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Transcription: Dave King – Rational Funk / Trading 8s

  • April 7, 2017
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Here’s something I don’t normally do: transcribe stuff from solo/demo/“lesson” videos online. But this is a) cool, b) illustrative of something I talk about a lot here, which is UNDERLYING SIMPLICITY. The video is “Memes […]

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Very occasional quote of the day: Harvey Mason on listening and insecurity

  • April 3, 2017
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“[D]o all the listening you can, to everyone who is on record, or live. Try to evaluate what really makes them function in the setting they’re in. Try to add it to your arsenal or […]

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Page o’ coordination: Afro-Peruvian – 01

  • April 2, 2017
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Let’s get it out of the way up front that I know nothing about Afro-Peruvian music— I played a session with John Butler, a Portland guitarist who plays it, and he hipped me to its […]

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