The Playlist of Life --- Trollheart's resurrected Journal

Plankton · 04-24-2013, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Ears

Are there real and sequenced drums on Krill? ?

Are you playing all instruments, Plankton, except on Canadian Mist?

All drums are sequenced, and yes I'm playing Bass, Rythm, and Lead Guitar on all except "Canadian Mist", on that I'm playing just the rythm (clean/distorted) guitars and the lead, in which I'm using a stock wah from my HD500 pedal.

On "Shoveled", I used a VST instrument (FreeVST with Synthfont) for the synth sound in the opening and BG. I forgot to mention that to TH when he asked.

Big Ears · 05-02-2013, 01:12 AM

Well done, TH, for emphasising the way in which high quality music was created on, what is now, relatively primitive technology. The Beatles only had four tracks, but Paul McCartney has said they recorded on separate tracks and then put them on to one and then built it up layers of subsequent tapes.

In irritates me when people, with hindsight, call this sort of instrumental synthesizer music, new age. At the time, it seemed like a new form of symphnonic or classical music. Certainly, I would group Jarre's music with that of Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Tangerine Dream and Dave Greenslade.

Jean-Michel is son of Maurice Jarre who wrote the scores for Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, among many other films. If my memory serves me correctly, he also wrote the score for Caravan to Vaccares (1974), which starred Charlotte Rampling, Jean-Michel's future wife.

Jean-Michel Jarre's next album, Equinoxe, is almost as good as Oxygene. I was not aware of Oxygene Parts 7-13, so I will have to track them down.

Plankton · 05-02-2013, 08:36 AM

JMJ!

Thanks for jarring (pun intended) my brain. I know what I'm puting in for the ride home tonight.

Big Ears · 05-19-2013, 04:22 AM

on the 100,000

Powerstars · 05-19-2013, 10:03 AM

Cool, you got me interested in this album! It sounds cool.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-19-2013, 10:13 AM

Let me see if I've got this right.
You do an entire musical tribute to the freedom of Nelson Mandela and yet you don't include Free Nelson Mandela by The Specials?

Trollheart · 05-19-2013, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

Let me see if I've got this right.
You do an entire musical tribute to the freedom of Nelson Mandela and yet you don't include Free Nelson Mandela by The Specials?

Yeah I thought about it but decided it was WAYYY too obvious. I wanted to get some music that was more subtly relevant. It's what I try to do with this section. Anyone can go for the blindingly obvious; I just prefer to be a little more original if I can.

Big Ears · 05-19-2013, 12:41 PM

Shock to the System is the best track on Union, but when they released a live version of the album, it was omitted.

Here's Jon in his pyjamas and don't ask what Steve Howe has done to his hair:

03 Shock To The System - YouTube

zombie kid · 05-24-2013, 07:05 PM

Wow, this is a really extensive journal. Good job Trollheart. I was reading some of your very early posts in here and everything is so well written and you go into so much detail about things. I noticed you have a couple of other ones too so I'll be looking at those ones as well.

Trollheart · 05-24-2013, 07:23 PM

Thanks Kid! Always nice to get a new visitor, specially someone who comments. If you're into TV or movies, you'll probably enjoy "The Couch Potato". Be sure to let me know if there's anything you want to see, like or don't: comment and debate always welcome.

05-02-2013, 01:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Big Ears Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 434	Well done, TH, for emphasising the way in which high quality music was created on, what is now, relatively primitive technology. The Beatles only had four tracks, but Paul McCartney has said they recorded on separate tracks and then put them on to one and then built it up layers of subsequent tapes. In irritates me when people, with hindsight, call this sort of instrumental synthesizer music, new age. At the time, it seemed like a new form of symphnonic or classical music. Certainly, I would group Jarre's music with that of Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, Tangerine Dream and Dave Greenslade. Jean-Michel is son of Maurice Jarre who wrote the scores for Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, among many other films. If my memory serves me correctly, he also wrote the score for Caravan to Vaccares (1974), which starred Charlotte Rampling, Jean-Michel's future wife. Jean-Michel Jarre's next album, Equinoxe, is almost as good as Oxygene. I was not aware of Oxygene Parts 7-13, so I will have to track them down. __________________ My Journal: Rabbiting On

05-02-2013, 08:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	JMJ! Thanks for jarring (pun intended) my brain. I know what I'm puting in for the ride home tonight. __________________ See location...

05-19-2013, 04:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Big Ears Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 434	on the 100,000 __________________ My Journal: Rabbiting On

05-19-2013, 10:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Powerstars Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 450	Cool, you got me interested in this album! It sounds cool. __________________ Last.Fm My New Journal Favorite Album Of The Moment: They Might Be Giants - Glean

05-19-2013, 10:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Let me see if I've got this right. You do an entire musical tribute to the freedom of Nelson Mandela and yet you don't include Free Nelson Mandela by The Specials? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-19-2013, 12:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
Big Ears Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 434	Shock to the System is the best track on Union, but when they released a live version of the album, it was omitted. Here's Jon in his pyjamas and don't ask what Steve Howe has done to his hair: 03 Shock To The System - YouTube __________________ My Journal: Rabbiting On

05-24-2013, 07:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
zombie kid Music Addict Join Date: May 2013 Location: in a grave. Posts: 77	Wow, this is a really extensive journal. Good job Trollheart. I was reading some of your very early posts in here and everything is so well written and you go into so much detail about things. I noticed you have a couple of other ones too so I'll be looking at those ones as well.

05-24-2013, 07:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Thanks Kid! Always nice to get a new visitor, specially someone who comments. If you're into TV or movies, you'll probably enjoy "The Couch Potato". Be sure to let me know if there's anything you want to see, like or don't: comment and debate always welcome. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode