Recording: 'Strawberry fields forever (take 1)' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Penny Lane'
Recording: 'Yes it is'
Recording: 'Only a Northern Song'
Recording: 'Honey pie'
Recording: 'Savoy truffle'
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude.
Yeah ! I finally got my chops together and did a whole package of covers for YSn. I did all those on acoustic guitars, and these are only live takes. (I sang while I played). I will add some background vocals on most of those songs, and probably some good guitars on 'Savoy truffle'.
MONDAY 25th JANUARY 2005
Dude's Power Trio rehearsal 33
Recording: 'Acropolis now'
Recording: 'Instant street'
Recording: 'You can't get what you want (till you know...)'
Recording: 'Ankle bracelet'
Recording: 'Afraid'
Recording: 'Acropolis now'
Recording: 'Under my thumb'
Recording: 'Interlude: More of that jazz'
Recording: 'SMBH'
Recording: 'Maybe I'm amazed'
Recording: 'Paranoid android'
Recording: 'The cross'
Recording: 'Cracked actor'
Recording: 'Red'
France 3 basement - 20:15-22:15 - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz.
A short rehearsal but a very tight one. We did Acropolis, Instant, You can't get what you want, Afraid, Ankle, SMBH, Maybe, Cracked, The cross (!) and Thumb.
Recording: 'Acropolis now'
Recording: 'Instant street'
Recording: 'You can't get what you want (till you know...)'
Recording: 'Ankle bracelet'
Recording: 'Afraid'
Recording: 'Acropolis now'
Recording: 'Under my thumb'
Recording: 'Interlude: More of that jazz'
Recording: 'SMBH'
Recording: 'Maybe I'm amazed'
Recording: 'Paranoid android'
Recording: 'The cross'
Recording: 'Cracked actor'
Recording: 'Red'
France 3 basement - 20:15-22:15 - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz.
A short rehearsal but a very tight one. We did Acropolis, Instant, You can't get what you want, Afraid, Ankle, SMBH, Maybe, Cracked, The cross (!) and Thumb.
TUESDAY 18th JANUARY 2005
Recording: 'Love you to' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Val was at the choir rehearsal, so I managed to do the electric solos into 'Love you to'.
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Val was at the choir rehearsal, so I managed to do the electric solos into 'Love you to'.
SUNDAY 16th JANUARY 2005
Home recording + Dude's Power Trio rehearsal 32
Recording: 'Army of me (acoustic)'
One-eyed Jack - morning and afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Julian, Doreen.
Recording: 'Chunga's revenge'
Recording: 'Instant street'
Recording: 'Afraid'
Recording: 'Acropolis now'
Recording: 'You can't get what you want (till you know...)'
Recording: 'Paranoid android'
Recording: 'Birthday/Yer blues'
Recording: 'Under my thumb'
Recording: 'Buddha of suburbia'
France 3 basement - 20:00 - 23:00 - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz.
That morning, I started to browse the internet, and I stubbed into an add on the front page of Bjork's website, saying they had this project of a double-cd for charity, which would contain many covers and remixes of 'Army of me'. They were asking for more covers. I immediatly wanted to participate. The thing was that the deadline for that project had been set to JANUARY 17th ! I had to think quick. So I finally decided to do a crazy acoustic guitar and vocal version, hoping that the idea might click. I sent my cover later that day. I think I made a decent job, but my version didn't make it into the final tracklisting of the album. :(
Recording: 'Army of me (acoustic)'
One-eyed Jack - morning and afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Julian, Doreen.
Recording: 'Chunga's revenge'
Recording: 'Instant street'
Recording: 'Afraid'
Recording: 'Acropolis now'
Recording: 'You can't get what you want (till you know...)'
Recording: 'Paranoid android'
Recording: 'Birthday/Yer blues'
Recording: 'Under my thumb'
Recording: 'Buddha of suburbia'
France 3 basement - 20:00 - 23:00 - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz.
That morning, I started to browse the internet, and I stubbed into an add on the front page of Bjork's website, saying they had this project of a double-cd for charity, which would contain many covers and remixes of 'Army of me'. They were asking for more covers. I immediatly wanted to participate. The thing was that the deadline for that project had been set to JANUARY 17th ! I had to think quick. So I finally decided to do a crazy acoustic guitar and vocal version, hoping that the idea might click. I sent my cover later that day. I think I made a decent job, but my version didn't make it into the final tracklisting of the album. :(
THURSDAY 13th JANUARY 2005
Day Ninety-two for the album
Recording: 'SF' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Locked up at home' (SI on take 1)
The Lion's Den - 21:00-11:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
It was a bit hard, because I had been working all day, and I didn't have time at all to prepare me for that session. But we did a remake of the very last guitar solo for SF, and we also re-did the slide guitar solo in 'Locked up at home'. Apparently, and except for an eventual 'Young and free', it was the very last electric guitar stuff recorded for the album ! Wow !
Recording: 'SF' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Locked up at home' (SI on take 1)
The Lion's Den - 21:00-11:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
It was a bit hard, because I had been working all day, and I didn't have time at all to prepare me for that session. But we did a remake of the very last guitar solo for SF, and we also re-did the slide guitar solo in 'Locked up at home'. Apparently, and except for an eventual 'Young and free', it was the very last electric guitar stuff recorded for the album ! Wow !
SUNDAY 9th JANUARY 2005
Home recording + Dude's Power Trio rehearsal 31
Recording: 'Ziggy Stardust' (SI on take 1)'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Julian, Doreen.
Recording: 'Chunga's revenge'
Recording: 'Under my thumb'
Recording: 'You know my name look up my birthday'
Recording: 'Yer blues'
Recording: 'Buddha of suburbia'
Recording: 'Afraid'
Recording: 'Maybe I'm amazed'
Recording: 'Paranoid android'
Horse Motel, Room D - 14:30 - 18:00 - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz.
Adding all the vocals for that cover of Bowie's classic, the background music being the one we recorded with Yann for the Fakers' album (the 'Steffy Hairdust' version).
Then in the afternoon, it was back to work for the Dp3 band. We started with Chunga, and then did 'Under my thumb', 'Any major dude', 'Birthday/Yer blues', 'Buddha of suburbia', 'Afraid', and then we dig up an old favorite of mine: 'Paranoid android', which came out curiously good (apart from my out of tune guitar). So I put it back in the setlist. Some of this stuff has been recorded on Minidisc. At one point we did a lounge version of 'Bithday', melted with 'You know my name' vocals, and we also did a bit of crazy Mayhem with 'Keep it greasy'.
Recording: 'Ziggy Stardust' (SI on take 1)'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Julian, Doreen.
Recording: 'Chunga's revenge'
Recording: 'Under my thumb'
Recording: 'You know my name look up my birthday'
Recording: 'Yer blues'
Recording: 'Buddha of suburbia'
Recording: 'Afraid'
Recording: 'Maybe I'm amazed'
Recording: 'Paranoid android'
Horse Motel, Room D - 14:30 - 18:00 - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz.
Adding all the vocals for that cover of Bowie's classic, the background music being the one we recorded with Yann for the Fakers' album (the 'Steffy Hairdust' version).
