Joe Meek
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He pioneered studio tools such as multiple over-dubbing on one- and two-track machines, close miking, direct input of bass-guitars, the compressor, and effects like echo and reverb, as well as sampling. Unlike other producers, his search was for the “right sound” rather than for a catchy musical tune, and throughout his brief career he single-mindedly followed his quest to create a unique “sonic signature” for every record he produced.
At a time when many studio engineers were still wearing white coats and assiduously trying to maintain clarity and fidelity, Meek, the maverick, was producing everything on the three floors of his home studio and was never afraid to distort or manipulate the sound if it created the effect he was seeking. For the song “Johnny Remember Me” he placed the violins on the stairs, the drummer almost in the bathroom, and the brass section on a different floor entirely.
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I Hear A New World
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Rare Joe Meek Recordings Of The '60s
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The Ember Connection
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Early Productions '55-'58
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BallerCraig
I'm a Geek, love Meek, heck muh-funn yeh.
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liquidnature
he was one brilliant lunatic
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thrillseeker01
had he lived,who knows what he would have achieved?What if he had worked with Hendrix,Floyd or Aphex Twin? Can anyone imagine Meek for XBox 360,or The Meek Factor or Meek for Windows 27?
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Nakkinak
no u
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SixShooterSam
Yeah because Velvet Underground is also a prolific rock and roll producer. Jesus you are fucking stupid.
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ParadiseCove
A creatively masterful MUSIC GENIUS !
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Ishishishisha
i hear a new world calling me
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heknows-santos
Meeky Meeky Random Flakes Vol.1
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atiredmachine
The Dionysian Season -- you can download the album here: http://justanothersnakecult.bandcamp.com/
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bingbongbilly
Just been listening to Dibcots Space Boat. Top track!
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miikargh
"I Hear A New World" album is pure gold!
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Diothalamus
@TomH86, besides all the other points that everyone else made, he also had the foresight to kill his landlord before he killed himself. that sounds pretty genius to me.
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Kor21
holy god
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methlabforcutie
shoulda shot phil spector.
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ThousandBPM
Probably the most prolific rock genius before Velvet Underground.
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EmilSchwartze
"TomH86 wrote: March 2008 I like meek, but id like to hear WHY some regard him as a genius... " Answer: Because he was - how much Meek-produced music have you listened to? The man was tone-deaf, and managed to pen some amazing songs, and one of top instrumentals of all time. Not to mention all the genre-spanning music he worked on in a strictly engineer capacity. Also not mention his many innovations in recordings techniques and equipment. Anyone who is tonedeaf and can do that, I would say is unequivocally a genius. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
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ZeroAsALimit
Some Punk band has a song called 'Joe Meek Will Inherit The Earth'. I need to hear it! The Telstar demo is awesome.
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TomH86
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Yamber
this is amazing
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TomH86
I like meek, but id like to hear WHY some regard him as a genius...
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