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From: peterb@pbear.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: Synth Bands
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 11:24:00 EDT
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Nf-From: pbear!peterb    May 13 11:24:00 1985



I don't think "synth-band" would include artists such as Isao Tomita of Japan
or Jean  Michelle Jarre' of France, but these two produce music on oppisite
scales that really tax the implementation of most synths. Tomita has
"electrisized" many classical works (such as the Debussy suites, Ravel's
Bolero, Holste's Planets, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and others)
by using his synths to create an "enhanced" version of natural instruments.
He has created sounds that cover the whole ochestra, choral, and some effects.
He has put out about 7 albums in the last 9 years or so. If you get a chance,
listen to them.

Jarre likes to experiment with a fussive jazz style. He uses powerful bass
lines and then adds layer upon layer of sound on top of the bass line. Back
in 76, one of his songs gained popularity on the FM radio. It was part 4 of
his Oxygene LP.

Jarre's music is more like a mood music. I use it a lot as a backgound filler
when I have a lot of work to do or need to concentrate.

Jarre is on the Dreyfuss label, while Tomita is on RCA Red Seal.

Enjoy....

Peter Barada
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