lurksalot Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 🎄 December Cover Song Challenge 🎄 As is tradition, we're doing something a bit different for December... so instead of composing to a photo, we're running a covers competition. Basically, choose a song or instrumental that you like and write your own version of it. You can be faithful to the original or completely ruin it and get creative; the choice is yours. All of the usual rules apply with a few additional caveats: 🎅 It doesn't have to be a Christmas song. 🎅 You're welcome to submit anything recorded this year (not just from December), so there's no excuse for those of you in cover bands not to enter. 🎅 Don't go lifting any samples from whatever song you intend to cover, as that will breach the usual terms and conditions leading to extreme punitive measures. 🎅 This is the only time of year that bagpipes are allowed! But that still doesn't make them right. The deadline for entries is midnight on December 23rd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 I've got a classical treat in store 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted December 1 Author Share Posted December 1 I had an idea , and lo, auto tune, should save the day , Lurksalittle might even contribute some harmonies. She has heard my practice warbling and isn’t overly disturbed by it , she thinks the lyrics suit my personality to a tee. In fact, it’s not far off done , I usually draw a blank until the last minute and then rush it , this time it won’t be such a panic, but that doesn’t mean the playing or production will be any better 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 Obscure mid-60s garage rock will be my offering this Yule. I'm hoping to get the singer from my old band to do the warbling on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 I've got one in progress. For a short tune it's got a lot in it. I thought it would be quick and simple. Nah , 'taint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 (edited) Finito! Famed conductor Leo von Klein's iconoclastic punk re-working of Cage's contemplative masterwork, 4'33". Soloist (piano) - Leonardo di Piccolo. Recorded live at the church of St. Dogfan, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant by Mr. Leonard Smalls, BBC, PTFE, LdPE. Edit: annoyingly, Soundcloud feel that I have nicked bits of Lamento by Martin Andreas Paulus and I've had to file a claim! I'd never heard of this Paulus chap and the only resemblance seems to be that Lamento starts with some atmos and an orchestra tuning. After that, they do some music-y stuff, and I don't! Edit 2: They've reinstated it! Edited December 11 by Leonard Smalls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted December 10 Author Share Posted December 10 Bummer , that SoundCloud thing could prove an issue while we are posting covers , though we haven’t noticed it before. i guess that’s AI doing the VAR and making a hash of it 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 (edited) I'm struggling with this, as I don't know how to play 'songs', so have nothing really to 'cover'. I've decided that my version of the Mickey Baker exercises from his method book is as close as I'll get, but it's proving to be more tasking than I thought, and much more difficult than simply composing my own stuff. I hope I get something ready before the guillotine, though. I had advice from Our Eldest last night on EQ and Fx for what I've got down presently. Apparently my hearing is properly 'shot'; I can't hear the cymbals after he EQ'ed my drum track, saying that they were deafening, and he suggested 1db adjustments for reverb 'wet' levels. For me, the minimum is 3db to hear any difference at all..! Oh dear. I think I'll be clear of any risk of plagiarism, though. Never mind; onward and upward, it'll all come out in the wash, in for a penny, etc... Edited December 10 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted December 10 Author Share Posted December 10 26 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: I'm struggling with this, as I don't know how to play 'songs', so have nothing really to 'cover'. I've decided that my version of the Mickey Baker exercises from his method book is as close as I'll get, but it's proving to be more tasking than I thought, and much more difficult than simply composing my own stuff. I hope I get something ready before the guillotine, though. I had advice from Our Eldest last night on EQ and Fx for what I've got down presently. Apparently my hearing is properly 'shot'; I can't hear the cymbals after he EQ'ed my drum track, saying that they were deafening, and he suggested 1db adjustments for reverb 'wet' levels. For me, the minimum is 3db to hear any difference at all..! Oh dear. I think I'll be clear of any risk of plagiarism, though. Never mind; onward and upward, it'll all come out in the wash, in for a penny, etc... The eldest can help play some of it I guess , he is in your band after all 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 1 hour ago, lurksalot said: The eldest can help play some of it I guess , he is in your band after all 😁 Heh heh..! I've just asked Our Youngest if he'd be willing to play one of the bass lines..! Great minds, or what..? Our Eldest could indeed play guitar, but would it fit this here Mickey Baker stuff..? Hmm... Might be worth a shot. Can't be any worse than different to Lenny, Shirley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 A worrying development, chaps. I was hoping to get an old band mate of mine to sing on my festive tune. Sent the rough demo over last week for him to add the vocals to but, as yet, nowt back from him. Have tried contacting him today, got a text with 'I'll call you later' but, so far, no further chat. Looks like I could end up having to do the vox myself, which no one with functioning ears deserves. We can but hope he springs into action forthwith. Bloody singers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 13 Share Posted December 13 On 10/12/2024 at 20:35, Dad3353 said: Can't be any worse than different to Lenny, Shirley. Could easily be! This month I've only blessed y'all with an A played on a piano, my dulcet Elvis tones thanking the audience plus lots of various ambiences, some recorded by me and some from Freesound.. But I could have subjected the world to something phat and phunky and liberally smeared with my "singing". Or some crazed pseudo-jazz. Or a punk cover of some tat by Jefferson Starship... