I actually think it's quite nice. But it just barely managed to get me to mention it at all.
So long ……….. lemmi
I agree. The Burning Spear bassline, which is clearly recognizable even before the first full bar, is what finally convinced me to leave a few words here. I'd classify the songs more as instrumentals, though. But if Prince Fatty were to get his hands on them again, wow, that would be great…
The tunes sound a bit bland to me, and the melodies on the earlier albums were significantly catchier (to my ears ;-). The fact that the melodies and basslines are very simple is certainly not a disadvantage, but without reverb and dubTypical breaks, just a bit pale.
Yeah man
Greetings from "The African Postman". (I'm sometimes shocked at myself, "how good I am at it ;-)" .... immediately recognized!).
The way Stick Figure play (for me, Stick Figure is the band's name, similar to Burning Spear, if I'm not mistaken), I'm once again convinced that this band can deliver truly excellent reggae. And that's been the case from the very first moment, as far as I can tell. I have at least five Stick Figure albums at home. Lately, they've declined a bit in quality for my taste. That seems to be normal, because apart from Bob Marley and The Wailers and the Mighty, I'm not familiar with any of their other music. Dub Syndicate isn't a single music project (or call it what you like) that didn't struggle with a kind of "sound and groove cellulite" by the fifth album at the latest. Almost all of them got a bit sluggish. Or they even searched for that saving grace of a radio hit. Burning Spear also released albums that I didn't even bother buying.
The singer from Stick Figure is quite something. I'm surprised I even like him. His voice is so wonderfully smooth. Absolutely melts your heart, and the melodies are truly beautiful. He also occasionally does some very fine duets, for example with Half Pint on "Woman Of The Night".
A tune that really gets me emotional when Half Pint kicks in. Yeah man! "Greetings, I Bring From JAH, To All Raggamuffins"
How did I come up with half pints? …… oh well …… sometimes it just has to be included because it's so nice.
Yes with Dub This doesn't have much to do with what Stick Figure did here, but the sound, and especially the sheer power of their riddims, completely captivated me from the start. The sound really shows where music on a grand scale originated: the USA! There's no better sound anywhere (if I'm not mistaken).
Okay, I've gotten a bit carried away again. Please forgive me. That's what happens when reggae fever flares up in full force.
100% agreement with your perception, Giovanni! That was always the case with the decisions of Giovanni Collina, the best referee the world has ever had ;-)
So long………………… lemmi
Well, Lemmi, it seems you're now on the trail of my namesake. Except that the referee with the piercing gaze is called Pierluigi…
Yeah, wow, how the first two notes hit you right away. I was also pleased by the instant recognition. Why the Postman-esque bassline is abandoned halfway through is a mystery to me. It seems like there are two songs...
Yes, those high school reggae bands do make a great, pleasant sound. Perfectly mixed, but definitely not live. Especially the singer from Stick Figure (you really think that's his name, or am I missing the irony? It's Conchita, after all ;-) leaves much to be desired. In contrast, the two singers from Arise Roots are practically operatic (they also have an instrumental album, by the way)...
"Oh! I am sorry! I got the turntable at the wrong speed"
Pierluigi Collina! Of course! He's probably been out of office for too long and my memory... well, you know?!
Okay, I tend to just pick up a lot of things haphazardly and don't mind being wrong as long as it doesn't hurt. So, I've often read about it being a stick figure. And precisely because I was so surprised by it, that's how I remembered it. But actually, almost all my information is without guarantee. I'm just a commenter, chatting around here a bit. I'm grateful for any corrections. If it's wrong, at least I've learned something about stick figures. But, as you already wrote, it's basically "Conchita" ;-) and that's why it could take forever before I actually look into it. I'll ask ChatGpt though.
They're really quick with their responses.
Now you've opened a can of worms for me again. I also wanted to say something about the live performance qualities of...
I wanted to write "Stick Figure." But I refrained from doing so because I've only ever seen and heard them live on YouTube. Nevertheless, I had the same impression as you. Playing reggae live and direct, maintaining a high level, and even raising it right to the end is a truly high art, and I don't want to start again with the idea that only Jamaicans and Africans can do that.
I reckon that would open Pandora's box wider than you all would like.
