El Dunco
Sock Supplier to RHCP
My recent health scare got me thinking about the music I would be leaving behind. While I still have so much to say and feel I still have much better work left in me. I listened back through my band’s early works to see if it holds up and it gave me an idea for everyone to share songs they’re particularly proud of. No more than 5 tracks each, give a brief rundowm of what makes them special to you and try to listen and comment on each others songs. Allow me to begin.
This is Seeds from our second album. I love the way it sounds exactly like what the lyrics are describing. Trauma is “seeds” from which mental illness grows. It slithers, snakes and then just EXPLODES FURIOUSLY with one of my most unhinged screams, a one-take, off-the-cuff equally unhinged solo, everyone is giving it their all and the song evolves, builds into a truly electric climax.
Also from our second album is On Fire. This song was essentially improvised at a rehearsal and I put together a rough version by the time everyone got back home and we refined it from there until we ended up with this. I love how devastating the main riff is for how simple it is (it literally looks like a sharks fin under an oscilloscope) yet the song as a whole has a very interesting structure, every part fixed together perfectly, there’s little sprinkles of different styles and had another solo I did in one take I really love how it turned out. It’s one of few 7 string songs from that album and it’s got some seriously heavy parts and a crushing outro. The EMTY Blackouts really help the single note riffs jump out with a searing sound.
One more song from the second album. March Of the Afflicted. It features an almost southern-blues style riff but played down a fourth on the 7 string with that absolutely crushing distortion and a hint of thrash and death metal and it’s arguably the very heaviest song on the album.
This is the last single we released that got us the most attention in recent years. It’s an absolute high watermark for my crystal clear, yet punchy and balanced production work, streamlined, catchy songwriting and my much improved vocal abilities.
https://on.soundcloud.com/LWhwKt5VRVrNuHqA9
Lastly, the opening track to our debut album. It’s probably a tie with Corpse Platoon which is definitely one of our signature songs, but I’ll link this one as it sets the stage for what’s to come nicely. I’ve always been proud of our ability to write albums of songs all with enough identity that no two bleed together. The debut was also recorded live off the floor, no click and utilising as many raw takes as possible, which really shows as we were really inspired by the raw energy of those late 80’s early 90’s metal albums which hit that sweet spot of having slicker sonics than ever before, but was well before gridding and editing to computer precision was ubiquitous. The sounds are all from what the mics captured including the kit being fully acoustic.
If you heard my Mesa stack or Sam’s drum kit in the room, we captured it well enough on the playback that it’s still like being in the room when we played it, including that truly awesome crack of his Pearl Forum snare and the perfectly tuned toms that were easy to sound like thunderous cannons with a touch of optical compression. Being able to look at and play off each other I feel added to the feel and you can hear the beginnings of our industrial influences with all kinds of soundscapes, field recordings and other goodies layered in with the organic band which we would later expand on
https://on.soundcloud.com/AEinSJjgKTfWGFKf6
In conclusion, I definitely want the world to hear the rest of what I have to offer. I’m just glad I at least have something left worth hearing if worst comes to worst.
This is Seeds from our second album. I love the way it sounds exactly like what the lyrics are describing. Trauma is “seeds” from which mental illness grows. It slithers, snakes and then just EXPLODES FURIOUSLY with one of my most unhinged screams, a one-take, off-the-cuff equally unhinged solo, everyone is giving it their all and the song evolves, builds into a truly electric climax.
Also from our second album is On Fire. This song was essentially improvised at a rehearsal and I put together a rough version by the time everyone got back home and we refined it from there until we ended up with this. I love how devastating the main riff is for how simple it is (it literally looks like a sharks fin under an oscilloscope) yet the song as a whole has a very interesting structure, every part fixed together perfectly, there’s little sprinkles of different styles and had another solo I did in one take I really love how it turned out. It’s one of few 7 string songs from that album and it’s got some seriously heavy parts and a crushing outro. The EMTY Blackouts really help the single note riffs jump out with a searing sound.
One more song from the second album. March Of the Afflicted. It features an almost southern-blues style riff but played down a fourth on the 7 string with that absolutely crushing distortion and a hint of thrash and death metal and it’s arguably the very heaviest song on the album.
This is the last single we released that got us the most attention in recent years. It’s an absolute high watermark for my crystal clear, yet punchy and balanced production work, streamlined, catchy songwriting and my much improved vocal abilities.
https://on.soundcloud.com/LWhwKt5VRVrNuHqA9
Lastly, the opening track to our debut album. It’s probably a tie with Corpse Platoon which is definitely one of our signature songs, but I’ll link this one as it sets the stage for what’s to come nicely. I’ve always been proud of our ability to write albums of songs all with enough identity that no two bleed together. The debut was also recorded live off the floor, no click and utilising as many raw takes as possible, which really shows as we were really inspired by the raw energy of those late 80’s early 90’s metal albums which hit that sweet spot of having slicker sonics than ever before, but was well before gridding and editing to computer precision was ubiquitous. The sounds are all from what the mics captured including the kit being fully acoustic.
If you heard my Mesa stack or Sam’s drum kit in the room, we captured it well enough on the playback that it’s still like being in the room when we played it, including that truly awesome crack of his Pearl Forum snare and the perfectly tuned toms that were easy to sound like thunderous cannons with a touch of optical compression. Being able to look at and play off each other I feel added to the feel and you can hear the beginnings of our industrial influences with all kinds of soundscapes, field recordings and other goodies layered in with the organic band which we would later expand on
https://on.soundcloud.com/AEinSJjgKTfWGFKf6
In conclusion, I definitely want the world to hear the rest of what I have to offer. I’m just glad I at least have something left worth hearing if worst comes to worst.
...BUT....does each band count as a separate contributor??) and a video channel (what about THAT?)..
