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Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 14, 2011, 03:46:14 PM
Avast ye keepers of the golden keel...I posted the title track from this a couple months ago with the promise of more, so...here's a couple more tracks. The album's done and it'll be on iTunes in the next week or two. In the meantime, feel free to dl these if you wish.  
 
First, track five, Mariner #4.  
 
http://soundcloud.com/hb3/05-mariner-4/s-EXdNU (http://soundcloud.com/hb3/05-mariner-4/s-EXdNU)
 
It's quirky.  
 
Second, track 2, Bay of 7 Moons.  
 
It's slow, deep, transcendent.  
 
http://soundcloud.com/hb3/02-bay-of-7-moons/s-Z9Ige (http://soundcloud.com/hb3/02-bay-of-7-moons/s-Z9Ige)
 
There's other stuff too.  
 
Here's the cover:  
 

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/118374.jpg)
 
 
(Message edited by hb3 on December 14, 2011)
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: David Houck on December 14, 2011, 07:46:44 PM
I just listened to Bay of 7 Moons; absolutely beautiful!
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 14, 2011, 08:45:25 PM
This is what I was shooting for...not too hard to play...but sounds good.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 14, 2011, 09:05:42 PM
That's a significantly degraded version of the cover, btw...the art direction actually is really great.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: tncaveman on December 15, 2011, 04:53:22 AM
Cool music - listening to the other stuff and liking it too.  Makes me want to do some more recording.  Inspirational for sure!
 
Steve
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: 811952 on December 15, 2011, 08:11:49 AM
Nice.  Enjoyed those.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 15, 2011, 08:13:00 AM
I was simply looking for some stuff to get down that I can perform live or have been performing live, but not quite in finished form. Also initially the title track was really the focus, but after I finished that, the other tracks became their own thing too...
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 15, 2011, 08:14:18 AM
Thanks, John.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on December 15, 2011, 12:39:38 PM
I want to listen, but I'm scared off by the Sign up with facebook note; can I sign up for Soundcloud w/out facebook?
 
Peter
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: David Houck on December 15, 2011, 12:56:23 PM
Peter, I don't think you have to sign up for anything.  When you click on the link and the page opens, you should be able to just click on the play button.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 15, 2011, 03:27:46 PM
That would freak me out too, but, like Dave says, you should be able to listen w/o doing that. At least I hope so....I do have a Facebook account, but the two aren't linked in any way.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on December 15, 2011, 06:30:49 PM
I've done that with just about every Soundcloud anyone's linked, Dave, but have yet to hear note one; the play button is there, but clicking it accomplishes naught.  When I click on the sign-up, the facebook logo is the firast thing there, thus my trepidation.  Maybe one of these days I'll work the courage to try it, but SWMBO has a FB account, & now it's giving her friends she never selected, so..........
 
Peter
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: David Houck on December 15, 2011, 07:07:39 PM
Peter; I ran a search.  Some things to try.
- Try a different browser if you have one.
- If you a have an add-on like flashblock, add soundcloud to your white list.
- Make sure Flash is updated.
 
That's all I found.  My very uneducated guess is it's a flash issue; that it needs updating or it's being blocked.  Hope that helps.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 15, 2011, 07:29:29 PM
Someone else told me that once; that clicking on the button didn't do anything. I always assumed it was a browser type of thing. I bet Soundcloud would know...
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: 811952 on December 15, 2011, 07:38:18 PM
Google Chrome is a wonderful browser, if you're shopping around...
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 16, 2011, 11:27:32 AM
FAQ:
 
Tracks won't play. What can I do?  
 
Always make sure that your browser and Flash player are updated to the latest versions; if you've installed any flash or ad-blocking plugins in your browser, please add soundcloud.com to the exception list in the plugin settings.
 
Also, always try to reload the page first and double-check using a different browser as in most cases, playback hiccups are only temporary.  
 
(Message edited by hb3 on December 16, 2011)
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: pauldo on December 16, 2011, 11:44:02 AM
First - Hugh, I always love your stuff. (your link to Nels and your balloon friend was really cool)
 
Second - Peter I am a non-facebooker, but am signed up to Soundcloud - you should be able to open an account without getting Faced - then you can post songs to the Alembic Club Soundcloud!
 
Paul TDO
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: dadabass2001 on December 16, 2011, 12:26:54 PM
Good stuff, Hugh! I was able to listen to both tracks on a Mac running OS 10.4.11 and Safari 4.1.3.
Mike
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on December 16, 2011, 02:51:59 PM
Ok, thanks, folks; tried it through Mozilla & am listening to Mariner #4 as I type!  Nice, Hugh.  Now I have go back & read everything posted for the last year to find all the things I haven't heard, I guess.  (You'll wait a long for a song from me, Paul - when I refer to myself as The World's Worst Guitarist I'm not being wholly facetious, and my singing's even worse.  Strictly living room for me!)
 
Peter
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 16, 2011, 05:16:48 PM
Yeah, I figured it was something like that -- browser compatability...
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: sonicus on December 16, 2011, 05:54:36 PM
I like it ,and can relate to the expressive elements and the  sonic journey  !    Congratulations  , you are really  catching the lightning in a bottle   and the  important stuff that make you an Artist .I thank you for sharing this with us .
   
      Sonic Regards _____
 
   Wolf
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 16, 2011, 07:53:49 PM
Hey, thanks. I think it pairs well w/ the other piccolo bass album. It feels pretty good playing a group of stuff from one, then going into the other. So there's a good 60-70 minutes of material I can play without even getting into improv.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 19, 2011, 03:56:32 PM
Got the CDs. Up on iTunes etc. soon. I had to take the download link for Bay of 7 Moons down.  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/118855.jpg)
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: pauldo on December 19, 2011, 08:03:11 PM
Love the CD art!
Long live VINYL!
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 19, 2011, 08:58:45 PM
Yeah, right. It actually looks like a little record, doesn't it? I wish I could put it out on one of those floppy plastic albums that used to come in magazines.
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: pauldo on December 20, 2011, 04:22:02 PM
I still have some of those from Guitar Player (it was from before Bass Player came out). :-D
Title: Poseidon: Fantasia for Piccolo Bass
Post by: hb3 on December 20, 2011, 05:42:45 PM
This should be an LP. It's such a good example of fake LP art design it may as well be.  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/118971.jpg)