A song for my best friends, who are getting married in December.

I've been blessed since the day you crossed my path
And I know that you've always got my back
There's no job too big, too tall of task
You just have to ask
You just have to
You just have to
You just have to ask
I'll stay with you while the spring storms pass
I'll share with you summer's sunlight bath
No autumn leaf cascades alone
No winter chill on my lonely bones
No, that time has passed
You just have to
You just have to
You just have to ask


You Just Have To Ask (Demo)

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LAZY DYNAMITE
http://lazydynamite.bandcamp.com 

Beatlesque / Melodic / Nostalgic / Novelty / Ditty / Retro Ballad / Lo-fi

Pre-production Lo-fi acoustic demo material. 

The Complete Collection Available @

Lazy Dynamite - Bang!! Vol. I, II & III 
@ BandCamp

http://lazydynamite.bandcamp.com
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Recording Method:

All tracks are original compositions and were recorded on an ancient Fostex 4 track tape recorder, an acoustic guitar, a Shure Beta58 and a Boss SE-50 processor.  

- Bass added on a few tracks after initial recordings. -

Recorded specifically for use as pre-production reference demos for band members prior to entering the recording studio.  

Raw production.  No pro-tools. No editing. No computer. Old school recording committing everything to tape and hoping for the best. 

Posting these demos to get a general consensus on which tracks leave an impression and might warrant further development and full production in the studio.   

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Artist info:

In anticipation of hitting the studio to record the third 'Vinyl Sun' album, a couple members of the band boarded a plane for  Thailand and spent a couple of months on Ko Samet island developing new material and putting ideas down in an acoustic demo format. 

This marked an especially prolific writing & recording period as a large volume of songs were recorded on a portable 4 track tape machine intended as reference tracks for band members.  

Recording only in an acoustic format with very limited tools enhanced a creative focus on vocal arrangements and harmonies.  

A couple of solos were created running a vocal through the SE-50 FX unit with distortion to create a kazoo like sound.    This was done on 'Getting Kinda Nowhere' and 'Addicted'.

Some of the tracks demoed were songs originally written many years ago while still in our teenage years and which we felt were worthy of dusting off and reworking while in Thailand.   

We left Thailand with a really good tan, some brilliant memories and a pocket full of tunes.  

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Soundcloud is a cool way to share some of these tracks in there original demo format.  

Raw but sugary sweet ... and good for you!

Thank you for checking it out.  Great to know these merry melodies are being heard.

Very Much Appreciate the Comments!

* Asterisk denotes early compositions written in teenage years and demoed in Thailand.

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LAZY DYNAMITE on BandCamp

Vol. I -  Novelty/Nostalgic Pop
Vol. II - Modern Retro Pop 
Vol. III - Modern Retro Pop

BANDCAMP - (All Tracks Available)

Bang!! Vol. I, II & III 
http://lazydynamite.bandcamp.com

Alternate mixes and new tracks will be added & available @ Bandcamp site.

- We Do Love SoundCloud - 
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Feel free to download or share.  

Having the music heard  is what its all about. 

L.D.
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"It is really not all that easy to create something timeless.  Although, in the case of  the emergent phenomena of  The Beatles, one would be tempted to think that they may have found the opposite to be quite true."  

"The Beatles scratched the surface of perfection so often that they left an indelible mark upon the very face of  creation itself."

In a nameless city deluged by a continuous rain ... 

... we attempt to craft beauty from experimentation and happy accidents expressed through a contorted web of drones and swelling dynamics ...

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"pick[ing] up the discarded flag of the ethereal movement, which peaked in the early nineties and is best epitomized by the work of the C’est la Mort and Hyperium labels" 
(Richard Allen, A Closer Listen)

My New Single 1999 Is Out Now!

Contact:
knaan@knaanshabtay.com

Trippy musical stories made with hardware synths.

I'm so grateful to SoundCloud and it's amazing community of musicians and listeners for helping making a dream come true. Having worked for years at song writing and guitar technique, it's great to know that folks all over the world have listened, and there's even been a few radio airplays.
Congratulations to Soundcloud for opening the floodgates to the staggering amount of new talent that is emerging .... and also for letting folks like me have a go as well !

Hi! I’m a singer-songwriter. Some friends call me Dirt, some call me the dirtstar. Sometimes it’s Dirt Star. I am always looking out for new music, and creating some playlists featuring artists in SoundCloud. Made a little EP with Steevee Rey, and new songs in Mandarin and English on the way.

Rock and roll. 🤘🏽

I'm a singer-songwriter from Durban, South Africa. Having being raised in the church I was advantaged with a ready-made audience. Their kindness, patience and ecouragement gave me the confidence to improve my songwriting and to take it quite seriously. At times when the lyrics had a touch of controversy, they never thought it scandalous, which further encouraged me to write on social issues, love songs, and songs with just a story. 
By my mid-teens I was heavily influenced by the hippy gospel songwriter Larry Norman, which may explain why into my 50's I still have long hair! Through his music I learned that songs do have a greater purpose. 
As a young upstart I was blessed with a kind and forgiving congregation. Today I'm blessed with a very tolerant family and a bunch of great friends. I love what I do!



You Just Have To Ask (Demo)

Zachary Friederich