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Post by Guitar on Jan 18, 2018 16:23:07 GMT -6
I swear I could live for a year without having to listen to any song with a kick and a snare drum in 4/4 time. Perhaps it is working as an engineer, or hearing the same samples over and over and over. Or, maybe I just need a long vacation, but everywhere I go I hear the 4/4 kick snare pattern and it's boring as hell. It has begun to sounds like Muzak to me It's even "better" when it's slowed down... like painfully slow 4/4 standard rock backbeat for 4 mintues... for 10 songs... Right now I'm listening to Animals as Leaders and they absolutely are subverting this norm. OK here's an example for the thread
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 19, 2018 8:23:46 GMT -6
What do you guys think of this?
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Post by Guitar on Jan 19, 2018 8:31:15 GMT -6
Certainly fun to watch. Haha.
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Post by swurveman on Jan 19, 2018 11:28:38 GMT -6
What do you guys think of this? I think simple 4 bar loops of different instruments will always pale in comparison to this Jesse: But hey, isn't the technology groovy?
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 19, 2018 17:00:00 GMT -6
What do you guys think of this? I think simple 4 bar loops of different instruments will always pale in comparison to this Jesse: But hey, isn't the technology groovy? I don't think it's an either or though. I think both of these have merits. One girl playing this mashed up tune is cool. Somewhat innovative. I love how it sounds real...stick clicks when she picks them up. Funny fill in the outer. Bass isn't super tight. The sonics are good too though. Vocal sounds expensive. Reverb is lush. All done in a little home studio. I dig it. The Yes tune is a classic, but it's because they're talented players. It's more about the song than the sonics for the Yes. Nice clarity, but sonically, it's a bit lifeless to me. Still love it though.
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Post by Guitar on Jan 19, 2018 17:20:48 GMT -6
Those vocals have got to be overdubbed... just doesn't seem to match the video... I think that's the main thing about that video for me, trickery.
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Post by nick8801 on Jan 19, 2018 17:22:46 GMT -6
You guys ever listen to Bahamas? His new record Earth Tones just came out. It has part of D'angelo's backing band as the rhythm section. Killer arrangements and sonically beautiful. The vocals are incredible. Anyway...here's a youtube link but try and check it out in some high quality format. It really sounds great!
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Post by nick8801 on Jan 19, 2018 17:23:48 GMT -6
Here's another.....man I love the way the guitars are recorded!
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Post by Guitar on Jan 19, 2018 17:25:31 GMT -6
That's pretty cool, I'm getting a Paul Simon vibe
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Post by nick8801 on Jan 19, 2018 17:39:06 GMT -6
That's pretty cool, I'm getting a Paul Simon vibe Totally.
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Post by christopher on Jan 19, 2018 20:00:50 GMT -6
What do you guys think of this? Really nice video. I like how the camera moves, seems like a dolly to me and really nice lighting and makeup. (2nd watch i don't know if dolly, still really smooth) I don't believe this is live but if she is able to do this live, that's totally amazing. Also, nice way to cover a song, although I think it's illegal to do so without copyright holder consent, right? Killer drum work IMO
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Post by channelcat on Jan 19, 2018 21:00:33 GMT -6
And on the rock side of things, I think Josh Homme is a sonic genius. Them Crooked Vultures (Homme, Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones) and all of his Queens of the Stone Age records are super compelling and intriguing to me, sonically. Ragan - Have you heard any of the Desert Session albums? Josh is really amazing at pulling these rando sessions together in the middle of Joshua Tree. Talk about atmospheric! Stu
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Post by channelcat on Jan 19, 2018 21:08:20 GMT -6
What do you guys think of this? Just saw this earlier this week, and I’m in love! The loop is crunchy, but I don’t care. I pulled up a few other vids, and she’s a decent drummer (ie better than me).
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Post by tasteliketape on Jan 19, 2018 21:53:38 GMT -6
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Post by swurveman on Jan 20, 2018 8:20:53 GMT -6
I think simple 4 bar loops of different instruments will always pale in comparison to this Jesse: But hey, isn't the technology groovy? I don't think it's an either or though. I think both of these have merits. One girl playing this mashed up tune is cool. Somewhat innovative. I love how it sounds real...stick clicks when she picks them up. Funny fill in the outer. Bass isn't super tight. The sonics are good too though. Vocal sounds expensive. Reverb is lush. All done in a little home studio. I dig it. The Yes tune is a classic, but it's because they're talented players. It's more about the song than the sonics for the Yes. Nice clarity, but sonically, it's a bit lifeless to me. Still love it though. I really don't know what the idea of "sonics" is in this context. My general idea is that it means "the nature of sound". My main point I guess is that the technology allows individuals like the woman in the video do it all, but the music is simplistic to my ear. I think there can be a peer pressure in a band situation that drives people to be better than the sum of its parts, which can make the music better with more complex instrumentation from all the players in a cohesive, more interesting song. I certainly think the music is better and more interesting in the Yes song. And I say this knowing I'm guilty of her method: Doing it all myself and settling for 4 bar riffs on different instrument that mesh togethe well. I just find it boring now after hearing the equivalent so many times.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 26, 2018 8:02:25 GMT -6
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jan 26, 2018 8:30:13 GMT -6
Sometimes Sufjan Steven's does something so brilliant it captivates you, sometimes it's a snooze, but I love that he's so far into his thing. He's not being like everyone else. He's almost like a hippie Aaron Copeland.
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Post by matt@IAA on Mar 9, 2018 7:40:32 GMT -6
Gonna resurrect this thread to share this. Really cool stuff.
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Post by Guitar on Mar 9, 2018 8:39:25 GMT -6
I've been listening to Snarky Puppy the past few days.
Looking back, I think it was maybe this video where I first heard them
The bass player is the band leader and main composer.
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Post by Guitar on Mar 9, 2018 8:41:39 GMT -6
I think the first time I saw it wasn't sure it was a real band since there were so many musicians on stage.
I like their newer album "Culcha Vulcha"
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Post by Martin John Butler on Mar 9, 2018 8:44:20 GMT -6
I kinda dig that dogears, not exactly my cup of tea, but tasty, and it sounds pretty good.
monkeyxxx, that Snarky Puppy track sounds great.
I've been noticing one thing lately, modern drum mic technique. No critique of the band at all, but in that piece, I found the drums to be too prominent and unnatural. They're beautifully played, well recorded, but the attention it calls to the drums distracts from the beauty of the music a little.
hmm.. I just realized they're all wearing headphones, maybe if they played without them the dynamic would change?
If I had my own studio, I think I'd use some variation of the Glyn Johns set up, 3-4 mics, done.
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Post by jamiesego on Mar 12, 2018 16:09:27 GMT -6
This is my favorite thing I've discovered in the last few weeks. It's crazy how influential Broadcast is these days. I hear it everywhere.
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Post by Guitar on Mar 13, 2018 11:23:15 GMT -6
I've just discovered this soundtrack "hanna" from The Chemical Brothers, instantly wonderful for me. Recommended to me by Ryan from Creative Sound Lab.
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