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\_|| hello. |
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| 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). |
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| 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. |
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| 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. =) |
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| - smash / j'ecoute - the jazz musicgroup |
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| p.s. i decided not to include any tracks by j'ecoute members, no |
| blatent advertising :D |
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\_|| songname - author / label - time - size - format |
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| 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] |
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| together: about 30 min. - 2.48 MB - get it: (a) or (b) or (c) |
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| (a) is ftp.scene.cz (b) is skylined.org (c) is zerion.com |
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| dizzy / dual crew - 2:47 - 111 kb - [mod] |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| d/l: [skylined] |
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\_|| metroplex (taken from "progression" musicdisk) |
| necros / five musicians - 4:39 - 288 kb - [s3m] |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| d/l: [skylined] [scene.org - whole disk (1.90 MB)] |
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\_|| valomerkki (won the turpzz jazz compo in 1998) |
| scope / mute - 2:40 - 389 kb - [xm] |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| really, it's about an overall mood than any clever solos or |
| whatever. a beautiful piece. |
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| d/l: [skylined] [scene.org] |
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| dune / orange - 2:56 - 204 kb - [s3m] |
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| 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. |
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| d/l: [skylined] [scene.org] |
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\_|| victimhood (taken from assidge 3 musicdisk) |
| cybelius / orange - 4:32 - 351 kb - [s3m] |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| d/l: [skylined] [scene.org - disk part 1 2 3 - (2.72 MB)] |
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| spaceman aka nuke / lemon+anarchy - 2:35 - 84 kb - [mod] |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| d/l: [skylined] |
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| optic / theralite - 3:11 - 807 kb - [xm] |
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| 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"? |
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| 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. |
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| d/l: [skylined] [scene.org] |
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| leviathan / analogue - 3:34 - 253 kb - [it] |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| d/l: [skylined] [scene.org] |
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\_|| bookmark massage webpage> http://www.scene.cz/massage |
| contact smash> smaash@yahoo.com |
| contact adamm> zbiejczuk@gmail.com |
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