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She is a classically trained musician in piano and composition but is as passionate about electronica and
its various subgenres as she is about J.S. Bach.
She creates electronic music with layers of melodic
and rhythmic interaction. Her extensive use of the minimoog
gives her music a vintage analog sound which she continued
when her music evolved using digital samplers and sequencing.
Delirious
After a few early projects (which I may release
in the future) I ultimately created "Vespers" which later became
"Delirious." It actually contains a lot of sampled minimoog; my love of
analog is very much alive.
Before samplers, before midi, before sequencing; it was me, my minimoog and my Teac 4-track. Every note had to be performed live, every melody line played and overdubbed from beginning to end. There was no digital editing, no computers, no copy and paste. Difficult? Sure was, but I loved every minute of it.
The equipment I used at the time was:
Every musician has huge reservations about letting the world hear anything they've done that isn't perfect. I decided that I love this music too much not to let it be heard, flaws and all. I had considered the possiblity of reperforming and rerecording these pieces but the new digital synths and effects just don't have the richness and warmth of the moog, analog echo and, frankly, tape.
I'm currently transferring the original tapes to computer and will release the complete albums over the next few years.
I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as I enjoyed creating it.
Human Response is the electronica side of
Jan Hanford.
In the mid-1980's samplers became commonplace and in the early 1990's
excellent, powerful sampling keyboards became affordable. Having spent so many years
recording with a limited studio and multi-track tape, I found the
sounds offered by keyboard samplers and the ease and power of sequencing
irresistible.
The Analog Archives:
I started creating electronic music in 1978 when I bought a minimoog and then added to the studio a few pieces at a time. I still own the above except the Crumar, Casios and Wurlitzer.
