Editors - Papillon (performed by Kebu on a Roland Alpha Juno-synth)

YouTube via kebunator | July 15, 2010

"This video is a tribute to the best pop song of the decade, and also to a magnificent but underestimated synth from the 80's.

I woke up one morning with a weird idea of making a cover of the tune called "Papillon" by Editors, using only my Roland Alpha Juno! The equipment visible in the video was the only equipment used for producing the song: a programmer ("editor") for the juno (PG-300), a stereo recording interface (Mindprint Trio), an overdrive stomp box (Boss BD-2), and a computer. The synth was recorded using a multitrack software (Cubase SL). Only the following plugins were used: one stereo reverb, one mono delay, channel EQ, as well as a multiband compressor and limiter on the final master."

Kebu - To the unknown woman (Korg M-500 & PE-2000 demo)

YouTube via kebunator | June 27, 2010 | 3:22

"Here is a song I composed to demonstrate a few sounds from the Korg Micro-Preset (M-500) and Polyphonic Ensemble Orchestra (PE-2000) analog synthesizers, both from the 1970's.

After the song was composed, I noticed that it bears some similarities to Vangelis' song "To the unknown man" (most of the chord changes and the key - C sharp). While "To the unknown man" grows into a quite bombastic tune from its humble beginnings, this tune stays rigid, but still airy and modest until the end, kind of complementing each other. Hence the song title.

Each part was recorded separately to a reel-to-reel recorder (Tascam 38) and mixed using an analog mixer. An analog drum machine (Roland TR-808) was used for providing the rhythm track. A tape delay (Roland RE-201) was the only effect used in addition to a phaser (EHX small stone) for the noise. Mild EQ and limiting was used in the final digital mastering stage."

Kebu - Just Another Space Odyssey (Live @ Assembly 2013)

Published on Oct 5, 2013 Kebu·24 videos

"Kebu live at the Assembly Computer Festival at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, 2.8.2013. Real-time computer graphics by VJ Julius Tuomisto and his Z Vector software. Many many thanks to the amazing crew at Assembly for not only arranging the concert but also filming and broadcasting the show (the whole show was streamed online in realtime)!

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The tune is also available on my debut album, "To Jupiter and Back",which can be bought here: http://www.inverse.fi/shop/catalog/pr...
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The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded directly from the mixer to a stereo track and later mixed together with the ambience from the arena. A few mistakes have been cut out and replaced with the audio from a rehearsal take.

Equipment used in this song: Roland JX8P, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2, TR-808; Moog Source, Korg Polysix, Poly 61; Jomox AirBase99, Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Yamaha RS7000 (only for MIDI sequencing), Behringer DDX3216, Lexicon MPX500, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."

Kebu - Blade Runner/Day One (Live @ Dynamo, Turku, 5.5.2012)

YouTube Published on Jun 5, 2012 by kebunator

"This medley started up the Kebu concert at Dynamo-klubi:
- Vangelis: Blade runner (main titles)
- Kebu: Day one

The song is performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. Equipment used in this song: Arp Odyssey Mk II, Korg Micro-preset M500, Korg PE-2000, Korg Polysix, Roland Alpha Juno, Roland Juno 60, Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 6R, Yamaha RM1x (only for MIDI sequencing), Behringer DDX3216, Lexicon MPX500, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer."

Kebu - Sticky strut (Yamaha SY-1 demo)

YouTube via kebunator — June 12, 2010 — "This is a song demonstrating the sounds of the Yamaha SY-1 synthesizer. Since it is a monophonic analog synth, no chords can be played. The song was made by multitracking to a computer. No other effects were used than a Roland Space Echo and channel EQ. The drums are sampled. For mixdown, the tracks were subgrouped and transfered to a Tascam 38 8-track tape recorder. The song was mixed in realtime with an analog mixer to a stereo cassette deck. EQ and limiting was used for the final digital master."