All Hail: The FZ-1 (A Tribute)
Author: Ockshun Jockson
The mighty Casio FZ-1: Cherished by its owner, admired by many. A legendary piece of equipment to be certain. The FZ-1 we all know and loved may have met an unfair fate, but its soul still burns!
While virtual crate digging in the archives, I came across a bunch of sound files I recorded while I had Cleveland's FZ-1 on loan for a day or two back in 1999/2000!. I tried to rack up as many tunes as I could during that brief session so many years ago, and I just found a bunch of the original recordings tonite. And while their names remain interesting ("Insect Mind Fuck," "Helen," "Psycho Turnicate Funk"), the actual "songs" remain to be proven of their appeal.
More-so audio score tests than constructed pop songs, I've posted one with minimal post-processing: I upped the gain a bit, and this file has tweaked-out vocal clips I inserted (with a vocal distortion effect I am pretty proud of). Aside from those 2 changes, this recording was done entirely live.
OK, without further adieu:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/563858648c6e61/
Lemme know what ya think!
FYI: although not a sampling keyboard,
but in that same era and product line...
mad props must also be given to the Casio CZ-101!
I had the mini version you could wear
with a guitar strap (if you so wanted).
It was one of the first programmable
synths with midi. That and an Atari ST
and you were in business, circa 1986...
YEAAAHHH!
http://www009.upp.so-net.ne.jp/hoshikaw/keyborad/kb-cz-101.jpg
awww the fz.
mine fell of a shelf at 3rd st. i am afraid to inspect it for fear of total heartbreak. hopefully just a couple keys are busted.
nothing sounds like that thing, but man what a bear to work with. push button hell. plus mine had a broken input so i had to slowly transfer everything over via midi. i sort of want to mess with it again, but arrrgh. maybe i can borrow stitch's if he still has it.
when i log on with my machine i will download the song, o.j.
yo ben you know i have one that is basically in mint condition that is sitting in Bitonti's basement...