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Steve & Daniel
3 Tracks, 36.04Steve Lawson/Daniel Berkman
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Back in January I did two shows in San Francisco with a musician I'd not met until the evening of the first gig. I was connected with Daniel via mutual internet-friends (who I'd also not met, but trusted!) and we lined up a couple of shows. The idea being that we'd both play solo, then do a little bit of improv at the end.
At the soundcheck to the first show, something magical emerged, by accident - we were just checking levels, and some lovely music appeared. We looked at each other and said 'we're not going to play much solo stuff tonight, are we? :)
An hour later we played the show to a lovely attentive select audience, and this track was the first thing we played together. About the first 45 seconds of it is missing, thanks to me forgetting to hit record, but the rest of it is as we played it. It’s a pretty mellow start place for our duo, and across the two nights we have more than enough for an album that’ll be out later in the year…
What's amazing about this for me as an improvisor is how Daniel makes the bass loop in the middle sound in time when it's all over the place :) By ignoring the 'one' and using the snare on beat 3 as his anchor, he's constantly adjusting to my v. stretchy loop. Brilliant.
Enjoy - please ‘favourite’, comment and share it around if you like it! Daniel’s beautiful album can be found at http://colfax.bandcamp.com/ - go buy it!
"Steve Lawson/Daniel Berkman - The First Thing We Ever Played"
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- solobasssteve
solobasssteve at 6.46 on April 14, 2013 14:35
@colfaxsound: It'll be on the 'everything we've ever done' USB stick, with the rest of the gig. I'm really looking forward to revisiting this show to master it! :)
- colfaxsound
colfaxsound at 6.46 on April 10, 2013 05:02
I'm surprised this didn't make it on the record! Gorgeous!! <3
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- solobasssteve
solobasssteve on April 26, 2012 21:21
@Munkio: thanks Mike! really glad you like it. I think there's a lot more from that gig that you'll enjoy too :)
- Munkio
Munkio on April 26, 2012 20:21
Hey Steve - this is pretty awesome man - really love this, definitely into the elasticity of it all... life I mean... uh oh I'm drifting off.... woah
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- solobasssteve
solobasssteve at 5.04 on April 24, 2012 22:46
@clarified-birds: thanks Steve! I was inspired after the session with you in the afternoon :)
- solobasssteve
solobasssteve at 9.14 on April 24, 2012 22:45
@Bill Austin 1 / C.T.U: thanks Bill, really glad you liked it!
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- Artemis Robison
Artemis Robison on April 24, 2012 16:46
oh and here's my comment - i *LOVE* this music. i'm fascinated by how it almost instantly commands every cell in my body to relax and smile. who needs massage when there's this? beautiful.
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Artemis Robison on April 24, 2012 16:31
@solobasssteve yes, Daniel is one of the most present 'in the moment' people I've ever known, musically and otherwise :)
- Artemis Robison
Artemis Robison on April 24, 2012 16:29
@AtmosTrio I had the same comment myself when I saw them play - couldn't tell half the time who was playing what. and I've been playing with and listening to Daniel for fifteen years. AND I was watching. it was quite a surprisingly lovely mind-meld experience.
- colfaxsound
colfaxsound on April 24, 2012 16:13
Playing with you is so much better than playing with myself. Wait a minute...that came out wrong. I can't wait to release this! :)
- colfaxsound
colfaxsound on April 24, 2012 16:12
Wow, wow and wow! Thank you, Steve, for posting this! I'm blown away!
- solobasssteve
solobasssteve at 0.31 on April 24, 2012 14:07
@Douglas Baldwin: thank you! Really glad you're enjoying it. Playing with Daniel was such a treat - the sense that he was 100% committed to making the best music we could in the moment was v. strong. I think it comes across :)
- Douglas Baldwin
Douglas Baldwin at 0.31 on April 24, 2012 14:04
Immediately engaging! A very playful, positive and curious introduction.
- solobasssteve
solobasssteve at 9.48 on April 24, 2012 08:55
@AnaLoGMunKy: thanks so much for taking the time to come and listen, really glad you're enjoying it!
- solobasssteve
solobasssteve at 8.31 on April 24, 2012 08:55
@AtmosTrio: ...there's bits on the recordings of the gigs where I can't tell either!
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- AnaLoGMunKy
AnaLoGMunKy at 9.48 on April 24, 2012 01:07
I like very much. Am always up for listening to strange noises. Saw ya on D* and Im glad I checked your stuff out.
- AtmosTrio
AtmosTrio at 8.31 on April 23, 2012 23:41
I love that though I'm familiar with both of your playing, K can rarely distinguish who is playing what.
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