One of the many MOOG albums following Switched on Bach.
via daddio of tapewarm.
Update via Suit & Tie Guy in the comments:
"that's Hans Wurman. apparently he made a follow-up album which was never released.
there were alot of records which "followed" S-OB, but as far as quality goes the only two that come close are this one and Switched-On Nashville.
S-ON is quite interesting as there's some Tomita-like vocal synthesis on "Folsum Prison Blues" which blows my mind ever time i drop the needle on that cut. if you ever come across it, digitally or on vinyl, don't hesitate to grab it.apparenlty John Mitchell claimed to feel The Moog Strikes Bach was either peer or superior to S-OB. if you check the Synthesizers.com Yahoo! group archive you should find some posts regarding this."
that's Hans Wurman. apparently he made a follow-up album which was never released.
ReplyDeletethere were alot of records which "followed" S-OB, but as far as quality goes the only two that come close are this one and Switched-On Nashville.
S-ON is quite interesting as there's some Tomita-like vocal synthesis on "Folsum Prison Blues" which blows my mind ever time i drop the needle on that cut. if you ever come across it, digitally or on vinyl, don't hesitate to grab it.
apparenlty John Mitchell claimed to feel The Moog Strikes Bach was either peer or superior to S-OB. if you check the Synthesizers.com Yahoo! group archive you should find some posts regarding this.
He did a released follow-up, "Chopin A La Moog" in 1970. It's kind of a cheat because only the leads are played on synth, the backing is orchestral.
ReplyDeleteI noticed on Moog Strikes Back he did a fair amount of material at half tempo and sped it up. If done right with half any LFO speeds, etc. it can add quite a bit of zing with faster envelopes and improved highs. Of course the real challenge is to do it so well you can't hear it going on. So hearing what seems to be sped up passages means he doesn't quite pull it off. That's in general what I think of the album. He definitely puts more effort and has more talent than a lot of his contemporaries, but doesn't achieve the interpretive creativity that Carlos and Tomita met in their own ways despite some good moments.
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ReplyDeletesorry to nitpick but there is a typo in the title of the post.
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