Blue Baboon - a chapperz one chord tune

[chapperz66]

So - Em9 it is then.  Strat through a Axefx2, yamaha Motif XS7, Presonus Studio one 3 pro.

My daughter sent me a photo of a really tacky table lamp in the shape of a baboon covered in blue velour.  She does live in Hull which may explain a lot.  City of culture apparently.  Sadly she didn't buy it for me.  

[chapperz66]

Sorry - the photo has gone a bit huge.  I hope I haven't blown the site up.   

[bruno]

Lovely sounds and tune, great use of a single chord. Full of class, unlike the table lamp :-)
B

[Blooby]

I had to throw out my bed-side lamp this morning, and I found a link: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_304055621145_-1

Simply amazing how you stretched and abused that one chord. Super, super clever post. Is the arpeggiated thing in the piano roll, or is something else going on?

Blooby

[Redler]

Top class performance!

One chord prog rock - this is amazing and you've put everything well together!

Very creative piece of music!

[Groundy]

Bloody Brilliant, Pure class,
I just can't believe how well this one chord song is going,
Well done Paul....


Alex

[chapperz66]

Thanks people!

So the lamp was in Debenhams - I assumed that Emma had spotted it in an avant-guard upcycling hipster shop.  If it had been about 20 quid I would have been tempted to invest.  A bit less tempted at £95 - I want a car for that sort of money!  

Blooby - most of the arpegiated bits are odd notes played on guitar using fairly extreme delay and pitch shifting settings on the Fractal box, but the one that I inserted in several places (the good one that first appears at about 30secs) is a loop that I found in Studio One.  I had to cut it about a bit to make it fit, but basically it is a stock loop so I can't take much credit for it.

I'm really enjoying using the multi-track drum stems from Presonus.  They certainly help to keep the track count up.  They are surprisingly adaptable.  I deliberately put a few bars of 5/4 in this piece to see if I could cut the stems about and make them work.  Presonus have released another collection which I might get.  Or shall I get the lamp?

Paul

[Hook]

I would go for the drums...& the lamp...and a guitar!
Brilliant piece brother, so full of prog goodness. Love those computer squiggly sounds.
You are one hell.of a talented guy, love this man.
Rock on!

[Mach]

A very inventive piece of music. Prog at it's finest and a great sounding recording.
You sure have expressive musical talent. Great post!

Mach

[Johnny Robbo]

Love it! Definitely got that prog feel to it. Superbly catchy melody & really inventive use of a single chord, mate!