I gave Bill a hug and bought him a beer at Ground Up Music Festival 2017. I did this for all of you, like me, who can't thank him enough for this brilliance. Just pure brilliance. Thanks to all of you at ground up for all of this.
I wish I could hug both of you & let you buy me a couple of beers on behalf of all the Snarky fans out here, ......no honestly, it’s ok, I don’t mind, it’s the least I can do 🤪🍺🍺
Where do I begin.... 1. Million dollar bassline and guitar solo by Mike here. NOW I'm convinced that he is in fact, a guitar virtuoso. Such feel to his playing on whatever instrument he touches. 2. Man the arrangement on this song, very innovative fusion of a somewhat disco beat and feel with a funkiness and orchestral flare to it, very cool stuff here. 3. Some of the best string arrangements I've heard, again the bassline and those melodies work so well, I don't know how these guys keep blending 3 completely different melodies together so perfectly. BRAVO! 4. This song really fits it's title, just saying.... Overall, what can I say. We should learn to expect excellence yet put aside all our expectations to embrace something new and innovative which these guys will no doubt shower us with. Do I need any more reason to justify why these are my favourite group of musicians ever?!
What I love is that Mike isn't even really doing anything melodically innovative here (IMHO) yet he's delivering pretty much exactly what the tune needs aesthetically. I like his tone, too.
Totally awesome!!! From a classical intro through a new age transition to an urbon jazz style. I agree, this artist has to be sponcered by everyone! Which means PAY for his work!
Andy made a hell of a job on every footage. That song is the most surprising of the album for me and i really like it. Thanks to Bill and the musicians. Michael has no limit with instruments, it's amazing.
El tecladista británico Bill Laurance (@billlaurance) debuto en solitario en 2014 con su álbum "Flint", todo un éxito en ventas, fue directo al #1 en las listas de Jazz de ITunes, y de critica. "Money In The Desert" forma parte de ese primer trabajo de este miembro fundador de Snarky Puppy (@RealSnarkyPuppy), que lleva trabajando con otros artistas desde que tenia 14 años. El ya publicó un segundo álbum en 2015, "Swift", y en marzo saldrá a la venta el tercero, "Aftersun". #Jazz #NuJazz
Excellent job! Just one question: Why the melody in the piano part that started at 02:50 seems to be above the standard pitch (440hz) ? You did that on purpose? That's really awesome and different...
It's easier to hear around 5:22 -ish. It seems it actually isn't detuned, but fluctuates between tuning. They've got on some sort of detuning effect, I would assume.
I think Bill likes music with more of an emotional, highly meaningful touch. Cory and Sean are f'n great but their gospel backgrounds probably would have changed the song in a way Bill wouldn't have wanted.
I think he's using a chorusing effect on the Rhodes; in an interview, he mentioned that he uses the Roland Jazz Chorus 120 to amplify his Rhodes, so it's more than likely the amp's onboard chorus giving the rich and synth-like texture for that particular section. I think he may have also doubled the riff with a lower volume Moog track with some healthy pitch modulation.
Hi, if you still want to know; I think its the moog little phatty stage 2. But i'm not sure... I'd love to have one of these but they are freakin expensive... Do you know a synth that sounds similar?
