Travis Dickerson Recording Studio Forum

TDRS artists, music and related topics => TDRS artists, music and related topics => Topic started by: Wires and Clips on December 16, 2007, 09:47:56 pm

Title: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Wires and Clips on December 16, 2007, 09:47:56 pm
http://travisdickersonmusic.com/store/monolith.html


I know what i want for X-mas
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: stroke_my_chicken on December 16, 2007, 10:16:31 pm
My mum says im not alllowed to buy it. Im so dissapointed :-[.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: ZQ on December 16, 2007, 11:37:09 pm
He\'s a total psycho...non-stop!!!!  ;D


[glb]Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!  :D [/glb]

BIG HUGZ!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: pr0d16y on December 17, 2007, 12:14:19 am
now if only I could afford this...

and I\'m beginning to think Buckethead should be in the Guinnes Book of world records for most material released in a year..
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Nubbins on December 17, 2007, 01:25:39 am
Oh man, I\'ll have to file for bankruptcy at this rate, and I couldn\'t be happier! ;D

I do wonder if Buckethead has a Guinness world record there?
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: GiantRobot24 on December 17, 2007, 01:53:58 am
is death cube k just ambient noises or is there actual guitar playing and stuff? Ive listened to samples on amazon and itunes and i just hear alot of guitar noises and other noises
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: nuff_said on December 17, 2007, 02:58:07 am
Guinness world book would get frustrated.  Buckethead IS a world record.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Nubbins on December 17, 2007, 04:27:28 am
Quoteis death cube k just ambient noises or is there actual guitar playing and stuff? Ive listened to samples on amazon and itunes and i just hear alot of guitar noises and other noises

It\'s mostly ambient type stuff with hints of guitar here and there. If you dig stuff like horror movie soundtracks you\'d enjoy it a lot.


Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: rezonator on December 17, 2007, 05:03:55 am
when ye be shippin em out Travis? it might hafta be a dark new year if the 5 noobs get here in time,haha!
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Travis on December 17, 2007, 06:31:31 pm
It\'s shipping now.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: nuff_said on December 17, 2007, 07:26:00 pm
Travis,
I\'m in the midst of giving mode at the moment... but this is an "unlimited" edition, yes?  no need rush?  thanks.



Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Senzabot on December 18, 2007, 05:39:31 am
Damn, there\'s no way to get this past UK customs without a charge that i just can\'t afford at the moment. Looking forward to when i can buy it though.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on December 18, 2007, 07:33:16 am
ordered my god have I spent a fortune on Buckethead and Buckethead related Music this month alone, sheesh, oh well, in 08 I fork up some more for the in search of the boxset.

Chris DiCicco
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on December 21, 2007, 11:34:26 pm
QuoteIt\'s shipping now.

go mine and will wait for Christmas to open and listen to them.

Thanks Travis for the SPEEDY delivery have a great holiday(s) and a wonderful new year.

Chris DiCicco  
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on December 25, 2007, 08:51:12 pm
1st or the 5th disc, I mighta gott\'m backwards.

sounds like Mothra, Darth Vader and Robert Fripp all trapped in a elevator shaft together.

I dig it, ***** stars out of ***** five stars.

plus exclusive Death Cube K/ Travis Dickerson Rubber Band...

:D
...don\'t tell Bootsy

Chris DiCicco
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Slunker on December 25, 2007, 09:58:51 pm
Just ordered my copy/copies of the Monolith set last night, so I\'m hoping I get them as soon as possible with no altercations from customs.  :)
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: zintar on December 26, 2007, 07:19:51 pm
Just got mine this morning. Perfect. Thank you Travis and Buckethead. Peace.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on December 26, 2007, 11:23:46 pm
Quote1st or the 5th disc, I mighta gott\'m backwards.

sounds like Mothra, Darth Vader and Robert Fripp all trapped in a elevator shaft together.

I dig it, ***** stars out of ***** five stars.

plus exclusive Death Cube K/ Travis Dickerson Rubber Band...

:D
...don\'t tell Bootsy

Chris DiCicco


Disc 4 or 2
sounds like a pair a sweep phrased elephants some arpeggio(ed) water fairy\'s and some heavy duty crop duster fly by night.

sure is great! third level of the monolith later.

Chris DiCicco
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on December 28, 2007, 07:58:22 am
disc 3 or disc 4
its a build up of robotic flurries, fast steps, silents (which is the most loudest music of all ha ha ha) and a mutational outro, all on a really wet floor.

Possibly more  will be found on the second listen.

Chris DiCicco
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on December 28, 2007, 10:17:44 pm
Disc 4 or 2

silver coated wolf whistles stuck in a hyperbaric chamber suite conducted by Larva Mothra (this time) passages underground echoes thumbs stuck on organ, ends with dreamy guitar... hard to explain the end of this one.

