Category: Music
Music is a huge part of my life so it’s almost certain that this category will have a lot of stuff in it.
Things to do with a bC16 …
The first picture is the bC16 being played using a Handera 330 running Theremini. The second picture is using BeatPad.
MG – MG
I’ve been looking forward to this album since the single was released which was really good, and I think it did deliver. It’s a very cinematic album, and I’ve been enjoying that quality a great deal. But overall this album does feel like an instrumental Depeche Mode album. Not that that is a bad thing necessarily. In fact it probably says a lot about how Depeche Mode works more than anything.
Overall I liked it. I think I probably need to listen to it again though. Probably in a bit more depth.
Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine
I’ve been listening to this album again after a long time and really enjoying it all over again. Listening to it reminded me just how long it has been since they released an album, and made me wonder when they’d do that again. I realise that as they all get a bit older they’re going to make less new stuff, but I really hope that it’s not over yet.
The bC16 layout
On the theme of the bC16 I thought I’d post this very useful image of the control layout. It will be the start point for all my patches too as it is very clear and simple.
35 years as a solo artist is some achievement
And he’s still making incredible music. Even though I think I have most of the tracks on here there are a few that are new so I’ll get it anyway. I love his sound and I hope that he keeps going for a long long time to come.
And then there was another new album coming from Blancmange
Apparently this will be available at the gigs starting in May. It’s an instrumental album from Neil Arthur and I’m looking forward to hearing it.
Simple Minds at Record Store Day
This is a great track from Simple Minds and another ‘must have’ on my Record Store Day list. So I was really happy to get hold of it.
Generally speaking I preferred their earlier stuff, but actually this was a really good song and a lovely picture disc too in this version.
Blancmange at Record Store Day
This was one of the things I wanted most to get at Record Store Day this year, and I did. Although I had to get it at Sister Ray, who I thought were really good at organising themselves this year.
It was worth it too. A really good 12″.
Sylvian / Sakamoto … Bamboo Houses RSD release
This is one of the things I really wanted to get this year at RSD. I have the tracks already, in fact, I think I have multiple versions in multiple formats too, but that’s not what this is about.
The two songs are really important to me. They bring back special memories, and any opportunity to have a new version or iteration, even in just the packaging, well, I’ll take it. This edition, for Record Store Day, is rather lovely. I’ve played it once, just once. That’s enough. It’s a thing of beauty, and I’m glad to have it.
I am Ashley Elsdon 