Drift a drift

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Track #1 from Bar RRR. 1987. This is basically just me on the Chapman Stick playing along with a previous track I recorded using the JX3P. This is one of my favorites from the tape. Even though these recordings have lost a lot of their range, I still have a particular fascination with them. The Stick and the synth were a good combo. I miss them both.

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Hits: 445
Comments: 18
Fans: 15
Plays: 39
Downloads: 24
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Jun 17, 2009 - 04:01:23 AM
Last Updated: Jun 17, 2009 - 04:01:23 AM Last Played: Aug 18, 2009 - 08:34:12 PM

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Song Actions

Hardware:

Chapman Stick. Roland JX3P

Software:

Amadeus Pro & iTunes

Comments

Feter	Feter said 158 days ago (June 17th, 2009)
	Drift a drift Progressive by all mean ...very nicely done ...loved it ...thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

magnatone	magnatone said 157 days ago (June 17th, 2009)
	drift this is completely addictive - it could be used to induce a deep trance state, except it would do that so well, one might never come back to the world. very very cool! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

davisamerica	davisamerica said 157 days ago (June 17th, 2009)
	karen said addictive and I will add excellent. Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

btransue	btransue said 157 days ago (June 17th, 2009)
	Progressive, addictive and excellent Far beyond any comments I expected to receive on this unpolished bit of history. Thanks very much for the comments, and for suffering through it. Quite something that it even exists at this point, so I should be happy as it was scheduled for seasonal shed purging. Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

kassia	kassia said 157 days ago (June 17th, 2009)
	i agree with karen and jack! very nice, meditative piece. cool sounds. this swirls and wraps itself around you very nicely. Check out my latest song called Deep Majesty

michael2

michael2 said 157 days ago (June 17th, 2009)

very nice
love the loop like sound you get from the Roland. I have a JX3P and you can get a lot of really interesting stuff out of it. this is very 70's sounding to me, and I actually like the sound quality quite a bit. really nice track. there is a song on my page called Jamaica that is primarily the JX3P doing a looping sound similar to this in a way (if you're curious what someone else did with it).

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btransue

btransue said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)

Jah Mon
Will definitely check out the track here this morning. Do you.have the analog controller for yours? That was what really set those apart from other synths of the day. If I remember correctly, you could overylay basically 8 "tracks" (sounds) of up to 128 steps each...and then there is that row of magic buttons across the front where you saved the sounds, a real "players" tool for sure. Damn I miss that thing. Sold mine for $350 to my brother (complete with Anvil road case and stand no less) who promised me he's sell it back to me before anyone else...and then he ended up trading it all in on something without telling me.

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michael2

michael2 said 152 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)

i do
have the controller. makes for a way more satisfying experience as that was definitely the age of presets. mine needs some work as it got banged up when I took it on tour and now the controller and the sequencer bit don't work right. glad that I have some of my sounds still in there. Too bad about the loss of yours. You can get quite a bit out of soft synths though: seems like I raraely break out the hardware stuff anymore.

Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

Boundless	Boundless said 157 days ago (June 17th, 2009)
	Nice mood I enjoy it too. Wraps itself around you very nicely - that's it. Quite the mantra. Thanks ! Check out my latest song called Here to Hear - collab

btransue

btransue said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)

wrapped...rapped...raptured
Thanks Boundless. Interesting to be getting comments on music made 22 years ago that was never heard by anyone. My efforts of digitizing these old tapes has recently been hampered by the fact that the fast forward and rewind no longer work on my Tascam. Amazingly, it has worked flawlessly for the past 25 years, so I guess I shouldn't complain. Thanks for the comments...glad you enjoyed. Listen to some more!

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davajonah	davajonah said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	22 years ago? Well it hasn't spoiled this anyway. Shades of Soft Machine, methinks. Very hypnotic, lovely build up and super cool. Nice one. Check out my latest song called Pavlov's Dog

Ex_Silentio	Ex_Silentio said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	Time machine Dava beat me to it. Soft Machine memories for sure. There was much to like back then. This is a wonderful piece of work, and I'm glad you decided to post it. The recording sounds old, but in this case, it adds just the right atmosphere for the music. Check out my latest song called Loneliness Becomes Pandora (MJ Space Race 2009)

btransue

btransue said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)

Sounds Old
Every once in awhile, it's nice that something wears a time stamp. I definitely appreciate the comment and the reference. I guess it's the complete lack of width to begin with when it comes to cassette, but then there is this natural aging thing that happens as the highs and lows start to just disappear. I could nurse some of it back, but there you have it, the age of sound, like watching old Movie Time reels at theater, dust, scratches and all. I suppose that's why I still have a working turn table and an ever building supply of vinyl.
Thanks Silentio!

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btransue	btransue said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)
	SOft Machine Damn, now there's something I haven't heard in awhile. Thanks Dava, really appreciate the visit and the listen. Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

Peter Greenstone

Peter Greenstone said 156 days ago (June 18th, 2009)

inspiring
It is an inspiring groove. Makes my mind play along. I actually enjoy the withered sound of the old tape. It makes it sound like it's coming from a universe away. You could do some interesting things with this letting it build up with clear fidelity new elements, filling it out and growing and then keep stripping it back down to the original again. Cool stuff, Blaine.

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	Richard_Schletty said 152 days ago (June 23rd, 2009)
	Long cattle flight across Montana Interesting start...backwards fade in. Like an old Conestoga wagon with an FM radio. Love the organ. Nice build and variations. Could have come sooner. Trance-like. Long drive at night. Check out my latest song called The Quarry (part 4) - words by Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla)

btransue	btransue said 139 days ago (July 6th, 2009)
	cattle flight Thanks RS. These were always meant to have something more added, maybe some ebow, or cello, elec bass, but of course, I never got around to it. I was hearing some piano over it in my head tonight while writing this, problem is finding the tuning. Thanks for the listen. Check out my latest song called srepsihwavonknomelcitrap

T_Being_esq	T_Being_esq said 141 days ago (July 3rd, 2009)
	I am difting Very hypnotic. Lots of layers and sounds that need listening to. A hint of Soft Machine perhaps without the brass, just the experimental stuff. Check out my latest song called I have Been Away (LIOLI, Late Entry)

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