Scandalous Mid-Eastern Mutt

[Lucidology]

Our producer is releasing a collaboration CD (which I just got a copy of today) ...
Two volumes of stuff he's produced in the past ... Here's a mood jam three of us he hired
put together in the studio for a totally different project a few years back ...

The same fellow playing flute & chanting, is also a guest on our band's Yaqui Flower tune...
All the parts except flute and percussion are done by your ol' friend Joseph with his guitar synth:

SoundClick artist: lucidology -Mid-Eastern Mutt (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=691051&songID=6509065)

This is a bit different to say the least ...
Would luv to hear what kind of affect it might have on you (if any)... ?

First time I've listened to it in quite awhile... thought it was sort of cool ...


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[trisonic]

Damn, that is so nice, Joseph!

Reminds me a little of when Holger Czukay was getting into his Middle East period.
Beautiful recording too.........

I love it, basically.

Best, Pete.

[decay-o-caster]

Mutt will hunt! You are such a natural player in every style you try - you always play to the song and you make it sound so confident and easy wherever you end up. Great stuff, and thanks for putting it up, Joseph.

[slackandsteel]

Good stuff!! Makes me want to break out my saz.

[hemlock]

Very cool, Joseph. I like the way the different textures work together. hypnotic.

[hansoloist]

Beautiful composition. Everything sits and sounds perfect. Bravo!

peace
-jeff

[jb70]

really great stuff there joe- i loved it! have you checked out matt darriau's paradox trio? if not, i think you would totally dig the music:

http://www.omnitone.com/store/400171.htm

http://www.omnitone.com/store/400206.htm


it features brad shepik on guitar and is inspired by middle eastern and balkan music.

[Woodyworld]

Love it.

As you know Joseph we went to India for our Honeymoon and fell in love with the people and the culture. This transported me there. Beautiful, just beautiful.

[Lucidology]

Damn, that is so nice, Joseph!

Reminds me a little of when Holger Czukay was getting into his Middle East period.
Beautiful recording too.........

I love it, basically.

Best, Pete.

Hey thanks Pete ...

I don't know who Holger Czukay is...
but I will look him up now for sure ...

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[Frank Axtell]

Beautiful stuff...great vibe and feel!

[Mondoslug]

Very vibey Joe...and most of it on guit synth huh?:BEER

[Lucidology]

Mutt will hunt! You are such a natural player in every style you try - you always play to the song and you make it sound so confident and easy wherever you end up. Great stuff, and thanks for putting it up, Joseph.

Thank you ever so much David ...

Sure hope we get a chance to hang one of these days...
Seems like we know a lot of the same folk too ...

Still have yet to play a Chapin ... :-)


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[Lucidology]

Very cool, Joseph. I like the way the different textures work together. hypnotic.

Thank you my good man ...



Beautiful composition. Everything sits and sounds perfect. Bravo!

peace
-jeff

Yo Jeff ....
Nice to hear from you ...
Thanks very much


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[Lucidology]

Beautiful stuff...great vibe and feel!

Thanks a great deal Frank ...
I usually can say the same thing about every wonderful clip you've ever posted ...



Love it.

As you know Joseph we went to India for our Honeymoon
and fell in love with the people and the culture.

This transported me there. Beautiful, just beautiful.

Yo mate Woody ...
That's right.
What a great place to go for a honeymoon ...

How cool the sounds brought back some lovely memories ...



really great stuff there joe- i loved it!
have you checked out matt darriau's paradox trio?

if not, i think you would totally dig the music:

http://www.omnitone.com/store/400171.htm


http://www.omnitone.com/store/400206.htm


it features brad shepik on guitar and is inspired by middle eastern and balkan music.



Thanks Jack ...

I wasn't aware of these guys ...
They sound wonderful ...



Very vibey Joe...and most of it on guit synth huh?:BEER

Thanks Andy ...

There's some just plain ol' nylon string I'm playing..
while I'm holding a pedal tone sample of Monks Chanting just on my low E string ...

Then there's a bit of an Oud type of sound added as an after thought ...

It's technique I often use playing for bellydancers
that's really fun to play around it ...






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[decay-o-caster]

Thank you ever so much David ...

Sure hope we get a chance to hang one of these days...
Seems like we know a lot of the same folk too ...

Still have yet to play a Chapin ... :-)


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We certainly need to make that happen. And I might find myself with more spare time than I'm used to pretty soon, makes a drive south a possibility.

We'll put a selection of Chapins into your hands too! :)

[Lucidology]

We certainly need to make that happen. And I might find myself with more spare time than I'm used to pretty soon, makes a drive south a possibility.

