MOTM

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> >
> > 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.
>
>
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