Apr 12th, 2008 by norelpref
The task over at the collective this month was to make a “composition,” that is, no improvisation or excessive noodling, but rather an ordered opus with every note counting, so to speak. I cloned myself and made a guitar trio and the result you may listen to below. Namaste.
Mar 16th, 2008 by norelpref
The Guitar Collective task for March was to take the major chords FACE and do something with them. I did a little shredfest thingy, complete with a number of sweep picking cliches here and there.
Feb 25th, 2008 by norelpref
The Guitar Collective task for February was to do a “period” piece. I’m not sure what era I’m aiming for here, but I added some dust and scratches to give it that “lo-fi” vintage sheen.
An excursion using a midified string section, originally played on guitar. 20th Century Classical written all over it.
Jan 10th, 2008 by norelpref
Another semi-ethereal jazz tinged rambling after a trio of pale ales. No bass, but enough Impulse Response backing to provide a good sonic canopy.
Dec 30th, 2007 by norelpref
The last of my ersatz Holdsworth-influenced pieces for the year. Next year? I’m going to try and realize last year’s resolution, which was to de-emphasize shredding and guitar based composition in favor of more elaborate musical exploration. I want to do more pieces that don’t have any guitar at all, maybe get into some ambient sound scaping stuff. Hard to say, though. I just bought the Pat Metheny songbook and plan to give it a good study and I’m sure it will have a big influence on my playing in ‘08.
Dec 24th, 2007 by norelpref
Dec 2nd, 2007 by norelpref
Although this song is named “Hudson,” after one of our Green Cheek conures, it could really be for both Hudson and Baylee. When I was recording tracks with the guitar Baylee would fly onto the neck of the guitar and perch there, sometimes biting the strings or chasing my fingers (occasionally getting a little nip in). So I was first going to name the song “Baylee,” after her; but then I recalled that I already have a song in the works named after her. I guess I could have just called the song “green cheekers,” our affectionate name for them, but I went ahead and gave Hudson his own tune. He was our first conure and I think the sweetest.
This is a “mellow” piece, featuring synth trumpet and a metheny-esque guitar solo in the second part.
Nov 19th, 2007 by norelpref
Someone over at monohedral cathedral suggested making a fugue with the theme from Jeopardy! as the base. So that’s what I did, adding a minor section to the well-known quiz show ditty and acting as if I were the California Guitar Quartet.
The task over at the collective this month was, I think, to create something that “sucks,” or build a piece where sucking is thematic. Well I ended up doing a homegrown rap thing with bombastic drums and guitar, with a cameo appearance by the “don’t tase me bro” guy. And it’s a bit “loudy.”
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