Then in the afternoon, it was back to work for the Dp3 band. We started with Chunga, and then did 'Under my thumb', 'Any major dude', 'Birthday/Yer blues', 'Buddha of suburbia', 'Afraid', and then we dig up an old favorite of mine: 'Paranoid android', which came out curiously good (apart from my out of tune guitar). So I put it back in the setlist. Some of this stuff has been recorded on Minidisc. At one point we did a lounge version of 'Bithday', melted with 'You know my name' vocals, and we also did a bit of crazy Mayhem with 'Keep it greasy'.
THURSDAY 30th DECEMBER 2004
Day Ninety-One for the album
Recording: 'The return of the Black Zonga' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - 14:30-17:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
First of all, this is the very first recording session that took place in Yann's new place: The Lion's Den. Then it was the one and only session we ever did for the album in year 2004 ! Could you believe that ? In fact, it hasn't been possible before that, because Yann had to work in his house for a very long time. This session went really fine. We did the bass and guitars for the intro of 'The return of the black zonga' (including the little slide guitar line).
Recording: 'The return of the Black Zonga' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - 14:30-17:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
First of all, this is the very first recording session that took place in Yann's new place: The Lion's Den. Then it was the one and only session we ever did for the album in year 2004 ! Could you believe that ? In fact, it hasn't been possible before that, because Yann had to work in his house for a very long time. This session went really fine. We did the bass and guitars for the intro of 'The return of the black zonga' (including the little slide guitar line).
WEDNESDAY 29th DECEMBER 2004
Recording: 'If I fell' (take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present Dude, Val.
Almost a month after the accident, I still haven't got my car back, but I grabbed a guitar for the first time and did my parts for 'If I fell': one take of guitar, and two takes of John's vocal part. Later Val added her great singing to that song.
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present Dude, Val.
Almost a month after the accident, I still haven't got my car back, but I grabbed a guitar for the first time and did my parts for 'If I fell': one take of guitar, and two takes of John's vocal part. Later Val added her great singing to that song.
FRIDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'There's a place'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Quickly doing this simple version of this great John Lennon song.
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Quickly doing this simple version of this great John Lennon song.
WEDNESDAY 1st DECEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Happy xmas (war is over)'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
The day after my car accident, I quickly recorded the basics for this "all-star" cover for YSn. I did one take of acoustic guitar, and I sang the first verse. Later on in the day I couldn't feel my hands and arms and neck anymore and I had to go to the doctor. I finished my part for the song just in time. Later on in the month, I recieved addional stuff to put in the pot: parts by Clive, David, Terry, Angelo mysterioso, Fanfan, Jbkiller, Maxsilham and Yann. The cover was published 2 days before Christmas, and was a great success.
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
The day after my car accident, I quickly recorded the basics for this "all-star" cover for YSn. I did one take of acoustic guitar, and I sang the first verse. Later on in the day I couldn't feel my hands and arms and neck anymore and I had to go to the doctor. I finished my part for the song just in time. Later on in the month, I recieved addional stuff to put in the pot: parts by Clive, David, Terry, Angelo mysterioso, Fanfan, Jbkiller, Maxsilham and Yann. The cover was published 2 days before Christmas, and was a great success.
FRIDAY 19th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Helter Skelter' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Adding just a litle rock guitar from the beggining to the word "stop". ;)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Adding just a litle rock guitar from the beggining to the word "stop". ;)
THURSDAY 18th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Once again, recording all the guitars.
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Once again, recording all the guitars.
WEDNESDAY 17th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'No values' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Doing all the guitars for 'No values', including the solos at the end.
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Doing all the guitars for 'No values', including the solos at the end.
TUESDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Not such a bad boy' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Doing all the guitars for 'Not such a bad boy', and mixing it. :)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Doing all the guitars for 'Not such a bad boy', and mixing it. :)
MONDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Not such a bad boy' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'No values' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Doing all the basswork for those three tunes.
Recording: 'No values' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Doing all the basswork for those three tunes.
FRIDAY 12th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Not such a bad boy' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'No values' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Glass onion' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Birthday' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Helter skelter'
One-eyed Jack - morning + afternoon - P: Dude.
Starting by doing all the guitars in 'Glass onion', and the flute. Then I re-did the vocals for 'Not such a bad boy/No values'. I also did all the backing voices for those two, along with the choirs of 'Sgt Pepper'. I then did the three voices overdubs on 'Birthday', by Dude's Power Trio. I then did the opening voice of 'Helter skelter'. Finally, I switched to the acoustic guitar, and did my version of 'Helter skelter'.
Recording: 'No values' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Glass onion' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Birthday' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Helter skelter'
One-eyed Jack - morning + afternoon - P: Dude.
Starting by doing all the guitars in 'Glass onion', and the flute. Then I re-did the vocals for 'Not such a bad boy/No values'. I also did all the backing voices for those two, along with the choirs of 'Sgt Pepper'. I then did the three voices overdubs on 'Birthday', by Dude's Power Trio. I then did the opening voice of 'Helter skelter'. Finally, I switched to the acoustic guitar, and did my version of 'Helter skelter'.
TUESDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Not such a bad boy' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'No values' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Glass onion' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The end' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'I've got a feeling' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning + afternoon - P: Dude.
An all-vocal session. I started with the softer tunes (in order to warm-up my voice a bit), and then I gradually switched to the harder parts. I did only the lead vocals, except for 'The end' for which I did only the ending choir. I still have a lot to improve for 'I've got a feeling'. 'Why don't' received it's final treatment: the opening percussion stuff (in that case: one track of handclaps, and one track of two plastic goblets hitting the floor) ;)
Recording: 'No values' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Glass onion' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The end' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'I've got a feeling' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning + afternoon - P: Dude.
An all-vocal session. I started with the softer tunes (in order to warm-up my voice a bit), and then I gradually switched to the harder parts. I did only the lead vocals, except for 'The end' for which I did only the ending choir. I still have a lot to improve for 'I've got a feeling'. 'Why don't' received it's final treatment: the opening percussion stuff (in that case: one track of handclaps, and one track of two plastic goblets hitting the floor) ;)
MONDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'The beginning of a new song'
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Comfortably numb' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Starting a new pop song composition, and also adding voices to 'Why don't', and the acoustic guitar for 'Comfortably numb'.
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Comfortably numb' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Starting a new pop song composition, and also adding voices to 'Why don't', and the acoustic guitar for 'Comfortably numb'.
MONDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Not such a bad boy'
Recording: 'No values'
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band'
Recording: 'Glass onion'
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?'
Recording: 'Single pigeon'
France 3 basement - 13:00-15:00 - P: Dude.
More drums and drums and drums. :) I also did some piano for 'Why don't' and 'Single pigeon'. I'm not sure of the key for 'Single pigeon'. The piano was finally not used in 'Why don't' because I played it blindly, and it was the wrong tempo, and the wrong key. :)
Recording: 'No values'
Recording: 'Sgt Pepper's lonely hearts club band'
Recording: 'Glass onion'
Recording: 'Why don't we do it in the road?'
Recording: 'Single pigeon'
France 3 basement - 13:00-15:00 - P: Dude.
