BURG - Bad City (System-1, TR-8, KORG ms-20, SQ-1, microbrute)

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Yeah, i bought this new fisheye lens for one of my cams... My new studio room is really small and I want to get the entire studio and all instruments from one angle. Been a bit bummed about this before but this lens really seems to do the trick. Its a samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 for the u4/3 format.
More new stuff on this one, also got my SQ-1 sequencer, on this track i use it with the ms.20 (surprise) :)
As always, no multitracking.. all is live, no computers, you know the game by now. Straight into 2-track on my Zoom Q4 recorder.
Gear List used:
Instruments: KORG ms-20, SQ-1, Arturia Microbrute, Roland Aira System-1, TR-8, Elektron Analog Four, KORG volca bass x 2, volca keys, volca sample - FYI, my microgranny sd micro card got bust!?? so no bastl on this one.. need to get a new one. :-/
FX: KORG kaoss pad, strymon timeline, solid gold FX electroman, surfrider, Zoom G3, mooer re-echo, Jomox t-resonator
Lights: Cheap ebay party laser, plus RGB LED strips
Cameras: Panasonic Lumix u4/3 GX7, GF5 and GF6
I do all my post video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro which I am learning as I go along.. so might be a bit flaky from time to time. :)
I hope you like this one.. BoOoM! :) ... and yeah, i have a hard time making short tracks... always get carried away

[@BURG]

This track is now also available on bandcamp on the new "dark cities" release, I would love to get your support! - ollilaboratories.bandcamp.com/album/dark-cities

[@robertgrabowski2265]

Got it. Fantastic album.

[@AdrianKrajewski]

Gosh, your older clips with very little gear show how much talent you have in making great music with very few devices. On your current setup you're absolutely flying. Fantastic.

[@iintensity9442]

En osmose total avec une planante envie de t'écouter sans en perdre une seule miette, des nappes et des boucles parsemées de couleurs diverses. magnifique. salut à toi: Sergio de Marchin en Belgique .

[@NININPININ]

So good...so Burg .

[@jeremyomadley2549]

i have been watching your performances for a full three days now, and not one dissapoints....excellent work mate

[@BURG]

thanks a lot!! so happy to have you come by for a listen :) cheers !!

[@johnbarnes3304]

Ice cold beer by the pool in Cyprus each year chillin to Ollilab, who could ask for more........awesome music, keep it coming, thank you

[@BURG]

Woop!! thanks a lot man, hope you enjoy it in the pool!! cheers !! :D

[@Villamuumi]

Damn.. You're the freaking king of jam vids. I could spend days just looking these :D

[@BURG]

Lauri Pallonen thanks a lot man! :) cheers and thanks for listening! peace!

[@nathanielpike2613]

Once again impressive as heck. Your instincts building layers and integrating everything is amazing.

[@BURG]

Nathaniel Pike thanks a lot man. Glad you like and appreciate the structures... its integral to the way i jam-up the sessions so to speak :) cheers, and thanks for listening!

[@molowytch]

Very cool!!!... nice ligth efx-great sound-...

[@BURG]

molowytch thanks a lot, peace!

[@peterluxus7382]

You should call it "The dive into the hypnogogic state" ... more appropriate for this great musical trip.

[@monteguarda-rios2766]

Never stop making long tracks!

[@BluffMunkey]

It's quite awesome to come back to something you missed and realise how superb it is. Different style, but reminds me of the epic Orb tracks I used to listen to back in the day.

[@fornaxxfour4788]

Great, one of the best title.

[@BURG]

+FornaxxFour thanks !!

[@lindsaybrown7639]

Really fantastic ... Best I have heard in a long time.. I have been a follower of Electronic Music since the very early beginning of Moog. But you really show how to make the Music have a Life... a Living feeling. Keep up the fantastic warmth in your Music.. :)

[@mikeb2575]

Absolutely amazing work my friend !!! :D

[@Nilesong1]

You just get better! With LASERS TOO! Enjoyed the journey - thank you.

