User:Michel Mulders

Spectral Display

-Composer, keyboard artist & producer Michel Mulders, founded Spectral Display in 1980. He was signed by EMI to start working with lead singers and lyricists. He found a succesful collaborator in Henri Overduin, who wrote most of the lyrics and also did the vocals on their first hit single, It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love.

-In 1981 Spectral Display signed a two-album record contract with EMI Holland.

-In 1981 their first album, Spectral Display was recorded in Michel Mulders's private studio. Recording Equipement was provided to record the first album: It was released in 1982.

In the Summer of 1982 It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love was released in 13 countries. First in Holland and Italy, followed by France, Germany, Spain, the UK, Belgium, Australia, New-Sealand, Japan.....

-In 1982 EMI again provided Spectral Display recording equipement needed to record their second album, cording Equipement was provided by EMI to record the second album, Too Much Like Me, which was released in 1984.

In 2011 It Takes A Muscle was covered by M.I.A. on the album MAYA by producer DIPLO.

In 2012 Spectral Display decided to start recording songs again. The first release was S'ong to the Siren' sung by Paul Simon.

In 2012 "It Takes a Muscle to Fall in Love", the original version from 1982 was used as the main theme in the film  "Simon Killer" by Antonio Campos. 'Best Music of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival'

This 1982 track serves as a theme song of sorts for the titular deranged protagonist, Simon (Brady Corbet). Don't let the laid-back nature of the track fool you; Simon's not an easy-going guy

Simon Killer / France, U.S.A. 2012 [Director and screenwriter: Antonio Campos] - A recent college graduate goes to Paris after breaking up with his girlfriend of 5 years. Onve there, he falls in love with a young prostitue and their fateful journey begins. Cast Brady Corbet, Mati Diop, Constance Rousseau, Michael Abiteboul.

CREDITS

Michel Mulders - Composer, Keyboards, Arranger, Producer

Henri Overduin - Vocals, Lyrics, Music

Vocals & Background Vocals: Henri Overduin Arianne Kraak, Nanette Curie, Mildred Douglas, Lisa Boray

Guitars: Ferdinand Bakker

Drums, Percussion: Kim Haworth

Piano - Theo Lampe

Violin: Lodewijk de Boer

Bass Guitar: Dick Schulte Nordholt

Featuring - Philomeen van Agthoven, Warren Bradshaw

Recording Technicians: Jan Vrijaldenhoven, Michael Beekman

Mastering: Jacques Delamarre

All compositions, arrangements, production & recording by Michel Mulders

Recorded at the private studio of Michel Mulders and EMI STUDIOS

Equipment used: (Synthesizer) Oberheim OB-X, Oberheim OB-Xa, MiniMoog III, Arp Odyssey, Prophet X & Prophet V, Yamaha DX7II, Korg Polysix, (Rhythm) Roland TR 808, Roland CR 78, Linndrum, Simmons Drums, Oberheim DMX, Sequencer: Roland CSQ 600, CSQ 100, Oberheim DSX, (Vocoders) Synton Vocoder 221, Vocoder 222 (Accessory) Sony PCM DRE 2000, EMT Goldfoil Plate Reverb, Dynacord DRS 78 Digital Reverb, Roland Chorus Echo RE-555, MXR Flanger, Mutron Phaser, Eventide Harmonizer H949 Eventide Harmonizer H910, Fender Rhodes Piano MarkIII, Acoustic Piano

"The vinyl single 'It Takes A Muscle' of Spectral Display has been in my record collection for over 25 years. Now it is finally available on iTunes and it has been digitally re-mastered.

The single is a breathtakingly beautiful ballad. The serene, minimalitic synthesizer arangement; the easy -going melody and the voide of henri Overduin make this track one of my favourige songs of the Eiighties.

The track reminds me of Only You by Yazoo, while the finale's screaming synthesizer solo reminds me of Vangelis. A small gem!"

Events

2010 Radio Interview - live radio show 3FM, hosted by Rob Stenders

2010 Various media Interviews about the cover of 'It Takes A Muscle" by M.I.A.

1982 Christmas TV-Show - Cinchano, Italy

1982 Various radio programmes - Milan, Italy

1982 Popcorn TV-Show - Milan, Italy

1982 TV-Show - Milan, Italy

1982 Countdown Cafe - live radio show hosted by Anette van Trigt

1982 Nederland Muziekland - live television show hosted by Erik de Zwart (Tros-TV)

1981 Melkweg (Milky Way) - Amsterdam

1981 Paradiso - Amsterdam

1980 The Oval House - London, England

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