I think he's moving right now, or is about to move, or just moved. I think a 'help mvuent style his new flat' thread will be very good once we see him logged on againhe always disappears. skulks for a bit, gnawing on a bone, then he comes back at 3am for about 20 minutes
As a rule I have the decency to slap only in private.only joking he plays slap-bass
do tellwhen i was a teenager i used to "score" from the biggest dealer in [redacted]shire
a lot of older "heads" used to score there and they would be keen to inflict their "wisdom" on us younger folk
the only one I took half seriously was the guy who fucked the mother and then the daughters of the same family in turn who told us "the only thing you learn from tripping is how to trip"
but another guy asked us; 'have you ever played on stage?' and when we shook our heads he pronounced: 'it's better than any drugs or any sex that you will experience!"
and now I'm older I can tell you he was 100% wrong
Love it. Historically was not good but am getting better, I can do a 20-30 min improvised riff-around on piano now over some pop chords, maybe toss in an odd 7th or diminished. Keeping it simple stupid but love getting in that flow, of just following feeling and watching it become form. It's a particular kind of doing that requires letting go. You can't grasp too tightly or try too hard; it's a chinese fingertrap. The tao of jamming.Have you done it? do you do it?
We sometimes did ye goode olde 12-bar blues, but I liked it best when we went off in a more freeform direction with some jazzy/kraut-y/psychedelic sounds. This was greatly helped by the fact that one of the regulars was a hurdy-gurdy player.what do you play? was this like an open blues jam?
I remember that. He was confused. He was like... why is it so big? What is all this plastic? You were like, it's a synthesizer Ian. He was like, oh, I've got a buncha those but they're all virtual plugins on my DAW, I didn't know they came in physical form.when mvuent was in chicago I took out my synths and completely embarrassed him at his own game
The wisdom of the Ancients!I remember that. He was confused. He was like... why is it so big? What is all this plastic? You were like, it's a synthesizer Ian. He was like, oh, I've got a buncha those but they're all virtual plugins on my DAW, I didn't know they came in physical form.
and then he started crying tooI remember that. He was confused. He was like... why is it so big? What is all this plastic? You were like, it's a synthesizer Ian. He was like, oh, I've got a buncha those but they're all virtual plugins on my DAW, I didn't know they came in physical form.
This could just as easily be from the other currently active thread.I remember that. He was confused. He was like... why is it so big? What is all this plastic?
So what happened? Did the singer's girlfriend have a Yoko Ono effect on the rest of the band? Irreconcilable artistic differences? Pressures of touring get too much for you? Drummer's heroin habit get out of hand?we played live exactly once
So what happened? Did the singer's girlfriend have a Yoko Ono effect on the rest of the band? Irreconcilable artistic differences? Pressures of touring get too much for you? Drummer's heroin habit get out of hand?
there's not much of a scene round East Lancashire. not many squat parties to play in or whatever. the drummer got more into hip hop, i went to university. the bassist is well into Jesus now if that satisfies your craving for rock cliché
And how!the bassist is well into Jesus now if that satisfies your craving for rock cliché
And that bassist now plays in DPRK's single, official, state-approved, state-run, Juchelogically correct Rock Band, and can be seen performing live on TV, smiling maniacally with a gun pressed up against his back.best bassist story has to be the one from Les Rallizes Denudes
hijacked a plane, "take us to Cuba!", forced landing in North Korea
#bad life choices