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easy on yourself (MJ Coffee) w/echoroom
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Submitted on: Jun 22, 2008 - 08:39:41 PM
Last Updated: Jun 22 2008 - 09:08:56 PM
Keywords solo with gear (1)old school one man band (1)
Description This meets the one-man-one-mike recorded live criteria of the Coffee House aesthetic - but the similarity to many of the fine tunes presented so far ends there.
Here in Brooklyn the solo performance often expands to include other live accompaniment - often involving laptops and midi - but in this case I went old school.

I set up my Roland TR8080 analog drum machine with a simple beat and used the cowbell send to trigger a bass sequence keyed into a Sequential Circuits Pro One analog synth. Basic stuff. I ran that through an old Cube 60 Keyboard amp along with the vocals - and plugged my guitar into a Cube 40 with just a little tremelo. Then I turned everythibg on and laid down the first take to a Zoom H2 digital recorder in the room. GB3 was ued to EQ and Master - but there were no other tracks or effects added. The vocals are low - and the mix is rough - but I get shy in front of people and didn't get a sound check.
Thanks to Steve Craig (aka echoroom) for supplying me with some lyrics to mangle from time to time.
Lyrics Paraphrased and edited from a great lyric Steve sent me called: EASY (James Kings Bible).
Apologies to Steve in advance.

1979, the first breath makes her cry
I think I was growing up, still growing up.
I saw her yesterday, a million lives away
I guess you’ve earned your wings
You pretty thing.

Take it easy on yourself
You can’t imagine being anyone
And I can understand.

They’re shooting up again, she’s falling in her heels
The summit of your thighs, I could never climb.
She’s sleeping in her fame
They’re auctioning her name
A sinking happiness, well I’m keeping mine.

Take it easy on yourself
You can’t imagine being anyone
And I can understand.

Steve Craig ©2008
Hardware Roland TR808,Sequential Circuits Pro One,Roland Cube 60,Roland Cube 40,Boss KM400 Keyboard Mixer (all circa 1980),Danelectro guitar,Audio Technica ATM31 mic,Zoom H2 digital recorder
Software: GB3
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Feter said 199 days ago
easy on yourself
Ahh Aman !! ... whata groovey stuff ..this need alotta
espresso ..I just loved it man .. amazing bass sound
supporting the guitar and vocal ..total live sound
whuch I like os much ...thnx alot for sharin it !!!!
top Notch !!!

bud said 199 days ago
First as always Feter
Thanks for the kind comments. Hope you're doing well.

mikkinylund said 199 days ago
Suicide! :)
This is awesome Bud! "Take it easy on yourself", has such a great guitar, drum and bass vibes, in a psychadelic way, And that's it. And that's all that is needed except the vocals which in a dreamful, way lay out it's context. TR8080, ahh. A lot of 80's but also a lot of old school blues. The repetition makes it hypnotic.

bud said 199 days ago
Good ear
Your Suicide (the band) reference is right on the money - I heard the same thing. Glad you stopped by.

Skean said 199 days ago
Thanks for the coffee
This is a cool expresso mix... Hey Bud you f----- ROCK man... Cheers and G,night... I'm glad I stay up a few minutes more.

Take care
---
Kenta

bud said 199 days ago
Cheers Skean
Thanks for staying up late to check this out. Lay off the coffee or you'll never get to sleep.

Skean said 198 days ago
I take
a whisky so it's cool as your song LOVE it.

Cheers my dear friend
---
Kenta

said 199 days ago
Bud's grand one-man-band!
Like Mikkinylund said: "hypnotic!"

Well done man!

Be well!

bud said 199 days ago
Thanks Mike -
Some credit due here. A while back Five Extra Arms suggested the idea of doing live performances using GB and other technologies to assist. I couldn't resist the challenge - but chose to revert to the way I did it before I used a computer to make music.

said 198 days ago
Good idea!
Well, you made it work---and that right well---on this one Bud. Very creative. Very enjoyable.

Nice lyrics by Steve Craig too!

egobandit said 199 days ago
beat
Love the thump it gives ...the swirl on the git, rolls like wind. on top of the beat.. Excellent!

bud said 199 days ago
Hey Tim
Nice of you to stop by. My mind still wanders back to the few hours we spent on the LES - hope all's well by you.

paul f. page said 199 days ago
There's a certain...
....churnin' going on in this swirley little song. You've simulated a Leslie speaker somehow and it has such a smoooooothe feeling. I don't GET the lyrics, but I will agree that they could use a little volume boost to really balance the recording. What a comfortable feeling you give to this song, Bud. Nice.
Peace.
Paul

bud said 199 days ago
That churning thing was influenced
by T Bone Burnett's production on the album Raising Sand with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. It's a tremendous recording and their touring show is well worth seeing. They're in Santa Barbara the 25th I think - my brother and his wife are coming down for the show.
The lyrics refer to a young fashion model James King who was known for her wild life style.

drakonis said 199 days ago
Thumper! What did your father say?
Love the thumping bass, although I had to leave a hand on the silverware on the table, this was "rockin' da house!" Certainly left no room for conversation, all eyes and ears were riveted on that driving rhythm and very cool music and melody line. Takes me waaaay back to college. Vibe thick enough to stand a spoon in. Nice.
ttfn,
Drakonis

bud said 199 days ago
Turn that racket down? Get a job?
Thanks Drak - your spoken word number is a masterpiece.

peacepiano said 199 days ago
Pace
Love the relaxed pace of this. You really bring out the lyrics with your choice of guitar riffs and tempo. Cool song!!

Thanks
Bill

bud said 199 days ago
Steve's lyrics are always so evocative
one can't help but savor them and slow down a bit. Nice of you to stop by Bill.

