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Nova for synthesiser Opus: 5 Length: 6 mins approx Instruments: 1979 - Korg micro-preset synthesiser, 2003 - MIDI Composed: 1979 Re-written & re-recorded: 2003 |
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A giant musical crescendo like an exploding star. Klaus Schulze was an inspiration behind this one, specifically his 1974 album "Black Dance". You can download the whole Early Works album from MegaUpload. | ||
| Original recording | This piece marked a return to my original recording method from Upandunder - putting down a drum beat first, then building up tracks by improvising over the top of the existing recording using a second tape recorder. | |
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The 2003 MIDI version adds some more harmonies to the original and fills it out a bit. The frantic bass beat was omitted to give the whole piece a more sinister edge; however I did incorporate a subtle rhythm pattern which is only revealed properly in the lull after the "explosion". |
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