2 man band, all live, using live...

skintunes · Post by **skintunes** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:43 pm

Yes- as a drummer/perc i have formed a duo with a bass player in a full-on live improvisational drum n' bass, dub, funk jazz ensemble- We are both playing our instruments into our own lap tops midi sync'd using Live- i use all direct audio from a modified roland handsonic/lpassed through a korg Kaoss pad..... bass player uses live bass and reason synths
see
www.myspace.com/geminiduo

for pictures, setups and live performances/tunes

markaugust · Post by **markaugust** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:58 am

nothing to contribute in an technical way.
(I do 4 to the flour, that is way less difficult)
but that video looks good boys!
nice sound nice setup nice voice
hang in there I say, and you will get rewarded eventually!

gregorythis · Post by **gregorythis** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:30 am

yo theres a band called lymbyc system who sorta do that.
one drummer
one rhodes/everyhting else player. and they use laptops.

studio615 · Post by **studio615** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:50 am

I like it. I would love to see you guys if you come out my way. Are you planning on playing anywhere else beside LA? I would like to buy the album, let me know where to go, your website is not too intuitive.

matthewvenn · Post by **matthewvenn** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:36 pm

I'm working on some similar stuff with a friend. We recently played a gig that we didn't feel went too well and have re examined our way of working.

For me, the ideal is to have my clip library handy, and start with a blank screen. Then we build up a track as we go - recording new stuff and playing new loops/creating new sounds as we go.

The last time we played we felt like we just didn't really hit anything quite right, whereas in the studio the night before we had a rocking session!

So we're taking copies of all our clips currently playing when we have sometthing going really well. That way we have some useful working points in case we get stuck when playing out.

D K · Post by **D K** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:10 pm

cool stuff!
lots of great musicians around here integrating live into their
setups...
another "live" live user here.....
click below

Meef Chaloin · Post by **Meef Chaloin** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:27 pm

great video, very inspiring!

Cache · Post by **Cache** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:57 pm

some great stuff there - goodListeners - i really enjoyed the tracks i heard on your site. very smooth and melodic. this is the reason why i was interested in getting a second person to play with. when i play i sing, sequence and play keys so its very difficult for me to get hugely complicated with the setup. i usually start with the track sequenced into some form and then i can follow (or not) that form throughout the song depending on how i or the crowd are feeling it. some video footage is on my website at cachemusic.com

GoodListeners - you are in LA? i must try and come check out your next show over at Tangiers...

great to see like minded people around the world, pushing the envelope.....

nolus · Post by **nolus** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:02 pm

I really hate web sites that trap you.

I mean why do it?

If I click back it means I want to go back.

If you put some code on your page to prevent this you just succeed in antagonizing me

I really really really hate it when people do this.

Please don't fuck with my back button again.

When you play live do you lock the doors to stop people leaving?

p.s.

I like what you were doing in that video very clever but also very musical.

electropoet · Post by **electropoet** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:37 am

Outstanding!!! I've been working towards this for sometime...but I'm one man...so it's even more uphill!!! Very motivating though...you guys rock.

The Video during 'Condition Down' was bad ass..where'd you get the source footage???Looks like it came from old reel to reel. Really guys...great job...I'll be looking for you if and when you make it to Austin!

Scott