theHumps

theHumps

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DubSmockers
DubSmockers 12th May 2017 13:47 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
Superbe morceau que voilà! pour ma part (chacun y verra ce qu'il veut, notre culture musicale est propre à chacun lol), j'y retrouve des influences de groupes 60's comme Creedence Clearwater notamment sur l'ambiance globale du morceau.
Mention particulière à la ligne de basse: superbement groovy qui moi me rappelle celles de Gallup.
Félicitations pour ce morceau! et en effet, pas sur que cette version instru s'enrichisse de paroles :)

Je me le mets de coté pour le ré écouter plus tard :)

Bleep
theHumps
theHumps replied 21st May 2017 - 9 years ago
Merci!

Wayne
Evisma
Evisma 11th May 2017 19:06 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
Greetings.

Intro made me think if a cross between Sister Hazel and Drive By Truckers. Verse more Truckers.

Really enjoying the bass guitar throughout. I would have overdone it and ruined it. You made it tasteful and interesting, and with a great tone.

A kind-of happy/murky feel coexisting. Not murky in tone or sound quality, but in conveyed atmosphere. I dig it!

I hope all is well.

Evan
theHumps
theHumps replied 21st May 2017 - 9 years ago
DBT were on a Tiny Desk Concert podcast a little while ago. I do like their music, good story songs.

Been working on instrument sound quality lately, now that I can hear things better I need to make some more adjustments, things are slowly getting better, hopefully.

Thanks for listening in and commenting!

Wayne
tekreck
tekreck 10th May 2017 20:22 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
Do you have lyrics on this yet?
theHumps
theHumps replied 10th May 2017 - 9 years ago
I wasn't planning to add any.
silverman
silverman 8th May 2017 23:45 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
dumarecht ..... what he said.
Within seconds I was thinking Nick Cave.
Yep we want blood and death.
You need some killer lyrics on this .......
theHumps
theHumps replied 9th May 2017 - 9 years ago
Blood and death seem to be the request of the day for this track. Can't say I was thinking of doing vocals for this one but stranger things have happened.

Do I need some killer lyrics or would serial killer lyrics on this track be better? I mean what would Nick do?

Cheers man!

Wayne
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed 8th May 2017 22:25 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
You describe the way I most enjoy doing music Wayne...I very seldom do anything but one takes on guitar & bass...& if I screw up too bad I just hit delete & start again or it is what it is...actually this whole thing sounds damn coherent to me...and my mind is catching a bit of the old Surfer Music vibe (and thats where I first started playing...Ventures...Shadows..etc...)
This is my kind of music my friend...absolutely love it...its real..got the feeling...played with talent...Great stuff...big fav.....Ed
theHumps
theHumps replied 8th May 2017 - 9 years ago
Hey Ed! I usually do 2 takes as the first take is where I work out some ideas and just play, mistakes are common. By the second take I have the ideas in my head then need to play it better and tighten it up. As I never practice, the pressure is on to perform and to just play from the heart. I can tell by listening to your songs that you hit the red button and just play, a lifetime of skill and musical know how makes it fun rather than work.

I shouldn't say it has no structure as there are distinct parts to the song and they flow because I mostly play in one key and intentionally played distinctly different bass parts with different dynamics. I think there is a key change in there somewhere but I am not going back and figuring it out, he.

I've always loved surf music, great stuff! Take care Ed!

Wayne
dumarecht
dumarecht 8th May 2017 15:12 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
This should have vocals about murder betrayel and some more murder; got a nick cave feel to it so that's why. Cool piggy sound for the bass, i like the grawl.
theHumps
theHumps replied 8th May 2017 - 9 years ago
"....and some more murder" lol! Nick Cave reference, dig that.

"Piggy sound"? Can't say I've ever heard that expression. :) The growl that the bass guitar has is just how the Fender Jazz bass guitars sound. Mine is the Jaco Pastorius 1962 reissue, well know for it's exceptional tone. They were designed by Fender to compete against the Rickenbacker electric bass that was very punchy and bright and was popular and sold well at the time.

