Cuckoo on Analog Keys vs Dataline on Analog Rytm

StinkyBeat · 2014-03-17T01:02:58.000Z

The goods!

freqknob · 2014-03-17T01:07:53.000Z

So sick! can’t wait any longer, when can we pre order this.

poonti · 2014-03-17T04:35:18.000Z

Ok, when’s the CuckooLine tour happening? Come on!!

Skab · 2014-03-17T05:28:33.000Z

Elektron sequencers - Too Tight for MIDI Sync™

twyce · 2014-03-17T13:43:53.000Z

This is real “electronic music live” !

And imagine, they played every hour a new live jam during the 4 days of Messe !!!

natrixgli · 2014-03-17T14:09:48.000Z

This is such a fun demo to watch. My GAS for AK/AR is getting strong, the Rytm is seriously vying to replace my Tempest… Still need to hear more though, I do have a strange and irrational love of the Tempest, it would be hard to part with it.

void · 2014-03-17T14:13:42.000Z

hm… nice, but… and i get that it’s a product demo… but the jams look/sound a bit forced in a weird way, imo…

the bystanders captured by cam give it some strange twist.
e.g., the couple in the 2nd video @ 0m 15s is comical…

2cents…

bandersong · 2014-03-17T14:37:39.000Z

""void"":

hm… nice, but… and i get that it’s a product demo… but the jams look/sound a bit forced in a weird way, imo…

the bystanders captured by cam give it some strange twist.
e.g., the couple in the 2nd video @ 0m 15s is comical…

2cents…

I feel this way about all the demos I’ve seen from every product.
It feels like this is not the music they would normally make, they are trying to make something universally agreeable, making it sound bland in the end.

PlayRecords · 2014-03-17T14:46:18.000Z

Don’t see what all the fuss is about… The A4/K has sounds online. This is more about those guys than the products to me. Yawn.
Like the other recent demo, its good that we get to hear a kick and a snare but then its p lock madnes on a cowbell and a load of reverb. Please just give us some plain rytm sounds rather than a performance, without any talking either… Please. What’s the problem with that?

These videos are kinda making me cringe now… No actualy they are making me cringe.

SB-SIX · 2014-03-17T14:54:39.000Z

I like the AR part (nice punchy sounds) but the cuckoo tunes are very annoying He can do better…

PlayRecords · 2014-03-17T14:59:37.000Z

[quote=“” SB-SIX""]
I like the AR part (nice punchy sounds)
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I agree! I don’t dislike what I hear its just time for something a little more focused I think…

Think Minimal…

natrixgli · 2014-03-17T15:15:16.000Z

""SB-SIX"":

I like the AR part (nice punchy sounds) but the cuckoo tunes are very annoying He can do better…

I disagree. I think Dataline’s style tends to be more minimal and grid based, Cuckoo brings some funk and soul to it. It’s a good combination IMHO. A programming whiz like Dataline combined with more of a keyboard player guy like Cuckoo is a really good match.
I’d like to see them do another set when they don’t have so much background noise to contend with and can focus more. And I’d like to see both machines running through an Octatrack with Dataline at the helm to bring the whole thing together. And maybe even a microphone for Cuckoo.
Most Elektron demos you hear seem very minimal and glitchy, it’s nice to see something with a bit more funk to it. I think it was well done by both guys!

PlayRecords · 2014-03-17T15:32:50.000Z

[quote=“” natrixgli""]

Most Elektron demos you hear seem very minimal and glitchy, it’s nice to see something with a bit more funk to it. I think it was well done by both guys!
[/quote]

I haven’t heard anything minimal. the opposite to me. Glitchy maybe. Haven’t really heard a simple 4/4 rytm either. funk and soul is great n all but that’s user not the gear. Sorry if I’m missing the point tho

nirun · 2014-03-17T15:44:04.000Z

lighten up a bit, they are improvisations… nobody is pressing these to vinyl they’re here to demonstrate that the AR/AK complement each other well and can be used by musicians with different styles.

Whether you think it’s “good” or “bad” is another discussion. But for two instruments that have barely seen the light of day, be a bit more patient and there will surely be someone out there sharing some music that fit your conventions of “good”

Personally, from about 3:45 onwards it gets really groovy and I think it sounds great (second video)

poonti · 2014-03-17T16:02:12.000Z

""nirun"":

lighten up a bit, they are improvisations… nobody is pressing these to vinyl they’re here to demonstrate that the AR/AK complement each other well and can be used by musicians with different styles.

Whether you think it’s “good” or “bad” is another discussion. But for two instruments that have barely seen the light of day, be a bit more patient and there will surely be someone out there sharing some music that fit your conventions of “good”

Personally, from about 3:45 onwards it gets really groovy and I think it sounds great (second video)

Exactly! +1

PlayRecords · 2014-03-17T17:12:45.000Z

Only just caught the second one… Some good rytm sounds in it. They sure look like there having fun and I suppose that’s the point here!! Hope that’s light hearted enough.

SB-SIX · 2014-03-18T06:40:33.000Z

""natrixgli"":

[quote=“SB-SIX”]I like the AR part (nice punchy sounds) but the cuckoo tunes are very annoying He can do better…

I disagree. I think Dataline’s style tends to be more minimal and grid based, Cuckoo brings some funk and soul to it. It’s a good combination IMHO. A programming whiz like Dataline combined with more of a keyboard player guy like Cuckoo is a really good match.
I’d like to see them do another set when they don’t have so much background noise to contend with and can focus more. And I’d like to see both machines running through an Octatrack with Dataline at the helm to bring the whole thing together. And maybe even a microphone for Cuckoo.
Most Elektron demos you hear seem very minimal and glitchy, it’s nice to see something with a bit more funk to it. I think it was well done by both guys![/quote]
Yeah its nice to finally see someing different than the usual glitch. Most of the time i really like cuckoos improvisations but this one was way too random for me. Felt like random button bashing. But hey good to see we’re not all the same and glad other people did like it!

StinkyBeat · 2014-03-23T14:32:07.000Z

Part 3 of 8 is up.

cuckoomusic · 2014-03-23T22:52:25.000Z

Thanks for the attention all. Didn’t see this thread until just now. More coming up. This was the first time we played together. All improvised. The only thing we discussed before every new “song” was like to decide on the tempo.
And for these jams we didn’t really wanna show off different aspects of the machines or anything. We just wanted to cut through the crazy surrounding sound level and play music with each other and enjoy it really. Sorry about the editing. A lot of times the crowds are cut in from a different time, since most source video is on us - not so much video on of the crowds.

The over use of reverb and delay seemed to create a spacious vibe that mysteriously cut through the surrounding DJ booths. Sorry about that. He he.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy it. We had a great time. Would be awesome to team up to play something proper in the future.
More to come.

Scannari · 2014-03-28T10:50:08.000Z

Sneaky little fellow…

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6 : But does it glitch?

Many thanx Cuckoo!

Cheers!