Planetjazzbass

The aura of tone

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Planetjazzbass 1st Mar 2016 23:19 - 10 years ago

on So many Miles by Rhodesy

Hey there Rhodesy..well if you can find a bigger Miles aficionado than me on the planet good luck!!lol..I've gotta say this is great music mate!!! if I came across this with a tag on the internet saying "lost Miles session found" I'd believe it, which is about as big an endorsement I can give you. I take it your playing all the instruments here (looking on your bio it suggests it) if that's the case awesome work man! (I only bring this up as there's just too much borrowed material out there being claimed as original)...you just got yourself a new fan..be back to check out more of your great stuff! cheers Dave

Rhodesy replied 2nd Mar 2016 - 10 years ago

Hey Dave,thanks for the very kind words my friend,yes Miles was and still is the name in jazz for a lot of people.I play all instruments always with Addictive drums.Glad you enjoyed the track, my music tends to change genre from track to track,i never really plan what i am going to do just follow my ears lol.Hope to hear more from you in the future.Thanks for looking me up like this it really meant a lot. Rhodesy

Planetjazzbass 15th Feb 2016 09:11 - 10 years ago

on the girl from ipanema by promenade2239

Hey Alex...careful man once you drink the waters of Bossa Nova there's no turning back...it'll start with little things like buying open neck shirts with frilly cuffs and tight bell bottom trousers, soon after you'll start rolling your 'r's when you speak and drinking pina coladas by the dozen and you'll always carry a pair of maracas in your back pocket...you might even grow a moustache!(that is if you don't already have one!)....nice vibe man,I like the straight up symmetry without too much swing it's almost a folk musical rendition which adds to it's integrity....I've heard this tune what must be at least a thousand times and you've reinvented it for my ears..thank you for that!......cheers Dave :)

promenade2239 replied 15th Feb 2016 - 10 years ago

hi Dave!

Thank you so much for listening and a nice review!

Do not worry - I won't lose the connection with the proper rhythm (I just acquired a mechanical metronome ha!) and definitely will go somewhere further with swinging eights for sure in latin styles next days (I have few days exclusively for myself and much space as well as some perspectives on eventual developing subtleties in playing yay!).

I simply need more time to internalize the proper variations of different 'rhythm patterns' in latin styles. I am practising both comping and soloing at the moment (ok, just simple 251 licks and basic pentatonic runs exercises when comping same time lol).

I am practising 16th note funk grooves as well but this is an another story. I am far away to get the proper swing of 16th notes. Those are 2 separated and very different things (I mean latin and funk). I am still struggling with connecting rhythm ideas.

I am happy you liked my track!

Alex

Planetjazzbass 15th Feb 2016 08:54 - 10 years ago

on Catatonia by crucethus

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Planetjazzbass 15th Feb 2016 04:19 - 10 years ago

on You Are Never Alone by Spivkurl

Is this Spivkurl or the reincarnation of Captain Beefheart channelling Devo?...whatever it sounds crazy cool man!...when I hear grooves like this I get that Zen moment when you have to adapt your peripheral perceptions in order to fully appreciate the music, I call it ensemble awareness, you put yourself in the position of playing within the structure and feel it out that way, I think many people do this automatically and many gain inspiration from this technique, needless to say this doesn't happen with music that's unappealing to oneself...Music from the lingering soul of Fritz Lange's Metropolis....awesome and original!

Spivkurl replied 20th Feb 2016 - 10 years ago

Hey man, it's good to hear from you! I actually had to go and listen to some Captain Beefheart, as I really am completely unfamiliar with his music. I somewhat randomly landed on the video for "Ice Cream For Crow," and within less than a minute I had it "liked." Super cool stuff, which I identify with a lot! This kind of speaks to my intentional incorporation of folk, jazz, and blues influences into seemingly modern sounds. The comparison with Devo deepens the connection, and I am fully ready to admit that this is one of the more Devo sounding tracks I've ever made. That part was not intentional though, ha ha. The "ensemble awareness" idea you have proposed makes perfect sense to me, and I think I may have felt that while trying to complete this track. It fell into place, because it was meant to happen. I watched "Metropolis" a few times back in the day, and found it a bit disturbing, but at the same time influential. It's a big honor that you can find this song musical, as you are serious about your art. Thank you very much for your words!

