Bryan Ferry creates Kaoss

OK, we know that was a terrible pun but we wanted to share this video of Bryan Ferry messing around in the studio, with his band and a Korg Kaoss Pad – an instrument more generally associated with dance music producers and DJ’s than an elder statesman of popular music. However Ferry seems quite keen and comfortable with the EFX and sampling instrument as he dials in bass patterns for the song ‘Ode To Olympia’. In fact, this eagle eyed geek can spot not one, but three space echoes in the background…

Published December 21, 2011.