Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Chas Jankel

Chas Jankel - 3,000,000 Synths

3,000,000 Synths is a solo album released by Chas Jankel, a British musician and songwriter known for his work with the band Ian Dury and the Blockheads. The album, released in 1982, was a departure from Jankel's previous work and featured an experimental sound that incorporated elements of electronic music, funk, and new wave. Jankel's was supposed to have had a crazy collection of over 50 synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic instruments. He achieved the unique sound of the album, by often recording individual parts separately and then he would splice them together, sometimes using up to 16 tape machines at once! Another crazy fact about "3,000,000 Synths" is that the album's title is not an exaggeration - Jankel actually used over 3 million synths in the creation of the album. While this number may seem impossible, it is believed that Jankel was referring to the total number of synths used in the album's production, including all of the individu