Not Genetically Programmed

Coarse racist whisky drinking haggis and deep fried Mars bars eating bagpipe playing pale skinned ginger haired mean and dour kilt wearing woad painted genetically programmed Scots.

Van Credenza utilise basic instruments, bass, guitar and drums on this tune, plus a wind guitar, an unusual experimental virtual instrument first tested in Scotland: it is a thermo-acoustically controlled harmonic type generator.




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Flying Machine

"It has repeatedly been enquired why the visitors from Mars did not take wing without delay after their coming. They most certainly did use an airborne device for numerous days, but only for short voyages of a dozen or so of miles, in order to explore and cast their coal black residue."

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Theme from the Monster Cult Mystery

The Monster Cult Mystery was a planned series based on a serpent-like Mayan god named Itzamna, or 'I', which is called upon to modern-day Chicago by a mysterious cult, this way back in 1973. 

Roosting within the top of the Willis Tower (at the time Sears Tower), this awesome fiend begins drizzling blood -- from the bodies of window washers, building workers and rooftop sunbathers alike -- onto the streets of Chicago, with devastating consequences. 

The pilot received highly negative reviews when it was shown via private cinema release thus was binned but through leaked tapes has gained a cult following over the years.

Kraftwerk visit Fife

Free-Form experimentellem Rock mit einer Mischung aus menschlichen und verarbeitet werden, synthetisierten Stimme war schon immer ein großer Ansatz für Van Credenza. Wie Ralf Hütter wir nicht gerne über unser persönliches Leben zu sprechen, doch jetzt ist eine unserer großen heroischen icons gehen, um einen Ort nicht weit von unserem Haus zu besuchen.
Das ist unser Tribut.
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Free rock-forme expérimentale avec un mélange d'humain et traitées, la voix synthétisée a toujours été une bonne approche pour Van Credenza. Comme Ralf Hütter nous n'aimons pas parler de nos vies personnelles, mais maintenant c'est un grand feu de nos icônes héroïques pour visiter un endroit non loin de notre maison.
C'est notre hommage.
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Free-form experimental rock with a mixture of human and treated, the synthesized voice has always been a good approach to Van Credenza. As Ralf Hütter we do not like to talk about our personal lives, but now it's a big fire of our heroic icons to visit a place not far from our house.
This is our tribute.
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Free-form rock sperimentale con un mix di voce umana sintetizzata e trasformati è sempre stato un grande codolo per Van Credenza. Come Ralf Hütter non ci piace parlare di nostra vita personale, ancora oggi, uno dei nostri grandi icone eroiche sta per visitare un luogo non troppo lontano da casa nostra.
Questo è il nostro tributo.
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De forma libre rock experimental que ofrece una mezcla de la voz humana y procesados, sintetizada siempre ha sido un gran sabor de Van Credenza. Al igual que Ralf Hütter no nos gusta hablar de nuestra vida personal, sin embargo, ahora, uno de los grandes iconos heroicos va a visitar un lugar no muy lejos de nuestra casa.
Este es nuestro homenaje.
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Red Light (Change to Black)

The slit drum and dumbek have been utilised, along with a classic trio of drums, bass and guitar to reproduce another obscure cult psychedelic number by The Lysergic.
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Originally released to little acclaim in 1967, Van Credenza slipped into character with a near faithful cover of this number, the Studer J37, a four-track tape recorder, being employed via AKG D19 dynamic microphones.
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And of course, the band dressed from that period to capture the atmosphere, while feasting on Old English Spangles and smoking Sweet Tobacco.

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Let's Spend The

Here, Van Credenza teams up with Kentucky Firewalker James Artist to undertake shamanistic rituals, spiritual events and Cherokee bodywork (3000-year-old Cherokee medicine). 

Medicine Man James involves us with rolling thunder, as clouds fall from the sky and the waves sail backwards.

At The Foot Of The Mountain, in The Middle Of The Forest, lies The Great Rock.
No money: Let's Spend The

undead

Van Credenza has been travelling.
'Un-dead' was Bram Stoker's original choice for his novel Dracula. 
Undead are deceased, but appear to be alive.


See Страшный Суд

A New Colour

Thalia

Van Credenza has been working on a new colour. Skilled watercolourists claimed it couldn’t be done, those expressing themselves through a variety of media also expressed doubt re Van Credenza’s endeavour.


You can now see and hear for yourself: watch without prejudice, listen out, for a new colour is here for all to muse.

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as the sun still burns away

Ten Years After are sometimes illustrated as a ‘hard rock’ band, but this number was relatively easy to play.

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That band got their name as they were formed a full decade after the ten day 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Two of the members of 10YA were massive Ferencváros fans.

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To the song: allegedly Alvin Lee wrote “As the Sun Still Burns Away” not about the star at the centre of our solar system, but about the newspaper of, at that time, several years standing, which had published lurid details of the band’s partying habits. They wanted no-one to know: Ssssh.

