{"product_id":"brian-bennett-alan-hawkshaw-synthesis","title":"Brian Bennett \u0026 Alan Hawkshaw – Synthesis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe “vivid contemporary sounds for a fresh visual image” make up the now canonised Synthesis from Alan Hawkshaw and Brian Bennett. These two greats go deeper than usual on this collection, and the end result is a synth concept record of sorts. [Originally] released in 1974 .. -  Synthesis has that gloriously funky, “weird electronic music” vibe without ever being inaccessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the awesome ARP Odyssey at the fore, Hawkshaw and Bennett have created a blissed-out soundscape that, whilst laid back in all the right places, somehow remains heavy on the funk. It’s a sort of throbbing, proto-G Funk sound and you can find it on many of these low-lit basement workouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTake the ice-cool “Alto Glide”. It’s a sunset-funk highlight with an electro-flute refrain that conjures those dreamier Dre \/ DJ Quik instrumentals from ’91 to ’92. Stereolab, Koushik (again) and all those Ghost Box artists were clearly listening very closely in the years since. The equally relaxed “Mermaid” glides effortlessly with soft, shimmering piano, understated percussion and kaleidoscopic synths. It’s a really beautiful piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith these two soft-focus closing tracks allowing the LP to float away over the horizon, the preceding ten tracks have a more insistent, neck-snapping rhythm section to back the synth overload. Highlights include the head-nod funk of “Getting It Together” and the synth break in “The Executive”, which informed classic video game soundtracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all ten reissues [from the KPM series], the audio for \u003cem\u003eSynthesis\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis.  – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bewithrecords.com\/products\/alan-hawkshaw-and-brian-bennett-synthesis-kpm-reissue-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBe With Records\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-c-p4MDos-k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel: Be With Records – BEWITH046LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReissued: 2018 (Original: 1974)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Jazz, Rock, Funk \/ Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Soul-Jazz, Soul, Easy Listening, Lounge, Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41456750166174,"sku":"4260544825965","price":20.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/viUHzcBm_1024x1024_4ea29d9c-6ef4-4fe4-bfca-d54a095f29bd.jpg?v=1646296159","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/brian-bennett-alan-hawkshaw-synthesis","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}