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well, maybe not all that new.

i've been going thru some older solo recordings i've done and now that i have a little better equipment (and some good musicians avail and willing to contribute) i'm looking at stuff to see what might merit an update.

sorry 'bout the canned drums and asst slop...i've always been a lazy assed, one take, plug 'n play guy when it comes to home recording.

synth/keys are played from a malletKAT....gtrs be gtrs, basses be basses, vibes be vibes.

these were recorded to ADAT or a TEAC 1/4" 4 trk reel to reel.

i'm finally gonna get my prehistoric butt into the '90's and get this damn SONAR figured out.

Benjamin M Johnson wrote:

Planetguy wrote:hah....if you think THAT'S strange.....you should hear some of my OTHER stuff!

In that case, challenge accepted! I quite liked this one.

well then, careful what ya wish for benjamin.

new tunes are up on my profile page. http://www.bandmix.com/planetguy/

Why SONAR?

it came w an ALLEN & HEATH board i recently bought.

Planetguy wrote:it came w an ALLEN & HEATH board i recently bought.

Which one did you get Mark? I have the Mixwiz 16-2 and love it!

The tunes you posted are AWESOME bro.!

PG outstanding musicianship...

- Sacred Ground : Very short... But great job on capturing the 'sacred' pastoral... Love the Flute layers

- No, Do I look Tense. Bingo!... Yeah You looked tense. Love the finger tapping nervousness expressed in the rhythm. Note for note, I get it!

- Prehistoric -Nice work with vibraphones- I saw a lumbering , peaceful dino-fied herd of creatures making their way peacefully through an exotic ancient green clearing

-Kelly Sahn - Not sure what to think here Well Executed but I didnt comprehend the theme...

-ODD- - And Curious...

Once In Your Life Nice balance of instruments and sounds... main phrases could have sustained the mystery/the profound distinctions that you introduced in ODD... sort of as a contra effect... But then again I don't know enough... like I should...

Thems my takes

J-HALEY wrote:

Planetguy wrote:it came w an ALLEN & HEATH board i recently bought.

Which one did you get Mark? I have the Mixwiz 16-2 and love it!

The tunes you posted are AWESOME bro.!

glad you dug 'em jeff. thanks for compliment and thanks for checking 'em out.

i got the A&H ZED22FX. seeeeeeeriously nice and great sounding boarding for the money.

PaperDog wrote:PG outstanding musicianship...

- Sacred Ground : Very short... But great job on capturing the 'sacred' pastoral... Love the Flute layers

- No, Do I look Tense. Bingo!... Yeah You looked tense. Love the finger tapping nervousness expressed in the rhythm. Note for note, I get it!

- Prehistoric -Nice work with vibraphones- I saw a lumbering , peaceful dino-fied herd of creatures making their way peacefully through an exotic ancient green clearing

-Kelly Sahn - Not sure what to think here Well Executed but I didnt comprehend the theme...

-ODD- - And Curious...

Once In Your Life Nice balance of instruments and sounds... main phrases could have sustained the mystery/the profound distinctions that you introduced in ODD... sort of as a contra effect... But then again I don't know enough... like I should...

Thems my takes

thanks grant.

Kelly Sahn[/b] - Not sure what to think here Well Executed but I didnt comprehend the theme...

let me give you the lay of the land on this one. it's compound meter (more like confound meter).

the A section adds up to 12 beats but in an unusal way. w one measure each of:

3/4...4/4...3/4..2/4

the B sect is:

3/4...4/4...7/4
3/4...4/4...4/4....4/4

yrs ago i used to play this tune and other odd time stuff w a drummer buddy of mine named Mark Kelley (great drummer). it never had a name. after recording this version and noticing the "asian" overtones of the arrangement and instrumentation i decided to give Kelley a tip of the fedora w the title "Kelleysahn".

unique stuuff..definitely not mainstream..

'Go Fourth...' made a good background accompaniment to my bowl of granola raisin bran this morning!

GuitarMikeB wrote:'Go Fourth...' made a good background accompaniment to my bowl of granola raisin bran this morning!

hopefully that proved to be a productive combination allowing you to go forth and...

Dane wrote:unique stuuff..definitely not mainstream..

thanks for the compliment dane. btw...i like your new avatar, though i do think you need to find a different groomer.

nice stuff ... love some of the meters ... my kinda stuff

Prevost82 wrote:nice stuff ... love some of the meters ... my kinda stuff

yowzah...well the next time yer passing thru Mid MO we'll have to get together to make some noises!

Fine musicianship abounds from these sounds ... "Erational" and "No, Do I LOOK Tense?" are my favorites.

Planetguy wrote:

Benjamin M Johnson wrote:

Planetguy wrote:hah....if you think THAT'S strange.....you should hear some of my OTHER stuff!

In that case, challenge accepted! I quite liked this one.

well then, careful what ya wish for benjamin.

new tunes are up on my profile page. http://www.bandmix.com/planetguy/

I swear, I haven't forgotten... just got sidetracked with my own band stuff!

So far, "Tense" is pretty out there (in a good way), I'm digging the beat on "Prehistoric," and I love that fretless you've got going on "Go Fourth" -- what kind of bass is that?

Light pleasant and enjoyable.