Reading Time: 4 minutes In the age of the instant, Samplenerd revisits the practices of yesteryear! In the age of instantaneousness I wanted to revisit the practices of my forebears and create a track using the method of yesteryear. Why bother? Well, two reasons actually. 1. I wanted to experience the working process of those recording from samplers back […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome to Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part VI This is the SampleNerd.com catalogue of the best synthesizer soundtracks listed as being amongst the best of the genre. According to Redbull.com; movieweb.com and MusicRadar.com. Let’s go! Videodrome Videodrome Year: 1983 Score: Howard Shore Here we are! The last leg of this cinematic journey. Kicking […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Let’s kick off this article with an old joke: What’s the difference between a composer and a large pizza? A pizza can feed a family. Ah! To finish a work, the short-lived utopia of the artist! We’ve all been there, or are there now. A hard drive choc-full of unfinished tunes. Perhaps a few days […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes OK, it’s been awhile since the last Fast Nerd ⏩ Finds! But here we are! Released in 1984 E-MU’s Drumulator was a predecessor to its more famous stablemate the SP1200. EVEN THOUGH THE DRUMULATOR IS NOT QUITE AS FAMOUS AS THE E-MU SP1200, THIS ORIGINAL 8 BIT GEM STILL MANAGED TO FIND ITS WAY ONTO A […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Welcome to Synth soundtracks – the OFFICIAL SampleNerd lowdown: part V. This is the SampleNerd.com catalogue of the best synthesizer soundtracks listed as being amongst the best of the genre. According to Redbull.com; movieweb.com and MusicRadar.com. Let’s go! Starman Year: 1984 Score: Jack Nitzsche Verdict: Underrated both as a movie and a soundtrack. I was very […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Here we are – the final part of the series! There is so much more that could have been written about the luminary Stephen Howell. One of the things that drew me to his story was the conjunction of creativity, business dealings, high art and the explorative world of synthesizers and sampling. Ultimately leading to the […]