Chris DiCicco
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on December 29, 2007, 10:36:33 pm
Disc 5 or 1

Space, entrance to the garden of the repeating robots, the garden of repeating robots, unconscious in the garden of repeating robots, Monolith Entrance, travel into unto the outro.

Chris DiCicco

DIG DCK!
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Slunker on December 30, 2007, 02:23:02 am
Very nice little reviews there Chris! Really makes me want to listen to the new DCK even more!!  :o  ;D
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: ZQ on January 01, 2008, 08:59:19 pm
L-O-V-I-N-G Monolith!!!!  ;D Every BITZ!!!
It\'s NEAT-O cool too...
black as night and shineeee inside :D
No indication or hint of order  ;)
weeeeeeeeeeee! Death Cube K!!!

BIG HUGE HUGZ!  ;D
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: stroke_my_chicken on January 02, 2008, 10:52:28 pm
Im still contemplating whether to fork out $90 for this.......
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: zintar on January 03, 2008, 01:16:07 am
QuoteIm still contemplating whether to fork out $90 for this.......


It costs $50.   Get it !!!!!
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: BHBoss on January 03, 2008, 01:39:15 am
Quote


It costs $50.   Get it !!!!!

I think he might have to ship it out of the country, making shipping more.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Slunker on January 03, 2008, 02:01:11 am
Quote

I think he might have to ship it out of the country, making shipping more.

Yeah, stroke_my_chicken is a UK bot if I\'m not mistaken, which means it\'ll cost a bit extra in shipping and a LOT extra if it gets stuck in customs unfortunately.

I got my set today, all over here in Sweden, and I was fortunate enough to get it through customs without it being seized, delayed and fee\'d. But you never know whether or not it actually gets stuck in customs or not, that\'s the thing. I was lucky, I took a chance and it paid off, but I can definitely understand his dilemma here.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: zintar on January 03, 2008, 04:12:56 am
My bad. Sorry. That\'s a drag, but at least it can be gotten.
For what it\'s worth, I really like it.   ;D  If you can swing it I\'d say, GO !
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: severedhand on January 03, 2008, 06:31:48 pm
how are you guys differentiating the disks.. none of mine are numbered..anyone think of creating names like those fellows from buckethead.tk?
would you believe I received mine a few days ago and have yet to listen to them hehe..just haven\'t had the time..anticipation is killing me though..

peace
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Slunker on January 04, 2008, 12:46:35 am
Quotehow are you guys differentiating the disks.. none of mine are numbered..anyone think of creating names like those fellows from buckethead.tk?
would you believe I received mine a few days ago and have yet to listen to them hehe..just haven\'t had the time..anticipation is killing me though..

peace

Well, I think all of the bots who have received their got them sorted in a special order from top to bottom, so the overall feeling seems to be that they are meant to be that way. I know for a fact that my cd\'s were ordered in that way, and I try my very best to keep them in that order.

If you\'re uncertain about what order they were when you got them, since I assume yours were ordered in the same fashion, just check the lengths of the tracks on the discs. If you want to follow the order everyone got them in, here\'s how you should play them:

Disc 1 - 42:18
Disc 2 - 40:45
Disc 3 - 40:04
Disc 4 - 42:04
Disc 5 - 43:56

I\'m guessing you could mix them however you want to, I guess that\'s part of the beauty of having the discs unnamed and unnumbered, but me.. I just couldn\'t go against how I feel the order they were meant to be listened to. Call it fate, or just call me superstitious, I just figured that\'s how Buckethead intended for us to listen to them since they seem to be pre-arranged that way in everyone\'s set.  8)

Oh, and I know some fellas over at TK actually went ahead and numbered the discs, put some minor marks on the actual discs and sleeves to be able to differentiate them, but that\'s not my style. I don\'t want to alter them in any way, but if you don\'t mind doing it.. well, that could be a tip I suppose.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: severedhand on January 05, 2008, 03:00:44 am
Well I just listened to  Disc 5 - 43:56 on my 40 mile drive to wilmington.. and it sounds really cool. I\'m definitely impressed.. some of the best death cube k yet. It has this phaser type sound for period then it goes into random ambient sounds with some type of echo.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: severedhand on January 05, 2008, 05:30:33 pm
I recently found a tracklisting for DCK - Limited Edition on a fansite..is this the official tracklisting? or is this just made up.. thanx

1) The Cake Dub
2) Hacked Tube
3) The Back Due
4) Duke Betcha
5) Eek Cud Bath
6) Baked Chute
7) Tuba Deck, Eh?
8) Take Ed Chub
9) Bake the Cud

Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: zintar on January 05, 2008, 06:44:00 pm
QuoteI recently found a tracklisting for DCK - Limited Edition on a fansite..is this the official tracklisting? or is this just made up.. thanx

1) The Cake Dub
2) Hacked Tube
3) The Back Due
4) Duke Betcha
5) Eek Cud Bath
6) Baked Chute
7) Tuba Deck, Eh?
8) Take Ed Chub
9) Bake the Cud


 Totally made up by some bots. Not real titles. They\'ve also named all the tracks for the ISOT set. I\'ve never read them, but they exist. I don\'t need titles   ;)
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: BHBoss on January 05, 2008, 07:47:00 pm
QuoteI recently found a tracklisting for DCK - Limited Edition on a fansite..is this the official tracklisting? or is this just made up.. thanx

1) The Cake Dub
2) Hacked Tube
3) The Back Due
4) Duke Betcha
5) Eek Cud Bath
6) Baked Chute
7) Tuba Deck, Eh?
8) Take Ed Chub
9) Bake the Cud



Those are made up, and in case you didn\'t notice their all anagrams for Buckethead.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on January 06, 2008, 07:43:36 am
I listed them back to forwards and back just to confuse my self, not anyone else.

when I opened the package, I resisted the urge to scramble them up.

completely forgot about listing the clock ins, oh well, it a good weeks worth of music.

Mon 5 or 1 or 5, Tues 4 or 2 or 4, Wed 3 or 3 or..., Thurs 4 or 2 or 4, Fri 5 or 1 or 5.

FUN TIMES! YUK YUK YUK I TRY TO THINK BUT NOTHING HAPPENS... ;D

Chris DiCicco
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: stroke_my_chicken on January 06, 2008, 03:00:05 pm
Is it just me or has the international shiping cost been raised from $10 to $12?
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: portal_hoopty on January 19, 2008, 12:01:47 am
QuoteI recently found a tracklisting for DCK - Limited Edition on a fansite..is this the official tracklisting? or is this just made up.. thanx

1) The Cake Dub
2) Hacked Tube
3) The Back Due
4) Duke Betcha
5) Eek Cud Bath
6) Baked Chute
7) Tuba Deck, Eh?
8) Take Ed Chub
9) Bake the Cud



That is the official tracklisting, not a fan made one.  When I put the disc in those were the titles of all the files.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Boots on January 19, 2008, 10:43:55 am
Picked this one up tonight
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: minh on January 19, 2008, 09:04:25 pm
To be honest, I\'m not much into Death Cub K\'s previous efforts. I like the ambience and effects and all..but just not my thing. I\'d like to buy this for my Buckethead collection, but from hearing that its pretty much in the style of  DeathCube K\'s other albums..I don\'t see myself listening to it. Sorry!!!
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: HARO on February 11, 2008, 10:42:24 am
Hi, Bucketbots and Travis!  I have a question to ask about Monolith.

I got my Monolith 5 set today and I was saving it into itune. (yay! Thanks to Big B and Travis!)

Anyway, I thought Monolith CD were all untitled as far as I know, but when I put discs into my computer, some strange song titles and artists' name and album names came up automatically.  Instead of artist being Death Cube K or Buckethead, some artists' names like "Napo" or Japanese writing "Mushi" meaning "insect" came up.  Song title was like "Mushi no chorus" meaning "chorus of insects".  Who the hell is Napo??  Why some came up with Japanese writing?  Insect?   Or I had one disc with album title as "Cronic Disorganization 19B"

Is this normal?? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining or anything, I'm just curious about what everyone else got, whether this is normal or not.

Any reply will be great. Thank you! ;)
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: slunkatron on February 11, 2008, 03:58:22 pm
The titles that come up are just from an online datatbase.  It tries to figure out the album, but sometimes is wrong.  I had Volume 13 of ISOT come up as a Mickey Hart album when I put it in iTunes.  So far as I know, Monolith has no official titles.  The ones that popped uo that are anagrams of Buckethead were made up by a fan.  The "Napo" ones are probably just the database getting the wrong album.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: HARO on February 11, 2008, 09:10:49 pm
>slunkatron

Ooo!!

Thank you slunkatron, mystery\'s solved.  For a moment, I thought it was Buckethead\'s abstract interpretation of insect\'s chorus... ;D
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: hexaChord on February 12, 2008, 07:27:18 pm
Anyone of you ever tried to mix the 5 CDs down to one track?

