I recorded this collection of arpeggiated notes as they poured out of the Roland Super Jupiter MKS-80 while I manipulated the controls in real-time. A lot of it ended up on the cutting room floor, but I’m pretty fond of these last two minutes forty seven seconds. I dipped it in a vat of reverb and delay before presenting it here for your enjoyment.
Delayed and Reverbed MKS-80
DGK is Jon Davis on bass and bass clarinet, Tim Glenn on drums, and John Keston (that’s me) on Rhodes and Pro-One. In yesterday’s entry I included a segment from our set at the Slam Factory on February 25, 2011. As promised, here is the entire one hour, twelve minute, and eleven second recording.
DGK Slam Factory Bootleg, February 25, 2011
UPDATE: This file was replaced with a better mix on March 15, 2011 at 3:02pm CST
Here’s a segment from a recording made at “Try This” a new series at the Slam Factory in Minneapolis curated by James Hungelmann of my trio DGK (Jon Davis on bass and bass clarinet, Tim Glenn on drums, and John Keston on Rhodes and Pro-One). This set was a pleasure to play. It was a great space with a great audience and amazing hosts. The recording was made by the house and it’s the best quality representation of our sound to date.
If you’d like to hear it live stop by Honey, 205 E Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota tonight at 10pm to hear two sets with special guest musicians and DJ’s including Martin Dosh, Andrew Broder, Scott Fultz, George Cartwright, Rajiah Johnson, Christopher Robin Cox, Kristoff Krane and more.
Try This: DGK Slam Factory Bootleg
As promised, here is the third set from the DGK performance at the Red Stag on February 19, 2011. (Photo by Dane Messall of DGK at the Slam Factory)
DGK at the Red Stag Set 3
I found a nice little description of our trio DGK on the Red Stag event calendar: “DGK is a Minneapolis supergroup of sorts, comprised of bassist/clarinetist Jon Davis (Ghostband, Haunted House, Black Audience), drummer Tim Glenn (Heatdeath, ex-Fog, ex-Poor Line Condition) and keyboardist John Keston (Ostracon, Ostraka, Keston and Westdal). Blending elements of jazz, funk, afrobeat, krautrock and post-punk with a dancefloor sensibility, the trio builds sprawling improvisations atop a foundation of rock solid groove.” Here is the second set from our performance on February 19, 2011 at the Reg Stag. I previously posted the first set in the article Music Technology Soul Searching and will post the third set in an upcoming article. One Synthesizer Sound Everyday listeners, be prepared for healthy portions of Rhodes and Pro-One through Memory Man delay. (Photo by Chris LeBlanc)
DGK at the Red Stag Set 2