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News &
Releases
May, 8, 2000 - After a long hiatus, the VRB is
back with a medley of dance tunes by the tracker CyberZip,
entitled "The Virtual Cyberzip.
I've enjoyed these three songs by CyberZip,
and thought they would go good together. If you ever heard of
the "Stars on 45", you'll hear something very
familiar.
Click on the Title to download the song.
Release
|
Opus
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Release
Date
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Title
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Time
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Size (of ZIP file)
|
Description
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1
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2
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1/16/97
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Tuzie
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3:59
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116K
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A pop-type song that has been bouncing around in my
head since 1984. It is dedicated to my wife, Susan. Reviewed by the Weekly MOD
Review. |
2
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3
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8/6/97
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TheTwo Become One
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3:50
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130K
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Another upbeat song taking two
melodies (one from, again, around 1984 and one more
recent) and creating a marriage in music. Placed in the
11-20 bracket of the Rookie division of Music Contest 5
(read the comments from the judges). Reviewed by the Weekly MOD Review. Note: Some file
names in the ZIP file uploaded to Hornet were incorrect.
They have been corrected here. |
3 |
5 |
5/89/00 |
The
Virtual CyberZip |
8:05 |
1,872K |
A medley of 3 tunes by
the tracker Cyberzip; "Burning
My Heart (Martyn's Magic Mix)", "Will
We Ever Meet" and "My
Need". Click on the song titles to download the
originals from Trax
In Space.
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Release - Order in which songs were released to the public.
Opus - Order in which songs were written. (Not all music is
released.)
In order to play these files, you will need a
player program. The VRB suggests ModPlug Player (for Windows 95/98/2000/XP)
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Meet the Band
Brass
The incredible trio of Dewey, Blaire and
Howe!
Thomas E. Dewey (no, you New-Yorkers, not that
Thomas E. Dewey):
Tom Dewey is a versatile brass instrument player, a
talent he attributes to his years in the Camillus (New York)
Bagpipe & Brass Brigade.
Linda Blaire (no, you horror-flick-watchers, not that
Linda Blaire):
Linda got her start in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania blowing
a loud plastic noisemaker horn at every Steeler game in the
late 1970's.
Andy Howe (yes, you lobster fisherman, that
Andy Howe):
Andy made a name for himself off the shores of
Portland, Maine. Instead of lobster traps, he'd don scuba
gear and grab them himself. This exertion built up his lung
capacity, and now he can hold those high notes loud and long.
Woodwinds
Kenneth Glockenbachersteinamonsky ("Kenneth W."):
His last name is a bear to spell and pronounce, but he
can't go by "Kenny G.", since that's taken (and he hates
being called "Kenny"). So our principal reed-man
goes by the stage name "Kenneth W." (His middle
name is Wienerschnitzamennemer, which is what friends called
his great-great-grandfather...for short.)
Rhythm
Gronk (Drums):
We don't know Gronk's real name. Whenever we ask him
his name, that's the noise he makes. Most communication with
Gronk is like that. As best we can tell (based on hand
signals and crude drawings), he used to play drums for
numerous acid rock bands back in the 60's. The continuous
loud volumes he was subjected to seem to have affected his
speaking ability. However, he does seem to be able to hear
just well enough to follow the music.
E. Bonnie Avery (Piano):
Enid (hence she uses her first initial) hails from
Floral Park, Long Island, New York, where she played piano in
Carnegie Hall. (She occasionally forgets to add that the hall
was empty except for the cleaning crew.) She also did a stint
with the "Floral Park 5, 6 or 7" (depending on who
showed up for the gig) jazz ensemble. Her favorite song is
"Ebony and Ivory" since it's about pianos.
Liz Velazquez (various):
Liz's primary area of expertise is with melodic rhythm
instruments (vibes, xylophone, etc.), but she can bang a
bongo with the best of them. She learned to love rhythm at
Jessamine Co. High School, near her home town of Wilmore,
Kentucky.
Louis Lewey (Guitar):
The VRB picked up Louis while on tour in Manchester,
Connecticut. He was teaching guitar to child prodigies at
Lincoln Elementary School, but wanted to do some performing
of his own. His first appearance in a VRB song was for
release 2, "The Two Become One".
LeGrand Bass (Bass):
("LeGrand Bass" is a stage name, and he won't
let me divulge his real name, and it's "bass" like
the guitar, not "bass" like the fish.) LeGrand
comes to us from Danby, New York. He played bass for years
with the Danby Federated Church's youth group until he got a
music scholarship to Ithaca College, just down the road.
Strings
The Hiney Family Orchestra (Thor, Red, and Ophelia):
The Cleveland Symphony will just have to do without
this trio (though we're not sure if the Symphony knows
they're missing). Heirs to the Hiney Wine fortune, they had
everything they could possibly need. But instead of becoming
part of the "idle rich" and sitting around on their
hineys, they took up music and add a rich sound to the VRB.
Other
Doug Payton (P.R., song writing and arranging, manager):
Doug's a mix of principal arranger and public relations
manager that you don't come by often. Hailing from Atlanta,
Georgia, his first arranging feat was getting all these
players together. While he writes music only as a sideline,
his day job (which he isn't giving up just yet) is with a
software consulting firm. He can be reached by E-mail at frodo@thepaytons.org.
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Other Resources
Internet
Music Monitor - Reviews & rankings of tracked
music.
The MOD Ring - A collection of sites
dealing with tracked music. Each site points to the next &
previous site, in ring fashion.
Yahoo: MOD Music Format - Yahoo's list
of sites for tracked music.
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