I go from the guitar into my bass amp, direct line out into my Focusrite Saffire pro then into my mac through lightening connection and am starting to get the punch and tone the Jazz bass is know for being, the best bass guitar in the world. I don't use any pedals or software to enhance it, other than some eq and compression in Ableton.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wayne
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 8th May 2017 13:33 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
I like the live jam sort of feel to this one! Those one take recordings can be gems a lot of the time, and I would say this is one of those moments. The bass playing is quite cool, and puts me in mind of the recent New Order album, after Peter Hook left. Very stylish rock style, which is very much the style I've come to know from you, and you alone. Very groovy and fun! Dig it! Fave!
theHumps
theHumps replied 8th May 2017 - 9 years ago
I used to do about 35 of these quick ideas several years ago and now I do only about 30 songs total a year. I can hear the tracks much better with my new gear and the input signal is about as good as it's ever been. Getting in and out of ideas like this teaches me a lot and I am seeing better results with substantially less mixes.

This one wasn't about a perfect arrangement or an unforgettable guitar performance. It was about spontaneity and working out an idea a little with a limiting bass line which I had no intention of changing. It was a fun challenge.
There are parts that are interesting and cool despite winging the whole thing, lol. Glad you liked it Spiv!

Wayne
Danke
Danke 8th May 2017 10:04 - 9 years ago

on Under the Waves by theHumps
great track Wayne

the first two chords like an R.E.M. song and that's lead through...towards the end you rowed to the fields of the jam...bass tone is very good again...

all in all, good song, handshake, Danke
theHumps
theHumps replied 8th May 2017 - 9 years ago
Thanks man! Been working on getting the bass sounding better. The git has an inherent grounding issue that causes me to clip some of the high end freqs so I am not totally happy with it, it could be a bit more punchy.

Take care!

Wayne
GramoChopin
GramoChopin 21st Jun 2014 01:20 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
Not much i can say that others have not already said. Pure piece right here man. Everything is very warm and inviting. If i ever learn to play the guitar, I'll send you a link to my first acoustic track. I however first need to learn piano to a mastery degree, the piano is my ABSOLUTE favorite instrument. Not even the guitar beats it in my opinion, no diss to guitar players though lol Flawless execution here brother, peace

Gramo/Neo
FreeRadical
FreeRadical 17th May 2014 14:48 - 12 years ago

on The Lonely Toreador by theHumps
Well call me a big ignoramus but i don't know what a toreador is. Souns like something that you might get served along side a taco or something. I'm guessing i'm in the right area as it does have an air of "Desperado" (brilliant movie with Antonio Banderes)
Everything has gelled together niceley unlike the hole in the wall i just made attempting to do some D.I.Y.
Really like the vibe of this piece, are you using metal buckets for the persussion? It's very inventive.
I'm glad i dropped in for this as it's a great style and i think you should do more like this.
FR
theHumps
theHumps replied 19th May 2014 - 12 years ago
Toreador is a bull fighter. I coped the title from Herp Albert's song The Lonely Bull. This is from the other vantage point, lol.

I used some of planetjazzbass's loops, that is the metal buckets you hear. The percussion loops inspired the song.

Thanks, I like doing this kind of music.

Wayne
FreeRadical
FreeRadical 30th Apr 2014 16:03 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
The fool huh? I'm absolutlely flattered that you took time out to write a song about me.
So far it's not sounding very foolish. I'm getting scenes of an old wild west town, sitting in the saloon bar chugging a beer (or ten)
The production on this is crystal clear, sounds like you just restrung your guitar and that harmonica is sweet.
As always..........SPOT ON!!!
FR
theHumps
theHumps replied 2nd May 2014 - 12 years ago
Actually it was my actions that forced me to chose the title but everything worked out in the long run. Personally, I like this one, a little partial to these western songs I reckon. I've been getting into the harp lately and been finding it works in my music more than I thought it would.

Thanks for reminding me, beer chugging on the docket later.

Thanks!
Orlando51
Orlando51 13th Jan 2014 12:41 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
Wow, nice stuff. So reminiscent of Ennio Moriconne. Mandolins are an extra surprise here. Keep up good work.
theHumps
theHumps replied 10th Feb 2014 - 12 years ago
So sorry for not replying sooner but I moved to a new house and life's been a bit crazy lately.

