w1sper
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Post by w1sper on Feb 15, 2008 4:08:07 GMT -8
recently i was reading through that ask ozric page, and was wondering, how does one pose a question to ed or other band members? I have some important questions to ask them....
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Post by spacedandamazed on Feb 15, 2008 7:30:22 GMT -8
Fire away! ;D
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Post by damien on Feb 15, 2008 9:03:39 GMT -8
Q:what do you love most about music ?
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Post by spacedandamazed on Feb 15, 2008 11:08:34 GMT -8
Good question! Music is a very very powerful inciter of emotions. Aside from smell, its the most vivid memory jogger. Its an international unspoken language that can unite people. A pair soldiers on opposing sides who normally would kill each other, be it for turf or religion, can easily love and dance to the same tune. There are thousands and thousands of journies and stories and moods and emotions waiting to be discovered if you play, individually or in a number of combinations, the 12 notes in an octave. It's hard to say what I love the 'most' about it, it's just all wonderous. Period.
Granted, there are combinations of these notes put together with rhythms (and more than likely with drivel for lyrics) That I cant abide but can still appreciate any talent. I suppose the what I love the 'most' about it really is EVERYONE can have a go. In that vast chasm of difference between a lad in a bedroom developing blisters to Mozart, from 'Eye level' on the recorder to the Coily bassline. In there is a universe of fun!! Then theres the drug side! What music sounds like on different drugs. That's a whole nuzzer dimension!! Even though, (Ahem) I dont do em... (envisage me doing the pinnochio nose stretch hand gesture oooooooooop!) lol
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Post by sideards on Feb 15, 2008 12:12:33 GMT -8
i will remember you dont do drugs at the next gig then v!!!  |
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Post by spacedandamazed on Feb 15, 2008 14:18:11 GMT -8
probably be the straightest gig in me life mate coz its in Israel and I dont fancy getting caught breaking any laws in a hot, scary country thank you very much indeed...   |
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Post by etherealise on Feb 15, 2008 18:07:09 GMT -8
Not sure if this question is answerable... but do you think Merv will be drumming on the next Ozrics album?
Cheers.
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Post by spacedandamazed on Feb 15, 2008 23:55:56 GMT -8
Yes.
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Post by harvestmoon on Feb 16, 2008 6:33:33 GMT -8
Unless he has kidney stone related problems again... (as experienced at Here&Now gig last week where he could not drum...)
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Post by birdyhop on Feb 16, 2008 15:09:23 GMT -8
I remember ask ozric..that was many moons ago, that was.. hello harvest !! hope your both well.. ive not visited glasto for a such long time now..I was only speaking to Ed&Jean a small while ago & feel time is nearly due..will let you know when i have plans... all the best |
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Post by etherealise on Feb 16, 2008 19:52:47 GMT -8
Unless he has kidney stone related problems again... (as experienced at Here&Now gig last week where he could not drum...) Sorry to hear, that doesn't sound good at all  |
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meds
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Post by meds on Feb 18, 2008 14:07:52 GMT -8
2 q,s is hardley loads is it mate.
i,ve got one vin.
beer,bass and a spliff? or beer,bass,spliff and lying in bed?.or beer,spliff,bed and playing bass for ozric tentacles?
which do you prefer
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meds
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Post by meds on Feb 21, 2008 10:41:05 GMT -8
so how come the band are doing some gigs and there not on the site?.
vex,s me big time.
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Post by Rainbow Traveller 2012 on Feb 21, 2008 17:14:15 GMT -8
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Post by ozhead on Feb 22, 2008 2:23:05 GMT -8
Meds, hold thy nerve, lest ye be vexed.
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Post by damien on Feb 22, 2008 4:02:34 GMT -8
Thanks vinny (spacedandamzed ),
i agree "loving" "dancing" and "apreciating talent" are all great things to find in music .
Here's another question for you ...
"When playing music in a group do you find it emotionally challenging ? , if so what methods/practises do you use to help support a feeling of harmony?"
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Post by philly on Feb 22, 2008 5:04:50 GMT -8
yep, turn volume and distortion up to drown everybody else.
