From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V8 #184 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Wednesday, November 12 2003 Volume 08 : Number 184 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Alloy: Thomas' equipment ["Bill Krzysko" ] Alloy: Why oh why!?! [esoul ] Re: Alloy: Thomas' equipment [Robin Thurlow ] Re: Alloy: Why oh why!?! ["Keith Stansell" ] Re: Alloy: Why oh why!?! [Robin Thurlow ] Alloy: gear [Thomas Dolby Robertson ] Re: Alloy: Why oh why!?! [Peter Adams ] Re: Alloy: gear [graham stuart ] Alloy: Free music lessons ["Bill Krzysko" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:34:42 -0600 From: "Bill Krzysko" Subject: RE: Alloy: Thomas' equipment I saw the ad on the Food Network, during Iron Chef. (Battle: Sea Urchin!) Actually, about a year ago, maybe a little longer, Target used Beautiful World by Devo in one of it's ads. I thought that was pretty obscure as well, I don't think that song was anything close to being a hit. It's also strange since the video for that song had quite a few pictures of starving people in Africa, which is what I thought of every time I heard it. So, should we be worried that Thomas is selling his equipment? Is this a hint that he wants us to buy him something for Christmas? - -----Original Message----- From: owner-alloy@smoe.org [mailto:owner-alloy@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Mary A. Brown Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 10:20 PM To: alloy@smoe.org Subject: Alloy: Thomas' equipment Dear Robin, I have to say I'm feeling better after reading your post. I was a little upset that it was sheer serendipity that I heard about TMDR's housecleaning in the first place, seeing as though he *must* know that we would be the folks most interested in buying his gear. The PPG 2.2 Wave is most tempting. I remember it being mentioned in loads of articles (I think it was a law that it had to be brought up in every Keyboard Magazine interview!) so I know what songs it was actually used on. Too bad my surgery this year has left me in major debt. But I do have a birthday coming up... I was quite amused by the subject line! Are you privy to more information about his equipment? Now I'm watching network television, hoping to catch the Target ad with New Toy. Honestly, I'm surprised they are using it since it sure wasn't much of a hit in Middle America. What show was on at the time, Bill? And Jon, can you tell us more about The Old Grey Whistle Test DVD? From the rare footage they would show on MTV, (not of Thomas, of course) I got the impression that it was like our American Bandstand where the acts would only lip sync. Is it actually a live version of Hyperactive? I noticed an NTSC copy of Volume 1 in a catalog recently so I guess there's the possibility of the second one to come out in that format as well. Though I could order it and watch it on the computer or the DVD player we have with a mod for PAL. But with the unfavorable currency conversion, I think I'll wait. Mary ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:07:48 -0800 From: esoul Subject: Alloy: Why oh why!?! Hey folks, Coming out of lurk mode, emerging from the shrubbery just long enough to ask, "Why?" as in, why is he selling his gear? Can he be abandoning music? How can he be "retro" if the retro gear is gone? that Yamaha CP-80 - how can he say "I Love You, Goodbye?" That's a classic I'd like to own, but my wife and kids have a pernicious habit of needing to eat . . . I'll spare you the rest of the impoverished schoolteacher speech . . . BUT, more importantly, can Mr. Dolby be thinking of quitting his musical ambitions? I sincerely hope not. Too much fun! Screw the record labels, produce it all yourself, sell it on the internet or at the local swap meets, watch their faces light up with joy! someone please reassure me that it's not quitting time for Mr. Dolby . . . in other news, there are five mp3's up, introducing you to the 13 song, 73- minute album "Another Meaningless Crisis" - come and get 'em at the Emerald Soul website, and feedback appreciated! thanks then, - -Tom <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Pink Floyd's funky conjoined twin: http://www.emeraldsoul.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:14:09 -0800 (PST) From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: Thomas' equipment The NPR story was played today (perhaps the same story.. was there also a woman talking about a melon colored gown she only wore once?) It was amazing hearing Thomas' voice speaking on the radio. In fact he'd notified me of the items coming up for sale in an email first thing on Saturday, but I no longer have a computer at home, and I only just read his note yesterday morning at the office. I'm glad the word is getting out nationally. I know tons of musicians and technically-minded people listen to NPR and will want to bid on the equipment. And yes.. em... this is in fact the only "equipment" information I happen to be privy to. Probably not the most graceful post title on my part, which I only realized after sending it ("oh no!!!") Oooops. I bet it got you to open the message really quickly though, didn't it? xx ~r Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:16:34 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Re: Alloy: Why oh why!?! Perhaps it is a sign that he is cleaning up his studio - out with the old and in with the new! - -Keith - ----- Original Message ----- From: "esoul" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:07 AM Subject: Alloy: Why oh why!?! > > Hey folks, > > Coming out of lurk mode, emerging from the shrubbery just long enough to > ask, "Why?" as in, why is he selling his gear? > > Can he be abandoning music? How can he be "retro" if the retro gear is gone? > that Yamaha CP-80 - how can he say "I Love You, Goodbye?" That's a classic > I'd like to own, but my wife and kids have a pernicious habit of needing to > eat . . . I'll spare you the rest of the impoverished schoolteacher speech . > . . > > BUT, more importantly, can Mr. Dolby be thinking of quitting his musical > ambitions? I sincerely hope not. Too much fun! Screw the record labels, > produce it all yourself, sell it on the internet or at the local swap meets, > watch their faces light up with joy! > > someone please reassure me that it's not quitting time for Mr. Dolby . . . > > > in other news, there are five mp3's up, introducing you to the 13 song, 73- > minute album "Another Meaningless Crisis" - come and get 'em at the Emerald > Soul website, and feedback appreciated! > > thanks then, > -Tom > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Pink Floyd's funky conjoined twin: > http://www.emeraldsoul.