E Locrian improvisation

[GV1UK]

Am I the only one that does not find Locrain unpleasant? In certain part it sounds slightly Egyptian. I actually like it.

[heminder]

great playing from both of you! i'm just getting to grips with this mode, so it was a good insight. thanks!

[andylowings]

Locrian has a real bad effect on me. It is so deeply unpleasant that it makes me feel out of sorts for hours..and actually stops me sleeping.

[PD3withDP]

@andylowings Sorry to hear that Andy. For me it's the challenge of making it musical without a natural 5th. Of course the flat 5th (and microtones) is the defining note of the blues. You are right - it is unsettlng and normally should be resolved, but this was just a study with the hang drum which has a fixed tuning of A phrygian (F Major), lowest centre note being A. So we explored and composed for all the modes except for this. We just jammed this as an exercise. Pete.

[mattdd05]

wow what a jam. It sounded like rock, jazz, flamenco, heavy metal and world all in one. And using the locrian mode in a way that sounds good, catchy, and not too tense automatically makes you a badass.

By the way, how hard was it to get that hang drum? In Canada they are virtually nonexistent, unless you wanna pay $5000USD on ebay.

[sk8terchris81]

kind of metallica in there...



[grulkk]

Dude is playing the shit out of that wok. hehe seriously, though nice jam with this under-used scale

[profanious]

the repeated lick at 1:20 would sound awesome with distortion and in chords. Thanks for showing me a great way to extort the sounds of the Locrian mode.

[HandreyAlex]

on the first time i thought you use a frying pan for a drum lol,

and then when you rotated it i thought it was an ufo lmao.

but i love when it made a note!

i never know there is an instrument like that.

nice job though

[pmay222]

im playing along percussion on me mummys wok lid...nice wun.... the main guitar rhythm sound like its been borrowed from an 80's metal song..?

[b88164]

That's a steel drum lol

[rainbow1046]

Whoa, you're amazing!

[johnnyguitarcarson]

I dusted off my fretless bass and played along,and it was a great part of my day,

Thanx fellas

[PD3withDP]

Nice one Johnny! I'd like to have heard that. Like your version of Spain.

Pete

[AEdrums]

bottom of the hang drum sounds great! nice feel to this whole piece.

[JStrange13]

Excellent music!

Umm...is he playing percussion on an outdoor BBQ lid?  lol

[somebassplayer580]

Ahh locrain, such an interesting mode

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[jadesonne]

This is amazing!