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To Dance in Nameless Places
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Seventh song of FAWM 2010. A ballad for congas, piano, and guitar.
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Jazz-influenced progressive rock.
artist is a middle and high school science teacher residing in Sterling, VA, USA. He switched to teaching after a career in medicinal chemistry. He is a member of the Mvskoke (Creek) Nation, a Native American tribe originally indigenous to the Southeastern United States. As a musician, he plays bass, guitar, Hammond organ, keys, and various drums. Many of these appear on his first album, , it focuses on a jazz-influenced rock sound; however, like , it is almost exclusively built using odd time signatures (such as 5/4 and 7/8). In this way, although it was born in a different world, it retains its connection to the past. One more move: this time to a new house. It was a difficult change, and out of the struggle was born a new sound. is just that: a collection of jazzy, funky, cool -- and most of all, original -- compositions. In addition to the works above, Bruce is also on , where he releases raw (unmixed) tracks from his albums and other works for use by remix artists.
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Charts
Peak #1,037
Peak in subgenre #131
Author
Bruce H. McCosar
Rights
2010
Uploaded
February 07, 2010
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MP3 3.7 MB 128 kbps 4:02
Story behind the song
Song #7 was a tough one. Because of the recent snow storm, I have a few days off. Problem is, spending your morning shoveling snow and breaking up ice is very exhausting. This is a nice conga groove -- in fact all the rhythm is hand percussion. Here are the instruments, in the order they were recorded: One conga, tuned to Ab. A pair of maracas. Claves. Roland digital piano sounds. Ibanez S620, in 'twangy' mode (pickup switch in position IV, humbuckers split and blended). I needed a more 'glassy' sound over the more mellow tone of the piano. This chord progression is interesting. Because of the conga tuning, I tried to keep 'Ab' (or G#) a constant in all of the chords. I also tried for smooth voice leading, where possible. However, the chords are not in their traditional diatonic groupings -- Fm, E, and DbmMaj7 in the verse; Ab, Dbm, and B in the chorus. -- This song was composed and performed using natural rhythm only -- without a metronome, click track, or drum machine. "No Robots Allowed" is my theme, and here are the rules I'm following: http://bmccosar.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/the-robot-rules/
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