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Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Albums
Casiotone was a series of home electronic keyboards made by Casio in the early 1980s. Casio promoted the Casiotone 201 (CT-201) as "the first electronic keyboard with full-size keys that anyone could afford". The name "Casiotone" disappeared from Casio's keyboard catalog when more accurate synthesis technologies became prevalent, but the brand was reused for new models launched in 2019. The first Casiotone keyboards used a sound synthesis technique known as vowel-consonant synthesis to approximate the sounds of other instruments (albeit not very accurately). Most Casiotone keyboards were small, with miniature keys designed for children's fingers, and were not intended for use by professional musicians; they usually contained a rhythm generator, with several user-selectable rhythm patterns, and often the means to automatically play accompaniments. Families The original Casiotone keyboards came in three distinct families, separated by the method of synthesis. * The famous VL-To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Keyboard
An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument, an electronic derivative of keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs and digital audio workstations. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers. Electronic keyboards are capable of recreating a wide range of instrument sounds (piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, violin, etc.) and synthesizer tones with less complex sound synthesis. Electronic keyboards are usually designed for home users, beginners and other non-professional users. They typically have unweighted keys. The least expensive models do not have velocity-sensitive keys, but mid- to high-priced models do. Home keyboards typically have little, if any, digital sound editing capacity. The user typically selects from a range of preset "voices" or sounds, which include imitations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Miller (musician)
Tom Miller (born 1976) is an American musician and visual artist from Las Vegas, Nevada best known as the lead singer and co-creator of Black Camaro. Miller shares songwriting duties with co-creator Brian Garth, while also providing the visual aesthetic for Black Camaro's album art and live concert posters. Miller holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from UNLV and is an active member of the arts community in Las Vegas. Early life Miller was born Thomas Gilbert Miller II in Southeast Asia on September 2, 1976. His father was a helicopter pilot in the US Airforce, and Miller spent most of his early life growing up on military bases. His family relocated to Las Vegas where Tom graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2001. Black Camaro Miller formed Black Camaro with Garth in 2001 and began writing and recording songs for the band's first album ''White People Fucked Up The Blues (2003).'' A close bond formed during the two-year writing experience between Miller and Garth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Casio Keyboards
Casio electronic musical keyboards were first manufactured in June 1979 and continue to be made by Casio today. The original Casiotone line was abbreviated to CT in the mid-1980s but has continued to feature full-sized keys. MT and PT lines typically feature mini keys and the VL line features push-button keys. Most Casio keyboards feature automated accompaniment sections which may include drums, bass, chords and harmonies. Many Casio keyboards can be run on both mains electricity and battery power. Some Casio keyboards were integrated into other electronic audio equipment, including AM/FM radios and cassette decks. This list includes some of the instruments' basic specifications and is not exhaustive. Casio keyboards from the 1980s and 1990s are used by electronic musicians and sound engineers to achieve an authentic lo-fi sound and some modify them by circuit bending Circuit bending is the creative, chance-based customization of the circuits within electronic devices such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Murphy (band)
Father Murphy was an avant garde modern psychedelic band, part of the subgenre defined Italian Occult Psychedelia by Antonio Ciarletta Biography The band emerged from the partnership of Federico Zanatta (freddie Murphy), Chiara Lee, and former drummer Vittorio Demarin. Their first album, eponymously titled, came out from Madcap Collective, one of whose founders was Zanatta. Father Murphy's second album ''Six Musicians Getting Unknown'' came out in 2005 also on Madcap Collective. The 2008 release of ''... and He told us to turn to the Sun'' (Agoo Records, USA, and Boring Machines, Italy) signaled a sudden change in the band's style and an increase in touring. The EP ''No Room for the Weak'' came out the same year, also from Aagoo and Boring Machines. In 2010 the band toured North America with Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu, and in 2012 they released a split EP with Xiu Xiu and toured North America with them and Dirty Beaches In 2014, Father Murphy started touring with artist and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedluv + Passman
Hedluv + Passman are a rap duo from Redruth, Cornwall. They perform "Casio rap", a genre where lyrics are laid over simple homemade beats. Their song "the future!" was used in the opening credits to Rhys Darby's comedy series ''Short Poppies''. Launching in 2007, the duo were quick to make the BBC Radio 1 playlist and, after touring in Brazil in 2008, played Glastonbury Festival in 2009. Also in 2009, ''Hedluv the Musical'' was awarded "Film of the Festival" at the Cornwall Film Festival. In 2012, they performed at The Gilded Balloon for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Advertised as comedy, their show received mixed reviews, with ''The Guardian'' saying that 'their combination of demented commitment and catatonic defeatism adefor an oddly mesmerising hour'. Early life Hedluv and Passman met while attending Trewirgie Junior School, and became friends. They were in the same tutor group in Redruth Community School, and they both studied Music at Truro College. Their first live mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozma (band)
