Deep Integration by Moot Booxlé
My first electronic keyboard was a Yamaha PSS-140 when I was five years old. A few years later I got a PSS-470. A few years after that I first encountered what would become a very important instrument in my life: The Yamaha DX7-IIFD. I was obsessed with it - I carried the manual everywhere and read it all the time. I knew that synthesizer inside and out by the time I was 13.
My uncle ended up with that DX7-IIFD and it got traded around the family until it finally disappeared for good.
Fast forward to late 2021 - a friend that I'd been working with in the studio sold me a pair of Yamaha DX7-IID's, and reconnecting with that synth reignited that same passion that fueled my early years...It felt like going home after being on a long journey away.
I started collecting 80s and 90s Yamaha gear after that, grabbing anything I could get my hands on from that era. I ended up building an entire studio based around my (now very extensive) Yamaha collection and this set of music is the result.
There are virtually no overdubs on this recording; in most cases, a roomful of synths and drum machines were played back on a MIDI sequencer and mixed with analog and digital mixers from the late 80s, and from there recorded directly to a stereo mix.
I hope you enjoy this synthesized time capsule of ancient digital technology!
Tracklist
| 1. | Integrating Signs | 4:29 |
| 2. | Seq 2 | 3:11 |
| 3. | Dig Dog | 3:13 |
| 4. | Frozen Shadow | 3:00 |
| 5. | The Sevens | 2:17 |
| 6. | Crystalline | 3:13 |
Credits
Deep Details:
Integrating Signs
Bass: Yamaha FB-01
Drums: Yamaha RX11 processed through DMP7 digital mixer
Additional Drums: Yamaha QY700
Piano: Yamaha DX7-IID through Klark-Teknik BBD-320 chorus
Guitar: Yamaha TG500
Piano: Yamaha TX1P
Organ: Yamaha TG300
Square Lead: Yamaha TX81Z
Lead 2: Yamaha PSS-680
Lead 3: Yamaha FB-01
B Section Koto Lead: Yamaha DX7-IID
Strings: Yamaha TX16W
Reverb: Yamaha REV7
Delay: Yamaha E1010 analog delay through PH-01 Phaser
Sequenced on the Yamaha QY700
Mixed on the Tascam MM-1
Recorded direct to 2-track
Seq 2
Strings: Casio CZ-5000
Bass: Yamaha DX100
Pluck: Nord Lead 2X
Lead: Korg Volca Keys
Drums: Oberheim DMX and Fairlight III samples
Sequenced on an Akai MPC 2500
Recorded direct to Yamaha MT100
Dig Dog
All parts: Yamaha X4500
Sequenced in Cubase
Mixed in Logic
Frozen Shadow
Main Melody: Yamaha DX7-IID into Klark-Teknik BBD-320 chorus
Drums: Yamaha RX11 and RX17 processed with Yamaha DMP7 digital mixer
Percussion: Yamaha QY700
Bass: Behringer 2600 Grey Meanie
Strings: Yamaha TG500
Bell/Choir Pad: Yamaha SY35
Pluck: Yamaha TG300 and TX1P
Sequenced on the Yamaha QY700
Mixed in Logic
The Sevens
Drums: Yamaha RX11 processed with DMP7
Additional Drums: Yamaha PSR-90
Bass: Yamaha DX7-IID
Lead: two DX7-IIDs layered and processed with DMP7 and REV7
Solo: DX7-IID with BC1 breath controller
Main Ostinato: Six layers of Yamaha FB-01
Sequenced and mixed in Logic
Crystalline
Piano: Yamaha PSS-680
Bells: Yamaha DX7-IID through BBD-320 chorus
Weird SFX: Yamaha TG500
Pad: Yamaha SY35
Bass: TX81Z
Percussion: Yamaha RX8 and QY700
Drums: Roland R8M
Additional Stuff: Yamaha TX7 and TG300
Reverb: Yamaha REV7 and SPX990
Delay: Yamaha E1010
Sequenced on the Yamaha QY700
Mixed on the Tascam MM-1 and recorded direct to 2-track
Amethyst Caverns (Bandcamp Exclusive Track)
E Piano: Yamaha TX7 through Yamaha D1500 digital delay
Strings: Yamaha SY35
Drums: Roland R8M
Percussion: Yamaha QY700
Sequenced on the Yamaha QY700
Mixed on the Tascam MM-1 and recorded direct to 2-track
