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Saturday, June 2, 2012

Rocks In The Attic #40: Various Artists - ‘At Home With The Groovebox’ (2000)

I think I bought this album as it had a song by Bis on it - and probably because a lot of other decent bands / artists also contribute a song - Beck, Air, Pavement, Sonic Youth and Sean Lennon amongst others.

Essentially, this album is a celebration of the Roland MC-505 - or the Groovebox of the album’s title. In fact, I believe Roland coined the name ‘Groovebox’ for the 505’s predecessor - the 303 - but that’s probably one of the nerdiest things I know.

I wasn’t blown away by this album - the range of artists is so disparate that there’s no cohesion in style, although all the tracks have obviously got the same common denominator of a Roland synth as the driving force behind the composition.

Hit: Popcorn 1998 (Instrumental) - Gershon Kingsley

Hidden Gem: Insects Are All Around Us - Money Mark
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  1. UnknownJune 2, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    Money Mark's "Mark's Keyboard Repair" album is worth digging out. It's a bit patchy, but there is some good stuff on it.

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