Ozma is an American rock band from Pasadena, California. The band's sound is a mix of nostalgic new wave–influenced power pop and contrapuntal Casiotone-driven melodies sustained by heavy guitar riffs. Since their formation in 1995, Ozma has released five studio albums and toured the U.S., Japan and Canada more than thirty times, including extensive touring with stylistically similar groups including Weezer, Nada Surf, Rilo Kiley, Superdrag, The Rentals, The Get Up Kids, Piebald, Saves The Day, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, and Rooney. History Early years (1995–2001) Ozma was formed in September 1995 by Ryen Slegr (vocals/guitar), Jose Galvez (guitar/vocals), Patrick Edwards (drums) and Daniel Brummel (vocals/bass), when Brummel was introduced to the others by Galvez, whom he met on AOL while looking for a band to join. In 1996, the still-unnamed band were joined by Katherine Kieckhefer on keyboards, before deciding on the name "Ozma" (taken from the L. Frank Baum books on the dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trio (band)
Trio was a German band also known as ZAM in Europe, formed in the town of Großenkneten in 1979. The band is most known for the 1982 song "Da Da Da" which was a hit in 30 countries worldwide. History Trio consisted of Stephan Remmler (b. 1946), lead vocals and keyboards; Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel (1947–2014), guitar and backing vocals; and Peter Behrens (1947–2016), drums and backing vocals. The band recorded a number of albums, the first of which was '' TRIO'', released in 1981. This album included their signature song, "Da Da Da", the full English title of which is "Da Da Da (I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me, Aha Aha Aha)". The next album was ''Bye Bye'', released in 1983. ''Bye Bye'' was marketed with many different covers; for example, copies in North America were called ''TRIO and Error'' and featured no artwork. While Trio was active, in the early 1980s, the group enjoyed some popularity in Germany, UK, Canada, and the United States. The German version of "Da Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turnstyle (band)
Turnstyle are an indie rock band from Perth, in Western Australia. They are known for their use of cheap Casio keyboards, jazz instruments and lo-fi recording techniques. Biography Turnstyle are an Australian indie-rock band formed in 1995 by Adem Kerimovski (aka Adem K) and Paul Fanning. Fanning is related to actor Jackie Coogan, Uncle Fester from The Addams Family. The other members being Todd Griffiths and Dean Davies. They broke up in 2002 and reunited in 2010. By 1997 their second release took them from obscurity to the band of choice on line-ups and supports in mere months. In 1998, to support their EP "Seasides", they embarked on their first Australian tour and featured on ABC Television's 'Recovery'. A change in drummer reinvigorating the band, writing 30 songs in 6 months. They recorded their debut album Turnstyle Country in 1998/99 as a self-funded, unsigned band, eventually signing to Spunk! Records after being turned down by Sony for being too weird. The first sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tame Impala
Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parker (guitar, vocals), Dominic Simper (guitar, synthesiser), Jay Watson (synthesiser, vocals, guitar), Cam Avery (bass guitar, vocals), and Julien Barbagallo (drums, vocals). The group has a close affiliation with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, sharing members and collaborators, including Nick Allbrook, formerly a live member of Tame Impala. Originally signed to Modular Recordings, Tame Impala is now signed to Interscope Records in the United States and Fiction Records in the UK. Parker originally conceived the project in Perth in 2007. After a series of singles and EPs, Tame Impala's debut studio album, ''Innerspeaker'', was released in 2010; it was certified gold in Australia and well received by critics. Parker's 2012 follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Parker (musician)
Kevin Richard Parker (born 20 January 1986) is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, best known for his musical project Tame Impala, for which he writes, performs, records, and produces the music. Parker has released four Tame Impala albums: ''Innerspeaker'' (2010), ''Lonerism'' (2012), ''Currents'' (2015), and ''The Slow Rush'' (2020). He has won 13 ARIA Music Awards, two APRA Awards, and a Brit Award, and has received four Grammy Award nominations. In addition to his work for Tame Impala, Parker was the drummer of Pond from 2009 until 2011. He produced the band's studio albums ''Beard, Wives, Denim'' (2012), ''Hobo Rocket'' (2013), '' Man, It Feels Like Space Again'' (2015), '' The Weather'' (2017), and ''Tasmania'' (2019). As a producer, Parker has collaborated with artists such as Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Gorillaz, Travis Scott, Melody's Echo Chamber, and the Flaming Lips. Early life and career beginnings Parker was born in Sydney, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krisma
Krisma, originally known as Chrisma, was an Italian New wave music, new wave/electronic music duo founded by Maurizio Arcieri (1942–2015) and Christina Moser (1952–2022) in 1976. Career 1976–1979 In 1976, Maurizio Arcieri and his wife Christina Moser formed the duo under the name "Chrisma" in Milan. The name was a combination of their initials. The very same year, the couple moved to London to record "U" and "Amore" with the producer Nico Papathanassiou and his brother Vangelis under the management of Anthony Fawcett. Their collaboration with Papathanassiou and Vangelis continued through 1978 with the album ''Chinese Restaurant (Chrisma album), Chinese Restaurant'' and the single "Lola". In 1979 Arcieri and Moser released their second album, ''Hibernation (album), Hibernation''. 1980–1989 In 1980 the band officially changed its name from "Chrisma" to "Krisma". Their third album, ''Cathode Mamma'', featured Hans Zimmer on synthesizer. The single "Many Kisses" was me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Arcieri
Maurizio Arcieri (30 April 1942 – 29 January 2015) was an Italian singer who was a member of 1960s Italian beat band the New Dada, and 1970s/'80s band Krisma. Career In the spring of 1967, the New Dada supported the Beatles at their Milan concert. The group eventually split. Some members of the New Dada followed Maurizio as supporting group. "Ballerina" and "Il comizio" were released. Maurizio participated at the "Disco per l'Estate" Festival with "Cinque Minuti e poi..."; the song is one of the greatest hits of the year and the leit-motiv of "Quelli belli siamo noi" ("We Are the Beautiful Ones"), a "musicarello" (musical comedy movie) in which Maurizio acts and sings some of his hits. The movie features - among others - Carlo Dapporto, Carlo delle Piane, Isabella Biagini, Ric e Gian and a young Loredana Bertè. Maurizio was invited as a guest in the most important TV shows of the time. Somvideosof those appearances are now available. The album "Maurizio - 1970" is released. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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