This tape is themed around the Oberheim DX Programmable Digital Drum Machine. Released in 1983, the DX boasted 18 drum sounds. The sounds are stored on individual EPROM chips, configured beautifully inside the unit. Each sound has it's own output, as well as tuning knob. No Midi In, Out, or Thru. 6-sound max polyphony. The main screen is a 4-digit, 7-segment numeric display which shows information such as Song, Length, Tempo, Signature, Quantize, ans Swing. This machine weighs 12 pounds.
\"A full 32-track album made to celebrate the Oberheim DX Programmable Drum Machine, complete with ladies in lycra on the cover and dozens of exercise tape samples. This tape may well become a crate digger’s treasure chest in a few years with its deep exploration of a rather pricey vintage drum machine. DXcercise doesn’t fall into vapor wave clichés or retro-hip hop worship. It’s a sweaty dance neon party all its own. What Mid-Air! squeeze’s out of the DX is impressive. The A side flows along with kitschy synths and minimal melodic components. The B Side starts getting weirder, like an early Rephlex 12”, adding acid lines and odd-time signatures. Mid-Air! knows what a good tune needs- a beat, a bassline and a hook. They don’t waste our time with anything else except the hoots and hollers from over-zealous Jazzercise instuctors.\"
