Swing Axe (w/PV) by ktb
Genre: Rock (instrumental)
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Many thanks to David Thomas (PerceptualVortex) for the huge drums. I had recently come across some old (circa 1987) cassettes of jam sessions. They were done on a 4 track, and I was able to isolate the guitar on one. Not sure if I'm the only one who enjoys this, but I love to recycle ancient audio. I was fortunate in recreating a new sound bed, but the drums totally stumped me. Thank you PV :-)
Rich Musacchio Guitar
PV Drums
ktb Bass & Keys
Rich Musacchio Guitar
PV Drums
ktb Bass & Keys
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Z293
This sounds great for something that was salvaged from 1987 or any other time. The drums are great and even something a little different sounding from KTB.
ktb
Z, it was a challenge gettin the guitar to sync. I especially like that you think its a lil different. Thx for listening
Feter
what a groove whata groove ..great drums indeed
but the Keys just a true flame as well as the
guitar work ..a real blast here ..thnx for sharin
it !!
*wish to see you at woodstock MJ fest *
Feter
what a groove whata groove ..great drums indeed
but the Keys just a true flame as well as the
guitar work ..a real blast here ..thnx for sharin
it !!
*wish to see you at woodstock MJ fest *
ktb
Z, it was a challenge gettin the guitar to sync. I especially like that you think its a lil different. Thx for listening
Jim Bouchard
And PV constructs the perfect drummers groove! It's indeed a bit different a little like fusion John Scofield and I like it! I especially like the chord chops the guitar does at around the 3 minute mark, as they are so dirty and the last solo seems to be built on that structure. The outro is probably my favorite part. Cool!
ktb
Jim, thats my favorite part. Good seeing you the other night. Hears to more of that
droop
This is like digging up an old treasure, and what a great job of polishing it up. I like finding some of my old stuff, but usually after listening I wish I hadn't. The guitar on this is really good. I love the B3 and just an incredible job by PV with the drums.
Great find thanks
ktb
I think theres a song title in there somewhere. Appreciate the kind words
peacepiano
Great jam. PV's mixing and drums are sharp. Rich's guitar soars over the the combo as it should. And I heard some rocking keys in there too, nice job KTB. Cool Stuff.
Thanks
Bill
ktb
Bill. it was good to meet you! Thx for the listen
John
drakonis
excellent salvage job... timeless. Love the keys, as always, the guitar sounds just fine (after you did your timing magic)... and Dave's drums are always so alive and tickle my ears. Great stuff!
ttfn,
Drakonis
ktb
Drak, very much appreciated. I feel compelled to start tearing through all my old tapes now :-)
ziti
very cool....
great mix, great sound and playing all around...Rich is a great guitarist and fits this material perfectly....
very impressive...PV makes and mixes a drum track like a flippin pro...
all sooo good...great work John!!!!
deep bows
z
ktb
Fran, your sets at the Firefly were incredible. Your tune selections were the best.
I agree with you re: Rich. He's a local too :-)
timothy devine
you continue to amaze me man.
What a very cool over all sound. The sounds blend together real nice. The bed and soloing just sparkle.
Great playing & mixing.
Sweet.
t
ktb
Ziti has a gig we'll have to make a point to get together. Missed you at this latest Mj fest.
timothy devine
I'm in!
I had to work on the 7th.
Ed Hannifin
...the very sustain-y guitar lead is great, the comping bed from ktb is always the tasteful and deceptively essential bit...
And I want to say that I continue to be amazed at David's ability to come in AFTER a track's begun and think like a drummer and come up with stuff that sounds like he was playing along the first time it was played/recorded...
Neat meld of the new and old, guys...
Ed
ktb
that re: David's ability to create monster percussion tracks. In this case much after the fact. Maybe we can get him to show us how he does it. That and juggling :-)
Vic Holman
totally rocks.
fantastic how you were to create a whole bed just from a guitar solo.
and Dave's drums on the mark and real. i think all that juggling has kept him in form.
ktb
Vic, when I play just that guitar track I can hear the old drum machine we jammed to. Thank God for that. 'preciate you stoppin by
lupiroz
if you didn't tell about the old stuff salvage I don't think I could understand that! Rock on!!!!
ktb
sending you mirage funk with some noodling. That track is great. Thx for letting me jam to it.
Mcboy
best drumming i've heard from dave...hands down....that synthorgan is very soulful...and the lead guitar playing is tasty......my only compositional critique to make this better is to chop the guitar lead into sections and create some breaks/transitions for the band.....so u don't have one long guitar solo....i like the music ..it cooks......and we are due for another collab.....bassist drewkopr is working on a track that will need some keys ......and percussion by dave if he is interested...should be kool.....cya
ktb
absolutely. One of the things I wanted to do was surprise my guitar buddy, Rich. with a blast from the past. Thx McBoy
Drums after the fact must be hard as timeing gets altered especially when it comes from a 4track originally
Good job guys thanks for posting it
ktb
The drums make the tune for me Tom. They mash it up just right.
Ibstrat
Jam-I really enjoyed it!
ktb
Mark, thats the way it developed via a jam. Its still more a jam than a real song.
