Title: Great Eastern Shade (nogmix) Artist: Karl Blau + Noggin Album: 96 Nog Jams Date: 2010
Probably the first piece I did to create backing tracks for Karl’s “96″ record. I loved those crunchy drums, and took it upon myself to see if I could turn his voice into a bit of an electronic instrument via the power of digital sampling in the mpc.
I’ll never forget the first moments I was working on that vocal, Elena came over with Murphy and he just started singing along with Karl’s endless tone.
MURPH!!! Download: Karl Blau – 05 – Great Eastern Shade (right click and choose ‘save as’)
Title: Dark Sedan Artist: Karl Blau /Noggin Album: 24 hour song rally Date: 2011
acid mix
alternate mix
Just in time!!! (nevermind what the posted time says its an hour off).
the second one is adapted from our live set, the first one is a remix of that played live. http://www.kelplunacy.com/songrelay.html KLAPS, GIve a Hand Download: dark-sedan-nog-acid (right click and choose ‘save as’) Download alternate: dark-sedan-nog (right click and choose ‘save as’)
Title: 96 (Nog Jam) Artist: Karl Blau Album: 96 Nog Jams Date: 2010
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karlblau/give-a-hand-for-klaps
The above is one of these kickstarter fundraising webpages for my good friend Karl. I’d like to point out that, by pledging to support the project, you’re not just giving money away. Quite the opposite, you’re investing in the most unique and delicately-crafted, totally 100% hand made in America projects that exists right now. Karl has a subscription service called ‘Klaps’ (Kelp Lunacy Advanced Plagiarism Society), wherein he records the music, does the artwork, hand-sews a lot of the packaging, and then sends it out to those who have paid the dues. I’m not joking around here, folks…it’s not only some of the most creative and honest music you’ve ever heard, it’s an entirely personal experience from the artist to the fan. Not to mention, it’s almost made from totally recycled materials – and I don’t mean recycled like, thrown in the trash bin, picked out, sent to a plant, and turned into an egg carton – I mean that the packaging for the 96 album is made from a trash-bound record sleeve, reformed and screen printed into a cd case.
Here is a remix I did of the title track off Karl’s ’96′ record. He lent me his original 4 track and I just went to town throwing bits an pieces into the sampler. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karlblau/give-a-hand-for-klaps Download: Karl Blau – 01 – 96 (right click and choose ‘save as’)
Title: Baby Alone (Nog Jam) Artist: Noggin + Karl Blau Album: 96 Nog Jams Date: 2010
Believe it or not, this is the version of “Baby Alone” I played with Karl. He wanted a more dance / upbeat vibe to his shows so this seemed to fit that bill / rhythm very nicely. This one doesn’t actually contain any source material from the 96 tapes, while the others are built on sampled hits and phrases pretty heavily. This one was basically a Noggin track that got commissioned for duty with Karl. Download: Karl Blau – 02 – Baby Alone (nog jam) (right click and choose ‘save as’)
