Look What I Made - DIY indie music podcast with Kevin Pike

Episode 38 - Saxomophunk 24.03.2009 5:17 ↓

I lay down a funky bari sax line then layer 3 alto saxes on top, plus a drum beat and some real hand claps.

Episode 37 - I Got Legs for This 17.03.2009 5:57 ↓

DIY hip-hop in which I sample my own boombox recording from '89 and layer it with a quasi-rap melody.

Episode 36 - Falling Into You 07.03.2009 8:19 ↓

pop/rock song featuring brass slide on electric guitar, vocal harmonizer and mandolin string noise

Episode 35 - Hippopotamus Rex 24.02.2009 5:04 ↓

microjazz tune featuring guiro, alto sax and organ

Episode 34 - ase nascimento 07.02.2009 11:47 ↓

World Music featuring shekere, washboard, mandolin, whistling, bongos, shakers and other percussion.

Episode 33 - Blah Blah Blah 15.01.2009 8:00 ↓

Baritone sax, African hand drum and guiro mixed in with lots of keyboard through distorion and blah blah blah.

Episode 32 - Mondo Mando 02.01.2009 6:29 ↓

Mandolin Madness! I overdub mandolin many, many times and add in some alto sax and funky bass.

Episode 31 - O Christmas Tree - Angels We Have Heard On High 05.12.2008 4:54 ↓

More than just a Christmas medley, I combine these 2 classic Christmas carols with a bossa nova groove and saxophones.

Episode 30 - You Got It 16.11.2008 8:57 ↓

Latin-tinged techno featuring vocal changer effects and my old Boss DR-660 drum machine.

Episode 29 - Fanfare for the Silver Horse 03.11.2008 9:25 ↓

My tribute to Horace Silver. I play saxophone, keyboard, tambourine, bongos and egg shaker on this tune. Features Adam Johnson on bass and Ken Johnson on trumpet.

Episode 28 - Ode to the Convenience Store 26.10.2008 7:21 ↓

A little DIY insanity for you: I sample old tape recordings, add effects and layer it with saxophone, fake bagpipes, guitar, kid violin and Darth Vader's lightsaber.

Episode 27 - Sugar 03.10.2008 9:08 ↓

jazz duet of Stanley Turrentine's classic hit, Sugar. Featuring Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kregor on guitar.

Episode 26 - What's Cookin 18.09.2008 12:04 ↓

Funky mandolin feature with harmonica through wah-wah-pedal, electric upright bass, organ and bari sax. In this episode I also discuss my varipitch trick for recording fast licks at a slower tempo.

Episode 25 - Balance 05.09.2008 6:39 ↓

I experiment with balancing different musical elements, such as high and low, mixing in the left and right channel, odd and even meters and short and long versions of a musical theme. Features alto sax, tenor sax, flute, recorder, wooden flute, shaker, keyboard and chest thumping.

Episode 24 - the theme from Sesame Street 20.08.2008 4:21 ↓

I take the classic theme fromSesame Street and juxtapose it over a minor jazz groove in 5/4 time.

Episode 23 - 3 Songs for the Price of 1 08.08.2008 9:26 ↓

A musical smorgasbord in which I combine 3 songs into 1. Features wooden flute, distorted guitar and vocals.

Episode 22 - Echoes of Another Time 15.07.2008 8:27 ↓

A somber jazz ballad featuring Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kotchian on drums and bass. A 1-second delay effect on the saxophone makes for some unique harmonies.

Episode 21 - Bolero: Ravel vs. Coltrane 01.07.2008 6:47 ↓

This is my jazz version of the famous classical piece by Maurice Ravel.

Episode 20 - Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata No. 140 by J.S. Bach) 12.06.2008 4:52 ↓

I arranged the theme from the 4th movement of Bach's Canata No. 140 as a duet for alto and baritone saxophone.

Episode 19 - Sea Monkey 06.06.2008 6:22 ↓

A song that asks the question "Why can't I see my sea monkey?" Featuring a funky sax solo and lots of chorus effect.

Episode 18 - Willow Weep for Me 31.05.2008 7:57 ↓

The famous jazz standard arranged by Kevin Pike for alto sax and baritone sax

Episode 17 - Rock n Roll Wasteland, parts 1 and 2 22.05.2008 15:27 ↓

The epic conclusion to my Rock n Roll Wasteland album, in the style of a seventies rock opera

Episode 16 - Vale 15.05.2008 7:59 ↓

jazz minimalism: 2 chords and an extended tenor sax solo, backed by brush clicks, bongos, shaker, piano and bari sax.

Episode 15 - Space Dog 08.05.2008 4:38 ↓

I open up the vault and find a rare electronica/video game music track I wrote 10 years ago

Episode 14 - King Wah 20.04.2008 9:35 ↓

Big, happy groove with lots of wah-wah, alto sax and bari sax