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Thank you very much for taking the time and trouble to explain. That makes it clearer for me now. That hardware Mellotron sound expander could be a good lead to follow.
Frankly, my head is spinning right now with all the choices and variables out there. At the moment, I am edging towards something like a Roland FA-06 or a Korg Krome EX, but ask me tomorrow and I might be looking at something else entirely!
Anyway, I’ll leave you in peace to work on your next cover. How about Watersound?
I’m just at the beginning of my investigations into the world of synths, so forgive what is probably a dim question, but would the keyboard (synth) in the video be something other than the vintage Kontakt Mellotron of which you speak?
I’m looking at various ways of getting song ideas down quickly, building parts and layers, without any computer involvement – going DAWless, basically. I definitely want a synth element but I am considering making it the central item – maybe in the form of a suitable, portable, standalone, polyphonic workstation that has song mode, good drums, proper keys and a million other ‘would likes’ such as being able to get nice Mellotron sounds. The Akai MPC 37 Keys appealed until I realised how much internet connectivity was involved, how many bugs and glitches there are and how the firmware updates keep messing things up (e.g., since the last update, you are now restricted to 4/4 time only). I don’t need that stress! Any suggestions for alternatives would be gratefully received!
Very respectable! I think I prefer it to quite a few covers on those compilations!
Can you please tell me what synth you have there?
@otherdemon: Ah, Ashra! Wonderful stuff! New Age of Earth is a great favourite of mine!
I received both CDs a few days back. I have been delighted to be able to play Child of the Future LOUD on CD players dotted around the place – and in the car! It’s in my top 5 MP albums, even though I find the rankings rather fluid! Ahsol Caravan is a pleasure of an entirely different kind. (I suppose that would be of the Ahsol variety.)
Can they come and shag the UK? I think we might already be fucked though…
The Young Gods’ latest album – their hardest for a while. They are on tour throughout Europe in October, November and December. They are great live, so, if they are anywhere near you, I highly recommend you get along. Everybody knows we will be kissing the sun!
Me too! I really hoped they would make an ambient, instrumental album (not in the vein of Begynnelser). I thought it was in there. The quiet parts of Ancient Astronauts made me think they might go for it. Something like the first half of that Roadworks chien (with Lo) in an expanded, recorded form would also be right up my street!
I’m taking it as read that Child of the Future is brilliant. It’s always been one of their best for me, and I’ve been begging for it in CD/digital form for years! I’m really hoping the direction the next album is supposed to be taking will have something of the same flavour.
Ahsol Caravan is sending me off in all sorts of directions. I mentioned earlier what I guessed was Edgar Froese‘s Bathtub and Florian Fricke‘s Final Flowering. The Holy Mountain mention might or might not be a nod to Jodorowsky. The poster puts me in mind of Meetings with Remarkable Men; I am doubtful that this is a reference, but I do recall an early scene in the film where there is an interesting singing competition in a remote location to which contestants have travelled for days, and it features drones and throat singing.
With the Fricke / Popol Vuh connection, I also note that the film’s credits list Holger Herzog amd Klaus Lyzski – names that might hint at the territory.
Kailash was nagging at me and then I remembered that it was a film Florian made himself rather than scoring for Werner Herzog. As an experiment, I have tried watching it on mute while listening to Ahsol Caravan. Well, it’s not quite the miraculous match (with minor tweaking) that was so stunning with chien/2001 but, actually, it is working quite well! (I’m trying to convince myself I didn’t waste the last three quarters of an hour.) For anyone else out there who doesn’t have a life, see for yourself! I link to the film below.
What I must add is that no one should miss out on Florian’s own soundtrack – nor indeed on almost anything he did! (In den Gärten Pharaos, the Aguirre soundtrack and the beautiful piano of Spirit of Peace come to mind.)
As I said before, that track hits the spot. This video is really nice too. It has a quality that matches the feel of the music. Both offer a space beyond the intellect in which to immerse oneself. You should be proud. Great work!
Maybe I was late finding my way to this, but for anyone else who has been waiting:
Stanley – including bass. In fact, I think this might have more bass than the original broadcast. What do you think, Johnny and Joecoco?
