Got a little quirky with this one. As i am always trying to avoid a drum machine I got a little creative with my percussion. 1 track is my uke, I'm using a pocket comb with my left hand and my ring & middle finger on the right hand playing the main beat. Another track is the pocket comb, played like a guiro with a ball point pen and then I have a track using a stapler. Partially done in
Nissan Sentra Studios and around the house over the last week, mixed/mastered on the mbr.
1-distorted uke
1-bass
1-ukussion
1-pocket comb guiro
1-stapler
1-vocal
1-flute (thumbjam)
1-electric guitar (thumbjam)
Filled With Fear
written & performed by Hook
Man u come up with the most creative ways to put percussion down.... This is great... has a bit of Led Zeppelin. Way to go bro!!! You RAWK....
Distorted uke sounds great!!! All those instruments are well mixed! Top class job on each way!!
Nissan Sentra Studios roools ;)
Kari
braw tell yer maw. wish i had enough hair to justify purchasing a comb.
Love the percussion.
Really interesting song, listened hard to hear the stapler.
JOA
Some great guerrilla percussion Hook! The distorted Uke rocks big time. I like the slow paced vocal melody against the more urgent backing tracks. Nice and creative work!
Farrell
Brilliant! A bit reminiscent of "Oye Como Va" in a few places.
Hey Bro. You are always full of ideas and creativity, hope you didn't go through too many staples though :-)
This track is a groove fest, very 60's, trippy music, the distorted Uke works really well as well. Great track!
B.
Hey guys, thanks for the nice comments! I haven't been writing much lately and almost scraped this one. The vocal/lyrics came to me quite suddenly in a mall parking lot on Wed. and then the thumbjam parts finished it off. I can't believe what I can do with the iphone, I've always heard stuff in my head but never thought I'd be able to produce it.
The stapler comes in at the 15 sceond mark, measure 9 I think. It has a very similar sound as the comb hitting the bridge of the uke, it's the quieter, thinner click.
Quote from: 64Guitars on December 27, 2012, 01:18:33 PMA bit reminiscent of "Oye Como Va" in a few places.
I never would have made the connection & when I read it I didn't really see it but when I listened again I heard it. Not what I think of as my usual influence, but it all comes out eventually.
Quote from: bruno on December 27, 2012, 03:21:53 PMvery 60's,
You know I always considered myself as pretty well rounded musically, I like music from all styles and genres, but I've noticed more of that 60's sound in my writing since the uke entered my life and maybe more so, thumjamb.
Thanks again for listening!
Dam it man, masterfully done.
Your creativity runneth over.
The lyrics are just as creative as the music.
Impressive piece.