“Completed in just a few hours with an 808, an MPC and his own deadpan vocals”
What gear does Tiga use?
Exclaim! reported that Tiga made his Sunglasses at Night cover in a few hours with a Roland TR-808, an MPC and his own vocals. He told Billboard the first album he bought with his own money was Duran Duran's debut, and that he would give Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works to someone getting into electronic music.
What gear Tiga uses: a sourced gear guide
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“With my own money: the first Duran Duran album.”
“Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works.”
About Tiga's gear.
What drum machine did Tiga use on Sunglasses at Night?
Exclaim! reported in 2006 that his Corey Hart cover was completed in a few hours with an 808, an MPC and his own deadpan vocals.
What was the first album Tiga bought?
He told Billboard in 2023 it was the first Duran Duran album, a bootleg Indian edition on cassette bought in a hotel lobby gift shop in Bombay around 1981 or 1982.
What album does Tiga suggest for getting into electronic music?
Asked by Billboard in 2023 which one album he would give someone getting into electronic music, he answered Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works.
Tiga is the Montreal DJ, producer and Turbo Recordings founder behind Sexor, Ciao!, No Fantasy Required and HOTLIFE. This short guide covers the drum machine behind his Sunglasses at Night cover and the records he has named in interviews.
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