_:________________________________:_ __________:_ | | .\ | | | | _:_____________________:_ _|__________ | | | MuSiC MaSsAgE SpEcIaL : /. | | | | | : ________ : _______ _______ : _______ _______ _______ : _______ : ._\ /_.__\___ /_._\ __/__._\ __/__.__\___ /_._\ ___/__._\ ___/__. | _ | ._ | \___ | \___ | ._ | \ | _/ | | \ / | |/ | |/ | |/ | |/ | \_ | \ | `----\/____|----/_____|----/_____|----/_____|----/_____|------/___|----/_____| : . . . . | | | | | | | | " prepared by smash " | _| | _|_____________________|_ _:_________\: |_ _|_ : | :/________\: _|_ (cover) _|_ :/______________________________\: __.._________________________________________________________________________. \_|| __ __ | _|_ \/. editorial :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: \/. __| ./______________________________________________________________________\_| ________________________________________________________________________. __.._\ | \_|| hello. | | | | the jazz genre spans so much music - from traditional, lounge jazz | | blues, uptempo bebop, and various latin-influenced, moving on to | | newer jazz-funk, acidjazz and later into jazzy triphop and d&b. | | and even in the scene we have used it a great deal, adding in | | demo-funk. so, it's hard to know where to begin with this massage | | (and where to stop). | | | | jazz is a style which is often "quoted", rather than written as | | new. it appears in many other types of music. how many styles do | | you know that have the word "jazzy" on the front? triphop, house, | | drum&bass and really anything these days. sometimes all it means | | is the artist used a swingbeat or a trumpet sample. sometimes it | | just means they ripped off a large chunk of a jazz record and | | stuck it in. i don't care about those things. but, sometimes it | | means a blending of old and new, something really interesting, and | | a great piece of music. | | | | so i wanted to show what we, the tracking scene, have done with | | jazz. sometimes we've considered that in fact it's probably stupid | | to try and make on computer something which is so designed to be | | improvised and played live. and then again, we decided that it was | | actually good fun to make anyway. here i'm giving examples of | | various forms of it - both traditional and not, and what i love | | about them. some of the tracks are well known, some quite rare.. | | so maybe you'll find something new too. =) | | | | - smash / j'ecoute - the jazz musicgroup | | | | p.s. i decided not to include any tracks by j'ecoute members, no | | blatent advertising :D | | | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ : : \/ \/ : : : : : __.._________________________________________________________________________. \_|| __ __ | _|_ \/. main ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: \/. __| ./______________________________________________________________________\_| ________________________________________________________________________. __.._\ | \_|| songname - author / label - time - size - format | | | | alternative samba - dizzy / dual crew - 2:47 - 111 kb - [mod] | | metroplex - necros / fm - 4:39 - 288 kb - [s3m] | | valomerkki - scope / mute - 2:40 - 389 kb - [xm] | | waypoint - dune / orange - 2:56 - 204 kb - [s3m] | | victimhood - cybelius / orange - 4:32 - 351 kb - [s3m] | | cover up - spaceman aka nuke / lemon - 2:35 - 84 kb - [mod] | | remembering 157 - optic / theralite - 3:11 - 807 kb - [xm] | | sojorn - leviathan / analogue - 3:34 - 253 kb - [it] | | | | together: about 30 min. - 2.48 MB - get it: (a) or (b) or (c) | | | | (a) is ftp.scene.cz (b) is skylined.org (c) is zerion.com | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ : \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| alternative samba | | dizzy / dual crew - 2:47 - 111 kb - [mod] | | | | it's a 4chn mod written in 92, but to this day i have not heard a | | better tracked song of this style or anything that comes close. | | dizzy combines amazing musical skill (some would say best ever in | | the scene) with very good technique and samples. | | | | the piece is what sounds like an acoustic guitar duet with a bit | | of percussion, all blended together so well. the chords, bass and | | the various solos fit together perfectly, with variety but always | | flowing. it is in my opinion one of the very few scene tracks of | | acoustic music which is of the quality that it deserves to be | | played by a real band. | | | | d/l: [scene.cz] [skylined] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| metroplex (taken from "progression" musicdisk) | | necros / five musicians - 4:39 - 288 kb - [s3m] | | | | the beauty of this song is the chord progression, and how all sits | | on it. necros is a master of taking a "simple" idea (although | | saying that, the chords used are still pretty tricky) and using it | | over nearly all of the song, but always giving it variety, not | | letting it get boring and repetitive. | | | | the song mainly sits on one sequence of lovely chords, with some | | others used for bridges and chorus. a large number of different | | solos on various instruments sit over the top, with very dynamic | | percussion. the song rises and falls beautifully. by keeping the | | underlying ideas quite constant and returning to the catchy main | | melodies quite often, it keeps the listeners ears glued to the | | song rather then letting them wander (as they might on some jazz | | tunes which seem like an unstructured load of solos). at the same | | time, the solos are often really clever and skillful. | | | | although you could criticise it for the choice of some of the | | samples, this song should be taken as a lesson in musicality, | | structure and how to write a good tune. | | | | d/l: [scene.cz] [skylined] [scene - whole disk (1.90 MB)] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| valomerkki (won the turpzz jazz compo in 1998) | | scope / mute - 2:40 - 389 kb - [xm] | | | | this piece is so beautifully mellow and downplayed, with just | | piano and bass. the melody and chords play a slow and meloncholy | | piece, which seems abstract at first but in reality has quite a | | strong structure with some catchy melodies. the samples are very | | important, and the piano sounds are exactly right, reverbed to | | give them more space. | | | | the composer wisely avoided percussion or any other instruments, | | which would have ruined it in my opinion. because of the lack of | | percussion it moves in its own time, not rigid, and all the | | better for it. it is the spaces between the notes as much as the | | notes themselves which make it