I made a quick and dirty translation. Better than nothing. - (music play) - Interviewer : Is it possible to make a record without using any instrument ? - Dan Lacksman : Euh, Yes, Yes, It is precisely why I thought of Telex and that in Telex everything is synthetic. It means, no sound is an accoustic sound, except the voices, sometimes, a little instrument. But really, the rythmic base and the keyboards are made with a synthetizer. Interviewer : If you will, we're going to take one of the pieces you made with Telex, that is Moscow Discow - DL : yes - ITW : and we're going to decompose it. - DL : okay - ITW : step by step - DL : okay - michel's vocoded voice : generation 80 - DL : we started from a bass (bassline ?), and… I'm going to try to program it. So I put the device in program mode. I choose a sequence. (play) - DL : here is how the programmation is made. But, let's say to shorten the thing, because it actually take a fair bit of time, I already programmed it. So, I switch to another sequence, euh, voilà, I'm going to play the sequence sequence plays - DL : Bon, here it's on continuous impulsion, so, we can't strip of some of these impulsions, so we can change, euh, the rythmic figure, and here is what it does. (2:00) playing - DL : the tempo is not the right one. The sound… (manipulate the synth) (cut) - DL : alors voilà, so we have, recorded the bass, I've got the bass on one off the tracks, and, heu, I'm now going to add the rythmic… kick drum… - DL : alors heu… We just have to record the keyboards… (cut, Marc playing keyboards) - DL : Alors voilà I trigged the sound by the impulsion that come from there, now we're going to be able to record this sound… on the playback. - DL : this is a vocoder, it is a device that make possible to give the sound of this keyboard… - DL : to Michel's voice - Michel (singing) : Moscow, Discow, Moscow, Discow, génération 80 _ DL : so, the penultimate phase of the recording before the mix, is the dubbing/doubling (? doublage) of the singing and the vododer. I'm going to start the multitrack, and Marc is going to play the keyboard that Michel will trigger, and is going to sing at the same time - (Moscow Discow playing) - ITW : that means a sound engineer, alone, could make, or can make, a record, without ever learned music ? - DL : euh, non, that's not true at all, because you must have some notions of music, you have to be able to play keyboard, and you have to compose, so you need some notions of music to realise, but theoretically, it is possible, it became more and more possible with the evolution of technic.

I have loved Telex since they ended last in Eurovision in 1980. I bought the album (Neurovision) on the following monday. I was 13 years old. Now I am 56, and I am still a big fan of Telex.

Amazing how these guys had a clear understanding of what future music would be, 130BPM !! I was a DJ in 1980 and remember pretty well that nobody could dance this track with 130bpm, there were just a few tracks with BPM like this.

Oh god. The tape machine, synthesizers, and mixing desks. Super super 70’s!!!! I love this stuff.

That mixing desk is an absolute thing of beauty

3:06 What a perfect sound

déja des génies à l'époque... ;-) du sons qui régale, c'est sa qui compte ;-)

Des génies et précurseurs ! 👍😍

Marc Moulin, Dan Lacksman, mais également Michel Moers, qui est aussi comme les deux autres, un auteur-compositeur de génie. Telex mon groupe préféré 😊🎤🎹😘. Pensée à Marc Moulin 👏

The switch of the sound at 2:08 like from toy robot to terminator, i love it! Great artists and real pioneers. Unlike today, you had to be an electrician and a musician at the same time to produce high quality eletronic music. Today you just need ableton. Not saying today's electronic music is bad in any way, but watching this video and how they produced their stuff, it feels more "true". Best regards.

Telex was an excellent band, I still listen to their music. I love Telex

all the boys look super chic all their songs are fantastic

This video is absolutely GOLD!

this bassline is dope as hell

Listen to the soundz coming out of this beautiful 70's machinery. All totally perfection, what a great video!!!!!

Que maravilla después de tantos años conocer acerca del nacimiento de esta gran tema de aquellos años! Gracias por compartir!!

Me parece fantástico ver cómo crearon esta chévere canción con esos equipos de la época. ¡Muy bien! 😃🙌

I wonder if they had any idea just how big this little niche of "electronic music" would become...

"New music has made its way, Automatic rhythms play..." Fascinating video! I never imagined I'd get to see anything like this! Electro-disco rules!

Nice blast from the past! A super big hit on discotheques in Puerto Rico, and also played constantly on the radio.

When they entered the Eurovison festival with their song Eurovison and almost finished last i was the only one from my friends who loved this song. I couldn't understand why nobody loved it, I think at that the time the people where not ready for this but they where really pioneers for the electronic music and opened the door for other groups.

Великая группа, классная музыка! До сих пор слушаю с огромным удовольствием.

Love from East LA. Euro Disco is still playing hard here in LA.

Très intéressant merci! Comme quoi y a pas forcément besoin d'ordinateur pour faire de la musique électronique. juste de bon instruments et du talent.

cuando no habia ni fl studio , ni otro software , ni controlador ni vst ,que te facilitara la produccion , quizas habria ordenador que ayudara ,pero no como en estos tiempos , pura inspiracion de los pioneros , grande TELEX

aout 1979 je ne l'oublierai jamais en plein ete sur europe 1 l'apres midi ce titre MOSCOW DISCO illico enregistre sur mon magnetophone pour le repasser en boucle j'avais 11 ans

I love this song. It's still sounding relevant in 2018. This video was super chic.

