quantumeffect


Great cover, one of my favorite songs by my favorite band.

Is this a side project of the CHB? Is the CHB defunct?

This is:


a) not a side project of the CHB (even though 2 CHB members did this one)
b) mostly about the bromance between Mooch and Bapu


And no, The CHB is not defunct. Well, since we've never done funk (yet) we can't be defunct, can we?

Thanks for clearing that up.  I was concerned ... you know how a band romance bromance can strain relations with other band members.

My apologies, I am a fan but not a groupie of the CHB and I was a little uncertain about the CHB’s line-up.  So, it’s not that the bromance is between CHB band members but the relationship actually involves an “outsider”.

Is there any possibility that that you met Yoko Mooch4056 at an exhibition of his avant-garde art work?  … and it’s not that I am trying to draw any parallels here but, it is interesting that it is the drummer that gets pulled into these “side projects”.

quantumeffect


Thanks for clearing that up.  I was concerned ... you know how a band romance bromance can strain relations with other band members.

 
Hi Dave - that's a great point you've raised.
 
First off - as a band, and as a group of very good friends, we work together on CHB tunes under an unwritten code of conduct that ensures any development of, and the ultimate release of, a project is very much a self-contained and unanimous process (although we have asked for, and gratefully and readily accepted, some great advice from other forum members - you guys know who you are ).  Furthermore, we have no 'leader', nor is there any (real or perceived) order of 'importance' within the band.
 
As to side projects, be they solo endeavours or collaborations between CHB members and/or with others, there is no 'pressure' applied whatsoever for any of us not to work on such projects.
 
Ad both Jon and Ed have done quite recently in this forum, I too have submitted music that has nothing to do with any CHB project.  I would feel very constrained if everything I write had to be submitted to the other guys as a potential CHB project.
 
However, most of the material I have been writing of late (music only - I don't submit lyrics and/or vocal melodies) is composed deliberately to include parts ready-made for the CHB.  Plus, the beauty of this arrangement is that I know the other guys will take my outline and ideas and then make each part their own.
 
Although I have been credited with writing the music for two of our released songs (Bow Before Asparapuss & Hall Of The Mountain Bing), the truth is that:

• Jon took my basic drum loops and morphed them into professional drum tracks
• Ed took my root-note bass lines and made them talk
• Grant put together a guitar solo (for Moutain Bing) that I couldn't play if I had eight fingers on my fretting hand!
• Alex (both songs) and Paul (Asparapuss) added amazing synth parts that were perfectly constructed in their context in the tunes
• Bo (Space Cowboy) produced incredible vocal performances on both
• Bo and Ed wrote the lyrics that just complement the song titles so perfectly

I've never had the privilege of working with such a talented and affable group of guys, and if anything, the 'outside' solo and collaboration stuff, seems to actually strengthen our bond as a band. In other words, producing (any) music seems to make us all better at what we do, and once we hanker down to work on something as a band, the excitement (and indeed the aspiration not to let anyone else down) seems to channel our efforts into a finished song that is greater than the sum of our individual contributions.
 
 
Steve
 
 
 
 
PS: Dave, these are strictly my personal views - I would never presume to speak on behalf of the CHB or any of its individual members.
 
 
 

It's a great track fellas, sounds like it was real fun to do.

Jonbouy I bow before your drumming, never mind Asparapus !

@Strummy - well said (except the ch1te about my bass playing )


@Garry - Thanks for listening. Yeah it was a blast collab'ing with my Bro from Chi-Town and Bouy is da man on the skins.

this is very cool cover guys!!!  really nice work!  i'm at work so I can't give it a mix-critical listen, but what I hear on the these crappy computer speakers and soundmax soundcard in this noisy lab sounds really good! 

Enjoyed this one quite a bit.

Sounds geniune, good work all over.


(yeah, boring comment I know, but hey, nothing to complain about....then it sorta gets a bit boring :D )

This is a cool version!

I only wish I could mix like this ... keep it coming and oh yeah... some Rolling Stones songs as well.

@Beag - thanks for listening on such state of the art equipmnet
@chrome - appreciate the listen and the comment
@Searchfinger - thanks for the encouragement