Having fun with my new Bass.

[SteveG]

Reusing the lyric worked fine, I think Iggy had been on the Remy Martin too tho 

[indierik]

I really dig it ORH!!!! I love the Velvet Underground, and it does remind me of them! It also reminds me a bit of Belle and Sebastian who I also like.

[Greeny]

Predictably excellent! 

I like both versions - the phone call mash-up works amazingly well. But the proper vocal is just perfect.

It does have a Lou Reed / Velvet Underground vibe going on, but as 'Transformer' is my favourite album, I think that's just great!

[Ferryman_1957]

Another really good one. Like the Velvets feel.

Keep 'em coming!

BTW, Epiphone basses are nice. Was trying to find a Thunderbird bass for my son before Xmas, not one to be had anywhere in the country.

Cheers,

Nigel

[Ferryman_1957]

Indierik, I really like the way you create the accompanying guitar parts. They're subtly different and you have some interesting harmonies going on there. I've realized I tend to fall into the "strum one track, solo on the other" style when I'm multitracking. You are very clever in the way you build these overlaying guitar parts. Very nice indeed.

Cheers,

Nigel

[holdempok]

very nice jam. Made me happy and actually smile. Our bassist just got a new bass too. A 5 String Ibenez.

[indierik]

Indierik, I really like the way you create the accompanying guitar parts. They're subtly different and you have some interesting harmonies going on there. I've realized I tend to fall into the "strum one track, solo on the other" style when I'm multitracking. You are very clever in the way you build these overlaying guitar parts. Very nice indeed.

Cheers,

Nigel

Your compliment nearly made me blush, thank you, thank you! I think part of the reason I don't fall into the standard "strum/solo" pattern is because I'm not a skilled soloist. Also, the music that inspires us influences our own music quite a bit (Yo La Tengo is a huge influence to me. As for layered guitars check out Pinback), therefore, I focus on subtle melodies and harmonies, and layer these simple ideas to make them sound more complex. If you were to strip my song down track by track they are very simple and repetitive guitar parts, yet they seem to work together. I love instrumentals and I love creating simple songs that people, like ORH, can write and preform lyrics to. I most certainly have my musical shortcomings, but I think my one strength is creating little riffs and harmonies that work together. Check out American Analog Set. Sometimes they're a bit boring but I like some of there simple, subtle harmonies: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=100748305

thanks again!

[Ferryman_1957]

Simple is good in my book! I know there's lots of subtle but (relatively) simple parts, but putting them together in a way that works is actually quite hard. I'm only a moderately good guitar player, with limited solo capability, but you've made me realize that thinking more carefully about the construction of the rhythm parts adds a lot more depth to any song. I don't like big, flashy solos that much anyway, my own preference is for well constructed and emotive songs and you certainly create those.

Cheers,

Nigel

[indierik]

James, just thought I'd let you know, the more I listen to this the more I like it, that is, the version with your reused lyrics from the Bunkbeds.

I posted it on myspace page title When the World is Asleep. Hope thats ok. 

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=265581594

[Oldrottenhead]

thats cool rik.