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A revised and expanded version of the original Synergy retrospective from 1984, Semi-Conductor, Release 2 includes over two hours of synthesizer works recorded between 1975 and 1986. The music is some of the most evocative and intriguing to come from the '70s synthesizer boom, including potential novelty tracks -- like covers of "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" and "Classical Gas" -- that are barely recognizable after Fast focuses on his fast-moving, polyphonic arrangements that use a variety of modules by Moog, Oberheim and Prophet. The Synergy sound remained surprisingly unchanged into the '80s, though the addition of a standard drumkit on tracks from 1979's Games. Though it may be difficult for listeners to separate the music of Synergy from the synthesizer excesses of contemporary prog-rock ensembles, Semi-Conductor includes a host of important electronic recordings. ~ John Bush
"Semiconductor," originally released in 1984, is a compilation and Synergy's work spread across a double CD and provides an excellent primer to the work of this artist who has been at the cutting edge of keyboard and synthesizer led rock music for almost thirty years. The album has been newly remastered for release and also contains two previously unreleased tracks, "Launch At Dawn" and "To The Edge And Back." The album also contains notes by Larry Fast.
Recorded between 1975 & 1986. Includes liner notes by Larry Fast.
Digitally remastered by Larry Fast.
Synergy: Larry Fast.
Semi-Conductor, Release 2 Music Synergy Semi-Conductor, Release 2 Songs | | Semi-Conductor, Release 2 CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Legacy (as used in the television soundtrack "Cosmos") |
| 2. | Slaughter on 10th Avenue, jazz ballet for orchestra (from "On Your Toes") |
| 3. | Classical Gas |
| 4. | Cybersports |
| 5. | Paradox: Largo (after Dvorak's New World Symphony) |
| 6. | Paradox: Icarus (Ralph Towner) |
| 7. | Phobos and Deimos Go To Mars: Phobos |
| 8. | Phobos and Deimos Go To Mars: Deimos |
| 9. | Phobos and Deimos Go To Mars: Disruption In World Communications |
| | Semi-Conductor, Release 2 Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Delta Two |
| 2. | Delta One (single edit) |
| 3. | Delta 3/A |
| 4. | Delta 3/C |
| 5. | World After April, The |
| 6. | Orbit 5 |
| 7. | Ancestors |
| 8. | Earth In Space |
| 9. | Launch At Dawn |
| 10. | To The Edge And Back |
| 11. | North River (from Metropolitan Suite) |
| 12. | Steam And Steel Towers (From Metropolitan Suite) |
| 13. | Metropolitan Theme (Main Theme from Metropolitan Suite) |
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