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Hi folks,
now follows a classic example of shameless and
blatant self-promotion as I am going to announce our concert at Jodrell Bank
planetarium on June 23...
First set will be [´ramp], performing dark ambient
music in the vein of Lightwave, Robert Rich or Michael Stearns, heavily based on
looping and recycling, mixed with some rather leftfield electronics in the
style of Node or... well, Node. The current line-up of [´ramp] will be Frank
Makowski and the humble author of these lines. The entire concert will be
improvised, just like the second show of the day.
Second set will be German space music veteran
Cosmic Hoffmann aka Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock of MIND OVER MATTER fame (well, sort
of), supported also by the humble writer of this pamphlet 8).
Stylistically, the CH gig will be exploring the psychedelic side of electronic
music, going into the realms of Pink Floyd, early Tangerine Dream (think
Phaedra/Rubycon era) and some free-flowing ambient stuff.
Analog content: We´ll be using, among other things,
a Roland Jupiter 8 and JD-800, NordLead 2, Korg PE-2000, Mini Moog, Moog
Prodigy, Rhodes 73 Mk. 1 stage piano w/ Mutron Biphase, Yamaha YC-30, various
processors, tape delays and loop devices, and eventually -- if Martin and
John supply us with one -- a Mellotron. Klaus will be demonstrating his
Megatron, a digital Mellotron based on his vast archive of tapesets of all
Mellotron models, ranging from the Mk. 2 and M-300 to the M-400.
The concerts will be held at the Jodrell Bank
planetarium. For further information check www.synthmusicdirect.com or get in
touch with Dave Law (the organizer) at dave@synthmusicdirect.com. On the
synthmusic site you´ll find reviews of our albums which may or may not be
helpful if you´re not yet sure whether to come or not. You might also want to
check our webpage at www.nodular.de for more
info on our projects.
Hope to see many UK AHers there. Just talk to us,
we won´t bite back 8). The only problem: Time will be in short supply, I´m
afraid....
Cheerio, and sorry for stealing your
time,
Stephen/[´ramp]
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