Dave, you always do it up right. The bass on this one is a lesson for all of us who own a bass, but never really learned how to play it the right way. I think a lot of people forget just how important that bass line is to everything else in a song. Zappo again illustrates his huge talents and Slap, well we all know how great he is.
This is the melding of three huge talents and the resulting product is perfect. I needed a little pick me up this morning and this one did the trick. I think I'll head off to the pool now for a cold beverage and a dip in the deep end :) Maybe Skanky Ann will be there in her bikini, hahaha.
Hope all is well. Downloaded to enjoy over and over. Thanks for that.
Hey Bear,thanks man!....you are way too kind but as your well aware of the more you get into an instrument the greater your understanding is of how little you actually know....your review is much appreciated my friend...cheers from the guys and me. Dave :)
Hey there mate,I think I'm going through a 'live' phase with the sound at the moment..must be all that early dance hall vibes flashing back on me...mind you,I feel some big soundscapes/stages coming on shortly! haha...I always like reading your appraisals Mahloo,I think we all do...I doubt anyone on the loop has your accrued audio acumen...cheers man! Dave
I REALLY love your bass Dave. This one just dances about so smoothly. Those Zappo licks feel real good haha. And that sax, oh goodness...ya know this all just makes me feel like grabbing a partner and dancing!
It kinda feels like jazz club meets dance club somewhere in the middle and they all just hang out together!
Hey there Pat...one of the main reasons I took up an instrument was getting out of dancing,on reflection I think I made a huge tactical error now! lol...bring back Chubby Checker music then anybody can dance or fake it! haha..thank you! cheers Dave ;)
Very cool track guys! First of is the walking of that Fender Jazz bass, nice work Dave, it really is the bass(base) to all tracks. The drums were great and I loved that roll on the kettle drum or very low bass drum, that was a nice addition. Gotta love Zappo's zen, it really shines through here! ;) Slap makes it all come together with that sax of his, such a nice groove.
This brightened up my rainy day here, excellent all around, great track guys! Skanky Ann, my friend dated a Betty Akinhole, wonder if she is any relation, hehe.
Hey Wayne....thanks mate!..I'm guessing that Betty Akinhole had a few things in common with Skanky..I'd better shutup before I get into trouble!lol...ahhh the perversions of untrammelled youth ;)
just catching up with this one this morning...did you do the video Dave?...Its one fantastic bit of picture painting music. I read the description as I was hitting play so maybe I`m a bit biased but it sure brings the scenes to mind...It reminds me too of how sad it is when a bunch of twisted old me serving their diety of hatred & death so cruely misuse young peoples minds & bodies....super job on the mixing & production too by the way....great track....Ed
Hey Ed...I did this as a favour for a friend's friend (Cinema student)who by all accounts was applying for a production grant..I have no idea if it'll ever pan out! lol...maybe one day it'll show up at Cannes! Haha..I was happy to do it though..cheers mate and thanks for the listen! Dave :)
sitting here i could sworn that miles made a featured appearance on this track...nice synth work..you tend to get a real live sound out of your productions which is very nice!!drum track is there....and the ending was way cool
Haha..I wish,thanks Carlos...Miles without doubt is one of my favourite musicians and he's influenced me greatly..thanks for dropping by mate!..cheers Dave :)
man ...im so glad i stopped by to listen to you...you definitely know your venues..nice intimate club vibe going on here...your bass and nylon textures fit perfectly..and great production by you...and the band members in your mind..truly a great peice of work....Much respect
Aah! Now that nylon is something! Very smooth! I loved the bass sound and what's going on with the ride's and cymbals is fantastic, now that's some attention to detail I'd like to hear more often.
The overall sound was a bit dark for my taste but it works extremely well by setting the listener in a pub where there is a live performance going on.
I don't know if you have latin roots of you've just had a glass of red wine but that acoustic is smooth and intimate as it should be.
