Koen & The Gang - Too Hot

[Koen88]

Hey everybody,

since Just the two of Koen I had little time to record something.. but today I made time! I was studying and needed a break.. No better way to relax and forget your worries as playing sax... or maybe something that word comes very close to ;}

it isnt perfect in the end it got a little bit messy sometimes.. and the backing track sounds a bitt odd maybe round 2.35 but hey for an early after dinner recording I'm quite content with the result.

but shoot me down if/when you see it fit.

it's a recording of Kool and The Gang with Too Hot.. which I was in need for after playing in church this morning with the windband I'm in.. and the church was definitely Too Cold.. it took an hour until I felt my feet again ;-).

her goes.

http://snd.sc/13MewQv

 

[daveysaxboy]

Great choice of song by a monster band.Good to see you posting clips again.Some nice phrasing in there.Only thing other is watch some of the intonation but overall a fine old job.Welldone.

 

[Koen88]

Great choice of song by a monster band.Good to see you posting clips again.Some nice phrasing in there.Only thing other is watch some of the intonation but overall a fine old job.Welldone.

thanks for the reply and glad you liked it Davey! yeah I heard it too when I listened to the recording.. during playing I didnt notice it so much..

could it be that the backing has A=440 and my tuning is A=442? because I did tune before recording (on 442)?

or do you mean the note round 3.30? that was actually a "wrong" note that I dissolved up to another note or at least tried to.

but I didnt have time to do more takes and "perfect" it so this is a bit of a raw take but that has some charm to it in my opinion. And in this manner you can judge my normal playing abillity...

looking forward to your next recording (session)!

 

[Wade Cornell]

Like Davey said nice phrasing with a good feel for the song. Change in the edit at around 3:00, which sounded much better. Most of the time you were too far back in the mix. From a strictly personal point of view I'd have preferred fewer grace notes. Paying attention to the support and intensity of your tone is difficult to maintain 100% of the time (well, it is for me), but you're mostly there. Nice job!

 

[Koen88]

Like Davey said nice phrasing with a good feel for the song. Change in the edit at around 3:00, which sounded much better. Most of the time you were too far back in the mix. From a strictly personal point of view I'd have preferred fewer grace notes. Paying attention to the support and intensity of your tone is difficult to maintain 100% of the time (well, it is for me), but you're mostly there. Nice job!

yeah I heard that too.. it's not so much the edit but more that I shifted more towards the microphone... I used a clip-on which I clamped onto my desk to reduce the pad noise, and I was sitting at my desk in a rotating chair whilst recording..

yeah those grace notes are an effect of how I have a song in my head I think.. It could have been more subtle.. but also a matter of taste / style.

thanks for the feedback!