Lance Johnson The Surfer - Planetjazzbass

haha! this was so much fun!

the muzic reminds me of aretha franklin's "chain of fools". in the words of [my husband from 2 lifetime's ago] austin powers, "groovy baby".

Hey Dave,

You always create such "visual" music, and that's a good thing. You have this innate ability to paint such wonderful pictures with your music....that's probably the artist in you coming through in a different medium. Your bass guitar work is always so good.

I remember this tune from my earlier times on the Loop. It's just as good now as it was then :)

One of the best 4 minutes and 24 seconds I've spent in a long time.

Outstanding job.

Bear

This is cool man! love the vocals haha

Zelab

Lol, like the bits from Apocalypse now. Nice one :-)

John

Very Very Interesting song different i like it. nice chord-play

This is a really interesting song man! I like the voice loops. FAv. Surf or fight!

Great job..nice guitar licks..nicely put together with bits of the movie...kool...hahahah.....Dvibe

great tune man i forgot what army movie those sample are from but its pretty funny espically the laughs.

great all around guitar and smooth drums man rock on.

screenplay

No words to say How it is ! ...pffffff ! ...a drink; please !

Hey Dave

Mate knew it was a surfy track right from the very first beat, great beat, guitar nice, vocals great but love the wicked laugh the best, absolute crack up, could not help smiling to myself each time I heard it, does sound like landmines going off, need to put in memory bank not to go to that beach lol, seriously this is one great piece, man that giggle laugh, now has me cracking up each time I hear it, again my friend this arranged so well to keep listener interested, clarity also very high on the level, mate I so loving the laugh...Just wicked...fav'd big time...Track deserves it but a plus for that laugh too :-)Peace Dave...Estefano...

"I can't believe you said audio magpies!" STELLAR !!!!
Beach blanket bingo baby! That's Earl brother!

JG

The laugh on this track kills me! really funny! loved it !

B;)

lol was someone trying to blow up Lance Johnson at the beach one day or something? I could actually hear what was bombs or explosions going off. Its crazy I got this flash video game image of multipleLance Johnson's surfing and some kid with a bazooka trying to score points. On a serious note: You did a killer job on mixing this together. The twangy surfin guitar with that bass makes this a fantastic work of art. enjoyable and fun to listen to.

-projectjehobith

i love the smell of napalm in the morning! Ha ha cool song the guitar has got that surfer sound. apocalypse now was a great movie good sampling from it.

im so impressed with this i saw the beach blanket bingo comment that does give those vibes but such a hard driven bad ass feel like surfing through explosions well done

This was fun to listen to. I like the sampling, it brought character to your loops. Funky surf feel, sounds like win.

I went immediately to The Clash's "Sandinista" with the title ("Charlie Don't Surf") and was amazed at how much the guitar in this is so Clashesque! Joe Strummer would have loved this!!!! I'm guessing Mick Jones would to. I really love your sense of timing throughout this - you've got breaks in just the right places. I couldn't stop wiggling throughout. Thanks Mate!

This is the ONE.... my favorite from you. Why is this music not on the radio ...the style I mean it sounds like the guitar is surfing in the ocean. I do not know how to play guitar but I know how to surf. LES PAUL surfed on his guitar all the way to the Hall of Fame .. peace brother

Great tracks. Originality is the name of the game :D and you sir, nailed it. The reverb goes well with that compressor.
keep up the great work ;]

get down on that
i can picture the movie clips and some kick but surfing mixed in.
i love the smell of salt in the ocean
its the smell of freedom.... :)

it's like beach blanket bingo meets pink Floyd on steroids! loved the ending! Never cease to amaze my friend! speechless wow!

G.

i lek the samples in it uniQue Peace Big Jo-Wezy

great guitar here and drumz and...everything pretty much

Man i liked this one!! What a fun and steady groove_ Loved the drum track because it never let up!! Enjoyed the guitar (Verb)and bass line also. Great job!! Did't know Robert had a sense of humor LOL
Filaofsoul

i love robert duvall, didnt he play in network too? great song again, you seem to bevery professional at what you do! Mag-Nito

Love this big time.
I am often asked why I carry tons of media from place to place over the decades. With each move I migrate Crates, Boxes, Trunks of Tapes, Vinyl, CD's, Hard Drives, Video, Film, Mini Disc, DAT, ADAT, Reels, etc...
Every few years I mine the media and inevitably i find a forgotten gem that ends up on another all time best compilation. Your mention of finding this gem on your drive encourages me to continue to maintain the vast library regardless of the burden.
Big smiles here. Thanks Planet.
Voltage

I love the reverb on the drums, gives it an awesome big sound, especially on teh bass. And the guitar licks are sweet! what reverb did you apply?