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:26:15 -0800 (PST) From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: Why oh why!?! I've been hoping it merely means he wants to move forward into the newer forms of music technology, while getting rid of a bit of clutter. Isn't it easier to self-produce etc with the new technology? xx ~robin Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:00:27 -0700 From: Thomas Dolby Robertson Subject: Alloy: gear > So the Casio AZ-1 isn't one of the items up for auction. (Please don't sell > that Thomas without giving me advanced warning). The Casio AZ-1 *will* in fact be in the next batch of items that they sell. These should go live any day now. But note that it is NOT the black-and-sequinned Casio AZ-1 that I sported in a few photo sessions circa-1987, rather it is the all-white one that was my preferred axe for most of the Lost Toy People tours around that time. And in case you're wondering, Brenda's inflatable synth--along with any photographic evidence of her solitary live performance!--is lost in the sands of time. While I'm at it, a couple of notes/caveats for any would-be buyers of the other stuff: 1. Neither the PPG Wave nor the Korg M1-R have any memories. This is because to retain memories takes a trickle of juice from the internal battery, which eventually runs out if you don't plug it in, say once a decade. (Oops!) 2. Either the Roland MKS-80's display is shot to heck, or its contrast has been set to dim--and you can't reset it because you can't read the display! If you have a PC/Mac editor for the unit (or the remote control panel?) you might be able to reset it. In any case, the unit makes music when triggered via MIDI, and if you don't need to edit sounds you can just change the program banks. Ciao TMDR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:21:02 +0000 From: Peter Adams Subject: Re: Alloy: Why oh why!?! On Tuesday 11 Nov 2003 4:07 pm, esoul wrote: > Hey folks, > > Coming out of lurk mode, emerging from the shrubbery just long enough to > ask, "Why?" as in, why is he selling his gear? > > Can he be abandoning music? How can he be "retro" if the retro gear is > gone? I didn't think he was retro... There is the difference between making music that contains elements of the past and just having made music in the past. I'd like to hope any 'new' stuff Thomas does will be a Thomas Dolby of the 21st century rather than just another 80s artist jumping on the 80s/electroclash bandwagon. I'd lose respect for him if he did that. - -- Peter ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 13:52:28 -0500 From: "Robin Thurlow" Subject: RE: Alloy: Thomas' equipment so Bill.. how did the Sea Urchin episode come out? Iron Chef scares me (but in a good way) xx ~robin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:34:56 -0500 From: graham stuart Subject: Re: Alloy: gear hello thomas thanks for the info on the synths...can we assume that the modules (witht he exception of the m1r and the PPg will still have some of your patches???? Any chance of a new cd anytime soon? graham On Tuesday, November 11, 2003, at 08:00 PM, Thomas Dolby Robertson wrote: > >> So the Casio AZ-1 isn't one of the items up for auction. (Please don't > sell >> that Thomas without giving me advanced warning). > > The Casio AZ-1 *will* in fact be in the next batch of items that they > sell. > These should go live any day now. But note that it is NOT the > black-and-sequinned Casio AZ-1 that I sported in a few photo sessions > circa-1987, rather it is the all-white one that was my preferred axe > for > most of the Lost Toy People tours around that time. > > And in case you're wondering, Brenda's inflatable synth--along with any > photographic evidence of her solitary live performance!--is lost in the > sands of time. > > While I'm at it, a couple of notes/caveats for any would-be buyers of > the > other stuff: > > 1. Neither the PPG Wave nor the Korg M1-R have any memories. This is > because > to retain memories takes a trickle of juice from the internal battery, > which > eventually runs out if you don't plug it in, say once a decade. (Oops!) > > 2. Either the Roland MKS-80's display is shot to heck, or its contrast > has > been set to dim--and you can't reset it because you can't read the > display! > If you have a PC/Mac editor for the unit (or the remote control > panel?) you > might be able to reset it. In any case, the unit makes music when > triggered > via MIDI, and if you don't need to edit sounds you can just change the > program banks. > > Ciao > > TMDR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 22:59:32 -0600 From: "Bill Krzysko" Subject: Alloy: Free music lessons Some people here might be interested in this, Berklee College of Music is offering free music lessons on their web site. Some of them are basic music, others seem to be recording and producing lessons, voice lessons, and even DJ lessons. It doesn't seem to be a comprehensive curriculum, but what they have seems pretty cool. http://www.berkleeshares.com/ ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V8 #184 ***************************