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scally wagging

By miraclemiles on December 1, 2024 11:59 pm

The word scallywag, popped into my head this week and made me smile. I gotta find out where that comes from, its a fun one. Definition I looked up just now includes "rascal" or "scamp" (also fun words). Maybe I was remembering how my grandma used to call me those sometimes, or I was thinking of my son when he was a younger since this song features him on the tenor saxophone.
So I put down this basic groove, then got my son to come play sax. He helped write these chords and we recorded for a while. Later, I wasn't really feeling it so I started layering his sax, adding a lot of reverb and echo delay. I liked where that was going, but ultimately ran out of time and inspiration to go a whole new direction so it became a hybrid if the layered dreamy idea, and the beat over pretty chords we started with. Did my best to make into something. The song ended up being a bit of a rascal itself. Some potential though, and some fun was had. Another week done, almost the end, wow. Hope you all are good. Thanks for the music and inspiration each week!

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"Scallywag" sounds like an insult mouthed by a pirate in a cartoon. I love how random an inspiration for a track can be. The saxophone lines are adventurous, going in and out. There is a sense of positivity and fun. That section from 1:19 is hip. I can see that with strobo lights and maybe a tap dance section by a three legged martian. Ooooh the beat from 1:50 is good. That snare like sound just snaps properly, in a very satisfying way, while backed by this very round bass. You're having a good family fun, in a pirate friendly way.

Yeah, the pretty saxophone is back. Wonderful. Your music is so unique and experimental. Love it.

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