Stratus (bass cover?) – Leland Sklar

Stratus (bass cover?) – Leland Sklar

by jhorneman ♥ 4 Comments

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.

Mat Zo – Games

Mat Zo – Games

by eriksimon1de ♥ 2 Comments

Every once in a while, my guilty pleasure is Drum and Bass. There, I said it.

But I must confess that a lot of this stuff is formularic. Just when I was thinking “Why doesn’t anyone take the D’n’B energy and makes some original cross-over stuff?” I came across this track (No really. I was actually thinking that and this piece came up next in the playlist. Weird.) Have some latin infused grooves played next to a wasps’ nest.