Planetjazzbass 29th Dec 2015 01:09 - 10 years ago

on Hunting For Gatherers by Evisma

Had to check this track out after the recommendation...Now that changeup at 1:52 is what I'm talking about, nice one!..great stuff man, at some point in time in any good passage of music (like this) there's a defining moment where for arguments sake gravity is defeated for a split second and things take off or conversely the recalcitrant ghost of melancholia makes an appearance, for bass players it's usually the former for keyboard and guitar players the latter (though Jaco could choose either seemingly at will) when it happens it's always the sign of good music....to this day Justin Bieber hasn't achieved it (I'm no authority on his discography, but I've heard enough!)......excellent track! cheers Dave

Planetjazzbass 28th Dec 2015 06:51 - 10 years ago

on Domingo by Bilbozo

Sweet!!!..Hey Bill totally awesome track man, wow playing in that band of yours has expanded your bag of tricks (if that's even possible,they were great to start with!)the production skills have gone to the nth degree, superb mix...what I really enjoy about this piece is it's effortless motion and seamless riffing, from the briefest of rim shots to the excellent guitar passages you can hear absolutely everything...It's not easy critiquing your material without constantly repeating all the common superlatives, I should just say 'hot track bro' lol.....This is definitely the high point of my day (mostly spent doing gardening chores!) it's pretty obvious a Bilbozo Richter scale or something needs to be implemented but then this is not a gale force track it's just so damn relaxing, will four stars and an elephant stamp do?...your the guy that sets the standard and the musical high water mark for us mere mortals...beautiful work mate! cheers Dave :)

Planetjazzbass 17th Dec 2015 23:29 - 10 years ago

on Doobie Juice by Evisma

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Planetjazzbass 17th Nov 2015 21:29 - 10 years ago

on All Woman featuring Lisa Worth by RichieWinn

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Planetjazzbass 13th Nov 2015 03:42 - 10 years ago

on Sailor by oliverzookamoo

I don't want to come across as negative as my musical tastes are a little removed from this material, I think your voice by today's standards is very good, in fact it sounds exactly like most of the commercial material being produced today, now that is in fact a compliment and answers your forum question..I think if anything the dynamics of the track are a little one dimensional in that there's an immediate plateauing of emotion, no ebbing no flowing, maybe it's the autotune...unfortunately my preconceptions are getting the better of me and I'm sounding out of touch with today's vocal style, in all seriousness you've got a good to excellent voice and I can't see why you couldn't with the right production company get some commercial air play....all the best cheers PJB

Planetjazzbass 15th Aug 2015 00:54 - 11 years ago

on javafan by Kikajon

Hey Kika,great rockin tune man!..You wouldn't be the recently reincarnated soul of Herman Brood by any chance? haha....apart from an excellent downbeat and solid rock guitar with a great live feel,I love it that your singing in your native tongue!!..all too often European musicians feel compelled to adapt to English to get wider appeal or fit into the Western world's ingrained music industry template...sounds awesome mate keep it going man,big thumbs up!..cheers Dave :)

Kikajon replied 29th Aug 2015 - 11 years ago

Thanks pjb! I can't imagine how swedish sounds for you – but it's som much simpler for me to ad-lib in swedish. Still the words come out making no sense - but I kind of like it doing it this way. Again, thank you for listening and commenting – much appreciated. /pmk

Planetjazzbass 9th Aug 2015 01:35 - 11 years ago

on Clear Skies by LosCoz

Hey LosCoz hi man...cool track mate!..nice and dreamy with a great backbeat,slick production values,you've got some nice melodic overlays happening and those shimmering transients are way cool!.....very enjoyable listening!..cheers Dave :)

LosCoz replied 13th Aug 2015 - 11 years ago

Thank you Dave for the positive review! I'm sorry to respond late but unfortunately last week my PC began acting weird so I had to reset it, lost all my music projects in the process! Only got it up and running today.

