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An old friend has returned. As Synergy, Larry Fast was one of the major voices of electronics artistry in the seventies and eighties. Now he's back with his own label, Third Contact. And the best news yet is that he's managed to get back the rights to his back catalog! So Third Contact will eventually re-release the entire Synergy back catalog. But, and most importantly, it will be Larry's vehicle to reemerge with new work. Lovers of electronics should also be sure to check out Wendy Carlos
Synergy/Sixty Minutes With... ....import CD $18.99
Sixty Minutes With Synergy features music from across this groundbreaking musician's catalogue including an incredible re make of Classical Gas from the now legendary album Sequencer. And also music from the award winning soundtrack The Jupiter Menace from which we have included the title track. Larry Fast is still in high demand as a session artist and has graced countless hit records and albums for a dazzling array of musicians and artists and is currently an integral part of the Tony Levin Band in the studio and on the road. 1. Classical Gas 2. Cybersports 3. Into The Abyss 4. Metropolitan Theme 5. The Jupiter Menace 6. Phobos and Deimos Go To Mars: Phobos 7. Phobos and Deimos Go To Mars: Deimos 8. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue 9. Delta Two 10. Relay Breakdown 11. West Side Nights 12. Electric Blue
Synergy/Reconstructed Artifacts ....CD $14.99
These are new recordings and new performances by Larry Fast of older Synergy compositions originally recorded from 1975-1987 newly executed in January and February 2002. Recorded using recent electronic music digital instruments and digital hard disc recording equipment. Pieces from Electronic Realizations, Sequencer, Audion, and Metropolitan Suite are included. "Flight of the Looking Glass" was recorded live on tour, May 2000.
Synergy/Metropolitan Suite (2004) ....import CD $16.99
Metropolitan Suite comes from 1987 and is Larry Fast's take on New York. The album is made up of nine tracks of which five are taken up with the Metroplitan Suite itself which offers musical sketches of New York through different periods in its history. As with all the re issues in this re issue series the album has been re mastered for release and contains sleeve notes by Larry Fast. It also contains the bonus track of 'Metropolitan Theme (magazine giveaway version 1986).'
Synergy/The Jupiter Menace (2004) ....import CD $16.99
During the eighties Larry Fast moved into film work scoring the films About Last Night and Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The Jupiter Menace is another of Larry Fast's soundtrack pieces and was originally released in 1982.The album while remaining a soundtrack manages to fit in perfectly with the rest of the Synergy back catalogue. It is also one of Synergy's most experimental works calling on various effects and keyboard textures to illustrate the images perfectly and as such was to become one of the most popular Synergy albums with Larry’s fan base. This re issue has been re mastered in keeping with the current series of Synergy re issues and also contains notes from Larry Fast. Includes Bonus Tracks.
Synergy/Semiconductor (2004) ....import double CD $24.99
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 re mastered 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.
Synergy/Audion (2004) ....import CD $16.99
Audion was the fifth album to come from Synergy and was originally released in 1981. It was the follow up album to Games although this album has a more rock feel than the structured feel of the previous album. The album contains ten tracks although again no guitars are present on this recording. Tracks include Orbit Five, Electric Blue and An End To History and with all the albums in this series of re issues has been re mastered and contains sleeve notes by Larry Fast. This issue of Audion contains an exclusive bonus track of a 1976 demo of After the Earthquake.
Synergy/Computer Experiments Vol 1 (2004) ....import CD $16.99
Computer Experiments Volume 1 was the companion album to Audion and was also released in 1981. Originally this album was only available via mail order although it was subsequently released on CD in the mid eighties. The album contains three soundscapes, which were written by utilising a self-composing computer programme, hence the title of the album. The album was seen as being not only adventurous but also cutting edge at the time. As with all the re an issue in this series the album has been re mastered and contains sleeve notes by Larry Fast and bonus tracks.
Synergy/Cords (2004 with bonus) ....import CD $16.99
Cords was the third album to be released from Synergy and was originally released in 1978 whilst Larry Fast was recording and working with Peter Gabriel on his second solo album. (In fact, if you closely compare the original graphic art for Cords and Peter Gabriel II, you may be surprised!) The album is wholly composed and performed by Larry Fast and contains the tracks Full Moon Flyer, Trellis and Terra Incognita. Cords has been re mastered for release alongside the other Synergy releases, which will be re released over the coming six months. This release of Cords also includes a bonus track of the radio edit for Phobos & Deimos
Synergy/Games (2004 with bonus) ....import CD $16.99
Games is the fourth Synergy album and includes nine tracks with four basic themes and the Soundcheck Delta Three Suite which was actually written whilst on tour with Peter Gabriel taking up six of the nine tracks on the album. This album is considered to be one of Synergy’s most important releases after the debut album of four years previously. As with all the re issues in the Synergy series over the next six months this re issue of Games has been remastered and contains sleeve notes by Larry Fast and the bonus track 'Delta Four (digital synthesizer track 1978).'
