Thanks for the kind comments, I've stuck that end track up on bandcamp. alexball.bandcamp.com/track/theis-modular-jam Cheers
@GuyGamer1
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine being so talented that you just shit out a track that puts half of Richards catalog to shame. (Not that Aphex Twin makes bad music, but he makes a lot of music, and not all of it is good)
@christopherhenry3194
4 жыл бұрын
As always you killed it again! Also what did aphex say when you got a hold of him???
@Unifono2012
4 жыл бұрын
digital love Imagine you’re so talented that you just invent a style many people trying to get close to but never really nail it like you do. Still really like the track no offense 🙃
@rossbrown8640
4 жыл бұрын
@@GuyGamer1 what is your good music i musty havs it
@geoffweeg
4 жыл бұрын
Really like this track, would love to hear a whole album in this vein
@gonzofernandez
4 жыл бұрын
I love how richard has legend status around electronic music. To the point where a previously owned synth seems like holy relic.
@lunarballoonistxo
4 жыл бұрын
Yes.... Yes it is
@TheInternetIsDeadToMe
4 жыл бұрын
It makes me think that Jesus Christ might have been someone having a laugh.
@Alkatross
4 жыл бұрын
I'm printing those labels for all the gear I want to sell.
@Boojakascha
4 жыл бұрын
We worship Dick
@gonzofernandez
4 жыл бұрын
@@greenie2600 yeah I get what you mean, elevating a artist to god like status seems a bit fan girly or occult
@TheUnfinishedSynth
4 жыл бұрын
I also own one of Aphex Twin's old synths. And it has the exact same label on the bottom of it!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Which synth is it?
@TheUnfinishedSynth
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic Teisco 60F.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Oh right. I've seen one of those but not played it. Interesting to know he had one (and sold it).
@_cloudface_
4 жыл бұрын
😄 be a funny scam if somebody is just finding old synths and attaching labels with Richard's details on them for profit 😄
@TheUnfinishedSynth
4 жыл бұрын
@@_cloudface_ Haha. If so, didn't work kn this instance, as neither I nor the seller noticed the sticker until AFTER I'd paid for it! :)
@noslowerdna
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome demo! Frrrezhh.
@acsola3909
4 жыл бұрын
Agree ... mean, that jam at the end will be pleasant for AFX also.
@xmlthegreat
4 жыл бұрын
I laughed every time that screaming gag came on screen. Don't know why 😂
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
😉
@jd87a
4 жыл бұрын
Because it's funny as hell. Good stuff!
@WildBluntHickok
4 жыл бұрын
Kind of ironic that Come To Daddy is so remembered considering he has over 800 songs and that's the only metal song he ever did.
@alleykat6273
4 жыл бұрын
Can you explain how Aphex Twin makes the GX-1 sound like the depths of hell
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Good question. I was offered a GX-1 if I could get it a d house it, which I couldn't.
@rthe0
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic should have took it theres aprox less than 10 in existance
@socalltd
4 жыл бұрын
The lead sound is a preset tweaked, similar to the later ELP albums that was featured. Look at the vids on the GX1 from the guy who had ABBA's GX1 in his studio.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@rthe0 Got muddled up, it was the EX-1. The GX-1 is holy grail as you say.
@andrewj2761
4 жыл бұрын
When he said 20 years ago I was thinking 1985-1990.............2002, oh well then.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Haha. Sorry to be the one to break it to you...
@lunarballoonistxo
4 жыл бұрын
Right? Time flies
@ToTheGAMES
4 жыл бұрын
That feeling when you're getting older and realising life is... what it is.
@alphanumeric1529
4 жыл бұрын
I acknowledge the standard psychological time deviation encountered by all through natural aging, but there is something else going on. I don't know if it is merely the internet and its inherent ability to create time consensus ripples and pockets, naturally occurring time (our consciousness exists in a half of a single dimension, the unidirectional experience of a single dimension of time) echos propagating in the other half of the single dimension of time we experience, the echos of a near future event of profound magnitude reflecting back at us from that near future event, possibly 7 years away, or potentially the worst scenario, man's artificial manipulation of time in other potential dimensions or axes, off of the unidirectional single dimension of time we traditionally experienced in the past. Any of these can lead to very strange outcomes, and may explain some of our more outstanding misperceptions, or difficultly, perceptions of time that some of us are experiencing. Food for thought. Drink Orange Fanta, very cold and undiluted by melting ice. I recommend a stainless steel, double walled container and a ratio of ice to Orange Fanta of 3:1. Oh, also only Orange Fanta from a 2 liter plastic container, no cans or bottles.