Ibstrat said 199 days ago
I'd
love to see you perform this live.Kind of reminds me of David Byrne playing "Psycho Killer" with the boom box in Stop Making Sense. I love that guitar tone(great playing as well) and your vocal fits the lyrics perfectly.Excellent song!


bud said 199 days ago
There's a bar in my neighborhood
that has a great music scene with an open mike night. I tried to get a gig for my band there - but they want you to do an open mike first - which is kinda hard with a four piece. The other guitar player - LSD25 and I are gonna work out a two man and machines version of Splinter in this style.
I had forgotten about the Byrne and boombox till you mentioned it. Before I got my 4track in 1980 I did a lot of recording in my bathroom with two boomboxes.

dolby said 199 days ago
Love it!
Great guitar work. Hypnotic. All a bit groovy and dark and brooding. Sounds like the bar scene in a David Lynch film where it all goes a bit weird! Really enjoyed this.

Phil

bud said 199 days ago
The hypnotic part comes from me trying to figure
out how to make the same two chords sound different every time I improvise something. I figure if I keep repeating them while searching for something new I might find that perfect nothing that just hangs in the air...uh oh - here comes that Lynch thing.

Thanks Phil

rsorensen said 199 days ago
nice
love it. really dirty cool guitar parts. the 'spoken word' type vox suit the music perfectly.

bud said 199 days ago
Thanks man -
You've contributed some fine tunes to the Coffee House - I have so much catching up to do around here. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment.

thoddi said 198 days ago
cool
Cool that you played this through your amp and recorded with one mic (H2). That is a pretty honest recording, and you captured that live feeling pretty good.

Keeping it interesting using only one chord through the song, is not for everyone to pull off. But you kept my interest all the way. Well done:) Cool guitar, singing and ultra cool drum beat!

bud said 198 days ago
Thanks for your comments -
this was a fun experiment. One chord? I thought I played two - but technically you might be right -the second chord was more a variation on the first than anything else. I owe all of my one note leads to Neil Young.

lavalamp said 198 days ago
the TWO join forces
Hypnotic stuff. Had me intrigued. A quite pleasurable experience if I don't say so myself.

Bravo,

Dave

bud said 197 days ago
Thanks Dave
you can't go wrong nicking some lyrics from Steve.

Peter Bauckham said 198 days ago
I've been
waiting for this - and it's been worth it! Love the sound you've created here. Great tune and vocal coupled with Steve lyrics is always going to be a winner!

Good stuff.

Peter

bud said 197 days ago
I'm trying to get up the gumption
to take something like this to the local open mike. Thanks for the kind comments.

Vic Holman said 198 days ago
introducing the one man
i used to see a few artists go by this method at times. I was wondering when someone was going to step up to the task. NICE!

bud said 197 days ago
Thanks Vic
now I want to hear you play six guitars at once. You know you can do it.

said 198 days ago
Cool!
Very nice work, I always enjoy your stuff and nice to see a new tune from you!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

bud said 197 days ago
Very kid of you Yeman
thanks for dropping by.

davisamerica said 197 days ago
right then
[on the pix] love the new look .. new tailor? seriously .. old school indeed .. this is cool .. nice set man

bud said 197 days ago
We're at the cutting edge of fashion here in Brooklyn
a T shirt and jeans just doesn't cut it anymore.

Moviz said 197 days ago
original
sound going on, which creates a great rhythm, very catchy and undulating feel. Really enjoyed this, love the song and your vocals are excellent..... sensuous, that's the word, cheers M

bud said 197 days ago
Interesting you would say sensuous
something about laying down a track live is a sensuous experience - performance anxiety and all - but definitely adds a different energy. Wouldn't have thought of it if you hadn't mentioned it though. Thanks.

lengold said 197 days ago
Really like
the groove of this - head noddingly great.
Cheers
Len



bud said 197 days ago
Thanks Len
I appreciate you dropping by. There's a lot of cool music at the Coffee House.

racerat said 195 days ago
simple?
Simple? Man, I 'd hate to be your soundman when things got complicated! I couldn't follow that wiring description for the life of me....now the song: setting up the drum machine, just lettin' it run and jammin' away is one of my favorite things to do in the world and this lil' number captures all the love and spontaneity that makes a one man jam nirvana. Dark, moody with shades of psycho-billy-delta. Dig!

Philip

bud said 195 days ago
psycho-billy-delta
is the best description yet of what has become my favorite new genre thanks to T Bone Burnett and his work with Krauss and Plant. It also sound like cool ham radio code along the lines of yankee hotel foxtrot. Thanks for your emthusiasm - nice to hear from you Philip.

Bob Rodgers said 193 days ago
I
really enjoyed this and loved the fantastic rhythm!
The bass was terrific and loved the sound of the guitar and your vocals!

A great song Bud and I loved it all!


Nick_Flash said 190 days ago
Awesome
Great track Bud. It almost has a "Doors" feel to it. The vocal style sounds cool over the chill music. Great post.

nick

five_extra_arms said 84 days ago
One Man Army
Hey bud, somehow I totally missed this one. This is great stuff and this is probably the soundtrack to the photos you sent me of your one man army set up.

Nice use of that particular setup. I like what you did with the lyrics and the way you sang it.

Very cool jam. Sorry I missed it, but everyone deserves a Second Chance.

Thanks!

bud said 83 days ago
Thanks Bob
This was run in the Coffee House challenge. Digging the Second Chance - gotta check back in.

Heightened said 6 days ago
Utterly freaking
COOL!!!

bud said 6 days ago
Thanks Joe
If what I think I'm seeing is true - you've been busy around here.

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