pantherairsoft Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Hey folks, today saw the release of my solo bass/effects/noise album, Astronominal. [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]The record is available to stream and download here -> [/font][/color][url="https://sheponbass.bandcamp.com/album/astronominal"]https://sheponbass.bandcamp.com/album/astronominal[/url] [url="https://sheponbass.bandcamp.com/album/astronominal"][IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Astronominal3_zpsdaaaec6a.jpg[/IMG][/url] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Each track is a live one-take improvisation using bass and effects, between 2 and 9 minutes in length. Drums, percussion and vocals/spoken word were added later to suit the vibe of the improvisation. The listing for each track contains the effects signal chain, so you don't have to ask if you're interested in such geekery. I'd like to mention two thank you's as well - firstly to my good friend, our own mcgraham for the album name (a typo in conversation), and secondly to the very talented Steuart Liebig for showing me that releasing crazy stuff on the bass is totally OK![/font][/color] [font="Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"][color="#141823"]This record will certainly not be for everyone, and is, in the most part, highly unaccessible musically speaking, but I hope it does catch a few ears [/color][/font] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Cheers,[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=Helvetica, Arial,]Shep[/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Nice one! I'll check this out later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Listening now mate. Amazing sounds, and it does NOT sound in anyway weird or random to me. It's got a wicked feel to it, you can hear that there's a very musical, storytelling mind behind it, it's got a very strong aesthetic. Loving it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Kind words dude. Each improvisation was done on a different day, so it captured the mood I was in at the time, based on what had happened that day. It was an interesting fortnight when I tracked that stuff! Shep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I gave it a listen last night, it's ace! Some really cool sounds. It makes me want to bring my pedals back home to play them like I used to. It's not as fun in the studio, I always get distracted by the drum kit etc. Anyway, yeh, I will be listening again. I think I'll buy the download 'cos bandcamp kept cutting in and out last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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