Comments on: Theme From Squidboner

Theme From Squidboner

chococat — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:54:21 -0800

For this month's challenge, in the "Spy Music" category.

I'm a bit frustrated, because I had a really clear idea in my head of the sound I wanted for this one but it's been a busy month and tomorrow we're going on vacation to dial-up-only land for 2 weeks. So I kind of dashed this one off this afternoon because it was my last chance. I really wanted an authentic, 1973 kind of thing but I just didn't have the time and so I had to rush...I didn't get the sounds I was looking for but maybe you'll get the gist of what it was meant to be.... I probably could have re-used my entry from the "Superhero" challenge for this one, but that would have been wrong.

By: BrnP84

BrnP84 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:27:35 -0800

At first I wondered if this was entered into the porno category but than it got all kinds of funky. I can dig it, I've been really getting into your stuff and it's muy bueno. What's a squid boner?

By: davejay

davejay — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:38:02 -0800

You win just because of Squidboner. Although it's a fun song, too, reminiscent of (oddly enough) that Arling and Cameron release "Music For Imaginary Films." Fits right into that category, as well.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:29:56 -0800

Cool! The wah wah guitar edges this into a kind of a blaxploitation spy movie groove. And we can dig it. And the world's loudest guiro at the top of the tune, which is also cool. And squelchy, filtery synth. What's not to like?

This is very nice indeed for "dashed off", chococat.

And I know you were in a big hurry, but you know what would've been groovy, right? Some icing for this cake. Of course, I'm talking some horns.

By: chococat

chococat — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:15:20 -0800

Yes, it has a porno kind of thing going, and definitely a dash of Coffy/Cleopatra Jones/Shaft etc.
Ha, I so wanted a guiro sound and was even going to run out and buy one, but I didn't have the time so I grabbed an old washboard (my great-grandfather had a company that made them) and played it with the blunt end of an exacto knife.
Horns would have rocked.

What's a squid boner?
Spy movies...Bond...stupid titles...

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:41:40 -0800

I grabbed an old washboard

Exactly! Washboards are indeed the world's biggest guiro, and have a long and noble tradition in jug band, zydeco, blues and related folk musics of north America.

By: Hoopo

Hoopo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:02:37 -0800

Sweet.

By: snsranch

snsranch — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:37:54 -0800

Very funky, baby. I'm diggin' this.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:53:58 -0800

I love the ooh-wee-oooh-wayyy-ohhhhh synth that comes in around 1'30".

By: danb

danb — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:45:30 -0800

If you hadn't mentioned you were in a hurry I probably wouldn't say anything, but yeah: there is probably room for some horns. You got great mileage out of those synth sounds, though.

By: AppleSeed

AppleSeed — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:46:30 -0800

This is the part where the Spy turns the tables back, just when it looks like all hope is lost. Go Spy, go!