This track is almost 14 years old, but is the result of me getting an hour or so alone in the KIIS FM studios thanks to my old college buddy Mike Madrigal who was doing production imaging for the station at the time. I did the drum loops (sampled…
It's been awhile since I've posted anything. I relocated to Hawaii and had to leave most of my studio and instruments behind, so I have nothing to make new music with. However, I did discover an old track while un-packing and consolidating my…
It's been awhile since I've posted anything. I relocated to Hawaii and had to leave most of my studio and instruments behind, so I have nothing to make new music with. However, I did discover an old track while un-packing and consolidating my…
This track was made for collaborative purposes. Looking for a slow build of layers. If you hear anything that you would like to add...feel free to do so, and send it back to me...or post it and let me know that you did. TANKS!
This solo studio dub jam was created and recorded in about 8 hours of play time one day. As usual, it starts with a simple drum machine track, then fretless bass, then keys, guitar, then a Balinese kecak drum and a tbilat drum and finally melodica…
I just made a video putting this song to Charlie Chaplin's speech, "The Great Dictator" It turned out to my liking, so I think I'm changing the title of this tune to "Soldiers In The Name."
This tune hopefully shows the culmination of my musical influences (namely, Mick Karn (R.I.P.), Adrian Sherwood, Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble...) while also painting a visual picture...as it was written and recorded in one day after I went free-diving…
This track was made for collaborative purposes. Looking for a slow build of layers. If you hear anything that you would like to add...feel free to do so, and send it back to me...or post it and let me know that you did. TANKS!
Okay...so Godzilla comes to YOUR town and wants to get funky. What does it sound like?
When I first came to Japan, there was a time when I spent three months homeless and living out of a coin-locker at Shibuya station. Eventually, I got out of…
This is what happens when I come back to a track that started being put together in a commercial radio station production studio back in about '92/'93 (post liquid-lunch "creative" time). The rhythm loops were layered then the crunch guitar (courtesy…
I'm curious if anyone can name any of the bands that were sampled to create the rhythm loop. It's quite a mashup. Hint...it's all late 80's/Early 90's alternative stuff.
Drum-n-bass composition I did back in 2004 via digital-razor-blade technique with an additional fat synth line. That's it. Hear something you want to add? Go for it!
This is just a bit of silly fun I had one day with a four-track cassette recorder...about 9 years ago (yup...another lost find fro the racks). Just blowin' off some steam on a day off in my little apartment of Tokyo. On first listen-back...it…
This tune was written on the day I bought my vintage Yamaha CP-25 electric piano and returned to hear that Dennis Hopper had passed away. I fired up the gear and cranked this out. The sound of the piano made me feel like Ray Manzarek...thus the…
An experiment in minimalism ala 2004 inspired by the likes of Muslim Gauze. Dumped a Korg ES-1 drum track into Nuendo...cut it up...then added a sample of an ancient Greek song of Mourning...cut that sucker up too...and this is the result. I did…
This tune hopefully shows the culmination of my musical influences (namely, Mick Karn (R.I.P.), Adrian Sherwood, Bill Laswell, Jah Wobble...) while also painting a visual picture...as it was written and recorded in one day after I went free-diving…
This is just a bit of silly fun I had one day with a four-track cassette recorder...about 9 years ago (yup...another lost find fro the racks). Just blowin' off some steam on a day off in my little apartment of Tokyo. On first listen-back...it…
This is just a bit of silly fun I had one day with a four-track cassette recorder...about 9 years ago (yup...another lost find fro the racks). Just blowin' off some steam on a day off in my little apartment of Tokyo. On first listen-back...it…
This is just a bit of silly fun I had one day with a four-track cassette recorder...about 9 years ago (yup...another lost find fro the racks). Just blowin' off some steam on a day off in my little apartment of Tokyo. On first listen-back...it…
This is just a bit of silly fun I had one day with a four-track cassette recorder...about 9 years ago (yup...another lost find fro the racks). Just blowin' off some steam on a day off in my little apartment of Tokyo. On first listen-back...it…
This has a Real Urban Feel! Superb work fitting all those separate riffs in into this!
Reminds me of the old Arcade Cabinets I used to play growing up.
This is just a bit of silly fun I had one day with a four-track cassette recorder...about 9 years ago (yup...another lost find fro the racks). Just blowin' off some steam on a day off in my little apartment of Tokyo. On first listen-back...it…
This is just a bit of silly fun I had one day with a four-track cassette recorder...about 9 years ago (yup...another lost find fro the racks). Just blowin' off some steam on a day off in my little apartment of Tokyo. On first listen-back...it…
Having done 5 versions of 'I Reached Out To Jesus..." on the RAWHEAD & BLOODYBONES album I rather thought the subject had been well and truely milked dry. I was proved wrong by SKITZOFARI PROJECT, who did this wonderful remix - the version…
This solo studio dub jam was created and recorded in about 8 hours of play time one day. As usual, it starts with a simple drum machine track, then fretless bass, then keys, guitar, then a Balinese kecak drum and a tbilat drum and finally melodica…
Sweet track! Would like to hear one just like this but without distortion on the kick. Totally diggin' the chimey keyboards on the solid groove...good cruisin' down the highway tune.