Arise Roots!!! Also a really strong band! I don't know if it's quantum entanglement or some kind of Truman Show effect, or maybe just coincidence. Anyway, their album "DubI've seen "ways" several times this week and I've been thrilled every time. Absolutely fantastic!!! And I think that's even more. Dub as "just" an instrumental. Perhaps you mean a different album?!
“Cool Runnings” …………….. lemmi
GPT Chat:
Stick Figure is the name of the music project or band, not the singer's real name.
Stick Figure is the brainchild of Scott Woodruff, an American musician and producer.
In the studio, Stick Figure is basically a one-man project: Scott writes, sings and produces almost everything himself.
However, Stick Figure performs live as a full band.
I didn't like that answer ;-) So I looked for a more suitable answer and found one.
Wikipedia:
Stick Figure was founded in 2006 as a one-man band by Scott Woodruff. Woodruff, from Duxbury, began making his own recordings while still in high school. Gradually, other band members joined, but they only accompanied the band at live concerts. Behind the studio productions, frontman Woodruff is solely responsible for the composition, musicianship, and production.
The man is better on his own than with the whole band. The band really doesn't pull it off that well live.
So, if I understand correctly, Stick Figure was the name of his one-man band. His real name isn't Stick Figure, of course, but that was obvious.
Well, I had "promised" to do some research, but I'm once again convinced that what I pick up here and there is basically enough for me.
Cheers ………………. lemmi
I much prefer pop to rock, or krautrock ;) just without the rock. hehehe
I'm basically a lover of pop/lovers dubWhere pop!=lovers?
Ogima and other Mark Lusardi albums, they simply warm my heart.
I'm simply missing the [something] here. dub portion.
It's available at dmacburns.bandcamp.com/album/light-dub Exactly right, I think the disc is wonderful. It was made here in dubThe blog hasn't been mentioned yet and doesn't have any likes on Bandcamp either, which is a shame.
“Yes I”
I also really like sauerkraut, but only with delicious goulash and fine dumplings. The sauce is the most important part.
The “Light Dub The EP is truly wonderful. Victor Rice really doesn't mess around. He's not one of the "World Wide" for nothing. Dub Guardians”. Inna DubI found the vocals in that version to be very harmonious.
I'm a big fan of harmony. But inna VocalVersion it's becoming clear once again why I, and (I know) some others here, prefer the DubListen to different versions because the vocals are a bit too catchy.
It feels like something you'd want to scratch out of your ear. It has a similar effect on me as when some self-righteous zealot thinks he has to save the world single-handedly. For that reason alone, I find... Dub So effortlessly effective because superfluous singing is simply drowned out with reverb and echo, for example, by being blown out through a chimney. Less singing is more!
But I don't want to generalize that either. Because it's always a powerful upliftment to hear the utterance of a Rastaman!
Well, that's how it is in times of data overload. An album like this can easily slip under the radar. With AI-generated music and plenty of homegrown tracks. Dub The computer practically bombards you with music, which doesn't exactly contribute to that "tingling feeling in your belly button." You constantly have this feeling of being stuffed, and that inevitably leads to bloating in your head.
Nevertheless, the imbalance is obvious. The "phase" is being completely shifted. Ki-murks quickly gets "2 million" clicks and likes, while "nobody" knows Victor Rice. For a conspiracy theorist with a practical bent, as I consider myself, this creates dire apocalyptic scenarios that won't really benefit REAL ART.
"Spottifly" already generates complete "music" with AI (if I'm not mistaken). So the Spottifly billionaire doesn't need to pay any royalties to the artists anymore. And to squeeze even more money out of them, they've now increased the fees as well.
Yeah man! “Money Money Money, must be funny in the richman’s world”
You could easily have a… Dub of making ……………….. lemmi
I'm always curious, though. If I'm completely lost and don't know who or what he means by "Ogima" and Mark Lusardi, I just look it up. Now, YouTube shows some really strange things for Mark Lusardi, but Spotify helped me out. (I still think the price increase is outrageous, though.)
But I didn't find that much there either. Then I found a remix of "Around The World" by Mark Lusardi on Wetherman's website. I liked it right away and it's now on my playlist with "Very Nice PopTunes".
But what really piqued my interest was the mention of "Ogima".
I'm not exactly the "fastest" person either, but when I realized it was the DubThe version from the beautiful Black Slate album "amigO" was a revelation. So it was definitely worth taking another look.
dubblog
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I actually think it's quite nice. But it just barely managed to get me to mention it at all.
