Arcsin, by Takla Makan

Arcsin

by Takla Makan

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1.	Tangat 05:42		buy track
2.	The Sto Helit Trilogy 12:17	info	buy track
3.	Integral 09:22	info	buy track
4.	Shimmer 05:29		buy track
5.	Merlin 06:44		buy track
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7.	Drone 04:20		buy track

about

My second CD which was originally released in 2002. The original CD featured all the individual tracks connected together to form one piece of music designed to be listened to end to end. Some tracks were seamlessly crossfaded into one another, while others had small sections of ambient sounds to act as a segue. For this re-release I have taken the original master recordings of each track and presented them as individual tracks as befits Bandcamp's delivery system. I think I prefer it this way now too.

Like Drumlin, all bar one of the tracks were recorded direct to two track while the instruments were being played by me and a huge amount of midi data sent from my Atari computer running Steinberg's Cubase 3. Any vocal work would have been pre-recorded into my Akai S-01 sampler and triggered over midi.

Only Drone was recorded using a multitrack recorder, an Akai DPS-12. Indeed, Drone was done as an exercise in multitracking audio. As it happens I never really gelled with the idea of having midi sequencing and audio tracks in separate machines so I sold the DPS12 and bought a much bigger and more comprehensive sampler, E-Mu E6400 Ultra. Now that was a machine.

And in case you're wondering, it's pronounced Arcsine, as in the mathematical function. Yeah, I know...

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released June 1, 2002

All tracks written, performed and produced by Tony Allgood.

Vocals: Rachel Allgood

This version released in April 2020.

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Takla Makan Cumbria, UK

Takla Makan is the artist name of Tony Allgood.

During the 1980s Tony played keyboards in a variety of bands including 'Cairo' and 'Not Before Time'. In 1986 he started producing his own synthesizer instrumental music under the name 'Takla Makan'.

His musical output is very much inspired by the work of Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream. ... more

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discography

m3ld

Jul 2020
Technicollage

Apr 2016
Sorrowmere

Jul 2013
Timorianne

May 2012
Kirkcarrion

Mar 2011
Landlines

Feb 2009
Contour

Jan 2007
Farewell to Mount Fuji

May 2005
1632

Jun 2003
Arcsin

Jun 2002
Drumlin

Oct 1997

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