@dillonjohnlane
4 жыл бұрын
@@alphanumeric1529 Terrance McKenna talked about the phenomena of time speeding up in his last interview. It's available on KZitem, very interesting stuff.
@andrewhuang
4 жыл бұрын
Real banger at the end there!!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
The man himself. Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks for dropping by.
@evanbarnes9984
4 жыл бұрын
Dude seriously, is that available for download somewhere?
I'm surprised you can still play cause this thing must have cost you an arm and a leg at the very least
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
It's borrowed. ;)
@NirSharma1
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic Damn you lucky :)..theres something about these modular synths...like classic cars
@Aquatarkus96
4 жыл бұрын
@@NirSharma1 So if this is something like an old sporty compact, what would Emerson's wall of moog be ;)
@russellzauner
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic I have mentioned more than once to people who get trusted to demonstrate gear that could or would never own that if they have people that want them to exercise things andor see them demo'd a lot then they should get together with their other assumed investor buddies (because who can afford such things) and get curators set up with tone museums where we can have a living custodianship of events in musical history, as well as the significance of other art related things/tools. I mean, imagine how inspiring it would be, for a painter, to paint with picasso's actual brush? How inspiring would it be to merely *see* that on the internet, for other painters who for whatever reasons didn't have access and believed they probably never, ever would?
@THETBRETT
3 жыл бұрын
@@russellzauner Look Mum no Computer has a video od such a place, head to his channel, is a must watch
@Digiphex
4 жыл бұрын
Don’t rub eyes after touching that.
@mauriciogalazcampos4023
4 жыл бұрын
Or do...
@reecedeyoung6595
4 жыл бұрын
Is it acid dipped like a buchla?
@erfling1
4 жыл бұрын
Obviously the phone call would’ve gone like You: Richard Aphex Twin: Yeah?
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much.
@gribo.9543
4 жыл бұрын
Holy fuck how does he do those fucking snare rolllssssssss
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@gribo.9543 One way is by getting a digital delay to self oscillate with a fast delay time so you get a stuttered, glitchy sample. I show the principle at 6:20 in this video and then do it with a TR-606 at about 7:00. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zqSFqXiksWdzl5g
@feeelet
4 жыл бұрын
@@gribo.9543 This is also a pretty wicked machine: kzitem.info/news/bejne/zId8r5iDpqSKhGU
@animanoir
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Doctormix
4 жыл бұрын
uhhh niiiiiice!!!
@huck_nyc
4 жыл бұрын
The ending track is so sick. Would love to see it on streaming
@arpmuless_official
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! Alex a lot of your tracks are great, you should post them on KZitem
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'll stick it on Bandcamp when I get a moment.
You did amazing in the contextual demo, and the video as a whole was extremely enjoyable aswell !
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
@stevoofd
4 жыл бұрын
Aphex Twin in the title is what lured me in, but what you create is very creative and amazing on its own merits. Playing with that Synth seems like a ton of fun
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Glad it wasn't a disappointment. :)
@danarves7452
4 жыл бұрын
PLEASE release the track and preferably a whole album in this style!
@bowser8817
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how flawlessly replicated his sound, not an easy thing to do at all. Great work mate
@grandtheftautocj
4 жыл бұрын
That tune at the end sounds like something straight out of the Analord series.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@NoirEtBlancVie
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic man! Any Aphex lore is phenomenal! I love the contextual use of it, you know Aphex’s music well!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. Yeah, he keeps things very private, so any little glimpses like this are very interesting.
@Unifono2012
4 жыл бұрын
Great outro track 👏👏
@DavidLee07
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was outstanding! Good job, Alex!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much!
@mmrva
4 жыл бұрын
+1 to that!
