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N5 From Outer Space Behind the scenes
N5 From Outer Space by The Analog Session has recently reached over 1 million views!
It was January and it was quite chilly in my studio in the countryside even with heating on. That’s why we were dressed in heavy ,shapeless woolen gear. We were wearing caps to prevent the light from reflecting on our bald heads. But I like that many viewers thought we had dressed up like burglars.
Is there any cut? Yes, a couple. The original recording was very long, like all jam sessions.
Is there a computer? Yes there is one , it’s out of frame and runs Cubase. It doesn’t do much but sending the clock and a couple of sequences like that of the theme played by Oberheim. The remaining sequences are on-board. The computer is essentially necessary to record the 6 tracks that will allow to do a reasonably good mixing afterwards.
Is the very casual stage-set intentional? No, it’s not. We were too busy to make everything work that we couldn’t care about it. The only “touch” was the oscilloscope that made the scene looking even more retro. No use in the session
Is there any audio overdubbing? No, we just left it all minimal and improvised as it was.
Is there any video overdubbing? Yes, the modular and the ribbon slider were shot alone immediately after the session.
BTW the theme was written just 10 minutes before the session.
To put an end to the endless discussion about analog versus digital: Analog for us means the source of the sound is analog, no matter if it has been recorded digitally. Digital recording, if correctly done, doesn’t change the content of the audio signal. It just freezes it into recording!
Digital means the sound has been created digitally, no matter if you are recording it on a tape cassette. It’s still f**ng digital!
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The best tracks I’ve played in the last 8 years
(That is the tracks I would play when I was not required to play italo disco..;)
I dedicate this long Mix (3 hours) to all those kids who enjoyed my live DJ-sets and to the producers of these excellent tracks who worked hard to let us , DJs, make a living with their music. 😂
As I already repeatedly announced I’ll stop djing as of January 2020 but I’ll keep on playing live.
I don’t stop because I no longer enjoy dj-ing: I’m almost 70 and clubbing hours are giving me physical disconfort. Live-performances will hopefully run at more sustainable times of the night or day , especially at festivals.
In this long mix I made little distinction of genres as I actually do also in my DJ-sets.
It’s essentially a kind of Disco but it’s also tech-house, deep-house and progressive. The ideal music for private parties with best friends 😂
My DJ-sets are obviously more contaminated with stuff from the 80s but for this selection I picked only the tracks that I’ve bought or received as promos in the last 8 years and I ‘ve been playing many of them until today
It’s a straight off mix, please forgive any mistake or oversight.
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Marius_-_Glow_Of_Filter___Dub_(original_version)
Phunktastike_-_Inferno_Amore
Kraak___Smaak_feat_Luxxury_-_Keep_It_Together_(Vhyce_remix)
Ambiance – Hombre Arana (Club Duro Remix) – Duro
Kenny-Summit-Nino-Bellemo_Moving-Forward
Dirtytwo_-_Back_In_The_Day
Nick_Morris_-_Funky_In_The_Sky
TYU – Afecto – Duro
Todd_Terje_-_Ragysh_(original_mix)
Kellini_Saskin_-_What_She_Said
Huxley_-_Box_Clever
Leon_Vynehall_-_Butterflies
Mousse_T_Feat_Taz___Inaya_Day_-_Rock_The_Mic_(Kon_remix)
Flight_Mode_-_It’s_So_Nice
DJ_W!ld_-_News_Z_(Original_Mix)
Dima_Greshnikov___DJ_Sall_-_Lenalena_(original_mix)
Phaxx, Magnus Wallberg – What’s Going On_Original_Mix
Midnight_Magic_-_Sea_Of_Love_(Michael_The_Lion_remix)
Big_Danny_Kane_-_Octopussy
Myles_Bigelow_Dawn_Pemberton_-_You_Got_Me_Spinning_(original_mix)
Phoenix_Knight_-_Private_Eye
Wellsince_-_Purplee_Mood_(Original_Mix)
Todd_Terje_-_Strandbar_(disko_version)
Nacho_Marco_-_Rising_(feat_Aqeel)
Eclectic_Sound_-_Space_Travel_(Phunktastike_remix)
3881278_No_Way_Out_Original_Mix
Dario_DAttis_-_The_Good_Old_Days
Mike Spaccavento – Leave The Ground – Original Mix
Alexander Robotnick – Undicidisco (JV edit)
Simian Mobile Disco, Bicep -Sacrifice_Original_Mix
Kiko_Navarro_-_Dope_High
Nickodemus-ft-BAM+The-Real-Live-Show_Back-In-The-Days_Original-Vocal
Baba_(Italy)-My_Dream-(Original_Mix)
Cinthie – Together – 803 Crystalgrooves
Kevin_Saunderson_Presents_Inner_City_-_BIG_Fun_(Matt_Smallwood_Remx)
Killian’s_-_Check_It_Out_(Original_Mix)
DJ_Dozia_-_Pop_Culture_(KiNK_mix)
Christian Smith, Wehbba -Make_U_Move_Original_Mix
2raum Wohnung – Mir kann nicht passieren (Glove grand disco rmx)
Ludovic LIorca – The world as I live it (original pitched)
GUR014_Up-Yours-ft-FERAL-is-KINKY_London_Donkie-Punch-Dub-Down-Mix
Cozzy_D_-_At_The_Rave
Dishop_-_Felicidad
Subb_An_feat_Frank_Carter_Iii_-_What_I_Do_(Burnski_Tulum_remix)
Junior_Lopez_-_We_Like_To_Party__Terry_Francis_Remix
Ed_Davenport_-_Somewhere_(Roman_Lindau_remix)
Nightrhymes_feat_Keith_Thompson_-_Lose_Your_Shhht_(original_mix)
Bertie_Bassett_-_Hip_House
Josh_Butler___Bontan_-_Call_You_Back
AVIDA (1982- 2021) – Hot Elephant Music –
Released 17/09/2021
The Avida project was ideated by Maurizio Dami (aka A.Robotnick) in 1981. The project featured : Stefano Fuochi (synts) Daniele Trambusti (drums and recording) and Stefania Talini (visuals).
In the early 80s Florence was blooming with top level creativity throughout all fields ( theatre, fashion, design and music) .
Avida’s music can be described as “cabaret -dance”; the lyric – extremely irrevent and genuinely “Florentine” in style – played a key role in it and that’s the reason why the project became popular almost exclusively at local level.
Avida perfectly fit in with a kind of underground music that was getting all the rage in Italy in those days: nonsense music (musica demenziale).
TRACKLIST: 01- Vorrei Tanto 02- Voglio Uscire 03- Il Grillo e la Formica 04- A’ Fumme Marjuà 05- La Bustina
06- Il Vento 07- Devo Andare 08- Television 09- Al Mare 10- Ho Vinto un Concorso per Boia