More drums and drums and drums. :) I also did some piano for 'Why don't' and 'Single pigeon'. I'm not sure of the key for 'Single pigeon'. The piano was finally not used in 'Why don't' because I played it blindly, and it was the wrong tempo, and the wrong key. :)
SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'I've got a feeling' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'And your bird can sing' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The end' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Rockestra Theme'
France 3 basement - 13:00-14:15 - P: Dude.
I did a big session of drums that sunday. Take 1 of 'I've got a feeling' was bass and electric guitar done by Terry, from Yellow-Sub.net. He also did the basic tracks for 'The end'. 'And your bird can sing' is a collaboration with Maxsilham, also from Ysn. After the drums I also did the piano for the ending of 'The end', and I managed to stick in a strange piano version of Paul McCartney's 'Rockestra Theme'.
Recording: 'And your bird can sing' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The end' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Rockestra Theme'
France 3 basement - 13:00-14:15 - P: Dude.
I did a big session of drums that sunday. Take 1 of 'I've got a feeling' was bass and electric guitar done by Terry, from Yellow-Sub.net. He also did the basic tracks for 'The end'. 'And your bird can sing' is a collaboration with Maxsilham, also from Ysn. After the drums I also did the piano for the ending of 'The end', and I managed to stick in a strange piano version of Paul McCartney's 'Rockestra Theme'.
MONDAY 25th OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (reprise)' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
I was alone that morning so I took this opportunity to add vocals to my cover of 'Sgt Pepper's Reprise'. I did it rather quickly, although I was suffering from a hard flu.
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
I was alone that morning so I took this opportunity to add vocals to my cover of 'Sgt Pepper's Reprise'. I did it rather quickly, although I was suffering from a hard flu.
TUESDAY 21th OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (reprise)' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
I did the bass, and then all the guitars for this number.
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
I did the bass, and then all the guitars for this number.
SUNDAY 17th OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'Baby's request'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Doreen.
My very first recording with the Harley Benton Ukulele ! I wanted initially to record it at the Beatles Day of Mons, but unfortunately, I couldn't be there, so I did it at home instead. I did one take for the Uke, and then one take or the vocals.
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Doreen.
My very first recording with the Harley Benton Ukulele ! I wanted initially to record it at the Beatles Day of Mons, but unfortunately, I couldn't be there, so I did it at home instead. I did one take for the Uke, and then one take or the vocals.
TUESDAY 12th OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'The long and winding road' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'And your bird can sing' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'God' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning and afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Doreen.
I did three vocal takes that day. 'The long and winding road', comissioned by and dedicated to Ornella from YSn. 'God', for which I modified the lyrics a bit, and 'And your bird can sing', in which the instruments were done by Maxsilham (just like 'I me mine' was previously done).
Recording: 'And your bird can sing' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'God' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning and afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Doreen.
I did three vocal takes that day. 'The long and winding road', comissioned by and dedicated to Ornella from YSn. 'God', for which I modified the lyrics a bit, and 'And your bird can sing', in which the instruments were done by Maxsilham (just like 'I me mine' was previously done).
THURSDAY 9th OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band (reprise)' (take 1)
France 3 basement - 14:00-14:15 - P: Dude.
I intended to record some drums for the basic tracks of the Pepper reprise, and also on 'She came in through the bathroom window'. I set up the microphone and Minidisc, and proceeded to play a rough take, just to establish the recording level. I was just checking it out when someone entered the room. It seems there was a band rehearsal scheduled, so I had to get out. So the only thing I managed to record that day was this rough take, not even designed to be used ! I guess I'll have to make something out of it anyway. :)
France 3 basement - 14:00-14:15 - P: Dude.
I intended to record some drums for the basic tracks of the Pepper reprise, and also on 'She came in through the bathroom window'. I set up the microphone and Minidisc, and proceeded to play a rough take, just to establish the recording level. I was just checking it out when someone entered the room. It seems there was a band rehearsal scheduled, so I had to get out. So the only thing I managed to record that day was this rough take, not even designed to be used ! I guess I'll have to make something out of it anyway. :)
THURSDAY 7th OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'I me mine' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Take 1 of 'I me mine' was done by Maxsilham, from YSn. I proposed to add some vocals, and that's what I did that day. I didn't expect the mixing of the voices and Max's guitars would be so difficult. I spent a lot of time trying to make it sound good.
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Take 1 of 'I me mine' was done by Maxsilham, from YSn. I proposed to add some vocals, and that's what I did that day. I didn't expect the mixing of the voices and Max's guitars would be so difficult. I spent a lot of time trying to make it sound good.
SUNDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'The long and winding road' (take 1)
Recording: 'God' (take 1)
France 3 studios - noon - P: Dude.
I went to the piano and recorded some takes for those two songs, for YSn. 'The long and winding road' was commisioned by Ornella, from YSn.
Recording: 'God' (take 1)
France 3 studios - noon - P: Dude.
I went to the piano and recorded some takes for those two songs, for YSn. 'The long and winding road' was commisioned by Ornella, from YSn.
FRIDAY 1st OCTOBER 2004
Recording: 'A day in the life' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - all-day - P: Dude.
Doing all the final guitars for this cover. Adding the alarm clock sound, and dediting the central joke, and the last elements of the song. Mixing it and sending it to David the next day.
One-eyed Jack - all-day - P: Dude.
Doing all the final guitars for this cover. Adding the alarm clock sound, and dediting the central joke, and the last elements of the song. Mixing it and sending it to David the next day.
SATURDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2004
Recording: 'A day in the life' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Redoing the bass for 'A day in the life'.
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
Redoing the bass for 'A day in the life'.
TUESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Sexy Sadie' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Live performance in Germany with Mike Keneally and Friends
Recording: '2001' (live with Mike Keneally and Friends !!!)
Waldsee, Freiburg, Germany - evening - P: Dude. Present: Yann, Mike Keneally, Jaan Wessman, Schroeder, Claude Kunhen, and many happy people.
Doing the vocals for 'Sexy sadie', along with the melody guitar at the end.And then immediatly driving with Yann straight to Freiburg, Germany, to attend Mike Keneally's concert. I had the opportunity to sing backing vocals on Mike's wonderful song "2001", during the Mike Keneally and Friends show at the Waldsee. I approached Mike during the afternoon soundcheck and asked if he could participate to this song he likes very much. The incredible MK then said the magic word: "Sure !" After the soundcheck I went back to my happy and fullfilled audient position, only to be called to the stage during the evening show to do it "for real" !
Mike Keneally and Friends is MK on guitar, piano and vocals, the amazing Jaan Wessman on bass, and the astonishing Schroeder on drums. That show also featured the guest performances of Johnny Gomer, on acoustic guitar, and Rainer Lenz, on lead vocals. Apart from any family business like getting married and having children and all that stuff, this was the most beautiful day of my life. (so far ;) ).
You can hear a recording of this live performance href="http://membres.lycos.fr/innerdude/english/Dude/live/mk2004%2Bdude.htm">here
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
Live performance in Germany with Mike Keneally and Friends
Recording: '2001' (live with Mike Keneally and Friends !!!)