@cortical1
4 жыл бұрын
I like how your jam had a polyrhythmic aspect to it that felt like a weird time signature but really only had a five-beat measure feel in the middle of it and was actually just 4/4 with funny "phrasing." Cool.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, yes all in 4/4 but I sampled the Juno chords and then moved them around into something unexpected so it has a falling-forward kind of vibe.
@paulmanningremixes6408
4 жыл бұрын
I met Richard a couple of years ago. A true gentleman
@kubzone95
4 жыл бұрын
A Man of Honor.
@stu7720
4 жыл бұрын
A national treasure.
@MonsterDubClub
4 жыл бұрын
An absolute window licker
@gbreal8391
4 жыл бұрын
The holy grail of gratitude and good greetings upon arrival & exit
@marcosalmistraro7869
4 жыл бұрын
a splendid astral entity
@ThisIsTheInternet
4 жыл бұрын
Would really love to see you break down Boards of Canada's production techniques
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
That would be cool. I'll be honest I've only listened to a handful of their tracks so I'd have to do a lot of research.
@iTomAnks
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic Well worth getting into if only to nerd out about their techniques. Geogaddi is a masterpiece. Would be great to do similar with Autechre's synths.
@grahamphillips3099
4 жыл бұрын
@Alex Ball there's plenty to enjoy, Music Has The Right To Children is timeless. The pre-MHTRTC unreleased stuff is worth tracking down to see where they were coming from, the so-called "Old Tunes" and "Tape for Marcus' Uncle" stuff is easy to find - at times its like a 1990s Vaporwave. DJ Food did a mix a while ago as a tribute to their early style, starts with the O is for Orange and Aquarius samples that were used in Aquarius off MHTRTC, then with bits of BOC and other random stuff chucked in for fun... DJ Food mix: vimeo.com/69721622 ...the bass and voice sample in Aquarius: kzitem.info/news/bejne/z654362lhqufjXY a couple of worthy mentions... Left Side Drive kzitem.info/news/bejne/maWqmqR_s5RoiZg Nlogax kzitem.info/news/bejne/uKOQx4GjgKqEiaQ For me MHTRTC was the highpoint though, full of gems: Open The Light kzitem.info/news/bejne/l2pp1IyAgHp5ano Anyway pardon the fanboy transmission and thanks for another great video. Met and had an odd conversation with Mr Twin once, quite a character.
@ThisIsTheInternet
4 жыл бұрын
@@grahamphillips3099 Never heard the DJ Food mix, but this is mint, thanks!
@squishmusic
3 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic tracking down their gear list....just go to a local carboot and look for Casio''s :P
@proudsnowtiger
4 жыл бұрын
"I... WANT YOUR SYYYYNTH" It's not actually a modular synth, it's a Holy Relic. Although I'm a little surprised you didn't get a contact high from tweaking the knobs. Very creditable Aphex pastiche, too, you should have just put it out on Soundcloud under a weird name and watched the WATMM crowd go nanas (are they still a thing? Is WATMM still alive? Was it ever?).
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe I am Aphex Twin? I mean, have you ever seen the two of us in a room at the same time?
@alanmaxwell6649
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusic I used to know J Majik and his Mum told me that Richard often came over to their house so pretty sure he's not you!
@natbvm1880
4 жыл бұрын
Did you read that article about the guy who was fixing an old synth and then an hour after getting his hands in there started tripping balls on acid 😂 like damn who had this thing
@DerekPower
4 жыл бұрын
WATMM is still alive
@AllenSmithe
4 жыл бұрын
@@natbvm1880 it was an original Buchla that had been in storage at a university for decades. He found the red panel 🙃. Unwittingly he's one of the few people on the planet to experience 60's era San Francisco acid. There's a news interview with him out there somewhere.
@abesirevic
4 жыл бұрын
that track at the end is amazing
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@arnoldorodeo
4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree ! 👏
@Ryan-xq3kl
4 жыл бұрын
you shoulda played the prank phone call from caustic window lol
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Missed a trick there!
@leethium6982
4 жыл бұрын
Or "rdj barclay" haha nice vid
@connorboolen3086
4 жыл бұрын
"There's an awful lot of shit..."