good. the piano is tracked very | | well, using volumes to give more feeling. | | | | really, it's about an overall mood than any clever solos or | | whatever. a beautiful piece. | | | | d/l: [scene] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| waypoint | | dune / orange - 2:56 - 204 kb - [s3m] | | | | woo, easy listening jazz, dangerously close to elevator music but | | perfect at it. very catchy and light stuff. the sounds he used are | | all really nice, fit together very well. the backing is all quite | | constant, except of course for the chord changes, and quite | | uncomplicated, gently swinging. the bass especially shows that you | | don't need to fill the whole line with notes, the spaces are just | | as important. on top of it the leads are lovely, memorable and | | varied with room to move around. easy listening that is actually | | worth listening to. | | | | d/l: [scene] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| victimhood (taken from assidge 3 musicdisk) | | cybelius / orange - 4:32 - 351 kb - [s3m] | | | | you might remember cybelius from such great musicdisks as the | | assidge series, and here's a track from #3. he always did very | | guitar-based acidjazz, more like jamiroquai or some sly+family | | stone, rather than brass filled tracks or whatever, and in his | | tracking past also produced some punk musicdisks (with very | | "interesting" vocals i must say). this track shows both of those | | sides. | | | | the track has a hard edge, starts off quietly menacing and builds | | into an evil cresendo. and the bass really works for the track, | | sitting pretty constant throughout. then, from this more and more | | elements appear on top - guitar, and a lovely synthlead. it's all | | such a strong moody song, kind of acidjazz with a punk influence. | | and don't forget the lead guitar solo. =) there's no nice clean | | samples and glossy production, it's raw and all the better for it. | | | | d/l: [scene.cz] [skylined] [chscene - disk part 1 2 3 - (2.72 MB)] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| cover up (taken from raw#8 diskmag) | | spaceman aka nuke / lemon+anarchy - 2:35 - 84 kb - [mod] | | | | nuke is a scene master of acidjazz and funk. maybe you remember | | tunes like acidjazz part2 or jordan jazz? they always had a strong | | live sound to them with great catchy basslines and cool organ, and | | this one is no different. very funky percussion and the bassline | | fits perfectly. on top of it the organ sounds irresistable and | | catchy. it starts off playing the main melody but soon breaks into | | a wicked solo. | | | | the strength of the song is that all the parts fit together very | | well. the bassline is quite simple - he knows you don't need a | | stupidly complex bassline that can't be followed, it's better to | | have a catchy one that controls how the tune moves by its changes. | | the percussion is funky and sounds very appropriate. the guitar | | fills the gaps, and the organ lies on top. | | | | possibly the secret to funk is to 1) know how to make the right | | bassline to control the song, 2) know how to fit everything on to | | it correctly and 3) get a catchy lead that moves about a bit as | | well. guess what, that's what this song does. | | | | d/l: [scene.cz] [skylined] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| remembering 157 | | optic / theralite - 3:11 - 807 kb - [xm] | | | | really dark wicked funky stuff. it's bassy, with that single deep | | bass motif underpinning the whole thing throughout. then there's | | more bass, some guitar, and a lovely sax taking the lead. it's | | another song where the bassline holds it all together, everything | | sits on that and then a great solo lead goes on the top. this time | | the result, "horror funk"? | | | | optic has done a lot of great funk and acidjazz tracks in the past | | and particularly he blends it well with other styles, especially | | triphop. this track struck me as being really original with its | | sound. result? a lesson in how to make a track that sounds brand | | new and bang up to date, but also sound like a funk classic. | | | | d/l: [scene] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ \/ \/ __/\______________________________________________________________/\____ __.._\ | \_|| sojorn | | leviathan / analogue - 3:34 - 253 kb - [it] | | | | something mellow to end on. it's definitely towards the scene | | "demojazz" end of the spectrum, but does it very well indeed. the | | samples are of a high quality, but the best thing about it is the | | lovely melody and really strong and defined structure - recurring | | themes, changes in all the right places and all the parts strong. | | the chord progression seems to have had a lot of thought go into | | it too. | | | | near the end, there's some great interplay between leads and | | piano, as they are all brought together. and if you want a lesson | | on how to end a song, check this out - the way the key is dropped | | by just a few notes a couple of times works very well. | | | | this is a very nice relaxing tune. i would usually avoid something | | like this, saying "it's too synthetic" or something, but the | | strength of leviathan's musicality comes through and makes it well | | worth listening to. | | | | d/l: [scene] | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ : : \/ \/ : : : : : __.._________________________________________________________________________. \_|| __ __ | _|_ \/. contact :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: \/. __| ./______________________________________________________________________\_| ________________________________________________________________________. __.._\ | \_|| bookmark massage webpage> http://www.scene.cz/massage | | contact smash> smaash@yahoo.com | | contact adamm> adamm@skylined.org | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ : : \/ \/ : : : : : __.._________________________________________________________________________. \_|| __ __ | _|_ \/. copyright info ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: \/. __| ./______________________________________________________________________\_| ________________________________________________________________________. __.._\ | \_|| FILEZ YOU HAVE OBTAINED ARE NOT FREEWARE! | | THEY ARE PROPERTY OF THEIR AUTHORS (AND GROUPS). | | YOU MAY COPY THOSE FILEZ WITH ALL COMMENT FILEZ ONLY. | | NO MODIFICATIONS ALLOWED. | | COMMERCIAL USE ONLY WITH WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORS. | _|_ __ __ __| ./__\/______________________________________________________________\/__\ : : \/ \/ : |