Travis Dickerson Recording Studio Forum

Would that be Elm St.?  

Yeah, I agree. $200 isn\'t chump change for anyone, and there\'s not even a playlist, track lengths or anything, not to mention what style or styles he\'s playing in. 13 cds worth of Blueprints or Kaleidoscalp-type fragmented dissonant material would be a stretch for even the most open-minded bots, but then so would 13 cds of Electric Tears, as much as I love it.

With the Thanatopsis cds you give us an idea of what to expect (especially with Chicken Noodles and Gorgone).

Is there ANY WAY to get an idea of what on these cds, or even better, what\'s on EACH cd with a tracklist? It must cover a range of styles and I\'d like to focus on buying stuff I REALLY like than stuff that\'s so-so (obviously).

Was all this done during his time off since October, or is this music from his vaults? Are you on any of these, Travis? And lastly, will any or all of these be available for download (which would be more affordable!!).

Just read the description, man. And I quote.

"All new all original Buckethead
13 wedge set.

13 CD\'s of original music straight from the coop."

Doesn\'t sound like rehashed bootlegs (which most of us hardcore BH fans have all of already) or old demos to me. He was on tour and STILL managed to release Inbred Mtn., EMAC and CSS one right after the other. The guy is ..uh, well... a machine.

That\'s cool if you wanna wait. I waited for 3 whole days from when I heard!! The reviews will be coming in mid-week. Better to wait and buy the whole thing with confidence and save yourself about $100 including shipping than one at a time and then be stuck doing it that way.

There\'s a review on the Buckethead TK site. Here\'s a link:

http://bucketheadland.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=wedges&action=display&thread=1158484618

Sounds like another winner! Please add me to the "Must Have It NOW!" list whenever it becomes available for download. I\'m in Orlando and the furthest South ol\' BH gets on his current tour is Atlanta, I believe.

All our hopes for a copy of this rests squarely on Travis\' shoulders.

I actually like Funnel Weaver best of the bunch, with the Death Cube K cds then Island of Lost Minds after those. Like most people that listen to BH, I listen pretty intently, but with Funnel Weaver you can do other things and just let it play. The ideas are awesome, as are the variety of effects and chord shapes. Some of the techno beats get repetitive, but in a way it helps tie it all in together, and because there are so many tunes (49?) you\'ll listen to it for months and every now and then something will still catch your ear and you\'ll go, "Wow! What track was that?"

Island of Lost Minds is very similar to Clocks from Hell, perhaps being even a bit MORE challenging to listen to. I give it the occasional listen to break things up (since I "discovered" BH, I\'d say he\'s about 90% of all I listen to anymore, and this comes from a BIG lover of straight-ahead jazz and classical music), but it\'s not on the regular rotation.

I also wanted to chime in on Elephant Man with a whole-hearted "YES"; I also think it\'s the best thing he\'s done so far as far as solo albums go, right up there with the first two Thanatopsis cds and Giant Robot NNT. Just the right amount of abstraction to keep it interesting, yet enough hooks and intense soloing to make it extremely listenable. I love Robot Assembly - you can really "see" all the machinery at work ... but perhaps this is for another topic.