tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post4421667698434595963..comments2023-10-28T10:20:18.097-04:00Comments on 52 Kaidas: Farukhabad Chalan-Kaida, Punjab Kaida, new Dha Dha gegenage AND Funky Lucknow RelaTala-Wallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584115441323296608noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-74913185058381792352010-10-27T14:06:54.094-04:002010-10-27T14:06:54.094-04:00Hi Mac!
Apologies for the delay...Blogger didn'...Hi Mac!<br />Apologies for the delay...Blogger didn't inform me of this comment, and I've been away for awhile.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! Re: the new version of DhaDhagegenage, I can't find your email address, can you send me an email? The quote at the end of the recording is George Koller, after his first accompaniment take.<br /><br />Re the Lucknow Rela. I'd be happy to post a non-funk version of this. Give me some time though...<br /><br />Re the leharas: I used the MadhuKauns in the Lucknow Rela, and the Bhairavi is on the DhaDhagegenage recording. <br /><br />I'll try to change the leharas up a bit more! ;)<br /><br />Re Takedherenage...heh. One day I'll be satisfied enough to record that, but not yet! ;)<br />CheersTala-Wallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584115441323296608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-37182302048845636102010-09-07T03:25:19.399-04:002010-09-07T03:25:19.399-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023171950378489682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-16523931448212875802010-09-07T03:22:32.099-04:002010-09-07T03:22:32.099-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023171950378489682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-7035020941396717882010-09-07T03:21:51.499-04:002010-09-07T03:21:51.499-04:00Hi Tala-Wallah,
Nice 4 compositions!! Here are my...Hi Tala-Wallah,<br /><br />Nice 4 compositions!! Here are my thoughts on it.<br /><br /><br />Farukhabad Chalan-Kaida<br />- Absolutely gorgeous composition! This one surely goes in my Ed Hanley's database ;-)<br /><br />Punjab Kaida<br />- This one is tough to comprehend (the astetics of-course). So I'm going to go back and listen to it untill it dawns upon me. I will surely give you my feedback on this. Stay tuned.<br /><br />Dha Dha gegenage update<br />- This is some piece! Although the bols in my case are slightly different. <br />DhaDhaGeGeNaGa | DhinGeDhiNaGeGeNaga | TiTeGeGeNagaDhinNe | NaGaDhiNeDhiNaGeNe<br />TaGeTiTeGeGeNaGa | DhinGeDhiNaGeGeNaga | TiTeGeGeNagaDhinNe | NaGaDhiNeTiNaKeNe<br />(Khali)<br /><br />I have your old variation. Could you please give me an update? This one sounds better than the previous. It was funny to hear you say "It was intense" at the end of the recording. It surely is!<br /><br />Funky Lucknow Rela<br />-This one is a very nice rela... as you mentioned a real TiReKiTe treat.I listened to this composition quite a number of times and it is really good. Needless to say, you have executed it very well! However, with all due respect, the funk spoils the beauty of the composition. IMO, the funk (especially the bass) puts a lot of "weight" and takes away the center stage which belongs to Tabla. One can argue that the bass is very subtle as to not steal the attention, but it does! IMO, the whole point of using bass is to give the "cool" and exotic effect which a good tabla performance doesn't need. In a number of occasions while I was listening to the composition, I found myself focusing on the bass rather than on tabla!! It "grabs attention from the background" and thereby doesn't "assist" tabla. I request you to post the same composition removing all the funk (also from the lehera) so that the true power of the composition is at display and tabla, composition and the performer gets the undivided attention of the audience (and also I would like it in my database). I apologize if I've been too harsh but sadly that's what I felt.<br /><br /><br />Suggestion:<br />1. Prasad Upasani (iLehera guy) has released a newer version of iLehera and it contains 2 raga's 'MadhuKauns' and 'Bhairavi'. Madhukauns is the new one and Bhairavi was in the older versions. They both sound awesome so my request is to change the lehera for your next composition to use either of the two.<br /><br />2. I want to listen to your rendering of <br />Tuka Dhirenage Tuka DhireNage DhireNage TiTeTiTeGeGeTiTe GhiraNageTiraNage.<br />Can you please include it in your list?