Hot Pursuit By Saxobones - SLAPJOHNSON

Slap you and your sons tone is off the chain.
you play from the soul.sax solo work here is stupid good.this is nothing less than a PRO PRODUCTION.great sound and execution. by the way im hooked on your sax sample loops.you are truely a gifted musician.PEACE. THE MACK MAN OUT.

sounds like sumtin dat wuld fit a video game- crime

Awesome track, I can hear this track in a movie

Hi Slap

Man this is one massive piece, so full of energy, brilliant arrangemnt/panning in this piece,very catchy funky piece, dont really know what else to say here that others have not said, totally mind blowing work...massive massive fav man...Peace n Respect dude...Estefano...

damn, this track is great. The melody is splendid, dynamic and mix are all in place and well if you ask me. Totally loving it. This makes me wanna come to Edinburgh. amazing production, imo this is how real music should sound like. No tips from me on this, the vibe is outstanding-it almost sketches a picture in front of you while listening. A rather interesting setup as well. This is a very appealing piece of music all in all-has a bit of everything you need in there, a bit of Henry hall, bit of Apollo 440, nice sax lines and I could probably come up with more -real splendid.

what?? don't mind me, I'm in here taking notes!

loved the Phased drums, they totally caught me off guard. It never once felt off groove, never gets monotonous, and like AllenV said, the the use of panning in the creation of a large sonic space was visceral. I wasn't Just listening, I was engaged.

It is getting better and better! The saxwork is mindblowing both of you and your son's and I have worked with many saxplayers!
If you ever need a remix of one of your tracks just let me know.
Cheers
Paul

Lets make a deal! You play me some sax parts in the songs that I send you and I will make you some remixes, we all benefit! And it's fun!

Paul

Mix is great Slap, the panning of the instruments really opens it all up, kudos for that. It's something that I'm working on to make my tracks sound better as well. The musicianship is top notch, we all have come to expect that from you guys so that is no surprise. I wish you the best of luck on the album, this is a good indication it will be a hit!

Wayne

Hi, Slap.each time I see your name I know that is going to good and after listening and do not want to stop. Thank you Lord to give us such a talented Johnson. God bless you

Hey Slap!

I love this track great saxwork! Commends,.... I miss a strong powerful bassguitar it misses the right feel, hope I dont offend you by saying that, but the bass is really important in this kind of music. Also I would love to hear a wah guitar, I can record one for you of you like, that will sure make it funkier.

Hey Slap, it's been a while.

Anyways, this track is hot. From note one to note last. Love the whole thing, but those solos smoke.

Faved

John

I can't stop playing this here..

all I can say is wow.

Don't know what you will come up with next.

Wow, a beautiful connection between many instruments. Like the modern jazz sound. The rhythm is great. Talent runs in the family I see.

Hey Slap!
Yes my friend you have layered in everything nicely.
I always blame my background and ears for hearing rock flavors in a track and this appeals to that and the genres you mentioned.
I have to give special credit to Alexander,I did love the video you posted of him and Jean Toussaint,great stuff for your son and anyone to be a part of and he proved himself A fine performer.

You have a great sense of the importance of a great stereo mix,I think it's been overlooked at times but it makes so,so much of a difference when you get those layers spread out and blended in the way you have here...I think it can make or break a production and you made it happen,though I'm not surprised,you are a true pro and I know you have a firm grasp on how the song should sound!

Well done Steve,
I hope to work with you again in this new year.My reviews say that sax and guitar work pretty good together :)

Allen

Great track.
Faved.

Haro

My goodness, Slap, it angers me so that someone with such talent like yours is struggling with a 0. I totally understand about the struggle myself, believe me! You can download Izotope for free I think for two weeks.

Hang in there, brother! And keep on keepin at it. ;)

Nothing to say, just listen, and meditate on excellence here ....

Dan

Hey Men....Whoa! totally riffed out,this is crazy cool....hell the bass line is wicked!...tres chic,it's about time some television network picked up one of your tunes for a cop serial or something..then you'd start getting the proper kudos your music deserves,and you'd be getting paid by the second as well! lol...ok as far as the sound,I know this is a rough mix..love the bass levels,not keen on the very high cymbal frequency,prefer the sheen taken off that a tad,and like one reviewer has already pointed out..adding something like a huge bass drum hit on the drum accents might add a bit more oomph...but these are purely arbitrary observations,I'm sure that when the song list for this album nears completion you'll have hit on the mastering template your looking for and the continuity will be seamless.....you guys do and always will....Rock! cheers Dave =7)

What a tremendous sax solo, Slap. Love it! Also, what are those... trumpets? Nice.