Insanly trippy, reminds of the residents or Animal collective or Renaldo and the loaf. Reminds me of My favorite movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Already bobbin, bangin, what have you. The intro to this blew me away, point blank. It was awesome and in relation to the song's title/vocal sample- I dunno if you've ever had the pleasure of being on a really huge wave, but I have and lemme tell you. It was like being on a Body board trying to ride one and not being able to catch it right. Having the wave take you up into the crest and slam you down as it breaks. F***in intense man!

The rest of this feels like it's from the vantage point of the other guy who actually caught the wave. And they're flitting back and forth between the area near the tube and the arc right in front of that. Zig-zagging up and down in a kind of shimmying fashion. And the best part of being there is being able to reach back and cup your hand in the water. Gawd, I miss those day man. Too busy to go and even if I wasn't the Gulf's surf stinks (great for Skim boarder's though, slumps shoulders sadly).
As for the vox, again, that was Bobby Duvall? Didn't sound like him. Eh (shrugs), must've been from one of those 60's beach flicks, huh? Wow, I just caught a visual and I'm thinkin they need to bring back that style of Bikini, know what I mean? Anyways, I'm off. Later on!

just had to revisit this great track! me personally, i'm a surfer not a fghter!
neil
nice verb!

superb dave,

you have captured that surfer sound..reminds me of "jazzmantripps"

very unique
a virtual pipeline of creativity and a great track
thanks for the trip

gizzard

Dude you rule... Omg....

lmao.... hahahahahhahahahahhhhhaaaaaaa awww... that is just soo cool ...

Wow, i love the swanky guitar in the back there... I LOVE YOUR BASS DRUM 'VERB.. wow, that is powerful... I am stealing that.

Also.. I am insanely intrigued with your compression. That is really interesting.. It causes some really cool fullness (as it should, but I just wanted to point that out, for some reason, it just seemed abnormally cool)

I am loving this track! All ableton?

This piece of work is amazing I really like everything in it =D I see no flaws in this great job

Real nice sounds goin on there...the bassline...that guitar in the background..and that laugh...really well put together...
Peace Dvibe

The bass on this is insane! I have a sub under my desk (I rest my feet on it) and it was like a foot-spa, just without the water.........I hope you take a positive out of that

BLaKE

The drum work is pretty great in the beggining, the bass is ridiculous on my sub woofer. Great samples, maybe run a few of them through a low pass filter? A little repetitive too.

Great track!

-DaMann

wow i really liked the bass on this, very groovy, also the drum beat at the beggining ( the one with the 16th hit hat hits ) was really enjoyable, i like those voice clips too.

Awesome track!!

Hi Planet,
Getting around to review one of your tracks as you recenty did one of mine..
Has sort of a surfing sound to the guitar part. (I learned guitar by copying 'The Ventures' songs).

Has a steady heavy beat with the bass as background and enough reverb to make it sound like in a club setting being played.
Just overall a good tune with voiceover makes it special.
Nice job Dave,
Randy

What a chilled track, but the voice samples really shook it up, in a good way of course.

dude you alwasy got some crazy good stuff on here! congrats with this one! grade A! i got a song you can download up on my page. get at me!

Mos'

Hi mate, you are absolutly professional. Another perfect track. And very interesting that surfin thing. The laughter infected me. Great Job. Hope all is well with you. DlD. Greetings from Berlin.

nice love the bassline

Awesome tracl. Sounds very professional. Love the vocals and the surf vibe that's in this one. Nothing bad to say about this track...it's perfect!

Hey Planet,
good to hear your new track
another amazing creation here mate
only trouble is im picturing surfing through the dense jungle(lol)
well done
Trax

this is excellent dave .. to me it was like a musical trip. I found myself drifting off to another place while it was playing. I really liked it but it sort of disturbed me at the same time (a bit like the film). The production and mix gave it a real organic ,original sound, if that makes any sense. another pjb classic. all the best mik

never heard a surfer song like this before .... and it's one of the best so far I ever heard ...
sounds like some sort of "chemical surfing"!!!
absolutely amazing, I guess only an opend minded person like you can make a song like this ... I'm very impressed ...
brilliant!!!!

peace, rei

Wowza! What an amazing tune Dave. Great production and balance. Using these samples from one of the best actors taken from one of the best films ever made is a sign of your genius.
A flawless piece from a true artistic musician. Today is a good day!

Cheers Slap...