Cheers and thank you for taking the time to listen!

Planetjazzbass 8th Aug 2015 03:16 - 11 years ago

on wall of bass by lostjoe333

Hey Joe..awesome man!..super throb factor,you got that Precision thumping big time,a lot of people would regard this as an excellent bed for a developing track,being a bass player I can dig it for what it is Bass,bass and more bass!!!haha bring it on bassgasm!...just sourced a 1984 (made in Japan)fretted Precision neck for my fretless precision(arguably better than what was being made stateside at that time)man I love the Precision sound,I ignored it for decades preferring the Jazz bass(typical Jaco influence!lol)and what an idiot I was..Precisions fill out the bottom end so well they just thump like no other as you well know,be stringing it with flats as well to get that full motownish/soul vibe...bass is the place buddy I salute you!..cheers Dave :)

lostjoe333 replied 9th Aug 2015 - 11 years ago

i must confess dave that this is a jazz bass (dean jammer )...with flat medium strings...coming out of one of my digitechs straight into the computer, im so glad you came for a listen for ...you ..are the one i look up to for inspration!

Planetjazzbass 26th Jul 2015 04:10 - 11 years ago

on hot coffee by promenade2239

Hey Alex....twilight zone,man this is very cool material...very reminiscent of a free form oscillating instrument in Native Instruments Reaktor5 (Metaphysical Function)but so much better because your playing it in real time,every time I listen to your music I feel some presence of Joe Zawinul,not in his corporeal form but more in his method,you use the synthesizer as a vehicle for space travel...next time you do something similar(if you have the inclination that is)send me the track and I'll put some acoustic bass on it if that's agreeable with you.....Invariably keyboard players always turn out to be the best composers and your no exception,it's like you have the universe in your hands....superb work! cheers Dave

promenade2239 replied 26th Jul 2015 - 11 years ago

hello Dave.

thank you so much for listening to my music and all kind words! I was thinking a lot of creating something new and sending you some materials but still I will probably need more time with all this. I am busy (and struggling) with real life currently (I will try to explain it more precisely soon) and there is only a little space/energy for practising keyboard playing that is available. Opening the daw and fooling around there is always much easier than serious practising, needless to say. Over last weeks I was working on the transcription of one Keith Jarrett's piano piece from the 'Koln Concert' and want to record it on my old upright piano. This is very ambitious project haha.

Now, right at this moment it is a rainy Sunday early morning of very hot summer and I have some free time for working out the piano today, maybe I will message you at the end of a day when something interesting will come up!
Also soon or later I will make my version of the 'Pelican Feet' project but I need more time to get into funk playing. That's the challenge.

Thanks again for pointing Joe Zawinul! I discovered some of his older recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xufea3dGCjo and this is an excellent stuff to learn from. I really want to develop some stylistic bebop elements and acquire more licks. Bebop is always the basic and probably most important foundation. I will try to work transcribing and internalizing some of the patterns from that video sometime.

'Hot Coffe' was played on Roland JunoDi - I was inspired and finnaly bought better hardware synthesizer. Maybe I will be getting even more of the professional hardware equipment in the near future. I will write you if so! There are some classic synth sounds but also fine electric pianos presets there. I am happy because I do not need plugins to create. I manipulated a lot simply with cutoff and resonance knobs when playing but I can't open the external editor software to check out the actual internal settings. The reso knob was probably assigned to change some other parameters of the sound which make that preset quite complex and interesting when performed.

