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been awhile

I found an old sketch I made several years ago, and thought this needed some further polishing. A very happy chord progression with a four on the floor stomping beat, that grew into a solid song. As usual I have some nice accoustic strumming guitars and a searing guitar solo from Håvard, but this time can proudly present some real brass from Bullseye Horns. Børge-Are did a quick arrangement of the original synth brass section and went to work with Mats and Kristoffer.

The Way You Make Me Feel

¿Plata o Plomo?

The explosive first single from SENTINEL, OUT NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVD4z7IDUw0

BUY SENTINEL: https://dnotive.bandcamp.com/album/sentinel

Red Light Syndrome

New track off the forthcoming LP by George Fields called "Glad To Meet You". 

Featuring emcees Glad2Mecha, Realistic, Triple C, John Robinson, Doam Peace, Alildab, A.G (D.I.T.C) 

Pre-order link will be up 1st of December. 

Limited to 300 vinyl. First 100 pressed on white/yellow vinyl and include a "Welcome To Dorset" postcard. 

ALso 100 limited edition cassettes will be available. 

Music written and produced by: George Fields
Additional production and mixing by: Harry Warren
Mastered by: John Dent
Front cover photo by: Rory Fisher
Layout Design by: Darrell Krum 

2015 Under The Sun Records, Dorset, U.K. All rights reserved

George Fields - Worldwide Ft. Triple C, Glad2Mecha

flamboyant rmx

It's a Feeling

The first song made in my new studio setup right before Christmas 2020. Used most of the synthesizers and mastered using the Silver Bullet and Ozone 8.

Used gear: 
Alesis - HR-16
AKAI - S612 (x2)
AKAI - AX-60
Ensoniq - ESQ-m
Ensoniq - Fizmo
Ensoniq - TS-10
Ensoniq - SD-1
KORG - EX-8000
KORG - DVP-1
KORG - Wavestation A/D
KORG - M1Rex
Kurzweil - 1000PX
Kurzweil - 1000HX Horn Expander
Roland - D-50
Roland - D-70
Roland - D-110
Roland - JD-800
Roland - JD-990
Roland - JX-3P
Roland - JV-880
Roland - JV-2080
Roland - MKS-20
Roland - MKS-30
Roland - MKS-50
Roland - MKS-70
Roland - W-30
Technics - KN1000
Yamaha - Reface CS
Yamaha - Motif-Rack
Yamaha - TX816
Yamaha - TX81z (2x)
Yamaha - TG77
Yamaha - SY99
Yamaha - XS7

ReFX - Nexus2
Vengeance samples
Ensoniq - DP/4+
iZotope - Ozone 8
LouderThanLiftOff - Silver Bullet
Lexicon - PXM-70
Solid State Logic - SSL2+
Strymon - BigSky
Yamaha - REV7
Yamaha - SPX90ii
Yamaha - LS9-32
TC Electronic - Corona

Wonderful You!

My contribution to The Sound of SceneSat Volume 6.
https://music.scenesat.com/album/the-sound-of-scenesat-volume-6

Using only hardware synths (and some drum and SID samples) I set out to make an all «analog» tune, using nothing but good old gear and keeping things retro. Apart from some drum samples and SID samples played by my Roland S770, 760 and such, all sounds are from old 80s and 90s synths. All Roland MKS, JX-3P, D-50, TR-707, Yamaha SY, TX, Ensoniq TS, SD, Fizmo, AKAI S612 and so on. All effects are external too, PCM-70, REV7, BigSky, DP/4+, TC 2290 and so on. Happy listening and greetings to the rest of the SceneSat crew!

Sound of SceneSat Volume 6

Analog Love

collabo? Hit me up on SC, or easybeatz@gmail.com

Regarded by many as 'Synthwave's Best-Kept Secret', Video Kids arrived on the scene with their self-titled debut album release in 2020. Unanimously praised by the Genre's critics, the album delivers a fresh yet authentically '80s inspired collection of well-crafted Synthpop hits. The duo have recently had the pleasure of opening for Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp on his 'Back to the '80s' UK tour, and are planning to follow up with new music in 2023.

Electronic musician from Norway. I started playing piano/keyboards in the mid 80s. After a few years at the municipal music school, I quickly grew tired of the simple piano-only education and got to move on to classes with keyboards and synths. From the early beginning with Technics K-200 rhythm keyboard from 1983 via some Casios/Hohner keyboards, I evolved with the later Technics KN-1000 and KN-2000 before moving on to Roland XP-50. As the computer revolution made DAWs affordable, 1999 made sequencing using Cubase easy and the studio grew ever larger with more outboard gear. Today the studio has become a sizeable and functional MIDI/arranging studio with over 40 synths/modules and more centered around a MacPro with MOTU’s Digital Performer, and numerous more or less famous productions.

I have always had a musical approach towards sound engineering and composing, rooted mainly in vivid harmonic structures and saturated compositions. Inspiration has always been the likes of Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Eric Serra to name a few giants in the electronic scene, but also a heart towards well produced pop music from the 70s and 80s as well as epic film scores from John Williams, Alan Silvestri and Hans Zimmer. The baby era of computer music from the late 80s and early 90s was also a heavy influence.

Electronic producer d.notive has been at the forefront innovative sound design for well over a decade. Entranced by the lush and dynamic soundscapes of the 1980's, his aesthetic borrows heavily from the cinematic imagery of Neo-noir, classic alternative music, and of course synthpop.

Leveraging a rich, illustrious backdrop of classic synthesizers, his work includes countless pop songs and dance tracks, video game soundtracks, cartoon fan music, and film scores, drawing comparisons to artists like Depeche Mode, New Order, and Duran Duran.

His critically acclaimed album Sentinel has enjoyed consistent rotation thanks to synthwave outlets like NewRetroWave, with the first single "Red Light Syndrome" debuting at the #7 spot on their weekly charts. He has also been a regular collaborator with FiXT records, appearing alongside artists Cassetter, Fury Weekend, and Scandroid. Additionally, he maintains a close relationship with Funky Way Records (the official label of Funky Panda,) and Laserdiscs Records as a noted contributor to the original soundtrack for UK-based independent film "The Summoner." 

His signature vocal style even earned him a leading role in a short animation by Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss animator Vivienne "Vivziepop" Medrano.

"...d.notive’s music is all bound by an energy that is completely entrancing..."

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