Name: Synthesis / Electronic Music 1984-1988
Brand: Dennis Young

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Limited edition

Release date

2018-04-27

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Shellshock

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Dennis Young

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Bureau B

Bureau B is an independent record label, music publisher, and booking agency based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 2005 by Gunther Buskies as a sister label to Tapete Records, Bureau B specializes in releasing a diverse range of electronic and avant-garde music. With a focus on reissues and new productions, the label has built an extensive catalogue that includes iconic albums from the Krautrock genre of the 1970s and early 1980s. They also release recordings by influential artists such as Die Wilde Jagd, Kreidler, Toulouse Low Trax, and more.

Known for their commitment to preserving classic electronic music, Bureau B has been rereleasing albums from renowned artists like Cluster, Faust, Moebius, Roedelius, Plank, Schickert Schnitzler Tietchens Tyndall. In addition to these reissues, they also release works by similar artists including Blenner Heldon Pinhas Rev or NDW Plan Pyrolator.

With their impressive catalogue and dedication to promoting innovative music across various genres within the electronic spectrum - from pop to avant-garde - Bureau B continues to be a prominent force in the global music industry. Their contributions have solidified them as an authoritative figure in the world of independent labels.

Dennis Young is a self-taught musician best known as the marimba player and percussionist for Liquid Liquid, a trend-setting early 1980's NYC band. Their song "Cavern" was famously used by *Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel* in "White Lines".

Young's musical journey began with drums at an early age, but his curiosity led him to explore other instruments including marimba, percussion, keyboards, guitar, and vocals. He composes his own music which combines influences from rock, jazz, dance, electronic and world music. His compositions are characterized by unique rhythms and colorful musical textures.

In addition to his work with Liquid Liquid, Dennis Young has released 9 solo albums to date. He has also lent his expertise to various local musicians through production and studio work.

Dennis Young is best known as the percussionist of the New York band Liquid Liquid, which is known for their piece Cavern from 1983, which in turn became very well known because Grandmaster Flash sampled it and used it as the basis for their hit White Lines. But Young was more than just a member of the band, he produced plenty of his own music, much of it reflecting his passion for analog electronics. He was fascinated by the pioneers of the genre. In 2016 Bureau B released Wave, a collection of pieces Young had issued on cassettes between 1985-1988. Synthesis, by contrast, features tracks from 1984-1988 which have never been previously released. But let's allow Dennis Young to tell his story himself: "My love for electronic music goes back to the late 70's when I decided to buy my first synthesizer, a rare used vintage Davolisint made in Italy, after seeing Keith Emerson perform live with ELP. This lead to my discovery of more electronic music artists using synthesizers such as Klaus Schulze, Tim Blake, Larry Fast, Edgar Froese, Brian Eno, and Cluster just to name a few. My musical challenge was then to create my own electronic music using this instrument. After experimenting in the early 80's with live recordings using a reel to reel tape machine I purchased my first multi-track recording system in 1984. When Liquid Liquid was on hiatus I was able to devote full time to this music and do professional recordings at my home studio in Edison, New Jersey. I added more synthesizers to include a Korg Mono / Poly, a Korg Poly Six, a Moog Rogue, and later the Korg M1. Every track was put through various delay and reverb units and I added vocal parts and along with guitar where I felt it was needed. Synthesis is the follow up to Wave released on Bureau B in 2016. At the time I used the above mentioned assortment of analog synthesizers to create the music you will hear on this recording. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did putting it together." Dennis Young

Synthesis / Electronic Music 1984-1988

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