These pieces are all jam takes, those magic
moments when everything came together AND the tape was running,
hence the collection is named "Magic Berries". The primary common
thread is that I was involved as a performer or engineer or
both. All except for Big Names were recorded at my home using
the equipment currentlyfor
sale.
This one, and its Part 2 at the end, was
the only jam where I had to mike the room rather than run everything
through the board, as I did in Woodland Hills. The guys here
in Seattle wanted more control. Presented a challenge, since
it took place in my new den, but I think it came out OK:
This jam took place at my colleague's home
in Redondo beach using his studio (which just happenned to contain
my Monopoly, on load). Several industry friends showed up and
we just jammed. I like this piece because it shows off the great
bass sounds the Monopoly can do.
My engineer friend Jim Cone had done a
lot of work with a band named Fat Cat. Their lead guitarist
was Jim Sykes, who was excellent, but unfortunately passed away
shortly after this jam.
Just a jam, but features the most killer
sample of a Saxaphone on my Roland S-550. Through some wierd
magic, the blend of this, through a Roland DEP-5 effectgs unit,
and played on my Yamaha KX 5, just plain works. I'm sure the
ribbon controller on the KX 5 has something to do with it. Not
so much in this piece, but I have even managed to get lip sounds
out of it.
This time I was just let loose on the Sax
patch (again) and the rest followed. I started out on the Fender
American Strat Plus I have, then switched to the KX 5.
