My mother was taking Ambien a couple years ago to help with insomnia, and I was a little concerned that it might not be so safe so... I asked her for two tablets so I could see for myself.
Before trying that second tablet I had two cups of…
This one came together rather quickly -- maybe a total of one half hour total to quickly compose and record each track one after another.
For those with an interest in such things:
The drum track was "played" on a Korg KARMA keyboard workstation…
Just something done around the bedroom a couple days back...
This was an experiment in adding organic percussion -- clave, mark tree, and china cymbal -- to my usual mix of uke bass, guitar, and hardware synths.
Stayed up late last night making music and this one one of the results. Nothing too fancy. Played all the instruments myself, as per usual -- though not all of 'em simultaneously, of course! ;-)
OK, so i took two little somethings i did a year ago, heavily edited them, and spliced 'em together.
The first part i did lying in bed with the guitar and a handheld multi-tracker one morning; the second half..? Probably a different day…
Just a little improvisation. Though i fingered the chords and melody, it's fair to say most the heavy lifting's being done by a KARMA algorithm developed by Stephen Kay of Korg.
The latter piano half is simply a re-arrangment of that same…
OK, so i took two little somethings i did a year ago, heavily edited them, and spliced 'em together.
The first part i did lying in bed with the guitar and a handheld multi-tracker one morning; the second half..? Probably a different day…
Just a little improvisation. Though i fingered the chords and melody, it's fair to say most the heavy lifting's being done by a KARMA algorithm developed by Stephen Kay of Korg.
The latter piano half is simply a re-arrangment of that same…
Oops..
Posting this one again 'cause i screwed something up somehow.
This track is just tracks piled upon another to see what might stick, hence the title.
(Believe it or not, most of it was performed in real-time. My new way of working…
Thanks for nice words on my piece. Taking a listen to one of yours. Nice integration of wide range styles. Like hip hop lieu calypso beat and uptown piano sounds interspersed.
Thank you kindly, Fairynuff. Apparently cigar box guitars are all the rage on eBay these days; i bought a 2nd one and figured i better record something with it.
You'd get a better idea of the real (i.e., un-distorted) sound of them by searching for YouTube videos though, to be honest.
Thanks again for your kind and encouraging comment. :)
Thank you for your kind words on the previous version of this song, fairynuff. :) That means a lot to me as i greatly enjoy *your* work! (Are you uploading something new soon? Please, please! ;-)
I added some piano and fiddled around with the beginning to try to make it more interesting...
or A.K.A. the Caribou Lake song...
I wrote this one for my Dad, who while up at our family cabin in the north woods of MN said there's not enough music about the woods...
My first "one take wonder" - just me and my little Uke - roughing…
Thank you kindly, Fairynuff. Apparently cigar box guitars are all the rage on eBay these days; i bought a 2nd one and figured i better record something with it.
You'd get a better idea of the real (i.e., un-distorted) sound of them by searching for YouTube videos though, to be honest.
Thanks again for your kind and encouraging comment. :)
Thank you for your kind words on the previous version of this song, fairynuff. :) That means a lot to me as i greatly enjoy *your* work! (Are you uploading something new soon? Please, please! ;-)
I added some piano and fiddled around with the beginning to try to make it more interesting...
Thank you for your encouragement, Colleen and fairynuff. It truly is appreciated.
You know, i kinda just felt that improv couldn't be improved upon so i just kinda left it as is. (It's about two years old at this point.) I just really like that mix of tones / preset patches.
But thanks to both your comments i should probably figure out those melodies and maybe add some piano noodling tweaks of 'em (or something. I suspect it's a lot of Gm, Cm D major throughout.)
Thank for the kind words, Sha-Pink -- and the lyrics to "Saturnalia" as well! :)
My piece was just a piano improvisation but it was performed on an Alesis Fusion 8HD synthesizer, so it wasn't *actually* a piano. ;-)
This is a nice and mellow one. ^_^
Have you got the lyrics posted somewhere? (Just curious 'cause of the title. I like it anyway whether i know what it's about or not.. ;-)
This is really nice! Kinda rockin' and uplifting at the same time. :)
Sounds like it would be great playing at the gym or -- as the title states -- while cruising down the highway in one's car, hair blowing through one's hair and whatnot... ^_^
Lovely! And here you've got me leaving the living room to walk back to this computer to see what you've name *this* one, Igor!
