Too much to say, starting with Steve's original tracks, Dario's synth tracks - the song's lovely but surreal structure and a live remix of tracks on my part adding bass, drums and other nonsense to the overall abstraction. Dario and Steve are both brilliant. A lot of unusual things in the overall mix.
In my live remix, bits of the track pop out in slow motion or re-pitched to give itself a rhythm or harmony; tracks are realigned against themselves; there's bass, guitar and percussion stuff; all sorts of trickery to generate a proper rock atmosphere in the surreal background. I was thinking Captain Beefheart when i first heard his tracks. And the way i realised it was using a little live DJ-style remixing and tape work. But really there is a lot more in that thing - too much studio magic to break fully down. We all got very cool tracks from each other as they progressed. In this case, i was able to work with the finished tracks from everyone else and Steve gave me free rein.
As Steve says, it's a wild psychodelic trip. A real mix of old school Rascal Reporters and Polyethylene Pet (my own thing). I thought it would be too twisted a take for him but, as i should have known, he loved it immediately and had more ideas which took it exactly where it needed to go.
Playing drums with his music is always a treat. As with Mike "Mad Dog" Johnson, he has a sick sense of what is supposed to be "rock music". He simply said - do the bass and drums and whatever else you want. Make it "rock out". Mike says that too. Thankfully, i have the same rhythm issues. As Steve Gore used to say, i too am a "rhythm scientist". So there ya go.
We had a blast. I do think both tunes rock quite nicely
I hope more people do check it out. Steve would very much appreciate it, i'm sure. And any shout outs about the release to friends and foes.
Yep. It is NOT your grandmother's rock music. That said, the accompanying tune is quite the accessible toe tapper. Your kids will be safe
Peace out,
K
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