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New York By Night (Master tapes 1977​-​1983)

by Sverre Knut Johansen

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New York By Night 03:11
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2.
A Sirens Cry 04:01
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3.
Happy Vocoder 03:08
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4.
Passages Of A Dream 03:33
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5.
Symphonic Landscapes 04:07
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6.
The Ocean And Forever 07:02
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7.
Love Of Air 04:33
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8.
Lillemoen 03:22
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9.
Present Sign 04:10
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10.
Technics Organ Theme 02:05
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11.
Dragons World 03:09
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12.
Bring Me The Light 04:48
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13.
Seven Moons 03:43
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14.
Escape 04:50
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15.
Danger To Your Health 04:20
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16.
Jupiter 4 01:55
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17.
The Universe And I Is One 03:36
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18.
Playground 05:21
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19.
Hunting 03:40
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20.
Hovering Norwegian Oil Platform 04:00
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about

"Galaxy (Early Works 1977-1986) Is Included In this Release (A free code will be sent).

Early days recordings and ideas in my boys room at my parents house in the 70s and "Void" Studio in the 80s. In the 70s I used two Cassette Tape Recorders adding one instrument at a time. For extracting rhythm I also used the two Cassette Tape Recorders recording a longer drum track. Using this technique has given the rhythms some instability. This instability can either be seen as irritation or a peculiarity to put a more personal touch around the way this was done.

At this time, much of the music I made was built around a rhythm that I took from cassettes and LPs. Always looking for drums at the beginning of a song without other instruments.

In 1980 I bought a Scully 8-track 1" Tape Recorder and the Sound Techniques System 12 Mixer and AKG drum Microphones.

For the songs "A Siren's Cry" (1981) and "Present Sign" (1981), I had a clear idea of how the drums and bass should work together and instructed the drummers how I wanted them to play. Here, the drums and the bass work together as a foundation and concept in both songs.

For the '' New York By Night '' I wanted a vast string sound. To make this happen I used the tape speed «knob» on the  8 track Scully tape machine. I recorded the whole song on slower tape speed except for the strings. Recording the strings on the higher tape speed made it sound vast, turning the tape speed one octave lower. 

credits

released April 15, 2022

Use of Instruments and equipments:
Roland SH-1000 synthesizer, Roland Vocoder Plus VP 330, Korg Poly 61, Fender Rhodes, Roland Bass guitar synthesizer GR 33b, Casiotone 202 Electronic Musical Instrument , Ibanez Flanger FL 305, Roland Chorus Echo RE 501, BOSS Compression Sustainer CS-1, Tone Bender Fuzz, Watkins Copicat, Scully 8-track 1" Tape Recorder, Sound Techniques System 12 mixer, Altec Lansing Model 19 Speakers, and AKG Microphones.

Sverre plays; Steinberger bass guitar, fretless bass, bass synth, Roland Bass guitar synthesizer GR 33b, guitars, stings, synths, vocals, plast organ with flanger (Voidophone), cymbals, percussion, blowing bottles, Vocoder, Mini Moog, Jupiter 4, metallic noise effects, tambourine and the Casio "Casiotone" 202 Electronic Musical Instrument.

This music was recorded and mixed by Sverre Knut Johansen between 1977 and 1983.
"Present Sign" was recorded in 1982 by Gianni Ciriani at Ciriani`s Studio in Svolvær.

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More info about the Tracks:

New York By Night
Sverre Knut Johansen, Strings from Vocoder Plus VP 330, bass guitar, Roland SH-1000 synthesizer and symbals. Drums from the song: Need your Love, from the LP Dream Police by Cheap Trick (1979). Two cassette tape players were used for extending the rhythm.
Recorded in 1982 on Scully eight track recorder by Sverre at his parents house at Kråkdalen 12.
 
A Siren's Cry
OGM; drums
Sverre Knut Johansen, bass synth, synthesizers from the Roland PH-1000, Strings from the Vocoder Plus VP 330. Recorded in 1981 on Scully eight track recorder by Sverre in his boys room.
Editing in 2022.

Happy Vocoder
Sverre Knut Johansen; Vocoder Plus VP 330 and the Roland PH-1000 synthesizer.
Drums from "El Sid" by Cozy Powell, Over The top, 1979.
Two Cassette Tape Players were used for extending the rhythm.
Recorded in 1981 on Scully eight track recorder by Sverre at Void Studio, Kråkdalen 12.
Editing in 2021.