Waldsee, Freiburg, Germany - evening - P: Dude. Present: Yann, Mike Keneally, Jaan Wessman, Schroeder, Claude Kunhen, and many happy people.
Doing the vocals for 'Sexy sadie', along with the melody guitar at the end.And then immediatly driving with Yann straight to Freiburg, Germany, to attend Mike Keneally's concert. I had the opportunity to sing backing vocals on Mike's wonderful song "2001", during the Mike Keneally and Friends show at the Waldsee. I approached Mike during the afternoon soundcheck and asked if he could participate to this song he likes very much. The incredible MK then said the magic word: "Sure !" After the soundcheck I went back to my happy and fullfilled audient position, only to be called to the stage during the evening show to do it "for real" !
Mike Keneally and Friends is MK on guitar, piano and vocals, the amazing Jaan Wessman on bass, and the astonishing Schroeder on drums. That show also featured the guest performances of Johnny Gomer, on acoustic guitar, and Rainer Lenz, on lead vocals. Apart from any family business like getting married and having children and all that stuff, this was the most beautiful day of my life. (so far ;) ).
You can hear a recording of this live performance href="http://membres.lycos.fr/innerdude/english/Dude/live/mk2004%2Bdude.htm">here
SUNDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2004
Recording: 'A day in the life' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Comfortably numb'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Doreen, Julian, Domino.
Take 1 of 'A day in the life' was made by David, from Yellow-sub.net. He suggested that we do this cover together, and I liked the idea very much. I modified a bit his version so that the sections after each 'I'd love to turn you on' would be longer', and then I did all the vocals. I also did all the vocals for 'Comfortably numb'..
Recording: 'Comfortably numb'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude. Present: Doreen, Julian, Domino.
Take 1 of 'A day in the life' was made by David, from Yellow-sub.net. He suggested that we do this cover together, and I liked the idea very much. I modified a bit his version so that the sections after each 'I'd love to turn you on' would be longer', and then I did all the vocals. I also did all the vocals for 'Comfortably numb'..
SUNDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Sexy Sadie' (take 1)
Recording: 'Four plastic pillars'
France 3 studio - afternoon - P: Dude.
A minidisc recording made at the Steinway piano lying down in the basement studio of the place where I work. I did an instrumental take for 'Sexy Sadie', and another improv. This time I had my Sony stereo microphone, so the sound is quite nice.
Recording: 'Four plastic pillars'
France 3 studio - afternoon - P: Dude.
A minidisc recording made at the Steinway piano lying down in the basement studio of the place where I work. I did an instrumental take for 'Sexy Sadie', and another improv. This time I had my Sony stereo microphone, so the sound is quite nice.
THURSDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2004
Recording: 'Love you to (take 1)'
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
A weird version of the Indian 'Love you to' but for acoustic guitar this time. I used a guitar which I tuned to a C major, I think. I tried hard to play the melodies sitar-like. I also did the voices.
One-eyed Jack - morning - P: Dude.
A weird version of the Indian 'Love you to' but for acoustic guitar this time. I used a guitar which I tuned to a C major, I think. I tried hard to play the melodies sitar-like. I also did the voices.
SATURDAY 21st AUGUST 2004
Recording: 'Wah-wah'
Recording: 'Pipes of peace'
Recording: 'Only love remains'
Recording: 'Through our love'
Recording: 'Don't let it bring you down'
One-eyed Jack - night - P: Dude.
Hey hey, more stuff for YSn. Mostly Paul this time.
Recording: 'Pipes of peace'
Recording: 'Only love remains'
Recording: 'Through our love'
Recording: 'Don't let it bring you down'
One-eyed Jack - night - P: Dude.
Hey hey, more stuff for YSn. Mostly Paul this time.
WEDNESDAY 18th AUGUST 2004
Recording: 'Never without you'
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Doreen, Julian, Domino.
That afternoon I did this great Ringo Starr tribute for Geroge Harrison. I augmented it with a Harrison medley at the end. That night I did John's 'Nutopian international anthem'. I really can't wait to publish that one ;)
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Doreen, Julian, Domino.
That afternoon I did this great Ringo Starr tribute for Geroge Harrison. I augmented it with a Harrison medley at the end. That night I did John's 'Nutopian international anthem'. I really can't wait to publish that one ;)
TUESDAY 30th DECEMBER 2003
Dude's Power Trio rehearsal 10
Recording: 'Bruxelles'
Recording: 'Instant Street'
Recording: 'Come together'
Recording: 'Ankle bracelet'
Recording: 'Dancing days'
Recording: 'Be my wife'
Recording: 'Chunga's revenge'
France 3 basement - evening - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz, Flo.
A great rehearsal. We worked out three new song that night: 'Bruxelles', 'Come together' and 'Cracked actor'. The first two came out well, the latter needs more attention (especialy the guitar solo stuff). Apart from that we did 'Chunga' (only half of it was recorded), and 'Paranoid', 'Ankle', 'Wife', and 'Instant Street'. We also fucked up some impromptus versions of 'Acropolis now' and 'SMBH'. And we did a rough 'Dancing days'. Flo was here, and he was helpful as usual. My voice, once it was warm, was in very good shape. The 'Paranoid android' we played at the end came out surprisingly well, we did it from top to bottom without any breaks. Steve used the transcription I gave him for the 2nd half of 'Instant Street', and it sounded better. My aprehension to perform in front of scrutinizing beings (in that case Flo) wasn't a problem that night: I felt more confident.As I said, a great rehearsal.
Recording: 'Bruxelles'
Recording: 'Instant Street'
Recording: 'Come together'
Recording: 'Ankle bracelet'
Recording: 'Dancing days'
Recording: 'Be my wife'
Recording: 'Chunga's revenge'
France 3 basement - evening - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Stef, Boz, Flo.
A great rehearsal. We worked out three new song that night: 'Bruxelles', 'Come together' and 'Cracked actor'. The first two came out well, the latter needs more attention (especialy the guitar solo stuff). Apart from that we did 'Chunga' (only half of it was recorded), and 'Paranoid', 'Ankle', 'Wife', and 'Instant Street'. We also fucked up some impromptus versions of 'Acropolis now' and 'SMBH'. And we did a rough 'Dancing days'. Flo was here, and he was helpful as usual. My voice, once it was warm, was in very good shape. The 'Paranoid android' we played at the end came out surprisingly well, we did it from top to bottom without any breaks. Steve used the transcription I gave him for the 2nd half of 'Instant Street', and it sounded better. My aprehension to perform in front of scrutinizing beings (in that case Flo) wasn't a problem that night: I felt more confident.As I said, a great rehearsal.
TUESDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2002
Day Eighty-seven for the album + Session for the Fakers
Recording: 'Steffy Tardust' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The return of the Black Zonga' (SI on take 1)
Rusty Wagon - 21:00-23:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
Rapidly doing the rock'n'roll bassline for 'Steffy Tardust', and then moving on to more work on 'Black Zonga', with the re-doing of the guitars. The first solos in the first measures of the song itself (not the prologue ones), some soloing here and there in the bridges, and finally the clean arpeggios in the ending of the song.