So long ……….. lemmi
I agree. The Burning Spear bassline, which is clearly recognizable even before the first full bar, is what finally convinced me to leave a few words here. I'd classify the songs more as instrumentals, though. But if Prince Fatty were to get his hands on them again, wow, that would be great…
The tunes sound a bit bland to me, and the melodies on the earlier albums were significantly catchier (to my ears ;-). The fact that the melodies and basslines are very simple is certainly not a disadvantage, but without reverb and dubTypical breaks, just a bit pale.
Yeah man
Greetings from "The African Postman". (I'm sometimes shocked at myself, "how good I am at it ;-)" .... immediately recognized!).
The way Stick Figure play (for me, Stick Figure is the band's name, similar to Burning Spear, if I'm not mistaken), I'm once again convinced that this band can deliver truly excellent reggae. And that's been the case from the very first moment, as far as I can tell. I have at least five Stick Figure albums at home. Lately, they've declined a bit in quality for my taste. That seems to be normal, because apart from Bob Marley and The Wailers and the Mighty, I'm not familiar with any of their other music. Dub Syndicate isn't a single music project (or call it what you like) that didn't struggle with a kind of "sound and groove cellulite" by the fifth album at the latest. Almost all of them got a bit sluggish. Or they even searched for that saving grace of a radio hit. Burning Spear also released albums that I didn't even bother buying.
The singer from Stick Figure is quite something. I'm surprised I even like him. His voice is so wonderfully smooth. Absolutely melts your heart, and the melodies are truly beautiful. He also occasionally does some very fine duets, for example with Half Pint on "Woman Of The Night".
A tune that really gets me emotional when Half Pint kicks in. Yeah man! "Greetings, I Bring From JAH, To All Raggamuffins"
How did I come up with half pints? …… oh well …… sometimes it just has to be included because it's so nice.
Yes with Dub This doesn't have much to do with what Stick Figure did here, but the sound, and especially the sheer power of their riddims, completely captivated me from the start. The sound really shows where music on a grand scale originated: the USA! There's no better sound anywhere (if I'm not mistaken).
Okay, I've gotten a bit carried away again. Please forgive me. That's what happens when reggae fever flares up in full force.
100% agreement with your perception, Giovanni! That was always the case with the decisions of Giovanni Collina, the best referee the world has ever had ;-)
So long………………… lemmi
Well, Lemmi, it seems you're now on the trail of my namesake. Except that the referee with the piercing gaze is called Pierluigi…
Yeah, wow, how the first two notes hit you right away. I was also pleased by the instant recognition. Why the Postman-esque bassline is abandoned halfway through is a mystery to me. It seems like there are two songs...
Yes, those high school reggae bands do make a great, pleasant sound. Perfectly mixed, but definitely not live. Especially the singer from Stick Figure (you really think that's his name, or am I missing the irony? It's Conchita, after all ;-) leaves much to be desired. In contrast, the two singers from Arise Roots are practically operatic (they also have an instrumental album, by the way)...
"Oh! I am sorry! I got the turntable at the wrong speed"
Pierluigi Collina! Of course! He's probably been out of office for too long and my memory... well, you know?!
Okay, I tend to just pick up a lot of things haphazardly and don't mind being wrong as long as it doesn't hurt. So, I've often read about it being a stick figure. And precisely because I was so surprised by it, that's how I remembered it. But actually, almost all my information is without guarantee. I'm just a commenter, chatting around here a bit. I'm grateful for any corrections. If it's wrong, at least I've learned something about stick figures. But, as you already wrote, it's basically "Conchita" ;-) and that's why it could take forever before I actually look into it. I'll ask ChatGpt though.
They're really quick with their responses.
Now you've opened a can of worms for me again. I also wanted to say something about the live performance qualities of...
I wanted to write "Stick Figure." But I refrained from doing so because I've only ever seen and heard them live on YouTube. Nevertheless, I had the same impression as you. Playing reggae live and direct, maintaining a high level, and even raising it right to the end is a truly high art, and I don't want to start again with the idea that only Jamaicans and Africans can do that.
I reckon that would open Pandora's box wider than you all would like.