@jnnx
4 жыл бұрын
Ya’ll are corny
@AndersEngerJensen
4 жыл бұрын
Great Aphex Twin homage! 💖💖💖 Wicked!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
My Aphex spin. ;)
@SeidGibbons
4 жыл бұрын
Another winner, as always. A big fan of aphex twin, so your demo track particularly ticked my boxes, you nailed his style of sound very well indeed. Respect Mr Ball :)
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Bobby, glad it was passable.
@GearSplaining
4 жыл бұрын
You want Aphex Twins old synth? I GOT YOU!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Haha. Nice.
@vicioussuspicious894
4 жыл бұрын
Does it so sad melodies, too?
@LaraSchilling
4 жыл бұрын
Aphex Twin's old synth. insane Aphex Twin synth. The old synth. This synth is insane. I GOT YOU.
@KnzoVortex
4 жыл бұрын
@Vicious Suspicious You want a beautiful arpeggiaton???????
@rthe0
4 жыл бұрын
he prob used this in analords or tuss era
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly. Maybe we'll never know.
@lardosian
4 жыл бұрын
I love The Tuss, have the album on vinyl.
@rthe0
4 жыл бұрын
@@lardosian which ep?
@lardosian
4 жыл бұрын
@@rthe0 Rushup Edge triple vinyl, I might have confederation through 12 inch as well actually.
@rthe0
4 жыл бұрын
@@lardosian lucky
@katerspam
4 жыл бұрын
Aphex Ball
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Aphex Spin 😉
@martinheath5947
4 жыл бұрын
Cool synth. I could imagine David Sylvian singing over the outro!
@greatheightsu
4 жыл бұрын
Damn dude. I would listen to your Aphex Twin styled IDM album. That was sick.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@neonblack211
2 жыл бұрын
same
@itsmebeter3538
Жыл бұрын
WHY DID YOU PUT A FUCKING JUMPSCARE!!!!! I SCREAMED SO LOUD AND HAD TO GIVE MYSELF 8 SPANKINGS BECAUSE I WOKE UP MY CATS AND GIRLFRIEND!!!!! THAT SCARED ME SO BAD BECAUSE I WAS IN BED IN THE DARK!!!
@Magnus_Loov
5 ай бұрын
Love that atmospheric sound the DX7 does in the end track. It sounds warm with that reverb on it.
@liquidamusica
4 жыл бұрын
Alex Ball + Aphex Twin = Infinite bliss
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. 🙂
@86fierose
3 жыл бұрын
1:06 Thank God my headphones weren't turned up and I'm not watching this at night trying to fall asleep lol.
@doofus_dummy
3 жыл бұрын
i was :(
@lefttoe6969
4 жыл бұрын
Aphex-like Alex :) Dunno if Mr. Richard is happy or pissed off seeing how good you mimic his style ;)
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure Richard isn't remotely threatened by my Mickey Mouse attempt. 😉
@jimmy4024
Жыл бұрын
Love the vid, but change that fucking intro with the scream, that shit scared the fuck out of me.
@zackspreitzer2872
4 жыл бұрын
Every time I go into one of your videos I just expect history, but I'm always pleasantly reminded that you're quite the composer/keyboardist too. Great stuff!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Zack, much appreciated.
@tronique
4 жыл бұрын
More Theis Sound: vonhallgath.bandcamp.com/album/intersection
@carlosserrano3985
4 жыл бұрын
What a rarity you have there, probably have a interesting history too, good music as always! PS: The screaming zombie has a heavy distorted LFO, VCF and White Noise, LOL!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely no VCF on that zombie. Full spectrum. 😉
@ionianechoes
4 жыл бұрын
Richard dropping by here to check his old gear. I'd be happy to see that robot still making tunes.
