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Topic: Music Album release - Early Steel Recordings |
Stefan Robertson
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 2:00 am |
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Hey decided to post my early unfinished music recordings into an album.
The entire album is recorded using an Ozark Dobro, even the bass LOL and a 25 key MIDI controller.
This album was heavily influenced by my love of songwriting and double meanings from the likes of Cat Stevens and Ben Harper.
I named it The Revolutionary - way back when as it was a Dobro being used in other contexts.
Have a listen to the preview and if you like feel free to buy and support.
The stuff I do now is all Jazz based but its funny looking at where I started from.
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/stefandemetri
The Tuning used for all songs was Em.
E, B, D, g, b, d
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Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
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Stefan Robertson
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 2:54 am
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No guitar or bass was used. Just Dobro and some creative ideas.
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Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
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Mike A Holland
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 4:14 am
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Stefan that wasn't at all what I was expecting and I really enjoyed listening to your samples. I do like the acoustic singer songwriter genre. reminds of David Gray, Scott Matthews and of course ben Harper. Makes me wonder what is lurking in the past of other members.........!!!!????
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Stefan Robertson
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 4:30 am
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Appreciated. Thanks.
I used to create that sort of music and spend hours trying to EQ, compress a Dobro to sound like a Bass or use a distortion plugin and tweak it to hide the fact its actually a Dobro.
LOL. I played all the drums with the Keyboard.
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Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
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Mike Neer
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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 4:39 am
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
| That is super, dude! |
Wow. Thanks Mike. I emailed you.
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Stefan
Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
"Give it up for The Lap Steel Guitarist" |
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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 4:48 am
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Funny thing is as the album progresses you can hear when I got a Multieffects guitar pedal vs the digital distortion plug in. Man I was so chuffed.
I was also anal about keyboard drumming I used to spend hours at a time playing all parts live as I didn't want to use quantization.
LOL.
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Stefan
Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
"Give it up for The Lap Steel Guitarist" |
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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 5:14 am
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For the percussion parts I used sticky tape to tape certain keys together to get the two hand slap. when those keys were triggered.
LOL. Man those were the days.
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Stefan
Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
"Give it up for The Lap Steel Guitarist" |
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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 6:08 am
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Stefan, this reminds me we are all so much more than the shallow impression of us that our web posts promote to the world. Excellent stuff!
I dig the groove on Angel Station and the tone on How Blue.I did an experiment a few years back recording a clean Dobro lead over a distorted rhythm bed played on a National Reso-Rocket. It surprised me how well the mechanical acoustic resonator guitar could translate into a typical amp'd electric guitar sound via software.
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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 6:22 am
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| Andy Volk wrote: |
Stefan, this reminds me we are all so much more than the shallow impression of us that our web posts promote to the world. Excellent stuff!
I dig the groove on Angel Station and the tone on How Blue.I did an experimental a few years back recording a clean Dobro lead over a distorted rhythm bed played on a National Reso-Rocket. It surprised me how well the mechanical acoustic resonator guitar could translate into a typical amp'd electric guitar sound via software. |
LOL. Thanks Andy. 
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Stefan
Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
"Give it up for The Lap Steel Guitarist" |
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Stephen Abruzzo
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Philly, PA
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 8:31 am
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Interesting stuff. Really enjoyed How Blue and The Man With the Bearded Face.
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Stefan Robertson
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 10:26 am
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Thanks Stephen.
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Stefan
Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
"Give it up for The Lap Steel Guitarist" |
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Mick Hearn
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United Kingdom
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Posted 20 Dec 2017 4:19 pm
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Some interesting stuff there. Well done mate.
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