See http://www.tdrsmusic.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=TDRS;action=display;num=1202593565

There\'s a good thread over at TK:
http://bucketheadland.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1200658316
(must be logged in I guess)
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: bucketbot on February 21, 2008, 10:54:28 am
QuoteDamn, there\'s no way to get this past UK customs without a charge that i just can\'t afford at the moment. Looking forward to when i can buy it though.
Have bought loads of stuff from Travis including this album and never been charged by UK customs,
 ;D
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: hexaChord on February 24, 2008, 12:35:54 pm
German customs seem to be a bit more after my money...
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: ichimatsu on May 01, 2008, 07:08:09 pm
Just got mine today, and I mix the 5 cd with a software (don\'t know if I can mention it here), well the mix fits perfectly to get (in my opinion) THE "Monolith" album in its original form.
That\'s the one I listened first (the mix) and after I listen to each cd.
It\'s kind of funny, weird and of course entertainment !!!
I\'m just waiting for an official audio DVD mix in 5.1 surround sound, it would be great.

I just suggest you to do the same mix I did. You would be surprised   :D :D
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Boots on May 02, 2008, 08:56:34 am
^One of the gnarliest things Buckethead has ever done, imo.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Mozy_Bot on May 03, 2008, 08:45:08 pm
How do you mix the Monolith CDs - I\'m curious to check that out.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Chris DiCicco on May 04, 2008, 07:57:03 am
Mozy,

can only speak for My self and not others, But if You have a Music software (like me Adobe Audition ...)

you would be able to line up the five separate CDR\'s (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,)

and place them on the new projects tracks 1 2 3 4 5.

I would do this but I fear it might make a big ouch with My computer.

I did this once with Tunnel Weaver but was not good so I aborted it.

You can get some recording track software from $ to $$

Ya Dig?

Chris DiCicco
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: hexaChord on May 04, 2008, 09:36:09 pm
The best thing would be to set up five stereos and run the CDs all at once like the Flaming Lips\' album is meant to be played. Another possibilty would be to connect five CD players to a mixer and run them through a pair of speakers - not that impressive. The most boring version is to mix the tracks down in a recording software as mentioned above - but it\'s the thing everybody can achieve...
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Mozy_Bot on May 05, 2008, 12:13:25 am
Using my PC, I could play all 5 Cds at once just by using 5 different music players like Musicmatch, Winamp, Windows media player, Itunes, and foobar.  I guess that would do the trick?
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: skidz on May 05, 2008, 03:46:28 am
use this mozy
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: ella_mental on May 09, 2008, 02:39:25 pm
I\'m excited to play Monolith as this year\'s trick or treat night background music.  We get about 500 kids and try to freak them out a bit.  I realize it\'s May, but I\'ve already made the decision.  Death Cube K will follow Pink Floyd - Ummagumma and Frankie Bones - Escape From Brooklyn as our trick or treat night theme music.  Whoo Hoo!!!
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Needlenose on May 10, 2008, 09:45:29 pm
QuoteI\'m excited to play Monolith as this year\'s trick or treat night background music.  We get about 500 kids and try to freak them out a bit.  I realize it\'s May, but I\'ve already made the decision.  Death Cube K will follow Pink Floyd - Ummagumma and Frankie Bones - Escape From Brooklyn as our trick or treat night theme music.  Whoo Hoo!!!
heh. i played ummagumma disc two last year.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: hexaChord on May 11, 2008, 06:14:45 pm
Yesterday there was a crime movie on German TV using the live version of "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" while showing a drug scene. Scary! Roger should have done horror movies in his youth...
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Mozy_Bot on May 12, 2008, 12:33:17 am
Quoteuse this mozy
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Thanks - I\'ll check it out.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: waisinet on May 13, 2008, 08:35:56 pm
QuoteThe best thing would be to set up five stereos and run the CDs all at once like the Flaming Lips\' album is meant to be played. Another possibilty would be to connect five CD players to a mixer and run them through a pair of speakers - not that impressive. The most boring version is to mix the tracks down in a recording software as mentioned above - but it\'s the thing everybody can achieve...


But with a 5.1-system connected to your pc you could play every cd on a seperate speaker.
Title: Re: Monolith, new 5 CD set from Death Cube K
Post by: Phydeaux_3 on January 17, 2009, 12:37:35 pm
That was easier than I thought it would be. I downloaded this (http://www.download32.com/mp3-multiplexer-i41206.html) program and output all 5 files to one "mixed" track.
 
On first listen I\'d have to say that it does seem to be the way they were meant to be heard, sounds like they fit together perfectly like puzzle pieces. I doubt that this could just be a weird coincidence.
 
I would urge all of you hardcore bots out there to try this for yourself and report back here your findings.  
 
If pressed to answer if I thought that this was how "it was supposed to be" I\'d probably have to answer yes at this point. I rather like this Frankenstein\'d version. Maybe this is a prime example of the whole being greater than the sum of it\'s parts?
 
The Monolith Multiplex.
Sweeeeeet!!!
 
smooches,
 » Phy³ . . .
--------------~<\'(((.<