Tom’s Essay (2008)
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Tom’s Essay (2008)
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#2It’s a bit of a ramble but it’s an interesting look at how digital technology impacted an artist who had been focusing on making very analog work.
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#3> My daughter also seems to have a knack for technology [...] Sometimes I will find her recreating Rihanna’s “Umbrella” song, track by track, on Garageband when she’s bored.
That’s a fun detail - the basic loop for Umbrella is in fact a slowed down default Garageband sample.
https://medium.com/micro-chop/rihannas-grammy-award-winning-...
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#4The Nick Batt from DNA mentioned in the article is Nick from sonicstate. He has a youtube channel where he does great reviews of all kinds of synth gear.
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#5I’ve loved Suzanne Vega’s music since I had her first album on cassette when I was about 13 years old. I finally got to see her live last year whe she toured her Solitude Standing album as a 30 year anniversary - she did the whole album and indeed opened with the A Capella Tom’s Diner.
It’s great to hear how she embraced other people’s versions - she totally understands the social aspects of ‘song’ and she’s not just ‘in it for the money’.
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#6The Nick Batt from DNA mentioned in the article is Nick from sonicstate. He has a youtube channel where he does great reviews of all kinds of synth gear.
I hate the DNA cover simply because it omits the last few lines of the lyric... which provide key context to the rest of the song.
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#7If you want to listen to "Tom's Diner", here's a performance by Suzanne Vega (live, 1994; song starts at 1:20):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkYPge6ZKSQ
And the DNA remix: