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[Hotmailer]

I was listening to some old CD's in my car and while driving I heard one song in particular which sounded like they where using some samples of the Oxygene Part 2 track.

The track is called Keep Hope Alive and was composed by The Crystal Method
The album I was listening to is Kinky Beats - Vol.1

Anyone familiar with this song?

I'll give Nico the song, so he can put it on the database (since linking to copyrighted material isn't allowed )

Nico, you know where you can download it!

[Jakob BC]

Some time ago this was my favourite track and I do like all their music but I am not familiar wih this. What sound do you mean?

[Nico_Noyau]

Ewewew, I don't get it.
This is copyrighted material, no ?

[Hotmailer]

Some time ago this was my favourite track and I do like all their music but I am not familiar wih this. What sound do you mean?

Well, it's kinda hard to explain by text..you gotta hear it..
Hmm..it's that typical ambient (wha wha) sound which is in that track and also the kind of laser/phaser sound.

I'm certainly aware anyone could make these kind of sounds, so it wouldn't surprise me if this is the case in this song, but it sounds to familiar for me.

[Hotmailer]

Ewewew, I don't get it.
This is copyrighted material, no ?

Well, yes..
Anyway, I'll try to put this song within an abandoned homepage and I'll give the link to that homepage so I won't directly link to the song.

Be right on it...

[Nico_Noyau]

So I can't take it on the Database, I'm afraid

[Nico_Noyau]

About the track, gotta say it is very very good !

The string sound is simply a phased string, and from time to time you can hear speeded-up AKS-like SFX
I don't realyl think they used samples, but many persons use effects such as flangers, phasers and so on synths, the idea was quite developped thanks to JMJ though

[Jakob BC]

They had alot of vintage stuff when they made that track still not an EMS afaik. I think the inly samples they used were for the vocals. I don't know what they used for it, but a Nordlead is said to be responsible for the mainline and most other fx sounds. A Juno 106 for that nice pad.

[Hotmailer]

About the track, gotta say it is very very good !

The string sound is simply a phased string, and from time to time you can hear speeded-up AKS-like SFX
I don't realyl think they used samples, but many persons use effects such as flangers, phasers and so on synths, the idea was quite developped thanks to JMJ though

That's the reason why I asked here..many of you also have quite a lot of experience with synths and stuff.

Anyway, if you go to my old homepage (well..homepage is not the right word, since it sucks big time) anyone can listen to it.

[Nico_Noyau]

I love your webpage

The Crystal Method seems to be worth checking, are all their tracks like this one ?

[Hotmailer]

I love your webpage

The Crystal Method seems to be worth checking, are all their tracks like this one ?

That's a really old page and I don't have the time to make a good one at all!

Anyway, I don't know if the rest of The Crystal Method tracks are like these, since I only have one song which is on the Kinky Beats album.

I will downl.. (ahum..buy) some albums to hear some more from them..
More info about The Crystal Method here..

Edit: I Also got some songs from soundtracks (Blade II and Chef Aid: The South Park Album) but I didn't even knew that where these guys until I checked the Discogs site.

[Hotmailer]

They had alot of vintage stuff when they made that track still not an EMS afaik. I think the inly samples they used were for the vocals. I don't know what they used for it, but a Nordlead is said to be responsible for the mainline and most other fx sounds. A Juno 106 for that nice pad.

Thanks for the info!...though it sounds like greek to me. (I don't know that much about synths other than listen to them)

[Jakob BC]

If you like Keep Hope Alive, their debut album 'Vegas' will probably sound nice to you. Their second album (Tweekend) is a bit different and perhaps less synthbased. Their third album (Legion Of Boom) sounds a little more like Vegas but has some vocal tracks as well, still worth checking out, especially if you like big beat drums and buzzing distorted synthsequences.

[Jakob BC]

Btw. check this out for more information about them and a few samples of their music:

http://www.vintagesynth.com/artists/ap_cm.shtml

[Hotmailer]

If you like Keep Hope Alive, their debut album 'Vegas' will probably sound nice to you. Their second album (Tweekend) is a bit different and perhaps less synthbased. Their third album (Legion Of Boom) sounds a little more like Vegas but has some vocal tracks as well, still worth checking out, especially if you like big beat drums and buzzing distorted synthsequences.

Thanks man!
I will check out the debut album for sure!

Big beat drums and buzzing distorted synthsequences are one of my favorites.
Kinda like a crossover between Front242 and Nitzer Ebb.