From Delirious to Immortal: The Analog Archives
Sampling my vintage one-note-at-a-time Minimoog Model D allowed it to become polyphonic, making chords of analog filter sweeps and multi-voiced melody lines possible. The result is my album Delirious, a hybrid of digital and analog technology.
But that was not my first experience creating electronic music. Before samplers, before midi, before sequencing; it was me, my minimoog and my Teac 4-track.
Every note had to be performed live, every melody line played and overdubbed from beginning to end. There was no
digital editing, no computers, no copy and paste. Difficult? Sure was, but I loved every minute of it.
The equipment I used at the time was:
· Minimoog Model D
· Crumar Performer
· Wurlitzer Electronic Piano Model 100
· Roland RE-201 Space Echo
· Mu-tron Phasor II
· MXR Flanger
· Casiotone MT-45
· Casio VL-1
· Casio SK-1 (on "Distance" only)
· Teac 4-track A3440
· Teac 4-track A2340-SX
In the mid-1980's samplers became commonplace and in the early 1990's
excellent, powerful sampling keyboards became affordable. Having spent so many years
recording with a limited studio and multi-track tape, I found the
sounds offered by keyboard samplers and the ease and power of sequencing
irresistible.
However, what to do with all that old analog music I worked so hard creating?
Every musician has huge reservations about letting the world
hear anything they've done that isn't perfect. I decided that I love this
music too much not to let it be heard, flaws and all.
I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as I enjoyed creating it.
