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publicabsolutely goated rhythm guitar part
feels very cory wong
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publici am obsessed with this chord progression
will have to transcribe it sometime
love the fast changes at 0:09
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publiclove how all the instruments (except drums and bass) cut out here to just the solo
so sick
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publicon second listen, the instrumental lick here is repeated note for note by the horns on 
Meat Eater0:09 - to the point where my mind filled in the followup riff from Meat Eater0:15 when i first listened to this
Meat Eater0:09 - to the point where my mind filled in the followup riff from Meat Eater0:15 when i first listened to this
i wonder if that was the explicit inspiration here or they just happened to come up with the same lick
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publiclistening to this song on the first warm day in nyc after a long winter hits like crack
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publicthis song starts with a short instrumental riff and then a 30 SECOND LONG drum fill @0:02
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publiclove this beat - sound of a double bass over dnb drums
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publicincredible bassline and bass tone on the intro here 0:03. love the way it's mixed so prominently
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publici love the drum beat on this so much, it really does feel hypnotizing. really cool shuffle feel
makes me think of cool summer nights
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publiclove the bass tone on this song. so crisp. assuming it’s played with a pick
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publiclistened to this on a warm gray dusk in tainan by the beach where it looked exactly like the album cover
maybe the freest i’ve felt in weeks
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publican interpolation of one of my favorite jazz standards (
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - Rudy Van Gelder Edition, 2008 Digital Remaster) with bach
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - Rudy Van Gelder Edition, 2008 Digital Remaster) with bach
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publici love a good instrumental track on an album. in temperament and function it reminds me much of 
Albatross - 2018 Master. both songs feel wistful to me
Albatross - 2018 Master. both songs feel wistful to me...
publici love this track so much, it's my favorite song off this album. it might be my favorite new song i've listened to this week.
i had the pleasure of talking to Myles when we met at a hostel in berlin. he told me his influences were the beach boys and i think that really shines through here, especially with the wonderful riff at the beginning, where the guitar matches the melody
the harmonies through the song really evoke the beach boys, and i'm reminded of the influence the beach boys took from JS Bach - going to link two tracks here that I think of tangentially from each artist - 
Wouldn't It Be Nice , 
Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775. the scale run at the start of this song makes me think of bach in particular
Wouldn't It Be Nice , Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775. the scale run at the start of this song makes me think of bach in particular...
publici love how textured the guitar playing on this track is - the resonance of the low string, the palm muting, the bits of tapping towards the end
uses a lot of blues language but makes it feel modern
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publicon the topic of chance encounters with people and listening to their music, someone starred one of my github projects a few months back, so i took a look at their profile and saw that they were a guitarist and gave their music a listen - this is one of their songs!
it turned out to be extremely good, and also technically very impressive. on top of all this the guy is a PM at Slack. gives me hope that its possible to balance music with a tech career
i can't believe this has close to 0 listens on spotify. it's always wonderful to meet a stranger (even if its through an ephemeral encounter online) and find that they make beautiful music. feels like discovering a secret treasure trove. a similar experience: bumping into a guy at a hostel in berlin and listening to his album months later: 
LET'S GO
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publicwhen i was on my solo trip in europe the first guy i bumped into in at the hostel in berlin was a busker who told me he was working on an album. i caught a few glimpses of demos while we were hanging out but didn't think much of it
last night i saw on his instagram that his album was released and gave it a listen and really loved it! this first track is about his experience in berlin. it's cool to see someone write a song about an experience you shared
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publiclove this long guitar run that starts at 1:48 and syncs with the drum hits at 1:55
would love to transcribe this
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publici like this song because it makes monogamy sound edgy
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publicdiminished arpeggios in the intro go so hard
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publici was first drawn to this track because i recognized al di meola but after listening to paco de lucia's rendering of 
Concierto De Aranjuez: 2. Adagio i dug more into his playing
Concierto De Aranjuez: 2. Adagio i dug more into his playing
he's a flamenco player and plays all the fast runs on this song with alternating index/middle finger movement. his playing would be unfathomably fast for someone playing with a pick; i genuinely have no idea how it's possible to play this fast using your fingers.
the first time i was exposed to the idea of the "picado" technique was through matteo mancuso - see 
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publicthis song evokes the feeling of finally feeling happy and free after a long struggle
some other songs that evoke this feeling for me:
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here there's an extended guitar intro, but the melody is recognizable at 1:55
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publicthe layers of guitar with a lap steel guitar floating atop sounds so heavenly
love that warm, slidey tone
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publicthe beat switch at 3:00 and 3:10 is so good
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publicsuch beautiful bass chords here
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publicjust realized how much of the melody on 
Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho - Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA - December 5, 1980 is taken from this song
Mediterranean Sundance / Rio Ancho - Live at Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA - December 5, 1980 is taken from this song...
publichearing the entire orchestra come in after the solo guitar part at 8:49 is genuinely one of the most intense climaxes i've heard in a classical piece. spiritual experience.
rivals the climax in 
Hamlet Fantasy Overture, Op. 67, TH 53. the climax of this song is much more hopeful and triumphant - the one in hamlet fantasy sounds like the end of the world
Hamlet Fantasy Overture, Op. 67, TH 53. the climax of this song is much more hopeful and triumphant - the one in hamlet fantasy sounds like the end of the world...
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publicthe bowed bass in this song makes me think of insects chirping on a summer morning
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publicthis song genuinely almost brought me to tears yesterday
every version of this song [
Spain] makes me think of the coming of spring, and of the feeling of freedom, of running through a field of green grass under a blue sky, of the absence of fear and obligation. the feeling of being alive
Spain] makes me think of the coming of spring, and of the feeling of freedom, of running through a field of green grass under a blue sky, of the absence of fear and obligation. the feeling of being alive ...
public15:22 the audience singing along is so precious
makes me so happy to hear the crowd singing along
little #call-and-response going between the audience and the piano
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publicthe bowed bass at 2:00 sounds so good
brings such an tranquil feeling to the song
all the other instruments feel like they're floating above it
hearing the low e string bowed in particular sounds so good. its so deep and resonant