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 13 Share Posted December 13 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: ... some tat by Jefferson Starship... Jefferson Starship never sung no tat. Never forget : they built this city..! ... Edited December 13 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 13 Share Posted December 13 31 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Jefferson Starship never sung no tat 😁One man's cheesey tat is another's best song in the world, ever ever! Anyway: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 13 Share Posted December 13 Excellent; almost a record..! I lasted 1:40 (I couldn't find the 'Pause' button...). Good to see identical twins enjoying themselves, although one wonders why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 I was wondering why my cover sounds so different to the 1968 original ( apart from the obvious), then it struck me. The original is in MONO! So, should I go MONO or bring it up to 70s modernity and be all stereo and that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted December 14 Author Share Posted December 14 1 hour ago, MoonBassAlpha said: I was wondering why my cover sounds so different to the 1968 original ( apart from the obvious), then it struck me. The original is in MONO! So, should I go MONO or bring it up to 70s modernity and be all stereo and that? go 7.1 full Dolby surround sound or ….. wait for it ….. MonoBassAlpha I thank you 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted Wednesday at 22:28 Share Posted Wednesday at 22:28 Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg etc. I've done a cover of a song by the 60s garage rock outfit The Sparkles, although it's based more on the version performed by The Tribe in 1990. The good news is that I'm not singing on it 😁 the singer from my old band has belted out a fine vocal for it. Westfield Les Paul copy, Westfield P-bass copy, Yamaha keys, MT Drums. Wavepad, Audacity and Ableton do what they usually do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted Thursday at 18:19 Share Posted Thursday at 18:19 (edited) This tune is for the BassChat December 2024 Cover Challenge. Fire Brigade is a tune I've known and loved since it came out. I would have been 6 or 7 This year I have enlisted the help of the following lovely friends: Dan Coggins, pedal designer extraordinaire, 12 string Electric guitars (Rickenbacker and Gordon Smith), Godin and Eggle Electric guitars. Matt Sewell, Lead vocals x3 Phil Beavis, Piano glissando I did the drums, bass, backing vocals and Tambourine myself. You can tell! I had a poorly wrist. 60s psychedelia, love it! Edited Thursday at 18:20 by MoonBassAlpha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted Friday at 08:24 Author Share Posted Friday at 08:24 Mine is very nearly ready , lurksalittle has recorded some superb extra vocals, but I had a bit of a production problem last night. For some reason the left and right channels seem to have flipped. I must’ve done something and I can’t work out what it was, anyway, researching it for about 40 minutes last night, I still couldn’t suss it out. I got up this morning went to my computer and put the headphones on the right way round ..DOH ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted Friday at 23:44 Share Posted Friday at 23:44 15 hours ago, lurksalot said: Mine is very nearly ready , lurksalittle has recorded some superb extra vocals, but I had a bit of a production problem last night. For some reason the left and right channels seem to have flipped. I must’ve done something and I can’t work out what it was, anyway, researching it for about 40 minutes last night, I still couldn’t suss it out. I got up this morning went to my computer and put the headphones on the right way round ..DOH ! I did exactly this a couple of weeks ago. Makes one feel a proper ninny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted yesterday at 00:12 Share Posted yesterday at 00:12 On 10/12/2024 at 19:01, Dad3353 said: I'm struggling with this, as I don't know how to play 'songs', so have nothing really to 'cover'. I've decided that my version of the Mickey Baker exercises from his method book is as close as I'll get, but it's proving to be more tasking than I thought, and much more difficult than simply composing my own stuff. I hope I get something ready before the guillotine, though. I had advice from Our Eldest last night on EQ and Fx for what I've got down presently. Apparently my hearing is properly 'shot'; I can't hear the cymbals after he EQ'ed my drum track, saying that they were deafening, and he suggested 1db adjustments for reverb 'wet' levels. For me, the minimum is 3db to hear any difference at all..! Oh dear. I think I'll be clear of any risk of plagiarism, though. Never mind; onward and upward, it'll all come out in the wash, in for a penny, etc... If you can’t hear it, you can’t have plagiarised it. Good to go 👍 says geek99 LLB (Hons) Law ** as Brer Rabbit would say “it’s not just real, it’s actual” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted yesterday at 18:07 Share Posted yesterday at 18:07 (edited) Here's my entry. Singer for new band did the vocals & guitar. Everything else is me. Love the original, so was good to do something different with it. https://soundcloud.com/feintmotions/linger-cover Edited to update the version of the track. Edited 9 hours ago by lurksalot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted yesterday at 18:10 Share Posted yesterday at 18:10 I’m not going to get anything done… I’ve left my interface at the band room… have a great Christmas xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted yesterday at 20:31 Share Posted yesterday at 20:31 Metal instrumental version of Synchronicity II by Police (feel free to sing) Guitars, Bass, Keys played by me. Keys are Syntronik VST Drums are Ez drummer Mixed in Ableton stock plugin and T Racks plugin, Mastered with T Racks plugin. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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