One thing I've been tying on logic is to "mini-master" my main elements of a song. Ie, vox, guitar melody, maybe in your case the sax. I do that using either the Apple plug-ins or the the Ozone Izotpe plug-ins, which have great pre-sets for the price which is less than 300 for a big bundle.

Hope that helps and hope you're doin' well.

Evrim

Finally some real instruments!! I gotta say I love this....seems more rock/jazzish than funk...but I guess thats kinda what funk is. I love the name and the fact that your son follows you...haha...in hot pursuit! I liked what I heard, Slap... but I'm going to have to listen again when I get home through some Headphones to really give ya a good critique. But I gotta say I don't think I'll have anything for you other than get into the lead sax a little sooner. But I have a short attention span and I think the "Sax line" sets up the melody and the jam part perfectly! Maybe a shared lead...still chasing you but in a call back thing like he's right on your heels... (cause ya know he really is right there with ya Slap!)... but together.

some nice work... reminded me abit of some of junior walkers stuff ya know?

with a more modern twist to it kinda junior meets 80's duran duran with a little bit of funk from curtis in there as well...

it's very hard for me as an electronic artist to critic something like this because I'm always looking for something electronic I suppose!!..

I enjoyed the listen but for me you do need some kinda extra element in there as well as the blistering sax solos...maybe some bass runs like bootsy colins did in superbad or even a short drum solo just to elevate it upwards kinda like the thing James browns band did in his 70's heyday...ya know what I mean? anyway I enjoyed the listen thanks for sharing brother... keep 'em coming

The track is great and the sound is incredible. I tried the volume loud as possible and with different EQ ... perfect sound, does not lose one iota of clarity and strength. I wish I could play that well ...

I love the atmosphere in the beginning birds chirping, the police siren; then those drums kick in and you're hard on the sax man. This is an amazingly great track, love the little hook and once again the sax is fantastic.

I'm glad that I checked this out, great production, kept me grooving throughout and everything, you're very talented on that sax man. I'll definitely have to check out you're album when it's finished.
Faved

Peace,
Chris Mac

This is great,love it.Oh the sax!!!!!!!!!!! It's all good for me!

Steve, it has been way too long. You and Alexander are in rare form on this one. I absolutely love it.

I will be honest the first minute of the song pales in comparison to the rest of the track. I'm not so sure you shouldn't bump the volume of the pads just a bit. I know you wanted a build, but the pads seem almost too far back in the mix. Also seems just a tad thin on the bottom end but that just might be my speakers.....

But that is just nit picking on my part my friend. This one is radio ready as it sets. Not sure I agree with my friend Glocke on this one being predictable, haha. Nothing you do is predictable my friend (he needs to check out your video of you playing sax in the bathroom, hehe).

I hope you and the family had a wonderful holidays. We had a great time here for our first Christmas in the desert. Big change from the Oregon Coast. I'm still hanging tough (I think my insurance company would prefer I didn't, hahaha).

Anyway Steve, my best to all and tell Alexander he did a great job as usual on this one. Here's to 2011 being one of your best years ever.

Bear

Im sitting here listening to this with my laptop speakers and it still sounds good! And this sax! I love the sound of them and it is just perfect in this song. You really did a good job here. And it sounds like you put down a whole lot of work into this. Im thankful for the upload! Im gonna press play one more time just because.

Stalju

oh yeah. :) sounds professional, also awesome sax solos! :)

So, but the problem it isn't a mind blowing song right now in my opinion.
the intro is nice, solid, but also a bit annoying. i waited for the bam in my face you know, the start when i say "boooah what the #####? greeeeat.". maybe a little drum solo would be good for catching attention. also when i listen with some different audio applications, it sounds better with a bass boost and not so shape bass, for getting the pressure.
then the sax part is cool, maybe a small fill from another instrument would be very interesting.
the break fits perfectly, maybe a bit sharper guitar (more presence) would give a more exactly tone picture. then cool solo, great mixed, this is perfect.
another hardcore solo, fine.
but it's like a story one after another. a contrast in the second part with a changed rhythm for example, would make it mindbolwing i think. rhight know it's nice but predictable. good for ambient stuff and so on, but not good for "what the #####!!" :D

but in the end i'm just a nerd with a hobby, you're the pro, but i hope it helps a bit.

greetings glocke