@NedBouhalassaVideos
4 жыл бұрын
Cool video and even better song! Really enjoyed the Aphex/Squarepusher vibe!!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Ned. :)
@absoluteunit8628
4 жыл бұрын
That music at the end must have been super satisfying to make. Good job man.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
It was. Thanks
@Lowerhaightstreet
4 жыл бұрын
4:50 beautiful track
@fluttuers2820
4 жыл бұрын
lol wtf you just drop a track at the end thats honestly worthy of being on any aphex album
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@Pepijn_a.k.a._Akikaze
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, I immediatey recognised this synth after watching another fine video of yours. I have owned a four cabinet Theis Modular Synthesizer System for eleven years. I had it custom made in 2009 (the front was available in two build qualities) and picked it up at Horst Theis' place in Duisburg. His business was managed by a friend (Tronique on KZitem). He has no website. I was particularly keen on having this system for its voltage controllable envelope generators and interesting lfo waveshapes. The price was, let's say, competitive. The original vco's used CEM 3340 chips. Mine has discrete components because when I bought it, Theis had run out of these chips, so he had to design his own vco, which according to Theis, sounds much better. If you want to see a picture of my system, read through my musical biography in English on my website, where I posted one, and if you want to hear the music I made with it, buy any cd of mine from "Sense of Urgency" to the latest, called "Deadlock". Website is www.akikaze.nl I use the TMSS, as any modular system, with few exceptions, for sound effects that can not be made with my hardwired synths. Yes, some shameless promotion of my music in return for this background information.
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Pepijn, thanks for dropping by and giving me the backstory. It seems quite a niche club of people who have owned and used these synthesizers and there isn't much info online (no website as you mention) so this is very interesting. I'll have a listen through your tracks and try to look out for it in action. Have you sold it now then?
@Pepijn_a.k.a._Akikaze
4 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBallMusicThanks for your reply! Ask me anything you want to know and I'll try to answer your questions. No, I will never sell it if I don't have to though I was asked once to sell it by the artist Cosmic Force.
@lullatone
4 жыл бұрын
The track you made rules. And, I think it gets overlooked by people watching KZitem sometimes, the way you massaged the colors on the video to match the tone of the track and synth is rad too. Awesome!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Quants0
4 жыл бұрын
The ending song legitimately sounds like something Richard would make. Probably Tuss-era or later.
@purplism4857
2 жыл бұрын
the song you wrote at the end is such an amazing creative piece that could go down in music history if it were ever fair. well done
@jaybird8748
4 жыл бұрын
That "Contextual demo" is better than anything I've ever done with my life. Damn!! 🔥 👏
@neonblack211
2 жыл бұрын
same except for me its the "Raw Demo Sequence"
@joerg721
4 жыл бұрын
Btw, the build quality of the later models was more than ok. The TMSS was never a truly commercial effort in the first place, but Horst Theis' private project, to build a modular synth the way HE likes it. If you own one of the few out there, you are lucky. ;-)
@tronique
4 жыл бұрын
joerg721 we shouldn‘t defraud this example of the Theis Sound: vonhallgath.bandcamp.com/album/intersection 😉
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info and the link to your system in action. Looks much sleeker this old prototype.
@tronique
4 жыл бұрын
Alex Ball The briefly told history of this system is that I asked Horst in summer 94 if he could bild an analogue filter box for one of the outputs of my casio fz1. Horst had built some analogue synths for himself, built Midi-CV Interfaces and also repaired synths. So he created a filter and also built an adsr. And he did it directly in that format. Thats how the tmss was born. It was more a friendship-business 😉. He built four different filter types: three different Lowpass (Softsound, Hardsound, Moog :-D - SSM, Curtis, discret) one Hipass (with a switch between 12/24 dB) You know the digital retriggerable LFO, but another interesting module is the Octave-Ranger - with CV-In for controlling octaves and also intervals. A Trigger-Seq. wich allows independent resets of the tracks. A feature wich was rare 15-20 years ago in analogue Sequencers. A Dual Skip Sequencer with different types in functionality. And as Joerg said, the building quality over the years has clearly improved.
@tronique
4 жыл бұрын
Alex Ball Fun fact: Yesterday evening I spoke to Horst on the phone as I saw your video in my yt timeline with the tmss Synth on it. And I said to him: „Hey, one of your synths was used by Aphex Twin!“ He answered: „Fine, who is that?“ 😁
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
@@tronique This is gold. Thanks so much!
@joerg721
4 жыл бұрын
I would guess this particular unit is older than 20 years. My TMSS is approx. 10 years old, but I think he stopped building them soon after. Not too many TMSS around anyway... Mine is this one: kzitem.info/news/bejne/pW-DzZmLe6KDdH4
@SyncdAlien
4 жыл бұрын
This was wonderful to see, quite fascinating! Thank you!
