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The Casio SK-1 : One small leap for smudge-kind

A vast, large, extensive and really big number of vastlesssmudge
recordings were made possible with the advent of the Casio SK-1
Sampling Keyboard.

Amen.

The Casio SK-1 hit the home consumer keyboard toy market in 1985.
vastlessmudge saved up their pretty pennies and in 1986 the band purchased
one of these beauties and the rest is now history.

The SK1 is still used today by Fatboy Slim, Beck, Autechre, Portishead and
Blur (amongst other lo-fi enthusiasts) for its lo-fi, crusty sound quality.

You can hear the Casio SK-1 hard at work on the right channel of this early 2 track
recording You Couie (1986). The left channel is a record at the end, endlessly
playing.

"You Couie" (1986) Vastlesssmudge
Available on The Vastlesssmudge Compilation
Vastlesssmudge: From Chariots To Garbage Cans 1983-1990
Volume One

"You Couie" was recorded with two microphones, one cassette tape recorder,
one record player, one 78 record and a Casio SK-1 sampler.