Solo Piece w/ Alembic Bass

Started by hb3, February 26, 2012, 03:21:19 PM

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hb3

Finally, I did a solo piece w/ my Alembic...strung as a tenor. It's just nuts:  
 
http://soundcloud.com/hb3/mysterious-stranger
 
Cosmic...intergalactic...not exactly bar band material...sort of a theatrical piece, actually.

David Houck


hb3

It's a great sound, but tenor tuning has some good and bad aspects...I don't know if I'll use it this way all the time, but the good thing is that I didn't really need to make any adjustments. That was really cool. So this is pretty much the first thing I played when I had it strung up and turned the delay on.  
 
I also found a bunch of new sounds w/ the piccolo. After I finished the 'Poseidon' album I was going to put it down for awhile, but then, bam...these were total accidental discoveries that sounded amazing.  
 
Like, check this out:  
 
http://soundcloud.com/hb3/a-fish-in-a-bowl-of-gold
 
Achieved by accident....

David Houck


hb3

Interesting, right? Almost like a hammered string sound....

David Houck

I just listened to it again.  I like the sound a lot, and I like what you do with it.
 
The first seventeen seconds would make a really nice repeating pattern.  As I was thinking about that, it brought to mind the beginning of The Pilgrim by Wishbone Ash on the Pilgrimage album.

hb3

Yeah, that part you're referring to is actually a recurring motif. It's all part of a big thing.

David Houck

If you're interested, here's a nice recent version of .

hb3

This is cool. I like that the guy is playing a flying V.

David Houck

The album was released in 1971.

hb3


rustyg61

Amazing sound Hugh! What kind of effects are you using?
Rusty
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terryc

At 2.17 it reminds of Phaedra by Tangerine Dream

sonicus

You guys are both AWESOME !  It would be fun to hear you playing an  ALEMBIC duet at an Alembic gathering ________IN the moment ; just create it on the spot for the occasion.

jzstephan

Great sound on the Pilgrim video. Are those Tweed Bandmasters the guy with the Les Paul is playing through?