Synergy/Electronic Realization for Rock Orchestra (2004 with bonus) ....import CD $16.99
Electronic Realizations For Rock Orchestra was the debut album from Synergy and was seen as a huge step forward for synthesizers in rock music when it was first released in 1975 and received not only critical acclaim but also positive commercial acclaim also. This re issue has been re mastered for this release and contain sleeve notes by Larry Fast and will be the first in a series of re issues that will see the entire Synergy back catalogue re issued over the next twelve months. This version of Electronic Realizations includes a bonus track of an earlier version of Classical Gas than was to later appear on Sequencer. this earlier version actually appeared on the Sire/Phonogram European release of that album (months after the US release). It's been placed in the same running order to re-create on CD the way the Electronic Realizations LP appeared outside of North America back in the mid 70s.
Synergy/Sequencer (2004 with bonus) ....import CD $16.99
Sequencer was the second album from Synergy and was released a mere twelve months after the debut album in 1976. Again the album is an intriguing and sometimes unpredictable set of instrumentals putting Synergy and Larry Fast at the forefront of electronic keyboard led rock music. This re issue has been re mastered for this release and contains sleeve notes written by Larry Fast and will form part of a series of releases which will see the entire Synergy back catalogue released over the next twelve months. "Since there aren't outtakes for many of the albums, Sequencer gets an excepted working version of Sequence 14 taken from the version that I made while writing it before going into the studio to do the "real" recording that appeared on the final album. It shows some interesting evolution." - Larry Fast
Polygram's license of the Synergy catalog has expired! Although the US releases of these classic titles are out of print, Larry Fast is making available to us his stock of promo CD's of all these titles which he has gratiously autographed to boot! Please understand that this stock is extremely limited! Once they're gone, they're gone so get them while you can!
| Synergy/Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra (autographed promo) ....CD $15.99 | Synergy/Sequencer (autographed promo) ....CD $15.99 | Synergy/Cords (autographed promo) ....CD $15.99 |
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| Synergy/Metropolitan Suite (autographed promo) ....CD $15.99 | Synergy/Computer Experiments Vol. 1 (autographed promo) ....CD $15.99 | Synergy/Semi-Conductor (autographed promo) ....double CD 23.99 |
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Joy Askew/Gorgeous Creature ....CD EP $10.99
Larry invited his good friend, Joy Askew to release her new work on his label when the one to which she was signed, Private Music, suddenly just ceased to be. Joy is an incredible keyboardist/vocalist who has worked with such major talents as Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson, Laurie Anderson, Rodney Crowell and more.
" These recordings came from the demos that were originally intended for my second record. The label I was signed to, Private Music, has recently folded. When I heard the news that I was fortunate enough to be included on the Lilith Fair Tour this summer, I thought, what better time to release an independent CD. There are 6 songs on the EP which I considered an "in between" until I release my second full length album. I was lucky enough to work with engineer Larry Alexander, whom I met when we worked together on Joe Jackson's album "Laughter And Lust". In addition, English producer/mixer Mark Saunders (of Tricky, Cyndi Lauper and David Byrne fame) mixed two of the songs, including the title track. Three of the songs I mixed myself at the Lo-Fi Lounge, while my good friend Larry Fast (of Peter Gabriel and Synergy fame) did the mastering for the final product and provided the label 'Third Contact.' " ~ Joy Askew
Echo/Echo ....CD $16.98
Echo, the new project from producers/multi-instrumentalists Joy Askew and Takuya Nakamura, is a seductive fusion of traditional vocal jazz and downtempo electronic grooves. On their eponymous debut, the New York duo puts a mesmerizing stamp on carefully chosen jazz standards as well as captivating originals. Echo was born from NYC's live drum & bass scene. Askew initially discovered Nakamura playing trumpet and keyboards at the SoHo nightclub Shine's popular party "Prohibited Beatz." The rotating livi line-up of DJ's, MC's and diverse musicians (including tabla virtuoso Karsh Kale and guitarist Vernon Reid) inspired Askew instantly because it reminded her of one of her biggest influences - Miles Davis' late '60's electric period (In a Silent Way, Bitches Brew).
Joy Askew/The Same Desparado ....CD-R $13.99
A new collection of songs and music from Joy Askew entitled " The Same Desperado" features not only her voice and guitar but also the sound of her band of 2000. The arrangements are woven around the lines of jazz bassist Matt Garrison, the looseness of modern drummer Bill Dobrow and the electronics and trumpet of New York drum and bass technician Takuya Nakamura. The overall impression evokes Steely Dan, the jazz era of Joni Mitchell and Radiohead. Please note these CD-R's are made by and received directly from Joy herself.
Joy Askew/when - a bootleg ....CD-R $12.99
Don't let the 'a bootleg' subtitle scare you. We get these directly from Joy Askew. This is the soundtrack Joy did for an independent New York movie called 'When.' Also included are some demos from her own studio, the Lo-Fi Lounge. This is a truly incredible collection of tracks which, up till now, has only been available through Joy at her gigs. We're definitely proud to have this collectible to offer you. Please note these CD-R's are made by and received directly from Joy herself.
Joy Askew/Tender City ....CD 13.99
Also available through Joy is her first solo album, Tender City, which she recorded for the Private Music label and which has since become somewhat of a rarity due to that label's demise. This comes to us from Joy's own private stock and features great performances from such guests as Peter Gabriel, Larry Fast, Chris Botti, Jerry Marotta, Larry Klein and more!
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