Members Elliott Damage Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 I love their sound. I'm curious as to what equipment they use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 i know they use vibraphones and rhodes, which is always good. actually, i can't get into them. in theory they're tortoise+american analog set+mogwai, which sounds great but they leave me cold. but i just have from the vapor of gasoline. have they changed much since that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted November 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy i know they use vibraphones and rhodes, which is always good. actually, i can't get into them. in theory they're tortoise+american analog set+mogwai, which sounds great but they leave me cold. but i just have from the vapor of gasoline. have they changed much since that one? they went all instrumental after that. a data learn language is a better album in my opinion. musical growth, a more evolved sound I suppose...I don't really know what i"m trying to say. I like the percussion, i enjoy the guitar work. the next band I'm in will have a drummer who likes Jazz. When I say "Art Blakey is great" our next drummer will say "You're Gosh Damn right he is". and then we will rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members light years Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 ive heard only a couple songs by them and i think its pretty good stuff. but i didnt hear any crazy modulation or heavy fuzz on those songs. vibes and rhodes the most, wich i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted November 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 for those interested: the guitar player is using some kind of Music Man head. I haven't been able to discern a guitar in any pics. vibraphone, rhodes, farfisa all the loveliest sounds. I hope to own some of these instruments one day. The real thing, not simulations. And a celesta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Big huge rockets?? Spacesuits?? John Glenn? Oh god, where does it stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage the next band I'm in will have a drummer who likes Jazz. When I say "Art Blakey is great" our next drummer will say "You're Gosh Damn right he is". and then we will rock. my band back in vienna had a jazz student drummer. kid was only 19 but was awesome and had a great sense of dynamics. so if you ever move to vienna, i'll PM you his contact info. Originally posted by Josh S Big huge rockets?? Spacesuits?? John Glenn? Oh god, where does it stop? right there will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted November 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy my band back in vienna had a jazz student drummer. kid was only 19 but was awesome and had a great sense of dynamics. so if you ever move to vienna, i'll PM you his contact info. right there will be fine. i just find rock drumming really boring these days.... even if my next project were to a "rock-ish" band I would want jazzy drumming....am I crazy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage i just find rock drumming really boring these days.... even if my next project were to a "rock-ish" band I would want jazzy drumming....am I crazy??? you must mean... "1 2 3 4 i think i've heard this beat before" yeah, it drives me crazy sometimes. so often the drums are adding nothing to the song, just keeping the beat. sometimes no drums works best of all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted November 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy you must mean... "1 2 3 4 i think i've heard this beat before" yeah, it drives me crazy sometimes. so often the drums are adding nothing to the song, just keeping the beat. sometimes no drums works best of all... no drums certainly has it's place. i haven't met a drummer yet who knows when not to play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members light years Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 "Art Blakey is great" i prefer rashied ali. but blakey rolls man:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage no drums certainly has it's place. i haven't met a drummer yet who knows when not to play! we tried out one drummer before the 19-yr old jazz sensation. played the {censored} outta the drums. his nicknmae was Keith becuase he played like Keith Moon--same energy, intensity, etc. but he ALWAYS played like that. i mean, even Moon knew when to lay back or just caress the cymbals. this guy played like the song was a 3-min drum solo. afterwards our singer approached him, told him we dug the big drum sound, but will he be able to fit in with the softer parts/songs? "no, that's the way i HAVE to play." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted November 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy we tried out one drummer before the 19-yr old jazz sensation. played the {censored} outta the drums. his nicknmae was Keith becuase he played like Keith Moon--same energy, intensity, etc. but he ALWAYS played like that. i mean, even Moon knew when to lay back or just caress the cymbals. this guy played like the song was a 3-min drum solo. afterwards our singer approached him, told him we dug the big drum sound, but will he be able to fit in with the softer parts/songs? "no, that's the way i HAVE to play." craziness. I would love to find a guy who knew when to play like Keith Moon....one of my favs. as long as he knew when not to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanguard Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 i want the drummer from deerhoof. he's the perfect mix of jazz and rock, and he actually understands dynamics:idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Tortoise Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 http://kcrw.com/smil/mb021112The_Mercury_Program.ram when i saw them live a couple years back, they were using the same equipment in this video. he was using a danelectro guitar and music man head, and the bass player was using an ampeg v-6B fullstack with a P-Bass. rhodes 73 stage piano and vibraphone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monkeyland Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 they have a practice space in the same building as mine...maybe i can sneak in and take some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted November 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by monkeyland they have a practice space in the same building as mine...maybe i can sneak in and take some pics. haha, be stealthy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage the next band I'm in will have a drummer who likes Jazz. When I say "Art Blakey is great" our next drummer will say "You're Gosh Damn right he is".and then we will rock. I don't think anybody who says "You're Gosh Damn right he is" is capable of rocking, but I could be wrong... I get what you're saying though - a Jazz-influenced drummer is a dream find. Actually, a drummer who could spell 'nuance' would be good enough for me. Art Blakey ROCKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 I could do with some Ginger Baker guy on the drums laid back Ginger with perfect accent showing some jungle grooves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu5WOsVMvko&mode=related&search= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by threm I could do with some Ginger Baker guy on the drums laid back Ginger with perfect accent showing some jungle grooves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu5WOsVMvko&mode=related&search= I love Ginger, but I'm more of a Mitch Mitchell fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by erksin I love Ginger, but I'm more of a Mitch Mitchell fan... Found a fun clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo0zn3imRPY&mode=related&search= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by threm Found a fun cliphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo0zn3imRPY&mode=related&search= My favorite from that video - Keith is insane... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hb1X7JH68o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted November 13, 2006 Members Share Posted November 13, 2006 Originally posted by erksin My favorite from that video - Keith is insane... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hb1X7JH68o Wild! Like medieval troubadours and Robin Hood playing punk (close to ten years before punk was known). And Roger D with gangsta jewelry twenty year before it was fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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