Video Blog #6
An earlier video in which I played the synth riff from Gary Numan's 'Children' has been kindly received. Time to boot up the legendary Roland D-50 again for another Numan Classic!
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, English musician Gary Numan had a great run of several recordings that included sounds from the classic Roland D-50. A perfect example of that is the album 'Metal Rhythm' from 1988. For the intro of the song 'America', the preset 'Soundtrack' is used. The countless records where I have heard this patch - as a factory preset or slightly adjusted - would make a list too long to include here. I consider the Soundtrack patch - and I have written about it before - to be one of my favourite presets of all time. Metal Rhythm was the first record of a total of three albums that Numan would release on the label I.R.S. Records. The other two albums from that era; The Skin Mechanic (1989) and Outland (1991) are also heavily influenced by the use of the Roland D-50. Without going into great detail; the Metal Rhythm album was released - in America - under a different name (New Anger) with different mixes, a different tracklist and the original artwork changed from dark/black to blue. This was against Numan's wishes.
Many thanks for watching. I salute you all, Numanoids!
Music:
Devin Gademan - Trust That Better Days Are Coming (2021)
Me playing the intro of 'America' by Gary Numan
Video:
Nikon Z6 (Nikkor 85mm 1.8 & 24-70/4 S)
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