Thank you again for the nice words. I really appreciate that. I do not know if I really deserve the comparision with such amazing players but anyway I will try to work more intense and keep up with! Thank you for a great inspiration!

All the best to you, Alex

Planetjazzbass 26th Jul 2015 03:48 - 11 years ago

on Unholy Interface by wordybum

Hey Mike....sonic creatures of the underworld vibe for sure,I like where this is creatively,your on the highway to hell but you didn't take the expressway to Screamoville or Heavymetalburg,it's articulated darkness....definitely an interesting track,I realize it's not finished yet,I like the dirty soundscape and especially the intro,it just needs some more presence to the instrumentation maybe..I like angst and this piece is dripping with it,cool stuff!...cheers Dave

wordybum replied 27th Jul 2015 - 11 years ago

It's a pleasure, as always to get your Feedback, Dave. i'm even more happy that you GET where we are coming from with this piece.

prepare yourself for a couple more tracks from this band. i'd like to eventually share all 6 pieces from our last EP with the community.

Planetjazzbass 11th Jul 2015 01:16 - 11 years ago

on Through the windows of the night train by silverman

Hey there mate...Great groove you've got going on here man,the reason this works so well is it's not trying to out think itself,there's a cool theme running through the whole piece and all the elements reflect it resulting in great continuity!...I will mention here your post in the forums about 'losing one's mojo' as it's directly relates to this track where you obviously haven't lost your mojo...........You and I are from the same generation we've had plenty of time to figure out truth from fiction and all the rest of life's bs,and there's one thing that is crystal clear to me,especially when it comes to the creative process,there is no future,there is only the past and the now,sure we extrapolate and project as humans do but it's in the rumination of ideas,concepts and actions that we find ourselves....it's in front of us all the time,it's that ant your about to step on,or consequently not step on,it's in that fluctuating beat that's going on behind your eyes,for instance you mentioned you had a lot of unfinished tracks you were about to bin,somewhere among all that stuff is a passage or phrase that is worth keeping,try finding it,copy and paste it into a new track slot then delete everything else.....to me making music is like milking a cow (without any machinery! lol)you have to sit down with a bucket and stool an get to it and in that process barring accidents you'll end up with something,sorry if I got a little tangential here,this is a great track with plenty of great mojo!..cheers Dave :)

silverman replied 23rd Jul 2015 - 11 years ago

Thanks Mr planet jazz.
You were the fist guy to intrigue me when I first discovered the loop section and when the track section wasn'r noticed for a very long time.
I think your loops are increbiially inventive.
I've used them in a few tracks but mostly in the one I did called the film.
Thankyou for such encouregment.
I think I'm going to have to chill for a while as my brain is just satring to flood with Nitrazepam and Palexia. Very heavy mix but will have upright and pain free within a short while.
Right now I'm struggling to type.
If I've missed any please accept my apologies but I'll be back after some chemical indeuced stupour dreaming./

Planetjazzbass 23rd Jun 2015 07:27 - 11 years ago

on Snake In The Past by Spivkurl

Hey Pat...shades of Metropolis,Fritz Lang's not Superman's!...The trouble is many people would categorize this in the alternative pigeon hole whereas it sounds totally normal to me,being a big Faust fan since the early 70's I dig it,dripping with trans generational 'tude' and a thin veneer of angst but delivered with a stylish laissez-faire attitude amounts to very cool in my book....I like that busy termite action synth grooves,it bubbles along nicely without boiling over and putting the stove out...if you performed this with a suitable stage show you'd be a star in certain quarters....Back in the day the music was enough but now the artist has to be portrayed for visual shock value in conjunction with the music......original music rules in my book,I've lost my elephant stamp but for what it's worth you get my vote man!.....your the full package ....musician,singer,songwriter,lyricist,composer,arranger,instrument maker and producer!..phew,did I leave anything out..awesome! cheers Dave