[@BURG]

Nilesong1 thanks a lot !! :) yeah... lasers is the shit, LOL ...

[@RobNickel001]

I like that your tracks are so long! Nice to sit back and just listen. Keep up the great work!

[@BURG]

RobNickel001 :) glad to hear you like it... i always seem to get carried away.. :D cheers and thanks!

[@JonnyPfotenpuff]

the music paralyzed me just awesome

[@BURG]

+Sebastian R. thanks a lot! peace!

[@theycallmeQUINCY]

dude this is amazing this is some real cool stuff

[@MetaMicroLabs]

Love it! Your camera work is putting us right into the lens and looking over your shoulder. Lot's of Gus Gus sort of flavors on this track - I really dig it.

[@BURG]

Meta Micro thanks a lot ! really glad you dig the camera work.. its an important part of how we make music. cheers, and thanks!

[@apoplexiamusic]

i am floored by this tune! so awesome!

[@BURG]

Apoplexia thanks a lot, really glad you liked it! cheers!

[@burntreynolds5701]

WOW!!! There ya go! In my pipe dreams I was gonna.....,but you beat me to the punch!(=? Nice!!!

[@BURG]

+Wyatt Matta peace bro! :)

[@runningin533]

Fantastic track and the studio looks like a freaking spaceship. Awesome!

[@BURG]

running in long grass thanks !! :)

[@MattGreerMusic]

Just lovely. Nice to hear something with a bit more oomph coming from you. I like the energy. Interesting to hear the mixture of dub, trance and Berlin school elements come together.

[@BURG]

Matt Greer thanks a lot.. yeah, tracks and style changes a bit i guess.. not really planning that much just making things up as i go along :) cheers and thanks for listening!

[@71collective]

Superb mate ..respect from Glasgow .I've worked my way through most of your mixes and its been a pleasure mate.I mostly work in ableton now but the last 2 month I've picked up a couple of volcas beats and bass and love them .watching your sessions have made me think more about integrating more hardware into my sound. :)

[@BURG]

71 collective thanks a lot mate! :) for me hardware was they way back into making music being inside the box for some time.. so its a great way forward. Cheers!

[@robertgrabowski2265]

Amazing. I'm in trance with music and my computer.

[@barry111345]

This is mindblowing!!! Love it so much!

[@BURG]

thanks a lot mate, cheers !!

[@soundboy1865]

Another great track!! Thanx for share this kind of audio-visual-electronic-awesomess

[@BURG]

Soundboyfl fl thanks a lot.. glad you liked it! :) cheers!

[@johnb365]

some gear you got there man. looks great with the lights an that. nice filming , cool tune. Like it lots. Peace.. jB

[@Psychlist1972]

I love how you developed this one. Really nice.

[@BURG]

Pete Brown thanks a lot!! peace!

[@Allomerus]

Excellent! Unhurried Haste...

[@sunilsolanki]

Woahhhhhh!!!! that light show is getting better and better brother! Amazing music as always... Can you tell us a little about your chain of ins and outs for syncing everything?

[@BURG]

sunil solanki thanks a lot, really appreciated ! :D Its a very simple setup, TR-8 is midi master clock, and i use a small thru box to spread the signal to the elektron, system-1, microbrute and the very first volca bass - then i use sync pulse from the first volca bass to the other volcas and SQ1.. so i can start/stop them on the fly to create poly rhytms - cheers!

[@foxglove9]

small? that place is gigantic!!! good stuff.

[@BURG]

Stephanie McKeon im comparing with my old place :) lol, thanks!

[@Gideon_the_Seeker]

Cool new jam! Love your colorful setup.

[@BURG]

Gideon Trillian thanks a lot! :) cheers!

[@MadameDoduffort]

You really know your machines well! excellent, as ever.

[@BURG]

Madame Doduffort thanks a lot, appreciated! :D cheers!

