Episode 25: Number One in Heaven part one (1978-1979)

It's been a while. What can I say? This is maybe *the best* if not just one of the best of the Mael brothers' albums. I had a great conversation with Monte Mallin on the second half, and you'll be hearing more of Monte in the near future. Giorgio Moroder helped Ron and Russ completely rethink their musical approach, and it shows here, in spades. I do spend a good chunk of time near the beginning analyzing how modular synthesis works, so caveat auditor. You can reach me (Christian) at [email protected] or follow me on Twitter (which I never use): @ChristianHuey Monte Mallin's podcast is called "So Important!" Check it out!: https://soimportant.podbean.com/ Some sources for today's episode: https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/08/sparks-no-1-in-heaven/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/rz77j6/how-we-made-giorgio-moroder-on-i-feel-love https://madelinex.com/2018/03/23/sparks-this-aint-no-disco/ https://cherryaudio.com/news/the-syndrum-saga http://www.planetoftunes.com/synthesis/subtractive-synthesis.php https://www.synthmuseum.com/moog/moomod.html https://www.sparks-onefortheages.com