This salty man's a salty dog
His travels have left him weary
Got boots all lined up at the door
He's must be carrying stones again...
His salty wife waits on salty shores
Tending the child she carries
Washing his wounds with olive soap…
At the end of this road
Red rock and blue skies
And the wind calls
Plant your roots in the ground
And the clean air that the trees share
You can't hear a sound
Deep in the heart of it all
Morning dew at the sunrise
Covered in fog
Fires…
Listening to all your stuff (after your clear out) while I'm working. This one really jumped out at me and brought me over to comment (loving it all though!)
Some people talk to me
Ask me what I do for a living
Use some rocks to grind my grain
Little bit of whiskey to tickle the brain
Valley fever giving me rest
Smokestack choked out to my west
Drink a little of the H2O
Give it a little…
How long we've been waiting for this storm to end
Said we might go
Where the winds they do blow
Full steam ahead the blind captain said
Might take some time now
We might windup dead
Just bury those bones along that 2 note transfer…
As slowly I recall
These letters sent to you
As all things come to pass
I anticipate that I'll leave
This world for a new
Waiting for the letters that you'll send
Civil War
At 300 strong
Into the heart of Dixie we roam
We might be…
This salty man's a salty dog
His travels have left him weary
Got boots all lined up at the door
He's must be carrying stones again...
His salty wife waits on salty shores
Tending the child she carries
Washing his wounds with olive soap…
Whispers for dark words in my subconscious
The belief that reality doubles with your delusions
A thought that a handshake was once considered currency
Or a realization that man is the only predator you fear
Radioactive soul
Ain't got nothin…
Well, this may be the final tweaking of this nice little sing along song...
I sent this fun little sing along off to Jim of MTC fame, and once again he has outdone himself... And I can't thank him and his wife (who appears covertly) enough…
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…
Here's proof. Proof that things are a bit mysterious in my studio.
Late last night my Bass Cajon all of a sudden decided to start accompanying me on its own - without me touching it. At first I thought that some apparitional bass player had…
Well I believe you had a visit from the ghost of funky percussion. This is really really cool man. I love the little rolls in there, and it has a killer driving beat.
Well, here's a quick stripped-down version of a song that I wrote a couple of weeks ago and needed to record just to get it out of my head... Also my first crack at harmonizing with myself (kinda cool, but a bit weird for me to hear me singing…
Glad I had good timing! Ha! Eh, the vocals are way off and hard to hear, I'll give it another run for the finished product. I got to into the guitar riff and had a hard time staying still to sing.
Kinda rough. I'm uploading this mainly to share a guitar technique I've been working on. I'm wearing a slide on my picking hand and using it to alter pitches in single line phrases. There's a lot more can be done with this technique that I've…
It's not a bad tuning. I have been stuck on 1/2 step down for a while now. You lose a bit of the tone, but it makes for a good dirty sound. My Jackson likes the tuning, but the strat copy and my les paul copy don't. I usually keep one of my acoustics and the strat in open G, the other acoustic in drop D, jackson in half step down high and low e to d, and my other electric in standard. Just run the whole spectrum of easy tunings lol.
This is a collab tune which was originally written by Tad Rees (aka Solo). He plays the Keyboard.synth, and I did the guitar and drums. The last half blends with his original which can be heard in completion at :
http://www.traxinspace…
Still one of my fav's, watching the crazy sun set here...winds picking up...and steaks are almost done on the grill in the NM desert. Better listen again...my wife's taking silhouette photos of the trees around are house to this. Amazing track John.
drip by drip..
I did the guitar and bass tracks first, then procured my 10 year olds cello for the main bass line :) I also tried my luck playing cello with a bow on this track- which was a new experience.
The trumpet and violin bits are played…
drip by drip..
I did the guitar and bass tracks first, then procured my 10 year olds cello for the main bass line :) I also tried my luck playing cello with a bow on this track- which was a new experience.
The trumpet and violin bits are played…
For some reason...might be the whiskey talking...I picture in the "future" version of this with a video...opening it with the "hit sensation" dramatic squirrel youtube video? Call me nuts...it would totally fit...
I have issues at my house, sometimes they manifest themselves in my tracks. In this case, the bassoon and oboe represent the mouse. The guitar is the peanut-butter.
Well, here's a quick stripped-down version of a song that I wrote a couple of weeks ago and needed to record just to get it out of my head... Also my first crack at harmonizing with myself (kinda cool, but a bit weird for me to hear me singing…
Good harmonies my friend. It's fun to harmonize with yourself once you get used to recording it. You can bring depth into the singing. Even though your singing sounds just fine without it.