[@sebonmac]

Un plaisir d'écoute ! Comme d'habitude ) Bravo et Merci ......@Seb

[@BURG]

Seb on Mac thanks, merci beacoup!

[@pairadeau]

Top Chef! Masterful musical meal preparation...

[@BURG]

Pairadeau Mars thanks a lot!! cheers!

[@TJNorton]

Your work is awesome. Heading over to bandcamp now!

[@BURG]

Awesome, thank you!

[@SkuppyVincenzo]

Terrific track man, nice ambience / mix, can totally understand getting carried away with lengthy recordings, once your in the zone, hours can go by........cheers for sharing

[@BURG]

Skuppy thanks a lot man! :) cheers, and thanks for listening!

[@arthurschnitzler7994]

love it . very extraordinary... 6:30 masterfully !

[@BURG]

Arthur Schnitzler thanks a lot, cheers!!

[@amundbisgaard7295]

Another gem of a piece.

[@BURG]

thanks a lot!! :) cheers

[@bashman59]

As always great production!

[@artux666]

Out of mind! Complex and with a groove by olli!!! I'd like to see your own session? As you prepare? How are they connected the synth? I need a tutorial. Good Boy! Fuori di testa! Complesso e con un groove by olli!!! Mi piacerebbe vedere una tua sessione? Come la prepari? Come sono collegati i synth? Avrei bisogno di un tutorial. Bravo!

[@FenrisEF]

Dein Setup ist Orgastisch!!!

[@theskywalkingluke]

excellent ! would buy this track ! wonderful grooves and sequencers ! keep running man...

[@AstroOldenburg]

Perfect in all means!

[@onito974]

very beautiful video and the most important big sound !!!!! great

[@BURG]

onito974 thanks lot, really appreciated!!

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Another perfect run!

[@pacoriveraperalta8144]

amazing as always

[@drstupid1]

This has a similar awesome vibe to some of speedy j's oldschool stuff. Some tracks off his gspot album and also his fusion live 12" ep :) Real journey music!.. Long builds and rolling basslines.. Proper techno. Amazing stuff

[@BURG]

drstupid1 thanks a lot man, appreciated! cheers!

[@tallteej]

awesome ! rly starting to love hardware approach

[@BURG]

thanks much!! :) peace

[@Hondacb500Gijon]

Just some hours in your studio.... :-))) Cheers.

[@lshel001]

Totally love your work, the layers and progression is excellent.

[@BURG]

thank you so much for the kind words!! cheers

[@Yence505]

Very dreamy stab chords, love it!

[@BURG]

Yence505 thanks ! :)

[@dortola]

Man, you are REALLY GOOD!

[@gar1231000]

sick

[@therealjuantxo]

This is SICK!! Awesome video, as always! Only thing, if you keep getting more gear, you'll have to buy a bigger house! :)

[@BURG]

juanortizmusic Thanks a lot.. haha, yeah.. i have to keep the setup minimal :) LOL

[@marcobraga3007]

BURG THE BEST ....I LOVE YOUR JOB ..........

[@Synthonizers]

Absolument fabuleux c'est terrible

[@qelectron3012]

great groove man

[@JSmith-mu3fq]

Amazing. As usual.

[@TheDeadtones]

as always man this is stunning wondering about how the delay rimshot is modulated?is it the strymon?

[@billytruant]

Definitely your best set yet. Man oh man. So nice. What is your preferred method of loading samples into the kp3? Thanks for sharing!

[@BURG]

billytruant thanks a lot!! :) For the kaoss pad i just load using the SD card... lets say if i do a track in 126bpm, i find a sample, pre-process it in the computer and stretch it to fit within the 4 bars the KP3 allows. Then set the kp3 to 126bpm and i have a perfect sample to loop with the music ... i try to avoid beatsamples though as the kp3 cannot trigger start point iirc, so just vocals and amibence. cheers!

[@MrFricoco]

love the jam as always!

