[LAU] Linux backing up Radioactive (of Spearhead)

[Ken Restivo]

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 03:21:25PM +0700, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> Ken Restivo wrote:
>> Here's a clip of a Linux laptop working together with a real drummer, real conga player, and real guitar player to back up Michael Franti's rapper, Radioactive:
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>> http://www.restivo.org/blog/podpress_trac/web/398/0/audiobraille-radioactive.ogg
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>> Everything is improvised, including the rap, which is all freestyle.
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>> What stood out for me is what a great entertainer this guy Radioactive is! His primary gig is playing festivals with Spearhead, and it shows. As soon as Radioactive walked into the room and grabbed the mic, the energy level went up instantly, like a bomb had hit it. It was a very pronounced difference.
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>> The keyboard and bass sounds are Fluidsynth on Linux. Everything else is analog instruments and voice.
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>> The clip was recorded on a Zoom H2. I remastered it in JAMIN on Linux to bring out the vocals a bit more.
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> I really enjoyed that. Do you have more of the set?
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Thanks!

He only sat in with us for that last song of the night (and I ran out of flash-drive space right near the end of it too).

We have full sets online and freely-available from several other shows, though:

http://www.archive.org/details/Audiobraille20080919

http://www.archive.org/details/AudioBrailleLive20080905

http://www.archive.org/details/Audiobraille20080809

http://www.archive.org/details/AudioBrailleLive-2008-05-12

Enjoy.

-ken