Premiere: Canada’s SpeakOf Delivers Debut “Enterprise” LP, A Cohesive Collection of Afterhours Music
Since breaking out in 2017, Montreal-based Hamed Safi aka SpeakOf has been blazing a melodic trail with like-minded souls on his False Face imprint.
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Pig&Dan Launch Sunday “Odyssey” Series at fabric London
Since appearing in the scene Pig&Dan have achieved an amazing back catalog of releases on labels including Cocoon, Soma, Plus8, Diynamic and Drumcode. Arguably, however, 2018 was their real hallmark year, a trip around the sun that saw them return to Cocoon after 13 years with their track âShattered Mindsâ featured on the most recent compilation as well as forthcoming releases on Sven VĂ€th’s label as well as Drumcode.
It is perhaps their latest announcement that is their biggest yet. The duo return to the UK, a country that has been pivotal to their career, where they unveil their Odyssey event series that will see them host a monthly night at the iconic fabric.
Premiere: Dubspeeka Contributes Remix for Monkey Safari’s “Odyssey Remixed” Second Outing
What makes everybody’s darling duo Monkey Safari so special is surely their authenticity; with their striking debut album Odyssey , this meant producing the same kind of tracks they were playing as they toured nightclubs and festivals around the world, rather than simply a listening album. The result was a dance floor artwork. And while they may be perfectionists, theyâre certainly no purists, carefully handpicking remixers they see as most capable of continuing their vision for the album.
Split in 3 separate EPs, Odyssey Remixed â One, Two, and Three will be released in May, June, and July 2018, featuring reworks of the original album tracks by the master himself, Carl Cox, international stars Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Musumeci, Tensnake and Reboot, studio geniuses Dubspeeka, Hannes Bieger, ROD, and Phil Moffa, as well as up-and-coming talent Avidus , Trivmph , and Hommage label co-chief Karl Friedrich.
Battle of the Clones: Behringer Announces Their Take On The ARP Odyssey Synth
Last week, Behringer teased on their Facebook page that they will be releasing an authentic ARP Odyssey synthesizer, the synthesizer that helped define â80s electronic pop, but with a unique 3-mode VCF circuitry (that replicates all MK I to III versions) plus full Midi/USB implementation, priced around $500 USD.
However, just last February, Korg announced that it was going to recreate the same synthesizer by releasing its own “Korg ARP Odyssey”. Korg also revealed that ARP co-founder David Friend was joining Korg as their chief advisor on the new Odyssey. “David Friend established ARP Instruments, Inc. along with Alan Robert Pearlman and is a past president of ARP Instruments, Inc. He was also the lead designer of the original Odyssey in addition to designing or co-designing many other products”, Korg’s press release explained.
The original ARP Odyssey was released in 1972 and came to define a certain crossover style incorporating electronic pop, jazz and progressive rock. It was favored by artists such as Jethro Tull, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd and more recently, Todd Terje. ARP ceased production of the Odyssey in 1981.
