>
> Recently someone (Paul?) mentioned that Robert Rich was coming out with a
> new CD (video?) that was "Forbidden Planet"-like (I ∗think∗ that was the
> comparison) and was MOTM-heavy.
>
The release date is Sept. 15th. I probably can't say much more specifically
:)
What I ∗can∗ say:
a) I am sending a FREE CD to every active MOTM customer as a thank-you gift
(OK this was
to be a surprise, so...........SURPRISE!)
b) It is MOTM, effects (reverb, etc) and processing of external inputs (some
flute, some voice). THAT'S ALL!
c) I can gloat because I have a one-off of the master :) As far as the music
itself goes:
a) you need a REALLY GOOD system to hear everything. If you don't, get some
good headphones (I use the
industry-standard Sony MDR-7506 at about $95/pr). The opening piece's 'lead
voice' is a bass line that is
like a big drum made of animal hide hit with a sledgehammer. The voice is
made with 12 (!) sine waves and
cascaded '440 filters. WHUMP WHUMP WHUMP!!
b) the CD is 1 continuous piece 53 min. long in about 9 'sections'. There is
no fade to silence, but you can easily
hear the transitions.
c) What does it sound like? Well, I think it's safe to say that you HAVE NOT
hear anything quite like it. It is
definitely 'pre-Wendy Bach' electronic music style. It is not 'bleepy and
bloopy' because Robert likes dark, complex
timbres and his production is so breathtaking that it doesn't compare
directly to the now-crude pre-1968 recordings.
In places, it reminds me of:
Wendy Carlos' 'Beauty in the Beast' and 'Sonic Seasonings'
Robert Rich's 'Stalker'
Pink Floyd's "Ummagumma" and "Saucerful of Secrets"
John Cage
Terry Riley
Phillip Glass "Einstein on the Beach"
The first time I listened uninterrupted all the way through, the overall
feeling was:
"Soundtrack to a 1963 sci-fi movie about alien bird creatures on a desert
planet." But with modern recording
and production techniques. But that's just me.
There will be many of you that won't like it, I'm sure. NOT dance, or party
background music. Not even CLOSE.
But it IS 99.5% MOTM, and just listening and wondering how he got those
sounds out of the modules is worth the trip.
I'll post more in late August.
Paul S.