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08023171950378489682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-76017974106324905182010-08-26T13:52:34.753-04:002010-08-26T13:52:34.753-04:00awsome dude, looking forward to your bands new mus...awsome dude, looking forward to your bands new music!Praveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582020241308660299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-41333379603979285762010-08-23T08:47:11.267-04:002010-08-23T08:47:11.267-04:00ok...ANOTHER new mix of Dha Dha gegenage. The bass...ok...ANOTHER new mix of Dha Dha gegenage. The bass was totally eating the baya, as jantiff pointed out, so I did another mix. I'm loathe to lose George's bass part, but the track required it. <br /><br />I've done this before (mix, remix, then remix a track again) but mixing is not my speciality, and it ain't easy people! <br /><br />It's easy to lose perspective on where a mix is at when you're deeply immersed in it. You've listened to it maybe 20 or 30 times while working on it, making finer and finer adjustments, and get it to a point where you think it sounds good, but in fact, your ears are tired, and you have totally lost perspective! The next day, it sounds horrible... so you start again. To avoid this phenomenon, I treat a mix like a performance: one sitting, couple of hours, git 'er done. It's not always successful though.<br /><br />Anyway, enough justification on my part...<br /><br />I did discover a new tabla mixing trick this time though...using parallel compression on just the baya. For the audio geeks: send the tabla to a bus, EQ out all but the deep baya frequencies (80-200hertz or so), apply some very firm compression, and feed a teeny tiny bit of your compressed baya bus back into the main mix...it fattens up the baya nicely. (Files that away for next time).<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_compression<br /><br />jantiff: Thanks again for your helpful and very generous comment :) I agree with you on the drum&bass assessment...not so sure about the Tala Matrix thing though ;)<br /><br />As I mentioned, my band is recording a new album right now, so I'll be immersed in that for the next month or so (donating all my studio gear to the cause as well) so I'll see y'all on the other side!<br /><br />cheers.Tala-Wallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584115441323296608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-36908509060880873512010-08-21T13:13:52.933-04:002010-08-21T13:13:52.933-04:00Hi Jantiff,
Thanks.
re Dha Dha gegenage: I got a ...Hi Jantiff,<br />Thanks.<br /><br />re Dha Dha gegenage: I got a chance to listen to this on a different system yesterday, and the bass competing with the baya was exactly my thought...(my system doesn't have a lot of bass, so I may, *occasionally* overcompensate :D) <br /><br />A remix is definitely in order.<br /><br />Again...if you bought either of the previous mixes, I will give a free updated file. I could be more careful with the mixes, and sit on them for awhile, but I kinda treat the whole process as a big performance, including the mix...<br /><br />cheers!Tala-Wallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584115441323296608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-70721325710604401492010-08-21T13:03:40.885-04:002010-08-21T13:03:40.885-04:00Thank you for a great post ! The Leheras are gorge...Thank you for a great post ! The Leheras are gorgeous, you're lucky to have someone like George to accompany you :-) My only complaint: in Dha Dha GeGeNaGe the low bass on the sam competes with the spectrum of the bayan, making things a bit confused - not sure it adds much to the experience.<br /><br />But the rela arrangement... wow ! In my book this is on par with Zakirji & co's finest pieces from Tala Matrix ! The experiment is a success ! :-) I wouldn't call it funky though, more like drum&bass. Definitely groovy anyway and dreamy as well ^^<br /><br />Keep up the good work !jantiffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-36432873460069849142010-08-20T17:17:59.540-04:002010-08-20T17:17:59.540-04:00Funky Lucknow: Wait a sec, I've got to listen ...Funky Lucknow: Wait a sec, I've got to listen to it again.... and again... mmmmm...Andrew Timarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-11756342468010756302010-08-18T10:34:23.128-04:002010-08-18T10:34:23.128-04:00Thanks Anon! I'm working on a couple of new co...Thanks Anon! I'm working on a couple of new compositions (recently learned from Swapan Chaudhuri!), but I'm not sure how soon I can record them...my band is heading into the studio very shortly, so I'll be swimming in that sea for the next little while. <br /><br />You've subscribed to the Feedburner email thingy, right? ;)Tala-Wallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584115441323296608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155965951475898895.post-80320706925703551172010-08-18T02:04:52.323-04:002010-08-18T02:04:52.323-04:00funny post and very entertaining. Thanks for the g...funny post and very entertaining. Thanks for the great recordings, they sound awesome. :) Look forward to more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com