Someday I'll think of a melody :-)
TEXASFEEL
Very cool John... lOvEd the bass and the keys are outstanding.. and who's that guy on guitar? he's really good! David, those drums are outstanding as usual. great collab... loved this from start to finish.
ktb
John, my sincere gratitude for the thumbs up. Rich & Dave made it work in a big way
Man, this is hot! I think it's really neat that you could resurrect the old recording and do this. I really enjoyed this one!
ktb
Mikey, I hope our little urbnite collab comes out someday. Maybe we should conspire to do one directly!
perceptualvortex
This turned out great, man! I love the guitar and organ in here, and the new bass really holds it all together. It was fun putting together the drum track, thanks for getting me involved with this!
ktb
David, that was like the staples 'easy' button. For me at least :-) Many thanks for pounding vibe.
dajama
and an absolutely killer bass sound (and playing) - it just throbs out of the speakers. Nice guitar work too, and those drums are indeed big and very effective. This is very nicely done. Kudos. Peace.
ktb
David, coming from you I take that as high praise indeed. Thx for the positive review
Leon
This is a real gem you unearthed, KTB, and thank God for digital restoration you really cleaned it up clear and crisp! PV added a layer of sheen with his awesome percussions. Must be really satisfying to sit back after all was done and enjoy and re-live this track from an era in your life all over again.
ktb
Leon, it was a real blast doin this. The original guitar track only had a hint of the old drum program, but once I added the other parts and Dave's crushin drums it all seemed to gel. Thx for commenting
Hectorious
Mr.Groovy Bass player Man. Killer groove and Tune!!
This Rich Guy ain't Bad either:0}
ktb
replaces real bass. :-) Hope the band is tearin it up! and the twins are lettin you sleep in
lavalamp
Good stuff. Drums sound fantastic. Underrated form of music.
Liked it a lot.
Dave
ktb
david, I love jam based tunes. I think its cuz I always had trouble playing tunes with too many changes (could never keep up!) Thank you stoppin by
Macaudion
BELLY BE SMILE'N TOO!
WHATA NASTY STYINKY GUITAR!
DAT PV JUST ROCKS
JOHN, THANK YOU,
FROM ALL OVER ME!
ledebutant
This sounds wonderful and you did a great job of reverse engineering a track to go with the guitar; it sounds completely organic and completely groovy. David's drums sound wonderful and it's cool to hear him "drumming" in a slightly different style than we usually hear from him. Thanks for getting his voice back here on the site, too. I've been wondering when he would post something. He hasn't since last November and I was starting to wonder if he'd been sitting around playing Scrabble or something...
ktb
when I think of David I can't imagine "downtime" unless it has to do with describing his formidable percussive talents. Lisa, I really appreciate you listening and taking the time to comment.
paralax
nice salvage work sounds really good great mix job.
Terry
ktb
you're too generous man.
spitlogic
That guitar is ripping that track a new one. Well played and well made.
ktb
wanna thank you for the support. You leave a lot of kind comments. If you ever get stuck for keys let me know!
guitapick
This is FANTASTIC!!!! Great, great, great THICK sound with some screaming leads. Your keys sound incredible, too...instant download...kudos, people!
guitapick
Just read the description...the drums and bass absolutely kick, guys! So giving credit where credit's due...so fine...
ktb
Bob, so glad you liked this one. I play the bass on a keyboard and can only hope I do PV's drums justice!
spiffy keys, distinctive percussive flourishes, killer guitar -
HEY! THIS HAS EVERYTHING!
wonderful mood, john - you're nothing if not one classy musician.
what a cool mix,
anne
ktb
Its missing some screamin vocals ;-) Anne, your comments always leave me smiling. Thanks
8piscean8
This is another fine example of an excellent collaboration! It sounds like it was all recorded in the present time and not pieced together from several decades. Great job people!
Scott Carmichael
But you'd be my keyboard man of choice... and I'd have your ears all over every production... lots of testoserone here... testicular fortitude, is the refined way to say it has "balls"...
great stuff John... very Jon Hammer with Jeff Beck
ktb
Theres a band name in there I just know it :-) Scott, always great to have you stop by and offer encouragement. This is more of a jam per se, but it definitely represents the type of stuff we used to play for hours on end when we got a chance to jam!
gail60
I loved this song. It really sounds great. The drums are perfect and I am really impressed that you were able to recycle this from years back. You are very talented and very good!!!
Lennon714
I'm first amazed you captured that much quality on a 4-track back in '87. Then the work the other guys put down on this. I can't play in time well enough to save my life, let alone have a drummer come in and blow it away like that. Great job to everyone involved. This track is great!
rsorensen
great groove here, and great guitar work. glad you dug it up and got it synced!
jiguma
Top addition in David's drumming - guitars, bass and keys all work really well. Some lovely bass parts in there.
Cheers,
Neil
Tadashi Togawa
Good!!
Scorpjammer
... to TIMELESS.
Yeah, PV definitely ROCKS on those virtual drums. Great sense and sensibility he brings to every project he tackles.
Keys, mix and arrangement are awesome, K.
Sure glad you rescued this one. Thanks for sharing!
Heightened
Very cool and awesome drums!
tokai
groove, guitar work is excellent. Back line is solid, powerful drums.
stratcat
sounding organ. Reminds me of Keith Emerson. Cool jam. Kind of a fusion thing. Yes the drums sound great, and so does the guitar work. Great job
Stratcat
Mangwisto
other than I like it. Real dirty emotion in the guitar and the drums have the WHABAM! Cool