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TECHNO JAMS 2k7


test1mix1.mp3

* 133 house *
all these tunes are literally jams - no quantizing or sequencing.
various tracks were improvised with groove boxes (also 'played' live) and then the results were mixed
this sound is the basis for the new DRINK & FOOD incarnation who are at this very moment determining how to
play serious techno styles live - you WILL dance

tekno090107.mp3

* 136 dub *
this one relies more on digital turntable audio manipulation as the lead
another 'test' which informs the development of the live sound
watch here and keep an eye out for live shows - this is gonna be unprecedented


jams3.mp3

* 134 drum & bass *
swamp guitar stylee
kali on the 1947 gibson LG-O using the same 'open A git tuning' used on the solo of the same name (below)


jamsmix1.mp3

* 108 house *
live bass - the Thibodeau 5 string Orange cat canoe paddle
live guitar - the '73 blonde es-175
with some demented keyboards and step sequencer from the radias




INSTRUMENTAL


train-unforgiven.mp3

This is the opening track from the Swamp Sound System debut album.
We used it to open all our live shows for years.
Inspired by Clint's brilliant film.

unforgiven>>unplugged.mp3

LIVE DUB
Extended rehearsal version.
Undoctored recording of how the band actually sounds.
Recorded with a single microphone in the middle of the room - no mixing, no effects, no eq.

haunted>>hill.mp3

A house-like electronica tune playing with a double entendre using samples from Vincent Price's brilliant film.
Kali's favorite guitar solo ever, a subtle, sublime, hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck textural wonder.

on&on>>instrumental.mp3

UNPLUGGED
On and On without vocals from a soundcheck.
This is a nice version showcasing the harmonies in this composition without any distracting clutter.

2004.mp3

A tricky juxtaposition of samples from Pink Floyd, Ventures, Keith LeBlanc/Tackhead, with
original guitar and bass. This might get a Burrows-like vocal someday.

woman.i.love.mp3

This was composed and recorded for Frances Viray on her birthday.
It has an accompanying picture book with images that relate to the sounds in the music.
One is meant to turn the pages when they hear the 'special sound'
to keep the sound and picture in-sync like an old elementary school filmstrip.

cinematics1-2k5.4.mp3

A spaghetti western soundtrack.
Un recuerdo del sonar de la soledad de Ennio Morricone.

git>>2k5.6.mp3

Multi-pretty-guitar type of thing.
This is just a sketch really - one version of many.
There is actually a version with a jungle/drum-and-bass beat.

dog>>hendrix.mp3

One of the original "Drink & Food" tunes recorded by Schweickie and Kali.
The title refers to the origin of the raw material which makes up the ambient electronic part.

open-A-git.mp3

This is an acoustic guitar solo by Kali.
This tune features Kali's special "open A" tuning A-A-C#-E-A-E.
The themes are a mixture of modal swamp blues and Hindustani modalities
with formal charactaristics of a Baroque lute richecar.



CLASSICAL

bach-A_minor.mp3

J.S. Bach's suite for baroque lute in C minor bwv 997.
Played here on classical guitar, transposed to A minor.
5 movements:
Fantasia
Fuge
Sarabande
Gigue
Double

VOCAL

pathwaystones2004.mp3

This is an original arrangement of
a Robert Johnson lyric, done in a style which was very popular in the 1970's.
Click Dark is the bad-ass-mo-fo on drums.
note: 'open' drums at the end for all you producers out there...

niteB4-2006mix.mp3

Here are the rules:
1. Don't ride in front of me.
2. Don't ride behind me.
3. Don't ditch your board.
4. Nobody moves - nobody gets hurt.
Get the hell off of O.B.
NO CORD - NO SHAME.

set_em_straight.mp3

This is a note for note rendition of a tune originally recorded by Eric B. & Rakim.
All of the motifs which were samples in the original have been re-created with guitars.
Thanks to Bernard Purdie for the drum loop.

barstow_mix.mp3

A collection of true stories from hitch-hiking in the American southwest.
Featuring Schweickie making a beautiful sound on acoustic traps with brushes.

hippodrome/truckee>>river.mp3

LIVE
The great and powerful Shagaroo initiated this composition with a simple 2 part bass line.
Kali added a counterpoint guitar part with a renaissance chromatic flavor.
The resulting eerie modality inspired a "something wicked this way comes" lyric.
All time classic live version of truckee river.

21st>>century>>swamp.mp3

This lyric (from 1999) refers to the turn of the century
"Who made the beginning of time? Who knew the year zero?"
"21st century : evermore as it always were"
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Cool fucked-up guitar - way too much wah - really rude.

swamp>>dog97.mp3

This is the 1997 update of THE original swamp tune "swamp dog".
As the intro will attest, this is Schweickie's favorite record.
This isn't even the whole thing (all though probably ENOUGH).
If you want the whole story, look for swamp>>dog return...


iwantyou.mp3

Recorded at Spring Street in L.A. with the brilliant Bill Sanke
Beautiful Ampex 2" analog sound with Neve Amek - THE way to go.
One of the original swamp tunes from WAY back


courage.mp3

Kali saw this cool old black & white western about a little dusty town going to hell.
"Here's to your health reverend"
"I ain't a clergyman"
"He's a whiskey seller"
"Chaiman of our farewell committee"
"Seein' us off just fine"

3_songs_live.mp3

UNPLUGGED
This recording is 100% honest:
recorded live in mono with a single microphone in the middle of the room.
Kali, Schweickie, and Shag.
No mixing, no effects, no EQ, no editing or fakery of any kind.

hotrodlincoln1.7.mp3

Johnny Bond's lyric done in a contemporary style with Kali on all instruments.

whitebitch.mp3

A challenging lyrical idea - this will test the sense of humor and political correctness of some listeners.
If you're offended, quit taking yourself so seriously.

easygirl.mp3

An homage.

trucks&indians.mp3

UNPLUGGED
A really really ancient swamp number which received its title from original member Hegs.
This is a rehearsal version which came out nicely.
Great bass from the mighty Shagaroo.

rye>>whiskey.mp3

Traditional.
We just did this one day, not exactly polished.