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i just recorded this

akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
edited November 2007 in Strut Central
you know the song. im getting serious about finally recording some live stuff, so heres my first genuine attempt at a sound i'd like to go for. and no, i cant play guitar.gimme feedback dudes!
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  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    This is actually pretty dope dude. I like it. Yknow what, I need to start learning how to record with my mixing board. Wanta do some internet collabo type thing? I got my guitar, my sm57's and my helix board all setup, and yes I can play guitar.

    - spidey
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    i'll keep in touch, i definitely need somebody who knows what theyre doing on guitar...haha
  • parsecparsec 5,087 Posts
    rad!
  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
    OUTSIDER BREAKZ
  • dayday 9,611 Posts
    you know the song. im getting serious about finally recording some live stuff, so heres my first genuine attempt at a sound i'd like to go for. and no, i cant play guitar.



    gimme feedback dudes!

    dude are you fuckin' kidding me?? you are hands down one of the most talented people on this board. Make a damn album already!
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
    HOLY SHIT DUDE! thats some really dope stuff u got there.
    i love the wacky/lo-fi out-of-tune sound of it, definatly

    keep on ako, lots of people gonna flip on this.
  • On_the_Red_ClayOn_the_Red_Clay 1,728 Posts
    SICK!
  • karlophonekarlophone 1,697 Posts
    nice! its like if Perry-Kingsley covered Salt. (Ergo, you are Perry-Kingsley.)

    loooove that drum sound!
  • gravelheadwrapgravelheadwrap corn 948 Posts
    wow this is nice!
  • theory9theory9 1,128 Posts
    wow this is nice!

    Dude's definitely lordin' it!
  • SyminSymin 999 Posts
    the sound is great. Great Idea too.
    Are you gonna get your friends girlfriend to do some chinese vocals for other tracks?
  • PABLOPABLO 1,921 Posts
    For real, drums are so on point. If you need some vibraphone work holler!
    Peter Quistgards unite!
  • markus71markus71 937 Posts
    sweet as a mother
  • TheBeatGoesTheBeatGoes 711 Posts
    that is nice, keep going with it
  • TheeeCasualMaleTheeeCasualMale 2,564 Posts
    and no, i cant play guitar.

    the hell you can't! this is fresh! more please!!!
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    If you need some vibraphone work holler!

    dude i might take you up on that. anybody know where i can get a vibraphone for less than like......$100? hahahaha

    glad you dudes are feeling this. definitely motivating. probably gonna do more work tonight. i'll post more soon probably.....or just let it pile up and release an album or something.
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    the sound is great. Great Idea too.
    Are you gonna get your friends girlfriend to do some chinese vocals for other tracks?

    i was gonna flat out say no way, but that might actually be a decent idea. we'll see.
  • inVrsinVrs 687 Posts
    i could see some distorted vibraphone as in stark reality fit very good in there.
    is it even a vibraphone they used?
    anyway, sounds really really fresh. if you are searching for a label, holler back haha ;-)
    any other tracks availbale on vinyl besides the melting pot ones i know?
  • Secret_ChimpSecret_Chimp 915 Posts
    Wow, I'm loving this.
  • TheMackTheMack 3,414 Posts
    this sounds like its from the 70's

    i think im a better drummer than you though
  • HamHam 872 Posts
    this sounds like its from the 70's

    i think im a better drummer than you though


  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    this sounds like its from the 70's

    i think im a better drummer than you though

    ok
  • NateBizzoNateBizzo 2,328 Posts


    AKO I am beyond impressed.


    impressive to say the least.



    The Mack is just jelous cuz he's still in special ed, you're on to your PHD.
  • buttonbutton 1,475 Posts
    cool.

    far better than the OG for sure
  • dayday 9,611 Posts
    this sounds like its from the 70's

    i think im a better drummer than you though

    you're definitely a better asshole. why don't you post something and let us decide.
  • dayday 9,611 Posts
    post something and let us decide.


  • hcrinkhcrink 8,729 Posts
  • ElectrodeElectrode Los Angeles 3,127 Posts
    You certainly have a nice grasp on those snare ghost notes. That's one of my major weak points I need to keep working on. I think I remember you saying some time ago that you didn't learn reading any books or practicing rudiments whatsoever; that's quite impressive. Are you strictly into funk drumming or do you mess around with other styles, as well?
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    let me start by saying something fairly unrelated to clear my name here: the drums were recorded to a very wobbly tape machine, then recorded back onto it again when i did the final mixdown. any unsettling speed-ups or slow-downs in tempo can be blamed 100% on the inconsistency of a worn-out tape machine.

    You certainly have a nice grasp on those snare ghost notes. That's one of my major weak points I need to keep working on. I think I remember you saying some time ago that you didn't learn reading any books or practicing rudiments whatsoever; that's quite impressive. Are you strictly into funk drumming or do you mess around with other styles, as well?

    yep, completely self-taught just by listening. i was only playing drums twice a week at the MOST for a while, but now that winter has settled in and my drums arent constantly in my trunk, im practicing pretty regularly now. i have no real practice plan, i just play because it feels good...but if i hear something on a record that i cant do, i'll focus on figuring that out for a little bit.

    funk is the most fun and natural style for me, so i focus on that, but i do dabble in other styles too. i just love drumming.

    occasionally i'll become part of a band or something that isnt really my style, and requires me to learn something new or start playing in a different style.. its a real help because it basically forces you to explore something you normally wouldnt just start practicing, or maybe you werent even aware of in the first place.

    my weakness? i can barely do triplets...not fast anyway. then again ive never devoted more than like 2 seconds to learning them, and i probably do them "wrong" just like lots of the other stuff ive learned by ear.
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts

    I SURRENDER
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