Re: [AH] Mark Bell/ Varley/ LFO Synth Tricks

From doug
Sent Mon, Dec 10th 2018, 14:55

I believe the YS100 was based on the TX81z chips, but minimally editable 
(can be edited via SysEx, though).

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Doug Huseby
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On 2018-12-10 05:49, Bennett, Paul wrote:
> You can’t beat the old K1 for cheap digital walls of noise.
> 
> Stumbled across a YS100 6 months ago and that has an early LFO sound
> to it too unlike the DX series.
> 
> FROM: Em Wilson [mailto:xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx]
> SENT: 05 December 2018 22:04
> TO: M V
> CC: A. Horton; Royce Lee; analogueheaven
> SUBJECT: Re: [AH] Mark Bell/ Varley/ LFO Synth Tricks
> 
> http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/deep-vibrations/854
> 
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 2:28 PM M V <xx_xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> 
>> Listen to the whole catalogue...
>> 
>> El Ef Oh! alone is timeless
>> 
>> Sheath also has some sublime moments... Sleepy Chicken for one.
>> 
>> I seem to recall from an interview that their setup was super
>> minimal/parsed down. Nothing you wouldn't expect from a UK
>> elektronic band of that era--101, 909, samplers, K1 (obvs)
>> 
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>> 
>> FROM: A. Horton <xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
>> SENT: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 2:35 PM
>> TO: Royce Lee
>> CC: AH
>> SUBJECT: Re: [AH] Mark Bell/ Varley/ LFO Synth Tricks
>> 
>> Can you link some examples of what you're talking about? I'd love to
>> hear him. Anything I've heard out of the guy sounds like a simple
>> thudding 808 and a farting monosynth.
>> On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 2:08 PM Royce Lee <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi AH
>>> 
>>> It would seem that much as composers live on through their scores,
>> electronic musicians could be remembered for their approaches to
>> sound design and arrangement.
>>> 
>>> I've found very little documentation of Advance and Sheath era
>> production, while probably more than enough discussion of
>> Frequencies. I come across some general description of approach with
>> his work with Bjork, but these discussions are usually lacking
>> detail.  Although I understand that Frequencies was conceptually
>> arresting, I find that some of the technique in Advance remains out
>> of reach of even contemporary electronic music, despite the
>> democratization of what once was esoteric gear.
>>> 
>>> Any pointers to discussions, articles on this era of Mark Bell
>> would be valuable to me and probably the archives as well!
>>> 
>>> What little I've learned online has already proved valuable, such
>> as discovering the Casio FZ filter. I find that even with that, I'm
>> missing something that Mark Bell had mastery of.
>>> 
>>> Royce
>>> 
>>> 
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