Rock on (Prophet 5)

A short piece created with Kurzwiel PC88 acoustic guitar and flute

Summer in December

Korg M1 track. I like this one and will probably record it again with better quality.

The Cavern (Korg M1)

My first ever recording!! I recorded this in my bedroom using a TEAC 4 track reel to reel. The amazing Yamaha CS80 was used for all sounds. No other synthesiser is capable of making the unusual bass root combination sound good. The on board chorus was used on all sounds hence the very hissy background.

Total CS80

I called it Wallowers as it sounded like Hippos walking through a dark shallow river!!! Totally Kurzwiel PC88 sounds.

Wallowers

Improvisation whilst running through the presets on my Korg Wavestation SR.

Wavepoem 1

Yamaha CS80. Need I say more. Well.....yes. The lead sound is so cool with such a brilliant aftertouch. I created this patch with the mini controls under the "program flap". Such power!!!

Whale talk (CS80)

Very simple track using my Korg Wavestation SR for the evolving sound and the Yamaha TX81Z for the muted piano sound.

Crystal Tears

Electronic piano mood 1

Electronic piano mood 3

One of 3 tracks written in an evening session back in 1984. Also one of my favs. The monotonous bassline is a Roland TB303. It was originally put there just to keep my in time but it seemed appropriate when it was complete....sort of!! All other instruments are my trust old Prophet 5. 

Eye of the storm

Written for Maria, surprisingly!! using the Korg M1

For Maria

My version of Lionel Richie's Hello. Made with my wonderful Yamaha CS80 and singing Minimoog

Hello!!

I experimented a lot with my Kurzweil PC 88. The sounds are just soooo good. This track was created using some sound effect patches.

Industrial Atmospheres

I really didn't like the sound of the Korg M1 piano so thats my excuse for the "extra" reverb on this track ;-)) I improvised this straight from a few ideas I had going around my head.

M1 Piano Improv

I had this tune in my head for ages and just played it straight with overdubs. Korg M1 supplied the guitar and flute sounds while a Prophet 5 supplied the background strings.

M1-Prophet

I wrote this short track for the birth of my Son Oli back in 1991. It was created using a Yamaha TX81Z sound module in alternate mode. I modified a standard electronic piano patch and just removed the operator that created the "tine" sound to make it more muted. I submitted this track to a project that released using tracks that were no more than 3 minutes long. The track was accepted and I had the honour of the albums last track to round it off.
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Network-Volume-One-55-Music-Miniatures/release/2553649 

OJES Lullably

This was one of 3 tracks recorded in an evening session back in 1984. The drums are Roland TR909 and all instruments are Prophet 5.

One for the road

This was recorded on a Tascam Portastudio....the early version. So the quality is questionable as it's mastered from cassette tape. I recorded the piano first straight through and then overdubbed the Prophet 5 string track and Moog bass. 

PF15-Prophet

A short piano improvisation created with the Kurzweil PC88

Piano piece

Scooting through some of Omnispheres wonderful sounds I just found inspiration with this one. Just imagine floating through the clouds with angels.......this was done in one take.

Across the Sky

This was composed as part of a selection of tracks to accompany the signing of the register at my daughter's wedding.

8Dio Adagietto string chords were improvised and then layered to give space then I improvised the Virharmonic Bohemian Violin over the top for the melody.

8Dio 2016 Stand Out Contest Submission: Heaven Sent by Mike Sugars

I was starting to panic that the day of the wedding was getting close and only 2 days before I had to complete another 8 minutes of music. 
I started this and almost discarded it until my daughter said she loved it so I expanded and improvised it in one take using the fabulous Una Corda piano from Native Instruments.

Whispers

This is the music I walked my daughter down the aisle to. As Charlie is a Disney fanatic I wanted to give the ambience of bells and lightness to the first part which the bridesmaids walked to their places. A centre pause of strings to wait for our cue of the piano and flute to start us on our way.......I just managed to hold it to together ;-)

Mr Feesh

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