Comments on: Essential Keyboard Technique: Sun Ra http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 16 May 2008 20:41:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joaquins Musikblog http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-401529 Joaquins Musikblog Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:15:27 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-401529 <strong>Keyboard spielen, mal anders - SUN RA - Live - Keyboard Solo...</strong> Da will ich auch gar nicht all zu viel dazu schreiben. Video anschauen und selbst eine Meinung dazu bilden. SUN RA - Live - Keyboard Solo (1980) Link youtube Also das Keyboard ist ein Yamaha YC-30, aber fragt mich nicht nach einer Notation fü... Keyboard spielen, mal anders - SUN RA - Live - Keyboard Solo…

Da will ich auch gar nicht all zu viel dazu schreiben. Video anschauen und selbst eine Meinung dazu bilden.

SUN RA - Live - Keyboard Solo (1980)

Link youtube

Also das Keyboard ist ein Yamaha YC-30, aber fragt mich nicht nach einer Notation fü…

]]> By: David R. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400257 David R. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:20:41 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400257 The Arkestra still lives together in north philly. The Arkestra still lives together in north philly.

]]> By: pete http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400236 pete Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:40:27 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400236 RingMod, I know that anecdote from the Szwed book, <i>Space is the Place</i>, and afaik it was corroborated by Moog himself. The quote in the minimoog wiki says <i>"We loaned it to him and Sun Ra’s way of working is that when you loan him something you don’t expect to see it back."</i> And that sounds right. SITP also has descriptions of his early electric keyboards, dating to the early 50's and perhaps earlier. My copy is on loan to another intergalactic traveler, so I can't look up the references right now. Suffice it to say that Sunny was as ahead of the synth game as he was on just about everything else! RingMod, I know that anecdote from the Szwed book, Space is the Place, and afaik it was corroborated by Moog himself. The quote in the minimoog wiki says “We loaned it to him and Sun Ra’s way of working is that when you loan him something you don’t expect to see it back.” And that sounds right. SITP also has descriptions of his early electric keyboards, dating to the early 50’s and perhaps earlier. My copy is on loan to another intergalactic traveler, so I can’t look up the references right now. Suffice it to say that Sunny was as ahead of the synth game as he was on just about everything else!

]]> By: RingMod http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400219 RingMod Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:17:36 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400219 Ahh, luv me some Sun Ra. As stated elsewhere, it's not for everyone, but for some of us it's sheer brilliance! pete - did you ever read Analog Days? The anecdote about him dropping by the Moog factory in upstate NY (in big Caddies with his 'entourage') and picking up a prototype Minimoog (which he apparently never bothered to pay for) is wonderful. Long live the heliocentric worlds of Sun Ra! Ahh, luv me some Sun Ra. As stated elsewhere, it’s not for everyone, but for some of us it’s sheer brilliance!

pete - did you ever read Analog Days? The anecdote about him dropping by the Moog factory in upstate NY (in big Caddies with his ‘entourage’) and picking up a prototype Minimoog (which he apparently never bothered to pay for) is wonderful.

Long live the heliocentric worlds of Sun Ra!

]]> By: Machines http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400170 Machines Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:52:56 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-400170 @Shiro: We do. @Shiro: We do.

]]> By: pete http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399984 pete Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:53:57 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399984 It's about time! Sunny was on the bleeding edge before most people knew what a synthesizer was. His bio has some really great passages about his relationship with MOOG and how early of an adopter he really was. He also rocked heavily on a variety of Crumar gear, and made mincemeat of the DX-7. If you get a chence, find a decent copy of Don Letts' "Brother From Another Planet" movie. A very easy-listening introduction for the recruitment of a new generation of space-age travelers. It’s about time! Sunny was on the bleeding edge before most people knew what a synthesizer was. His bio has some really great passages about his relationship with MOOG and how early of an adopter he really was. He also rocked heavily on a variety of Crumar gear, and made mincemeat of the DX-7. If you get a chence, find a decent copy of Don Letts’ “Brother From Another Planet” movie. A very easy-listening introduction for the recruitment of a new generation of space-age travelers.

]]> By: (noou) http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399940 (noou) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:36:39 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399940 Rick Wright, take this! ;) Rick Wright, take this! ;)

]]> By: lematt http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399889 lematt Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:52:40 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399889 wow ! that's a solo ! wow !

that’s a solo !

]]> By: atarix http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399861 atarix Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:00:27 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399861 he isn`t from Jupiter. sun ra is from Saturn. cheers ) p.s. he is superb. he isn`t from Jupiter.
sun ra is from Saturn.

cheers )

p.s. he is superb.

]]> By: digital lofi http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399779 digital lofi Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:04:13 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/17/essential-keyboard-technique-sun-ra/#comment-399779 A couple of years ago WFMU's Beware the Blog had MP3s of an album cashing in on the Batman TV series that was music composed and performed by Sun Ra and his Arkestra - it's really pretty cool. A couple of years ago WFMU’s Beware the Blog had MP3s of an album cashing in on the Batman TV series that was music composed and performed by Sun Ra and his Arkestra - it’s really pretty cool.

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