Some of my ancient music from the vault

varice · Last edited by varice on Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:32 pm; edited 1 time in total

I’ve decided to release here on electro-music.com a few more MP3 versions of old recordings of mine.

First up:

“Purple Kick / 2 Hours 59 Minutes”

Notes:

Two tracks recorded separately some years apart, but the latter track, Purple Kick, seemed to fit nicely as an intro for 2 Hours 59 Minutes…

Purple Kick:
Recorded on tape circa 1997
Instrument: Fender Stratocaster guitar with Lace pickups
FX: custom modified distortion, Yamaha DSP-1 Sound Field Processor (for reverb), 10 band EQ

2 Hours 59 Minutes:
Recorded on tape circa 1983
First track recorded on my 4 track Tascom 244 cassette recorder.
Instruments: Radio Shack short wave radio tuned to station WWV for atomic clock time announcement, Fender Mustang guitar with Lawrence humbucking pickups, Roland Drumatix TR-606 drum machine, SCI Prophet 5 synth (for bass)
FX: For guitar; Paia Infinity Sustain into a 120W Kustom guitar amp with some Paia Phlanger treatment. For drums; some Boss Phaser stomp box treatment, 10 band EQ

Purple Kick - 2 Hours 59 Minutes.mp3

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Purple Kick / 2 Hours 59 Minutes by Varice J Mire

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7.69 MB

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8:24

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blue hell · Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:06 am Post subject:

Nice track!

So you never forgot her ribbon eh Cool

varice · Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 2:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks Jan. Yeah, even though it was a very long time ago, I never forgot her name… or the pretty purple ribbons in her hair… Cool

varice · Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:26 pm Post subject: No Fear of God

“No Fear of God”

The only track that I’ve recorded so far that has my voice (sampled into a Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay loop with some manual delay time manipulation).

Final mix recorded on tape circa 1997
Instruments: Fender Mustang guitar with Lawrence humbucking pickups, Roland Drumatix TR-606 drum machine, SCI Prophet 5 synth (for poly lead), Radio Shack Concertmate MG-1 synth (for bass)

FX: For guitar; Paia Infinity Sustain into a 120W Kustom guitar amp with reverse echo treatment via Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay and Tascom 244 tape reversal. For drums; 10 band EQ

For overall reverb, a Koss 4DS Digital Delay System (for quadraphonic reverb) and possibly the Yamaha DSP-1 Sound Field Processor on the final mix.

No Fear of God.mp3

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No Fear of God by Varice J. Mire

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4.2 MB

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4:35

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“Riding High on the Crest of the Third Wave”

Recorded on tape circa 1983
Instruments: Fender Mustang guitar with Lawrence humbucking pickups, Roland Drumatix TR-606 drum machine, SCI Prophet 5 synth (for poly leads), Radio Shack Concertmate MG-1 synth (for bass) driven by my custom designed DIY analog step sequencer.

FX: For guitar; Paia Infinity Sustain into a 120W Kustom guitar amp. For drums; 10 band EQ. For the synth bass sequencer; Koss 4DS Digital Delay System (for quadraphonic reverb).

Riding High on the Crest of the Third Wave.mp3

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Riding High on the Crest of the Third Wave by Varice J. Mire

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3.8 MB

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4:09

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varice · Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:25 pm Post subject: Centaurus A

“Centaurus A”

A double synth bass sequence with some composed and improvised guitar licks - all done in one take. Some FX treatment of the original tracks and additional synth pad parts dubbed in.

Recorded on tape circa 1987
Instruments: Fender Stratocaster guitar with Lace pickups, SCI Prophet 5 synth (for pad and bass sequence), Radio Shack Concertmate MG-1 synth (for bass sequence) driven by my custom designed DIY analog step sequencer.

FX: For guitar; custom modified Boss Overdrive distortion, some Boss Phaser, Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay, 10 band EQ. For synths; Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay

For overall reverb, Yamaha DSP-1 Sound Field Processor.

Centaurus A.mp3

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Centaurus A by Varice J. Mire

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11.72 MB

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12:48

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varice · Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:32 pm Post subject: Centaurus A Part 2

“Centaurus A Part 2”

An experimental piece. Three separately recorded guitar tracks heavily treated with long delay loop FX. Some FX treatment of the original tracks dubbed in.

