http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/posts/tags/synth/page/1/ Songs I Like en Vox Tue, 06 May 2008 15:48:38 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss synth http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/hold-all-calls-im-listening-to-nine-inch-nails.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/hold-all-calls-im-listening-to-nine-inch-nails.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/hold-all-calls-im-listening-to-nine-inch-nails.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 May 2008 15:48:38 -0700 I'm a Nine Inch Nails fan from way back. I was hanging out with my pal $ean at the original Kemp Mill Records where he was assistant manager the day Pretty Hate Machine came out; I bought one right out of the shipping box. I listened to it and k... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/hold-all-calls-im-listening-to-nine-inch-nails.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf594840003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock synth nine inch nails industrial 00s http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 May 2008 06:14:33 -0700 Ghostland Observatory seem poised to be this year's Big Thing, leading to overexposure and backlash, but a month after listening to their new album, Robotique Majestique, I still have several of the melodies and choruses running through my head. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghostland-observatory-sometimes-the-hype-is-right.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f5f4ae0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock synth us synthpop 00s ghostland observatory http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/blues-backwards-on-the-road-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/blues-backwards-on-the-road-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/blues-backwards-on-the-road-again.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:39:31 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cdf68cd0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cdf68cd0003-50si" alt="A5 - on the road again" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cdf58810002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cdf58810002-50si" alt="06 - Breakdown and cry (Lay down and lie - goodbye)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Of course everyone knows that "On the Road Again" is a blues standard made famous by Canned Heat in 1968: But I didn't know that in the 80s; my first encounter with it was on synth band (or what in retrospect is referred to as "minimal wave") Sc... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cdf592b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> synth covers 80s 60s blues electro goth uk alien sex fiend canned heat minimal wave schleimer k http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/gob-bluth-and-the-continents.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/gob-bluth-and-the-continents.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/gob-bluth-and-the-continents.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:14:33 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cdbda360003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cdbda360003-50si" alt="Europe - The Final Countdown" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Mrs. Veneer and I have never been able to watch a television show regularly, at least not until we got a DVR and found a show worth watching regularly (Ugly Betty). Then along comes the writers' strike, and kablooey. But the strike gave us time ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cfa8af70001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock synth 80s asia europe arrested development steve howe carl palmer geoff downes john wetton http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghosts-of-high-school.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghosts-of-high-school.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghosts-of-high-school.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:06:16 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398da20ce0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398da20ce0003-50si" alt="Japan: Ghosts" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398da21c20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398da21c20005-50si" alt="Japan - Ghosts" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I rarely remember to search for my old favorites on YouTube, so it often happens that I happen upon them while blog surfing. That's how I just turned up a couple lip-synching performances by Japan of the first song I ever heard by them, "Ghosts."... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/ghosts-of-high-school.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398da0a600002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> synth new wave makeup japan 80s uk new romantic david sylvian crooners richard barbieri mick karn steve jansen http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/pounding-the-floor-with-radio-4.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/pounding-the-floor-with-radio-4.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/pounding-the-floor-with-radio-4.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:35:12 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d9857e0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d9857e0005-50si" alt="11-Dismiss_The_Sound" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The whole "new wave of new wave" fad has been fun, with bands emulating the sounds of the Clash, Gang of Four, The Cure, Duran Duran, Joy Division, etc. Brooklyn's Radio 4 is one of the best, putting forth a mix of the Clash and Gang of Four, spr... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/pounding-the-floor-with-radio-4.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d96dc00002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock synth new wave brooklyn us 00s radio 4 hard-fi http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/take-a-look-overhead.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/take-a-look-overhead.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/take-a-look-overhead.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:12:29 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f30f585d1d0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f30f585d1d0001-50si" alt="Ugress-SpiderEyes(Spider-ManTheme)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Spiderman theme is fine as a jingle, but I've never thought of it as an actual cop-show theme. Until today, that is, when I found Norwegian electro duo Ugress's groovy remake: That's definitive; I doubt you'll ever hear a better version of ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/take-a-look-overhead.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f30f585d880001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> synth funk electro 00s norway spiderman cop show themes ugress http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/belatedly-cabaret-voltaire.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/belatedly-cabaret-voltaire.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/belatedly-cabaret-voltaire.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:09:36 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d909a80003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d909a80003-50si" alt="CABARET VOLTAIRE - SENSORIA" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/book/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cb8b480005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cb8b480005-50si" alt="Industrial Evolution: Through the Eighties With Cabaret Voltaire (Poptomes)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here I've been going on about Sheffield and the great industrial dance music of the 80s and I haven't even gotten around to Cabaret Voltaire yet, arguably the godfathers of that whole scene. So to remedy that, here's the video for what is probabl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d900b70004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> synth 80s electronic industrial uk cabaret voltaire sheffield jonathan carroll mick fish http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/organico-file-with-mahjongg.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/organico-file-with-mahjongg.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/organico-file-with-mahjongg.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:32:22 -0800 A week after discovering Mahjongg, a band playing exactly my kind of music, I've found another one without even trying. The Vintage Library Emporium sharity blog shares old albums (1978-1990, mostly) of library music, instrumental music intended ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/organico-file-with-mahjongg.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d8c69b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> synth france industrial 00s organico synthbeat http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/chrome-das-gift-der-musik.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/chrome-das-gift-der-musik.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/chrome-das-gift-der-musik.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:44:25 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d87c050004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d87c050004-50si" alt="Chrome - 06 - Raining Milk" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Once again I'm in "it's easier to download the album from a sharity blog than to find it on my shelves" mode, which is how I ended up with a digitized copy of Chrome's Raining Milk album yesterday. Hearing Chrome's cyborg metal for the first time... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/chrome-das-gift-der-musik.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398d87c9f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock synth 80s industrial sci-fi chrome cyborg damon edge helios creed