Members endmusik Posted August 9, 2006 Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 If this is spam, I'm sorry - I'm suffering from a moment of pride Today sees the release of "Northern Air" - the third full length from my project The Wretch. There's a full streaming preview up on my site, and if so inclined a cd can be ordered via a link from there as well - http://www.thewretch.com/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=37 On topic, this album sees a MASSIVE wall of experimentation with gear. Some equipment used: Synths - Elektron Monomachine, Elektron Machinedrum, Elektron Sidstation Nord Modular G2, Roland MC-202, Roland SH-09, Roland RS09, Roland Juno 6, Future Retro Revolution, Yamaha CS-15, Waldorf Microwave XTK, Yamaha FS1R. Effects: Metasonix TM-1, Metasonix TX-1, Sherman Filterbank, Moog MF-101 And my baby, my 1956 Sears and Roebuck 5 watt tube amp Guitar processing done with some neat pedals: Effector 13 soda meiser, a Schumann PLL, a gnarly old Marlboro Wailer re-badged Ibanez Standard Fuzz, and a few alesis modfx sprinkled to taste... So once again, sorry for the spam, and I hope some of you get a chance to listen and enjoy! /michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted August 9, 2006 Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 Schumann, Sherman, and Elektron? I'm packin' a healthy chub right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dorme1 Posted August 9, 2006 Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 wow pretty cool stuff! I haven't had a chance to "really" listen to it, but from the brief bits I sampled I like it...drum programming/certain aspects remind me a bit of skinny puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted August 9, 2006 Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 Congratulations Michael! There's no better feeling than successful completion Sounds great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted August 9, 2006 Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 I'm {censored}ing loving Running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members endmusik Posted August 9, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Allerian Posted August 9, 2006 Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 Love the sounds on this album. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zoink Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 Your album sounds really good. Nice work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 So where do I download it from?? No, just kidding man, good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eminor9 Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 Congrats on the album, very much liked the title track !Curious to know what you used for the dulcimer type sound during intro. Also did you gate the guitar through the MnM on this track ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eatsdrummachine Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 congrats, michael! and holy digital exorcism. sounds good, sir:)/jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members syncretism Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 Originally posted by endmusik a Schumann PLL Lucky duck - I went on a waiting list a year ago for this, and it seems that he's stopped making them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 Awesome Work man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 Holy crap man this is *really* good stuff! Most impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moogerfooger Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 WOW --- fantastic -- love it congrats michael do you have a deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moogerfooger Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 Michael just downloaded in aac format --I tried to be generous but paypal would't let me -- best 8 bucks I have spent for a long time best of luck moogerfooger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members endmusik Posted August 11, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 wow guys - thanks for all the feedback! it means alot to me. 2 years working on it in almost a complete vacuum has made me kind of numb to the material... I know I'm happy with it but I've been living with the material so long I've lost all subjectivity As to individual questions: Niall - the PLL is my buddy Eric's - he got on the waiting list when it was relatively short, and a good long while before it was written up in Tape Op - the list is beyond reasonable now and I don't think my name will ever come up..... it's a freaking blast though - definitely the top of my want list but I try not to think about it because it's pretty much chasing a ghost. As for a deal: no deal - I publish some music through Magnatune (the first two albums are there, this one may go up there but I'm going through CDBaby to get iTunes distribution so I'll give it to them if they want that aspect of digital distribution). I wouldn't turn down a deal under the right terms, but for now I'm happy self-releasing. I'll be sending this album off to a couple of labels just to see if anyone wants to take a gamble anyway As for sounds: on the title track that's no dulcimer, it's a horribly abused piano that I sampled and used heavily as sound sources throughout the album - that's the most present. I'll probably transcribe my track notes at some point as there's alot of pretty funked up stuff I did to audio on this album..... The guitar gating is actually just a horrible chopjob in phatmatik pro, embracing the effect of crazy gated doubletime tempo-synched rexing of guitar loops. There was ALOT of monomachine gating on vocals/guitar/etc in various tracks though! Moogerfooger - downloaded in AAC? Are you referring to one of the other albums on Magnatune? Thanks again everybody /michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moogerfooger Posted August 11, 2006 Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 yea-- I downloaded Cyst -- I got it playin now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members endmusik Posted August 11, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2006 Originally posted by moogerfooger yea-- I downloaded Cyst -- I got it playin now Awesome! Thanks btw - this week I'll also be releasing a free online "ep" of outtakes, alternate versions and remixes, alot of instrumental content in there as well as some kick ass remixes. And the video for the title track is going up real soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keyman-sam Posted August 12, 2006 Members Share Posted August 12, 2006 {censored}ing awesome. Pretty much sums it up. Drum work is excellent - what are your sources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moogerfooger Posted August 12, 2006 Members Share Posted August 12, 2006 I pre ordered "Northeren Air" through your website -- looking forward to getting it ---keep up the good work and keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members endmusik Posted August 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2006 Originally posted by keyman-sam {censored}ing awesome. Pretty much sums it up. Drum work is excellent - what are your sources? Drums: Elektron Machinedrum, found percussion sampled and re-sampled (Define Where I End's intro kickdrum is a dog's heart beating from a russian cold war documentary) and I have a collection of clean breakbeats from various libraires purchased and trimmed over the years, mostly just uptempo live drum kits that I slice and edit to death with phatmatik pro (I'll be buried with a copy of that damned plug on a cd-r) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members endmusik Posted August 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2006 Originally posted by moogerfooger I pre ordered "Northeren Air" through your website -- looking forward to getting it ---keep up the good work and keep us posted. Ah, thanks for reminding me - it's shipping from stock now so I should change the website to say "order" instead of preorder..... thanks for ordering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moogerfooger Posted August 12, 2006 Members Share Posted August 12, 2006 your quite welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members endmusik Posted August 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2006 and today sees the release of the video for the title track! Northern Air Video http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1 048046956&n=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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