Recorded on tape circa 1987
Instrument: Fender Stratocaster guitar with Lace pickups.

FX: custom modified Boss Overdrive distortion, Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay, 10 band EQ, Yamaha DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor.

For overall reverb, Yamaha DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor.

Centaurus A Part 2.mp3

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Centaurus A Part 2 by Varice J. Mire

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9.07 MB

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9:54

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blue hell · Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:34 am Post subject:

And I'm liking them other ones as well :-)

varice · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:12 am Post subject:

And now I would like to post some of my ancient “digital age” tracks. These were produced using computer software MIDI sequencers (including various algorithmic sequencers) for note generation for the first time, and using a digital Yamaha SY77 synth.

All of the following tracks were recorded directly, in one take, from a stereo mix of the instruments and any FX that were used.

First up:

“Sequence #1”

The first music that I produced using (only) the Yamaha SY77, programming all notes into the onboard sequencer and custom patching my own AFM voices.

Sequencer programming circa 1990.

FX: Yamaha DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor for reverb.

Sequence #1.mp3

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"Sequence #1" by Varice J. Mire

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2.3 MB

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2:31

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varice · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:10 pm Post subject:

“Riding High on the Crest of the Third Wave (digital version)”

Instrument: Yamaha SY77 with Drum Sample wave expansion cards installed, computer MIDI sequencer.

Computer MIDI sequence programmed circa 1991.

FX: Yamaha DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor for reverb.

Riding High on the Crest of the Third Wave (digital version).mp3

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“Riding High on the Crest of the Third Wave (digital version)” by Varice J. Mire

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3.66 MB

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4:00

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varice · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:17 am Post subject:

“Cool Breeze”

Instruments: Yamaha SY77 with Drum Sample wave expansion cards installed for all percussion, the AFM bass synth, marimba and xylophone; SCI Prophet 5 synth for the analog synth lead.

Most of the notes generated for the instruments in this track (including random probability of occurrence, duration, and velocity) were produced by my user controlled parameter settings of the MS-DOS algorithmic MIDI program Sound Globs. The various generated MIDI parts were then imported into a computer MIDI sequencer for final editing.

Final computer MIDI sequence programmed circa 1992.

FX: Yamaha DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor for reverb.

Cool Breeze.mp3

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“Cool Breeze” by Varice J. Mire

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4.18 MB

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4:34

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blue hell · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:13 am Post subject:

More nice ones :-)

PHOBoS · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:52 pm Post subject:

nice indeed, all of them Very Happy

(incl the tracks you didn't post in this thread)

varice · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys Exclamation

I really do appreciate your compliments.

I have a couple more relics to upload…

varice · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:08 pm Post subject:

“The Boulevard Club”

Instrument: Yamaha SY77 with Drum Sample wave expansion cards installed, using some presets (grand piano, solo trumpet) and some of my custom programmed AFM patches.

All note and some composition generated by using my user controlled parameters of the computer MIDI program Jammer Pro (by SoundTrek). The various generated MIDI parts were then imported into a computer MIDI sequencer for final editing circa the year 2000.

FX: Yamaha DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor for reverb.

The Boulevard Club.mp3

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“The Boulevard Club” by Varice J. Mire

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3.54 MB

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3:52

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varice · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:42 pm Post subject:

“3 Part Invention #1”

Instrument: Yamaha SY77 using my custom programmed AFM patches.

All note and some composition generated by using my user controlled parameters of the computer MIDI program Jammer Pro. The various generated MIDI parts were then imported into a computer MIDI sequencer for final editing circa the year 2000.

FX: Yamaha DSP-1 Digital Sound Field Processor for reverb.

3 Part Invention #1.mp3

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“3 Part Invention #1” by Varice J. Mire

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2.5 MB

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2:44

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Alert · Joined: Sep 21, 2009 Posts: 203

Tascam 4 Track for the win

I used to do tons of 4 track cassette recordings from 1992 - 1998

going to digitize the gems at some point

Idea

varice