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| - | [[Uncertain Times]] reacts to my [[TAFKAP]] post[http://un-certaintimes.blogspot.com/2008/07/on-youtube-prince-formerly-known-and.html]. And posts [[World music classic|wm classic]] #55; "[[Tainted Love]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSehtaY6k1U&] by [[Gloria Jones]]. I'd like to throw in [[Ann Peebles]]'s "[[I Can't Stand the Rain (song)|I Can't Stand the Rain]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCrA5Lq5XU&] and [[O. V. Wright]]'s version[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY4HycGdfrc&] of [[Latimore]]'s "[[Let's Straighten it Out]]" as number 56 and 57. | + | The '''Minimoog''' is a [[monophonic (synthesizers)|monophonic]] [[analog synthesizer]], invented by Bill Hemsath and [[Robert Moog]]. Released in [[1970]] by the original [[Moog Music]], it was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers. |
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| - | The "Rain" track by Peebles is a curious example of an 808-sounding bassline (but more probably generated by a [[minimoog]]) which can also be heard on "[[Why Can't We Live Together?]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikrz4RFDhjA] (which was [[wmc]] #2) and some of [[Lee "Scratch" Perry |Perry]]'s work, such as "[[Kentucky Skank]]" and to a lesser degree "[[Soul Fire]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKDLbKt9C6s&], with its cow-bell-style percussion. | + | * [[Chick Corea]] with his band [[Return to Forever]]. |
| - | + | * [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] - [[Keith Emerson]] used a minimoog on many Emerson, Lake & Palmer songs. | |
| - | While we're on the subject of Perry: check "The City Too Hot" and a very nice selection of other Perry material.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hEhI35LWxQ]. | + | * [[Rick Wakeman]]'s album ''Six Wives of Henry VIII'' which demonstrates many of the Minimoog's characteristic sounds. |
| - | + | * [[Pink Floyd]]'s 1975 song [[Shine On You Crazy Diamond|Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 6)]] has Minimoog solo performed by [[Rick Wright]]. | |
| - | <hr> | + | * [[The Zodiac]]'s only album ''Cosmic Sounds'' which is claimed to be the first album to feature the moog synthesizer. |
| - | [[Ann Peebles]] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCrA5Lq5XU | + | * [[Jeff Beck]]'s album ''Wired'', on which [[Jan Hammer]] demonstrates pitch-bending technique using the wheel. |
| - | <hr> | + | * [[Kraftwerk]]'s 1974 album ''[[Autobahn (album)|Autobahn]]'', which was a revolutionary record in the development of electronic music. |
| - | ''[[The Fold]]'' (2008) will [[premiere]] [[2008 August 3]]. It is an erotically-based science fiction series. | + | * [[Larry Fast|Synergy]]'s ''Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra'', recorded with a Minimoog, an [[Oberheim]] expander module controlled by an early Oberheim DS-2 digital sequencer and a [[Mellotron]]. Also, the second album, ''Sequencer'' has several Minimoog and Moog 15 modular synthesizer-based compositions. |
| - | <hr> | + | * [[Gary Numan]]'s 1979 album ''[[Replicas (album)|Replicas]]'' (under the name [[Tubeway Army]]) is essentially built around the Minimoog. His follow-up releases ''[[The Pleasure Principle (album)|The Pleasure Principle]]'' (1979) and ''[[Telekon]]'' (1980) also heavily feature the instrument. |
| - | ''[[Revolt of the Mannequins]]'' | + | * [[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]] made the Minimoog an integral part of their sound, especially in their mid-1970s recordings. Keyboard player [[Manfred Mann]] used the pitch control to create a distinctive, plaintive sound. |
| - | <hr> | + | * [[Geddy Lee]] of [[Rush]] used a Minimoog on several Rush albums, from 1977's ''A Farewell to Kings'' to 1982's ''Signals''. On the live release ''Exit... Stage Left'', Lee can be heard manually "tweaking" the dials to produce unusual sounds in the space between songs ''The Trees'' and ''Xanadu''. |
| - | I may have dismissed [[Philip Sherburne]]'s piece on the current state of beats too quickly in my recent comment.[http://jahsonic.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/the-prince-copyright-controversy-and-wmc-54/#comment-31163] | + | * Tony Hymas used the MiniMoog quite a lot on the Ph.D. album "Is It Safe" |
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| - | The piece came my way via [[Simon Reynolds]][http://blissout.blogspot.com/2008/07/philip-sherburne-addresses-malaise-in.html] a couple of days back: | + | |
