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Peaking Goddess Collective and Cosmosis in the studio - Ambient, cinematic dubadelia...
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Bagginz
Cosmosis
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Posted : Jun 3, 2011 04:26:01
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zabot
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Posted : Jun 3, 2011 05:33
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Bagginz
Cosmosis
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Posted : Jun 3, 2011 05:53
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Zabot,
thanks.
It's interesting process to create a psychedelic vibe in real time, interactively with other musicians.
It's a bit like a musical conversation: Someone plays something, I then respond to it, which then inspires a different sonic "answer" from someone else, which triggers other responses etc...
Makes a nice change from creating music serially...
Cheers,
Billy Cosmosis
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Kryten
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Posted : Jun 3, 2011 07:48
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Sounds really nice man...reminds me of something, but can't say what, lol 
Must be great jamming live and feeling the vibe and stuff....
My first track:
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loki
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Posted : Jun 3, 2011 08:03
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On 2011-06-03 05:53, Bagginz wrote:
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It's a bit like a musical conversation: Someone plays something, I then respond to it, which then inspires a different sonic "answer" from someone else, which triggers other responses etc...
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Actually that's my favourite part of recording music with another person - live or "in the box". sometimes i'll sit down on logic with my mate and we'll each just alternate between grabbing the beers/snacks, and tweaking the controls. With a constant wacky conversation about where to go next...
Anyways, this sounds pretty solid! It's cool to see you guys in the studio in the photos, smiles all around. Definitely digging the ambient funk stylings.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room. ~Kurt Vonnegut
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Wizack Twizack
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Posted : Jun 3, 2011 20:31
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jekvan
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Posted : Jun 4, 2011 05:01
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Man,I have to say that I saw you in Tel-Hai a week ago,you made the day (or should I say the night)...
Was kinda short thought(and I noticed some problems over the sound system),why so short  : .
From all the things I lost,that sandwitch cost me most :)
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ZenMind
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Posted : Jun 4, 2011 13:58
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Bagginz
Cosmosis
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Posted : Jun 7, 2011 03:58
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Bagginz
Cosmosis
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Posted : Jun 10, 2011 12:44
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dreadieg
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Posted : Jun 10, 2011 18:27
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i think i just psychedelically shit my pants. two of my favorite artists together doing live music.
ya'll rule. keep up the good work. but your and ajja's music are going to be played side by side tomorrow at my outdoor show. |
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Bagginz
Cosmosis
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Posted : Jun 10, 2011 21:48
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On 2011-06-10 18:27, dreadieg wrote:
i think i just psychedelically shit my pants.
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your and ajja's music are going to be played side by side tomorrow at my outdoor show.
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Good man
Cheers,
Billy Cosmosis
www.cosmosis.co.uk
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knocz
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Posted : Jun 12, 2011 04:58
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Nice project man, I love the quality of the sound and th musicallity, just superb. I think you guy's blend well in each others styles, keep it going!
I'd probably suggest some sort of vocal in there.
Some questions: using different computers with different DAW's, how did you keep everything in time? Did you have a main clock and midi cables connecting everything? Any sort of metronomes used for the performance recordings?
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Bagginz
Cosmosis
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Posted : Jun 12, 2011 11:31
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Hello knocz,
there's a bit of info about the recording here (in case you missed it)
http://cosmosis.co.uk/blog/peaking-goddess-collective-recording-sessions-may-2011
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Some questions: using different computers with different DAW's, how did you keep everything in time?
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Good question.
Well first, all the instruments were recorded live into one computer.
The other laptops were used for fx processing of individual instruments, using Ableton as a glorified FX processor (a job which it does excellently btw)
When we played against tracks with a known tempo (like the tracks for the new PGC album) in order to sync delays etc. on the other laptops it's sufficient just to enter same the tempo in for each new track into Ableton at the start of recording.
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Ajja (being an extremely capable techno boffin) did set up a series midi feeds (via midi cables) to enable other laptops and guitar processors to be synced to the master computer.
Cosequently Ajja's guitar processor's delay time was always synced to the master tempo. My guitar FX processor didn't have a midi in, and I was fine just entering tempos into my laptop running Ableton at the start of each track, so I didn't use mine. Not sure whether Moreno used his mid feed for the his laptop/Ableton and the desk FX.
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Any sort of metronomes used for the performance recordings?
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No. But there was one track that a drum loop was used.
Other times Dan set the tempo (the old fashioned way) by playing drums which we played along with. In this case the master computer just recorded like a multitrack tape recorder recording a live band.
And interestingly (and new to me) was on several the improvised ambient pieces, a technique that the guys had used before was that the tempo was determined by a delay (which was related/sync'd to the recording computer's tempo)
For example, Dan picked up the Moreno's bass and after a bit of noodling started playing a dub line. The bass was going through a delay and so naturally he played off that rhythm and ended playing a part that was locked to a tempo (which was determined by the main recording computer) The bass was being recorded dry without the delay (giving the option to add it in later - or not). So when we started to play along, we were all in time with the computer's tempo.
The result was of that particular jam was: http://thepeakinggoddesscollective.bandcamp.com/track/ragga-dagga-doo-cosmosis-mix
So even on tracks as non-rhythmic as that, the delays and parts are still somewhat related to each other. And most importantly, the parts are recorded into the Logic project at the tempo of the sequencer.
Another example: often Ajja plays guitar parts which work off the rhythm of his delay so sometimes Dan's drumming tempo would be determined by Ajja's part - which would be then be related to the computer's recording tempo. The fact that all the parts are mutitrack recorded into a project at the tempo that the project tempo obviously makes it far easier and simpler to overdub and mix down later.
Thanks for asking some good questions knocz, it forced me to think about and define exactly what techniques were being used.
As I'm sure it's really useful information that others will find helful, I'll add this to post to my original blog.
Cheers,
Billy Cosmosis
www.cosmosis.co.uk
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Antbreath
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Posted : Jun 12, 2011 19:38
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really nice vibes, lovin the amazonia in dub |
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