Much More Moog Music
 

So how many of you SYGers have a deep-rooted devotion to the classic synth? Also, who are your favorite Moog composers?

The Moog is so infamous it's created its own movement in synth history. From pioneers like Pete Namlook and Klaus Schulze to more modern Moog bands like "The Moog Cookbook" doing CRAZY Moog renditions of The Offspring and Nirvana. It's all fucking epic. And all on fucking Mediafire. So cop it if you haven't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMri0...eature=related

It's one of those instruments that's clearly great but will forever be associated with tedious gear-bores in my head. It's kind of about that point in the 90s when a lot of electronic music just went the same way as the shred bores of the early 80s. Y'know, when it stopped being about dancing or being sexy robots and became IDM and patch geeks (ie, electronica).

dark side of the moog

that buffalo daughter album with "DR. MOOOOOOOOOOG" etc on it

Wendy Carlos, Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream above anyone else in my mind...... Yes used like 20 different synths per second so it's not as closely associated with Wakeman in my mind....... my mother-in-law loves Bach and I was playing "Switched On Bach" a while back and she was like "I want to stab my ears with a sewing needle".......

And I guess at this point Emeralds? I don't actually know what kind of gear those guys use but man, I like everything they've done........ although I'm more of a fan of Mark McGuires solo works at this point, that dude really knows how to use effects pedals...........

Switched on Bach is utterly vile though.

I 100% DISAGREE........ lovely album..........

I like Switched-On Bach but The Well-Tempered Synthesizer is much better, IMO. I love that album. I was so happy when my mom gave me her original vinyl copy.

The full version of her Clockwork Orange soundtrack is really fantastic, I have the original OST on LP and picked up the full version a while back and the full version is amazing, so much more amazing stuff........ I actually can never find The Well Tempered Synthesizer, I have SOB I & II but haven't seen that around ever.........

Also Moondawn is my favorite Klaus Schulze record...... the first time he used a Moog? Coincidence?!?!?!?!

To me moog is associated mostly to the seventies prog rock. There´s very great moog parts for example in Wigwam Being, The Who Who´s next and Quadrophenia and Yes Fragile and Close to the Edge.

When I think of synths I think of Brian Eno.

I have to say though- I hate synths when they're used as tonal instruments, and Eno was awesome at not using them as tonal instruments in the 70s and 80s.

I've learnt the 70's was a halcyon time for electronic music.

Can't beat a bit of Jean-Jacques Perrey.

It's one of those instruments I don't think trepassed being novelty to being properly composed on. Stereolab made some great and equally awful use of it. So did some dance music, even though a lot of it I don't think was created to be viewed as a badge of honour. And that's alright.

I like synths but as a mode of creativity I'd rather play something more organic.

I'd rather have the word organic banned from being used by any musicians, nevermind the synths.

I couldn't think of a better word hence organic came to use due to my limited vocabulary.

Can't beat a bit of Delia Derbyshire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyUkmxy5VMI

Not sure if its moog, but...

Bought this reissue the other week. It kicks serious smeg