[@BURG]

MrFricoco thanks man, cheers!! :)

[@EdisonGrove]

very good! Awesome sounds.

[@ElementKaoss]

Really nice! Thumbs up!

[@BURG]

ElementKaoss thanks!!

[@robert.melter]

Wow great. Your music is so lovely! Very inspiring. What do you use as midi clock ? How is everything synced with eachother ?

[@seanhornibrook]

All at once :) Way too much fun lol.

[@BURG]

Sean Hornibrook haha, thanks :D

[@snytrain1]

Simply amazing cheers!

[@BURG]

snytrain1 thanks!!

[@MrEgregore1863]

very nice work !

[@DrumSpotScuoladibatteriaOld]

beautiful

[@amundbisgaard7295]

Thanks for posting.

[@stephensmitherman5243]

Great stuff.

[@glenbrady4220]

More dope. Love this one.

[@Cheesebtrz]

Yessir this is great!

[@DJSHINGA]

Coooool!!! Here Is outer space !

[@BURG]

SHIN 1976 :) thanks and cheers!

[@Fante247]

Hey man... Once again very very nice. I'm thinking about buying a laser. Could you post the make and model of the one you have?

[@codygonzalez8434]

Where can I find the light that's doing all the green dots? Amazing video, by the way!

[@OPHreMIMIC]

FUKIN AWESOME OLI !!

[@BURG]

Judas Iscariot Thanks man! :)

[@Frank_Wienands]

very nice. you know your machines!

[@BURG]

Fletchers Vapestation thanks a lot! peace!

[@discophone_6214]

Great jam btw 👍👍👍

[@adey7569]

Great tune as usual..fantastic sound...how you getting on with the microbrute and how do you rate it against the system 1. Just got the elektron keys and it sounds great but a little complicated to use but will get the hang of it.

[@BURG]

adey7569 Thanks a lot!! I´d say that the system-1 and microbrute are two completely different beasts.. if i would have to pick one, that would be really hard because they complement each other. I might choose the system-1, due to it having a broader sound palette... however im in love with the semi-modular microbrute, the evil filter and the small step sequencer. tough call.. i cant really make that decision - elektrons take time to dig into, its worth the effort though, keep digging.

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

Top draw you're fancy!

[@BURG]

+H4NDCRAFTED thanks a lot! cheers!

[@admaiora777]

Great track Ollie. Would u mind to tell me how u sync and connect all gear? I've been trying to figure it out since I discovered ur great channel. Cheers!

[@BURG]

+Helios Music simple setup, TR8 master midi clock, spread with a small midi thru box to the other gear.. volcas use the internal pulse sync. cheers and thanks for watching!

[@admaiora777]

Thanks Ollie for your reply! I have, though, another doubt. Are the volcas playing to their own tempo then? And finally, how do you sequence the System-1? I've been watching almost all of your videos and they are really amazing. Great atmosphere and visuals, in your studio and in live performances with audience. Cheers!

[@marcelll1981]

Very cool light show...what equipment you are using for this?

[@BURG]

marcel Bee thanks! Its just simple LED strips plus a cheap "party laser" from ebay :) cheers!

[@bzpw]

I feel good with that rims...

[@renaissanceofra434]

Great work and video! Love it! Listen to it over and over again.Thank you also for the details and the explanation which tools you use :)) Great 2 chords /notes in 1:00 to 1:01. Which instrument, tool you use, please? This give the whole song the character :))

[@BURG]

RENAISSANCE of RA thanks a lot! :) The chord stab sound is from the Elektron Analog four.. cheers!

