check out the latest from isunray and cosmic address. For those with a love of yello, the the and robbie robertson this is a track for those who like a little edginess & mystery.

Vocals, guitar & drum programming: isunray
Synths/piano: isunray & cosmic address
Written by isunray & cosmic address
Self-produced by isunray & cosmic address
DAW used: Reason 10 
Mixed in Reason 10 by isunray & cosmic address
Mastered in Reason 10 by cosmic address
Vocal and guitar recording: Logic Pro

isunray: www.soundcloud.com/isunray
cosmic address: www.soundcloud.com/raymondhayter

Looking For Trouble (isunray & cosmic address)

This track is inspired by Kraftwerk, possibly the mostly influential band since the Beatles.

The same way that rock guys went to the source to learn from Muddy Waters & Robert Johnson, for me, I went to Kraftwerk.  They have left an indelible mark on not just myself but the world. 

Without Kraftwerk we wouldn't have Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark, Depeche Mode, Erasure, The Human League or any other synth based band not to mention the total realm of EDM that wouldn't exist without their trailblazing albums from the 70's and 80's.

Composed, performed, produced, mixed and mastered by isunray

German Voice: Verena Holtz (thank-you Verena)

Instruments used in this production:
Roland System 8 
Logic Pro: drums and additional synths
Voice Synth - Vocoder

Effects used include
Izotope Stutter Edit, Softtube Tape Saturation and Izotope Ozone. 

Please listen and leave comments, if you produce music please share your music with me I am always happy to listen and comment (I have a positive comment only policy).

Werk it!

Stoked to put this one out there had so much fun making this remix! So much more to come thank you to all who listen (:

The Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition (Grant Richards Remix)

Seeing Kaskade live was such an amazing experience. Immediately new I wanted to try to flip one of his tunes. This is my take on Atmosphere. So much original music on the way stay tuned! Also, hit me up on Instagram @formyfriendsmusic (:

Kaskade- Atmosphere (Grant Richards Bootleg)

Melodic, yearning pop with 808 beats and delicate & percolating atmospheres. 

All music & beats: isunray
Lead Vocals: isunray and Sara Snyder (Stereospread)

Thank-you to Sara from Stereospread for adding her special magic to this song. https://soundcloud.com/stereospread 

Synths used: Roland System-8, Korg Wavestate
Drums: Roland TR-8s

DAW Logic Pro X
Mix and Mastering: isunray 

Come to me sleep my friend 
This day has come to an end
My head is reeling, my thoughts they hang heavy
The walls they keep closing in 
Come to me soft as rain again

Let me drink from your cup
Tell me stories where we never gave up
Dreams filled with triumph, conquest no reprisals
A hero for this day and age
Let me win, just for a moment again

Stay with me, stay with me, stay (dream on dreamer)
Stay
Stay with me, stay with, stay (dream on dreamer) 
Stay

You don’t think of me in the day 
Empty hours wasting way
Ideals without action, without concept or vision
Wake up before it’s too late
Don’t be a star waiting for night to come

Stay with me, stay with me, stay (dream on dreamer)
Stay
Stay with me, stay with, stay (dream on dreamer) 
Stay

You need me more than you love me 
You need me more than you love me

Stay with me, stay with me, stay (dream on dreamer)
Stay
Stay with me, stay with, stay (dream on dreamer) 
Stay

Stay with me, stay with me, stay (dream on dreamer)
Stay
Stay with me, stay with, stay (dream on dreamer) 
Stay

A thing of beauty is a joy forever
A thing of beauty is a joy forever

Stay With Me (Dream On Dreamer) (feat. Sara Hopkins - Stereospread)

“We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment.”

― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Lower your walls because everything is connected, we're all Stardust, we're eternal, you and I we're indestructible.

All vocals: isunray
All synths, beats and pieces: isunray and cosmic address
Guitar: isunray
Words: isunray 
Music Arranged by: isunray and cosmic address
Produced by: isunray & cosmic address
Mix: isunray and cosmic address
Mastering: Cosmic Address

isunray: https://soundcloud.com/isunray
Cosmic Address: https://soundcloud.com/raymondhayter

Synths used: 
Reasons Antidote, The Legend, Blue Meenie, Europa & Predator
Arturia: Oberheim SEM V2, Mellotron V, Casio CZ, ARP 2600, Synclavier, Buchla Easel, Fairlight CMI & Yamaha CS-80.
OB-Xd
Cherry Audio Polymode
Synth: Roland System-8.
Guitar: Telecaster through Keeley DDR pedal

Please listen comment, re-post, share etc, and if you're a music maker please let us know about your music we're happy to pop over and listen, comment, share etc too.

Stardust Is Indestructable (isunray & cosmic address)

isunray is Jeremy (Jay) Hay - isunray is self-produced electro-pop music. 

If you could take a lifetimes love of music, film & pulp culture and put it through an electronic blender the smoothie you'd drink at the end would be the sound of isunray. Isunray is refreshing, tasty and good for you.

Full length album Touch. Life! available through www.isunray.bandcamp.com and all major streaming services. 

isunray "balancing act" is available to stream through Spotify, iTunes, apple music see links below.

Also check out:
www.soundcloud.com.com/raymondhayter
www.soundcloud.com/stereospread
www,soundcloud.com/achazia
www.soundcloud.com/agencymusic
https://www.facebook.com/RawiriJamesAA

Contact: isunraynz@yahoo.co.nz
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