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Happy New Year! Here is my Progressive Rock version of Toyland with me on Moog/B3/synth, Jim Edwards on guitar. I've asked drummer friend to add some Progressive Rock drumming, so an additional version may surface soon. There are some transitions I built in specifically for great drum fills. However, the polyrhythms (3s over 4s over 6/8, which were great fun to play in) will make drumming along a challenge!
This track started with Jim messaging me that we had been paired in the Collaboration Challenge. He had originally requested an acoustic jazz version. But after fooling around with stuff on my piano for a week, I thought I was unable to come up with anything new sounding. So I decided to use some of my old electric pianos and hit upon this cool patch that sounded like Christmas snow falling. After trying out several grooves, everything was coming out more progressive rock than jazz, so I went with it. I used a fretless bass, B3, and other e-piano belles to create the bed, then sent it off to Jim.
Jim sent back two electric guitar tracks using different effects. He didn't play the melody like I had imagined. But he did add a bunch of other carol fragments. So I used a Moog to play the Toyland melody and provide a harmony to some of his fragments. My favorite is the Auld Lang Syne at the end. The track ended up being a sort of medley.
Thanks, Jim, for providing the inspiration to build more into the track. It was great fun!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
This track started with Jim messaging me that we had been paired in the Collaboration Challenge. He had originally requested an acoustic jazz version. But after fooling around with stuff on my piano for a week, I thought I was unable to come up with anything new sounding. So I decided to use some of my old electric pianos and hit upon this cool patch that sounded like Christmas snow falling. After trying out several grooves, everything was coming out more progressive rock than jazz, so I went with it. I used a fretless bass, B3, and other e-piano belles to create the bed, then sent it off to Jim.
Jim sent back two electric guitar tracks using different effects. He didn't play the melody like I had imagined. But he did add a bunch of other carol fragments. So I used a Moog to play the Toyland melody and provide a harmony to some of his fragments. My favorite is the Auld Lang Syne at the end. The track ended up being a sort of medley.
Thanks, Jim, for providing the inspiration to build more into the track. It was great fun!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
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Symphony101
A great collab, enjoyed this very much !