totally forgot to post this when I said I would, not that anyone really reads this so it's not really an issue but still lol
what can I say about MotK?
Everything about their stuff is perfect and amazing, composition, mixing, execution, everything.
I'm constantly amazed at the sound of the drums on both their releases, so perfect. The quality of the kit really comes through, it's not something I hear often, a real kit being mic'd properly and mixed in well so that it sounds like the drummer likely wants it to and not in a way that conforms to the pop standard.
I love it so hard.
This is, again, some of that traditional Japanese music-influenced jazz/post-rock
I love it so hard.
http://www.mediafire.com/?66tw3vpfjmb787z
I believe I included both releases on here, the EP and the album. Enjoy, and most of all, appreciate the quality of the music <3
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
heads up to whoever checks up on this (all 2-3 of you)
upcoming stuffs, Warpaint, Mouse on the Keys, Soil & Pimp, Nujabes, Floyd the Locsmif, Mingus
<3
should keep me busy w/ updates over the next few weeks
<3
should keep me busy w/ updates over the next few weeks
Monday, January 10, 2011
Japanese Jazz. I'm in love.
What can I say...alright, let's do some backstory
Basically, growing up one of my favorite video games was Mystical Ninja. A big part of why I loved it, and still do, was the music. It was very traditional Japanese inspired music. Very nice, there was everything from industrial sounding tracks to straight up traditional Japanese music (tracks like Sakura even make appearances).
It instilled in me a love for pentatonic sounds, progressive music and the idea of blending something very traditional with something very modern, and having it be poppy and catchy.
I can honestly say that that game influenced my own music and guitar playing more than just about any single other thing.
So when I was introduced to Mouse on the Keys, I was amazed. It blended breakbeats (which I'm deathly in love with), those traditional Japanese ideas and motifs that I adore more than is healthy and at the same time did so in original jazz compositions. A drummer and two keyboardists.
Instant love and a burning desire, obsession really, to find more music like that. Something else that would give me that same rush.
This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about
see what I mean? how awesome is that?!
There are so many levels to appreciate it at.
As a musician there are so many things to listen for and be impressed at. So many little things the guys in the band are doing, the drums alone have kept me up in bed just listening to the beauty and grace of the way they're executed. The production is so beastly, the way the drums are mic'd and EQ'd. The kit doesn't sound dead and you can clearly hear all the little intricacies, you can appreciate the sounds of those cymbals, the tuning and quality of the snare, the bass of the kick.
It's perfect, everything about it is perfect, the composition, the execution, the production, the mastering.
The only thing I've heard against this album is that perhaps the drums are too high in the mix, but I feel that that was done entirely on purpose.
Without the drums being that high the subtleties would be lost,drowned out by the keys. With the mix the way it is, it serves to differentiate between parts. There are some bars in there that would sound completely nonsensical to the average listener were the drums not that high. It sets the pace and gives something to follow, it does exactly what a drum kit can do in the hands of a real, experienced drummer. It adds to the music, builds it and takes it to a whole 'nother place. While at the same time keeping a steady beat to follow.
I love it. I love it so much.
So on a quest I went, to find more music like this.
I've found some different artists which I'll talk about in later posts but for now, I just want to share this sampler I came across.
I got it today and I've been listening to it all day, I'm so in love with the sounds on it.
Enjoy, friends, enjoy.
Listen to everything that's going on in every song, thank you.
http://www.mediafire.com/?xux32kb7h7pw498
Basically, growing up one of my favorite video games was Mystical Ninja. A big part of why I loved it, and still do, was the music. It was very traditional Japanese inspired music. Very nice, there was everything from industrial sounding tracks to straight up traditional Japanese music (tracks like Sakura even make appearances).
It instilled in me a love for pentatonic sounds, progressive music and the idea of blending something very traditional with something very modern, and having it be poppy and catchy.
I can honestly say that that game influenced my own music and guitar playing more than just about any single other thing.
So when I was introduced to Mouse on the Keys, I was amazed. It blended breakbeats (which I'm deathly in love with), those traditional Japanese ideas and motifs that I adore more than is healthy and at the same time did so in original jazz compositions. A drummer and two keyboardists.
Instant love and a burning desire, obsession really, to find more music like that. Something else that would give me that same rush.
This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about
see what I mean? how awesome is that?!
There are so many levels to appreciate it at.
As a musician there are so many things to listen for and be impressed at. So many little things the guys in the band are doing, the drums alone have kept me up in bed just listening to the beauty and grace of the way they're executed. The production is so beastly, the way the drums are mic'd and EQ'd. The kit doesn't sound dead and you can clearly hear all the little intricacies, you can appreciate the sounds of those cymbals, the tuning and quality of the snare, the bass of the kick.
It's perfect, everything about it is perfect, the composition, the execution, the production, the mastering.
The only thing I've heard against this album is that perhaps the drums are too high in the mix, but I feel that that was done entirely on purpose.
Without the drums being that high the subtleties would be lost,drowned out by the keys. With the mix the way it is, it serves to differentiate between parts. There are some bars in there that would sound completely nonsensical to the average listener were the drums not that high. It sets the pace and gives something to follow, it does exactly what a drum kit can do in the hands of a real, experienced drummer. It adds to the music, builds it and takes it to a whole 'nother place. While at the same time keeping a steady beat to follow.
I love it. I love it so much.
So on a quest I went, to find more music like this.
I've found some different artists which I'll talk about in later posts but for now, I just want to share this sampler I came across.
I got it today and I've been listening to it all day, I'm so in love with the sounds on it.
Enjoy, friends, enjoy.
Listen to everything that's going on in every song, thank you.
http://www.mediafire.com/?xux32kb7h7pw498
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