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@Ferrichrome
3 жыл бұрын
That Aphex style track at the end is amazing
@GR1MM_REAPER
Жыл бұрын
Feels more like his Tuss and syro projects combined
@DroneShots_UK
4 жыл бұрын
Add some Karl Hyde lyrics to the outro and you've got a cracking Underworld track.
@neonblack211
2 жыл бұрын
The bassline to the end track is so good its like jazz I loved it
@aphexon.
4 жыл бұрын
Stop making that big face!
@Cybersyn
4 жыл бұрын
holy shit the outro track is the best music I've seen in a video like this
@AdamTheAd-vanc3d
4 жыл бұрын
Holy shh#%$= !! what a monster . Great vid and share :-)
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. :)
@bnw4379
4 жыл бұрын
I think ol' Dick James would be proud of what you've done with his old toy!
@herbertschmidt1719
4 жыл бұрын
Lovely tune at the end, even though it's really hard to tell what sounds the TMSS was in charge of. Amazed to see that one of these ended up in the possession of AT but then again, there was the occasional TMSS popping up in some auction. I have known Horst for almost 30 years, witnessed his very first attempts at building a (modular) synthesiser based around Curtis ICs salvaged from a broken Sequential Sixtrak, and -- of course -- he was a member of the infamous commune at Ruhrorter Strasse 59 in Duisburg, together with Klaus "Cosmic" Hoffmann-Hoock (the man behind the Memotron) and the unforgettable Herbert Schmidt, of course. BAH!
@Moogulator
3 жыл бұрын
If you like to listen to aTMSS track (not mine) here's one kzitem.info/news/bejne/1HqasHlorqWmqI4 and more when you search for Happy Knobbing and Jam (that's our annual modular meeting) - we had 4 users so there are plenty of jams (some of them were rec'ed) - it's a good and strong sounding unit evolving over the years (the guys got more modules) and later some of them changed .. but some still use it - cheers - Mic of Sequencer.de - (I put up the lists asked by Horst because it was easier for him). for us it is just around the corner - so maybe the highest TMSS density was actually on that meeting. stop by if you like - great channel! so keep it going. Moogulator / SequencerTalk / SynMag / Sequencer.de
@graphene1487
4 жыл бұрын
That outro song will truly lovely. Thank you for that :)
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@iSapien1956672
4 жыл бұрын
Your track at the end is superb, reminds me a lot of B12 and The Black Dog.
@JunkBondTrader
4 жыл бұрын
Really didn't call em? I'd have gone for it :)
@christofferainek
4 жыл бұрын
Utterly brilliant 🙏🤘 - I’d drop som docent coins on a Ball/Twin-style album!
@beepingbops312
2 ай бұрын
the end track actually sounds like it would be one of aphex twin's songs probably in drukqs or blackbox life recorder albums, i think
@LouisSerieusement
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Alex that was such a great vidéo ! Loved the running gag and the ending song as well :D Will you keep it ? It must be so weird to touch a synth used by Richard, considering the huge amount of life we all spend listening to his wide number of song !
@rthe0
4 жыл бұрын
trax u mean
@LouisSerieusement
4 жыл бұрын
@@rthe0 Yeah I hesitated when trying to put a correct word on his pieces, some of those could even be called "noise" or "soundtrack" or just "sound" XD ; joke appart, english is not my nativ language, does songs have an obligatory voice/singer on it ? as opposed to tracks that are supposed to be mostly instrumental ? Your pseudo is very Afx as well ^^
@rthe0
4 жыл бұрын
@@LouisSerieusement lol
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, was quite a surprising one. I'd never heard of this synth and the history of it makes it intriguing. It's not mine, so it will return to its owner.
@Synthshop
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving the world another great Aphex Twin tune. Well done on those classic hooks.
@adrianbennett3914
6 ай бұрын
You made it sing Alex, what a beautifully wonky and warped lump of primitive modular madness. Great tone and depth, sure Richard mangled some melodies with this.
@ChrisDragotta
6 ай бұрын
The piece at the end sounds just like something Richard James would have done. And the video really was good as well. Excellent!
@markusfuller
4 жыл бұрын
wow what a gem and a great piece of history.
@earlsfield
3 жыл бұрын
Well except for subdivision module, really nothing uber special, like... something like Minibrute 2/s can do all this and more, I'd say. Another proof Richard made great music with budget gear.
