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Saperlipopette!
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I don't think GoldenNoseSlim is a 70's prog purist. He even says that he
likes modern prog. I'm no purist in any way either. I like "everything under the
sun" (well not really). Including some newer bands and projects that make
music that sound like it was recorded in the 1970's. I like some
contemporary exotica ensembles that sound like they're from the early
1960's too. And guys that compose pretend giallo/horror soundtracks in
the style of Goblin/Fabio Frizzi. And plenty of recent Spiritual Jazz that sound very much like it did back in the days. Sometimes it even surpasses the originals. Anyway I just think I understand that
he asks for here, and I get the impression that you don't. It's not about being a purist. Purism might as well be having issues with
"retro-projects" such as these.
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MikeEnRegalia
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I do understand him. I think the line that he threw in at the end, mentioning Yes, Genesis etc.. causes misunderstandings. Also, in this thread we haven't always been talking only about what he asked for, it was a conversation between several people.
Anyways, going back to what he wrote: He asked for modern recordings that have the same warmth as some of the recordings of the 70s. Apart from that line at the end, he wasn't talking about style at all. I agree that me posting the list of "retro" releases didn't address that properly. To fix that I have added new tags: "Warm Production", "Cold Production". No releases are tagged yet, but I think that this is what he asked for, and indeed, creating a chart with these releases would be something that more people might find useful. As I'm writing this, there are only two releases in it (that I've tagged myself just now), but it's a start
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-Hamadryad (Canada)
-Visible Wind (Canada), -Sky Architect (Netherlands), -Hipgnosis (Poland), -Annot Rhul (Norway), -Gargamel (Norway), -White Willow (Norway), -Anekdoten (Sweden), -Anglagard (Sweden), -Beardfish (Sweden), -Landberk (Sweden), -My Brother The Wind (Sweden), -Morte Macabre (Anekdoten/Landberk) (Sweden), -Thieves' Kitchen (UK), -Glass Hammer (USA), -IZZ (USA), -Phideaux (USA), -Salem Hill (USA). -
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cstack3
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This is a great answer! I have a very early generation CD of Yes' "Close to the Edge" that was digitized directly from the master tapes. It's all there....the studio tape his, just as Eddie Offord heard it. I've compared this CD to others including re-mastered versions, and the later attempts don't sound nearly as "organic." Mind you, I didn't care of the hiss/crackle/pop of vinyl records in the early 1970s, and found CDs to be a great improvement. The other aspect of this conversation is the instrumentation. The early prog used analog synths, Mellotrons, Fender Rhodes pianos and Hammond B3 organs, so these all had a generous helping of "funk" in their sound! Modern digital instruments are just a tad too precise and clean for my tastes. The best bands know how to mix and match these technologies.
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MikeEnRegalia
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^ I really like Arjen’s newest release, it is a glorious nod to these golden years of vintage/analog sound. His strategy is to use authentic instruments (nothing digital), but digital recording technology.
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Hi, I'm pretty sure that if "digital" recordings were not done DIRECTLY to a box, or computer or DAW, that it would also have some warmth ... if you recorded a guitar with all amps, inside a room, digitally, it would likely have a much warmer sound than the clinical sound it would get by going directly to the board and computer. Thus, "warm", and "cold" simply refer to how it was recorded. If all you did or put it together in the bedroom, it will always sound (mostly) cold, unless the person doing it is a specialist in this area of sound, and is capable of manipulating it to fool your ears! But, let's not say that a lot of the old stuff done in studios, with very well defined and studied techniques did not have their cold side either ... we might have a harder time finding those, but there probably were enough of them to help us realize, that it is only as warm or cold as the day outside, and how much the folks at the desk "KNOW". Nothing else. Alan Parsons was about warmth ... but look where he learnt it all! It was in the studio creating very special and specific positions and situations that helped the instrument sound better, and "warmer". But there are/were many that don't go by that ... a lot of the rap stuff actually comes off better as "cold" rather than the "warm" thing that we think we like to hear.
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Alan Parsons stuff always sounded way too clinical to my ears and that includes DSOTM. I don't associate warmth at all with those. Eddie Offord on the other hand regarding those early ELP and Yes albums is a different story.
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^ I think that whether something sounds "warm" or "cold" is mostly due to subjective factors. If you listened to DSOTM on a tube amp system over and over, in a room with cozy carpets and sofas/armchairs, you might associate it with a warm sound. But if you've only ever listened to the CD version on a digital amp in a "neutral" room, it might come across as quite cold. And both impressions would be "correct".
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richardh
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^ generally though my listening environment doesnt change that much so it's just a constant. WYWH is very warm to my ears. My ears could be wrong but somehow the lovely glow is just not apparent to me on DSOTM. Parson's built his reputation on DSOTM but to this day I'm still not getting it. Ultimately it is entirely subjective I agree.
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I'm not really interested in music that "sounds like earlier music" for the sake of it, but I wasn't quite prepared for how much joy Electric Orange could give this old Can fan.
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I like explanations that reference multiple factors. Closer to reality.
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