My old Topic included AI so I wanted to keep these completely separate.
My first is one I’ve been working on for over a month, there’s been a lot of new ideas to explore with it. It’s my first time trying to improvise in Phrygian, and to add to it I decided to have a go at Moorish Phrygian, which is a 9 note system.
It’s been great fun and a lot to get my head around but I’m quite pleased with my first attempt. It’s called Eclipsed:
What a great track to wake up to in the morning, Darrell 
I is well-impressed!
If/when I ever get to the ‘modes’ thing, this will be on my ‘to do’ list!
I can literally see the Dark Side of the Moon! 
Thanks Brian, it was fun! I had a bit of inspiration from old school Emmerson Lake and Palmer in it plus a guy on The Warning’s Discord who is an amazing musician Xavier Xerxes, he’s the one that introduced me to the quirky mode, I never knew it existed but it sort of adds an extra dimension to it, maybe a bit of weirdness 
Big fan of that genre
Wow Darrell, 
That is amazing 
… I would give a big beer or 4 to see you play something like that on video 
… several people have already explained to me that it is complicated because of the video technology (or something) that this involves…but if you ever …
Greetings
Hi Darrel,
I think it’s a cool and interesting melody and instrumental. But I’m confused to what exactly I’m hearing here?
On the one hand you label it as “my first improvisation using Phrygian” and “improvising on bass and guitar”… but on the other hand I hear some super tight bass (and guitar) playing, harmonized sections, a great mix. Chord stabs.
It confuses me? What part is you, and which part is a backing track or (dare I say it) still AI generated?
Please take no offense, but I cannot believe you played or mixed all of those parts. If you did, then you’re indeed a world class bass player! 
Kasper
It was very difficult, there’s 2 Bass tracks, I had thought about copying the one and doubling it but it didn’t sound like I wanted it to, the two tracks had slightly different Fx, one more Fuzz than the other.
There was 5 in total guitar tracks, I split them into parts the biggest one being the distorted main melody part, the next the clean part and the others the chord stabs and the other two were added last where I thought it needed fills.
The Drums were sequenced to go with the Bass parts and added last before the Bass came in.
I did have some help with this from a friend from The Warning Discord community, Xavier Xerxes he has his own YouTube channel and is a great musician. It was him who encouraged me to try the Moorish Phrygian idea, I have to admit it was a bit overwhelming initially but it started to vibe with me and I just gave in and gave it a go. Xavier did have a look at the mix and did make a few adjustments, but he said that for a first attempt it was pretty decent.
Well done Darrell!
Very impressive, I really enjoyed that. You had a nice groove going on there. I especially like the second half through the ending.
I have not really gotten my head around modes yet, but hopefully I’ll get to the point in my theory journey where I can mess around with them 
Great job! 
Thank Jenn, yes it’s worth looking into modes in some cases using them makes a subtle difference but with Phyrigian it makes a lot of a difference particularly if you use the Moorish version (which is 9 notes instead of 7); I found out about it through Xavier Xerxes, he’s very much a contemporary composer and musician and just happens to be on The Warning’s Discord.
Great job. Tight on the rhythm and mix. Very cool
Hum,
I thought I had stopped by and took this in. But I scanned the comments and no. So here I am. This a great offering. I am not much into the song, but your play is great. The mix and production were spot on to my ears. Well done! My brother was into modes and that is where I first heard of them. He worked as a printer and they had a run of charts on modes. I might still have it. There was a lot of info there… If I find it, maybe I can scan it and post it…
Carry on and hope to hear more from you!
Be well indeed,
LB
Many thanks, no that sort of thing is a bit of an acquired taste, but it was more of an experiment than anything else, I just wondered what the difference would be using a 9 note pallet instead of 7. It’s not really something that I would stick with but for the odd time when I feel like a change it’s one of those possibilities. I think it might work better in other modes, not tried it yet but……
While I’ve not been very well I have managed to get this done; I had already got the bones of it done before I got Covid but in the last week I have managed to get it completed. It’s quite short and would have been longer if I had been in better health, maybe something to look at in the future.
I have named the piece in line with my current sentiments, and that’s me as I am now as the thumbnail. It was taken a few days ago when it was warm for a change!
ONLY THE BRAVE
I’ve been learning this for quite a while, I already had the backing track done to practice to so that part didn’t need anything. I had got most of the solo up to speed but was still making too many mistakes. I don’t see this as being an absolutely faithful cover but it’s OK. Must be because I have had to take it off public viewing due to copyright issues.
