Dirty Tuba

then we spend a week in Serbia, and WHAM.... influenced. you can tell that each of went there with our ears open and eyes investigating techniques and fingerings and instrument positions. but it wasn't just that we were watching and listening, it was that we were there. every little thing (whether it was noticed or not) influenced how that music talked to us. this is something that does NOT happen when you throw a CD in the Disc Changer.

For example, I really think the drummers have picked a few new grooves up from being in Serbia. I not saying that they learned a new pattern or some new rythme, but a feel. a nuance.... I realize it could just be that we haven't played or rehersed any of the old songs for 4 months. (which btw, is an all time record for this band).

tangent: since the 12th of december, 2001 we have played 136 shows, which is a show every 8 days, but before the we took a break we were averaging a gig every 7 days. So the break basically equalled taking a day off for every gig we have played in the last 3 years. Although this not counting the year before I joined, where they were playing at least 3 shows every week.

back to the essance of rythme.... you know the funny thing about rythme is that it truly sits in the lap of culture... you have experienced this if you have ever heard a foriegn band play music from the states (like the blues, jazz, or rock). and you get this feeling that something isn't just right (which is not a bad thing or a good thing, it just is). the experience isn't there. the feeling.