[@renaissanceofra434]

Thank you for the fast answer :) I looked in yt some videos, not bad, but I think he´s to expensive, didn´t have keys and the display and the plastic knobs looks cheap. But he´s got an sequencer, which is good. I think DSI pro2 is better choice, but of course, thanks to the cheap euro, yet also to expensive right now. Do you have some experience with the PRO 2? What do you think, can I develop the sound also in my prophet 12? cheers :))

[@BURG]

RENAISSANCE of RA The elektrons buttons and knobs are actually very high quality and i think they will last for a long time. Even if they look cheap, i can say they are not :) I have no experience with the pro2 nor pro12, so cannot compare them unfortunately. cheers

[@renaissanceofra434]

Ok, thanks for the explanation. Yes sometimes on pictures looks different then in reality :) Did you ever played on a DSI instrument?

[@BURG]

RENAISSANCE of RA I had the Pro-one for many years back in the day, and also the Evolver. Also played the prophet 5 and p08 extensively, they are great synths.

[@discophone_6214]

@ollilaboratories is it possible that you do some sort of studio tour of gear and explain how you set things up...I woud like to lear a bit more about livelooping

[@BURG]

+Discophone_ not much of a tutor sorry, i just make music :) cheers!

[@discophone_6214]

+ollilaboratories no problem I think thatl we all can enjoy these vids anyway 😎

[@compucat]

A year later....he delivers :) check out the latest BURG SOUND episode if you haven't already

[@thibaultg576]

So good :). Gives me gear-ache... wanna buy new stuff ^^

[@BURG]

Thibault G hehe, thanks a lot! :D cheers!

[@mirkobuti81]

ottimo lavoro

[@Bluntisgood]

Super boulot, ça sonne ! Je te souhaite le meilleur pour la suite. Avec quelle appareil traite-tu les samples vocaux ? (notamment pour le slicing) Great job ! What is the machine you use to slice the vocal samples please ?

[@BURG]

Bluntisgood Thanks! I usually use the bastl microgranny 2.0 for this... but since my SD card broke (i literally cracked it) I had to process the vocal samples in my computer this round and play them in my Kaoss pad.

[@Bluntisgood]

ollilaboratories Thx a lot :)

[@dddccc14]

That new lens looks great-- what are you using for the light fx?

[@BURG]

monstrous lutes yeah, im really happy with how it looks.. ! - for light FX its a laser/LED thing i bought on ebay for 15USD, a noname unit from china .. probably not the best of quality, still it has not broken yet :D cheers!

[@mamalio76]

تا آخر عمرت...

[@DrumSpotScuoladibatteriaOld]

Very nice

[@BURG]

+ALTRISUONI DRUM SCHOOL thanks a lot!

[@bittrigger2487]

Your vibe is absolutely "wow" great, at least. I listen to you channel often, just before jamming myself, this give me positive creation energyI would like to jam with you, one time ;-)

[@mesmerson7387]

oh so sorry, straight to your Q4 ... madre mia, este sonido directamente en el Zoom ?

[@BURG]

+La Isla ill try to answer your question in english, the audio is recorded into the Zoom Q4, but NOT via the microphones, its line audio in from my mixing desk. cheers!

[@mesmerson7387]

Oh ! thank you Olli, that´s what I was guessing. Thank you very much, It´s a smart solution, I thought; straight to my zoom..ok but from a mixer ? of course, such a sound...

[@Toonguzzz]

Очень Круто!

[@62borneo]

Awesome bro, wanna come to down under for a jam? :)

[@nick.jacholson]

Awesome 😆

[@BURG]

jacholson thanks! :D

[@trendscout375]

big like, still try to figure out all gears.

[@BURG]

+trendscout375 thanks! i always post a gearlist in the video description, cheers! Instruments: KORG ms-20, SQ-1, Arturia Microbrute, Roland Aira System-1, TR-8, Elektron Analog Four, KORG volca bass x 2, volca keys, volca sample - FYI, my microgranny sd micro card got bust!?? so no bastl on this one.. need to get a new one. :-/ FX: KORG kaoss pad, strymon timeline, solid gold FX electroman, surfrider, Zoom G3, mooer re-echo, Jomox t-resonator Lights: Cheap ebay party laser, plus RGB LED strips Cameras: Panasonic Lumix u4/3 GX7, GF5 and GF6