JRP 'Morrison Heights' 4 1/2 on 5 star review (Ottawa Citizen)
"...on a beautifully realized disc. This is for fans of Jenny Lewis or Dean & Britta -- if they were on a country retreat -- and an early contender for disc of the year..."
JRP Moments - 07/08:
JRP Happenings:
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
mixed feelings...music...technology
So...i'm on the way home...listening to a new Feist 'remix' album. I dig her...her energy...playfulness. A few songs into it i start hearing 'loopy' tracks. I got mixed feelings about using loops. The musician in me is saying get off your ass drummers and play better...and lead the rythym for christ sakes....and producers...insist on good drumming. I think that camp still exists...but using loops and technology i imagine is fast, cost effective...bla bla bla...
Of course...using technology to create is hip...as in Bjork. I mean...everythings just a tool for her to be her.....that's it....she's really feelin it...exploring...livin' it. Dunno what i'm saying...i got mixed feelings. I dig technology when it's a tool to create art...like any advancement in technology...acoustic..to electric..... But i don't dig technology when it's not used 'creatively'...but out of lame ass copying (and pasting!!!)/ laziness. I mean...work harder on laying your shit down for real. I have seen the evils....like when you're not warmed up...or a little rusty...and you can use the technology to 'nudge' things into perfection. Of course usually that perfection becomes sterile and boring...cause there's no personality.
Folks...it's become a copy and paste generation. It's how i pay for my mortgage... but...let's be careful. It's gotta just be a tool...
dunno...really... it's like sometimes i listen to music...and all i can hear is the technology...like if it's just lazy loops.......and a lazy boring, useless melody with some lame ass whining from some lame ass suburban kid or a total corporate perfect rock protools band...who has been compressed and layered into oblivion. and then...there's artists that use the technology to create cool shit....Beck...Bjork..Jon Spencer (sparingly)....Beatles (except for Sir Paul who's turned into shite as i will explain later....)....
I do get the art of creating something...out of pieces...samples.....Kanye West is good at that....and others of course....he's on TV now....Generally speaking....he's all about energy...and knows a good hook...and uses it creatively...adds a slant...
Hell...it's just much easier to copy shit since sampling and digital technology. Nothing wrong with it...but the REAL FEAR IS THAT PEOPLE ARE TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH COPYING AND USING PAST ART AND CREATE NOTHING REALLY NEW AND THEN EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE NOTHING TO COPY AND CREATE FROM ANYMORE... I think i saw the absolute worst of this when Jay-Z, Linkin Park and Paul Mcartney sang the shittiest version of 'Yesterday'.....it was absolute shite.....like absolute shite.....worst of current pop copy and paste protools laziness.
Whatever....time will tell....i think really....there's always cool art+music in every decade/moment. This is just another one....and really....you can already see kids goin' back to the old raw music thing...either rock+roll, folk, punk...whatever... Every decade's got good and bad shit....protools is good and bad...i have it ...i use it.....it's fast....it's great....but i try not to let it lead me....it's just a tool....i'd rather be the instrument...then let the computer be the instrument...
Kanye is playing that 'Jesus Walks' tune....don't know how much of it he wrote...but it works....
Feist...still feelin' her....the loops didn't hang around to long...they got tasteful soon enough...and the art took over again...
jackp
// posted by jackp # 9:21 PM
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Monday, June 19, 2006
JRP gig at Amanda's Slip...Thursday, July 13/06
Yup...we're getting off our butts to play a gig. It's been a while...been studio rats too long! We're excited to be playing with some old and new JRP friends at Amanda's Slip.
JRP + Friends @ Amanda's Slip in KemptvilleThursday, July 13th 7:30 pmsee directions here
The line up will be:
Shannon Ross (usual sweet vocals)
Peter Hammond (drums...a JRP original....there's only one Pete)
Kurt Walther (bass....a super funky dude...)
Jeff Meleras (singer/songwriter...genius)
Jack Pelletier (guitar, vocals....general pain in the ass...and the 'engine')
Hope to see ya'll there....we're excited to be introducing Jeff Meleras. He's just finishing a recording he's done with Jason Jaknunas. I played guitar on it...and Shannon and I sang some harmonies on it as well. This cat is an awesome songwriter and is now an official JRP 'friend'. Meaning we've hung out, sang together and got 'drunk' together.
luv jackp
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// posted by jackp # 6:40 PM
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Monday, June 12, 2006
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// posted by jackp # 10:23 AM
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giiiiive...it love and it grows.....
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Friday, June 09, 2006
new JRP myspace presence!
Thx to Matt Sobb...got the new JRP MySpace going...will be updating more and more...
stay tuned!
>> new JRP myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/jrpmusic
>> Matt's myspace at: http://www.myspace.com/thestickswinger
// posted by jackp # 11:58 AM
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Yup...we're getting off our butts to play a gig. It's been a while...been studio rats too long! We're excited to be playing with some old and new JRP friends at Amanda's Slip.
Thx to Matt Sobb...got the new JRP MySpace going...will be updating more and more...