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Rain Just Keeps Coming Down
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Song #12 of FAWM 2010. A groovin' tune featuring Fender P-Bass, Hammond Organ, and Fender Telecaster.
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Jazz-influenced progressive rock.
artist is a middle and high school science teacher residing in Sterling, VA, USA. He switched to teaching after a career in medicinal chemistry. He is a member of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation, a Native American tribe originally indigenous to the Southeastern United States. As a musician, he plays bass, guitar, Hammond organ, keys, and various drums. Many of these appear on his first album, , it focuses on a jazz-influenced rock sound; however, like , it is almost exclusively built using odd time signatures (such as 5/4 and 7/8). In this way, although it was born in a different world, it retains its connection to the past. One more move: this time to a new house. It was a difficult change, and out of the struggle was born a new sound. is just that: a collection of jazzy, funky, cool -- and most of all, original -- compositions. In addition to the works above, Bruce is also on , where he releases raw (unmixed) tracks from his albums and other works for use by remix artists.
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Peak #281
Peak in subgenre #35
Author
Bruce H. McCosar
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2010
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February 12, 2010
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MP3 4.0 MB 128 kbps 4:25
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think I'm finally getting the hang of this. For song #12 of FAWM 2010, here's a groovin' instrumental featuring Fender P-Bass, Hammond Organ, and Fender Telecaster. The drums? MIDI, played 'live' through my keyboard. By my 'robot rules' (see below), I'm having to do all percussion manually. But I've learned a lot doing this. Here's one thing: if you're playing an instrument, trying to keep everyone in time (as I do with bass), probably the most important thing in the entire world is this: PICK UP NOTES. Yes, those notes that precede (and slide right into) the groove. Without those important audible cues, and without a metronome or click track, it's almost impossible for everyone to hit "1" at the same time. (And 'everyone', in this case, is me, trying to play along with the track later.) This bass line features a nice set of pick up notes, and it made this one of the easiest songs to play and record. I do like the sound of the Telecaster on this one. It gives me the obligatory buzz and 60 cycle hum occasionally, but for chord melodies, it is unmatched -- that crystal clear, 'jangly' tone that works so well against bass & organ. Also, in case this is the first time you've read it, listen carefully to the Hammond part -- I don't know what the technical term for this is, but I often set the left hand part (the lower manual) to notes that sound *higher* than the right hand part. You can hear the left hand part as a very subtle, high 'pad' sound, coloring the main chord tones. -- This song was composed and performed using natural rhythm only -- without a metronome, click track, or drum machine. "No Robots Allowed" is my theme, and here are the rules I'm following: http://bmccosar.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/the-robot-rules/
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