Yesterday, did some recording. Whenever I have a piece of equipment, I always try and use it in a way that pleases me and offers the path of least resistance. The Roland Handsonic is one piece of gear that I don’t think I’ve properly utlised in my setup purely because I am not that good as percussionist. I get by…but that’s not saying much. But there’s some lovely Asian sounds on the kit, including some gamelan sounds that are really easy to use. You can just sit there and noodle away and it sounds good. Well. this next piece is based around those sounds. The main gamelan bit is played stone cold live (with fluffs) with the rest of the instrumentation slotted in around it. Of course, those in the know will hear this and roll their eyes to heaven and say: “I can see what he’s trying to do.” I refute all allegations. Of course, this is a just a demo of the mix and I am going back to try and get a better performance on the Handsonic and to create a more forward-moving track.
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This song also features the return of the wonderful Ashbory Rubber Bass. I don’t use this half enough because it has a particular “big” sound, but in this instance it works really well.