Gary Numan

so what do you guys think of gary numan?

i realised i was totally unfamiliar with his work, except for 'cars' which is a bit tragic. i downloaded his entire discography and i think only the pleasure principle is really worth my money. i like his production style, catchy and utilitarian, and also his sort of delayed and piercing melodic singing. he's not nearly a big a synth buff as people make out though - he seems to only use random analogue string machines, but i guess it's all part of the aesthetic.

but yeah, i loves it.

He married a fan. There's some hope yet for the denizens of the BoC subforum.

I love a bit of Gary Numan, way before The Mighty Boosh started mentioning him creating a load of tits who like him ironically. His recent stuff is a bit hit and miss but Sacrifice is definitely worth a listen. I'll hopefully be seeing him in December on his Pleasure Principle tour.

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i like how on the pleasure princple - you have these nice thick electro-y synth, but also classic thick '70s wooden drums and bass as well.

totally!

i really like that instrumental track on pleasure principal... is ist called tracks? or something to do with air?

i dont know

Airlane, opening track to the Pleasure Principle, and very nice it is too.

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ah. erm. that is not what i was on about.. is there another instrumental? maybe it has got some words in.

has tracks got a long intro before the words start. basically it sounds a lot like cars but instrumental except maybe it isnt instrumental.

GNML

Anyone who's a Numan fan should check out the rather rare Radial Pair EP. Great stuff.

"Down In The Park" is one of my favourites by him.

maybe you mean metal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjQYILB7N7U

it has a long intro

tubeway army - are friends electric

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0WNbm1jz6A

this is the one.....

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

  On 9/14/2009 at 6:50 PM, Adjective said:

tubeway army - are friends electric

 

The sugababes original is better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGSajAGg9h4

I'm not being flippant, I have no idea if anybody outside Europe has ever heard of them.

  On 9/14/2009 at 7:37 PM, kakapo said:

  On 9/14/2009 at 6:50 PM, Adjective said:

tubeway army - are friends electric

 

 

The sugababes original is better.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGSajAGg9h4

 

I'm not being flippant, I have no idea if anybody outside Europe has ever heard of them.

sampling is so weird

on the one hand i like that we live in an age where you can just reach out and grab anything that sounds pleasant to your ears and then add to it. then on the other, people are getting credit for bringing a fresh sound when they probably know nothing of making synth patches, constructing melodies, and in this case, even their taste in effects is suspect.

  On 9/14/2009 at 7:59 PM, Adjective said:

sampling is so weird

on the one hand i like that we live in an age where you can just reach out and grab anything that sounds pleasant to your ears and then add to it. then on the other, people are getting credit for bringing a fresh sound when they probably know nothing of making synth patches, constructing melodies, and in this case, even their taste in effects is suspect.

i don't like the idea of sampling (large chunks of melodic structure/ or textures) on principle (cause they're lazy fucks) .. but then again i like rap music ... you can see my moral dilemma here ...

  On 9/14/2009 at 6:50 PM, Adjective said:

tubeway army - are friends electric

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0WNbm1jz6A

First record I ever owned. And Down In The Park is also awesome.

  On 9/14/2009 at 7:59 PM, Adjective said:

sampling is so weird

on the one hand i like that we live in an age where you can just reach out and grab anything that sounds pleasant to your ears and then add to it. then on the other, people are getting credit for bringing a fresh sound when they probably know nothing of making synth patches, constructing melodies, and in this case, even their taste in effects is suspect.

The weird thing is its actually a cover of a bootleg ("We Don't Give A Damn About Our Friends") which combined Tubeway Army and a forgotten Adina Howard track from the mid 90s. I'm not dissing it, I think it's brilliant, and disposable, pop music.

  On 9/14/2009 at 7:37 PM, kakapo said:

  On 9/14/2009 at 6:50 PM, Adjective said:

tubeway army - are friends electric

 

 

The sugababes original is better.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGSajAGg9h4

 

I'm not being flippant, I have no idea if anybody outside Europe has ever heard of them.

see, i can't like the original because of this song. i had the sugababes drummed into my head on the school bus long before i'd ever heard gary numan. i do remember mentally taking note of the nice synth line, but well, it's the sugababes. now when i try to listen to the original i start hearing "freak in the morning" and envisioning awry lip piercings. which i think is all highly unfortunate.