I could listen to you guys all night...wait...I'm already doing that. Like where the bass goes at about 3:09...coulda kept that bit going a bit longer and I wouldn't have minded at all.
First track I produced on my DAW...just tryin' to get the feel of thing at the time (no manual...well...a manual, but it's in Japanese...so same thing). Anyway, it's pretty simple...programmed a drum track, threw down a fretless dub line...threw…
This tune was written on the day I bought my vintage Yamaha CP-25 electric piano and returned to hear that Dennis Hopper had passed away. I fired up the gear and cranked this out. The sound of the piano made me feel like Ray Manzarek...thus the…
Check out this new song written by my friend William Gittens featuring different Berklee artists, It's dedicated to the state of our world and the destruction in Japan.
Take a minute to watch and send your thoughts to the troubles of this planet…
You have some BEAUTIFUL melody lines! Would love to hear a studio production of this...especially if you can contain the same energy level that you can feel on this recording (that's the trick, eh?).
With a new series of DR Who I thought I would have a go at the theme tune. no samples in this all my own work except for the vocal.
would love feedback. I am pleased with it
Comments on Drop D's stuff
I invented the piano key necktie! I invented it!
Would fav it twice if I could!
YES! This is great! I love it!
I played with a vocal for this a couple of years ago - will see if I can finish it. Love this groove.
I just made a video putting this song to Charlie Chaplin's speech, "The Great Dictator" It turned out to my liking, so I think I'm changing the title of this tune to "Soldiers In The Name."
As soon as I played this our cat came running in. Just thought you should know.
That's my kind of sound man I may have to work around inside this one a bit...
groovy
I'm curious if anyone can name any of the bands that were sampled to create the rhythm loop. It's quite a mashup. Hint...it's all late 80's/Early 90's alternative stuff.
A little drum n bass in ya face. I really like this chune.
Love the bassine in this one D. I released a new dubstep jam i would like for you to hear.
Nice! Missed this one of yours
woah, this is awesome. Probably my favorite of yours so far.
This is really cool, D. Don't know if I've heard anything quite like it.
Funky cool. King Crimsonish, in a way.
love the FM synth sounding lines!
Killer bass lines working here
This has a Real Urban Feel! Superb work fitting all those separate riffs in into this! Reminds me of the old Arcade Cabinets I used to play growing up.
Great fun!
Caffeinated boogie! Cool and crunchy sounds, D!
Comments made by Drop D
wow...freakin' groovy! Love the guitar sound!
huge space...fat sounds...heavy, dark groove...broooooooding mix!
Thanks, guest! Space Echo's rock! It's my new toy...still having fun playing around with it. Fun for daaaaaays!
Sweet track! Would like to hear one just like this but without distortion on the kick. Totally diggin' the chimey keyboards on the solid groove...good cruisin' down the highway tune.
I could listen to you guys all night...wait...I'm already doing that. Like where the bass goes at about 3:09...coulda kept that bit going a bit longer and I wouldn't have minded at all.
You cats definitely have my attention...y'know how to make a spaceous jam.
Yet another nice jam! Nice guitar sounds hovering over the groove.
Nice jam! Reminds me Vini Reilly's stuff in the Factory Records Durutti Column days. Stuff to chill and get lost to.
my latest up-load...but one of my first productions...I personally recommend headphones.
I can curl up with this one for a long time. Guten-nacht muzik.
Very fascinating song...somewhat painful EQ and production...but aMAZingly heavenly vocal lines and chords...creating a nice atmospheric head-space.
Thanks, beetle! glad you dig it...just wondering...what movie where you watching?
Nice one. Great lyrics too.
Wow...great lyrics...and such an amazingly original take on melodies and harmonies. You have a new fan in me.
You have some BEAUTIFUL melody lines! Would love to hear a studio production of this...especially if you can contain the same energy level that you can feel on this recording (that's the trick, eh?).
VERY different, but VERY beautiful. Fascinating tune.
Dark...moody...atmospheric and picturesque. Layers...depth. I'm liking this.
Trippy, chill and spaced out...just I like it. Nice.
Nice work! Diggin' the deep, dark, dub-step vibe. Fat sounds.
You've really got the "chilled-out-cruise-through-the-celestial-ether" vibe down, man. Launch me out there!