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Beware the Age of the Machine
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My fifth song of FAWM 2010. This may be a first. Conga hard rock?
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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 #513
Peak in subgenre #56
Author
Bruce H. McCosar
Rights
2010
Uploaded
February 05, 2010
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MP3 3.7 MB 128 kbps 4:04
Story behind the song
Warning: starts quiet, gets real loud! Songs #4 and #5 are connected -- both were recorded in the same session. My goal for these two songs was to play a difficult rhythm on the congas. Here, I played the funkiest, syncopated conga rhythm I could sustain, with the goal of making this song super heavy later on. The instruments on this track: One conga drum, tuned to 'A'. ESP Ltd Bass (w/ active EMG Humbuckers). Nord Rack 2X (Best synth ever. I know. I already said that on a previous song. But it's true.) Wailing, mad Ibanez S620! In contrast to a previous track where I played a guitar with very heavy strings, this one is basically strung with spider webs and hair (well, .009s, but you get the idea). OK, the meaning of the title. Since the title of this album is "No Robots Allowed", I thought I needed at least one theme song. This is it. I'm rocking out, free of the machines -- 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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