Enormous respect to these guys We are where we are today due to these pionners.

That's an amazing synthesizer setup, Moogs, PPG, Roland, wow, no wonder they sounded so good.

This dude is a musical genius

UNREAL!!! to see one of my favorite Italo songs being made! thanks for sharing this very rare clip. fascinating!

Lo escuche a mediado de los 70s y me parecio una obra arte esta cancion, y me sigue encantando

holy shit! a PPG Sequencer 350 out in the wild! I didn't think Herr Palm actually SOLD any of them.

I'm crying! Always wanted to know how they built this sound!

Fantastique! I love this song!

Back To Disco, Los Angeles California is still jumping with this old school Disco.

merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo elle est super intéréssante par rapport à la décomposition du morceau c'est génial bravo

Music for the future-amazing :-)

de la balle!! merci bcp pour ces 5 mns de pur bonheur!!!

Superbe archive ! Merci

All's possible today with a daw, but this is a immortal masterpiece

J'adore ce titre, je l'ai en Maxi 45T de couleur chez VOGUE Records France. Cette video est fantastique!!!

Grand bravo ! Surtout pour l'époque

Este video es oro puro, arqueología de la música Techno!

Geniales! 1979 y suenan como si fuera 2020. Me fascinaba ese tema cuando tenía 13! Me fascina ahora.

Amazing band. Their entire anthology is a MUST!

Éste documento es imperdible. Fueron unos pioneros.

Every single piece of electronic equipment i see in this is awesome, er i mean super chic lol (especially that sequencer!) But what caught my eye most is that groovy chair the main guy is sitting in. How cool is that? Thanks for this awesome piece of history!

I still listen to Telex today. 😉

The kick drum sound is so good especially for 1979. Dan must have done that on the modular because it's def not from the cr78.

C'est ça la nouvelle musique... Marc tu nous manques !

Those were the days.

many magical moments in this video. especially 3:05. thanks!

Cette chanson est toujours aussi dingue, des années après. Sans ces mecs, Giorgio Moroder et Kraftwerk, il n'y a pas de Daft Punk, pas de David Guetta, etc.

RIP Marc Moulin...

leurs pulls-gilets sont fantastiques!

Oldskul 80's synth - so romantic, super

Buenisimo...y nostalgia!!!!

Genius's.... Unsung Hero's..... Let's celebrate TELEX..... Amazing... ;)!!!!!! Sennheiser Vocoder VSM201....Boom!... Thank you Telex;) X

Génial ! Merci pour ce document.

Excellent! Super cool studio and a great introduction to this classic track.

I just love the sound from 2:58 to 3:14... !

that chair !!

Chevere disco. Muchos recuerdos

1:55 - 2:20 - Brilliant!

Don’t want much .. just post me the CR78 if you’re bored of it :) What a great clip !!!

I loooooove making of or behind the scenes type stuff ❤

WOW!! They should put out Moskow Diskow 2019! A new twisted version of the original...

absolutely brilliant!!!

C'est juste magique...

This song was the inspiration for Billy Jean from Michael Jackson. Also ZZ-top was inspired by Telex' work for 2 albums "Eliminator" and "Afterburner".

Tenho este disco vinil. Gastei ele ouvindo. Saudades destes caras. Acho que o mais recente trabalho do Dan foi Deep Forest onde ele usou uma das suas características de baixo com som bem destacado. RIP Marc Moulin.

My left ear loves this video.

Great BAND ... They are now re-living a "second Youth" , signing with MUTE and the spirit of MARC MOULIN (R.I.P.) is still with them ... As i wrote to Michel and Dan "The appetite comes by eating" .... They always said that they will never release new stuff, now they are just publishing their remasted work BUT ... WHo Knows ? :-)

great band, great track

THANK YOUFOR SHARING.....

Fantastic! I love it!

uncroyable !!

3:11😍

The good old 80's i miss it ......

This is one of the best dance records of all time and it hasn't dated though electronic music doesn't date anyway it's already before it's time..... Can't help but feel there is a little of kraftwerk inspiration going on as well as moroder

Magnifique!!

Amazing video, nice one :)!!!

this is amazing. thank you for posting it.

telex forever!

Great footage !

amazing! thanks for sharing this

Never mind the gear. I want those orange chairs.

super cool stuff bro, thxs for posting

Gold!!!

Une légende

mi cancion favorita estuve años y años intentando averiguar .... como se llamaba y quienes la interpretaban hasta que lo descubri eso en un programa de tv temazo el moscow discow

Fantastique!!

Grande telex que espetaculo de música...

raspy bass synth / remarkable to hear this in the dark ages back in italy sarcastic euro synth - a veritable analog trance

GOOOOOOD! Moskow Discow (1979!!!)

The beginning of the electronic music

Genial trabajo

DO You know Dan Lacksman is the creator of the melody/bass line from "born to be alive" ? I hope one of these day meet with him at brussels! Friendly from belgium