Team Sleep

[thisistokio]

Has anyone here heard of them? I saw them the other night at the Recher Theatre (Towson, MD), and their bassist, Rick, was using a Rogue and a Microkorg. Every time he went for the Rogue, people were grabbing at their chests from the impact of the bass.

[Sweep]

Glad you found a band you like, but just one question:

Every time he went for the Rogue, people were grabbing at their chests from the impact of the bass.

Why is this good? Isn't music supposed to be beneficial?

[thisistokio]

First, you shouldn't assume that I enjoyed the show, as I didn't expresss any such feelings in my post. Second, I never said the effect, which the Rogue produced, was good. Moreover, what is your definition of "beneficial", in relation to music? If, by using the Rogue, the desired effect was achieved, then how could that not be beneficial to the band.

[gd]

I just went to a website with some of their music on it - I really liked it, thanks for the post and how did you like them live? The lead singer sort of sounds like Roland from Tears for Fears.

[Sweep]

First, you shouldn't assume that I enjoyed the show, as I didn't expresss any such feelings in my post. Second, I never said the effect, which the Rogue produced, was good. Moreover, what is your definition of "beneficial", in relation to music? If, by using the Rogue, the desired effect was achieved, then how could that not be beneficial to the band.

Ok, I only asked because there seems to be a weird obsession with bass in recent years. Enchanced bass speakers, headphones, etc etc - and not just enhanced so you can hear what's naturally there, which would at least make sense.

For example, I was driving a hired car once, and playing some music of mine. At a set of traffic lights I could hear the usual thump you hear from someone in another car who has their music way too loud for any nornal human being, and the bass at excessive levels. The rhythm sounded unusual this time, though, and when I looked around there wasn't another vehicle in sight. The player in the car I was using had brought out bass frequencies in the music I'd done that had never been there from the original session until now. It was entirely untrue to the original recording, thumpy and unbalanced - and pointlessly so.

But at the end of the day we have this `feel the bass' obsession. You never hear `feel the correct sound balance' do you?

As far as Moog synths are concerned, of course I have one for the good bass sounds it produces, but in context, and along with the good sounds in the rest of the human frequency range. That seems sensible?

[thisistokio]

To gd,
The show was great, and I'd recommend seeing them when they return from Europe late summer/early fall. Team Sleep's singer, Chino, also sings with a band from the States called The Deftones. If you've never heard of them, I would recommend the album "White Pony" (It feautres DJ Crook from TS on one track). The opening act, Strike Him Centurion, were also good, yet they sounded a bit too much like Mogwai.

To Sweep,
My comments on the Rogue were a compliment to Dr. Moog, on his synth's ability to cut through the guitar-heavy mix, and produce a compelling effect. If your feelings on the supposed "feel the bass" obsession are in reference to your driving experience, then I can understand, somewhat, yet EQ’s serve their purpose in this situation. Although if your feelings are directed towards recording within studios, then your comment on feeling “the correct sound balance” is merely opinionated, as a specific mix cannot be deemed “correct”, only more “pleasing” to a larger demographic. I suppose this also applies to bands in a live context as well.