Animalog by Simon Crocket

10 Pieces for synthesizer
Limited Edition CD / Stream / Download
Review from ELECTRONIC SOUND December 2019;

Simon Crocket
Animalog
DITTO MUSIC
There’s lots going on here. The
debut album from Shoreham-By-Sea musician Simon Crocket, ’Animalog’ might seem like simple fare – 10 minimal synth instrumentals made on a couple of Moogs and not much else, each title referencing an animal
– but it’s a great example of the little used art of distillation. From buckled pop tones (‘Goose Correlation’ and
‘Nice Mice’) to sinister undertows (‘Jack’s Hamster’) and staccato experiments (‘Llama Karma’), these are mercurial beasts that’s for sure, but the overall effect is very charming and quite disarming. Bravo Mr Crocket. P

Simon Crocket has been Making electronic music since the 1980's -
Inspired greatly by the simplicity of Kraftwerk and the complexity of Bach, but also loving a lot of current work by the likes of Nikmis, Yves Malone, and Rex The Dog. He likes to use pure synth sounds, not too multi-layered or over complex, with plucking shapes, and augments them with appropriate reverb, delay, and other effects