pantherairsoft Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Hey folks, This little vid is the first of a few from the same session. It's an improvised track as part of a new project I'm doing... not happy that my 2-piece Drum & Bass project isn't small enough I thought I'd replace the drum kit with a beatboxer! Hope you like it: [media]http://youtu.be/7m8jW-J6seQ[/media] This idea came about after seeing Lee live a while back and realising I'd never seen a band using a beatboxer in place of a drummer so we got together for a jam and this was the results. New territory for us both so any feedback is much appreciated. More videos to come over the next few weeks. Fingers crossed we'll be taking this live in the new year. If you like it, then 'like' it - [url="http://www.facebook.com/thebeatconsortium"]The Beat Consortium on Facebook[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Bloody 'ell Shep, now THAT is what I call bass! Cranked up it's more of a feeling than a sound - practically made my eyeballs vibrate, let alone my ears. Good work mate ;-) I'm constantly in awe of what you guys get up to. I'm a big fan of UK bass music anyway, and it's great how you manage to perform it live so damn convincingly. I remember seeing Roni Size many years ago and being disappointed by the (then) week sounding upright they had on stage, but this is just something else... And to my knowledge there aren't many people doing this live. In fact I'm struggling to name more than yourselves and Chris Hargreaves (Fatty Bass Man) both obviously on Basschat. So I reckon you're in a very strong niche with it; be interesting to see where it takes you in time. Really dig the beatboxing too. That man has talent - definitely something that would translate well to a live performance. Great work. Keep us posted mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks dude! You're very very kind. If I can get half the success of Chris then i'll be a happy man. Him scoring the Alex Clare tour made me just a tad jealous! Glad you like the vid! That low end is courtesy of the parallel octave down (Octamizer with the filter rolled back) I run along side all the noisy stuff We have another video from that same jam coming out this weekend and then hopefully one a week for the next month I also saw Roni Size and was a little unimpressed. I saw Roots Manuva and his bass sound (provided by electric bass) was pretty massive. I love to score a gig like that! Lee's already talking about us doing a D&B festival in Malta next year that he's been asked to play at... That'd be a nice way to start the live shows! He's a very talented man with a wicked sounding snare, but getting him to count in 4 or think about music like a drummer is a bloody mission. He's like a loose cannon! Lololol. I have another (3rd, and unless something massive comes along, final for 2013) project that I'll be announcing soon. It's a 2-piece project with a Canadian producer and beat writer. Programmed beats from Canada, all live bass and noise from me and then guest MC's from UK, USA and everywhere else we can branch out. A real international collaboration. We're working on a 4 track at the mo, 2 tracks done and with MC's and 2 beats finished waiting for my bass parts. That record should be the stop gap as we put a full length out at the end of next year. He's signed to a HipHop label in the US and they have agreed to put the record out already so we're very excited about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 No worries mate, just dropped you a PM. That pedalboard of yours is obscene! :-D Looks like you need a pilot's license to operate something like that. Bloody awesome sound - I've got an old OC2 that I've started playing around with at home - actually inspired by your good selves! - so I'm planning to produce some DnB or dubstep myself using a 'live' bass rather than the usual synths and subs. Nothing started yet but I'd appreciate your feedback once I have something recorded. Sounds like you've got plenty of projects on the go which must be great for keeping things fresh. The international collaboration you mention sounds particularly interesting. Massive market for UK bass music in the States so well worth pursuing that. Keep us posted mate. Truly awesome sounds :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Will do dude. Thanks for the PM too... Video number 2! http://youtu.be/lhhw4q5f1C0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Number 3... This ones my favourite I think. http://youtu.be/9nVUBrUn-PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Nice one Shep! Great stuff mate. I'm thinking of trying something dubsteppy for this month's composition challenge. Time to dig out my OC2 and rattle some windows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Another video - This time a couple of shorter ideas..., 'The Dirtbox', 'SlapBack' & 'Fuzz The Boat Out'... http://youtu.be/si9GrZrIKuU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Some cool little snippets there mate! 'Fuzz The Boat Out' (the last one) is my fave of the three. I could see that evolving into a full track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Agreed! It's on the short list. Our 1st vid (The Meat Grinder) has evolved into a full tune... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 New video! Last from that jam session - meaning we need to hook up and get some proper writing and recording done! http://youtu.be/RRWjszCigSc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nice work have you considered trying to tie a real drummer and the beatboxer (is that even the right word?) together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 Not yet... Though we are hitting the studio soon to record a record and try a few things out... So watch this space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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