Ye Olde Space Bande Explained

Ye Olde Space Bande
Type:cover
Artist:The Moog Cookbook
Cover:Moogcookbook-yeoldespaceband1.jpg
Genre:Classic rock
Label:Restless
Prev Title:The Moog Cookbook
Prev Year:1996
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Next Year:2005

Ye Olde Space Bande is the second album by the Moog Cookbook, released in 1997. It is a selection of covers of classic rock tracks remade using Moog synthesizers and other analog synthesizers. It featured contributions from Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, who plays on the duo's version of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love",[1] [2] to computerized vocal samples by Michael Penn.[3] Other musicians featured on album were the MC5's Wayne Kramer, the Go-Gos' Charlotte Caffey, and the Eels' Mark Oliver Everett.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chidester . Brian . Moog Cookbook Were Daft Punk Before Daft Punk . . 15 October 2013. 20 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Parker . Lyndsey . The Moog Cookbook talk '90s synth spoofs: 'We sank our teeth into songs we wanted to destroy and make gross' . Yahoo . 17 May 2018. 20 June 2024.
  3. Paul Myers. "In The Kitsch-en With The Moog Cookbook." Electronic Musician. 14:3 (March 1998). p. 78.
  4. Web site: Prato. Greg. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r317706|pure_url=yes}} ''Ye Olde Space Bande: Plays the Classic Rock Hits'' Overview]. Allmusic. 20 June 2024.