Thank you so much for your comments, I love my $40 mandolin, lol, it does the trick sometimes.

Thanks for stopping by.

Wayne
ebaby8119
ebaby8119 19th Dec 2013 00:39 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
love the guitars in this and the whole vibe about the song is great. really nice work.
theHumps
theHumps replied 19th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Cool, glad you like it!

Thanks!

Wayne
lazyeye1261
lazyeye1261 18th Dec 2013 17:07 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
nice. Believe it or not I am going to try and turn this into a hip hop track. I'll post it on looperman if I am successful.
theHumps
theHumps replied 18th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Give it a go, I'd like to hear what you could do with it. Sounds like an interesting idea.

Wayne
BeatKraks
BeatKraks 17th Dec 2013 16:29 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
dragoncio
dragoncio 16th Dec 2013 15:37 - 12 years ago

on Sunday Morning by theHumps
Thank you very much, Wayne! If the video ever goes viral (which I frankly doubt) and money is made out of it (even greater doubts, be sure you'll get your percentage ;-)

Thanks also for promoting the movie. I did it for my kid and it seems a little nephew is now enjoying it, so I guess I already reached my objective.

Keep up the good work (I for sure will continue to enjoy it) !

Greetings from Belgium!
theHumps
theHumps replied 18th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Cheers!

Happy Holidays!
dragoncio
dragoncio 15th Dec 2013 09:03 - 12 years ago

on Sunday Morning by theHumps
This track really makes you feel good....

I took the liberty of adding it as background music for a little animated movie I made for my kid a couple of years ago. I only just now uploaded it to youtube, you can find it here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQf2uGuTzk

I credited you of course. But if you don't want the track to be used, send me one short message and I'll take it offline immediately.

Kind greetings.
theHumps
theHumps replied 16th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Wow, what an awesome animation, very cute. It's ok to use the song, as long as you're not making million$ when the vid goes viral!!!! :)

I'm glad you sent me the link, I'll make sure to send people over to watch it!

Wayne
XmafaX
XmafaX 12th Dec 2013 23:53 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
Great track.
Amazing guitars, very goo work!
Paulo
theHumps
theHumps replied 13th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Thanks Paulo for the nice feedback!

Wayne
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 5th Dec 2013 22:58 - 12 years ago

on Just Tonight by theHumps
Hey - good reply. The noise isn't too big a deal here. I just tend to point this sort of thing out in reviews in case the person making it hasn't noticed.

I've uploaded tracks that had a really obvious need for some parts to be EQd and noise removed but no one said a thing! So I tend to point it out as I know in the past I've been in denial about it and other problems being there.

Anyway, you will definitely want to check out Calexico - excellent group. I'd recommend the albums Black Light and Feast Of Wire and make a friendly bet that you will love them.

As regards you writing "a lot of Latin/spaghetti western/southwestern styles of music", my music theory and knowledge of harmony or chords is awful. I've never studied any Asian or Middle Eastern music but it comes out quite naturally in me. I think it's when I start doing semitone or tritone stuff - to stop it being discordant or too evil-sounding I find the notes that seem to work and that often comes out as Eastern sounding.

Maybe, somehow, there's something you do that makes the Latin/spaghetti western/southwestern naturally come out. Not sure if that's using A minor. Probably something else as well.

Anyway, cool track so keep it up.
theHumps
theHumps replied 6th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
What's happening to me now is that Ableton has nothing for noise reduction(as far as I know). My electric guitar and bass are noisy and when I used Audition 3 on my pc I had awesome adaptive noise reduction tool and a spot healing brush. I need to start transporting tracks back and forth between my pc and my mac, which kinda slows things down during production.

I will check Calexico out and those albums you mentioned, really looking forward to hearing them.

If you feel comfortable with a certain sound or type of music that just strikes a chord within you then you have to follow that. If your Middle Eastern sound is where it's at for you than pursue it and expand off of it. With me it's the acoustic guitar, probably one of the least popular genres on the site. I do it because it comes easy to me and it comes from my heart. It doesn't come from wanting to conform to what is popular at the moment in music, which unfortunately, a lot of people just imitate to gain attention. I write my songs because I like how they sound to me.

