deadsy - mansion world; the part at about 3:25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6DuNO1d1RM
also, their song le cirque en rose has a killer lead towards the beginning, on a jp-8000, i believe.
The Buggles' "Age of Plastic" album (1980)
Genesis' "Domino" (Invisible Touch, 1986) or "Firth of Fifth" (Selling England by the Pound, 1973)
ELO's "Time" album (1981)
Anything played by Tony Banks, Billy Currie, Mark Kelly or Andy Richards
The Listening Pool (OMD minus Andy McCluskey), "Still life" album (1993)
Peter Gabriel's albums
Gilles
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:58 pm
by gfriden
Very few mentions of classic light-weight synth-pop songs so far. Is there something embarrasing about synth-pop ? Come on guys, show us your inner pop-nerd! I'll go first: Just Can't Get Enough. Hm, I think that's a MOOG Prodigy Vince is playing the lead riff on. Not 100% sure though...
gfriden wrote:Very few mentions of classic light-weight synth-pop songs so far. Is there something embarrasing about synth-pop ? Come on guys, show us your inner pop-nerd! I'll go first: Just Can't Get Enough. Hm, I think that's a MOOG Prodigy Vince is playing the lead riff on. Not 100% sure though...
I've seen Vince playing the riff on a Roland SH-1 in some old video but I don't think he used one on the studio version.
I know that he used a Jupiter 4 at the time--and possibly he still used the Kawai 100F ("Just can't get enough" was recorded in Aug '81)-- so I'd say with 99% certainty that one of those does the riff.
I think Andy Fletcher was playing the Moog Prodigy (and Martin Gore used a Yamaha CS-5) but afaik it was mostly used as a bass synth on Speak & Spell.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:56 am
by Joey
Micke wrote:
gfriden wrote:Very few mentions of classic light-weight synth-pop songs so far. Is there something embarrasing about synth-pop ? Come on guys, show us your inner pop-nerd! I'll go first: Just Can't Get Enough. Hm, I think that's a MOOG Prodigy Vince is playing the lead riff on. Not 100% sure though...
I've seen Vince playing the riff on a Roland SH-1 in some old video but I don't think he used one on the studio version.
I know that he used a Jupiter 4 at the time--and possibly he still used the Kawai 100F ("Just can't get enough" was recorded in Aug '81)-- so I'd say with 99% certainty that one of those does the riff.
I think Andy Fletcher was playing the Moog Prodigy (and Martin Gore used a Yamaha CS-5) but afaik it was mostly used as a bass synth on Speak & Spell.
Didnt andy play a moog source? Or was that around the time of a Broken Frame?
I remember seeing a few videos of them playing speak and spell songs where andy has a source.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:14 am
by Byrthfood
Andy used the Prodigy on Speak & Spell but around the time it came out he got the Source and used that live and on Broken Frame.
And it probably is the Jupiter or maybe 100F doing the just cant get enough riff.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:28 pm
by Micke
Joey wrote:
Didnt andy play a moog source? Or was that around the time of a Broken Frame?
I remember seeing a few videos of them playing speak and spell songs where andy has a source.
Yes, Andy did use a Moog source live and in the studio but that was sometime after Speak & Spell was recorded.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:18 pm
by Soundwave
Around 4:26 it's Electronic Battle Weapon 6 by the Chemical Bros which was a 12" only release for DJ's and has the most bad a*s analogue synth rhythm that keeps twisting and building up with cutoff and resonance like a demon (shame about the d**k MC ranting over it tho). Took me years to find out what this track was! 8)
Crispy Bacon by ole Laurent is another filthy bassline apparently a JD800!
The most bad a*s techno track ever with a chilling anthem that still sends shivers down my spine especially at 6:05 . I use this to test the bass of any new speakers.
Another old school techno classic!
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:20 pm
by Analogue Crazy
I think it was the Jupiter-4 that did the 'Just can't get enough' riff.
Here is my recreation of the sound on my Jupe4:
It sounds very close.
(shame about the d**k MC ranting over it tho). Took me years to find out what this track was! 8)
. I use this to test the bass of any new speakers.