The Story of Dark Side of the Moon (#2)
The recent 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon‘ triggered me to compile a series of posts on this terrific 50-year old timeless album by…. because I …
Mixing Atmos – Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells
Sound on Sound Magazine (July 2023) edition published a very informative article about immersive mixing of one of the greatest albums of all time – Tubular Belles. Please note that …
New Order – Blue Monday (12) – The happy machine drum accident
Dan Leroy, author of the book Dancing To The Drum Machine: How Electronic Percussion Conquered The World wrote this feature for Reverb recently. Please note that all (c) are with …
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Doug McKechnie and the Moog synthesizer
A story about Doug McKechnie and his Moog synthesizer, which he owned from 1968. Read about his pioneering work and how his Moog was (not) featured on the Altamont Speedway show at which the Rolling Stones also appeared. The Moog was sold to Christopher Franke in 1972.
Inside track – Depeche Mode ‘Memento Mori’
Sound on Sound Magazine recently published this inside story about creating the Memento Mori album by Depeche Mode. Marta Salogni tells Paul Tingen how she created the mix. Below you’ll …
Mike Oldfield – The musical life story of a recluse
We are happy to present you this article, created, and (c) by Michel Scheijen. Michel is creator and owner of the Musicophilia website on which he publishes background articles, personal …
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Musicradar 2023 hardware polysynth guide
In the earliest days of synthesis, instruments were monophonic. They could only create a single sound at once or, in some cases, simple duophonic chords by cleverly detuning oscillators. Musicaradar …