TastyOther
TastyOther is a solo 'artist' working with an over-specified studio and no talent. Many recordings were made on an earlier setup. Very little is sequenced or processed/produced.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Born 1974.
First played a Jen SX2000 in 1980ish, making helicopter noises.
Never took music lessons.
Recorded a song in 1997, 2 minutes of an 8-minute ambient track.
Devoted time and effort to learning about studio technique, recording, and learned nothing.
Continued to mess around with any instrument I can find.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Don't play live. One, I can't play any instruments, and two, setting up what I use would take longer than any gig.
Your musical influences
Depeche Mode, Jean Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk, Atom & His Package, Robyn Hitchcock, Pink Floyd, Marillion, Wang Chung, Nick Cave, Tangerine Dream, 1980s stuff.
What equipment do you use?
Anything I can lay my hands on. Current kitlist (takes a deep breath) :
Roland SH101, JV50, D50, JD800, GR700 & G707, GR77b and G77b, GR300 & G505, GM-70, Boss DR-55, TD3K plus mesh snare.
Korg Wavestation A/D, T1, Prophecy.
Yamaha SH-10, MU-10, TX416, FB-01.
Akai AX73, Moog Rogue, Jen SX1000 & 2000.
Sequential Drumtraks, Allen & Heath Brenel Inpulse One.
Hora - Electric Violin, Electric Cello, Viola.
Kramer Voyager 1981 Strathead, Encore bass, Squier 5-string Bass.
Sequencer/Recording - Macintosh G5 Dual 2.0GHz, 2.5Gb RAM, 320Gb HD, RME Hammerfall + Multiface, 20" Cinema + 15" Xiod displays, Logic Pro + Apple Pro suite software. Alesis blackface ADAT x 2 with BRC. Sony dual capstan tape deck.
Outboard: Behringer DI-100, Valve compressor, ART Multiverb, Roland DEP-5, Digitech S100, Zoom RFX-1000, Ultramizer Pro, patchbays, looms, Behringer MX8000A desk, Samson Servo 160 amp, Unitor 8 Mk II MIDI interface, Alesis AI2, Speak & Spells, voice synthesizers, Rode and AKG mics.
Anything else?
Don't listen to this music, really. It's terrible.
