Author: jhorneman

Bad Queen vs Oam & Kieng

Bad Queen vs Oam & Kieng

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To be honest, I don’t watch this for the music. I watch it to see two nice young men being mercilessly crushed in a break dance battle. The contrast between the first dancer and Bad Queen’s synchronized entrance makes me laugh every time, and then Ibuki finishes by doing some things that look impossible or are just exquisitely timed to the music. Despite the crushing it looks like everyone is having a good time.

If you’re into this kind of thing, I definitely recommend looking for more Ibuki videos.

Stratus (bass cover?) – Leland Sklar

Stratus (bass cover?) – Leland Sklar

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Legendary bass player Leland Sklar plays a bass cover of Stratus, a song from Billy Cobham’s early 70s solo album, Spectrum. He played on the original recording so I don’t know if bass cover is the right word.

I’d heard Sklar’s name but this is the first time I’ve consciously listened to him. But I know this bass line! I didn’t realize Massive Attack had sampled it.

He talks about opening for Mahavishnu Orchestra, what recording this album was like, and why the simplicity of this bass line is what’s important. I can’t imagine playing this pattern at this speed for 6-7 minutes.