Spivkurl replied 26th Jun 2015 - 11 years ago

Ha ha, Metropolis! Used to really get into that movie, like 15 years ago. I'll have to look up Faust, as while I have heard of them, I can't really name a song. The attitude and angst is definitely there, and it is sad, but when creating songs on subjects I really care about, it seems natural to leave my care behind for the most part. In fact it is one reason I make lyrical music at all. The "termite action" you mention really hits home - during some of the later creation of this song I had carpenter ants trying to destroy the structure of the roof in my studio space. Freaked me out. I thought it was termites to begin with, but it got WAY too noisy to be little termites. Interesting you mention live performance, as I have been trying to work towards the ability to do slightly stripped down performances in the future, both by designing portable gear and practice. Aside from that, Iris-T-Shirt is getting all the pissed off energy we need to make a comeback. I am fully capable of the visual shock element, so that's the easy part... just ask the lady who gave us the eye when we got all excited about the rusty tire iron for $1 at the thrift shop!! (no we don't have a car) I appreciate your supportive list of my efforts there, I guess the only thing missing is performance art (sans music). Thank you so much for your listen and comment!

Planetjazzbass 20th Jun 2015 00:55 - 11 years ago

on Wolf in sheeps clothing by wordybum

Hey Mike..cool man,old school to the core (not that I'd be an expert on rap nomenclature,but I know what I know! lol)..you've probably got one of the most laid back smooth styles going around at the moment and I know you didn't find that talent wrapped up beneath a Christmas tree,so more power to you,on a production note...I think the mix is great vocal wise though at times there possibly needs to be some volume focus (as in an automated swell)like with the background bells occasionally,if you do this subtly throughout the track it'll make it breathe more and you'll get it to organically pump with the vocals....great work man!

wordybum replied 23rd Jul 2015 - 11 years ago

thanks so much for the kind words and great feedback on the track, Mate! i'm thinking of going back and revisiting this (subtly) very soon.

Planetjazzbass 30th May 2015 06:24 - 11 years ago

on Full Moon---remix by zappo

Hey Mate..you got your funky hat on again,Cool man!..you have disco lights behind your eyes man,a mirror ball hanging from the ceiling and gogo girls..everywhere! lol..Super track my friend,very tasty guitar licks,I love that single coil tone,you dial it in just right...the way I see it you have a funky laid back groove and your jazz rock fusionista brain twists it into Zappodelic rock...awesome groove,Zappo rules!..I like the vocals too!...now I must get back to meditating on "Future in the Past" with my acoustic electric bass..it is magnificent!!! see you soon mate Dave :)

zappo replied 30th May 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi Dave
Thanks Mate
I know I'm not the singer in the group ... lol
one of the instruments I play not so good

Zappo

Planetjazzbass 28th Apr 2015 01:29 - 11 years ago

on Used to be HIPHOP Rough draft by wordybum

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Planetjazzbass 11th Jan 2015 10:50 - 11 years ago

on A Song For Evelyn by nepaul

Man this is great!too cute!...your daughter must love this and what a blast it will be for her (and you)in the years to come,this transports me back into the days of black and white television (with Doris Day in the kitchen,lol).....and if this was played on national tv in the 60's it would have been a super hit,you could of changed history!

Planetjazzbass 22nd Dec 2014 04:33 - 11 years ago

on All our fears ft PJB FutureAnalysis Ferryterry by promenade2239

Hi Alex,as I'm listening to this I have the images of the small church you restored the organ in,such a beautiful setting,quite sublime....it is no wonder that some of that architectural wonder has found it's way into your music,a fantastic ambient fusion of sounds,this would have a wide spectrum of appeal from cinema to chillout and not forgetting jazz aficionados!...Ferryterry hits just the right style to lift this to the next level as well...great work! cheers Dave :)

promenade2239 replied 22nd Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

thanks a lot Dave. Yes, my playing and music are strongly influenced by my former experiences - that's for sure! I hope I will progress with my jazz(y) keyboard playing soon. I can do that by exploring the acoustic instruments - it is just a matter of time!
Thank you again for some very kind words! It is much appreciated. Alex

