I know it was once a bump on Adult Swim, but is was way back when I was in higschool, probably '07-08' ish or even before. I'll try to describe it as best I can.
I remember it always being bumped without an image, it was only bumped when adult swim was responding to fan e-mail (the classic black screen white text).
The song was just the beat of the song not the words and for the life of me I can't remember the words either.
I remember it being somewhere between 82-92 bpm (a slow paced beat) and it had a ukulele/guitar play during it in a minor key. This instrument would play 12 notes the first bar, then 6 the next two and repeat. It had also a bass in the background and a drum beat. It was definitely hip-hop song (I dont remember but I think it may have been MosDef or someone like Nujabes or J-Dilla).
It was definitely a very relaxed song and the rapper rapped with the melody of the instrument I mentioned above. Hopefully you guys can help me find what I am looking for. Thanks!
P.S. : I may have figured out the notes that the instrument played but I am not sure just ask me to post it up if you think that would help.
Whatever helps is welcome, althought I think the song could be "Wylin' Out (Kut Masta Kurt Remix)" by Mos Def and Diverse. Info here http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/236 ?
That songs a little too fast like I said I'm sure the bpm is 82-92. Sounding out in my head I get to 88 bpm and I'm almost certain is uses key of G and uses the 3rd scale in G (starts on B) on the g-string for guitar. I'm trying to figure out the note sequence right now. I can hear the song perfectly in my head though.
I've tried it on guitar but it 2 really high pitched string instruments of some sort playing at the same time (or it at least sounds like that)
I tap out :-P I'm pretty sure it isn't Nujabes, since [as] doesn't have the rights to his stuff.
Dang dude well thanks for trying though. I thought it may have been J-Dilla but it wasn't any of the ones I was lookin for.
Sorry I couldn't help that much :| I can't really remember a Dilla song that features guitars too prominently, same with Madlib, Flying Lotus and El-P. Blockhead sounds like a more plausible option, although is work is mostly instrumental. I'll dig around and see if I can find something. If the song had vocals that narrows it down a bit.
Found one that has guitar and vocals, although it's faster. How about "Are You Ready?" by Collective Efforts?
Are you accepting 'piano' as a stringed instrument? :roll:
Sorry, I just walked over to the piano and played a Gm chord with my left hand and a G minor scale with my right. After an excruciating 30 seconds I decided I was hearing "Mash" by J Dilla. :lol:
Honestly, I'm having a hard time shaking the sitar tracks that started playing in my head once 'Wylin' Out' came up. Most of them are library, though :| except for a current one that wouldn't have existed in the time frame you suggested.
If you could come up with some notes, close counts :wink: we just need a memory-jogger, not a perfect rendition.
Quote from: NumyMufn on June 06, 2012, 12:26:22 AM
Are you accepting 'piano' as a stringed instrument? :roll:
Sorry, I just walked over to the piano and played a Gm chord with my left hand and a G minor scale with my right. After an excruciating 30 seconds I decided I was hearing "Mash" by J Dilla. :lol:
Honestly, I'm having a hard time shaking the sitar tracks that started playing in my head once 'Wylin' Out' came up. Most of them are library, though :| except for a current one that wouldn't have existed in the time frame you suggested.
If you could come up with some notes, close counts :wink: we just need a memory-jogger, not a perfect rendition.
It's not that song but the notes are similiar. It's not a piano though I'm still trying to figure out exactly what notes to use.
It may be this: F Gb F E A B Gb F F B D E
1 e and a 2 e and a 3 and a 4
Still figuring out the other measures but I'm sure that's close to right so far
It sounds like what's in my head, but it may just be that's the line the notes play in but might not be the right key. Hope that helps! Thanks for all the help!
I love how you did that :-D unfortunately nothing has hit me yet but I'm letting it stew...
There's a lot wrong with this track but the notes brought it to mind. "Invigorate (A Prefuse/Dabrye Interlude)" by Prefuse 73. We don't seem to have any bumps posted with it or I'd link.
EDIT: sheesh... once again I'm much too tired to be doing this :P
I have to throw this one out there as well... or it won't stop playing in my head :roll:
http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/10
Well neither of them are it but still thank you a lot for helping out haha, I'll keep trying to figure it out myself.
How 'bout this one? :-D I can't give up!
http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/1769
Don't be afraid to say what's wrong with the stuff I throw out there :lol: I'm hoping one of the guys who actually listen to this kinda stuff will pop in and venture a guess... too slow, too fast, too chill, too dirty, ...
really, anything that comes to mind :wink:
Also, apparently only used twice in 2005 if the ASMB is any indication (and frankly the search feature sucks over there) but "Bloody War" by David Banner
Naw that stuff is too gangster rap.
