Synthesizer Greatest Roulette
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Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Synthesizer Greatest, Vol. 2 Kavan - Various Artists on AllMusic - 1989. Synthesizer Greatest Volume 2, an Album by Ed Starink. Released in 1989 on Arcade (catalog no. 01 4020 61; CD). Genres: Progressive Electronic, Electronic. Featured peformers: Ed Starink (performer, producer, engineer), Sander Bos (engineer).
Futureworld Orchestra is founded in 1980 by Robert Pot and Gerto Heupink who both have a great interest in synthesizer-technology. After experimenting for several months, they decided to contact a Dutch record-company (Dureco) to, eventually release their music. The first recording session comprised the tracks: Desire, I’m not afraid of the future, Airborne and Casablanca Night. Desire was the first single released in October 1981 which became a Dutch hit instantly. Interest from all over Europe came right away and international releases followed quickly. Robert and Gerto travelled throughout Europe for promotional purposes. Their first album MISSION COMPLETED was released in 1982.
In 1983 the album TURNING POINT was released and contained among other tracks: Theme from E.T and Roulette, which became radio finish tune of the French Tour de France in 1983. The album was produced by Bert Ruiter, former bass player of the famous Dutch band FOCUS.
In 1985 Robert and Gerto separated musically because of differences in vision and opinions about the direction to go. Robert and Gerto however stayed good friends until this very day!
In the year 2000 Robert released THE HIDDEN FILES, containing only instrumental tracks. With the release of this album Robert changed “Future World Orchestra” into “Futureworld Orchestra”, marking the sad goodbye of his good friend.
In April 2010 Futureworld Orchestra released the album REGENERATED.
An album containing the primary tracks of Futureworld Orchestra, completely re-recorded and produced by Robert Pot. Reason for Robert to do this was because of the fact that the original 2 albums (Mission Completed & Turning Point) were not available to the public at that time.
The following albums are ever since released by Futureworld Orchestra:
ORGANIZED – PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION – OCEANS OF INFINITY – GREATEST SYNTHESIZER HITS – Volume 1
~Release by Ed Starink(see all versions of this release, 5 available)
Tracklist
| ▼ CD 1 | |||
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| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | The Inter‐Galactic Cruise (radio mix)
| 4:17 | |
| 2 | Équinoxe, Part 4
| 4:24 | |
| 3 | Maid of Orleans
| 3:37 | |
| 4 | I Hear You Now
| 5:01 | |
| 5 | Theme From “Rainman”
| 3:23 | |
| 6 | Aurora
| 3:48 | |
| 7 | Forbidden Colours
| 4:36 | |
| 8 | Paranoimia
| 4:36 | |
| 9 | The Eve of the War
| 4:14 | |
| 10 | The Model
| 3:41 | |
| 11 | Roulette
| 4:25 | |
| 12 | Dervish D.
| 3:21 | |
| 13 | Vienna
| 4:46 | |
| 14 | Tubbs and Valerie
| 3:36 | |
| 15 | Spiral
| 3:38 | |
| 16 | I’ll Find My Way Home
| 3:59 | |
| 17 | Bolero
| 6:27 | |
Credits
CD 1
Synthesizer Greatest Roulette Games
| synthesizer: | Ed Starink(keyboardist, songwriter & producer) (track 15) |
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| additional composer: | Ed Starink(keyboardist, songwriter & producer) (track 17) |
| additional translator: | Emil Schult (track 10) |
| arranger: | Ed Starink(keyboardist, songwriter & producer) (track 15) |
| composer: | Chris Cross(UK bassist for Ultravox) (track 13) Ruud van Es (track 6) Gerto Heupink (track 11) Jean‐Michel Jarre (tracks 1–2, 2) Peter Kommers (track 6) Paul Morley (track 1) Rob Papen (track 6) Maurice Ravel(classical composer) (track 17) Vangelis(Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical) (tracks 1, 4, 12, 15–16) Jon Anderson(Yes/Jon & Vangelis) (track 16) Billy Currie (track 13) Florian Schneider(founding member of Kraftwerk) (track 1) Jeff Wayne(musician) (track 9) |
| librettist: | Doreen Wayne (track 9) |
| lyricist: | Warren Cann (track 13) Andy McCluskey (track 3) Florian Schneider(founding member of Kraftwerk) (track 1) Midge Ure (track 13) Ralf Hütter (tracks 1, 10) |
| performer: | Ed Starink(keyboardist, songwriter & producer) (tracks 2, 5, 10, 15, 17) |
| producer: | Ed Starink(keyboardist, songwriter & producer) (track 15) |
| recording engineer: | Ed Starink(keyboardist, songwriter & producer) (track 15) |
| publisher: | EMI Music(do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) (track 16) EMI Music Publishing(do not use as a release label!) (track 1) Hot Food Music Ltd. (track 13) Jump Jet Music Ltd. (track 13) Mood Music Ltd. (track 13) Perfect Songs Ltd. (track 8) Spheric B.V. (track 16) Toughknot Ltd. (track 16) Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd. (track 16) Warner Bros. Music Ltd.(UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) (tracks 4, 16) Warner Bros., Inc.(not for release label use!) (track 4) |
| arrangement of: | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence(Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Main Theme) (track 7) |
| arrangements: | |
| cover recording of: | Aurora (track 6) Chariots of Fire(title theme of the 1981 film) (track 1) Crockett’s Theme(Miami Vice) (track 1) Leaving Wallbrook / On the Road(Rain Man) (track 5) Oxygène, Part IV (track 1) Roulette (track 11) The Eve of the War (track 9) Équinoxe, Part 4 (track 2) |
| instrumental cover recording of: | Forbidden Colours (track 7) I’ll Find My Way Home (track 16) Moments in Love (track 1) Vienna (track 13) |
| is based on: | The War of the Worlds: Book 1, Chapter 1: The Eve of the War (track 9) |
| is the basis for: | Race to the End(song version of Chariots of Fire: Titles) (track 1) |
| later translated versions: | La víspera de la guerra (track 9) |
| later versions: | Crockett’s Theme (track 1) The Model(Big Black) (track 10) |
| part of: | Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds” (track 9) Équinoxe (tracks 2, 2) |
| parts: | |
| recording of: | Bolero(Starink version) (track 17) |
| translated version of: | |
| version of: | Boléro (track 17) |
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Release
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/1479813[info] |
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Release Group
| part of: | Synthesizer Greatest(number: 2) (order: 2) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/55209[info] |
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| reviews: | http://www.synthesizergreatest.eu/collection/synthesizer/synthesizer02.html[info] |