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“Evangelina”
This song was really written around the phrase “neon Mother Teresa” – coined by Kate about our friend Christina during a music video shoot.
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Korg X-911 Guitar Synthesizer
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsWhat a wacky box this was. It was intended to track the audio from a guitar, guess the note, and play the same note from its internal tone generator. Yeah,... -
Casio SK-1 Sampler / Toy
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsCute toy for a few days of fun. After the romance was over it collected dust for a few months. I think I gave mine away. I honestly don’t remember... -
Atari 1040 ST Computer
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsCoupled with Edit Tracs Gold, this was a sweet machine for sequencing. Of course this got pushed out for newer, faster computers. For those of you STILL working on the... -
Roland S-50 Sampler
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsI always wanted one of these. I ended up with a S-330, then a S-550. By the time I found and bought a S-50 I wasn’t really using the other... -
Roland RS-09
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsI really liked the sound of this little synth. It had the organ sounds of the Saturn 9 and the same string sounds as a Jupiter. Neat little guy but... -
Roland Jupiter 6
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsI was thrilled to find this synth in good shape. I had always wanted one. I bought it, played with it, and thought it was the bee’s knees. Then it... -
Yamaha RX-21 Drum Machine
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsChuckles. Funny little thing that. I honestly don’t remember what happened to this machine. Perhaps I still have it in a box some place? -
Yamaha DX-27
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsI had this for about a year and used it on the Tic Tok Men Remote Control album. I didn’t like this synth much. I think I was more about... -
Pollard Syndrum Quad Electronic Drums
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsThis was used on the album The Volt Age (Most main drum sounds) I used to call these my Poo-poo drums (because they could make that sound). Really cool machine.... -
Sequential Circuits MultiTrack
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsI only had this for a few months. The damn thing kept getting stuck MIDI notes. Sometimes I had to restart a sequence 3-4 times before I got the entire... -
Moog / Realistic Concertmate MG-1
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsI found this unit in perfect shape at a garage sale on the US Oregon coast. It was sitting in cardboard box under a table with a $25 price tag... -
Moog Rogue
Posted on July 19, 2010 | No CommentsThis was a cool little synth. I bought this new around 1984 and used it for years. After I moved to a MIDI driven system I found I used this... -
“The Puppies and Lederhosen Song”
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsThis is the result of music made on a dare. -
![[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Track Notes: If I recall, this was the first MDS track. The first few takes of the vocals Dave was having a bit...](http://www.graylands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/compound-04-115x115.jpg "“Care”")
“Care”
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Track Notes: If I recall, this was the first MDS track. The first few takes of the vocals Dave was having a bit... -
“Transit”
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Track Notes: The song of the impossible bassline. Seven Graylands: Drums, keyboards/samples David Wilkie: Vocals Paget Campbell: Guitar Copyright Seven Graylands 1992 Lyrics:... -
![[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Track Notes: I suppose you could call this a standard Seven Graylands anti-love song. This song has my favourite Paget guitar lead. When...](http://www.graylands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/compound-02-115x115.jpg "“Maybe I”")
“Maybe I”
Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Track Notes: I suppose you could call this a standard Seven Graylands anti-love song. This song has my favourite Paget guitar lead. When... -
![[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Track Notes: My friend was dating someone, who, one could call a stalker in training. When she broke up with him it started...](http://www.graylands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/compound-05-115x115.jpg "“Lullaby”")
“Lullaby”
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 1 Comment[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Track Notes: My friend was dating someone, who, one could call a stalker in training. When she broke up with him it started... -
Playing with the Studio Space
Posted on May 3, 2010 | No CommentsUse these tips as a general guideline to perfecting your budget studio space. -
Yamaha R1000 Reverb
Posted on April 28, 2010 | No CommentsCrazy! Wacky! Out of this world! Only $30! At least I think that is what I paid for this odd little 12-bit digital reverb unit. Acquired 2009 -
“I Am Energy”
Posted on April 26, 2010 | 1 CommentTo say it with magnetics.