开云体育

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From: rj krohn
To: yamahacs80@...
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:43 AM
Subject: [yamahacs80] my afternoon with dave eggar


so a childhood music friend of mine came over today with a buddy of his, who's name is dave eggar. he is apparently the "other half" of the musical group evanescence, as well as an accomplished cellist, solo artist, nyc session man extraordinaire(played snl this week w/ ray lamontaine). perfect pitch, julliard grad, blah blah blah-basically, much more of a "real" musician than i......one of those genius types.....

so he had his cello, as he was down here for a gig, and he suggested jamming, so... we jammed. i naturally chose the cs80 over the hammond/rhodes/wurly/30+ other synths i have here. as he is a fan of microtonal music, he pushed things into a world exploring things outside of a 12-tone western perspective, yet still using that old western standard (albiet sparingly) as an occasional reference point. my buddy chuck played hand percussion.

i've never been a big fan of "free jazz", but this afternoon was one of the most musically invigorating experiences ive had in a LONG time(years?). with use of the ring mod, aftertouch, ribbon, expression pedals, i was able to follow(and lead), right along with him. dynamically, were were able to breathe so fucking naturally, i couldnt believe it. ever had a musical rush that didnt wear off for hours afterward? there it was.

and i dont think there was one other instrument i could have maneuvered as deftly. dave commented at how "perfect" the instrument was, and how much more inspiring it was (as a cellist, no less!) than a piano.

cello, cs80, and hand percussion. texturally, it was just gorgeous.

hopefully its clear im not touting any level of ability here(there a many people on this list with better "chops" than i), merely a testament to yet another day when the cs80 shone bright. just thought i'd share yet another story about the beauty of the instrument.....

best, rj