The song I'm looking for is more chill something that madlib, J-dilla, or Nujabes would have put out.
I know it's a string instrument and it sounds like it's a ukulele with reverb/echo on it.
but you're sure there were lyrics? ... hmmm...
Okies, I've never heard the vocals on these tracks since I only have the instrumentals... and they go back a bit further... not sure about '03 but definitely '04
http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/960
http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/4813
Closer? Also "Just Think" from that album was used pretty often but we don't seem to have one.
Dude I'm so sorry I've been gone so long, lot of things happening.
Those two are getting really close to the sound. I'll keep working on it haha, thank you for being patient though and posting those two up, I'm damn sure it's close to that era of bumps.
I can't remember for sure if it was used, but there's another track to try from the Dudley Perkins 'A Lil' Light' album (if you haven't already checked it out.) ~ "Lord's Prayer"
Quote from: mongo on June 05, 2012, 11:10:15 PM
Found one that has guitar and vocals, although it's faster. How about "Are You Ready?" by Collective Efforts?
Sorry for the necrobump, but I was digging around for something and re-read this thread. did you see this from mongo? and if you did, were you aware that it's sometimes mismarked as "Touch My Soul" so even if you checked you may have listened to the incorrect song? Here's a bump link with it http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/3189
Quote from: NumyMufn on July 22, 2013, 06:44:11 PM
Quote from: mongo on June 05, 2012, 11:10:15 PM
Found one that has guitar and vocals, although it's faster. How about "Are You Ready?" by Collective Efforts?
Sorry for the necrobump, but I was digging around for something and re-read this thread. did you see this from mongo? and if you did, were you aware that it's sometimes mismarked as "Touch My Soul" so even if you checked you may have listened to the incorrect song? Here's a bump link with it http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/3189
Sorry still not the right one, this has been buzzing in my head again now lol, sorry for the necro but obviously my mind wants this figured out.
To clarify the song does have lyrics but the portion that was "bumped" was simply the reverb/echo guitar that played to strings at a time at least that sounded higher pitched. It sounds like octaves in my head but I can't be sure.
The voice that raps to it to this day sounds like it's MosDef.
Wish my mind would let it be put to rest lol.
There are two track suggestions you still haven't responded to, "Just Think" and "Lord's Prayer" ... I didn't have links for them at the time (I still don't have bumps for either.) You can listen to samples here:
http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/dudleyperkins/a-lil-light-instrumentals
"Lord's Prayer is dead on as far as the speed and close to the rhythm you plotted out.
It HAS to be by Madlib or Dudley Perkins. If the voice is Perkins then it sounds exactly like the voice stuck in my head that goes along with the string instrument. Now that I hear the style it fits exactly. Now I just have to narrow it down to which song. It isn't either one of those two but the artist sounds spot on.
Umm... wow... I don't think I've thrown this one out yet, it just started playing in my head while I was reading your post so I have to try. It would have played mostly in early 2006, but obviously they kept it around. The bad news is it's from the VMP :|
http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/2392
On the other hand, if you're convinced it was Madlib, in the early years they had unreleased tracks from him that weren't even titled - there is the possibility it was one of those.
Quote from: NumyMufn on March 17, 2015, 12:58:00 AM
Umm... wow... I don't think I've thrown this one out yet, it just started playing in my head while I was reading your post so I have to try. It would have played mostly in early 2006, but obviously they kept it around. The bad news is it's from the VMP :|
http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/2392
On the other hand, if you're convinced it was Madlib, in the early years they had unreleased tracks from him that weren't even titled - there is the possibility it was one of those.
I'm starting to think that is the case. The track you posted has a similar melody but not the right instrument and the feel is too much energy. The track was very cool and laid back.
Perhaps I'll grab my guitar and make a recording so you can hear it. I'll try to use a pedal effect similar to theirs.
EDIT:
I had the notes wrong they should be this
F# G |F# E |A B |G F#| F# B |D E rest |G F# |F# G |F# G | rest |G F# |
1 and |2 and |3 and|4 and| 1 and|2 and |3 and |4 and|1 and|2 and|3 and|4 and |
F# B | D E|
1 and| 2 and|
BPM: 88.5
Nearest Whole: 88
Hopefully this all transcribes well but I am sure this time this is the right setup.
Note: All the notes are supposed to be actual chords on a guitar but I cannot create the chord from just the sound in my head quite yet.