Yes....teleport to this lake now with your acoustic, John and Norm...wicked campfire jam we could get going.
If Ennio Morricone and Dr. Dre smoked a buttload of crack and decided to collaborate, except that one of them thought he was writing a soundtrack for the Godfather Part 11, and the other for Phantom of the Opera, Part 2, The Unwanted Sequel…
After writing this song about our newly adopted dog, I asked Kavin if he like to play some slide guitar, knowing that he would come up with something terrific... I just had no idea how terrific.
Bandit rides in the back of my truck
A big…
Ha ha thanks man!!! I have been jammin your track today. Gave me some ideas of what I can add to it. Sitting out by the lake right now. Good soundtrack for it. :)
For our beautiful son Willem, in French Guillaume.
recorded in my livingroom, 16-7-2009.
I called the song Guillaume before because of the beautiful sound.
Since 2012 I changed the title of the song into : Willem.
Because that makes much…
Ilesa is a city located in the south west of Nigeria. This is a traditional rhythm pattern of the same name - but I'm not sure of the significance of the name.
I played on 3 congas, accented with bell clave, block and cowbell, of course…
Comments on Movement To Contact's stuff
Rocks.
Nice! Really like that shift at 2 minutes!
pretty cool,,if your into giant squid,, discovery will be showing the first ever video on sunday the 27,, as i heard on npr,, happy friday! r
this is your brain on mtc
I'm likin' this! w;-)
Oh, and while I'm commenting - love the riffing over the sparse background on this. Simple and powerful.
Listening to all your stuff (after your clear out) while I'm working. This one really jumped out at me and brought me over to comment (loving it all though!)
Nice :-)
Gritty! Like this one MTC!
Nice playin MTC.
Really dig the flamenco runs. Another feather in your badass cap.
I really like this - nice structure and tones.
Sweet! This sort of thing is right up my alley!
Great tune.
Nice tones Man!
Not long now to the R.P.M 2013......another excellent track.....back for more later"........
Great tone on that guitar and the drumming is excellent,vocal too....bravo
Excellent track......
Excellent track & Video
Bitchin tune...F**k!
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Thanks for wanting to jam mr. Keith. :)
Very nice. I am liking your style as of late. The loop acoustic flow is working for sure man. Got me hooked.
Nice, good flow and bounce!
Well I believe you had a visit from the ghost of funky percussion. This is really really cool man. I love the little rolls in there, and it has a killer driving beat.
Really enjoyed this one man.
Glad I had good timing! Ha! Eh, the vocals are way off and hard to hear, I'll give it another run for the finished product. I got to into the guitar riff and had a hard time staying still to sing.
It's not a bad tuning. I have been stuck on 1/2 step down for a while now. You lose a bit of the tone, but it makes for a good dirty sound. My Jackson likes the tuning, but the strat copy and my les paul copy don't. I usually keep one of my acoustics and the strat in open G, the other acoustic in drop D, jackson in half step down high and low e to d, and my other electric in standard. Just run the whole spectrum of easy tunings lol.
Coming from Mr. Gritt,I take that as a complement :) thanks man.
Just incredible....
Still one of my fav's, watching the crazy sun set here...winds picking up...and steaks are almost done on the grill in the NM desert. Better listen again...my wife's taking silhouette photos of the trees around are house to this. Amazing track John.
Or rather dramatic chipmunk...PETA is going to be all over my email tomorrow...d+mn...
For some reason...might be the whiskey talking...I picture in the "future" version of this with a video...opening it with the "hit sensation" dramatic squirrel youtube video? Call me nuts...it would totally fit...
Love all the little details you always work into your tracks.
Still one of my favorite RPM songs man...and albums.
Good harmonies my friend. It's fun to harmonize with yourself once you get used to recording it. You can bring depth into the singing. Even though your singing sounds just fine without it. Yes....teleport to this lake now with your acoustic, John and Norm...wicked campfire jam we could get going.
Had this track playin in an old school boom box @ the skatepark last night, it was sweet man!
Ha ha thanks man!!! I have been jammin your track today. Gave me some ideas of what I can add to it. Sitting out by the lake right now. Good soundtrack for it. :)
Every time I here this I wonder why you are not famous touring the world. Hope all is well Inge. :) -Jim
Sounds like a good zombie shooter. Pretty cool dark sounds. Thanks for the listen phobos!
Nodding my head to the count of the bell clave....yep yep this is sweet.