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This is some drivel I made with Mrs Topo. I mentioned it to stevel on the chat yonks ago but never really finished it. It's just a rudimentary bass groove and piano hook really.
I remixed it in bed with a nice cup of camomile and here it is - another offcut.
Don't know what the genre is - sounds a bit like the dance genre 'big beat' from a few years back I reckon.
Lyrics:
improvised, wife plays the modern languages
Hardware:
ibook, keystation 88es, cheap bass, guitar
Software:
Logic Express, Wife
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Not sure about the genre but… &mdash 12/03/05 - 04:29:51 AM
it's The Happy Mondays, isn't it? Very Madchester at the very least.
Putting it in Dance/Club just wouldn't do it justice. I see your
dilemma. Which is a shame because putting it in Other can't be
dong you any favors either. Very funny, very funky… it's funnyky (I
just made that up!). I really dig this and hope more people check it
out. Inspired lunacy and topical too. Sorted! [ Reply to This ]
Not sure about the genre but… &mdash 12/03/05 - 04:39:18 AM
Or even doing you any favors… I really need to improve my
proofreading!
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"You never say please. You never say thank you."
"Please don't be an idiot. Thank you."
-- Bayliss and Pembleton [ Reply to This ]
Not sure about the genre but… &mdash 12/03/05 - 02:37:35 PM
Oops, and I even spelt favour wrong (UK spelling!). Doh!
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"You never say please. You never say thank you."
"Please don't be an idiot. Thank you."
-- Bayliss and Pembleton [ Reply to This ]
Woooh! Truly superb &mdash 12/03/05 - 03:34:32 PM
Very British sound you've got going here (apart from the French and
Spanish bits, obviously) ... I love it!
It's very funny, cynical and entertaining, and sounds incredibly
polished for an improv/offcut. Full of energy with some gorgeous
instrument sounds. If this is the stuff you can come up with when
you're just having a bit of fun I can't wait to hear your polished up
stuff! You've got some real talent here, and it's a delight to listen to.
Warblers of mass destruction ... brilliant!
My compliments to Mrs Topo. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Eppy and Rebs &mdash 12/04/05 - 04:47:54 AM
As you may have noticed I've got more stuff now beyond simply my
accoustic - Logic, recently aquired guitars, and a keyboard I can attach
to the computer.
The good news is I reckon I now have pretty much everything I need to
create all the kind of sounds I like without many compromises.
However to do it all justice needs patience and learning, so I'm slowly
taping few few 'good tracks' and releasing offcuts of demos and things
I don't think I'll have time to take further just for the fun of
MacJamming.
This track is by far the most 'produced' of the uploads, so I think I'm
getting slowly, or even quickly, to where I want to be. [ Reply to This ]
Funky &mdash 12/04/05 - 05:21:25 AM
Really liked the piano groove.
Clever lyrics and well delivered ;)
Good job! [ Reply to This ]
caught the flu &mdash 12/04/05 - 12:29:38 PM
love the groove overall. your wife sounds great. there's a part where it
sound like there's a guitar solo trying to happen but it just doesn't
quite happen. the spoken parts are cool too. I was also missing more
high-end information and 16th note subdivisions happening. but that's
just me. [ Reply to This ]
Let the beak go on &mdash 12/04/05 - 04:13:32 PM
Really like it...boy you are sounding really polished with that Logic magic
at your disposal. Must get it myself! I think that this is a really good
groove song. I like the satirical lyrics too.... if this is an offcut can't wait to
hear other songs you have been tinkering on in the studio
Steve [ Reply to This ]
Let the beak go on &mdash 12/06/05 - 01:22:37 AM
You will have to get Logic, steve - I'd love to see how you put all the extra
tools to great use!
One thing I like when chopping up the recorded audio is the 'search for zero
crossings' option, where you can slice tracks where the sound wave is at
'zero' - this means no 'pops' and 'clicks'. It's good on a more remixy thing
like this.
Also, even Logic Express has some nice extra instruments. This track has a
slight tweak of the abrasive 'IN yer Face' organ preset, the punchy 'bright
piano', and a analogue-style filter on the trumpet stabs. Easy to get carried
away.
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I ain't marching anymore... [ Reply to This ]
too funny &mdash 12/07/05 - 01:47:13 PM
My wife's actually working with the bird flu. (Let's hope they come up
with a cure or some sort of prevention soon.) Anyway, I had to give your
song a listen for that reason alone. Good stuff. [ Reply to This ]
Nice Tune &mdash 12/07/05 - 05:22:48 PM
I really enjoyed listening to this song. Great lyrics and nicely executed.
Thank you for sharing.
Downloaded. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for the comments &mdash 12/09/05 - 01:27:12 AM
I wanted to do a bird flu topical song and I think this works quite well.
As much of the public commentary about this topic is such headline-
grabbing throwaway nonsense with not much analysis, I thought a daft
throwaway song was the only response! [ Reply to This ]
indie pop &mdash 01/14/06 - 03:39:23 AM
Man - this is great and unhinged, and has a really serious message (!).
I'd say this is indie pop, in the spirit of those guts who did 'little birdhouse in your soul' - another avain connection! [ Reply to This ]
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Putting it in Dance/Club just wouldn't do it justice. I see your
dilemma. Which is a shame because putting it in Other can't be
dong you any favors either. Very funny, very funky… it's funnyky (I
just made that up!). I really dig this and hope more people check it
out. Inspired lunacy and topical too. Sorted!
[ Reply to This ]