Hey Malu thanks man!..actually I do have 1% Latin(Spanish) blood from my Grandmother's side I've been told.hehe.....You know it's interesting,when I start a project I'm visualising it in a particular setting and obviously attempt to make it sound so......However I've pretty much come to the conclusion that musicians don't make the best sound engineers!lol..that is unless they've been successful enough to employ professionals and learnt the ropes from them through association over the years....thanks mate,I always appreciate your insightful comments!..cheers Dave :)
I'm not a fan of jazz but this is pretty damn amazing work.
Perfect mixture of vibrancy and chill that would sound great in a small club atmosphere. Love the nylon hook but the bass is what gets me; very groovy. Whether you physically played all those instruments yourself or input them on the piano roll (I'm guessing the former), it all sounds very skilled and even more so because it flows nicely together. There are no clashes or mismatched harmonies.
Hi MissE (Australians invariably shorten people's names,it's in our short term attentive convict DNA or something)..Guilty as charged your Honour..yep I played all the instruments!lol...the only piano rolls I have are in a box somewhere (I do own a pianola)haha.....thanks very much for the listen,very much appreciated!..cheers Dave :)
Hi Dave
It is really extraordinary. how inspirations merge into a complex whole. Your melody creates impulses that shoot through my brain neurotransmitters. A new chemical is released, and has quickly become the drug. A tribute to the quality of your work. There is always a pleasure to me to listen to your music.
Thank you Dave
CHEERS DETLEF
Hey Detlef thank you my friend..got to watch those chemical levels man! lol...sometimes making music is a journey into the past,after listening to this track while replying to your review I remember listening to my father's jazz records when I was a boy..I think we all get imprinted early on in some fashion and little bits always come out later...thanks again mate...music is life! cheers Dave :)
the intro/outro locks me like a needle into these grooves - circular and madly progressive - truly creates a time out of time and all that happening and informed vinyl space - 45 out of 10 - amazing travels, Dave
Great piece. A delight for the ears. One of the biggest attractions is that you can see every slight movement of the instruments. I put the whistles and applause. Wonderful from start to finish.
Hey Vicen,thanks mate!..you are too kind,I do like the small three piece band sound and as you rightly say the dynamics can be noticed easily,there's not a lot of clutter which can happen in big ensembles...cheers mate Dave :)
As it happens I'm drinking a rather large Bundy and coke as I write. It seems to fit perfectly with the atmosphere you have created with this track. A little smokey lounge with the trio in the corner. Very good indeed. Love that double stopping on the acoustic (Wes Montgomery was a hero of mine) and your bass lines are just great. It absolutely wraps me up. Lovely sound on the nylon strings too. Excellent stuff. Really enjoyed it. Thank you.
Hey Richie..thanks mate!..aahhh yes the ol' Wes double stops,takes me back to when I was a kid and had a few guitar lessons,and I asked the guy how can I sound like Wes and Kenny Burrell...he replied "about 20 years practice wouldn't hurt!" lol..but he did show me how to do double stops!..if only I had taken his advice and put guitar nose to grindstone..sigh...man I haven't had a Bundy and coke in decades,one would put me on my arse! lol...thanks for listening mate,much appreciated. cheers Dave :)
Bravo Dave....the way the whole composition, instrumentation, playing & delivery comes together on this one it outa sight good..the nylon string & playing style do give it a touch of that Spanish air (I notice that a nylon string almost invites you to do that when you pick it up....though I haven`t done that in a long while)...superb playing & expression and I think you accomplished the space you were looking for...I mcould listen to this one for a long time, so thanks for the DL...goes on my mp3 player right away...Ed
Hey Ed thanks mate!...when a guitarist tells a bass player his six string playing is ok it really makes his day I can tell you!...ages ago I used to play with these guys and was always hassling the guitarist to let me play his Tele,I used to lengthen the strap a little,get an open legged stance and pretend to be 'Keef' Richards! LOL..now I never play from the hip..haha.....thanks again mate! cheers Dave :)
really diggin this piece dave. really high quality sound all around. I would definitely agree it has a lounge/club type feel. There might be a little latin flair in there too. enjoyed it the whole way through. much respect!