Recording: 'Steffy Tardust' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'The return of the Black Zonga' (SI on take 1)
Rusty Wagon - 21:00-23:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
Rapidly doing the rock'n'roll bassline for 'Steffy Tardust', and then moving on to more work on 'Black Zonga', with the re-doing of the guitars. The first solos in the first measures of the song itself (not the prologue ones), some soloing here and there in the bridges, and finally the clean arpeggios in the ending of the song.
SUNDAY 23rd DECEMBER 2001
Recording: 'Wuthering heights'
Recording: 'Your little chair' (demo)
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude.
While I was alone at home (something that doesn't happen much these days), I did a strange version of Kate Bush's great hit with two acoustic guitars (one with nylon strings, the other with metal strings), and two vocal parts (one in the correct original octave, falsetto style, and the other voice two octaves lower). Then I was ready to start laying down the demo for 'Your little chair'. I exported the Reason sequencing I did the previous weeks, and I did some vocals, with overdubs here and there, 3 tracks of handclaps, and some guitar (the loud power chords before the chorus, a stupid little solo for the beginnings, and some funk stuff for the choruses). I did not put any bass because I'm gonna ask Stef to do the basswork on that thing.
Recording: 'Your little chair' (demo)
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude.
While I was alone at home (something that doesn't happen much these days), I did a strange version of Kate Bush's great hit with two acoustic guitars (one with nylon strings, the other with metal strings), and two vocal parts (one in the correct original octave, falsetto style, and the other voice two octaves lower). Then I was ready to start laying down the demo for 'Your little chair'. I exported the Reason sequencing I did the previous weeks, and I did some vocals, with overdubs here and there, 3 tracks of handclaps, and some guitar (the loud power chords before the chorus, a stupid little solo for the beginnings, and some funk stuff for the choruses). I did not put any bass because I'm gonna ask Stef to do the basswork on that thing.
SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2000
Recording: 'Firewalks ending (demo)' (SI on take 1)
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
A note flurry has occurred. I added the snare drum bolero section, just after the 'Vasoline' like bass/guitar unison. Cooool.
One-eyed Jack - evening - P: Dude.
A note flurry has occurred. I added the snare drum bolero section, just after the 'Vasoline' like bass/guitar unison. Cooool.
FRIDAY 10th DECEMBER 1999
Day Sixty-three for the album
Recording: 'The inner harmony' (SI on take 3)
Rusty Wagon - evening - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
More bassline with Stef's axe. This time for 'The inner harmony'. A very cool session, quickly done. So we went into listening to some great stuff: 'Echoes' from the Pompei video, 'Into the void' and 'Even deeper', along with some midi files, on the Mackies.
Recording: 'The inner harmony' (SI on take 3)
Rusty Wagon - evening - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann.
More bassline with Stef's axe. This time for 'The inner harmony'. A very cool session, quickly done. So we went into listening to some great stuff: 'Echoes' from the Pompei video, 'Into the void' and 'Even deeper', along with some midi files, on the Mackies.
THURSDAY 19th NOVEMBER 1998
Recording: 'I am not the walrus' (SI on take 1)
Butterfly Palace - afternoon - P: Dude.
All the vocal tracks: one lead, plus the choirs. Added a cold reverb and a tiny bit of phaser.
Butterfly Palace - afternoon - P: Dude.
All the vocal tracks: one lead, plus the choirs. Added a cold reverb and a tiny bit of phaser.
TUESDAY 30th DECEMBER 1997
CD release ZR301297-1958 (Dude)
Engraving: 'Dude remembers #2: from the 11th floor to the subliminal'
Butterfly Palace - 19:58 - P: Dude.
Ta-daa! The second official release from Zonga Records: Dude's personal archives, volume 2. In this 71'41 long opus, we can hear more interesting 'historical' documents, such as the first musical encounter between Dude and Stef, or the very first 'serious' recording session (with a 4-trax machine!) of their band, 'The Sound', as it was called at the time. As for the first volume of this collection, the original tapes have been carefully remastered by Dude and Captain Yann.
Engraving: 'Dude remembers #2: from the 11th floor to the subliminal'
Butterfly Palace - 19:58 - P: Dude.
Ta-daa! The second official release from Zonga Records: Dude's personal archives, volume 2. In this 71'41 long opus, we can hear more interesting 'historical' documents, such as the first musical encounter between Dude and Stef, or the very first 'serious' recording session (with a 4-trax machine!) of their band, 'The Sound', as it was called at the time. As for the first volume of this collection, the original tapes have been carefully remastered by Dude and Captain Yann.
SUNDAY 29th DECEMBER 1996
Day Nineteen for the album
Recording: 'All been gone' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Hear your heart' (SI on take 2)
Recording: 'Golden seven' (SI on take 3)
Bill's studio - 14:00-19:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann, Kevin.
The very first recording session featuring the digital drums Yann had bought on DECEMBER the 3rd, with Kevin playing. When Dude arrived in the middle of the afternoon, Kev and Yann had already recorded the drums for 'All been gone', 'Hear your heart', and all the parts of 'Golden seven', except for the bridge section. So a few time was taken to elaborate together this part, and to record it. Because of the complex nature of this section, Kev had to play it at a slower tempo. All we had to do then was to bring back the tempo to its original value of 150, and there you are. Another cool thing with midi drums is you can reconfigure the drumpads : we put another bass drum sound on one of the tom pad, so that we could obtain a powerful double bass-drum feeling. (Thanks to Kev's dexterity, of course !)
Recording: 'All been gone' (SI on take 1)
Recording: 'Hear your heart' (SI on take 2)
Recording: 'Golden seven' (SI on take 3)
Bill's studio - 14:00-19:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Yann, Kevin.
The very first recording session featuring the digital drums Yann had bought on DECEMBER the 3rd, with Kevin playing. When Dude arrived in the middle of the afternoon, Kev and Yann had already recorded the drums for 'All been gone', 'Hear your heart', and all the parts of 'Golden seven', except for the bridge section. So a few time was taken to elaborate together this part, and to record it. Because of the complex nature of this section, Kev had to play it at a slower tempo. All we had to do then was to bring back the tempo to its original value of 150, and there you are. Another cool thing with midi drums is you can reconfigure the drumpads : we put another bass drum sound on one of the tom pad, so that we could obtain a powerful double bass-drum feeling. (Thanks to Kev's dexterity, of course !)
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER 1995
Safe & Sound rehearsal 10
Recording: 'The end of Louie Louie'
Recording: 'Foxy lady'
Recording: 'I wanna be your jammer'
Recording: 'From abroad' (take n)'
Recording: 'So damned (Que je t'aime)'
Recording: 'Because because'
Recording: 'The riddle'
The Cave - mid-afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Stef, Dude, Kevin, Goubs, Condorman.
Condorman was our official bass player for some time. We recorded two sessions with him. This one is the first.
Recording: 'The end of Louie Louie'
Recording: 'Foxy lady'
Recording: 'I wanna be your jammer'
Recording: 'From abroad' (take n)'
Recording: 'So damned (Que je t'aime)'
Recording: 'Because because'
Recording: 'The riddle'
The Cave - mid-afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Stef, Dude, Kevin, Goubs, Condorman.
Condorman was our official bass player for some time. We recorded two sessions with him. This one is the first.
