Hi there,
Dave here from London!
I was originally introduced to John's music with the 'Metamatic' album and was instantly hooked!
I then worked through "The Garden" and all the other albums and found them all to be amazing!
I work in film/television post production and my boss Steve heard me playing Metamatic and told me a story of when he worked for Central television at around the time of the release of "Metamatic". John was in the studios one day and Steve recalls everyone was running about like crazy opening doors and fetching refreshments for "Mr. Foxx" - brilliant!
I'm also an amateur musician, I have an audio PC, mixer & three instruments, a Roland V-Synth which can make almost any kind of sound you can imagine, A Yamaha PSR-630 which is old, but good for "real world" sounds like piano or strings, and finally, a classic Roland Compurhythm CR-78
I only recently got the CR-78 and I'm on a mission to work out the correct button combinations to make the ryhthms for "Metamatic"
Fellow CR-78 owners will probably know that you can press two ryhthm buttons together (example Disco 1 & Rhumba) and it kinda morphs the two together. There's also an A/B switch which allows variations of individual rhythms.
I'd love to hear from anyone who's already been through this and can share some hints, or who simply loves to play John's music.
Best Regards,
Dave R.
