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Brian Rath
South Africa
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- about 1 year ago
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- about 1 year ago
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- about 1 year
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my biography
I have been playing since I was 13. A drummer turned MIDI inputter and producer. I use Reason, sometimes linked up with Nuendo or Cubase. Cumberland River was written by my guitarist and friend, Dax, and produced by me. The other four tracks are part of a project I took up, on my own after we recorded two years or so of jams on MD. I started cutting these up, adding bits, and generally trying to get a sound. Much use made of WAVS and Rex files. I will enter some of these tracks to the Real World thing…
my sounds
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- Title: Cumberland River
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- Description: This is a Country-gospel song written by my guitarist, and friend, Dax Butler. It is a very beautiful song with some poignant lyrics from life's darker side. This is still a demo, and the singing was Natalie's first take. My production of this song gave me the idea that I might be able to produce other peoples' songs... I did a short Hammond piece for the chorus but my files have mysteriously disappeared! I still nee a Godpel choir at the end, with the repeat of "Cumberland River Flows...." Let me know what you think.
- Title: Wandering Wondering
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- Description: The production is unusual, but the idea for this was a hard-core rap. I quite like the operatic 'middle', or chorus. Still need lyrics (and a vocal artist)..... Anyone out there want to take it on?
- Title: Shud've seen It
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- Description: This one has got a slight R&B side to it, although how it would land up with a diffferent melody, and a lyric line, is anyone's guess...
- Title: Portal
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- Description: In the vein of Portishead, this one was jokingly called Portal. It is near full-production but my mastering is up to shit... hisses at lotsa frequencies.
- Title: Where are you Now
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- Description: This is (the romantic) one of four tracks up here today (excl. Cumberland River) that I produced from MD recordings of jams held between a guitarist, bassist, and me, over a two year period. Bass, some guitar, and some drums are live but the rest of the intrumentation has been added. From our 'jam tapes' i was able to get enough material for 17 songs (Rex loops, WAVS). I arranged the cut-ups in Reason for quite a few weeks, non-stop! This one, and the other four, are examples of tracks from (what might be/could have been) an album...
my influences
I listened to a LOT of Zappa, very early on, as well as to bands like The Groundhogs, EL&P, Soft Machine, Gong, Argent...etc. Today, there's not a lot i listen to. But i guess Radiohead is one of my greatest, more recent influences. When i'm in Cape Town (i live in Johannesburg now) i will always go to the local Rastafarian Dancehall gig in Gugulthu (the biggest 'black township' in Cape Town), on a Saturday night and will dance to Dancehall by the likes of Sizzla and Capleton, till the sum comes up. (After going there for a few years I AM STILL the only white boy who ventures there). But wow, do i/we have a good time. Peace and Love, brethren!
my comments
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siflaar |
about 1 year ago
- Cool remixes and I love Cumberland River.
greetings,
Patrick -
aeronaut |
about 1 year ago
- Hi Brian, thank you for inviting me. Cumberland river is indeed a beautiful song! I like all your songs here, Wandering Wondering is a very interesting composition. I voted forall your songs in the contest.
Keep in touch, Jef -
Subliminal |
about 1 year ago
- You probably mean the Dobaichi sound in The Whole Of The Universe. It sounds a bit off, doesn't it? Maybe it's the character of that instrument or the effect used or even bad tuning by the people who sampled it. It's something I should keep in mind when I go back to that project again. Thanks for the tip.
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Subliminal |
about 1 year ago
- Hi Brian,
Thanks for uploading these songs. They are all very good. Especially Cumberland River, Wandering Wondering and Shud've Seen It. While I was at it, I also voted for your entries in the Realworld contest. Good luck with that.
Best wishes,
Michel. -
Brian Rath |
about 1 year ago
- Navigating around this site is daunting!
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Brian Rath |
about 1 year ago
- Despite my forays into movie music a few years ago - which still persists - i have been working with a lot of remix ideas lately. Mostly i have been taking some jazz classics and putting them with hard core, four-on-the-floor dance beats (and looped afro-cuban riddims)and haven been coming up with some great stuff. Problem is, the Miles Davis people won't let me sample him. So i'll have to get the session players in...
