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Trampin Out

By waziam on July 2, 2026 6:35 pm

Going away for the weekend so had to get organised and get this in before i left.

Was leaning on familiar patterns a bit over the past few weeks so wanted to do something different, for this i drew heavily from Stepping Out by Joe Jackson and a few Supertramp songs (honestly i think i have got a little too close, to the point that i feel i may just be aping the source material, but happy to go with it). I've always loved the use of the numerous keyboards in these songs, piano, organs, wurli's, rhodes, etc. which are central to the production and sound. I particularly admire the way Joe Jackson was completely shameless using a drum machine and programed bass (never to do it again).

Honestly amazed I'm still going at this after half a year. I had intended at the start to only do a song a fortnight or month, but ended up just doing it every week. Been blown away at the quality everyone is putting up, and smashed my standards with what i was capable of. If the second half produces similar results that'll be a bunch of music i never thought i could produce.

Enjoy you legends

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July 7, 2026 7:55 am

Nueli

So fun! I like how the song stays very coherent while having multiple parts with different keywords. It feels like an enjoyable trip through nature.

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July 9, 2026 1:29 am

Cakes

That Joe Jackson tune is a fond childhood memory. Respect to you for going hard on the piano workout to pay proper respects.

I am with you on the Weeklybeats amazement. This weekly timeline process is rough but it's definitely helping me make some progress in a few areas.

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July 10, 2026 4:37 am

Drum Bender

hope you had a nice trip.

Congrats on making it to the half way point... you got this!!!

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July 10, 2026 5:51 pm

squelette

Awesome and fun vibe, put a smile on my face as soon as it started. Not familiar with Joe Jackson at all, will give that a listen

I can relate to what you're saying; I was NOT expecting to last this long in terms of weekly output,  and a lot of folks here have been blowing my mind on a weekly basis. That translates into a desire to do better on my end. Just fun healthy competition and flexing. This is kinda like a musicmaking gym and I love it.

Let's keep at it!

Also wanna ask, what are you using for drums here? Sounds great

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July 13, 2026 2:17 pm

waziam

Nueli wrote:

So fun! I like how the song stays very coherent while having multiple parts with different keywords. It feels like an enjoyable trip through nature.


Thanks so much, was a fun romp putting it together



Cakes wrote:

That Joe Jackson tune is a fond childhood memory. Respect to you for going hard on the piano workout to pay proper respects.

I am with you on the Weeklybeats amazement. This weekly timeline process is rough but it's definitely helping me make some progress in a few areas.

Thanks buddy, pretty keen to hear what you’ve got coming for the rest of the year heart


Drum Bender wrote:

hope you had a nice trip.

Congrats on making it to the half way point... you got this!!!

Thanks mate, was a great trip!



squelette wrote:

Awesome and fun vibe, put a smile on my face as soon as it started. Not familiar with Joe Jackson at all, will give that a listen

I can relate to what you're saying; I was NOT expecting to last this long in terms of weekly output,  and a lot of folks here have been blowing my mind on a weekly basis. That translates into a desire to do better on my end. Just fun healthy competition and flexing. This is kinda like a musicmaking gym and I love it.

Let's keep at it!

Also wanna ask, what are you using for drums here? Sounds great

The drums are mostly the C78 drum pack in ableton, coupled with another drum kit for kicks and a clappy snare to boost. That guiro noise in there is a load of fun.

Thanks for listening, really do appreciate it!

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