Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[ugly_bassplayer]

Totally jealous, but also excited. My two bandmates in my post-rock trio are getting their first shots next week.

Me, vax Saturday 8am.
Haven’t played with other humans since last July.

 

[Spectrum]

Too late. I think the shutdown has killed both my band and the local electronic scene. Even when I do get together with people, there's all kinds of tension and everyone is afraid of everybody else. Gonna take a while to rebound from where I sit.

 

[steubig]

This made me think of something. There are about 3 or 4 people on here that I can read the post without looking at the avatar and know who it is, pretty consistently. You, @steubig and @monsterthompson ...

echoing @ugly_bassplayer

praise or blame?

 

[Bob_Ross]

Even when I do get together with people, there's all kinds of tension and everyone is afraid of everybody else.

ugh, that sucks...but it sounds like it might be symptomatic of issues that existed in the band pre-pandemic?

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

In other news, I had my first session since late February 2020 with other human musicians last night! The RMA trio is all vaccinated and we've all remained ultra-cautious about exposure even post-vaccination, so we felt it was time to resume our weekly soireé. Big amps, big pedalboards, a weird little modular synthesizer that I didn't recognize (our percussionist/synthesist must belong to some Modular-Of-The-Month Club because I swear he shows up with a new toy every week!), a big night of joyful raucous cacophony. It felt really good.

Anything we can listen to from that RMA trio??

 

[monsterthompson]

This made me think of something. There are about 3 or 4 people on here that I can read the post without looking at the avatar and know who it is, pretty consistently. You, @steubig and @monsterthompson ...

So there’s this new piece of gear...

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

So there’s this new piece of gear...

Is it pink?

 

[Bob_Ross]

Anything we can listen to from that RMA trio??

Nothing recent (although the guitarist did whip out his Zoom recorder last night so I guess there is a document of our latest joyful noise). Here's some stuff that's a few years old:






And some really old sh!t here, which probably doesn't sound anything like what we've been doing recently.

 

[monsterthompson]

Too late. I think the shutdown has killed both my band and the local electronic scene. Even when I do get together with people, there's all kinds of tension and everyone is afraid of everybody else. Gonna take a while to rebound from where I sit.

I had a pocket-dial that became a video chat with a musician friend last night. We talked about "the scene" and what post-COVID (or at least post-vaccine) would be like. It was pretty grim. I said I won't be jamming with anyone or going to shows any time soon, and I have no intention of performing. He felt similarly, and said that I wasn't alone in my position. He's in the business of live-streaming events, with a focus on concerts, so he's certainly got his eyes on this issue.

I think we'll see a continued split between the big bands and everyone else. Bands with big-draw already will continue, but the smaller bands will find it harder and harder to find venues and audiences. The virus and lockdown has seemingly accelerated the interest of people away from local music scenes. I'm certainly biased in this view living in LA, where the music venues have been closing up for years.

 

[Spectrum]

ugh, that sucks...but it sounds like it might be symptomatic of issues that existed in the band pre-pandemic?

Not my band, all people everywhere in public. It's like we're all lepers walking down the sidewalk.

I had a pocket-dial that became a video chat with a musician friend last night. We talked about "the scene" and what post-COVID (or at least post-vaccine) would be like. It was pretty grim. I said I won't be jamming with anyone or going to shows any time soon, and I have no intention of performing. He felt similarly, and said that I wasn't alone in my position. He's in the business of live-streaming events, with a focus on concerts, so he's certainly got his eyes on this issue.

I think we'll see a continued split between the big bands and everyone else. Bands with big-draw already will continue, but the smaller bands will find it harder and harder to find venues and audiences. The virus and lockdown has seemingly accelerated the interest of people away from local music scenes. I'm certainly biased in this view living in LA, where the music venues have been closing up for years.

That's awful, but I know what you mean. I was recently up in more rural areas and the conditioning to fear each other isn't quite as sharp.

 

[emjazz]

I'm not in NYC at the moment, but heading down end of the month to get a feel of things. People are playing outdoors again, and I'm seeing more and more indoor performances...and I believe NYC is opening up to full capacity in July. My friends there are feeling optimistic, but I don't see that same optimism in other places.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I'm not in NYC at the moment, but heading down end of the month to get a feel of things. People are playing outdoors again, and I'm seeing more and more indoor performances...and I believe NYC is opening up to full capacity in July. My friends there are feeling optimistic, but I don't see that same optimism in other places.

Here, everything is dead and buried.
Its gonna take a $hizz load of work to get anything going around this town.

I sooooooo dont regret giving up being a musician to make a living 9 years ago right now.

 

[monsterthompson]

Here, everything is dead and buried.

 

[HotelX]

In Richmond the music scene is slowly reopening. There is live music happening more days than not. I’ve been playing gigs both indoors and out. I’m thankful to have both shots done.

I’m of the opinion that the live music scene is going to explode over the next few years as lonely people come out of quarantine looking for mates.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I’m of the opinion that the live music scene is going to explode over the next few years as lonely people come out of quarantine looking for mates.

Sure freakin hope so, I need to play out ASAP!!!!

 

[HotelX]

Totally jealous, but also excited. My two bandmates in my post-rock trio are getting their first shots next week.

Everybody I play with regularly is fully vaccinated thankfully.

 

[dukeorock]

Everybody I play with regularly is fully vaccinated thankfully.

same

 

[monsterthompson]

hello new music friend

 

[lordradish]

I had a pocket-dial that became a video chat with a musician friend last night. We talked about "the scene" and what post-COVID (or at least post-vaccine) would be like. It was pretty grim. I said I won't be jamming with anyone or going to shows any time soon, and I have no intention of performing. He felt similarly, and said that I wasn't alone in my position. He's in the business of live-streaming events, with a focus on concerts, so he's certainly got his eyes on this issue.

I think we'll see a continued split between the big bands and everyone else. Bands with big-draw already will continue, but the smaller bands will find it harder and harder to find venues and audiences. The virus and lockdown has seemingly accelerated the interest of people away from local music scenes. I'm certainly biased in this view living in LA, where the music venues have been closing up for years.

Are you feeling this way even if you're vaxed and most people are?

I will take it on a case-by-case basis up here. Vermont is only second to Hawaii in terms of doing all the pandemic things right, partly due to a disproportionately low number of RWNJ's.

 

[lordradish]

echoing @ugly_bassplayer

praise or blame?

Neither. Just getting to know you all as well as one can, here.

• @ugly_bassplayer - "So, what's the process?" "Punching the wall." "Check out this INSANE noise I made!" "Anyone know the best (thing) to do (task)?
  
• @monsterthompson "I'm buying this thing." "Here's a video of a thing that perhaps some of you might buy, and I might, too." "Modulars are awesome." "I know I probably don't need this thing, but I'm going to get it, anyway."
  @steubig "Here's this strange, amazing thing I did." "Here's this strange, amazing person I played with." "Here's this strange, amazing bass."
  
  DID I NAIL IT, OR WHAT?