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Groove Factory Conobus
Compolation lp
Stephen Bastien is a man of varied interests. It's difficult to tell whether his perfect day involves an afternoon of Aussie rules football, followed by an evening of expressionist painting and a Dallas DVD marathon, but musically his passions and influences certainly run far and wide. It's perhaps the product of a life spent living in the Caribbean, London and now Fife - not to mention a musical career encompassing steelpan, funk, metal and much much more - but there's no arguing with the results. Under the Groove Factory Conobus moniker, Stephen's instrumental 'Compolation' lp takes the pick of four previous CDs and adds some new material to fan out a startling mix of dance beats, ambient jams, prize metal moments and experimental atmos like some crazy tingling electro tapas.
It's a real case of expect the unexpected. The chill out drum 'n' bass of "Yeah Man" is coloured up with some '60s guitar, "Promiss Land" basks in the majesty of elegant Mobyesque/Massive Attack synth chords, while "Get Up And Dance" and "Jungle Rock" both dust off the drum machines to pitch hard urban grooves against big fat wedges of '80s hair metal guitar. Van Halen meets Tricky with a bit of Herbie Hancock thrown in. Meanwhile "Lump" lays down some heavy Depeche Mode-style industrial electronics and "Outer Space" marries Andy Summer's guitar delays from "Walking On The Moon" with a meteor shower of bloopy effects.
But however strange and bewilderingly diverse things get (especially on the 'Kid A' style experimental noodling of "De La Funk" and "The Massive") everything is tied together with the same sense of quirkiness and fun. "United" could've come straight out of Miami Vice, "Styx-engance" employs frog sounds in its hot, sweaty Amazonian vibe; and the Glam rock meltdown of "No Trace'' uses wah wah, saxophone and tinkling percussion to become a stately lost track from Roxy Music's debut album. There's even a touch of indie rock with the poppy strumfest of "Tripping."
No two tunes are the same here, but they certainly come from the same place. Playful, surprising and brimming with personality, Stephen's thrown some unlikely elements together in the lab and made gold. Equally at home in the background or on your headphones, it's the kind of music that can lull you and shock you in equal measure. Like a great man once said, life is like a box of chocolates...
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Who I'd like to meet: I will like to meet other bands ,dj's etc for I am a music writer.
HEY STEPHEN....THANX FOR THE INFO AND AS SOON AS I HAVE TIME, I WILL GET TO THE TRACK..I'M INVOLVED IN A COLLAB NOW SO I WILL KEEP U POSTED ON WHEN I WILL HAVE TIME... THANX, DANNA
HEY STEPHEN...I WANT TO SEND U MY EMAIL BUT IT WON'T LET ME SEND A MESSAGE TO YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR SETTINGS . COULD U SET IT SO I CAN SEND U A MESSAGE? THANX FOR THE INFO TOO AND TALK TO U SOON!! DANNA
Hey Stephen....Thanx!! could u email the link to me at my aol email? Hope ur having a great night and I will check out the song that u sent to me soon!! Danna
HEY STEPHEN...I'M INVOLVED WITH A COUPLE OF COLLABS RIGHT NOW SO I DONT HAVE THE TIME...CHECK BACK WITH ME AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND MAYBE MY SCHEDULE WILL BE MORE FREE.. THANX...DANNA
HEY STEPHEN...I'M INVOLVED WITH A COUPLE OF COLLABS RIGHT NOW SO I DONT HAVE THE TIME...CHECK BACK WITH ME AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AND MAYBE MY SCHEDULE WILL BE MORE FREE.. THANX...DANNA
HEY STEPHEN... THATS SO COOL THAT U WERE IN NEW YORK..HOPE U HAD A GREAT TIME AND I'M JUST GETTING READY TO DO A BIG GIG THIS WEEKEND.. HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT FOR U AND KEEP IN TOUCH! PEACE&LUV..DANNA
Hows things Cuz? Just thought you may like some of the new tunes I just put up, would love to hear your feedback! I have sent what Ive done with your tune the other day hope it arrives soon. Hope its enough to work with.. Peace
HELLO STEPHEN BASTIEN, THANK YOU FOR THE REQUEST. YOUR WELCOME TO VISIT PROFILE PAGE ANYTIME AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT. YOU TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE AS ALWAYZ. HAVE A GOOD ONE.
Hey brother which track did you have in mind? Im getting into the studio this weekend to finally lay down some vocals for krump404, looking forward to seeing what you think!
HEY STEPHEN...VERY COOL THAT U HAVE YOUR SYSTEM SET UP!!! AS SOON AS I GET GOOD AT USING MY NEW SYSTEM, I WOULD LUV TO SEND U SOME VOCALS!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!! PEACE&LUV..DANNA
thanks for the love bro, Im really digging your tunes here and appreciate you asking, Id be keen as to put something together for your krump track! my address is:
Kane Wilson 220/6 Barkly Street St Kilda 3182 Melbourne, VIC Australia
If you can send me each track punched out Id be able to mix it down aswell if you like? up to you, look forward to jamming it!!
WHATS UP STEPHEN..SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO GET BACK TO U!! I JUST GOT A MAC AND INSTALLED PRO-TOOLS AND LOGIC STUDIO 8!! I WILL BE RECORDING MY OWN MUSIC VERY SOON, THANK GOD!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND HAVE A NICE WEEK!! STAY IN TOUCH!! PEACE&LUV..DANNA
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