Simmons drum inspired riffing.  Vocal tracks in progress.

Recorded with: Memorymoog +, Oberheim Matrix-6R, Casio VZ-1, RZ-1, Yamaha FB-01, Roland MT-32 
Sequenced via Alesis MMT-8.  Mixed on Alesis 1622 to Sony DAT.

Mid80s - from zero-m studios retrospective: 1991-2013

Live, off the board cassette recording from the 1989 Court Tavern PA benefit concert - courtesy of Kirk Miller (soundman for Ween).  

Track listing - runtime 25 minutes:

The One
Impy
Without Your Face
Pralines 'n Cream
One Dead Soldier
5ive Percent Solution
Abuse It

Personell:

Dave Machos: Guitar, vocals
Chris Dallenbach: Drums
Joe Machos: Moog bass, Synth, bkg vocals

Nullset NBNJ Court Tavern 1989 - 7 song mini concert

Recorded in 1985, this track was the first release (45 rpm 7" single) on the band's own Parabola label in 1986.    

Dave Machos: Bass, Lead vocals
Steve Maffei: Guitar, Vocals
Joe Machos: Keyboards, Vocals
Ziggy Rodberg:  Linn LM1 drum programming, Engineer 

Nullset NBNJ - Forget You First

Recorded 1992 @ Jax, FL home studio.  Homage to Carl Stalling, the man who arranged and led orchestras for the soundtracks to post-WWII Warner Bros. cartoons.  The music of Raymond Scott found a new audience via Carl's  arrangements - see 'Powerhouse'

Personnel:

Joe Machos:  Alesis MMT-8, Yamaha FB-01, Ensoniq Mirage, Oberheim Matrix-6R, Casio VZ-1, Roland MT-32, Boss-DR-550  

Carl's Stalling - zero-m media archive

Recorded as part of the "...but then again" CD sessions, this 1989 recording finds the band in a bit of a Who mod mood again.  Of special note: the violin / E-Bow sounds at the end of the track to fade were added by Dave at the last few minutes that night in the studio.  Don- studio owner, engineer and welcome sounding board seemed to think the ending needed a little something extra and Dave agreed.  After a bit of ginger ale fueled thought,  Dave asked Don to punch 12 bars from the end of the song.  What you hear is what we all heard that night in that one take that enabled us to close the track and go out to the Clam Broth House in Hoboken for seafood. 

Personnel:

Dave Machos: Vocals, Guitar
Joe Machos: Moog Bass, Roland AlphaJuno 1, Yamaha FB-01, Korg Poly-800 
Chris Dallenbach: Drums (Like Keith Moon, with aim) 

Nullset NBNJ - Gold Rush Town

Recorded and released for the WRSU-FM compilation 'Mental Floss', this is the lone original Opium Vala track ever written and performed by this musical revolving door side project of Matt Pinfield (Alternative and Rock radio voice of the 80's, 90's and now.) Will be updating this spot with studio anecdotes and Pete T's commentary once I get most of the stories straight.

Personnel:

Matt Pinfield: Lead vocals
Dave Machos: Backing Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Steve Maffei:  Backing vocals, Guitar, Wah-Wah, arrangement of 'the bridge too far...'
Pete Tomlinson: Guitar
Joe Machos: Keyboard plethora planning - Korg Poly 800,  Korg Delta, Yamaha DX7, Octave Plateau 'The Cat'  
Ziggy Rodberg: Recording Session engineer, LM-1 Linn Drum programming

Words by Matt Pinfield and Dave Machos.  Music by Dave Machos.

Opium Vala - Last Night Dreaming (1986) - zero-m remaster 2014

Nullset Live!  At City Gardens, Trenton, NJ  - New Year's Day 1983.  Opening for Polyrock, this was the band's first and only live performance with the Electro/SynthPop version of the group without major technical difficulties.

Personell:

Dave Machos:  Fender Mustang Bass, Vocals
Joe Machos:    Korg Delta, Electro-Harmonix Space Drum Tapes, Vocals
Chris 'Dracuslab' Dallenbach: Synares, 'The Kit' mini notebook drum interface.

Nullset Live At City Gardens 1-1-1983

Project XY

IndieLoopyTrance

Recorded with Logic Pro X, using on-board software instruments.  Mastered with Izotope Ozone 9.

From the digital EP, 'Singular Gemini', releasing as Rogue Unimoog!

In The Cannes - Rogue Unimoog!

Live, remote recording @ Club 34, October, 2014.  Sony MD RZ-R37 recorder with small Sony ECM-DS70P stereo microphone on table in audience.

The Movers

NeonWave

Update to initial Lexor One track post.  Used LANDR mastering this time out.

Lexor One LANDR High rez w/updates

Track two off the CD-3, "Hydrogen Jukebox", released Nov. 1988 on the band's own Parabola records.

Dave Machos - Vocals, Kramer Ferrington guitar
Joe Machos   - Moog Source, Yamaha FB-01, Korg Poly 800, Casio RZ-1 drum machine

Words and Music by Dave Machos

Nullset NBNJ - Loves Faded Time

1996 Jax, FL home studio recording by Joe's alter ego, He Himself.  Lyrics recited from a random page from the book, "The Deathworld Trilogy".

Personell - Joe Machos: Vocals, Moog Source, Casio FZ-1, Yamaha FB-01, Roland MT-32, Roland DR-550, Fostex X-15

HE himself - EQ Brute' ?

Dilemma

1985 recording by Nullset NBNJ.  Did not see release until 1990's swan song CD
'...but then again' by the boys.  Written and performed by David Machos, Steve Maffei and Joe Machos. Recorded / Linn drum programming by Ziggy Rodberg in the rumpus room, Edison, NJ.  

www.myspace.com/nullsetnbnj 

All the Christmas I Need - Nullset NBNJ

Live recording from January 1st, 1983 at City Gardens in Trenton, NJ

Personell:

Dave Machos: Fender Mustang Bass, Vocals
Joe Machos:   Korg Delta
Chris Dallenbach: Synares, 'The Kit' English notepad sized electronic drum kit

Photo by the great Jane Gilday

Nullset NBNJ Vortex Touch

Digital-Analog-Techno-Dialog.  Since 1979.

JoeMachos

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