@mortenrobinson5421
Жыл бұрын
Erhm.... I know you say you created this track Alex.... but, it sounds so much like RDJ, and it can't just be the synth. You sure you didn't speak with RDJ on the phone? 4:28 This is the the tuss all over again, impossible that he didn't play a hand in this!
@dyscotopia
Жыл бұрын
Ah, I remember seeing Aphex Twin in Vancouver. It was the first time I'd taken two pills. Even so, I could tell he wasn't doing a lot. He was reclined on a chaise lounge with a mixer I suppose he was blending prerecorded stems with. Still a great shows. The dancing plush bears with his face sodomizing each other was expected/unexpected and the dominatrix who came out to shave an audience members head added some additional spice. Great to hear didgeridoo somewhat live on a big system.
@taiga1295
4 жыл бұрын
Annoying? It was awesome!!! Like some kind of analogue bubblebath or something. You should consider making music.
@electron7373
Жыл бұрын
Interestingly that last piece sounded somewhere between Aphex Twin and Japan - to my ears anyway. Nice!
@crew2224
4 жыл бұрын
Great video love apex twin sound & there music videos takes me back in the day watching MTV after a night out 😉 Alex you are very talented sounded awesome 👏
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, was one hell of an experience watching those videos!
@syntheticmoment9994
3 жыл бұрын
His ebay name in the late 90's through 2006 or so was eatingface. He lied about who he was, but not well. Lol. He bought a few pieces of gear from this teenager in Chicago. One of my fav synthtales
@lunacyja
3 жыл бұрын
Would you mind if I sampled the Raw Demo for a track I am working on? I will give credit where it’s due, even that is impressive, let alone the final track.
@dankro279
Жыл бұрын
Ooooh, that ontextual demo was very aphexy twiny but also kinda alexy bally. Thanks for the treat!!!
@eyesintheskies
Жыл бұрын
I heard his armoured tank was kitted out with a soviet era synthesiser that belonged to Stalins sister and uses the earths orbit as an LFO all run through a delay unit that actually sends you back in time… aeon flux is actually a cheeky reference to the flux capacitor that powers the whole setup.
@darienhigh
3 ай бұрын
The inspiration for Expert Knob Twiddlers
@immeika
Ай бұрын
3:25 actually its good, I'll take 3 hours of that actually
@cupidstunt22
3 ай бұрын
The sound quality sounds analogue but in a processed way
@yagizozdemi
4 жыл бұрын
Hello, can we share 1 minute of the video on our Instagram page? We will also advertise your channel.
@jt_climbing
Жыл бұрын
He left elephant and castle after his home, the big shiny cube in the middle of the roundabout was torn down.
@InfiniteRhombus
2 жыл бұрын
please do a video where you break down how your drum sequencing works on this track, i am begging you
@DJBuglip
2 жыл бұрын
Lol, your faux Aphex Twin is outstanding, man.
@paulie6446
3 жыл бұрын
Very Richard Barbieri (Japan) like tune!maavluss.
@IamTrevBev
4 жыл бұрын
Nice vid, was that a preset on the DX7 or a custom patch?
@AlexBallMusic
4 жыл бұрын
Just two stock presets panned and run through a Roland Chorus Echo convolution. Think it was just vibes and harp.
@IamTrevBev
4 жыл бұрын
Alex Ball sounded great!
@OscillatorCollective
2 жыл бұрын
Certainly captured his sound…
@midnightsocean2689
3 жыл бұрын
So I'm assuming shortly after finishing this video, a black tentacle monster slithered out of the thing and proceeded to chase you down the hall, till you were forced to extinguish it with a fire axe and home made flame thrower. On a lighter note: Love the chill ambient you had playing in the first bit. The end piece was really cool as well. Always neat to see odd historical bits of kit.
@apactbetweenstrangers9616
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like I can almost hear the same lfo on reunion 2, regardless an amazing piece of equipment
@emix7409
Жыл бұрын
The sound is great, the music is a real banger, and the visuals too ! How did you do that ?
@paulmaull
4 жыл бұрын
why are there jumpscares in this informational video thats some wack shit
@lusv4316
Жыл бұрын
that last track made me feel confused but very very happy and keen to listenn
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