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http://www.openculture.com/2016/03/...y-played-with-obsolete-1930s-instruments.html
I think I like it better than the original.
I think I like it better than the original.
New Order's "Blue Monday" played with obsolete 1930's instruments
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I got the idea that this was primarily, or at least partly, to show how the arcane instruments could make the song very recognizable. In that case, I would think this version needed to be pretty faithful - to show that it could be done.
But sure, once the platform's established, further ventures could be cool (though I'm not familiar with Kabarett; something for me to look into, as soon as my obsessive immersion in the Bowie catalogue is over).
But sure, once the platform's established, further ventures could be cool (though I'm not familiar with Kabarett; something for me to look into, as soon as my obsessive immersion in the Bowie catalogue is over).
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Gotta ask, though - how exactly is an upright bass obsolete? Last I checked, people were still playing those all over the place. The synths New Order used in the original recording are more obsolete nowadays than that bass.
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Fair point! I thought that, and considered that they either didn't have a suitably obscure bass-tone implement, or they just like double-bass. And they are picturesque as well as toneful.
A friend of mine asserted elsewhere that there's no such thing as an obsolete instrument - a point I love. Maybe the word 'obsolete' is the problem.
And that Baal EP is wonderful. Wonderful. Thank you for the tip!
A friend of mine asserted elsewhere that there's no such thing as an obsolete instrument - a point I love. Maybe the word 'obsolete' is the problem.
And that Baal EP is wonderful. Wonderful. Thank you for the tip!