Posts tagged recording music

Blues and Hip Hop…..wouldnt have it any other way

got sent a track with some disgustingly awesome heavy ass drums and slide guitar on it last night at work………inspiration drop kick to my mouth…wrote some lyrics and the style for it at work……just laid down vocals,backing vocals, bass guitar and a guitar solo on it….lots of fun… #ScaleSezHeavy Blues and Hip Hop….wouldn’t have it any other way…..hope ole boy digs it….

Blues Guitar meets Latin Percussion Meets Soul……no samples all me…..Chillin on a Sunday……and my home girl comes over and we listened to a track of http://soundcloud.com/chrisg02176 and were talking about how his chopping of vocal samples always pushes an emotion to/across/into you http://soundcloud.com/chrisg02176/do-not-cry also this one http://soundcloud.com/chrisg02176/love-until-we…effing epic in my books……so LeAnne went in the living room doing homework and i just made a quick percussion thing…(been listening to Santana LP’s for 3 days) and then decided to just hum/KADOODLE over it…… #Emotions-N-Motion….hope you like…thanks for listening!!!!!

Patron Pen Paper. The 3 essential P’s of songwriting. (Taken with Instagram)

Patron Pen Paper. The 3 essential P’s of songwriting. (Taken with Instagram)

HARD ROCK JAM my home girl LeAnne Stevens swung by with Jay(drummer) and we recorded this to Reel to Reel……she engineered,recorded/produced this..i played bass and lead guitar on it..i have a 5 input headphone jack on my record player in the living room….we were listening to Hendrix for like 5 hours…..long live tape/analog….and i love Eddie Kramer…..LISTEN IN HEADPHONES ITS TRIPPY…learned a lot from LeAnne(angry black woman) on this sessionĀ 

SON HOUSE COVER OF “DEATH LETTER”…….well my other resonator was stolen so i had to record with el cheapo……getting another all metal resonator soon……anyhoo…..releasing a blues album soon…..thanks for all the love…make sure to send me your music!!!!!!!!!! played this song in open G…….lots of fun….i usually play in standard tuning when it comes to slide guitar……i use glass bottles…dunlop baby!!!!!!!!!

just some lo-fi hip hop beats to listen to…….download for free yall……cheers…..Central Texas Boom Bap Mixtape soon though!!!!

1950’S song i covered……lots of fun….harmonica, guitar, vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar by me…..claps…..all me…..lots o lots o FUN!!!!

SON HOUSE DEATH LETTER BLUES COVER well my other resonator was stolen so i had to record with el cheapo……getting another all metal resonator soon……anyhoo…..releasing a blues album soon…..thanks for all the love…make sure to send me your music!!!!!!!!!! played this song in open G…….lots of fun….i usually play in standard tuning when it comes to slide guitar……i use glass bottles…dunlop baby!!!!!!!!!

The white woman. Noisy ass P-90’s. (Taken with Instagram)

The white woman. Noisy ass P-90’s. (Taken with Instagram)

Going back and finding riffs and acoustic ideas for some new stuff. A lot of these tapes were made when I was stationed in Okinawa. On a few I took a smaller 4 track that ran off batteries to the beach and recorded some demos. Good times. (Taken with Instagram)

Going back and finding riffs and acoustic ideas for some new stuff. A lot of these tapes were made when I was stationed in Okinawa. On a few I took a smaller 4 track that ran off batteries to the beach and recorded some demos. Good times. (Taken with Instagram)

all i am doing with this series is taking WELL KNOW BREAKS…..i repeat….WELL KNOWN BREAKS THAT EVERYBODY USED and playing bass on them…..so please dont tell me such and such already used this…lol….cause i am having fun…..i am sure i will get messages from the soundcloud “producers” that such and such already “merked” this or that….just having fun……..enjoy your life lol

have always been inspired not only by the lyrics of reggae music, but also by the culture and many aspects of it….from the 45rpm culture of it, to the recording techniques employed, to vocals…..its in me…hope you enjoy….FREE TO DOWNLOAD…..hope you enjoy



this is the sequel to the song i uploaded called “A Fallen Angel’s Plea”…….first track i have recorded in my new home in TN……good times……if you havent heard A Fallen Angels Plea…..go give it a listen…..close your eyes and listen to what the guitar is saying……. thanks for tuning in……

amps all packed up!!!!!!!!!!!! TN soon!!!!!!!!!!

amps all packed up!!!!!!!!!!!! TN soon!!!!!!!!!!

recorded this with my iphone by my leg walking around my new house on Friday in TN….moving away from Alabama this week…..