Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
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Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Has anyone had a look at this? It's short, but I just about wet myself. I knew that there was this mythical beast called the 'Cabin' that VInce Clarke had that housed his synthdom, but this slayed me...
ARP's and obie's and roland's, oh my!
http://www.vbs.tv/watch/motherboard/ele ... nce-clarke
ARP's and obie's and roland's, oh my!
http://www.vbs.tv/watch/motherboard/ele ... nce-clarke
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Be sure to check out his video blogs where he demos some of his classic synths:
http://www.vinceclarkemusic.com/video/index.html
http://www.vinceclarkemusic.com/video/index.html
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
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Great, great links, guys! Clarke's studio setup and songwriting philosophy is inspiring . . .
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Great, great links, guys! Clarke's studio setup and songwriting philosophy is inspiring . . .

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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Lucky indeed. The background song that bookends that video is the instrumental version of Any Second Now, which I covered last year.
I am no longer in pursuit of vintage synths. The generally absurd inflation from demand versus practical use and maintenance costs is no longer viable. The internet has suffocated and vanquished yet another wonderful hobby. Too bad.
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Thanks a bunch for posting this. He seems like a very "real" kind of person. Very inspiring.
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Thanks for the links. Vince is awesome. Such talent, and he seems really down-to-earth too.
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Solderman wrote:Lucky indeed. The background song that bookends that video is the instrumental version of Any Second Now, which I covered last year.
That it a terrific cover! I kept waiting for Martin to start singing. What instruments did you use to make it?
Anyways, Clarke is one of my favorites, and The Cabin is a thing of beauty. I do not know about you, but would spend whole days in there moving from synth to synth.
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Mucho thanks. JP8-lead, Polivoks-Bass, Minikorg-chimes, SH101-squeeky synth, the rest is Moog Voyager. I've gotten rid of over half that gear since, so it's nice to hear them together once in a while.Neonlights84 wrote:That is a terrific cover! I kept waiting for Martin to start singing. What instruments did you use to make it?Solderman wrote:Lucky indeed. The background song that bookends that video is the instrumental version of Any Second Now, which I covered last year.
Back on topic, I like the use of the System 100m in that video. If I want to experience something like The Cabin, I go visit Z's shop.

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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Z wrote:Be sure to check out his video blogs where he demos some of his classic synths:
http://www.vinceclarkemusic.com/video/index.html

Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Check out his Twitter feed. He's kind of funny and has continuing adventures with the cat.
http://twitter.com/thecabinstudio
http://twitter.com/thecabinstudio
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
new video up for the Syrinx. Wonderful sounding machine, that is.
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
I am very grateful that upon seeing that room full of all of the best synths ever... instead of envy, I just felt stress. At the point at which I had the most analog synths I've ever had... it was stressful. Knowing I had all of them and that I wasn't playing them all and that all of them were aging... I don't know. It was almost unpleasant. I felt that way seeing those rows of gear. Whew. : )
One single bit of envy, though... he has the one synth I want and will never have. I'm tempted to see if anyone wants to guess... it's shown VERY frequently in the video... but I'll just say. During most of the points where he's speaking, you can see a Korg PS-3300 behind him. The most powerful and most perfect polyphonic ever put into production.
As for him, he's nice enough. It's just that the whole "everyman" quality regarding music that came out of England from the late-seventies on makes me shudder. What aspiration could possibly compare to "we used synths because they seemed easy." Reminds me of that part in 24 Hour Party People: "And tonight something equally epoch-making is taking place. See? They're applauding the DJ. Not the music, not the musician, not the creator, but the medium. This is it. The birth of rave culture."
One single bit of envy, though... he has the one synth I want and will never have. I'm tempted to see if anyone wants to guess... it's shown VERY frequently in the video... but I'll just say. During most of the points where he's speaking, you can see a Korg PS-3300 behind him. The most powerful and most perfect polyphonic ever put into production.
As for him, he's nice enough. It's just that the whole "everyman" quality regarding music that came out of England from the late-seventies on makes me shudder. What aspiration could possibly compare to "we used synths because they seemed easy." Reminds me of that part in 24 Hour Party People: "And tonight something equally epoch-making is taking place. See? They're applauding the DJ. Not the music, not the musician, not the creator, but the medium. This is it. The birth of rave culture."
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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Bitter muso decries successful pop star shocker.


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Re: Vince Clarke - 'The Cabin'
Yes, I was wrong. Vince Clarke is just so incredibly... uh... revered by synth geeks that he is absolutely beyond ANY sort of analysis or criticism. I don't know what I was thinking by making such a horribly condemning benign observation about a philosophical difference.Vast Halo wrote:Bitter muso decries successful pop star shocker.
The only way a person could have any sort of criticism for Vince Clarke would be if they were jealous of his synths and/or fame.
Please forgive my transgression.
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