Hey mate..glad you enjoyed the groove!Jose Feliciano I ain't but I love the tone of nylon stringed guitar,it's got that warmth of timbre..cheers and thanks again for listening
Hey Neal!..whoa!..good to hear from you mate..damn it's been literally years!..where you been bro,what you up to,how the heck are you mate? lol...great to see the ol' spacestationwagon still rollin,man how many oil changes has it been!lol...thanks for the listen buddy,we must catch up!..cheers Dave :)
Hey thanks man....I'm a huge Duduk fan,I know a lot of Turkish people in Oz and really enjoy their weddings,parties and (bands),they call it something a little different but essentially it's the same instrument,pity Evrim isn't still active on the Loop she's someone I always wanted to collab with...thanks again mate...cheers Dave
Yes i have commented on this track already but since it popped up in the featured track box i thought i'd press play and comment on it again.
For some reason i keep repeating this phrase to myself "I've got to get the hang of that bloody Ableton live"
It will happen one day, oh yes it will!
Anyway, i still think this is great and the explosion at the end just seals the deal.
Actually, on that note i have a mate who's just started up a business that sells landmines that look like prayer matts. He says prophets have been going through the roof.
FR
Haha..man,I love that Clash line in Rockin the Casbah..."drop your bombs amongst the minarets"..plenty of profits to be had with the demise of a few prophets!....actually mate Ableton,like a lot of DAW's is quite intuitive once you get rolling,the thing is it's something that is better taught face to face..if they invent teleportation I could get you up and running in an hour easy!..cheers Dave
Love the Jaco style bass runs man!!! Also really dug mid way thru the tune when things heated up!! And the sense of humor as allways, great stuff big guy!
This is infectious. I've always liked funk but can't seem to get my sh*t together when i try to make it. I liked the way you alternate between the male and female vox.
It flows niceley in to the breakdown which switches the vibe before funking back in again and getting your feet tapping.
That's why i hate it anyway. (joke)
ahhhhhhhhhh, this is MUCH better for a midnight listen.
i can feel myself swaying from side to side, like a tree from a gentle breeze, this is my get-a-way. my mind is mush, oblivious to the cares of my surrounds. finally...i relax and go wherever the muzic leads me. the water, the water is saying something...
it's like a gentle massage for the brain. i think i'd better be going now, i really enjoyed my stay. thanks for your hospitality.
that last chord at the end was the door shutting. thanks for sharing :-)
Hey Pat..thank you for dropping by and giving some of these old tracks a spin,most appreciated....if I'd known you were going to drop by I'd have made some tea and scones for you...(do Americans eat scones or even know what they are?..I'm suddenly thinking) lol...cheers Dave :)
Haha..it's about as trance as sleeping pills are! lol..I had no idea as to what genre to put it under at the time..In fact the whole reason for this track was in response to some comments I got privately from a Muslim hip hop member objecting to my use of some Islamic chanting mixed with some sexy woman's voice I'd put in a track,which because I was a relatively new member at the time I took down...I should have told the nutter to go forth and multiply.....anyway this was my artistic reaction to the whole episode......I still quite like it! lol cheers Dave :)
on SKANKY ANN by Planetjazzbass
This is the melding of three huge talents and the resulting product is perfect. I needed a little pick me up this morning and this one did the trick. I think I'll head off to the pool now for a cold beverage and a dip in the deep end :) Maybe Skanky Ann will be there in her bikini, hahaha.
Hope all is well. Downloaded to enjoy over and over. Thanks for that.
Bear
on SKANKY ANN by Planetjazzbass
Fantastic arrangement and collaboration between 3 incredible talents!
Really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
cheers Dave :)
on SKANKY ANN by Planetjazzbass
I like that bass moving around and I absolutely loved that snare.
