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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: The Drift
One listen, and it was a bit of a struggle. I think I was too focused on saying what the instruments were doing, whereas here it would’ve been better to have let the song’s name influence the writing. In retrospect, … Continue reading
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: B3
One listen. Went in, knocked it out. Happy with how it turned out as, whilst htere’s some stretching early on, I think this came out really smooth. Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell’s “B3” is from The Process. I … Continue reading
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: Spiral
One listen. This one threw me off a bit and I got stuck on what was happening with the beat, but never really getting into describing it. I think that harmed the writing overall. Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill … Continue reading
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: Black Arc
One listen. This was easy to start. Great. I started slowing down. Not great. Spent a good bit of time trying to catch up, but I wasn’t actively thinking too much, so I’m not too fussed. A bit of imagery … Continue reading
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: B2
One listen. I’m now working to clear as much of these songs I’ve queued to write about as I can. Could probably get it all done in a few days, if not one day, but I also value my getting … Continue reading
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: Drop Away
One listen. A lot of this came easy, but I feel like I was writing against the song in parts. It’s difficult for me to quantify, but I feel like that’s how I wrote. Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill … Continue reading
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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: B1
One listen. Went in, did it, didn’t think too much. Some bits here and there, but otherwise… yeah. A short bit of writing for a short piece of music. Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell’s “B1” is from The Process. … Continue reading
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Bill Laswell: Echo
This was written over one listen. I’m not sure what I was going for, but I know that I was trying to capture the song in written form. Surprising I know. This is a slow song and as such I … Continue reading
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