Human Response is the electronica side of Jan Hanford.

She is a classically trained musician in piano and composition but is as passionate about electronica and its various subgenres as she is about J.S. Bach.

She creates electronic music with layers of melodic and rhythmic interaction. Her extensive use of the minimoog gives her music a vintage analog sound which she continued when her music evolved using digital samplers and sequencing.

Delirious

In the mid-1980's samplers became commonplace and in the early 1990's excellent, powerful sampling keyboards became affordable. Having spent so many years recording with a limited studio and multi-track tape, I found the sounds offered by keyboard samplers and the ease and power of sequencing irresistible.

After a few early projects (which I may release in the future) I ultimately created "Vespers" which later became "Delirious." It actually contains a lot of sampled minimoog; my love of analog is very much alive.

The Analog Archives:

Before samplers, before midi, before sequencing; it was me, my minimoog and my Teac 4-track. Every note had to be performed live, every melody line played and overdubbed from beginning to end. There was no digital editing, no computers, no copy and paste. Difficult? Sure was, but I loved every minute of it. The equipment I used at the time was:

• Minimoog Model D
• Crumar Performer
• Wurlitzer Electronic Piano Model 200
• Roland RE-201 Space Echo
• Mu-tron Phasor II
• MXR Flanger
• Casiotone MT-45
• Casio VL-1
• Casio SK-1
• Teac 4-track A3440
• Teac 4-track A2340-SX

Every musician has huge reservations about letting the world hear anything they've done that isn't perfect. I decided that I love this music too much not to let it be heard, flaws and all. I had considered the possiblity of reperforming and rerecording these pieces but the new digital synths and effects just don't have the richness and warmth of the moog, analog echo and, frankly, tape.

I'm currently transferring the original tapes to computer and will release the complete albums over the next few years.

I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as I enjoyed creating it.