PLEASE READ First: I have been smitten with Kashmir by Led Zeppelin since I was 16 or so. On this recording I played all of the “music” tracks – strings, brass and Mellotron via the Nord  Stage 4 as well as guitar and bass. As I don’t sing, I have been sharing instrumentals as of late. However, Kashmir has a rather scattered melody line and wouldn’t make for a good instrumental. But thanks to the miracle called the internet, I did find a karaoke site and was able to download a vocal track alone and inserted it in my recording. (I don’t know who the singer is!) With that said, all 18 tracks were both challenging and fun. 

GEAR HEADS

KEYS – Nord Stage 4: string, brass and Mellotron.
BASS – Fender CS P/J through a JHS Punchline preamp.
GTR – Melancon Artist through Quad Cortex.
DRUMS – Drum track via Apple EQ
VOCAL – Thanks to Al Gore who invented the Internet.

Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)

Stevie Wonder’s ditty about the silliness of superstition has intrigued me since the 70s. Between a most catchy riff, crackly clavinet and syncopated instrumentation , it is a funk tour de force. So, I thought I would try recreating it as a homage. At one point, a few of the challenges were so large, I almost gave up on the project, but after a good night’s sleep, I pushed on and learned a lot. I am playing all the instruments on this recording except the drums. Also, as I don’t sing, I played the melody out on guitar so you can follow it, making it an instrumental. Thanks as always for listening!

GEAR: The clavinet, synth bass, sax and trumpet were all from the Nord Stage 4 synth. The guitar track is my #1 Tyler Hazmat direct to the board through the Neural Quad Cortex.


Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)

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