Simon and Garfunkel imagery
August 25th, 2009
Visual inspration for one of the “Some Gal A Move” music video scenes…basically I am Art garfunkel and Butchy( my dreadlocked buddy) is Paul Simon!
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New Mr. Anonymous single “Some Gal A Move”
June 25th, 2009
NEWS BULLETIN from Mr. Anonymous:
Original drummer for The Samples Jeep Macnichol (a.k.a. Mr. Anonymous) will be breaking ground in late July with a fresh summer single called “Some Gal A Move”. Blending his own style of dancehall machine gun toasting against ethereal falsetto harmonies, Anonymous steps out as a pseudo crooner delivering hypnotizing melodies over a slamming backbeat and unshakable guitar labrynth. Serving up ever-changing harmonic hors d’ oerves as it sways and flows, “Some Gal A Move” at its core is a testament to raw melodic simplicity over an unstoppable backbeat.
“This is a song that HAD to come out” says Anonymous…”It just flowed out of me like raw emotion. After I laid down the instrumental tracks, I felt a vibe right on the spot. The vocal ideas were all pure improv. The first vocal track I sang laid the foundation for the whole vibe, and I could “Feel” it when it came out. It was a “first take”, and I could feel it like no other vocal I’ve ever laid down. ”
“Then I started the overdubs which were all a random freeflow between falsetto ‘Come Away’s, megaphone ‘Gal A Move Gal A Moves’, and robot ‘Bong Gong Diggy Diggy Rocks’. We kept them all “as is” including the spot where I laughed and clapped my hand because I was so psyched on what was coming out. In a weird way I felt like I was channeling something through the mic, releasing a lot of headspace I guess…and man I was psyched!”
The drum track was also kept “as is” because of the intensity and spirit in the first take. “There are a couple drum dropouts that happen purely because I dropped a drumstick. I was laughing when I dropped the stick, and I wanted to keep that “life” in the performance. I like the element of “slop” in a recording, and there’s a great vibe in those mistakes.”
Enough said and stay tuned for the music video and track when it comes out in late July!
Al Green Album Cover
March 12th, 2009
Ranking Jr., Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling
March 11th, 2009
Ranking Jr.
Ranking Roger Dave Wakeling
… a pic of Ranking Jr. with an old school pic of Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling…all amazing talents who appear on separate tracks on Mr. Anonymous 2
the “Cutty Ranks” cocktail
February 28th, 2009
On my very first trip to Kingston jamaica, I stayed with an artist named Cutty Ranks. We wrote a couple tracks together for the first “Mr. Anonymous” album, and his vibe was an amazing experience. He showed me all of the ins and outs of Kingston, taking me to his old neighborhoods and hangouts. He took me deep into the “yards” around Kingston mostly controlled by gangs. I would sit at the entrance with a gang leader holding a submachine gun while he chatted up the other gang members inside to let us in to say hey to his buddies.
We went to a barbershop, domino game, ital roots stand near a river for some “run down”, carwash, etc…and we had some sessions in his backyard with his buddy “Dr. Innoncent” who was also on the first Mr. Anonymous album. We sat on cinder blocks under palm trees smoking spliffs while they passed a dictaphone back and forth reciting lyrics for new grooves and tunes.
Every morning I would wake up to the sound of his GIANT boombox cranking out a dancehall groove while he was dj’ing lyric ideas into a pen, like it was a mic. My biggest impression of Cutty as an artist was his true passion for his craft and the fact that he lives music day and night with no low gear.
On many nights we would go to local bars and just chill out and talk about music and grooves and women, etc…and on these nights I had the pleasure of enjoying his favorite concoction which he claims is also medicinal as well as tasty…thus the “Cutty Ranks” cocktail, plain and simple:
1 Guiness ale
1 shot of Appleton Rum
…take 2 or 3 sips off of the bottle and then pour the shot right in the beer…REALLY good!!!
Words to “Discotheque”
February 28th, 2009
…so here are the words to the tune in the video for all of you who are interested…cool that you dig the video!!!
“Discotheque discotheque maybe we remember maybe we forget . Discotheque discotheque sweet lady eyes and a cool sillouette. Discotheque discotheque maybe we remember maybe we forget. Lady we can jump and swing, feel a good vibe inna rockin’ all night away.
Rockin’ in the discotheque, feel mi lover when me rockin’ in the discotheque, hands all over mi lover in the discotheque, feel mi lover when me rockin’ in the discotheque, sweet ladies come alive in the discotheque, sexy wanna catch a vibe in the discotheque, no there’s never any lies in a discotheque, when you feel it you can feel it in a discotheque, theque theque theque…….”
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