What are you listening to at the moment?

I've been getting back into the acid house and hardcore breakbeat techno I love so much. Sometimes out of convenience to others I stop listening to it for awhile but then I hear something like "Flash" by Fix or "Downfall" by Armando and I realize it'll always be my favorite.

I've also been listening to the "The Man Machine" and "Computer World" albums by Kraftwerk a lot.

and I've also picked up this kitschy/sleazy gem at Goodwill and it's barely left my record player:
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grapejohnson said:
There's a really amazing version of the second movement of this done on a yamaha synth chip from an early 90s arcade machine --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtGIF5vdcEg

Probably my favorite version! Very Wendy Carlos.
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I can't listen to the 7th without thinking about Zardoz (a great movie greatly misunderstood). The youtube clip does sound like Wendy Carlos superficially: I have Switched-On Bach somewhere. The modulation of this 1982 game chip is pretty dismal, however - far from real musical sythesizers of this era (pre Fairlight). I'm extremely fond of Gary Numan, and am listening to his "Telekon" (1980) daily. He is the master of a syth sound that maintains analog interest.
 
Rico said:
I can't listen to the 7th without thinking about Zardoz (a great movie greatly misunderstood). The youtube clip does sound like Wendy Carlos superficially: I have Switched-On Bach somewhere. The modulation of this 1982 game chip is pretty dismal, however - far from real musical sythesizers of this era (pre Fairlight). I'm extremely fond of Gary Numan, and am listening to his "Telekon" (1980) daily. He is the master of a syth sound that maintains analog interest.
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Much unlike photography, I love the gritty digital ugliness. Gary Numan is one of my absolute favorites, I love Tubeway Army and "The Pleasure Principle" is a great combination of real drums and perfectly spooky synths.
 
grapejohnson said:
Gary Numan is one of my absolute favorites, I love Tubeway Army and "The Pleasure Principle" is a great combination of real drums and perfectly spooky synths.
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Then you must pick up "Telekon" as it is a masterpiece, and no clone of earlier work. With his synthesizer oeuvre, it's easy to forget that he's a pianist, not just a keyboard hack. One extra track on the CD is "Down In The Park" from Replicas for solo piano. Unreal. Piano gets prominent play on this album.
 
Shelby Lynne "Just a Little Lovin'". Wonderfully recorded on 2" analog tape. Her singing, however, is a little boring for my taste...
 
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