MAJUSCULE Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 As well as Woody Goss and Joey Dosik's entry into "Cutest Unison Melody" [video:youtube] And while we're at it... Jack and Woody's entry into "Best Wurlitzer Duo" [video:youtube] Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 It's not fair that Jack (a drummer) is a better keyboard player than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I liked that the Wurlitzer video actually had Wurlitzers in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottasin Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 It's not fair that Jack (a drummer) is a better keyboard player than me and amazingly enough they're ALL so talented that he's the one that I could do without in the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 I liked that the Wurlitzer video actually had Wurlitzers in it. Very fair point, I almost added the warning. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Man I know theres plenty of space in the mix on Soft Parade, but I still marvel at the punch they can get out of my one but TWO Wurlis in a track. I wonder if its convenience or stubbornness that makes Jack use that MIDI controller for Clav, even though they almost always have a real one onstage. Back when they made Funky Duck, they werent as famous. Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ferguson Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I love the grooves from these guys, but every time I hear them it sounds like just that... a groove with no melody or anything. Am I alone in that? "If you can't dazzle them with dexterity, baffle them with bullshit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamienewman Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I love the grooves from these guys, but every time I hear them it sounds like just that... a groove with no melody or anything. Am I alone in that? I think that's the band's concept. Would make great backing tracks for TV commercials. Wonder if they've done that. From Wikipedia: "The band members attended University of Michigan's music school.[1] They first came together as a rhythm section for a performance at the Duderstadt Center, a university facility that houses an arts library and other resources. After reading an interview with German producer Reinhold Mack, band founder Jack Stratton conceived of Vulfpeck as an imagined German version of the U.S. session musicians of the 1960s such as Funk Brothers, Wrecking Crew, and Muscle Shoals. The idea was to channel that era of the live rhythm section." So, basically, they're a rhythm section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I'd say 1:30 on might count, if "over the top" also means "awesome" [video:youtube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Yowser! Great Stuff. Thanks for sharing I'd add a little Mats Oberg to the playlist (solo at 2.50): [video:youtube]DVCTeCRu7Bg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 I love the grooves from these guys, but every time I hear them it sounds like just that... a groove with no melody or anything. Am I alone in that? I think that's a common criticism these guys receive. I think often it's true, and I don't mind that, honestly, but I understand, and most of my real favorite tunes of theirs are the ones with vocalists. Their drummer/guitarist is a great singer in his own right, and there are also recurring guests like and . Some of the instrumentals are a little more melodic, like the bass feature " ," which audiences have started trying to sing along to. When I saw Vulfpeck in Brooklyn last month, the crowd was not as on their game as . Hopefully that wasn't too evangelical a response on my part! Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyFF Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Question: Several of these videos had some furious jamming on the clav, and the way it looks I cant imagine theyre actually playing consistent notes, it just looks like theyre randomly whacking on the clav. But it sounds musical. So are these guys actually playing or are they using the clav as a percussion instrument? Sure looks cool as fudge! Numa Piano X73 /// Kawai ES920 Yamaha Melodica and Alto Recorder QSC K8.2 // JBL Eon One Compact // Soundcore Motion Boom Plus Win11 laptop // iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfields Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 "They first came together as a rhythm section for a performance at the Duderstadt Center" Possibly this?: which always makes me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Several of these videos had some furious jamming on the clav, and the way it looks I cant imagine theyre actually playing consistent notes, it just looks like theyre randomly whacking on the clav. But it sounds musical. So are these guys actually playing or are they using the clav as a percussion instrument? Sure looks cool as fudge! Probably a mix of the two. When I play funky rhythmic clav, it's a combination of chordal stabs in the right hand, left hand octaves or fifths (with occasional passing notes), and muted ghost note clusters which may or may not be shaped like the chords. Working the wah pedal hard gives it that "Shaft" effect. Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 "They first came together as a rhythm section for a performance at the Duderstadt Center" Possibly this?: I forgot that those videos of Jack's old band existed. They were super cool. Apparently one of the reasons Jack started a smaller band is because he realized nobody in his giant band had any interest in trying to make a living doing it. I think the first actual Vulfpeck session the article is referencing, though, is this: [video:youtube]KQRV0c1KXYc Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfields Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 "Would make great backing tracks for TV commercials. Wonder if they've done that." For what it's worth: https://variety.com/2018/music/news/songs-for-screens-how-vulfpeck-scored-a-lucrative-apple-synch-with-back-pocket-1202743616/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogut Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 There is nothing Vulfpeck cant do... pure and simple -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe P Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I'd say 1:30 on might count, if "over the top" also means "awesome" That was totally BADASS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I'd say 1:30 on might count, if "over the top" also means "awesome" That was totally BADASS! Yeah, Medeski both makes me want to quit and practice somehow at the same time I've seen MMW twice and those were religious experiences. Definite a band to see live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Music Bird Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 The Clavinet in this is great Same with the synth lead. I wonder who the guy on clav is? He sounds like he was in an R&B band back in the day. Yamaha MX49, Casio SK1/WK-7600, Korg Minilogue, Alesis SR-16, Casio CT-X3000, FL Studio, many VSTs, percussion, woodwinds, strings, and sound effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 I love the grooves from these guys, but every time I hear them it sounds like just that... a groove with no melody or anything. Am I alone in that? I think that's the band's concept. Would make great backing tracks for TV commercials. Wonder if they've done that. From Wikipedia: "The band members attended University of Michigan's music school.