At one moment when the keys came in I was thinking this is going into Hip-Hop (due to the chord progression) but it never crossed the boarder.
Kind of retro sounding but in a very good way.
on SKANKY ANN by Planetjazzbass
I REALLY love your bass Dave. This one just dances about so smoothly. Those Zappo licks feel real good haha. And that sax, oh goodness...ya know this all just makes me feel like grabbing a partner and dancing!
It kinda feels like jazz club meets dance club somewhere in the middle and they all just hang out together!
Jazzance! LOVE IT guys!!
Oh, and thanks for the DL :-)
on SKANKY ANN by Planetjazzbass
This brightened up my rainy day here, excellent all around, great track guys! Skanky Ann, my friend dated a Betty Akinhole, wonder if she is any relation, hehe.
cheers
Wayne
on Paradise Road by Planetjazzbass
on Paradise Road by Planetjazzbass
Peace
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
Peace
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
The overall sound was a bit dark for my taste but it works extremely well by setting the listener in a pub where there is a live performance going on.
I don't know if you have latin roots of you've just had a glass of red wine but that acoustic is smooth and intimate as it should be.
Really enjoyed this one!
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
Perfect mixture of vibrancy and chill that would sound great in a small club atmosphere. Love the nylon hook but the bass is what gets me; very groovy. Whether you physically played all those instruments yourself or input them on the piano roll (I'm guessing the former), it all sounds very skilled and even more so because it flows nicely together. There are no clashes or mismatched harmonies.
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
It is really extraordinary. how inspirations merge into a complex whole. Your melody creates impulses that shoot through my brain neurotransmitters. A new chemical is released, and has quickly become the drug. A tribute to the quality of your work. There is always a pleasure to me to listen to your music.
Thank you Dave
CHEERS DETLEF
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
As it happens I'm drinking a rather large Bundy and coke as I write. It seems to fit perfectly with the atmosphere you have created with this track. A little smokey lounge with the trio in the corner. Very good indeed. Love that double stopping on the acoustic (Wes Montgomery was a hero of mine) and your bass lines are just great. It absolutely wraps me up. Lovely sound on the nylon strings too. Excellent stuff. Really enjoyed it. Thank you.
Richie
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
on UnSpoken by Planetjazzbass
Dave :)
on Thermal Days by Planetjazzbass
on Paradise Road by Planetjazzbass
I hear this as a mixture of genres and different time spaces. Retro elements combined with post modern stuff and a stellar use of effects.
The duduk is fabulous! One of my favorite instruments and boy did it work well here!
Thanks for sharing!
on Paradise Road by Planetjazzbass
For some reason i keep repeating this phrase to myself "I've got to get the hang of that bloody Ableton live"
It will happen one day, oh yes it will!
Anyway, i still think this is great and the explosion at the end just seals the deal.
Actually, on that note i have a mate who's just started up a business that sells landmines that look like prayer matts. He says prophets have been going through the roof.
FR
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on Paradise Road by Planetjazzbass
Bm;)
on HERE WE GO by Planetjazzbass
It flows niceley in to the breakdown which switches the vibe before funking back in again and getting your feet tapping.
That's why i hate it anyway. (joke)
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on The Black in Blue by Planetjazzbass
i can feel myself swaying from side to side, like a tree from a gentle breeze, this is my get-a-way. my mind is mush, oblivious to the cares of my surrounds. finally...i relax and go wherever the muzic leads me. the water, the water is saying something...
it's like a gentle massage for the brain. i think i'd better be going now, i really enjoyed my stay. thanks for your hospitality.
that last chord at the end was the door shutting. thanks for sharing :-)
on Shade of Nazareth by Planetjazzbass
this is creepy :-). that base sticks out, has a voice on its own here. that voice, get it to the doctor, quick!
dave idunno a thing about trance, as i said i'm hanging out at your place tonight. don't worry i won't stay too late, gonna save some for another day.
thanks for sharing!!!!