New Band Project
First post in a while. I've been mostly focusing on my game-related stuff over at One Thousand One and being busy with work.
Mel D-C, John Fraley, and I have been fiddling around with a possible new band project. The basic idea is to do John on bass, Mel on keys, vocals, and (possibly) accordion, and me backing them up with some beats, possible on a Zendrum controller. We haven't really got a style nailed down (because we don't have any songs yet), but we're thinking about slower-but-danceably-funky trip-hop as a starting point, and Mel wants to make sure we can still rock out occasionally. All in all, should be fun.
We've been fiddling with some stuff individually and tonight's the first time we're going meet to bring stuff together. So far, this is my entry:
Lights Out (mp3)
It's an old school jazz vocal line paired with a trip-hoppy bass and Hong Kong dance-pop keyboard riff. In the background there's some hambone leg-slapping that I put through an 8bit filter. The lyrics, which I made up on the spot when I recorded it, are some over-the-top metaphors about night falling. All in all, kinda fun, I thought. I sent it to John and Mel, but haven't heard anything back, so maybe they hate it. Anyway, I'm sure we'll pick it apart tonight and come up with some better stuff. Can't wait to see what they've been cooking.
Mel D-C, John Fraley, and I have been fiddling around with a possible new band project. The basic idea is to do John on bass, Mel on keys, vocals, and (possibly) accordion, and me backing them up with some beats, possible on a Zendrum controller. We haven't really got a style nailed down (because we don't have any songs yet), but we're thinking about slower-but-danceably-funky trip-hop as a starting point, and Mel wants to make sure we can still rock out occasionally. All in all, should be fun.
We've been fiddling with some stuff individually and tonight's the first time we're going meet to bring stuff together. So far, this is my entry:
Lights Out (mp3)
It's an old school jazz vocal line paired with a trip-hoppy bass and Hong Kong dance-pop keyboard riff. In the background there's some hambone leg-slapping that I put through an 8bit filter. The lyrics, which I made up on the spot when I recorded it, are some over-the-top metaphors about night falling. All in all, kinda fun, I thought. I sent it to John and Mel, but haven't heard anything back, so maybe they hate it. Anyway, I'm sure we'll pick it apart tonight and come up with some better stuff. Can't wait to see what they've been cooking.