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You've heard 2009's "Chris Plays Christmas" and 2010's "Beckstrom For the Holidays;" now feast your ears to the newest addition to the holiday playlist. Featuring a smorgasbord of all your favorite tunes; garnished with a heavy handed helping of synthesizer explosions, accordions, and cowbell.
The "Beckstrom Holiday Extravaganza Volume 3" is sure to fill your ears with the sounds of the holidays. It will also fill your ears with many other sounds, including drum machines, orchestra, vocoders, 8-bit video game sounds, and so much more.
Stream the entire album right here, download for free, and share with your friends and neighbors!
released November 20, 2011
arranged, performed, recorded, other stuff by Chris Beckstrom
produced by Chris and Claire Beckstrom
read the complete "liner notes":
cbfishes.blogspot.com/2011/11/beckstrom-holiday-extravaganza-liner.html
real world instruments:
saxophones, accordion, Korg Monotron, Korg Kaossilator, stylophone, stylophone beatbox, melodica, nord electro, korg m1, drums, congas, vocals, cowbell, shaker, glockenspiel
software instruments:
Becktone 3000, Arturia CS-80v, Ableton Operator, Ableton Analog, Ableton Sampler, Vienna Symphonic Library, Kontakt
microphones used:
Rode NT-1, SM57, AKG 414, AKG 214, homemade sub-bass, Edirol R-09
hardware:
Sony Boombox circa 1990, ART Tube MP preamp, Electrovoice Spring Reverb circa 1975
made mostly in Ableton Live, a little bit in Logic Pro