We'll put a selection of Chapins into your hands too! :)

That would be way cool ....!!

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[Lucidology]

Originally Posted by slackandsteel http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=4072341#post4072341)

Good stuff!! Makes me want to break out my saz.



Yeah where is it ... where did you put that saz. ....?

Thanks so much ....

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[gkoelling]

Joseph,

I started to listen yesterday but the damn phone wouldn't quit. Work!!!

I love the spiritual vibe you get with these guys. It strikes me as genuine, on top of being very musical.

Thanks much...



...Greg

[Lucidology]

Originally Posted by gkoelling http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=4078538#post4078538)

Joseph,

I started to listen yesterday but the damn phone wouldn't quit. Work!!!

I love the spiritual vibe you get with these guys.
It strikes me as genuine, on top of being very musical.

Thanks much...



...Greg



& thanks much to you Greg ...

Truly some genuine vibes happen under the auspices
of this particular producer ...
He doesn't tolerate anything less then authenticity ...

Maybe not so much in the music ...as he loves fusion of styles and such..
but certainly in those of us he hires ..

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[jazzguitarplay]

Talk about versatility. Man, that sounded like fun.You know how to get all the belly dancers

[Lucidology]

Originally Posted by jazzguitarplay http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=4080079#post4080079)

Talk about versatility. Man, that sounded like fun.

You know how to get all the belly dancers



Hey Paul ...
Thanks brudder...

It's really fun to play in this particular style ...
I've done lots of playing with this particular dumbeck player, Brock, for belly dancers...

He knows all their beats inside out. A total wiz when it comes to these beats..
& the way he plays finger rolls on the drum is just astounding ...

Also have a mizmar (snake charmer) synth tone that works great ...

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[Tartarus]

Hi, Joseph

That was totally different - but cool! A very nice vibe going on there. Thought the guitar sat in the track very well without a hint of self-consciousness. Taste is definitely the name of your game, I tell ya! A neat trick, dude.

[Bassomatic]

Sounds great, Joseph!

Enjoys!

[Lucidology]

Originally Posted by Bassomatic http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=4089282#post4089282)

Sounds great, Joseph!

Enjoys!



Thank you ...

And the feeling is mutual about your music ...
as I 'enjoys' alls of it that I've heard ...

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[maplebaby]

great stuff as always! Are you using a 'standard' guitar to get the sitar sounds? I am envious of your great recordings with your band - you are a terrific artist I'm glad I found! Your friend, dale.

[bynt]

Man that was really phenominal. I swear if I ever come out to California I'm going to hold you hostage until you agree to jam with me. I just really like your playing.

[Lucidology]

Man that was really phenominal.

I swear if I ever come out to California I'm going to hold you hostage
until you agree to jam with me.

I just really like your playing.


Hey ... thanks so much for the cool words..

For real ... if you ever come out to Cali's west coast,
make sure ya come to Monterey ....

Would be way fun indeed ...!!

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[scottl]

Really great Joseph! I need to brush up on my exotic scales.... Sad to say but I'd probably have no idea to play on this!! Good job.

[Lucidology]

Hi, Joseph

That was totally different - but cool! A very nice vibe going on there. Thought the guitar sat in the track very well without a hint of self-consciousness. Taste is definitely the name of your game, I tell ya!
A neat trick, dude.

Hey Scott ...
Great you stopped in ....
I know you're a busy guy and appreciate ya leaving a comment...

Thanks bro ...





Great stuff as always!

Are you using a 'standard' guitar to get the sitar sounds?

I am envious of your great recordings with your band - you are a terrific artist I'm glad I found!

Your friend, dale.

Hey great thanks Dale ...

I'm just using a Nylon string Godin acoustic/electric to get the tones..
There's three sounds on this recording ...
Two synth tones...
One sort of like monks chanting, which is programed for only my low E String ... which I use as a pedal tone
and the sounds a little like an Oud which I overdubbed ...

But the third sound, and the one you hear the most is just regular guitar..

However, I am using my fingers and sort of pulling the strings upward and letting them slap back a little to get somewhat of a sitar-ish vibe ...


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[HarryJ]

Very refreshing!
and tres kewl

HJ

[cdaloia]

Very, very cool Paison.....
Took me there. Majic carpet ride....
Pass the hookah.........

Chuck

[Lucidology]

Really great Joseph! I need to brush up on my exotic scales....

Sad to say but I'd probably have no idea to play on this!! Good job.

Thanks Scott ...

Yo ... you would have no problem at all with these kind of exotic scales
if someone threw one at ya ...
The trick is in the nuance if a little authenticity is asked for ...