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Post by sideards on Feb 22, 2008 5:24:37 GMT -8
[quote author= spacedandamazed board=general thread=1203077287 post=1203089422] Fire away! ;D  if I rush behind the stage and pulled your plug off your amp could you still keep in tune using your vocals?  As in, dum…dum dum dum…..dum.. dumdumdum during the coily track……without getting us wet  If you can, then I will be spaceandamazed or in a daze after you kick my butt for pulling the plug... ;D  Peace and Keep Zee Faith[/quote] one dy i hope to catch it on video, but they way that ed and vinny 'sing' the music accapella style is apparently the way of learning ozrics tracks!!! |
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Post by pete on Feb 22, 2008 8:39:34 GMT -8
so how come the band are doing some gigs and there not on the site?. vex,s me big time. i would say with this and ozrics.com being the official sites both mike and ozric.com webmaster are governed by only putting up officially confirmed gigs... sally @ fruit pie is probably waiting for more confirmed dates before letting people know about them... she is generally pretty good at letting both mike and myself know about gigs. the gig guide is not governed by such officialdom (though the site is officially endorsed) and as such i can put up dates that are rumours etc... if the gig falls through, then i have a disclaimer on my front page... It is always worth checking the gig guide periodically and in time all gigs should appear either here or ozrics.com |
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Post by spacedandamazed on Feb 22, 2008 9:20:04 GMT -8
Thanks vinny (spacedandamzed ), i agree "loving" "dancing" and "apreciating talent" are all great things to find in music . Here's another question for you ... "When playing music in a group do you find it emotionally challenging ? , if so what methods/practises do you use to help support a feeling of harmony?" Not at all D. Emotionally 'charging' maybe but not challenging. I enjoy performing on stage immensely and playing the best music on the planet, (imho) just adds more bliss to the whole thing! |
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Post by spacedandamazed on Feb 22, 2008 9:24:08 GMT -8
[quote
one dy i hope to catch it on video, but they way that ed and vinny 'sing' the music accapella style is apparently the way of learning ozrics tracks!!![/quote]
Speaking of which, I was privileged last summer at the solfest where I met Steve Hillage for the first time. He gave me an acapella rendition of the dervish riff!
arent Festivals great? ;D
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Post by damien on Feb 23, 2008 0:51:57 GMT -8
The reason I asked is this is something which i have ben learning about myself , when i was a teenager i played in a band and i remember leaving a rehersal in tears i couldn't "get the part right" i tried my best to learn from that experience and i have met many musicians and people since . One piece of advice i seem to use again and again is "there is the music you wnat to play ,and the music you are ment to play and they are not always they same thing ,the is a skill to letting go to the moment ." i feel we could learn a lot about life from listening to harmony in music . this leads to another question . Being in tune/harmony with one another with our self ! , what does it mean to you ? p.s in regards to the dervish riff , 4/4 tar, tar,tar, tar-tay tar tar . 3/4 tar tay tar tar tet-tay . 5/8 tar-tay-tet-tay tar tar. 5/4 tar tar-tay tah tah . ok let me do some maths here ! 4+3 = 7 + 5 = 12 12 * 2 = 24 + 5 = 29/8 which could be drummed as 4 bars of 6/8 and one bar of 5/8 yah to maths !! |
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Post by spacedandamazed on Feb 23, 2008 1:27:34 GMT -8
Sorry, dont quite understand the question mate. Have you missed a word out or something? I see what you mean about emotionally challenging now. I thought you meant playing on stage in particular. Ive left rehearsals before in states of frustration, not cos I couldnt get to grips with something, cos someone else couldnt!! In Grooveweird we had a serious 'drummer' problem. We couldnt find one good enough for ages. In theyd come, out theyd go...
what dya call a bloke who hangs around with musicians? a drummer
How dya know the stage is level? the drummer drools out of both sides of his mouth
a bloke walks into a shop and says "can I have a fender telcast, a vex u.c 60, and some plucks please? The assistant says "ha, youre a drummer arent you?" shocked the guy says "yeah, how can you tell?"
"This is a chemist" replies the asssistant
nah, love em really. As long as the bass player and the drummer knit together well and can anticipate each other its great, and in that fraction of a second in a jam, you both decide to do the same fill and you cant get any tighter, that's magical.
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Post by damien on Feb 23, 2008 2:19:41 GMT -8
"nah, love em really. As long as the bass player and the drummer knit together well and can anticipate each other its great, and in that fraction of a second in a jam, you both decide to do the same fill and you cant get any tighter, that's magical."
that answers the question .
heres another idea ....
there is this drumming called linear drumming , the idea is you only play one drum at one time .
but what about overdubbing bass guitar parts ?,
so you have riff up on the 12th and 14th fret of string g and that imitates the high hat ,
your bass and snare drum could be open e and a on the 7th fret.
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meds
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Post by meds on Feb 23, 2008 3:33:08 GMT -8
i,ve seen that damien or something very similar.
check out "duracell" on youtube.
the bass drum is mic,d up and then put through a sampler of somat.
pete---yeah i know mate,fair play-did you enjoy the dvd of arnhem?
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Post by quakerichard on Mar 2, 2008 8:14:07 GMT -8
I was wondering, are you guys going to come to Canada at all like Toronto because I've heard the music and seen your live perfomances on you tube and all I can say is wow. I really want to see you guys live, same with a lot of other people I know but if you can't make it to Toronto even Buffalo New York would be nice. Your music is amazing.
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if I rush behind the stage and pulled your plug off your amp could you still keep in tune using your vocals? 
As in, dum…dum dum dum…..dum.. dumdumdum during the coily track……without getting us wet 