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“As the Sun Still Burns Away” is drawn from their 1970 album Cricklewood Green. Ferencváros play in green, hence the second part of the album name. The first, Cricklewood, is taken from the area in London from whence the band purportedly got their supplies.

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In tribute to 10YA, Van Credenza is releasing a vinyl copy of this song, one side playing at 45rpm, the other at 78.

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Rehabilitation Mortuary Part 1

Rehabilitation Mortuary Part 1

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This happened around 100 years ago.

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A mortuary existed where recently departed would be taken, more in hope than expectation of another chance at living. Only for the wealthy and/or unprejudiced, the Rehabilitation Mortuary showed a low percentage rate of success, but for the dead, it was a chance worth taking.

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Two world wars, and a superfluity of progress clouded the existence of this second chance phenomenon: now, Van Credenza remind everyone of the opportunity.

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Rehabilitation Mortuary Part 1

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Boneshaker

A tune devised during a 4 day advocaat fused binge session at the start of 2011, Boneshaker was performed by a slimmed down version of Van Credenza, Charlotte Dundas having now left the band by mutual consent (of the remaining members).

Hot Stix received several steampunk novels for his Christmas, which were a major influence on his percussive contribution, also leading to the chosen title, ‘Boneshaker’. Stix’ boneshaker is large, coal powered transportation vehicle.

As for the remaining instrumentation, band members swapped implements superficially in experimentation: reality is the advocaat induced haze had more effect on these exchanges than might be admitted.

Originally, advocaat was made from avocados.

Besuch in Berlin

The band has been visiting Berlin for a few weeks.

Van Credenza ist in Berlin, dieser Song repräsentiert ihren Besuch. Aktuelle Neben der Band Biscuit Ansprüche mehrsprachig sein, und er hat den deutschen Texten auf diese Nummer trug, unter Vertrauen aus dem Rest der Band, die geschickter an Disziplinen außer Sprachen sind. Alle waren mit der deutschen Hauptstadt, die einen Einfluss auf den Song und Video hier war beeindruckt, die rasende Stimmung in einigen Vierteln der Gegenüberstellung der ruhigen Charakter von anderen. Bei einem Besuch, versuchte verschiedene Mitglieder in die Häuser der Hertha, Union, BFC und Tennis, Großstadt Fußballvereine zu besuchen. Eine fantastische Besuch in den Bau dieses Lied gipfelte, 'Besuch in Berlin ", und die dazugehörige Film.

(English translation below film)



Van Credenza has been in Berlin, this song representing their visit. Recent addition to the band Biscuit claims to be multilingual, and he has contributed the German lyrics to this number, under trust from the rest of the band who are more adroit at disciplines other than languages. All were impressed with the German capital city, which was an influence on the song and video here, the frenzied atmosphere in some quarters contrasting the calm character of others. While visiting, various members attempted to visit the homes of Hertha, Union, BFC and Tennis, major city soccer clubs. A fantastic visit culminated in the construction of this song, ‘Besuch in Berlin’, and the accompanying film.

Latin:

Van Credenza fuerit in Berlin, repraesentans istud salutandi. Recent praeter manum Biscuit multilingual operto et Germaniae contulit ad hunc numerum lyrics sub fide ab aliis cohortis qui sunt in disciplinis solerti alia lingua. All impressus cum Germanis urbs, quae valent ad carminis video hic aer furenti opponens aliis partibus character tranquillo aliorum. Uisitantem, conatus membris visitare domos Hertha vnionem et BFC Tennis major soccer fustibus civitate. Visita culminavere mirabilem constructionem in canticum, Besuch in Berlin 'et sequentibus film.

Other languages on request.

Bacterial Circuit Machine

Can a microbe be coaxed to communicate? Interfacing one with a silicon chip may just achieve this breakthrough! Chips could be developed to collect signals from specially altered bacteria. The concept may be surprisingly rugged. Microbes thrive in a wide range of environments, so it's possible that this idea may have vast applications in space, and implications for time travelling.

Scientists working for NASA claim to have the ability to teleport into parallel but dissimilar life forms, which they claim is the key to travelling through time.

See this married couple, yet one appears to be a lion!

Human Memory Download

Some time in the near future, scientists will be able to take reminiscences from a human brain and store them digitally, for others to experience. This is likely to be a long and painful process for the memory supplier, yet it may have logical benefits for that person.

Sufferers of Alzheimer's disease could have their brain reseeded, or the patient which has undergone trauma resulting in loss of memory could be given a jolt from their past. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities: yet these persons too could be helped by taking part in human memory download in advance of the onset of such an illness.

This piece reflects an important medical development: it is also a long and painful process.

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Back to Nature

Under the geodesic dome
Infrared heater, just like home

Glucose filled, and programmed to respond

One of Frank Tovey's first musical instruments was a Grundig reel to reel tape recorder, and although he couldn't master any instrument at a competent level, Mute Records signed him up as their first recording artist in 1979.

Back to Nature was his first single, as Fad Gadget.

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