Other then that .... You can hear a lot of guys use these (as I'm sure you know) ...

McLaughlin always says that a fun way to go outside is to inject exotic scale lines into one's solos ...


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[Lucidology]

Very, very cool Paison.....
Took me there. Majic carpet ride....
Pass the hookah.........

Chuck

Thanks Goomba ...

I've got the hookah pipe over here next to my sweet basil pot ...
Just give me a minute ... :-)



Very refreshing!
and tres kewl

HJ

Thanks so much Harry ...

And also thanks for the comment on my myspace page too ..
That made my day ...

[lalaland]

Thanks for the PM about this one.

As usual, I dig!

[Lucidology]

Originally Posted by lalaland http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=4103851#post4103851)

Thanks for the PM about this one.

As usual, I dig!



Thought ya might be interested because of your hipness
with these types of of scales and playing ..

Thanks for checking it out Jamie ...!!

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[matte]

Thought ya might be interested because of your hipness
with these types of of scales and playing ..

Thanks for checking it out Jamie ...!!

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did you erase, then re-post this? I recall reading this very post, earlier today.

[Lucidology]

Yeah ... wanted Jamie to catch it ...

[matte]

Yeah ... wanted Jamie to catch it ...

:confused:

[Lucidology]

To catch my "Thanks" is what I should have said ...

[lalaland]

And I did! :-)

[Bassomatic]

Just listened to this again - really terrific.

[Lucidology]

Just listened to this again - really terrific.

Thank you ...

Anxiously anticipating the arrival of your CD any day now .. !!

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[sergv]

Now thats what I'm TALKING about Joesph!! Loved it!!

[michael.e]

Man!! How you weave!!

Love it!

Emee

[Lucidology]

Now thats what I'm TALKING about Joesph!! Loved it!!

Thanks very much sergv ...



Man!! How you weave!!

Love it!

Emee

Don't Know how it's supposed to be done Michael ...
but 'weaving" is actually a good way to describe my approach to it ...

Thank you my friend ....

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[Wagster]

Sounds great Joesph!

[Lucidology]

And a thanks very much to you Wagster ...

[lhallam]

Very pleasing, thanks for posting.

I need to get into this forum more often, hard to do these days,

[Guitar Slinger6]

You know I love your stuff. But I think this may be my favorite. Awesome song and playing!

[Lucidology]

You know I love your stuff. But I think this may be my favorite.
Awesome song and playing!

Thanks Chris ...

I'm so sorry my dial-connection wouldn't play your soundclick tracks..
This has happened to me a few times before ... but usally it works pretty well ...

From the comments though... sounds like a lot of folk luv what you did ...

[Strat335]

Very cool sounds!!! I like all your music, though.
That was one of the best flashbacks to my hippie days in the 70s that I've had in a long time, I owe you! LOL!!
Roger

[Lucidology]

Very cool sounds!!! I like all your music, though.

That was one of the best flashbacks to my hippie days in the 70s that I've had in a long time, I owe you! LOL!!
Roger

Yo Roger ... glad we can take you on a magic carpet ride ...
How funny ...:-)

Thanks so much for the kind words...!!

[Lucidology]

Very pleasing, thanks for posting.

I need to get into this forum more often, hard to do these days,

Great thanks for stopping by
and leaving a little note ...

Much appreciated in this busy world ... ;)

[jmecale72]

That is so kewl!!! The vibe is awesome!! Thanks for sharing!

[Lucidology]

That is so kewl!!! The vibe is awesome!!

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for listening in
& thank you for sharing your music too ...
Glad to have you on board James ...:BEER

[GP_Hawk]

Love it Joseph! Please let me know when all these projects finally get released. This is an interesting contrast to your other music. :BEER

[Lucidology]

Love it Joseph! Please let me know when all these projects finally get released. This is an interesting contrast to your other music. :BEER


Hey thanks ... nice to hear from you ..

Actually this particular cut is coming out on a compilation CD
called "Dark Chocolate" when should be on the stands in early June ..

Think I'm on at least about three fourths of that CD ....
It's a bunch of stuff thrown together by the producer which
he's done over the years...

Kim Stone and I are the only guys from our current fusion group
is who are on various tunes ...

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[andyland6]

I dig this a lot.
A whole lot.

Such a great/interesting sound. I feel inspiration...

[Lucidology]

I dig this a lot.
A whole lot.

Such a great/interesting sound. I feel inspiration...

Thanks Andy ...

I bet you would sound great using this scale ..
It also works really well over a somewhat funky, one chord hump ... :YinYang