All Sounds
https://www.pianobook.co.uk/library/one-after-969/

https://www.pianobook.co.uk/library/ab-natural-kalimba/

except sub bass and drums

Looks Like Fine (One after 969  & AB Natural Kalimba Demo)

Flute, Sarangi & Bass - Jeroen Figee
Synths, Electronic percussion, Wooden Darbuka - JF
Sleighbells, Woodbells, Talking Drum, Tapes - JF
Dolak, Udu, Shamandrum, shakers, Conga - JF
Soundeffects Coda : BakaPygmyCameroon.
Voice : Wayne Dyer

MOOD TOPOGRAPHY

You Create Your Own Life

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Laraaji (born as Edward Larry Gordon) may be most well-known for his 1980 album Ambient 3: Day of Radiance, a collaboration with Brian Eno for his legendary ambient series of recordings, but Laraaji's career has actually spanned more than 40 years and includes over 50 releases. However, music is only one element of this laughter artist, meditation practitioner, and mystic traveler. As Eno says, "Laraaji is one of the calmest and most serious people I have ever met, and also one of the most lighthearted. It's an unusual combination, but somehow both qualities show in his work – it's deep and bright at the same time." Geoff Stanfield had a conversation with Laraaji from which excerpts were pulled for an article in Tape Op issue #141, but actually hearing the words and wisdom is an experience all its own. Enjoy!

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Episode 61: Laraaji

PROMO REEL Orchestrations

Recently I mentioned that I had a cassette tape from over 40 years ago when The Takahashi Band of 82 made a demo track for a potential TV commercial. The track was only worked on for a day or two and then abandoned. I think we all had a busy year and for whatever reason this recording was discarded.

I also talked about sharing the recording one day just for nostalgic reasons, however the mix was a very basic end-of-day progress mix and no vocal part was conceived. Sharing it in this form would not do the potential of the work any justice.

The track began with chords and synths that Yukihiro Takahashi recorded, the basic building blocks of his composition. I added the drum part. Having been intensively rehearsing and performing Takahashi material this triggered a distinct blend of my own style as might appear on tracks such as 'The Art of Parties' and Yukihiro's style on tracks such as 'Glass'. Haruomi Hosono added his brilliance on bass, as well as Masami Tsuchiya overlaying guitar parts and Hajime Tachibana adding a saxophone solo.

Fast forward over 40 years....
 
At the end of 2023 I sent the demo to singer/songwriter Marco Machera, someone I’ve collaborated with a few times in the past and whose vocal style I felt would compliment the music. Yukihiro also enjoyed Marco's music, including it on his own radio show. I asked Marco to consider adding a vocal which he was happy to do, also composing lyrics too.

I used an AI program to break down the stereo mix of the original cassette recording into individual tracks (this is a relatively new technology and although the quality struggled it allowed for a little bit more flexibility with the mixing and blending of new overdubs). The performed parts were retained, and to which I recorded some additional instrumentation as well as joining Marco on the chorus vocals. I made a new mix of the track. So what we have here is the finished piece: “Impossible Until It Happens”. 

Marco and I share this as an homage to Yukihiro who passed away this time last year and is greatly missed. We can feel the essence of Yukihiro's writing style in this track and we hope that you enjoy it.

Music by Yukihiro Takahashi / Song & Lyrics by Marco Machera

Yukihiro Takahashi - Keyboards
Haruomi Hosono - Electric Bass
Steve Jansen - Drums & Percussion, Additional Sequencers & Synthesisers, Chorus Vocals
Masami Tsuchiya - Electric Guitar
Hajime Tachibana - Saxophone
Marco Machera -  Lead Vocals, Samples, Additional Synthesiser
(for more information www.marcomachera.com)

Impossible Until It Happens

David Jenson Interview with David Sylvian on the release of his first solo album Brilliant Trees. Recorded June 14 1984.

David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees - BBC Radio 1 Interview June 14 1984

I used several of my  Instruments including libraries I created like "Granular Toy Accordion", "String ODDsemble", "Fiddle-lele" and also the lovely 9,000 Ft Piano! I played all live percussion.

Blame It On Paris

I've had a quick play with the Marimba by Liam MacLean (https://www.pianobook.co.uk/library/marimba/).
I hope this isn't too close to anything by Steve Reich or John Luther Adams...

This is using 2 instances of both types of beater each panned and running through TVerbs and bx_console_Focusrite with a bit of VSS3 gluing it all together.

To find out more about the Pianobook project, how you can get involved and to download 'Marimba' as well as many more free pianos please visit:

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Marimba Quartet

I sampled my drum kit and this is what it can sound like. This is a simple pop/rock grove and the drums are mixed to suit the song.

Lorenzo's Drums V1 Demo 1

I'm going deaf so apologies for the mess and terrible mixdown. 

Many thanks to Christian Henson and all the artists that submit to PianoBook 

Downloads used: 
ARC String Textures x2 
Lofi Audio The Hoffman x3 

+ Una Corda,The Grandeur, Scarbee, Abbey Road 60s drummer, Drumlab, Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Session Strings 2, an edited acapella and a couple of other random samples

"Not going to lie, I feel free" - ARC String Textures - Lofi Audio The Hoffman - PianoBook

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