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TR-808 Rhythm Composer“one of my most prized possessions”
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Daniel Avery has said he works with a Roland TR-808, SH-101 and JX-3P, a Roland Space Echo, a Make Noise Strega and plugins including Soundtoys Crystallizer and FabFilter Saturn. Boiler Room has seen a Prophet '08, a Korg Mono/Poly and 303s in his studio.
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SH-101“an integral part of everything I've ever done”
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JX-3P“I love the warmth of the pads and really beautiful layers of sound”
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Space Echo“I'm sat in front of a real [Roland] Space Echo but, as with anything that old, the maintenance has become pretty difficult.”
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Make Noise
Strega“I don't know how he's managed it but he's got his personality into a bit of electronic equipment”
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Roland
TR-808 Rhythm Composer“one of my most prized possessions”
Has said they use
Roland
SH-101“an integral part of everything I've ever done”
Has said they use
Roland
JX-3P“I love the warmth of the pads and really beautiful layers of sound”
Has said they use
Roland
Space Echo“I'm sat in front of a real [Roland] Space Echo but, as with anything that old, the maintenance has become pretty difficult.”
Has said they use
Make Noise
Strega“I don't know how he's managed it but he's got his personality into a bit of electronic equipment”
Said in MusicTech: Daniel Avery: Instead of hiding things that feel like mistakes, I push those to the front, December 2022
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Sequential
Prophet '08Seen in Boiler Room: Daniel Avery: Divided Love / Undivided Attention, February 2015
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Korg
Mono/PolySeen in Boiler Room: Daniel Avery: Divided Love / Undivided Attention, February 2015
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Roland
TB-303 Bass LineSeen in Boiler Room: Daniel Avery: Divided Love / Undivided Attention, February 2015
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Soundtoys
Crystallizer“It has a real angelic quality, a really satisfying sound”
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FabFilter
SaturnBaker's Dozen: his favourite records
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My Bloody Valentine
Loveless“The opening snare roll alone is a continual reminder of that euphoric rush of discovery.”
Said in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Black Sabbath
Black SabbathSaid in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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New Order
MovementSaid in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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William Basinski
The Disintegration Loops I“The most hypnotic of records and one I regularly put on in the studio when I need to reset my thoughts.”
Said in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Aphex Twin
26 Mixes For CashSaid in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Harmonia
Musik Von Harmonia“It's the kind of record that still sounds like it came from the future.”
Said in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Abdulla Rashim
Unanimity“Deep, experimental techno music made for drowning in.”
Said in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Death in Vegas
Satan's CircusSaid in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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HTRK
Psychic 9-5 Club“A perfect modern pop band.”
Said in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Moon Duo
Killing Time EPSaid in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Byetone
SyMeta“I love the intensity of it throughout; it feels like you get trapped inside it for its duration.”
Said in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Scout Niblett
Kidnapped By Neptune“There is something so pure about Scout's voice too.”
Said in The Quietus: Music In Which To Get Truly Lost: Daniel Avery's Favourite Records, August 2015
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Shoplifting at Rough Trade
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The Prodigy
The Fat of the Land“This was the first gig I ever went to!”
Said in Rough Trade: Shoplifting with Daniel Avery, November 2022
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Wu-Tang Clan
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Said in Rough Trade: Shoplifting with Daniel Avery, November 2022
Books
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Christine Corton
London Fog: The Biography“It's about the history of the fog over London, particularly in Victorian times, and how it informs a lot of art and culture that has come out of it.”
Said in MusicTech: Daniel Avery: Instead of hiding things that feel like mistakes, I push those to the front, December 2022
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What synths does Daniel Avery use?
He told MusicTech the Roland SH-101 is "an integral part of everything I've ever done" and that he loves the pads of his Roland JX-3P. He has also used the Make Noise Strega, and Boiler Room saw a Prophet '08 and a Korg Mono/Poly in his studio.
What drum machine does Daniel Avery use?
He has a Roland TR-808, which he called "one of my most prized possessions" in a 2022 MusicTech interview. Boiler Room also saw TR-808s and 303s racked in his studio in 2015.
What plugins and effects does Daniel Avery use?
He has named Soundtoys Crystallizer for harmonic pad layers and FabFilter Saturn for EQ and distortion. He works with a real Roland Space Echo and has said AMS delays were part of putting his synths through guitar effects on Drone Logic.
What is Daniel Avery's favourite album?
My Bloody Valentine's Loveless. He opened his Quietus Baker's Dozen with it, alongside records by Black Sabbath, New Order, William Basinski, Aphex Twin, Harmonia, Death in Vegas and HTRK.
What book inspired Daniel Avery's Ultra Truth?
He told MusicTech that London Fog: The Biography by Christine Corton was one of the books behind Ultra Truth, a history of the fog over London and how it informs art and culture.
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Daniel Avery is the London producer and DJ behind Drone Logic, Song for Alpha, Love + Light, Ultra Truth and Tremor, working from a converted shipping container studio by the Thames. This guide covers the Roland, Korg and Prophet synths, drum machines, tape echo and plugins he has named or been seen with in his studio, plus the records and books he has named as favourites and influences.
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