I Don't Depend On You |
Written by Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh |
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Verse 1 |
| Title |  |
I Don't Depend On You |
| Songwriter | Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh | |
| Vocalist | Louise and John | |
| Backing Vocals | Johanna and Louise | |
| Production # | 137 | |
| Engineer | Juan del Toro | |
| Producer | John von Ahlen | |
| Dedicated to | Karlheinz Stockhausen | |
| Studio | Subterrane Recording Studio | |
| Software | Cubase | |
| Instruments | Omnisphere, Nexus, SEM, Jupiter 4, Poly Six, Pro One | |
| Time | 04:56 | |
| BPM | 120 | |
| Copyright | Subterrane Records 2023 | |
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| Additional Info : Often credited to The Human League, this track was technically by The Men, who were in actual fact The Human League. Virgin had just signed the band and wanted a "hit", which up till that point the band hadn't really provided. As a compromise the band agreed to release this track, under the pseudonym of "The Men". In a stunningly prescient moment, this track by THL Mk1 was a portent of what was to come with THL Mk II. Although to be honest, there's no incarnation of The Human League that I don't love. Ian Burden was going to play Bass Guitar on this track, but it was a last minute rush, so I decided to utilise his talents on other songs for the Subculture album (see Overdrive feat Ian Burden). Mo Foster played the bass on this track originally, and I spent several hours analysing the bassline and recreating every nuance, albeit in synthetic form. This involved a lot of pitch bending and modulation. I hope you enjoy it! If you'd like to hear the original 12" version, you can listen to it on this amazing website >> Burning The Ground (thanks Paul!) Update July 2020: Recorded for our cover of the classic Travelogue album, which The Human League originally released in 1979. Released on Compact Disc on conzoom Records. The Deluxe Edition of "Travelogue" includes 3 Limited Edition CDs. |
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