Description : Phatkatz made a nice bayou blues track. He made some steems and send them to me. All guitars are cbg's and have a cool sound. I really loved them and did a new mix and mastering. And on the top i put some vocals. What came out is this (in my ears cool sounding) blues song. Hope you can enjoy it. The original track can be found here on looperman https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/175096
Lyrics in german and english can be found under Song Lyrics.
Very interesting take on a classic blues vibe here! I can't think of any other blues songs which I have heard which were written/sung in German, but I think it works just right, especially in this case! You also are tuning in your vocal style! Those cigar boxes are really sounding good, and it's been cool to see Burton making and using them in music. Brings a new spice to Looperman. Very fun song to hear, and I enjoyed reading the lyrics. Thank you for understanding those of us around the world who are simple minded, and have yet to learn any other languages fluently. Great song!
Hello Spiv,
nice to see that you found some time to listen to a non featured (or better a not featured anymore) song :)
It is always a good thing to work a little with Burton and you are right, his CBG's are some fine stuff.
When i wrote the lyrics for this song it wasn't a nice or a funny time but like mostly in life, bad things bring you to a point where you have to do someting to change the situation. And that situation let me leave the place where we lifed and buy a own house. And so we could let all the bad things behind us ...... Now i can enjoy the words but then i was full of hate and hated that so much .....
Now it is just a blues number :)
Good to know that you could enjoy our work
Thanks for your friendly comment and all the time you spend on listen to my music!
this one is beautiful, joe! I'm so glad I heard this collab, its an excellent twist from the original. Your skills are improving a lot so kudos to you for that as well :)
Oh, thanks a lot Brado.
What a friendly comment.
What can i say? Just - i am glad that we could entertain you
I am happy that you like this mix. When i work with Burt it is like we done it already for years. That make things really much easier.
It is always a good feeling to read something nice from a skilled musician like you.
Something special as always ! Also this time the vocal delivery gives to the song very distinct carachter...
Essentialy typical blues, yet emphasized with undeniable
progressive accent! Very well done !!
I am pleased that we were able to satisfy you again.
Finally, I could not sing otherwise, as exactly this way on Burts song. At least not this lyrics.
Always a pleasure to read a friendly comment from your hands.
Thanks a lot.
Hello Jamid
Nice to see you back.
Always good to know that you found once in a while time to listen to some music here on looperman.
Good to hear that you could enjoy our collaboration.
If you have some time you should check out our last track that Burt and me done together. - Once - cause it looks like you where not around when it was on featured tracks.
I bet you will like it http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/175094
Thanks for the nice comment and the time you take yourself to listen to our little blues song
This is a very nice song! I can really appreciate a kind of a natural ambiance and a 'live performance' sound-image of the recording that Rhodesy mentioned. I think you achieved some good recording results - for this kind of music some rusty low sound qualities are much better even, I guess.
Did you use any special reverb or just captured the natural room ambiance? This sounds good and very convincing.
Overall the song is much more a 'narrative' or 'melodic speech' because the actual melody consists of just few notes (without actual 'blue' notes) but it works fine and it probably fits better your type of songwriting. Slow tempo and the low pitched voice make the song sound quite dark (regarding to the vocal tone). Some proper blues melodic patterns incorporated into your singing will probably give more proper 'blues' feel - that would be recognizable straight away as Blues style. You can also add some harmonica parts too. Overall this makes me think you decided to keep vocal line safe and 'minimal' for this project so far and that sounds fine.
Apart of all this it is a nice song and I like your songwriting work!
I just used some very little reverb (insulated room - for vocals). My cellar studio :) has no reverb at all.
You know that i never try to make anything that fits to any genre, i always try to make things that fit perfect to my own feelings of how something should sound. So it was like you mentioned it, there where no reasons for me to "sing" in perfect blues style with blue notes and stuff. And you are also right with your harmonica, i was thinking about make one but i couldn't find the right "feeling" - maybe you should play something on your nice sounding synth and send me the steem :)
When i done this one i saw myself in a little bar/club with a cigarette in my hand and a whisky/beer in front of me. Burt on a cbg and someone playing bass and drums and i was "telling" the people what happend to me some times ago .... but i can enlarge the pic so that you stand there with us and playing a cool harmonica solo while i have a drink and the audience listen to your solo .... that would be cool :)
Like always, i enjoyed your comment and all the friendly words.
Always a great raw/real experience upon a visit to your place Joe!
