Bossa Nova-flavoured acoustic instrumental!

[vladorg]

Hi all,
here is a rough mix of an acoustic bossa nova-ish instrumental "Acoustic dream"by a good friend of mine who invited me for a couple of solo spots on it.He's a great player and all the acoustic nylon guitars on the track are played by him,except for the two steel-string acoustic solos that I take @ the 1:45 and 4:00 minute marks. Although it's a rough mix and not teh final version he's peparing I thought it was a great instrumental piece and his playing smoked.Any opinions and comments are appreciated and I'll be glad to relay them to him.Thanks and hope you enjoy it:


ACOUSTIC DREAM (http://www.guitar.com/useruploads/133091/MP3/081205180103.mp3)


Vlad

[ivers]

Very nice, great guitar playing, I really like that kind of vibe.

[vladorg]

Thanks Ivers,
Your attention is much appreciated,bro!

Vlad

[Red Ant]

Very VERY sweet! :) I could have done without that keyboard pad though ;)

[vladorg]

Anton,
Thanks for listening,man!Your opinion of a pro recording guy has a lot of weight,I'll definitely mention the pad to him.

Vlad

[scottl]

Both you guys sound great Vlad! Thanks for posting it.

Scott

[zenpicker]

Awesome. I love it. One thing I thought was especially bitchin' was the final note of your first solo, Vlad - that hard unison punch really works! Way hip.

I agree about the keyboard - gives it too much of a pop feel to my ear. Instead, if you want a smooth underlay like that, what about guitar with some subtle volume pedal swells? Might work, at the risk of making the piece too guitar-heavy.

But that's a nit. Generally it's a great job. Congrats.

[vladorg]

Originally posted by scottl
Both you guys sound great Vlad! Thanks for posting it.

Scott

Scott,
thanks for listening,dude!Long time no see:( I have some good Bulgarian Jazz for you!Anyways,my playing is still not anywhere close to your level man:o !Talk to you soon!

Awesome. I love it. One thing I thought was especially bitchin' was the final note of your first solo, Vlad - that hard unison punch really works! Way hip.I agree about the keyboard - gives it too much of a pop feel to my ear. Instead, if you want a smooth underlay like that, what about guitar with some subtle volume pedal swells? Might work, at the risk of making the piece too guitar-heavy.
But that's a nit. Generally it's a great job. Congrats.

Zenpicker,
thanks so much for taking the time and listening!Yeah I also thought it'be a good idea to land on G-the first note of the head-at the end of my first solo:p I can see the point about the keyboard pad,but perhaps he's trying to achieve a "poppier" effect:rolleyes: which is all good if he likes it and wants it.Thanks again,

Vlad

[Rid]

Yeah this is cool and very nicely performed, I wholeheartly enjoyed this.
Love acoustic stuff.

[CarlosEduardo]

Fresh sound...a cool acoustic wind ! great job from you both ... thank you. (btw ...I love bossa nova..I wrote a song for my kid Gabriel at his born time ... if want listen get it at Smooth Baby.mp3 (http://www.jazzpick.net/music/01.SONGS/02-Smooth_Baby.mp3)


Carlos Eduardo Arellano

http://www.carlosarellano.com/music

[vladorg]

Rid and Carlos,
thanks for listening,guys!Carlos,I got introduced to your music a while ago by ScottL-your music and playing is amazing!I also listened to your track-a great tune and your playing smokes,man!More power to you and thanks for listening again!

Vlad

[Red Ant]

Originally posted by vladorg
Anton,
Thanks for listening,man!Your opinion of a pro recording guy has a lot of weight,I'll definitely mention the pad to him.

Vlad


Pro recording's got nothing to do with it Vladik, strictly a matter of personal taste :)

[vladorg]

Originally posted by Red Ant
Pro recording's got nothing to do with it Vladik, strictly a matter of personal taste :)


You're right,Ant,it really is about personal taste!The more people point out the "poppy" sounding pad,the more I think and electric piano patch would kill on this track.

Vlad

[Tomo]

Great sound and great playing.
It's tough to get good acoustic tone.

Thank you for posting.

I have been practicing my acoustic and jazz box.



Tomo

[Red Ant]

Originally posted by vladorg
You're right,Ant,it really is about personal taste!The more people point out the "poppy" sounding pad,the more I think and electric piano patch would kill on this track.

Vlad

Send me the track and i'll make it happen ;)

[vladorg]

Originally posted by Tomo
Great sound and great playing.
It's tough to get good acoustic tone.
Thank you for posting.
I have been practicing my acoustic and jazz box.
Tomo

Thanks,Tomo,I appreciate you listening,you're a monster player in my book!

Send me the track and i'll make it happen

Ant,thanks so much,I know you got bad keyboard skills.You got mail!

Vlad

[Tomo]

Originally posted by vladorg
Thanks,Tomo,I appreciate you listening,you're a monster player in my book!



Ant,thanks so much,I know you got bad keyboard skills.You got mail!

Vlad


Thank you for sharing your recording.
Great sound and great playing.

How did you record? What kind of mics?

I am not a monster player. I just practiced my rhythm
for hour and a half after kids and my wife slept.

Thank you.


Tomo

[myles loud]

hey vlad!!!
beautiful guitar!!! excellnt note choice!!!!
myles

[vladorg]

Originally posted by Tomo
Thank you for sharing your recording.
Great sound and great playing.
How did you record? What kind of mics?
I am not a monster player. I just practiced my rhythm
for hour and a half after kids and my wife slept.
Thank you.

Tomo

Tomo,recording on my side was pretty uncomplicated-just a cheap-o Takamine acoustic/electric piezo out in the sound card with some compression and delay added later.Now,my buddy definitely got a great sound out of the nylon string acoustic he used-I'm sure it's not a fancy guitar but he might've used a mic or two to get that fat sound.I hope we get to hang out soon and this time if we go to NOBU I'll make sure I know how to use those damn chopsticks:mad: :D

Myles,thanks for listening and for the encouragement!It's much appreciated!


Vlad

[Red Ant]

Mmmmmmm, Nobu! A good friend of mine started Nobu here in Malibu, Ca - I used to go to that place and just GORGE for free on the best Sushi and Sashimi in the world :)

[myles loud]

hey vladorg!!
i can hear an al di meola influence in your playing. did you study him at all?
very intriguing!!!!!!
myles

[trisonic]

So nice to hear some good acoustic playing!
Very good, I thought it was well recorded but then I'm an old hack....

Best, Pete.

[PacoCasanovas]

triple-wow!:dude :dude :dude

very nice guitars! You' and your friend are really awesome players!

thanks for sharing!


all the best
Paco

[vladorg]

Originally posted by myles loud
hey vladorg!!
i can hear an al di meola influence in your playing. did you study him at all?
very intriguing!!!!!!
myles

Myles,
you're probably rferring to the fast muted runs-yeah,I guess it's a DiMeola throwback.Although,I'm not a fan of his electric playing I think some of his acoustic stuff is bitching!

Pete and Paco,
thanks for being such good sports and I appreciate the kind words!Hopefully,soon there will be more to come,more is in teh making!

Vlad

[Jim Soloway]

Very nice. Well played and well recorded. Reminded me a bit of Marc Antoine. I enjoyed it, but definitely not Bossa-Nova.

[vladorg]

Originally posted by Jim Soloway
Very nice. Well played and well recorded. Reminded me a bit of Marc Antoine. I enjoyed it, but definitely not Bossa-Nova.


Thanks Jim, for the kind words.You're right it ain't bossa-nova,just a little reminiscent,thus the thread name is "Bossa Nova-flavoured...";) :p Thanks for listening,

Vlad