Another entry in the loop-based funk category. I deliberately didn’t point out the distinguishing characteristic of this tune.
I just had the urge to play in an odd meter. However, I was kind of hoping that the odd meter wouldn’t be totally obvious to people either, and I deliberately did not point out in my YouTube description that this is 7/4. The title is a subtle hint. I think it flows pretty well, so my “experiment” is to see how long it takes for someone to first point out the oddness of the meter in a comment. If you read this, please don’t spoil the fun.
Note of marginal historical interest: I wrote and recorded a tune in 1990 called “after six” that was an entry into a competition for tunes created entirely on a Korg M1 sequencer. Since that board had a pattern based sequencer, and the only numerators available for time signatures were 2,3,4,5,6, and 8, I thought it would be amusing/clever to write a tune in 7/4 for the competition. That earlier tune was based on a Montuno pattern with the last eighth note chopped off, and had a melody that outlined four major triads. It also had a form that was seven, seven-bar sections. I sequenced it on a peecee running Cakewalk (version 2 in DOS!) and then played it into the M1 with the M1 just set to record the input. So maybe I bent the rules a touch, but I’m like that. Anyhow that tune sucked–all the cleverness was in the title and the concept. So I reused the title for this tune. It’s also an allusion to the idea that you only wear black tie formalwear after six in the evening.
I trust you play professionally. You never fail to lose the listener's interest-not to an easy thing in such a pretty long improvisation.
Comment by written12 — August 24, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
I sure hope you mean never fail to *keep* the listener's interest. ;)
Comment by volvoxburger — August 24, 2008 @ 11:04 pm
Geez, I'm really sorry. I definitely meant "never fail to keep". I just read it- I can imagine that you did a double and triple take when reading that bit.
Comment by written12 — August 24, 2008 @ 11:53 pm
I got a good laugh. It's a funny thing on here you relate to the audience one at a time, and over the long term. I'm used to playing three sets and then everyone's gone, the performance is done and no one can play it back. But yeah, what you hear on here is the result of thousands of gigs in front of audiences. I estimate I played between 2500 and 2700 gigs when I was working. Ten years ago I stopped playing professionally.
Comment by volvoxburger — August 24, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
sweet and mellow .. keep on playing them tunes bro ..
Comment by taemurz — August 4, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
ditto to blackmaccheck. Sweet tone and playing.
Comment by killaro — July 30, 2008 @ 10:48 am
oooohhh this sound
Comment by blackmaccheck — June 21, 2008 @ 4:50 am
7/4!!! dude your a beast man!!! do u have any albums out or do u record any of your own stuff?
Comment by seanmaster12 — May 31, 2008 @ 10:46 pm
Thanks for listening--right now I'm just going with YouTube. If I wind up with a band again I'd consider doing a recording project.
Comment by volvoxburger — May 31, 2008 @ 11:11 pm
This is wicked.... Do you have an album out or anything? I'd buy it straight away if you did!!! :)
