_ synth wave / synth pop / minimal synth _ Set 3

For the final release in the first series of Especial, the label takes a detour across the
Atlantic to San Francisco and latter-day synth / experimentalists INHALT for something
a bit special: remixing 4 original tracks from their Occupations EP on Dark Entries that
bring them into the label’s musical aesthetic.

With an EP already on Dark Entries, plus a release included on the inspiring World Unknown label, Occupations showed a progression in INHALT’s music to capture the sound of moderne electronique. Synth / Cold / Dark Wave, whatever the tag, this West Coast trio produce a clean, driven, electronic sound of their own, backed with the unique voice of Phillip Winiger.

When approached by mutual friend George Thompson aka Black Merlin, who, alongside US duo VALIS, had been commissioned to do remixes, Especial jumped at the chance to pick up the chalice and pass it to label friends and arc-remixers de jour Timothy J
Fairplay and Scott Fraser.

The result is a remix EP that celebrates the ideas of Especial: to take influences of 80s New Wave, Synth Pop, Electro, Proto-House and the occassioanl touch of Disco and hold them into an up-to-date vision that respects but runs parellel to the modern obsession with all things House and forges it’s own way.

The “Frankie Says” hymn of Black Merlin’s remix sets the tone beautifully, before swatted
by the bass electro retake of VALIS. TJF dons his hip slung bass for another inspired epic,
before Glasgow’s answer to Dopplereffekt, Mr Fraser, spews hissing hats and electro
beats to close an EP that is aimed at one place - dark dance floors.

A1. Occupations (Black Merlin Remix)

Mikron - Medika Combine

Out of control ( Feat. Jen H )

Original song by Vólkova
www.facebook.com/volkovamusik
Remix by Ferdinando Maggio - Italy.


Vólkova Feat By Ferdinando Maggio ( Italy )

Through The Years

A new version of this song, with all new vocals - And featuring the sublime bass play of Leitnerjoe (@johannes-leitner-1 , www.youtube.com/user/leitnerjoe)!

The track also features Fredrik Helander (@sea-hawk-1), who programmed and played some of the keyboards.

You can listen to the full version of this song on Spotify, or get it at iTunes, Google Play, Amazon - and all the usual suspects…

Or you can check ot Leitnerjoe's bass lesson video of the song at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCloxWsdBqA


Ghosts of May (feat. Leitnerjoe) Full single version

Niclas Behre (https://soundcloud.com/ibehre) and Mark Duffield (https://soundcloud.com/markduffieldcollaboration , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTSDby8Xfql4Uwh7_FSzRQ) collaboration.

Mark Duffield: Vocals
Niclas Behre: Production

It's Just You and Me (Mark Duffield & Ibehre Collaboration)

Precarious

So, I've was experimenting with some noise and tried to turn it into a song. Not quite sure what to call the end result.

The lyrics:

This is a world of weeds
Its truths unattended
And overextended
It is a world of weeds

It's strange, passing strange
Nothing changes
It's passing strange

We are a band of thieves
The fall a reflection
Of our disaffection
We’re just a band of thieves

It all defies belief
A simple arrangement
of wanton estrangement
But it defies belief

It's strange, passing strange
Nothing changes
It's passing strange


World of Weeds

Remembering an old hero; his expressive style and sound on the electric bass			


Tactics - Mick Karn tribute

Woke up one night with after a nightmare with this song in my head. I needed some help from friends to complete it.
Ebow by Fredrik "Seahawk" Helander
Backing Vocals: Marianne  Holland
Produced by Martin "4th Eden" Eve

False Awakening (feat., Marianne Holland,, Fredrik Helander  & 4th Eden)

YMO、1983年発売「浮気なぼくら」から「邂逅」です。
　
頑張って歌ってみました(笑)
　
例によって耳コピなので所々怪しい箇所がありますが、温かい目で見守りつつ聴いてみて下さい♪

This music is music called "Kai-Koh" which YMO released in 1983.
I sing.
Please listen.

YMO「邂逅～Kai-Koh」(COPY)

1986年発売の坂本龍一さんの「未来派野郎」から。
尖った曲が多いアルバムの中で穏やかな1曲です。
　
今回は当時のFM音源の再現にちょっとこだわってみましたがどうでしょうか？
またまた耳コピなんで所々怪しいトコロがありますが、聴いてみて下さい☆

From Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Future School' released in 1986.
It is a calm song in an album with many pointed songs.
I tried a bit to the of FM sound source.
This is my ear copies, so in some places there are doubtful, but please listen.

Original Music By Ryuchi Sakamoto
 
Instruments:kontakt5 sumpletank3 addictive drum2 and more.
DAW:Mixcraft Studio one 3

Ryuichi Sakamoto -Koudo Kougen-Copy 「黄土高原～コピー」

This the result of a little experiment I was sidetracked by, where I tried to use only hardware instruments to compose and record a complete track. Sounded good in theory, but caused me no end of trouble, since it’s a method that doesn’t fit my normal workflow at all - Particularly not the composing part. Still, I eventually had something that I'm going to call a song.

In the end I wound up cheating a bit as I added some effects in the box, most notably an EchoBoy (from Soundtoys) that I just got and like a lot.

Hardware is mainly a Moog Mother 32, a (Korg) ARP Odyssey, and assorted Eurorack stuff.

Hidden

The missed call

- new sounds transfer station -

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