Another song by Miossec.
This one is quite special for me because as far as love songs are involved (as in "songs about love"), this one is pretty muh the "ultimate" one. It says it all.
Love is a battle.
On a technical side, it got me to use more tracks than usual. Not really complicated (I managed to finish it in a week), but it's a nice combination of simple things.
I especially like the bass line. Simple yet great.
La Maison (Miossec)
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
No no no.
Just a quickie before the summer holidays...
Another from Noir Desir, I especially like their live version on their album Dies Irae. I wanted to try and reproduce this sort of raw rock (and it gives me an excuse for not polishing it). I had fun. And I got a blister on my middle finger now... (^_^;
No no no (Noir Desir)
Another from Noir Desir, I especially like their live version on their album Dies Irae. I wanted to try and reproduce this sort of raw rock (and it gives me an excuse for not polishing it). I had fun. And I got a blister on my middle finger now... (^_^;
No no no (Noir Desir)
Sunday, July 20, 2008
1st original "song"!!!
This happened completely by chance...
I was actually trying to put together another cover, but I thought I could try to adapt it a bit more than usual. So I started searching for some riffs, found a few that seemed to chain well, worked a bit more, then took a step back and thought "this doesn;t fit with the song at all!!". But I was still quite pleased with it so I took it all the way...
No lyrics, I would need an Average Zack I guesss... Anyone? :)
Compo 01!!!
I was actually trying to put together another cover, but I thought I could try to adapt it a bit more than usual. So I started searching for some riffs, found a few that seemed to chain well, worked a bit more, then took a step back and thought "this doesn;t fit with the song at all!!". But I was still quite pleased with it so I took it all the way...
No lyrics, I would need an Average Zack I guesss... Anyone? :)
Compo 01!!!
Monday, June 02, 2008
My Lovely Man.
I've worked on this for longer than I've ever done on any other song...
But I had a ball...
It's still a bit of work in progress, it would deserve a bit of polish but I was so excited to get to something close to average, I couldn't resist...
My Lovely Man (the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
But I had a ball...
It's still a bit of work in progress, it would deserve a bit of polish but I was so excited to get to something close to average, I couldn't resist...
My Lovely Man (the Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Concept 12
I tend to have troubles when it comes to recording ideas, because I will jam along some stuff and do those things I find quite cool, definitely worth recording, but as soon I hit the record button, it's all gone. I think I'm not alone in that case though.
Here I got that idea and I managed not to let it rot, that is I hit the button straightaway. And I'm quite happy of how it turned out, it's the first time I come up with something that I think could be refined to give something a bit more elaborate than my usual...
Worth recording!
Concept 12
Here I got that idea and I managed not to let it rot, that is I hit the button straightaway. And I'm quite happy of how it turned out, it's the first time I come up with something that I think could be refined to give something a bit more elaborate than my usual...
Worth recording!
Concept 12
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Sad Sad Kiddie
It has been hard to get round to do something constructive lately...
But I finally managed to find the courage to build a drum part again!
I'm carrying on covering the Pillows because they got great rocking songs.
Once more I did my thing and realised when it was time to sing that I couldn't... So karaoke version it is then...
If anyone is kind enough to do it for me...
Sad sad kiddie (karaoke)
But I finally managed to find the courage to build a drum part again!
I'm carrying on covering the Pillows because they got great rocking songs.
Once more I did my thing and realised when it was time to sing that I couldn't... So karaoke version it is then...
If anyone is kind enough to do it for me...
Sad sad kiddie (karaoke)
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Concept 11
I promise that one day I will try to make chords progressions based on more than 4 chords... (^_^;
Anyway this one felt a bit different than the others. Now I listen to it again, it reminds me of something from Noir Desir, but I can't really put my finger on it. Weird.
Anyway.
I tried to do a more elaborate ending this time. By that I mean that I took over from my usual loop to do something different.
Taking into account that I did whatever came to mind at the time, I didn't do too bad...
Concept 11
Anyway this one felt a bit different than the others. Now I listen to it again, it reminds me of something from Noir Desir, but I can't really put my finger on it. Weird.
Anyway.
I tried to do a more elaborate ending this time. By that I mean that I took over from my usual loop to do something different.
Taking into account that I did whatever came to mind at the time, I didn't do too bad...
Concept 11
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Concept 10
Another riff I wanted to keep track of...
I started jamming along this one and I was actually doing things I was quite happy with, so I thought "let's record this, it would be a shame not to keep it". So I hit the record button and found myself incapable of reproducing what I had done. Often happens. I might have written it before. Anyway it took me a while before finally letting go and recording something I was a bit happy with.
A bit of the same old, but it keeps the finger working...
