Testing out a 1979 Crumar Performer following repairs at Hideaway Studio.  Like so many other Italian synths of the day I find this little wonder may not be feature rich but has so much heart to give - a lovely sounding instrument!

Composition & Recording Copyright D.A.Wilson, Hideaway Studio 2023.

1979 Crumar Performer: Corde del Cuore...

Lyrics:

deep in the woods,
lives something the world forgot
stood on legs a-trembling,
it's remembering

deep in the woods,
shame lives buried under time
but the spirit's lingering,
living through its malcontent

terrifying might! 
reaching such dizzying height!
when a monster's on parade,
all the humans stay afraid
and it's such a thrilling show!
oh, i wonder if they know?
that what makes them so afraid
is the monster that they made?

oh, the skyscrapers come down

deep in the woods,
outcasts were sent to atone
for their sinful treachery
of love and levity

sentenced to die,
to the elements and time
the spirits then unified
justice for the crime of pain

terrifying might!
reaching such dizzying height!
brings destruction unto man
with a light pole in its hand
and it's such a thrilling show!
oh, i wonder if they know?
that what makes them so afraid
is the monster that they made?

oh, the skyscrapers come down, down

none are perfect, your way's bullshit
i won't live how you prefer it
and in answer, you say "monster"
well, if that's what you're all after

now you tremble, so much smaller
we all smile and grow taller
aren't you all the reapers of hope?
then come reap the rage you have sown

terrifying might!
reaching such dizzying height!
when a monster's on parade,
all the humans stay afraid
and it's such a thrilling show!
oh, i wonder if they know?
oh, the monster that they made
has refused to be afraid

oh, the skies are coming down

(lyrics and composition by Alexei Lee
made in MuseScore 4 and Synthesizer V Studio Pro and mastered in FL Studio and Audacity. (oy.))

The Kaiju Song

Hard to categorise - electronic classical?  Very melodic and playful little number... 

Magical Movement Number One

I never want to be famous in any capacity, that sort of life is unattractive. The only benefit it'd have is money. I'm just a lover of music and amateur composer posting things he's made in Musescore, just for the sake of sharing things. I don't want to be famous, but I do like the thought of having my work be known by a handful of people at most.

D.A.Wilson is an Electronic Engineer, Sound Designer & Vintage Synth Specialist with a particular interest in combining vintage tube, classic analog and modern digital technologies working as a synth engineer looking after a very considerable amount of vintage studio equipment for Will Gregory (Goldfrapp / Moog Ensemble) and a number of other internationally celebrated electronic musicians and producers.  Having undertaken several major restorations and produced custom electronic designs for a number of major artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Dani is also known for fully restoring two out of the world's four remaining 1979 Crumar GDS and partially restoring 1938 Novachord 346 (the only known operational Novachord in the UK) to playable order along with developing and producing the new Elfin family of 8-bit polysynths and the popular MIDI Front Panel Animator (FPA), Filter Defeat Module (FDM) and XD-280 Drive Emulator upgrades for the AKAI S612 sampler.

Demos of the S612 Upgrades in Action: 

https://soundcloud.com/hideaway-studio/sets/hideaway-studios-s612-front


Hideaway Studio Kontakt Sound libraries may be purchased directly from: 
https://www.lootaudio.com/category/kontakt-instruments/hideaway-studios
 

..and a nice introduction by Cory Pelizzari to the Hideaway Studio Kontakt Libraries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-C7a3ChC9U&feature=emb_title


For more on releases from Hideaway Studio for Kontakt please visit the blog at:  www.hideawaystudio.net

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