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    Studio Release: Abaculus - An Improvisational Experience

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    • myanruth
      myanruth $$$ last edited by

      I'm definitely down for a listening party as well. @damian maybe have @phattyred play it through his Mixlr channel?

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      • damian
        damian @myanruth last edited by

        @myanruth I had the same thought, although the sound quality on Mixlr always leaves something to be desired. Not sure that we've got a better option for coordinated listening though.

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        • spiggy
          spiggy last edited by

          Maybe someone could stream it through YouTube or Facebook?

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          • damian
            damian @spiggy last edited by

            @spiggy Maybe, though we definitely need to be conscious of copyright here. I'm sure nobody would complain about us sharing it for a listening party but I would want to make sure it isn't left there for people to listen to later. Actually, I think that Spafford was streaming it on their fbook today. I wonder if we can ask them to do it for us at a particular time. Maybe even promote it.

            Actually, that's an excellent idea. Give me a bit and I'll see if I can coordinate this.

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            • Lopez
              Lopez last edited by

              Would love a tracked out version of this. Was kind of hoping that's what they'd do but I can totally understand why it wasn't.

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              • damian
                damian @Lopez last edited by

                @Chris-Ogor-Lopez On second listen today I kept thinking of just calling them "Movements." I mean, we can't title them because that's dumb, and trying to say "Red's lead" or whatever is equally difficult. With Abaculus on in the background while coding I noticed 3 distinct Movements, but I didn't check the time on them or write it down. At this point it's still just for the listening.

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                • Lopez
                  Lopez @damian last edited by

                  @damian I agreee with that, "Chapters" was the first thing that came to my mind so they don't necessarily need proper song titles

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                  • Andrew Hilston
                    Andrew Hilston last edited by

                    I loved it! An hour of straight jamming?? I'll take that any day!! They should just release something like this every year

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                    • damian
                      damian @Andrew Hilston last edited by

                      @Andrew-Hilston It's a really cool concept. It isn't a show, it's studio work. But it wasn't planned or scripted. It just happened to be captured and so it could be produced. I wonder if planning it would affect creation in the future.

                      With that said, bands like Led Zeppelin have released their "studio outtakes" which are essentially just cuts from when the tape recorder was running. If Spafford made it a point to record their rehearsals it might make for these kinds of things in the future without necessarily planning to do it.

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                      • Galisteo_OyVey
                        Galisteo_OyVey last edited by

                        alt text
                        play on genesis' abacab album art

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                        • ?
                          A Former User last edited by

                          I am game for whatever you all would like to do. Mixlr has updated some of the files they now play. So loss less stuff actually sounds good. But I will possibly not be here this weekend.

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                          • spaffytaffy
                            spaffytaffy last edited by

                            Pretty awesome road jams! Enjoyed it the first listen through (we had to sit and listen to last ten minutes after turning off the engine... Good to the last drop!)
                            Have no doubt will enjoy it again may times over in the future!

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                            • itsabunch99
                              itsabunch99 @damian last edited by

                              @damian The jams at 17ish -> 23min and 53ish->end are amazing.

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                              • damian
                                damian @itsabunch99 last edited by

                                @itsabunch99 That end jam is absolutely beautiful 🙂

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                                • myanruth
                                  myanruth $$$ last edited by

                                  As of now I want to say the last five minutes are my favorite, but I'm sure that will change since the whole thing is just so damn good.

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                                  • mccuem
                                    mccuem last edited by

                                    someone was asking about this on Reditt today. Hope they found it.

                                    My favorite Stafford show is the next one. Hope to see you there. #killingit

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                                    • damian
                                      damian @mccuem last edited by

                                      @mccuem send them here. Spread the word.

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