Comments on: She must be very special… http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42 Music & musings - A Journey Through Sound Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-137 Dan Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:10:27 +0000 http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42#comment-137 Thanks for the tip, I'll look them up :) Thanks for the tip, I’ll look them up :)

]]> By: Ben http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-136 Ben Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:06:47 +0000 http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42#comment-136 "Dry the Rain" is the hit that got me hooked. I think that is on the 3 EPs collection. They are quite good and I imagine they would agree with the shed music concept. Cheers! “Dry the Rain” is the hit that got me hooked. I think that is on the 3 EPs collection. They are quite good and I imagine they would agree with the shed music concept. Cheers!

]]> By: Dan http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-133 Dan Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:24:34 +0000 http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42#comment-133 Hi Ben, I did use Rebirth for this track yeah but I know a couple of people who own real 808's and still just use Rebirth cos it's easier and sounds exactly the same. The units can be a pain to repair when they break, I know a friend who had problems with his. Sounds like you had a good little system going their, I like the term "neckbone" that's very cool. I can relate to the idea of getting together with friends at odd hours, getting mashed and then trying to make something approximating music, done that many times :D I haven't really listened to the Beta Band to be honest but I know of them, they were quite big a few years ago in the UK but the whole thing kind of passed me by, I'll have to find some of their records and see what they're like :) Thanks for the comment - Dan Hi Ben, I did use Rebirth for this track yeah but I know a couple of people who own real 808’s and still just use Rebirth cos it’s easier and sounds exactly the same. The units can be a pain to repair when they break, I know a friend who had problems with his. Sounds like you had a good little system going their, I like the term “neckbone” that’s very cool. I can relate to the idea of getting together with friends at odd hours, getting mashed and then trying to make something approximating music, done that many times :D

I haven’t really listened to the Beta Band to be honest but I know of them, they were quite big a few years ago in the UK but the whole thing kind of passed me by, I’ll have to find some of their records and see what they’re like :) Thanks for the comment – Dan

]]> By: Ben http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-130 Ben Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:49:59 +0000 http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42#comment-130 Did you use a real 808/303 or did you use rebirth? I've never got to actually play with either real instruments, but rebirth was fun enough. I was once lucky enough to own a 606, but it broke and it was cheaper to replace than repair. Anyway, nice work there. I envy your output. I've been in bands since I was 13 (I'm 31 now) and over the years production has slowed and slowed. I took a long hiatus, but now I'm back (sort of). After listening to a lot of your "shed music", I had a similar term for music I used to make. Before I had decent equipment, I had to piece together casio keyboards, a Teisco guiar, a Yamaha drum machine, various effects, toys and a little battery powered tape deck. My buddy and I would get together, get stoned and try to make it all work out in to something fun, usually at odd hours. There was this slang term we invented (while once on acid) called "neckbone". It sort of described makeshift, jerry-rigged solutions to mechanical and technical problems (I think the idea was that in addition to duct tape and bubble gum, the solution would also require a chicken's neckbone). When we wanted to get stereo chorus, we neckboned it with two tape decks and played them at that same time. Anyway, the term neckbone became applied to the type of music we made: "Neckbone Music". By the way, do you like the Beta Band? I get the feeling from your music that you would. Did you use a real 808/303 or did you use rebirth? I’ve never got to actually play with either real instruments, but rebirth was fun enough. I was once lucky enough to own a 606, but it broke and it was cheaper to replace than repair.

Anyway, nice work there. I envy your output. I’ve been in bands since I was 13 (I’m 31 now) and over the years production has slowed and slowed. I took a long hiatus, but now I’m back (sort of).

After listening to a lot of your “shed music”, I had a similar term for music I used to make. Before I had decent equipment, I had to piece together casio keyboards, a Teisco guiar, a Yamaha drum machine, various effects, toys and a little battery powered tape deck. My buddy and I would get together, get stoned and try to make it all work out in to something fun, usually at odd hours. There was this slang term we invented (while once on acid) called “neckbone”. It sort of described makeshift, jerry-rigged solutions to mechanical and technical problems (I think the idea was that in addition to duct tape and bubble gum, the solution would also require a chicken’s neckbone). When we wanted to get stereo chorus, we neckboned it with two tape decks and played them at that same time. Anyway, the term neckbone became applied to the type of music we made: “Neckbone Music”.

By the way, do you like the Beta Band? I get the feeling from your music that you would.

]]> By: Dan http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-92 Dan Fri, 02 May 2008 11:01:25 +0000 http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42#comment-92 It's from the first American Pie film if I remember correctly, where his dad is giving him advice on taking a girl to the prom. I sampled it at random really and just thought it was quite funny :) It’s from the first American Pie film if I remember correctly, where his dad is giving him advice on taking a girl to the prom. I sampled it at random really and just thought it was quite funny :)

]]> By: Podo http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-91 Podo Thu, 01 May 2008 21:24:22 +0000 http://www.shedmusic.net/?p=42#comment-91 What is that quote from? It's been driving me crazy. Its like I remember it, but not quite. Is it an American Pie film? What is that quote from? It’s been driving me crazy. Its like I remember it, but not quite. Is it an American Pie film?

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