Reader Olivier Lebra (Piano in a Living Room) shared his take on Abraham’s Theme, composed by Vangelis for the Chariots of Fire soundtrack in 1980.)
What he shared about the technical details:
This video, via Elinch, captures a live minimal ambient performance, featuring Mellotron M4000D.
What they shared about the technical details:
“00:00 loop 01 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
00:20 loop 02 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
00:40 loop 03 /// bitboy 1010 (source rings / replicator / soma cosmos half speed)
00:57 loop 04 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
01:20 loop 05 /// bitboy 1010 (source rings / replicator / soma cosmos)
01:50 loop 06 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
02:22 loop 07 /// bitboy 1010 (source mellotron / replicator / soma cosmos)
recorded live with tascam dr 100.
for the best listening experience listen to the video with headphones or good speakers.”
Josh Madoff shared this live performance of Somewhere Over The Rainbow, arranged for solo Haken Continuum.
It’s a virtuosic performance, and a showcase for the expressive possibilities of the Continuum. Madoff incorporates several techniques that would be natural to an ensemble of instruments, but impossible to play on a standard keyboard.
What Josh Madoff shared about the technical details of his performance:
“Here’s an arrangement for Haken Continuum featuring many techniques that are completely unique to this instrument (including counterpoint with polyphonic moving and sliding chords). I wanted to explore the potential of the Haken Continuum as a true solo instrument.
I really wanted to explore what is possible when treating the amazing Haken Contiuum as a solo instrument. The range of dynamics and expression it is capable of is unbelievable.
In this performance, I demonstrate several techniques that are only possible to play on a Continuum. I find it especially inspiring when I find harmonies that normally only work when they are spread across an entire orchestra, yet they work beautifully on the Continuum.
There is no other solo instrument on earth that can achieve many of these sounds!”
