Saturday, May 10, 2014
What is Only-U?
Entity Title: Only-U
Purpose of Entity: Computer-Based Programming, Musical, &
Auditory Performances of Previously Known and Established Musical Compositions.
Audience Expectations of Entity:
Engineer/Artist will Enhance and Transcend Existing Musical Compositions
through the Use of Computer-Based Software Applications. To put it more simply…Kind of a DJ, but
not…definitely a musician…although there will be “live” programming and
engineering during performance…
Philosophy of Only-U
Only-U (aka: Music Project 3) is a tangent of musical expression
offered by David Sepe of the Phylum Chordata (David’s original music) and
Strangelove (The “Alan” of the Depeche Mode Tribute) which combines the music
of the 80’s, “DJ’d,” and performed instrumentally (on certain tracks throughout
the set) with today’s technology. Essentially, Only-U is what David did in “his
room” back in the 80’s (don’t go asking what else I did in my room back in the
80’s…I ain’t tell’n) when he was an impressionable teen listening to the New
Wave sound and practicing his programming and musical chops. Oh sure, the
Atari 1040 (and the STacy) has been replaced by a Mac Book Pro, the Steinberg
24 sequencer replaced by Logic 9 (I haven’t switched to X due to potential
“migration issues), and the Casio replaced by a myriad of soft-synths. It’s 80’s
music, some of it straight, some of it “chopped, processed, and mixed” in
Logic, and some of it performed instrumentally along with the track by someone
who was there! Expect album versions “mixed” with 80’s political and pop
culture threads. It’s more of a listening party as opposed to a dancing
party…but if you’re so inclined…feel free to dance and have fun with friends
out “on the dance floor” (Specials “Ghost Town” reference…hopefully no
fighting…and if you “got that” you’ll see where I’m going with this project).
How hard-core 80’s is David…he can remember the first time he heard
Depeche Mode’s “Just Can’t Get Enough” and commented to his friend about it the
next day at his junior high school stating how he liked this new band…something
called “Dee-Petch-E ” or “Dee-Peach-E” Mode. David will “spin” deeper album versions of bands
such as Depeche Mode, YAZ, Erasure, DEVO, Oingo Boingo, The Smiths, The Cure,
Thomas Dolby, OMD, Soft Cell, Duran Duran, Human League, Missing Persons,
Berlin, X, Slow Children, The Stray Cats, Josie Cotton, Sparks, the Go-Go’s,
Blondie, Bow Wow Wow, Wall of Voodoo, etc…I didn’t even mention U2, the B-52’s,
Siouxsie, Adam and the Ants, Billy Idol, Squeeze, ABC, Flock of Seagulls, Talk
Talk …and a few dozen or so more…So much music and only “x” amount to play
it…man!
This
project is truly about “how I would DJ an 80’s set if I we’re a DJ, DJ-ing an
80’s set.” It’s about paying tribute to the music that meant so much to me
while I was “coming of age” and all that… I hope to bring the pitches, tones,
and harmonies (music) of the 80’s to the multitudes (masses) with a bit of a
twist…
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