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Posted: February 23 2014 at 04:06
Dayvenkirq wrote:
^ It's like as if Billy Cobham replaced Robert Wyatt on the drummer's stool. Having fun with 15 + 17. Nice.
Looking back I might have made the second sequence a bit too hard It's 7 13/16 measures + a 12/16 measure, with 5 5/16 hits over the last two measures of each sequence (13+12 = 25 so it all adds up). Absolute nightmare to rehearse! Cheers for the applause though man!
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Posted: February 22 2014 at 08:37
Dayvenkirq wrote:
The Pessimist wrote:
Thanks Dayvenkirq. Yeah I'm currently in my final year at Leeds College of Music in England (Jazz course). Haiku is a tune I wrote for my trio (soundcloud.com/zeitgeist-band). I've been getting into Free Jazz quite a bit lately. It fascinates me on a level that it almost completely demolishes the boundary between composer and performer. Are you into that kind of stuff?
I haven't heard a lot of stuff from that jazz branch, though I do find some interesting ideas from Pharoah Sanders.
So far jazz has never resonated with me(except the "In A Silent Way" composition) or sounded fun to me (unless I'm listening to McCoy Tyner), though I am trying to get into old school jazz (modal and avant-garde jazz in particular).
Pharaoh Sanders is wonderful, I'm a big fan (Sun Ra as well). I haven't checked out IASW yet, although I've heard good things.
This is my band in a rehearsal. It's pretty proggy so you may enjoy it!
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Posted: February 08 2014 at 10:55
The Pessimist wrote:
Thanks Dayvenkirq. Yeah I'm currently in my final year at Leeds College of Music in England (Jazz course). Haiku is a tune I wrote for my trio (soundcloud.com/zeitgeist-band). I've been getting into Free Jazz quite a bit lately. It fascinates me on a level that it almost completely demolishes the boundary between composer and performer. Are you into that kind of stuff?
I haven't heard a lot of stuff from that jazz branch, though I do find some interesting ideas from Pharoah Sanders.
So far jazz has never resonated with me(except the "In A Silent Way" composition) or sounded fun to me (unless I'm listening to McCoy Tyner), though I am trying to get into old school jazz (modal and avant-garde jazz in particular).
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Posted: February 08 2014 at 07:50
Thanks Dayvenkirq. Yeah I'm currently in my final year at Leeds College of Music in England (Jazz course). Haiku is a tune I wrote for my trio (soundcloud.com/zeitgeist-band). I've been getting into Free Jazz quite a bit lately. It fascinates me on a level that it almost completely demolishes the boundary between composer and performer. Are you into that kind of stuff?
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Posted: February 02 2014 at 19:03
Great stuff. Reminds me of Jan Dukes de Grey. If there's one critique I could give, it would be to intersperse the intro with the rest of the song. Too, some decent vocal technique can go a long way. You don't want to oversing this stuff, but good breath control can make it a lot more comfortable to sing. Those low notes will resonate a bit more and not feel so far down in your throat.
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Posted: February 02 2014 at 17:58
^Thank you both!
Not really familiar with either of them, except I've heard some Pentangle and I really like them. Oh wait, Lerxst is Alex Lifeson's nickname? I didn't know that. Well cool!
There is one open chord I use at the end. Those three chords that I repeat a few times there are something I may want to do something more with. I don't play much metal, but I feel like it could make a good metal riff.
Yeah, I've never been great with vocals. I'd love to get better though and I could really use some vocal coaching for a number of things. Thanks again--I really appreciate it! Good to hear you're working on some things too.
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Posted: February 02 2014 at 17:50
Thanks! And great work! It's complex but still is very catchy, and I dig the singing style; it's rough but that gives it a sort of honesty that I really like
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Posted: February 02 2014 at 16:58
^ Great playing. I'm mean ... great. That reminds me of the technical playing of Bert Jansch and Lerxst. Also reminds me of me since it sounds like you were playing open chords at the end, and I've been playing around with some open chords myself. And it's nice to hear that you are actually repeating at least some parts (so that the listener doesn't feel lost) since what you are playing after the intro is actually a song.
If you really want to sing your vocal part, I'd recommend working on some vocal techniques or going up or down an octave, unless you want to keep your style.
Good job, man.
That gets me thinking: I should re-record some of my stuff before I upload it here. I hope it's going to happen tonight.
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Dayvenkirq wrote:
It's 7 13/16 measures + a 12/16 measure, with 5 5/16 hits over the last two measures of each sequence (13+12 = 25 so it all adds up). Absolute nightmare to rehearse! Cheers for the applause though man!
