The urge to try and recreate the sounds that I was hearing started way back in 1985, with the purchase of a cassette portastudio,a very early Kawai mono synth and a Dr Rhythm drum machine.Adding copious amounts of short-wave radio tuning (courtesy of too much Cabaret Voltaire!) and dubiously soldered audio cables (courtesy of long time collaborator Bik) and the results were more than often not chaotic! A steady learning curve involving experiments with tape sync codes and rudimentary sequencing via the Pro One,and a succession of analogue synths,drum machines and effects, finally culminated in the revelation that was midi sequencing with the Alesis MMT8.Sampling was soon also thrown into the mix with a cumbersome Casio FZ10 providing the opportunity to steal far and wide.Biting the bullet,computer sequencing came along in the late 90's in the shape of an early Pentium PC and Cubase audio.Almost overnight,the sonic and creative possibilities exploded and with the advent of faster processors and virtual instruments like Imposcar,Absynth and the Waldorf Attack,things have never looked back?
Y'all can hear VULNAVIA by LORD NUMB on tomorrow nite's ANALOGUE ISLAND radio show hosted by Greg Healey, the show starts at 8.30pm and last weeks show (which features SPIDERSLEG) is repeated before it at 7.30. You can hear it here :
Enjoyed your set at the One Moment gig last week. This is the flyer for our Electronic night @ The Cookie Club, Notts, Dec 2nd. This takes part straight after the Gary Numan show @ Rock City.
Dammit, my favourite bloke (not in a gay way) (not that there's anything wrong with that if it floats yer boat) erm... was in the room playing ace mixes and I never got to talk proper like. I will aim to get up your attic, so to speak, middle of next week once all my work bullocks is out the way... I think you should know that I've spent every darned spare bit of time (not rehearsing, obviously, but) obsessing where the Salford Chapel Street scenes from Hobson's Choice (1953ish - great chimneys) were filmed only to find they built a whole street at Shepperton for it. Bah! Sorry Google Streetview for wearing you out.
HINT, HINT - they played quite a few tunes by LORD NUMB.. ................ as well as fab ditties by SPIDERSLEG, THE CHASMS,SLIDESHOW FREAK,EDGARS LISP, T.A.M.M. to name but a few.
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01. Bacalao - Die Roboter 02. Basskraft - Musique Non Stop 03. Fact 22 - The Model 04. Audio Objekt - Vår Nya Värld (Our New World) 05. 10 Speed - Tour De France (12" Version) 06. Dhiva - Taschenrechner 07. Observer - Radioactivity 08. Ride - The Model 09. Basskraft - Home Computer 10. Old School Players - It's More Fun To Compute 11. Gusgus - Spacelab 12. Simple Minds - Neon Lights
Ahoy there Jezzertron, thanks for popping by and for your kind and considered wordage. Yes, please by all means feel free to play OOBIE MAN in your next show, t'would be an honour. I hammered that OHM FORCE during the recording of that one... I look forward to seeing pics of your new studio. Hope all is well NUMBOID.
hi jez. hope all is in place n.regards set up etc.nova arrived great synth but loads to get to know about the machine.let me know when you and bik wish to cxall round.speak soon.cheers
Greetings Ghouls, Ghosts'n'Goblins and welcome to FRIGHTNIGHT......featuring four terrifying tunes from LORD NUMB including two new sonic soundbites to chill your blood: #ECTOPLASM - creepy goings on around the Ouija board #OOBIE MAN - Captain Beefheart sounding just slightly deranged ANYONE FOR TANNIS? - Spooky samples from ROSEMARY'SBABY handwoven into an electro/rock-a-billy mash up BUBBA - 'Mmmm ....Brains!' - more samples, this time from the Zombie classic DAY OF THE DEAD. # = New never before heard tune exclusive for FRIGHTNIGHT! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
December 9th? Looks like we don't have much time to get our plane tickets! Kudos on the approaching event DJ Jez! The DJ's from The States wish we could be there... =) ~LilStar...
Plus Jez and occasionally Bik