[1] They first came together as a rhythm section for a performance at the Duderstadt Center, a university facility that houses an arts library and other resources. After reading an interview with German producer Reinhold Mack, band founder Jack Stratton conceived of Vulfpeck as an imagined German version of the U.S. session musicians of the 1960s such as Funk Brothers, Wrecking Crew, and Muscle Shoals. The idea was to channel that era of the live rhythm section." So, basically, they're a rhythm section. I think that's a common criticism these guys receive. I think often it's true, and I don't mind that, honestly, but I understand, and most of my real favorite tunes of theirs are the ones with vocalists. Their drummer/guitarist is a great singer in his own right, and there are also recurring guests like and . Some of the instrumentals are a little more melodic, like the bass feature " ," which audiences have started trying to sing along to. When I saw Vulfpeck in Brooklyn last month, the crowd was not as on their game as . Hopefully that wasn't too evangelical a response on my part! Pretty much what I was gonna say. Their vocal tunes are quite catchy and interesting. I am actually surprised that they haven't incorporated real clav over the Korg controller+software yet. They have the money and go hard on the vintage everything else. Clav also feels so different on the real thing. Jack, what the deal, dude? Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudyS Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 It's not fair that Jack (a drummer) is a better keyboard player than me As is Louis Cole, the guy drummig in the video. All these guys are so amazingly talented. Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I just realized I posted the same video, sorry for the redundancy! These guys are amazing musicians. Here's a live show, pretty damn great, including mega instrument switching with incredible chops. This is 1.5 hrs, I watched the whole thing, it's awesome with guest players and singers and comedic narration. [video:youtube] Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfields Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I'm also pretty amused by the new Vulfpeck offshoot, the "Fearless Flyers", which seems to play with the guitars all set on stands. Doesn't that just put the guitarists back in the situation that keyboardists have to resort to keytars to escape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 These guys are great showmen. On the topic of whether they have melody, I think it is remarkable that they their crowds regularly sing along to the BASS line on the song Dean Town. Check out 1 hour 22 minutes in live show embedded above. (Edit: Oops... just noticed someone already mentioned that above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I am actually surprised that they haven't incorporated real clav over the Korg controller+software yet. They have the money and go hard on the vintage everything else. Clav also feels so different on the real thing. Jack, what the deal, dude? hey Eric, here you are. I have watched this video twice now. Finally starting to get it. Love any band that uses a B3, D6, and a 200. Video is only 2 weeks old. BTW, all these dude are extremely talented, but the bass player who plays lead bass for the entire 90 minutes just might win. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGHri3yV4-Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelBLupowitz Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I am actually surprised that they haven't incorporated real clav over the Korg controller+software yet. They have the money and go hard on the vintage everything else. Clav also feels so different on the real thing. Jack, what the deal, dude? hey Eric, here you are. I have watched this video twice now. Finally starting to get it. Love any band that uses a B3, D6, and a 200. Video is only 2 weeks old. BTW, all these dude are extremely talented, but the bass player who plays lead bass for the entire 90 minutes just might win. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGHri3yV4-Y So much to enjoy, but Antwaun Stanley is simply undeniable. Samuel B. Lupowitz Musician. Songwriter. Food Enthusiast. Bad Pun Aficionado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I have a very complicated relationship with this group. They are (for me) the rare convergence of immense talent in a genre that is right up my alley, combined with rarely playing anything I really care or think that much about after I hear it. It's not often I find a group this impressive to also be this unsticky (for me). I know my hipster cred is predicated on saying that I "get" them, but I think in the end I just don't. Plus--and this is entirely idiosycratic to me, and not a reflection on them--their recording aesthetic is too sanitized for my ears. I don't get that gut-punch from them that I want to get from groove-based music. It ends up coming across mathy instead of soulful, and I can't find my "in." Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Nathan Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 an imagined German version of the U.S. session musicians of the 1960s such as Funk Brothers, Wrecking Crew, and Muscle Shoals. All good players, but they're first priority appears to be showing off. That's fine, but the "Swampers" would never have thrown a groove under the bus like this. They weren't out to impress anyone, they just wanted to make soulful records Don't rush me. I'm playing as slowly as I can! http://www.stevenathanmusic.com/stevenathanmusic.com/HOME.html https://apple.co/2EGpYXK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyS Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hmmm,, I dunno,,all these guys are the musical equivalent of Terence Hill in the Trinity movies,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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