ilovesocks
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Hey all,
I'm in a casual band with a singer, guitarist, bassist/saxophonist, and pianist. We just recorded a couple tracks a few weeks ago, and I thought I'd post 'em and see what people think. We don't have a name yet, so bring on the suggestions.
These tracks are just me (on drums) and the pianist (Sam - what an awesome name for a pianist. He's probably one of the best jazz pianists my age for quite a distance). They're mono, so you'll want to use that "Convert mono to stereo" DSP.
I've got my bass drum, 8" popcorn snare, 13" hi-hats, and 19" ride cymbal. Sam's playing on my family's Kanabe & Co. upright. These were recorded using my Zen Micro. I'd say balance is damn good for the money.
The first one is called "Diesel" because it reminds me of the theme music for the diesel engine on Thomas the Tank Engine. I loved that show when I was a kid. Here's the format:
[size=medium]"Diesel"[/size]
Link: http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=36749
Key: C blues (12-bar for the solos) | Tempo: 120ish | Genre: Sort of a pop samba
Bass intro - 12 measures (on piano for now) with light piano after 4
Drums in - 12 measures
Piano solo - 12 measures
Chorus - 8 measures
Piano solo - 12 measures
Chorus - 8 measures
Drum solo w/ piano comping - 14 measures (it was supposed to be 12, but we had a little communication breakdown)
Chorus - 8 measures
The abrupt ending is a coincidence. We both magically stopped at the same time. I guess it was meant to be that way. I'm playing with Pro Mark Cool Rods.
Second one's called "Mega Mano." I'm pretty sure it's a temporary name. This one reminds me of the music from the SNES Mega Man X game. We figured that "Mega Man" would be copyrighted, so we put it in Spanish since our music tends to have a latin feel. It's mostly just a long piano solo.
[size=medium]"Mega Mano"[/size]
Link: http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=36745
Key: G minor (Sam made up the progression) | Tempo: starts at ~138, goes up to ~164, back down to ~138 | Genre: Acoustic Techno Jazz???
It's basically Sam going nuts. I'm playing with sticks now.
Intro riff - 8 measures
Piano solo - 24 measures
Accelerando - long time
Half-time - 16 measures
Gradually slow down to original tempo - even longer time
Get sparser - 8 measures
Bass only (ritardando near the end) - 8 measures
Frilly frilly - undefined
So yeah, let me know what you guys think!
I'm in a casual band with a singer, guitarist, bassist/saxophonist, and pianist. We just recorded a couple tracks a few weeks ago, and I thought I'd post 'em and see what people think. We don't have a name yet, so bring on the suggestions.
These tracks are just me (on drums) and the pianist (Sam - what an awesome name for a pianist. He's probably one of the best jazz pianists my age for quite a distance). They're mono, so you'll want to use that "Convert mono to stereo" DSP.
I've got my bass drum, 8" popcorn snare, 13" hi-hats, and 19" ride cymbal. Sam's playing on my family's Kanabe & Co. upright. These were recorded using my Zen Micro. I'd say balance is damn good for the money.
The first one is called "Diesel" because it reminds me of the theme music for the diesel engine on Thomas the Tank Engine. I loved that show when I was a kid. Here's the format:
[size=medium]"Diesel"[/size]
Link: http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=36749
Key: C blues (12-bar for the solos) | Tempo: 120ish | Genre: Sort of a pop samba
Bass intro - 12 measures (on piano for now) with light piano after 4
Drums in - 12 measures
Piano solo - 12 measures
Chorus - 8 measures
Piano solo - 12 measures
Chorus - 8 measures
Drum solo w/ piano comping - 14 measures (it was supposed to be 12, but we had a little communication breakdown)
Chorus - 8 measures
The abrupt ending is a coincidence. We both magically stopped at the same time. I guess it was meant to be that way. I'm playing with Pro Mark Cool Rods.
Second one's called "Mega Mano." I'm pretty sure it's a temporary name. This one reminds me of the music from the SNES Mega Man X game. We figured that "Mega Man" would be copyrighted, so we put it in Spanish since our music tends to have a latin feel. It's mostly just a long piano solo.
[size=medium]"Mega Mano"[/size]
Link: http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=36745
Key: G minor (Sam made up the progression) | Tempo: starts at ~138, goes up to ~164, back down to ~138 | Genre: Acoustic Techno Jazz???
It's basically Sam going nuts. I'm playing with sticks now.
Intro riff - 8 measures
Piano solo - 24 measures
Accelerando - long time
Half-time - 16 measures
Gradually slow down to original tempo - even longer time
Get sparser - 8 measures
Bass only (ritardando near the end) - 8 measures
Frilly frilly - undefined
So yeah, let me know what you guys think!