SUNDAY 18th DECEMBER 1994
Safe & Sound rehearsal 4
Recording: 'Come together' (jamming take)
Recording: 'Day tripper' (jamming take)
Recording: 'Jabba the Hutt' (takes 6 1/2; 7 1/4; 8 1/8; 9 1/16; and 11+ [the final celebration])
The Classroom - 13:30-17:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Stef, Goubs, Fabz, Seb.
This rehearsal is important for many reasons. It is the first reunion of Safe and Sound since the departure of Yannbass and Nicki and the events of summer '94. Then, it is also the first appearance of Fabz on drums; poor lad. Another " premiere " on this afternoon: it has been decided to record absolutely every rehearsal, every single piece of music or conversation around music, in order to create a sort of "Conceptual Continuity" (not to say a "Virtual Merchandising Possibility" ... that means bootlegs, you idiot... ), and also to make us regret (or laugh) when we'll be 60 years old. Here's a guide of what happened: Goubs only arrived at 15:00. It seems that the day before a party was held at Eric's, and that he held it more than the others. So only Stef, Dude and Fab were there first. Yann was obviously present all the time, and Seb came later after Goubs. We tried to cover " The ocean " from Led Zeppelin, because it was what we had decided to do for the first encounter with Fab. We played it two or three times but it hasn't been recorded, unfortunately. Then we went into several covers and jams, including " Come together " and " Day tripper ", but Fab wasn't very keen on jamming, so, (thanks to him, indeed), we started working on a song Stef and I wrote together. (That only succeeded three times!!! This is the third attempt). Several takes were recorded, under the very clever working tittle of "Jabba the Hutt ". (The numbers of the takes aren't the real numbers, of course. What a scoop!). The first one is called number 6 ½ (!!!), and lasted 6'30''. It featured some improvised vocals, and a very good solo by Stef. The next one is a wrong start, called 7 ¼ , leading to take 8 1/8, which is 7'24'' long. But the structure was still to be fixed. Then came Goubs and things started to accelerate. Another take, called 9 1/16 and lasting 6'58'', allowed Goubs to be introduced to the song, and then a very long time was taken to elaborate a correct structure for the piece. (No solos, arpeggios in the chorus, etc...). A lot of mumbling and silly playing can be heard on the tape. (including infamous jokes!) At the end of the session, the band went into what was called take 11+, the final celebration. It has been established that every session should end with a jam, deserved or not. This incredible take lasted 14'42''! At the end of it, Stef and Dude led some crazy deviations on tunes like Vasoline; Boys keep swinging; etc... . The boys couldn't even resist to play a song from the " Nicki period ", "Desperate people", although it was decided not to play such music for the moment. (The event can be heard on the tape, followed by a funny " collective imitation " of Nicki's voice) This take, and the previous one, was also simultaneously recorded on the 8-track machine, in case of an eventual " historical take ". (Maybe next time). This recording has been released in 1999 in Safe & Sound Rehearsal 4.
Recording: 'Come together' (jamming take)
Recording: 'Day tripper' (jamming take)
Recording: 'Jabba the Hutt' (takes 6 1/2; 7 1/4; 8 1/8; 9 1/16; and 11+ [the final celebration])
The Classroom - 13:30-17:00 - P: Yann. Present: Dude, Stef, Goubs, Fabz, Seb.
This rehearsal is important for many reasons. It is the first reunion of Safe and Sound since the departure of Yannbass and Nicki and the events of summer '94. Then, it is also the first appearance of Fabz on drums; poor lad. Another " premiere " on this afternoon: it has been decided to record absolutely every rehearsal, every single piece of music or conversation around music, in order to create a sort of "Conceptual Continuity" (not to say a "Virtual Merchandising Possibility" ... that means bootlegs, you idiot... ), and also to make us regret (or laugh) when we'll be 60 years old. Here's a guide of what happened: Goubs only arrived at 15:00. It seems that the day before a party was held at Eric's, and that he held it more than the others. So only Stef, Dude and Fab were there first. Yann was obviously present all the time, and Seb came later after Goubs. We tried to cover " The ocean " from Led Zeppelin, because it was what we had decided to do for the first encounter with Fab. We played it two or three times but it hasn't been recorded, unfortunately. Then we went into several covers and jams, including " Come together " and " Day tripper ", but Fab wasn't very keen on jamming, so, (thanks to him, indeed), we started working on a song Stef and I wrote together. (That only succeeded three times!!! This is the third attempt). Several takes were recorded, under the very clever working tittle of "Jabba the Hutt ". (The numbers of the takes aren't the real numbers, of course. What a scoop!). The first one is called number 6 ½ (!!!), and lasted 6'30''. It featured some improvised vocals, and a very good solo by Stef. The next one is a wrong start, called 7 ¼ , leading to take 8 1/8, which is 7'24'' long. But the structure was still to be fixed. Then came Goubs and things started to accelerate. Another take, called 9 1/16 and lasting 6'58'', allowed Goubs to be introduced to the song, and then a very long time was taken to elaborate a correct structure for the piece. (No solos, arpeggios in the chorus, etc...). A lot of mumbling and silly playing can be heard on the tape. (including infamous jokes!) At the end of the session, the band went into what was called take 11+, the final celebration. It has been established that every session should end with a jam, deserved or not. This incredible take lasted 14'42''! At the end of it, Stef and Dude led some crazy deviations on tunes like Vasoline; Boys keep swinging; etc... . The boys couldn't even resist to play a song from the " Nicki period ", "Desperate people", although it was decided not to play such music for the moment. (The event can be heard on the tape, followed by a funny " collective imitation " of Nicki's voice) This take, and the previous one, was also simultaneously recorded on the 8-track machine, in case of an eventual " historical take ". (Maybe next time). This recording has been released in 1999 in Safe & Sound Rehearsal 4.
WEDNESDAY 19th OCTOBER 1993
Recording: 'Etherian mode music'
Recording: 'The inner harmony #2'
Red Studio - P: Dude.
This is probably the only recording that happened in the small Red studio. The first track is an instrumental with a strange tuning: EADGBbB. I like this one a lot. Then I tried to give a new direction to 'The inner harmony', by reformatting it into lydian chords. I didn't use this arrangement for the final track, so this version remains a curiosity.
Recording: 'The inner harmony #2'
Red Studio - P: Dude.
This is probably the only recording that happened in the small Red studio. The first track is an instrumental with a strange tuning: EADGBbB. I like this one a lot. Then I tried to give a new direction to 'The inner harmony', by reformatting it into lydian chords. I didn't use this arrangement for the final track, so this version remains a curiosity.
Sometimes in 1992
Recording: 'A new rainbow'
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Hervé F.
A pseudo reformation of Rainbow Warrior, with the original partner Hervé F. Two harmonized interlocked guitars playing a melody against a strong heavy background. A nice come-back.
One-eyed Jack - afternoon - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Hervé F.
A pseudo reformation of Rainbow Warrior, with the original partner Hervé F. Two harmonized interlocked guitars playing a melody against a strong heavy background. A nice come-back.
Sometimes in 1991
Recording: 'Jammin' on a Friday night'
White Towel Studio - P: Yves Kreidl, Dude.