Passages Of A Dream
Drums from old Scully tape.
Sverre Knut Johansen; bass guitar, guitars, noice effects and «Voidophone" (Plastic Organ with Flanger).
Recorded and mixed by Sverre K. Johansen at his parents house Kråkdalen 12 1981, Båsmoen.

Symphonic Landscape
Drums from "El Sid" by Cozy Powell, Over The top, 1979.
Sverre Plays strings from Roland Vocoder plus. Recorded at Void Studio Nesnaveien 92
on Scully 8 Tape Machine by Sverre Knut Johansen in1983.
Editing in 2022.

The Ocean And Forever
Sverre playing most of the instruments on the Korg Poly-61 Synth.
Drum machine and trumpet from the Technics SX K100.
Bomb effects from Libanon and sea waves from LP.
Recorded in 1983 on Scully eight track recorder by Sverre at Void Studio,
Båsmoen, Nesnaveien 92.

Love Of Air
PJO; drums and the Roland SH-1000 synthesizer.
HJ; guitar solo    
Sverre Knut Johansen; Vocoder plus; strings and choir, bass-synth from the Roland SH-1000, and the clean guitar.
Recorded in 1981 on Scully eight track recorder by Sverre at Void studio, Kråkdalen 12.
Edited in 2022, Synth solo played in 2021 by sverre.

Lillemoen
PJO; drums
Sverre Knut Johansen; snare drum, guitar, Korg poly 61; synth pad, synths. arpeggios and synth melodies.
Recorded in 1983 on the Scully eight track recorder by Sverre K. Johansen at Void Studio, Nesnaveien 92, Båsmoen.

Present Sign
HJM; drums
PJO; guitar solo
Sverre Knut Johansen; Steinberger bass guitar, Mini Moog, Vocoder pluss strings, Jupiter 4 and guitar riff.
Recorded and mixed in Svolvær in 1982 by Gianni Ciriani
 
Technics Organ Theme
Guitars by : HJ
Sverre plays the Organ at Kråkdalen 12, 1981.

Dragons World
Sverre  drum machine programming and playing the Poly 61; strings, bassynth and
Steinberger Bass guitar. Recorded at Void Studio Lillemoen, Nesnaveien 92, 1983.

Bring Me The Light
Drums by PJO
Sverre using the Korg Poly 61 instrument and vocals.
Recorded in 1983 at Void studio.

Seven Moons
Drums from "El Sid" by Cozy Powell, Over The top (1979).
Sverre Playing guitars, bass-synth and synths from the Roland SH-1000 synthesizer
and the «Voidophone» (plastic Organ with flanger) in 1980.
                                           
Escape
PJO drums
Sverre Knut Johansen playing the «Voidophone» and the Roland SH-1000 synthesizer.
Using two Cassette tape players at Kråkdalen 12, 1977.
Editing 2021.

Danger To Your Health
Drums by OGM
Sverre playing the Fender Rhodes, strings from Roland Vocoder Plus, bass synth from
the Roland SH-1000 synthesizer and vocals.
Recorded by Sverre Knut Johansen in his boys room at Kråkdalen 12 in 1981.
Lyrics by Ole Toft.

Jupiter 4
Drums by OGM
Sverre Playing on a Technics Organ and a Jupiter 4 synthesizer.
Recorded in 1981 by Sverre in his studio room.

The Universe And I Is One
Drum from old Scully tape.
Sverre Knut Johansen, vocals, vocoder pluss, bass synth, guitars, strings and synthesizers.
Recorded in 1981 on Scully 8 track recorder by Sverre at Void studio, Kråkdalen 12.
 
Playground
Drums by OGM
Sverre plays the Roland Bass guitar synthesizer GR 33b and Guitar chords.
Recorded and mixed at Kråkdalen 12, 1981.

Hunting
Drums by HJM
Sverre Knut Johansen plays Bass synth on the Roland SH-1000
synthesizer and Organ. Recorded in 1981.
Editing in 2021.

Hovering Norwegian Oil Platform
Drums played by HJM
Sverre is playing the Casiotone 202 Electronic Musical Instrument
Recorded and mixed in 1982 at Void Studio by Sverre Knut Johansen
Editing in 2022.

All tracks by Sverre Knut Johansen


Thanks to PJO: Paal Jøran Olsen OGM: Odd Gunnar Moe HJ: Helge Jentoft and HJM: Hans Jørgen Moe for your talent and a great time in the studio at Kråkdalen 12 and Void Studio at Nesnaveien 92 Lillemoen, Båsmoen in the 70s and the 80s.

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