Just splendid! Love the transition at the end!
Thank you for your kind words, fairynuff! Much appreciated!
Yeah, it was an improv'd. Do you also find it difficult to objectively judge your own material, too? Had forgotten all about this one until my girlfriend told me "I really like #22 on that CD you gave me..." Ever since her comment i pretty much post this one everywhere. I am so glad that others enjoy it as well. ^_^
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Send a copy to Charlie Watts.
Intriguing. Seems suited to this season, hopeful but a little melancholy too. Dell
Do relaxing, all i need is a glass of wine and the rest of the song
It's really pretty! Can't wait for the whole thing!!!!
Intense!!
Thank you for your kind comment, Bethan.
Sounds cool!! Love the vibrato melody on top :D
I don't have a kitty but it would probably drink Caduceus wine ;)
got me...looking on my keyboard for it
dig this groove! enjoyed! KC
Beautiful! A great way to start a lazy New Years morning! Best of 2017 to you!!!
Nice sounds. Effective and yet minimalist
Perfect soundtrack for a night out stargazing at the meteor showers. Really cool!
Short lines, converge and diverge somewhere out, to get back, to run again and again, around and around ~
Nice.
Cool! Kavin./Breaking Light/Coelocanth
Thanks for nice words on my piece. Taking a listen to one of yours. Nice integration of wide range styles. Like hip hop lieu calypso beat and uptown piano sounds interspersed.
I like the sound of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you kindly, Fairynuff. Apparently cigar box guitars are all the rage on eBay these days; i bought a 2nd one and figured i better record something with it. You'd get a better idea of the real (i.e., un-distorted) sound of them by searching for YouTube videos though, to be honest. Thanks again for your kind and encouraging comment. :)
Thank you for your kind words on the previous version of this song, fairynuff. :) That means a lot to me as i greatly enjoy *your* work! (Are you uploading something new soon? Please, please! ;-) I added some piano and fiddled around with the beginning to try to make it more interesting...
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Nice one, Colleen!
Thank you kindly, Fairynuff. Apparently cigar box guitars are all the rage on eBay these days; i bought a 2nd one and figured i better record something with it. You'd get a better idea of the real (i.e., un-distorted) sound of them by searching for YouTube videos though, to be honest. Thanks again for your kind and encouraging comment. :)
Thank you for your kind words on the previous version of this song, fairynuff. :) That means a lot to me as i greatly enjoy *your* work! (Are you uploading something new soon? Please, please! ;-) I added some piano and fiddled around with the beginning to try to make it more interesting...
Thank you for your encouragement, Colleen and fairynuff. It truly is appreciated. You know, i kinda just felt that improv couldn't be improved upon so i just kinda left it as is. (It's about two years old at this point.) I just really like that mix of tones / preset patches. But thanks to both your comments i should probably figure out those melodies and maybe add some piano noodling tweaks of 'em (or something. I suspect it's a lot of Gm, Cm D major throughout.)
Thank for the kind words, Sha-Pink -- and the lyrics to "Saturnalia" as well! :) My piece was just a piano improvisation but it was performed on an Alesis Fusion 8HD synthesizer, so it wasn't *actually* a piano. ;-)
This is a nice and mellow one. ^_^ Have you got the lyrics posted somewhere? (Just curious 'cause of the title. I like it anyway whether i know what it's about or not.. ;-)
This is really nice! Kinda rockin' and uplifting at the same time. :) Sounds like it would be great playing at the gym or -- as the title states -- while cruising down the highway in one's car, hair blowing through one's hair and whatnot... ^_^
Thank you, Colleen. ^_^ Glad you enjoy it!
Lovely! And here you've got me leaving the living room to walk back to this computer to see what you've name *this* one, Igor! Just splendid! Love the transition at the end!
Thank you for your kind words, fairynuff! Much appreciated! Yeah, it was an improv'd. Do you also find it difficult to objectively judge your own material, too? Had forgotten all about this one until my girlfriend told me "I really like #22 on that CD you gave me..." Ever since her comment i pretty much post this one everywhere. I am so glad that others enjoy it as well. ^_^
Wow, this is really nice! Am so glad i came across this here... ^_^