I wish i was sitting in an old bar in Berlin watching you guys play this all night.Beer mugs raised to you!Cheers.
That would be cool if Burt get some time and we both could do a/some gig's in an old bar in Berlin. The last stuff we both made would be great to played there.
If we ever do that i would enjoy for sure drinking a or a few beer with you there.
Hi guys. The cbgs and bass sound great. Joe's vocals really change the feel of the song. They sound like they're happening in a different space, creating a trippy dissonance between the two. It's weird, it's different, I like it!
Hi TA
Thanks for your friendly comment. Good to hear that you like the track.
Burts guitar playing on his own handmade cbg's is always cool stuff. So i hadn't do to much with the steems to let them sound good. Also thanks for your words about the vocals, i could really enjoy them.
You're getting really good at these arrangements! Love what you've done. You're voice sounds so sinister on some of these. We need our own poster like this ;) https://www.cbgitty.com/gift-ideas/razzy-daddy-spasm-band-historic-themed-12x18-poster/ I want to eventually record one with all different cbgs being used, bass build in the plans too, ordered the tuning keys and have the neck wood set aside. We'll have to get you a soup can homemade mic to keep in the spirit of home built equipment LOL! :D Keep it up Joe! Many more coming your way!
Description : This is a country swing song written by Angelica Schwanitz. Also included is the brass band from Olaf's Jazz Combo. They're at it again on this new bluesy song, reinforced by:
Vocal: Manuela Boekels
Guitars: Peter Schninkel, Ben Perl
Keys Angelica Schwanitz
Bass: Paul Scherner
Drums: Ulli Stein
and:
the great Pete Townson (Sax Solo)
!!!!!!A preview of the new True Sister album "Sister Act" is online at hello.mg-musikverlag.de!!!!!!
Description : Of all the classic Monster tales the Wolfman is definitely one of the saddest. Cursed, and destined to live as both man and monster. During the day he sits alone with his guitar, a prisoner of lonely existence, crying his heart out through his music. Then at night, the beast emerges, and in the dark under a full moon, he cry's as he rips the hearts out of his victims! Such is the life of a cursed bluesman!
Description : This is a tune dedicated to my friend, Nancy, who followed me to the clubs I played at for years, and is still following me with my studio work. Why do I dedicate this to her? Onnacounta cause she's soooooo naughty! She never liked violins, but loved her sax! Here's to you, Nancy. Anyway, this is a little blues track with some nice guitar and sex...oh, sorry, I mean sax.
Description : A sultry, seductive, and fairly short acoustic blues number. It is an instrumental and only took about 2 hours to write, record, and get a decent mix. Enjoy! Updated: I added some slight echo to the electric guitar and widened the stereo fields of the acoustic rhythm and leads.
Description : Miguel Flores, vocals. Jean-Maurice Humbert-Droz, lead guitars. Laurent Schwaar, guitars. Roland Sumi, bass. Richard Pizzorno, Hammond. Laurent Wirz Drums. Loop from josephfunk (rhodes). Composed by Miguel Flores.
Description : guitar on right run thru my friends mesa rec 25. It has an absolutely gorgeous tone. The guitar playing D, C #, B is run thru guitar rig 6. The the pushed back guitar on the left is also run thru the mesa. My UNC chapel-hill decision letter is coming out tomorrow and I'm super stressed. Whipped out my guitar and recorded some stuff. Hope you like it.
Description : Fresh out of the studio after 10 weeks of deliberating, planning, writing and performing.
This could be classed as Country Blues or Southern Rock...either way I think it may get your toes tapping. So grab your partner and jump on the dance floor with this one.
I am performing the following instruments...vocals, electric guitars, slide acoustic, bass, harmonica, organ. I wrote the following instrument parts in MIDI....drums, percussion, piano, horns. This was a beast to master but I think it turned out okay.
No loops used.
Description : UPDATE 26/01/2014: Improved loads of things in what is probably my greatest chillout alternative blues piece. Ambient, ethereal, groove-based delta slide blues. Contemplative and melodic. Multiple, layered , sometimes shimmering resonator guitar parts with solid, warm synth bass, an ethereal bed of pads (which are actually guitars) and second electronic drumkit to contrast the acoustic kits. I thought this was perfect a few years ago but it wasn't (and still isn't). Now has clearer drums and lots of small awkward bits of guitar have been trimmed. Quite a minimalistic and short piece for me - I don't just keep bringing in new instruments, as I usually do. This should really chill you out...
nice to see that you found some time to listen to a non featured (or better a not featured anymore) song :)
It is always a good thing to work a little with Burton and you are right, his CBG's are some fine stuff.