Planetjazzbass 13th Dec 2014 04:06 - 11 years ago

on Claws In Me by Spivkurl

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Planetjazzbass 3rd Dec 2014 07:51 - 11 years ago

on Whiskey Place by zappo

Hey there my friend..Detlef this is so very cooool man!..laid back and so smooooth!..lots of very subtle nuances,the groove ebbs and flows and the drift into a very dreamy sequence is marvellous and almost unnoticeable until the green grass of Zappoland is way over your head!....super relaxing yet stimulating at the same time...exotic,sensual and Zappified to the nth degree...superb man! cheers Dave :)

zappo replied 3rd Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Hi buddy
The next collab's probably me.
I know that my mix is not the best, but I'm working on it ... lol
In a new: maybe even before Santa comes lol
Thanks Detlef

Planetjazzbass 29th Nov 2014 04:14 - 11 years ago

on ShortBusMusic Proximal Vicinity Ft Mark Ratcliffe by Spivkurl

Ok judging your mix craft here man....first impression..excellent vocal level....even better stereo imaging,plus great moving transients..cool!...You know Pat it's great to hear an accomplished musician like yourself step back and put on the production hat and even better to see the excellent results,as if there was any doubt!....I can appreciate the time and effort spent,the microtonal scrutiny involved..all hard and taxing work!..and then you start thinking is that the best mix I can do! lol...an audio engineer's job is not an easy one,but you do it like stepping off the curb!..much respect mate! cheers Dave

Spivkurl replied 20th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Hey Dave, good to hear from you! I really appreciate the support you've given here, and elsewhere over the years! I have trouble stepping off a curb sometimes, so in comparison the mixing and mastering seems easy...heh. It was so nice to work with some quality audio! I've come out of this project with a lot of new opinions about the process, and that is more than I could have hoped for. My mixing style is definitely not for everyone, but it makes me happy to know that it often appeals to people that I look up to artistically. Thanks again!

Planetjazzbass 27th Nov 2014 21:41 - 11 years ago

on Stay featuring Farisha Haque by RichieWinn

See here's the difference,there's instrumentals and then there's the human element,you just don't see instrumentals in the top 40 (100 or 1000 for that matter)..it's quite understandable,you can't really bridge the gap between everyday contemplative acceptance and total immersion rapture without vocals..unless your Beethoven that is! lol..A superb effort Richie and Farisha!..Now this is how you use autotune to it's full potential,just enough for architectural harmonic support without transforming into the pop Frankenstein we so often hear and this propped up by that excellent acoustic (sans piezo transducer) solo..man,you could walk across the tundra,mile after mile (apologies to Frank Zappa) before you found a better tone to compliment Farisha's voice,it's absolutely perfect!...one of the best arrangements and balanced tracks I've ever heard,a real testament to independent music artists everywhere.The end game of the corporate monopolies has arrived with this track,methinks it's time to employ your own marketing machine and go totally commercial,you can do your own thing later while sipping tall cool ones poolside in Ibiza!...awesome work Dave

RichieWinn replied 27th Nov 2014 - 11 years ago

Hi Dave

Great to hear from you. Hope all is well.

I have to agree with your view on the autotune. I think it works well on the track and doesn't detract from Farisha's performance at all (or the timbre of her voice for that matter). I just feel privileged to have an acapella of this quality to work with and hope I have done it some justice.

It took me several attempts over a three day period to find something I could live with on the solo. My acoustic sounded too bright, a synth part just didn't sound right and a jazzy electric patch with the Godin was awful. I switched to the piezos and used a patch from Logic and finally something to work with. I am not unhappy with the way it turned out.

I am simply knocked out with your comments on the production and arrangement. Thank you.

Richie

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