Monolake - Hongkong
In 1996 Gerhard Behles and I went to Hong Kong to attend the International Computer Music Conference. I took the chance to capture field recordings in and around the city and in Guangzhou.
1997 | chain reaction | CRD-04
2008 | imbalance | ML 008
2022 | field records | Field35
1 Cyan 12:04
2 Index 10:21
3 Lantau 12:57
4 Macau 9:35
5 Arte 9:14
6 Occam 7:39
7 Mass Transit Railway 7:32
Produced 1995-1997 by Gerhard Behles and Robert Henke.
For the compilation of our first vinyl releases to a CD album in 1997, we not only chose the title Hongkong, but also refined the original songs with material derived from the field recordings I made.
We added a previously unreleased closing piece that is based on a recording captured in a subway train of Hong Kong's public transport, the 'Mass Transit Railway'. This piece also features a synthesiser solo by Wieland Samolak.
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Editions:
Hongkong
chain reaction, CD, 1997
Hongkong Remastered
imbalance, CD, 2008
Hongkong,
Field Records, double vinyl, 2022
Note: the sound of the version from 2008 is not as good as the original. The best version is the one available via Field Records.
Hongkong contains music previously released on vinyl:
CR-04 Cyan
CR-11 Index
CR-15 Lantau Macao
din-ml-01 Occam Arte
Equipment used in 1997:
SCI Prophet VS, Yamaha SY77, Yamaha TG-77, Ensoniq ASR-10, Alesis Quadraverb, Lexicon PCM 80, Speck Filterbank, Roland Juno-6, Waldorf Microwave, Boss RSD-10 delay, Notator on Atari 1040, Max on Macintosh 128k, PX18 step sequencer written in Max by Robert Henke.