When i wrote the lyrics for this song it wasn't a nice or a funny time but like mostly in life, bad things bring you to a point where you have to do someting to change the situation. And that situation let me leave the place where we lifed and buy a own house. And so we could let all the bad things behind us ...... Now i can enjoy the words but then i was full of hate and hated that so much .....
Now it is just a blues number :)
Good to know that you could enjoy our work
Thanks for your friendly comment and all the time you spend on listen to my music!
stay tuned
joe
Brado
What a friendly comment.
What can i say? Just - i am glad that we could entertain you
I am happy that you like this mix. When i work with Burt it is like we done it already for years. That make things really much easier.
It is always a good feeling to read something nice from a skilled musician like you.
stay tuned
joe
Essentialy typical blues, yet emphasized with undeniable
progressive accent! Very well done !!
Compliments______Orlando
I am pleased that we were able to satisfy you again.
Finally, I could not sing otherwise, as exactly this way on Burts song. At least not this lyrics.
Always a pleasure to read a friendly comment from your hands.
Thanks a lot.
stay tuned
joe
How you doing?
This is a brilliant track mate.
Great job as usual well done mate
Jamid
Nice to see you back.
Always good to know that you found once in a while time to listen to some music here on looperman.
Good to hear that you could enjoy our collaboration.
If you have some time you should check out our last track that Burt and me done together. - Once - cause it looks like you where not around when it was on featured tracks.
I bet you will like it
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/175094
Thanks for the nice comment and the time you take yourself to listen to our little blues song
stay tuned
joe
This is a very nice song! I can really appreciate a kind of a natural ambiance and a 'live performance' sound-image of the recording that Rhodesy mentioned. I think you achieved some good recording results - for this kind of music some rusty low sound qualities are much better even, I guess.
Did you use any special reverb or just captured the natural room ambiance? This sounds good and very convincing.
Overall the song is much more a 'narrative' or 'melodic speech' because the actual melody consists of just few notes (without actual 'blue' notes) but it works fine and it probably fits better your type of songwriting. Slow tempo and the low pitched voice make the song sound quite dark (regarding to the vocal tone). Some proper blues melodic patterns incorporated into your singing will probably give more proper 'blues' feel - that would be recognizable straight away as Blues style. You can also add some harmonica parts too. Overall this makes me think you decided to keep vocal line safe and 'minimal' for this project so far and that sounds fine.
Apart of all this it is a nice song and I like your songwriting work!
Best to you, Alex
I just used some very little reverb (insulated room - for vocals). My cellar studio :) has no reverb at all.
You know that i never try to make anything that fits to any genre, i always try to make things that fit perfect to my own feelings of how something should sound. So it was like you mentioned it, there where no reasons for me to "sing" in perfect blues style with blue notes and stuff. And you are also right with your harmonica, i was thinking about make one but i couldn't find the right "feeling" - maybe you should play something on your nice sounding synth and send me the steem :)
When i done this one i saw myself in a little bar/club with a cigarette in my hand and a whisky/beer in front of me. Burt on a cbg and someone playing bass and drums and i was "telling" the people what happend to me some times ago .... but i can enlarge the pic so that you stand there with us and playing a cool harmonica solo while i have a drink and the audience listen to your solo .... that would be cool :)
Like always, i enjoyed your comment and all the friendly words.
stay tuned
joe
I wish i was sitting in an old bar in Berlin watching you guys play this all night.Beer mugs raised to you!Cheers.
Rhodesy:)
That would be cool if Burt get some time and we both could do a/some gig's in an old bar in Berlin. The last stuff we both made would be great to played there.
If we ever do that i would enjoy for sure drinking a or a few beer with you there.
stay tuned
joe
TA
Thanks for your friendly comment. Good to hear that you like the track.
Burts guitar playing on his own handmade cbg's is always cool stuff. So i hadn't do to much with the steems to let them sound good. Also thanks for your words about the vocals, i could really enjoy them.
stay tuned
joe
Thanks for your gentle comment Burt
You know - send me all you have, cause i love to work with your stuff.
I have some funny ideas for a self build homemade mic .... lets see how it work
stay tuned
joe