Recording: 'Slides on the ice (new version)'
White Towel Studio - P: Dude.
Recording: 'Heavy jam with Fred'
White Towel Studio - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Fred.
Recording: 'Son and daughter'
Recording:
Stef's bedroom - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Yann.
Recording: 'Things we said today'
White Towel Studio - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Val.
Yves Kreidl, (the guy behind the first 'You too' recording), suggested one day to lend me some gear, in order to do some stuff. He came home one day of 1991 (I recall it was a Friday evening), with a big console and a synth, and some stuff. We fooled around a lot, and the result is 'Jammin' on a Friday night', a stupidity in which Yves is doing the drum programming and the live mix, and I'm doing some synth, some white noises, and I'm also injecting some random radio stations in the process. 'Heavy jam with Fred' is a session where Fred, my cousin, is playing a drumpad (Roland Dr505), and I'm playing loud guitar. We gave titles to our music: 'First visit', 'Strong push', 'Judgement day/Kashmir', and we did 'Erotic nightmare' and 'Foxy lady'. 'Things we said today' is played by Dude on guitar and Val on keyboards. It is interrupted right in the beggining by the arrival of Fred, the drummer from Rainbow Warrior.
All those recordings, along with the new version of 'Slides on the ice' are lost forever ! (Quite an horrible news, isn't it?)
However, 'Son and daughter' which features Stef and I having fun with a guitar and a set of maracas is still available. It and has been included in 1999 in the fourth volume of the "Dude Remembers" series. Same for 'Things we said today', which has been released in 2002 on "Dude Remembers #7".
White Towel Studio - P: Yves Kreidl, Dude.
Recording: 'Slides on the ice (new version)'
White Towel Studio - P: Dude.
Recording: 'Heavy jam with Fred'
White Towel Studio - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Fred.
Recording: 'Son and daughter'
Recording:
Stef's bedroom - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Yann.
Recording: 'Things we said today'
White Towel Studio - P: Dude. Present: Dude, Val.
Yves Kreidl, (the guy behind the first 'You too' recording), suggested one day to lend me some gear, in order to do some stuff. He came home one day of 1991 (I recall it was a Friday evening), with a big console and a synth, and some stuff. We fooled around a lot, and the result is 'Jammin' on a Friday night', a stupidity in which Yves is doing the drum programming and the live mix, and I'm doing some synth, some white noises, and I'm also injecting some random radio stations in the process. 'Heavy jam with Fred' is a session where Fred, my cousin, is playing a drumpad (Roland Dr505), and I'm playing loud guitar. We gave titles to our music: 'First visit', 'Strong push', 'Judgement day/Kashmir', and we did 'Erotic nightmare' and 'Foxy lady'. 'Things we said today' is played by Dude on guitar and Val on keyboards. It is interrupted right in the beggining by the arrival of Fred, the drummer from Rainbow Warrior.
All those recordings, along with the new version of 'Slides on the ice' are lost forever ! (Quite an horrible news, isn't it?)
However, 'Son and daughter' which features Stef and I having fun with a guitar and a set of maracas is still available. It and has been included in 1999 in the fourth volume of the "Dude Remembers" series. Same for 'Things we said today', which has been released in 2002 on "Dude Remembers #7".
Sometimes in 1990
Recording: 'You too'
Recording:
Antelio Studio - all night long - P: Yves Kreidl.
The original track as it came out of a one-night stand memorable session. For a long time, this single song was the most advanced recording I've ever made. Yves was in the same class as me, studying video editing, and I knew he was very interested in building his own home-studio. He had already bought a 8-trax Fostex machine and a few other equipments. Once he had set up his gears, I suggested to record something, just to 'try things out'. This opportunity was a major step forward for me, because the only multitrack recording I ever made was on a 4-track with Stef. Now with 8-tracks facilities I could do what I always looked for: put down layers upon layers of instruments and voices. I had just sort of composed a little tune based upon lyrics by Stef, which I modified a lot. When I arrived in the evening to Yves's place (called Antelio Studio because it was mounted in his father's glass factory; Antelio being the name of a certain kind of glass), I started to program his Roland drum machine. I already knew what I wanted, but it took forever to obtain it. The real recording phase started quite late, with the two clean rhythm guitars. I then did the bassline, which was improvised on the fly, just as the lead guitar take wich was, as we believed then, just for the fun and would later be replaced by a better one. (As you MAY hear on the first "Dude Remembers" CD release, this just never happened.) It was time to record the voices, around four o' clock in the morning or something. I did the two backing vocals and the lead singing, writing some additional lyrics just prior to recording them. During all these takes, Yves would add effects and production directly onto the tape, so that when the sun came up in the morning, we could do a rough mix on cassette for the other students to hear. We didn't sleep that night. I never thought it would take that long, and when I arrived home at six o'clock, my girlfriend was quiet upset and worried. Life's full of unexpected events!
Released in 1997 on Dude Remembers - volume 1.
Recording:
Antelio Studio - all night long - P: Yves Kreidl.
The original track as it came out of a one-night stand memorable session. For a long time, this single song was the most advanced recording I've ever made. Yves was in the same class as me, studying video editing, and I knew he was very interested in building his own home-studio. He had already bought a 8-trax Fostex machine and a few other equipments. Once he had set up his gears, I suggested to record something, just to 'try things out'. This opportunity was a major step forward for me, because the only multitrack recording I ever made was on a 4-track with Stef. Now with 8-tracks facilities I could do what I always looked for: put down layers upon layers of instruments and voices. I had just sort of composed a little tune based upon lyrics by Stef, which I modified a lot. When I arrived in the evening to Yves's place (called Antelio Studio because it was mounted in his father's glass factory; Antelio being the name of a certain kind of glass), I started to program his Roland drum machine. I already knew what I wanted, but it took forever to obtain it. The real recording phase started quite late, with the two clean rhythm guitars. I then did the bassline, which was improvised on the fly, just as the lead guitar take wich was, as we believed then, just for the fun and would later be replaced by a better one. (As you MAY hear on the first "Dude Remembers" CD release, this just never happened.) It was time to record the voices, around four o' clock in the morning or something. I did the two backing vocals and the lead singing, writing some additional lyrics just prior to recording them. During all these takes, Yves would add effects and production directly onto the tape, so that when the sun came up in the morning, we could do a rough mix on cassette for the other students to hear. We didn't sleep that night. I never thought it would take that long, and when I arrived home at six o'clock, my girlfriend was quiet upset and worried. Life's full of unexpected events!
Released in 1997 on Dude Remembers - volume 1.
Sometimes in 1990
Recording: 'Naive days'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
A very special instrumental which recording had been lost for years, and just found back on one of Stef’s old tapes ! I later re-used this tune for the Jorri project (see a future episode).
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
A very special instrumental which recording had been lost for years, and just found back on one of Stef’s old tapes ! I later re-used this tune for the Jorri project (see a future episode).
Sometimes in MARCH 1990
Recording: 'Paranoid'
Recording:
Recording: 'Chapel days re-visited'
Recording:
The Chapel - afternoon - Present: Dude, Hervé F., Frédéric W., Frédéric W. P: Dude.
