Bola

Pads from another world! 
 

I heard that he used to produce his tracks on a korg triton, I wonder if that's still the case.... has been forever though hasn't it? 

  On 1/21/2022 at 9:09 PM, cern said:

Thinking about why a little cunt like Clark can have a subforum here and 1 IDM-GOD:Bola can not makes me sick.

simple: he made Empty the Bones of You

Soup really is something special.

BOLA

There's a cool interview with him in a music mag

Uses Maschine and Studio One plus obvs lots of other bits

  On 7/21/2024 at 12:50 AM, YEK said:

I heard that he used to produce his tracks on a korg triton, I wonder if that's still the case.... has been forever though hasn't it? 

That would be sick 

  On 7/21/2024 at 12:50 AM, YEK said:

I heard that he used to produce his tracks on a korg triton, I wonder if that's still the case.... has been forever though hasn't it? 

I remember seeing him live in a little club and his entire set was done with a big 76 key korg of some kind.

I remember being really sad to read in an interview that DEG would prob be the end of Bola :((((

  On 7/20/2024 at 11:49 PM, cern said:

Pads from another world! 
 

 

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Actually played this yesterday for the first time in ages. It did indeed sound perfecto.

  On 7/21/2024 at 9:46 AM, thumbass said:

I remember being really sad to read in an interview that DEG would prob be the end of Bola :((((

Do you remember why he said that?

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What’s the significance of the abbreviated title D.E.G? 

“I always do these crazy puns. My name’s Darrell Earnest Fitton, so when we originally said we were going to do this album I said to Skam that this is probably going to be the end of Bola… so it’ll be Darrell Earnest is Gone – D.E.G.”

Bola discusses the changing face of music technology and faking an analogue sound (MusicRadar)

That's a nice interview; I'm still a huge Fitton fan, I've got all Bola and Jello releases in all formats available. I also remember emailing him to find out about the Shapes release back in the day, and he confirmed that it was him.

I can’t imagine him quitting and based on this interview it won’t happen 

  On 7/21/2024 at 11:55 AM, xox said:

I can’t imagine him quitting and based on this interview it won’t happen 

I have decided to reminds hopeful as well!

I've been cranking mauver and gnayse all week , such a nice hot summer artist

Weird, I remember people saying DEG was just a play on words, as in

Bola DEG = "Boiled egg"

i used to play this all the time in dj sets. 

  On 7/21/2024 at 6:40 PM, ignatius said:

i used to play this all the time in dj sets. 

 

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Such a fucking banger insane

  On 7/21/2024 at 4:51 PM, Ski Nell said:

Weird, I remember people saying DEG was just a play on words, as in

Bola DEG = "Boiled egg"

It stands for boiled egg and darrell earnest is gone

This is a deceptively simple but complex piece of music, just listen to all the sounds making up the rhythm part - and the chord/vocal progression is absolutely angelic. This is one of the tracks I want to be played at my wake, it's so beautiful that if I'm in a delicate mood, I get something in my eye. Gnayse is such a wonderful album. Deru's Trying To Remember from the same year (2004) is hard and fast in the same evocative category. See also: Bersarin Quartett, Ocoeur.

I was listening to Fyuti yesterday, it might be my favourite because it was my first Bola

  On 1/21/2022 at 9:09 PM, cern said:

Thinking about why a little cunt like Clark can have a subforum here and 1 IDM-GOD:Bola can not makes me sick.

DEI

  On 8/26/2024 at 3:40 PM, Walter Ostanek said:

DEI

It's the wheelchair, aint it?

Not so great news but here it goes as I have talked with the man himself.. 

First of all he feels very humbled by all u guys kind and nice comments! he appreciate it alot and is forever grateful for all the support! 

Bola is alive and he wants Bola to live on but in the real world all his time goes to gardening and such stuff. Music is not ruled out but getting any inspiration at all for making music is super super rare (He said rare as finding unicorns poo), so don't have any expectations at all.

Overall: Massive thanks to us who love his work! 


 

  On 8/26/2024 at 7:31 PM, cern said:

Not so great news but here it goes as I have talked with the man himself.. 

First of all he feels very humbled by all u guys kind and nice comments! he appreciate it alot and is forever grateful for all the support! 

Bola is alive and he wants Bola to live on but in the real world all his time goes to gardening and such stuff. Music is not ruled out but getting any inspiration at all for making music is super super rare (He said rare as finding unicorns poo), so don't have any expectations at all.

Overall: Massive thanks to us who love his work! 


 

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My eternal gratitude to Mr. Fitton for blessing us with some of the most intricate and beautiful music I've ever heard. Glad to hear he's doing well too. All hail the Bolaman

  On 8/26/2024 at 7:31 PM, cern said:

Not so great news but here it goes as I have talked with the man himself.. 

First of all he feels very humbled by all u guys kind and nice comments! he appreciate it alot and is forever grateful for all the support! 

Bola is alive and he wants Bola to live on but in the real world all his time goes to gardening and such stuff. Music is not ruled out but getting any inspiration at all for making music is super super rare (He said rare as finding unicorns poo), so don't have any expectations at all.

Overall: Massive thanks to us who love his work! 


 

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I had the pleasure to see him perform live in Berlin some decade ago. Feels even more valuable now then it was back then

EOD was playing as well - I almost forgot that