Concept 10
I started jamming along this one and I was actually doing things I was quite happy with, so I thought "let's record this, it would be a shame not to keep it". So I hit the record button and found myself incapable of reproducing what I had done. Often happens. I might have written it before. Anyway it took me a while before finally letting go and recording something I was a bit happy with.
A bit of the same old, but it keeps the finger working...
Concept 10
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Concept 9
It had been some time since I came up with something that I wanted to develop...
So there it is, the result of an hour of trying this & that.
There's a gaping midsection where I obviously wasn't sure of what to play but also a few things I want to remember for later...
Worth a post, then.
Concept 9
So there it is, the result of an hour of trying this & that.
There's a gaping midsection where I obviously wasn't sure of what to play but also a few things I want to remember for later...
Worth a post, then.
Concept 9
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Some more fooling around...
2 other examples of a riff looped and whatever comes to mind on the moment.
Live takes.
It's strange because I listened to them yesterday while I had recorded them last week or so, I therefore couldn't remember what I had done and was expecting a lot of rubbish but I was therefore surprised that it's "listenable".
Far from perfect but overall not too bad.
I wasn't very inspired in terms of solo for the 1st one, but it's energetic.
Concept 7
The 2nd one is heavier. Full of noises.
Concept 8
Live takes.
It's strange because I listened to them yesterday while I had recorded them last week or so, I therefore couldn't remember what I had done and was expecting a lot of rubbish but I was therefore surprised that it's "listenable".
Far from perfect but overall not too bad.
I wasn't very inspired in terms of solo for the 1st one, but it's energetic.
Concept 7
The 2nd one is heavier. Full of noises.
Concept 8
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Just goofing around...
I made this:
Example.
Quite easy to do really.
Get a sampler, have it to run and then pinch harmonics as you see fit, adding one each time.
It gives a strange random music.
No rocket science, certainly vain, but I like it... :)
Harmonics 1
Harmonics 2
I guess I could sell this as some healing new age shit...
I can just guaranty there are no secret messages hidden in there! ;)
Example.
Quite easy to do really.
Get a sampler, have it to run and then pinch harmonics as you see fit, adding one each time.
It gives a strange random music.
No rocket science, certainly vain, but I like it... :)
Harmonics 1
Harmonics 2
I guess I could sell this as some healing new age shit...
I can just guaranty there are no secret messages hidden in there! ;)
Friday, December 07, 2007
Gilles.
Here's a quickie.
I just wanted to record something else fast.
This is my 3rd cover from Miossec, a song I've been playing for years.
I liked the fact that it's a build up.
It kind of works.
I didn't polish the voice at all, it even saturates at the beginning, but I couldn't be asked to do it again... ;)
Gilles (Miossec)
I just wanted to record something else fast.
This is my 3rd cover from Miossec, a song I've been playing for years.
I liked the fact that it's a build up.
It kind of works.
I didn't polish the voice at all, it even saturates at the beginning, but I couldn't be asked to do it again... ;)
Gilles (Miossec)
Friday, November 30, 2007
L'Imposture.
Wow nearly 4 months since I last recorded something!
I was just happy practising unplugged to be honest.
Anyway I listened to a records I hadn't put in my player for ages. That was a Louise Attaque record. It's a French rock/folk group that has very energetic songs and that gave me ideas to record again.
Also, it was a challenge because their lead instrument is a violin, so I had to replace/emulate it with my guitar.
Overall, I think that's one of my better songs...
I'm quite happy with the sounds I made, I managed to put in a broad range of stuff (tremolo, delay, wah) and to put the icing on the cake, each take I made is a live one!
I didn't correct anything afterwards, this is the raw stuff, so a few mistakes here and there but nothing too major...
L'Imposture (Louise Attaque)
I was just happy practising unplugged to be honest.
Anyway I listened to a records I hadn't put in my player for ages. That was a Louise Attaque record. It's a French rock/folk group that has very energetic songs and that gave me ideas to record again.
Also, it was a challenge because their lead instrument is a violin, so I had to replace/emulate it with my guitar.
Overall, I think that's one of my better songs...
I'm quite happy with the sounds I made, I managed to put in a broad range of stuff (tremolo, delay, wah) and to put the icing on the cake, each take I made is a live one!
I didn't correct anything afterwards, this is the raw stuff, so a few mistakes here and there but nothing too major...
L'Imposture (Louise Attaque)
Monday, August 13, 2007
Concept 05
I got busy this week end!
A classic blues here, with the usual pentatonics...
I tried some Whammy effects at the end, I'm quite pleased with the effect.
Concept 5
A classic blues here, with the usual pentatonics...
I tried some Whammy effects at the end, I'm quite pleased with the effect.
Concept 5
Thursday, August 09, 2007
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