This rehearsal was recorded way back in the 'Good Ol' Times', when we had a bass player, in our rehearsal room, 'The Chapel', an authentic church which was kindly lent for us. We used to go there every sunday, for approximately one year. I was driving my father's small truck, with all the equipement inside, and we would drive from each other's places with Fred playing the drums in the back without loosing the tempo. What a souvenir! 'CHAPEL DAYS...' is a good representation of the open-ended improvisations we were fond of at this period of time.
TUESDAY 20th FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: '11th floor jam'
Recording:
Stef's bedroom - afternoon - Present: Dude, Stef. P: Dude.
I'd just met Stef at the time, and this is our first recording together. Everything here is improvised. This may sound out-there but to me it has a special flavour because I'd never used samplers and drum machines before, and because it was all experimentation. Note how the acoustic instruments fits perfectly in the stereo field: the electric stuffs went through Stef’s hi-fi and were sent to two speakers, each in front of one mike of the cassette-recorder. The acoustics were played live BEHIND the speakers, so you get the impression of depth and the nice surround effect you can hear.
Recording:
Stef's bedroom - afternoon - Present: Dude, Stef. P: Dude.
I'd just met Stef at the time, and this is our first recording together. Everything here is improvised. This may sound out-there but to me it has a special flavour because I'd never used samplers and drum machines before, and because it was all experimentation. Note how the acoustic instruments fits perfectly in the stereo field: the electric stuffs went through Stef’s hi-fi and were sent to two speakers, each in front of one mike of the cassette-recorder. The acoustics were played live BEHIND the speakers, so you get the impression of depth and the nice surround effect you can hear.
SUNDAY 4th FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Ace's high'
Recording:
Recording: 'For whom the bell tolls'
Recording:
MJC, Richemont - afternoon - Present: Dude, Hervé F., Frédéric W. P: Dude.
RAINBOW WARRIOR' is the name of my very first band, which was born circa 1987, but was 'put to life' in this rehearsal. What you can hear is an aspect of how we used to sound at the very beggining of our 'professional band career'. Hervé was a very good friend of mine and Fred is actually my cousin. In this recording, he was playing the drums since less than 6 months. This took place in Richemont, at the MJC. After one year and six months of fun the band broke up for several reasons. Here is the list of the songs performed during the recording:
-Aces high by Iron Maiden, written by Steve Harris.
-For whom the bell tolls by Metallica, written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Burton.
Not recorded, but also played during that period are other Maiden tracks such as: Sanctuary, Wasted years, The rime of the ancient mariner, Total eclipse...
Recording:
Recording: 'For whom the bell tolls'
Recording:
MJC, Richemont - afternoon - Present: Dude, Hervé F., Frédéric W. P: Dude.
RAINBOW WARRIOR' is the name of my very first band, which was born circa 1987, but was 'put to life' in this rehearsal. What you can hear is an aspect of how we used to sound at the very beggining of our 'professional band career'. Hervé was a very good friend of mine and Fred is actually my cousin. In this recording, he was playing the drums since less than 6 months. This took place in Richemont, at the MJC. After one year and six months of fun the band broke up for several reasons. Here is the list of the songs performed during the recording:
-Aces high by Iron Maiden, written by Steve Harris.
-For whom the bell tolls by Metallica, written by Hetfield, Ulrich and Burton.
Not recorded, but also played during that period are other Maiden tracks such as: Sanctuary, Wasted years, The rime of the ancient mariner, Total eclipse...
Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Keeping it dark'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This half-improvisation is based upon a musical motif from the Genesis track ‘Keep it dark’. Hence the title.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This half-improvisation is based upon a musical motif from the Genesis track ‘Keep it dark’. Hence the title.
Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Jugband blues'
Recording:
Recording: 'White queen (as it began)'
Recording:
Recording: 'Soul brother'
Recording:
Recording: 'Why don't you write me ?'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
I've always enjoyed singing songs that I loved with nothing but an acoustic guitar. These are just some of those many covers I do all the time. Simple, direct, badly sang and played, but sooooo... pleasant to do. Note that 'WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME' is actually 'TELL ME YOU LOVE ME' but the lyrics were adapted just because I was feeling angry about a person I was expecting a letter from.
Recording:
Recording: 'White queen (as it began)'
Recording:
Recording: 'Soul brother'
Recording:
Recording: 'Why don't you write me ?'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
I've always enjoyed singing songs that I loved with nothing but an acoustic guitar. These are just some of those many covers I do all the time. Simple, direct, badly sang and played, but sooooo... pleasant to do. Note that 'WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME' is actually 'TELL ME YOU LOVE ME' but the lyrics were adapted just because I was feeling angry about a person I was expecting a letter from.
Sometimes in FEBRUARY 1990
Recording: 'Slides on the ice'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This is one of the very first songs I've ever written. At the time I was figuring to be George Harrison. The lyrics were written after my first 'broken heart’ affair.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This is one of the very first songs I've ever written. At the time I was figuring to be George Harrison. The lyrics were written after my first 'broken heart’ affair.
Sometimes in JANUARY 1990
Recording: 'Penguin ballet'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This cute little number is strongly inspired by pieces by Joe Satriani such as ‘Midnight’ or ‘Days at the beach’. It requires a two-handed tapping technique. The great thing with this kind of playing is that you can perform both the backing rhythm and the melody at the same time.(I’m quit certain that Joe himself stole this technique to somebody else, anyway). The picture above is a cute drawing by Elissa, inspired by the song.
Sometimes in JANUARY 1990
Recording: 'The lost melody'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
As you may guess, this tune once had a melody attached to it, but the final tape seems to have disappeared forever. All I could find was this edit piece featuring rhythm guitar and bass. It is certainly the first recording I’ve ever made featuring bass guitar, that’s why it is included here.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
As you may guess, this tune once had a melody attached to it, but the final tape seems to have disappeared forever. All I could find was this edit piece featuring rhythm guitar and bass. It is certainly the first recording I’ve ever made featuring bass guitar, that’s why it is included here.
Sometimes in JANUARY 1990
Recording: 'Various guitar works'
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This section opens with a piece written by Joe Satriani, called 'Midnight', which requires some two-handed tapping techniques, followed by a home-overdubbed intro of 'Paradise city', from Guns' first LP. At this point, I must explain what 'home-overdubbing' is, since a large portion of tracks from these early times are done with the use of this technique:
Home-overdubbing consists of using two small cassette recorders, one playing a previously recorded tape, the other recording both the cassette player and the additional performed live signal. (Tricky, isn't it?).
Then, there is a suite of solos and riffs from various songs I was studying at the time.
Recording:
One-eyed Jack's - P: Dude.
This section opens with a piece written by Joe Satriani, called 'Midnight', which requires some two-handed tapping techniques, followed by a home-overdubbed intro of 'Paradise city', from Guns' first LP. At this point, I must explain what 'home-overdubbing' is, since a large portion of tracks from these early times are done with the use of this technique:
Home-overdubbing consists of using two small cassette recorders, one playing a previously recorded tape, the other recording both the cassette player and the additional performed live signal. (Tricky, isn't it?).
Then, there is a suite of solos and riffs from various songs I was studying at the time.
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