Symboter/Phon-Ethik

Phon-Ethik

Tracklist

1. Monk in Swamp
2. Energy
3. Dramatic Theme
4. Digimba
5. Schlangenkönig
6. Voyager (24 Track)
7. Death in a crowd
8. Nachrichten (News)
9. Psychosomatic-Ricochet
10. Romantic Theme

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About Album

Phon Ethik (1983)
released as SYN017 on the Syntape label

“Dramatic Theme” and “Romantic Theme” for the film “PSI” by Peter Grandl
new devices:
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
PPG Wave 2.2 and PPG Wave-Term
Mixer Studiomaster 24 in 8, Teac 80-8 (8-track tape recorder)
Monitors JBL, Amplifier Citation by Harman Kardon
Modifications:
PPG Wave 2.2: 8 individual outputs
Jupiter8: faster LFO, adjustable delay for VCF/VCA and pulse width
RE 501: Erase head can be switched off

Song Artist: Symboter
Labels: Symboter Music, Syntape
Release Date: 1-1-1983
Genre: Electronic Music
Contributing Musicians: Dominik Kosteletzky, Udo Popp, Hanno Stratmann

Available Info

Monk in Swamp

With typical creatic PPG WAVE2.2 sounds. Describes monks wading through the swamp. I still like it today because of the wave sequences.
Instruments:
PPG Wave 2.2
Roland Jupiter 8
Moog Modular System 15A
Roland TR808 (Drums)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)
AKG BX15 (Reverb)

Energy

Energy, an ernergetic, uplifting song.
Instruments:
Roland Jupiter 8
Moog Modular System 15A
ETI Vocoder
Roland TR808 (Drums)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)
AKG BX15 (Reverb)

Lyrics: Energy

Dramatic Theme

Film music by group name A-Reflex (Symboter with Dominik Kosteletzky and Udo Popp)
Instruments:
PPG Wave 2.2
Roland Jupiter 8
Moog Modular System 15A
Roland TR303 (bass)
Roland TR808 (Drums)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)

Digimba

Instruments:
PPG Wave 2.2
Roland Jupiter 8
Moog Modular System 15A
Roland TR808 (Drum)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)

Schlangenkönig

For a multimedia lecture of a book by Thomas Vogler.
("Schlangenkönig" means "The Snake King")
Instruments:
Roland Jupiter 8
Moog Modular System 15A
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)
AKG BX15 (Reverb)

Lyrics:
Vor mir öffnet sich die Wand
ich tret' ins Dunkel ein
eine blaue Kugel leuchtet mir
mit sanftem Schein
ich falle tief
ich steige hoch
und plötzlich - eine Gestalt
eine Gestalt

Du bist angekommen wo du noch nie warst
Du bist angekommen Leonard
Du bist angekommen wo du noch nie warst
Du bist angekommen Leonard

Ich bin der Schlangenkönig
Ich bin der Schlangenkönig

Phase 1 weiß
Phase 2 grau
Phase 3 blau
Phase 4 grün
Phase 5 rot
Phase 6 grau
Phase 7 regenbogen

Du bist angekommen (Leonard) wo du noch nie warst
Du bist angekommen Leonard
Du bist angekommen Leonard
Du bist angekommen Leonard

Leonard
Komm zurück (Leonard) Phase weiß (Leonard)
Komm zurück (Leonard) Phase grau (Leonard)
Komm zurück (Leonard) Phase blau (Leonard)
Komm zurück (Leonard) Phase grün (Leonard)

Leonard, Leonard, Leonard.....

Voyager (24 Track)

My most elaborate piece. Produced in a 24 track recording studio, with Moog modular system, Jupiter8, and real Simmons drums.
New edition of the 1982 voyage Voyager (which was released on Cassette "Matrix")
Thanks to Hanno Stratmann for drumming and helping with the final mix
Instruments:
PPG Wave 2.2
Roland Jupiter 8
Sequential Circuits Prophet5
Moog Modular System 15A
Simmons Drums
Linn Drums
EMT Hall
Lexicon Reverb/Echo
Swiss Echo
24 Track Dolby A

Death in a crowd

Is an almost epic song with a repetitive melodic theme. The melody is always played with two instruments that morph slowly. Describes the death of a person in a crowd when he awakens from unconsciousness (intermediate pieces) he hears the sounds of the people (made with modified Roland-501, erasor head turned off) until he becomes unconscious again and the melody begins again, all 7 7 Seconds a church bell-beating
Instruments:
Roland Jupiter 8
Moog Modular System 15A
Roland TR808 (Drum)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
AKG BX15 (Reverb)

Nachrichten (News)

Here I have taken up the idea of "Allerdings München" again. This time I noticed that the TV news spokesman alway said "Bonn" (at that time the city name of german government) pronounce with a pause so that I was able to record it on tape and cut it out well. Stupidly, I spoke "News" myself and never exchanged it with a physical cutout, no sample used.
Instruments:
Roland Jupiter 8
Moog Modular System 15A
Sebastian Niessen Modular System
Roland TR808 (Drums)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)
AKG BX15 (Reverb)

Lyrics:
München, München, München
Nachrichten
München - Nachrichten
München - Nachrichten
Bonn - Nachrichten
Bonn - Nachrichten
Bonn - Nachrichten
Bonn - Nachrichten
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
News, News,
Nachrichten, News, News, ...
Nachrichten, Bonn, News, News,
Nachrichten, Bonn, News, News,
Nachrichten, Bonn, News, News,
Nachrichten, Bonn, News, News,
Nachrichten, Nachrichten, Nachrichten, Nachrichten
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
News, News, Nachrichten
News, News, Nachrichten
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
Frankfurt - Nachrichten
Ich lasse mir beide Türen offen
News, News, Nachrichten
News, News, Nachrichten, Nachrichten, Nachrichten....

Psychosomatic-Ricochet

For me it is sometimes important to create a twist within a song, here is a nice example of this.
Instruments:
PPG Wave 2.2
Roland Jupiter 8
Roland TR808 (Drums)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)
AKG BX15 (Reverb)

Romantic Theme

Film music by my group named A-Reflex (Symboter with Dominik Kosteletzky and Udo Popp)
Instruments:
PPG Wave 2.2
Roland Jupiter 8
Roland Strings
Grand piano
Roland TR808 (Drums)
Roland RE501 (analog delay)
Roland SDE 2000 (digital delay)
AKG BX15 (Reverb)

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  • Symboter

    Reply 10. January 202413:06

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