dance notes - MADMUSIK
Produced by: Madmusik
46 Devonshire Road
Bath, BA2 6UD. +44 (0)1225 313082
4:32; driving 4/4; bouncy, uplifting, synth-pop; synths, loops
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This one's probably less 'Roykfrapp' and more 'Frappgelis', I think. Lots of noisy synths with a kind of
filtered rave-synth thing set against an uncharacteristically slow, funky beat. With the lead synth, the bass
and the pulsating arpeggio that comes in on the repeat, this has quite a retro sound to it (makes me think
of Vangelis and also the theme to 'Educating Rita' for some reason).
I started out with a piano motif that became completely overtaken once I hit on the rave sound. That took
me off on a whole new tangent and rendered the piano redundant, which makes a change. I actually did
some more work to this but ended up with a rather lumpy mix, so this is not the latest draft. However, the
indiscretions in the melody that I'd sought to iron-out are less troubling than the mess I made of the mix by
working too late at night. I had added a second lead sound to the final repeat of the tune but don't think it
made too much difference. In this mix, I've sharpened things up a little with an extra layer of rhythm and
some additional low bass.