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| - | :"[[Philip Sherburne]] addresses the [[malaise]] in [[electronic dance]] culture (i didn't know the [[music industry|economic side]] of it had gotten that [[parlous]]) and convenes a kind of brain trust to come up with remedies. --[[Simon Reynolds]] | + | |
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| - | And thus starts Sherburne's piece: | + | |
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| - | "[[Everything]] feels [[fucked up]]. The [[environment]], the [[economy]], [[war]], [[terrorism]], ..." --[[Philip Sherburne]] [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/142152-the-month-in-techno] | + | |
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| - | Regarding the [[music industry|economic side]] Sherburne says: | + | |
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| - | :"Still, dance music is suffering from some very real maladies, many of them economic. Record sales are declining-- labels that once could confidently move 1,000 copies of a 12" single now struggle to sell 250-- and legal downloads, while presumably growing, aren't taking up the slack." | + | |
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| - | As I said in my comment I find it hard to imagine that beats are going out of fashion. | + | |
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| - | Witness these beats set to [[The Stones]]'s "[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY0DVU0xEr0] [[remix]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDCm5A5FTe0] by Belgian [[dance-punk]]ers [[Soulwax]]. Listen for the choral arrangements by [[Jack Nitzsche]]. | + | |
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| - | Regarding beats going out of fashion from a theoretical point of view. | + | |
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| - | The [[beat]] is a [[celebration]] of [[dance]], dance is a celebration of [[hedonism]]. Hedonism flourishes in [[economic boom]]s. Today is an era of [[poverty]]. Beats do not fit in poverty. Perhaps. But. Counter example one: the beats of [[Lindy Hop]] during [[Great Depression|Depression America]]. So evidence inconclusive, but if I had to investigate I would follow the economic boom/malaise route. | + | |
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The Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. Released in 1970 by the original Moog Music, it was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers.
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Notable recordings
- Chick Corea with his band Return to Forever.
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Keith Emerson used a minimoog on many Emerson, Lake & Palmer songs.
- Rick Wakeman's album Six Wives of Henry VIII which demonstrates many of the Minimoog's characteristic sounds.
- Pink Floyd's 1975 song Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 6) has Minimoog solo performed by Rick Wright.
- The Zodiac's only album Cosmic Sounds which is claimed to be the first album to feature the moog synthesizer.
- Jeff Beck's album Wired, on which Jan Hammer demonstrates pitch-bending technique using the wheel.
- Kraftwerk's 1974 album Autobahn, which was a revolutionary record in the development of electronic music.
- Synergy's Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra, recorded with a Minimoog, an Oberheim expander module controlled by an early Oberheim DS-2 digital sequencer and a Mellotron. Also, the second album, Sequencer has several Minimoog and Moog 15 modular synthesizer-based compositions.
- Gary Numan's 1979 album Replicas (under the name Tubeway Army) is essentially built around the Minimoog. His follow-up releases The Pleasure Principle (1979) and Telekon (1980) also heavily feature the instrument.
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band made the Minimoog an integral part of their sound, especially in their mid-1970s recordings. Keyboard player Manfred Mann used the pitch control to create a distinctive, plaintive sound.
- Geddy Lee of Rush used a Minimoog on several Rush albums, from 1977's A Farewell to Kings to 1982's Signals. On the live release Exit... Stage Left, Lee can be heard manually "tweaking" the dials to produce unusual sounds in the space between songs The Trees and Xanadu.
- Tony Hymas used the MiniMoog quite a lot on the Ph.D. album "Is It Safe"
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