Shell Shock And The Grandfather Clock

Lost In The Woods

Colton came up with the vibe and the harmonies and I fleshed it out in production. 

Early Spring Thaw (ft. Colton Owsley)

Lost At Sea

I called this track "The Spiral Staircase" because at about 3:05 it starts to remind me of the music that plays in Ganon's Castle in Ocarina of Time as you climb the stairs to fight Ganondorf.  The end of the track features myself throat-singing.

The Spiral Staircase

Remix of "The Juggler" by Weather Report.  Original composition by Josef Zawinul.

The Juggler

Partly inspired by M.Constant's "Us Tempenauts"

Mary And The Tempenauts

This track features myself on fretted and fretless bass guitars. The melody in the last section of the track is actually 4-string bass guitar played with an E-Bow.

Separation Anxiety

I'm heavily influenced by Laco Tayfa and David "Fuze" Fiuczynski- two artists who combine tempered and non-tempered intonation systems. This track reflects and pursues those influences. I called the track "Orientalism" because it is a western interpretation/imitation of eastern music.  Features myself on fretless bass guitar (Godin A5 SA with nylon core, bronze winding, round-wound strings). Doubled with a duplicate track transposed up an octave. 

Orientalism

Lots of vynil. It sounds like there are drastic meter changes, but beat one never actually moves and the tempo never changes.  Features samples from a piece for solo tuba and contemporary rhythm section. Also some scratching done by myself. 

Hi! I'm Nate Jakes and I've been playing upright and electric bass, classical and contemporary styles since 1998. I started doing electronic multi-tracking in 2005, and I started using Ableton Live about a year later.

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