Peace.
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed 5th Dec 2013 21:12 - 12 years ago

on Just Tonight by theHumps
sounds dm good to me Wayne....def western vibe but with that blues feel....there is something to be said about keeping the mixes basic/a bit sparce (something I forget to do often)...it sure does let each instrument play its part effectively in the mix....and you have a nice clean mix going here....great job....Ed
theHumps
theHumps replied 6th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Hey Ed, thanks for swinging by!

I did this before I knew anything about interfaces, sequencers and controllers. It would probably sound different and more cluttered if I did it today having all they toys to play with. I like open mixes that can feature each instrument so I try to keep things simple.

I believe this was the second song I posted on the loop when I joined. Cool Edit Pro 2 has nothing on Ableton, hehe!

Take care Ed!

Wayne
StaticNomad
StaticNomad 5th Dec 2013 13:36 - 12 years ago

on Just Tonight by theHumps
I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you're a big fan of Calexico. I am too.

I don't really think of this track as blues - more the Calexico kind of western/desert/Mexican/Spanish kind of atmospheric, moody and melodic vibe.

Definitely perfect soundtrack music for any sort of Western or anything set in a North American desert. Or could be fun to use this on a soundtrack for an American or Mexican travelling in an African or Asian desert.

Cool guitar and simple movement of the drums. Only complaint is that there's too much noise on the track. Maybe you could find a way to remove it. But the noise doesn't interfere too much with the enjoyment of the piece as I can still hear everything clearly.
theHumps
theHumps replied 5th Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Once again, thanks for stopping by. I do not know who Calexico is. A lot of my music is simple, I am a simple guitar player and play within my means. I'm really a bass player so my guitar playing sounds like my bass playing.

Somehow I write a lot of Latin/spaghetti western/southwestern styles of music. I am not Spanish and wasn't brought up listening to it but I always liked Spanish style music. Plus Am is my favorite key and that helps a lot.

The noise is from the original analog recordings. Hiss and noise reduction was done when I did the song 4 years ago. The tracks were sent to my computer through a direct box into the mic input. This was before I had a digital usb interface. The track has some noise and it was enhanced by the recent remaster. Hey, it's an older one, I can live with it this way and it hasn't slowed down people downloading it, lol.

Thanks again for your thought out comments!

Wayne
Danke
Danke 2nd Dec 2013 08:26 - 12 years ago

on The Lonely Toreador by theHumps
Wayne...agree with Evan, this is soundtrack music from the first class...I imagine an American-Spanish-Mexican cooperation with Tarantino, of course...fantastic atmosphere flying around this small 3 minutes...

Awesome track, was good to listen it, Danke
theHumps
theHumps replied 3rd Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
ok, that description works for me!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

Wayne
Evisma
Evisma 2nd Dec 2013 03:05 - 12 years ago

on The Lonely Toreador by theHumps
This very much sounds like it came from Desperado, or Once Upon A Time In Mexico. The whole thing is great, but I like the intro the most. The sounds of preparation, always a nice addition.

Evan
theHumps
theHumps replied 3rd Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
I write a lot of western/latin sounding songs and this one is just like you described it. That intro blew me away when I was putting it together. Then I asked myself, "where do I go from here?" lol

I appreciate that you stopped by. Thanks Evan!

Wayne
Oneyearmuse
Oneyearmuse 25th Nov 2013 20:18 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
Love the guitar especially since I created a track with all guitars in it, the use of the harp is very nice too. Something to add to my play list in the car I think.
theHumps
theHumps replied 26th Nov 2013 - 12 years ago
Cool man, thanks, glad you liked it enough to dl it. Thanks for stopping by.

Wayne
ValveDriver
ValveDriver 23rd Nov 2013 19:41 - 12 years ago

on The Fool by theHumps
I like this. I particularly like the guitar. It could have been just that guitar, by itself, and still have been just as powerful. That's my opinion anyhow. Thank you for giving us this.

V.
theHumps
theHumps replied 26th Nov 2013 - 12 years ago
Thanks for giving this a listen and a comment, much appreciated!

Wayne
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