I am going to edit this comment more as I spot stuff. The first two tracks are so familiar to me because I made video for them and listened to them many times..and Blockbuster too. The title track is a driving 80's cop movie all over. It's the theme tune Juliet Bravo should have had. How can anyone argue with that slide bass on Cassette Futurism? I think this is still my favorite track at the moment. Age of the Arcade - Do I hear fingers sliding over wire-wound strings? It's so human vs the modular. 79 Blueprint there is a intoxicating drone working away in the background and I only just noticed it. Freeze frame ending has those wonderful choral sounds but I think it needs some vocoder action, if nothing else just doing a count-down. Gavin you have worked so hard on this album, it is packed with treats that I haven't discovered yet. I hope this gets to the ears that really need to hear it.
Thanks for the comment Martin! That’s very true about the three singles, and you did such great videos too! Thanks again for those. It’s funny, I think cassette futurism is probably my favourite too, especially happy with the live version we ended up playing. I’m so glad you caught that on Age of the arcade! In the past I would have cut the string squeaks but I wanted to leave the human imperfections this time where I could. 79 is a different one for me, although it’s a special one. It was written as a tribute to Paul Gardiner, Gary Numans original bass player, a member of Tubeway Army. His playing influenced me more than I could ever really say, so I wanted to do a tribute to that tone and style. Not a numan clone, but for Paul. In fact I almost called it “For Paul”. Freeze Frame was a change of pace for me too. I went for minimal where I could, but I do find your vocoder idea very interesting. Especially as ideas for the next project have started and one of them includes the vocoder! Hopefully you’ll like what I have in mind for that. Thanks again for your amazing support. It really does mean so much to me. Thanks again Gavin
I am going to edit this comment more as I spot stuff.
The first two tracks are so familiar to me because I made video for them and listened to them many times..and Blockbuster too.
The title track is a driving 80's cop movie all over. It's the theme tune Juliet Bravo should have had.
How can anyone argue with that slide bass on Cassette Futurism? I think this is still my favorite track at the moment.
Age of the Arcade - Do I hear fingers sliding over wire-wound strings? It's so human vs the modular.
79 Blueprint there is a intoxicating drone working away in the background and I only just noticed it.
Freeze frame ending has those wonderful choral sounds but I think it needs some vocoder action, if nothing else just doing a count-down.
Gavin you have worked so hard on this album, it is packed with treats that I haven't discovered yet. I hope this gets to the ears that really need to hear it.
Thanks for the comment Martin! That’s very true about the three singles, and you did such great videos too! Thanks again for those.
It’s funny, I think cassette futurism is probably my favourite too, especially happy with the live version we ended up playing.
I’m so glad you caught that on Age of the arcade! In the past I would have cut the string squeaks but I wanted to leave the human imperfections this time where I could.
79 is a different one for me, although it’s a special one. It was written as a tribute to Paul Gardiner, Gary Numans original bass player, a member of Tubeway Army. His playing influenced me more than I could ever really say, so I wanted to do a tribute to that tone and style. Not a numan clone, but for Paul. In fact I almost called it “For Paul”.
Freeze Frame was a change of pace for me too. I went for minimal where I could, but I do find your vocoder idea very interesting. Especially as ideas for the next project have started and one of them includes the vocoder! Hopefully you’ll like what I have in mind for that.
Thanks again for your amazing support. It really does mean so much to me.
Thanks again
Gavin