Arise Roots!!! Also a really strong band! I don't know if it's quantum entanglement or some kind of Truman Show effect, or maybe just coincidence. Anyway, their album "DubI've seen "ways" several times this week and I've been thrilled every time. Absolutely fantastic!!! And I think that's even more. Dub as "just" an instrumental. Perhaps you mean a different album?!
“Cool Runnings” …………….. lemmi
GPT Chat:
Stick Figure is the name of the music project or band, not the singer's real name.
Stick Figure is the brainchild of Scott Woodruff, an American musician and producer.
In the studio, Stick Figure is basically a one-man project: Scott writes, sings and produces almost everything himself.
However, Stick Figure performs live as a full band.
I didn't like that answer ;-) So I looked for a more suitable answer and found one.
Wikipedia:
Stick Figure was founded in 2006 as a one-man band by Scott Woodruff. Woodruff, from Duxbury, began making his own recordings while still in high school. Gradually, other band members joined, but they only accompanied the band at live concerts. Behind the studio productions, frontman Woodruff is solely responsible for the composition, musicianship, and production.
The man is better on his own than with the whole band. The band really doesn't pull it off that well live.
So, if I understand correctly, Stick Figure was the name of his one-man band. His real name isn't Stick Figure, of course, but that was obvious.
Well, I had "promised" to do some research, but I'm once again convinced that what I pick up here and there is basically enough for me.
Cheers ………………. lemmi
I much prefer pop to rock, or krautrock ;) just without the rock. hehehe
I'm basically a lover of pop/lovers dubWhere pop!=lovers?
Ogima and other Mark Lusardi albums, they simply warm my heart.
I'm simply missing the [something] here. dub portion.
It's available at dmacburns.bandcamp.com/album/light-dub Exactly right, I think the disc is wonderful. It was made here in dubThe blog hasn't been mentioned yet and doesn't have any likes on Bandcamp either, which is a shame.
“Yes I”
I also really like sauerkraut, but only with delicious goulash and fine dumplings. The sauce is the most important part.
The “Light Dub The EP is truly wonderful. Victor Rice really doesn't mess around. He's not one of the "World Wide" for nothing. Dub Guardians”. Inna DubI found the vocals in that version to be very harmonious.
I'm a big fan of harmony. But inna VocalVersion it's becoming clear once again why I, and (I know) some others here, prefer the DubListen to different versions because the vocals are a bit too catchy.
It feels like something you'd want to scratch out of your ear. It has a similar effect on me as when some self-righteous zealot thinks he has to save the world single-handedly. For that reason alone, I find... Dub So effortlessly effective because superfluous singing is simply drowned out with reverb and echo, for example, by being blown out through a chimney. Less singing is more!
But I don't want to generalize that either. Because it's always a powerful upliftment to hear the utterance of a Rastaman!
Well, that's how it is in times of data overload. An album like this can easily slip under the radar. With AI-generated music and plenty of homegrown tracks. Dub The computer practically bombards you with music, which doesn't exactly contribute to that "tingling feeling in your belly button." You constantly have this feeling of being stuffed, and that inevitably leads to bloating in your head.
Nevertheless, the imbalance is obvious. The "phase" is being completely shifted. Ki-murks quickly gets "2 million" clicks and likes, while "nobody" knows Victor Rice. For a conspiracy theorist with a practical bent, as I consider myself, this creates dire apocalyptic scenarios that won't really benefit REAL ART.
"Spottifly" already generates complete "music" with AI (if I'm not mistaken). So the Spottifly billionaire doesn't need to pay any royalties to the artists anymore. And to squeeze even more money out of them, they've now increased the fees as well.
Yeah man! “Money Money Money, must be funny in the richman’s world”
You could easily have a… Dub of making ……………….. lemmi
I'm always curious, though. If I'm completely lost and don't know who or what he means by "Ogima" and Mark Lusardi, I just look it up. Now, YouTube shows some really strange things for Mark Lusardi, but Spotify helped me out. (I still think the price increase is outrageous, though.)
But I didn't find that much there either. Then I found a remix of "Around The World" by Mark Lusardi on Wetherman's website. I liked it right away and it's now on my playlist with "Very Nice PopTunes".
But what really piqued my interest was the mention of "Ogima".
I'm not exactly the "fastest" person either, but when I realized it was the DubThe version from the beautiful Black Slate album "amigO" was a revelation. So it was definitely worth taking another look.
Have a nice weekend! ………………… lemmi