Espen Kraft

A song with an old analog synth, the KORG Poly-800. The Poly-800 was released in 1983 so it's quite old but it sounds lovely still. The track is entirely made with sounds from the Poly-800 except for the drums. Every track is recorded playing live into the DAW. There is no quantization done here. Song (c) Espen Kraft 2015

As a Patreon request/top tier bonus I made this cover of a very nice track by Depreciation Guild from 2010 called "Dream About Me". The original is made in a very "shoegaze" style which I've sort of replicated, but in a synth-pop style. Gear used: Casio FZ-10M, Roland JX-8P, Sequential Prophet X, TAL sampler

Genesis - In Too Deep from the album Invisible Touch from 1986 I made this cover as a bit of fun. Making covers has always been a way of getting a break from making my own music and to learn something about composition and arrangement. Making covers can be a great way of getting out of writers block as well as you'll get new ideas just out of doing them.

Made with the Prophet X and samples of vintage synths. Real bass. Not meant as anything else than having a good time while making it. I had no intention of making the full thing, but maybe I'll revisit it in the future. Making covers have always been rewarding for me as it can give me new ideas for my own music as well as learning more about composition and arranging. When I was young and wanted to learn about music, making covers was very inspirational.

The first track from my album "Those Days" from 2017. Jenny, Please Come Home was made in 2016 and was always meant to be the opening song on the album. The whole album was made before my channel took off and before I had fully decided in what direction I wanted to go with my music. I only knew I wanted it to salute the 80s, my musical roots.

Cover of A-ha "Take On Me" from the album Hunting High and Low 1985. Cover done totally unrehearsed and improved with the chords and melody.

Originally part of a longer Ensoniq ESQ-M tutorial/demo video from 2019, here is the demo track I did for it. Back then it was vocal based. Here it is instrumental. All the sounds except the drums and orchestra hits are coming from the ESQ-M you see in the video.

In Between Days by the Cure - Cover by Espen Kraft

This is a cover of "Crazy Crazy Nights" by Kiss. I've been a casual Kiss fan since the early 80s.