Het was enorm genieten van de serie ‘We Outside’-zondagmiddag-buitenoptredens van Marc ‘loop daddy’ Rebillet in de lente/zomer van 2023. Met ‘We Outside’ verzorgde hij gratis en geheel spontaan performances op diverse straathoeken en parklocaties in NYC en andere steden in de VS. Deze buitenoptredens bracht Rebillet als een soort vervolg op zijn eerdere, vermaarde thuisoptredens tijdens de corona-lockdowns.
Ik deel hier een van Rebillet’s buitenoptredens in New York. Alle stukken en grooves worden ter plekke van de grond af door hem verzonnen en opgebouwd, en ook de zang is, zoals we van Rebillet gewend zijn, volledig geïmproviseerd. Niet gek dat zulks aanslaat bij een hier snel opeengehoopte street crowd in Harlem/NYC.
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For those funky lines and great soulgrooves… MonoNeon! (my favourite bass player on YT)
Gosh, I really love this guy’s playing. I embedded only two examples here, but he has tons of stuff on his YouTubechannel. It’s Dywane Thomas Jr., as an artist going by the name of ‘MonoNeon’. He’s a young bass player from the United States. I found his videos a year ago on YouTube.
Yes, once I stumbled upon his channel I couldn’t of course miss his funny colourful presentation and his peculiar way of playing (and dressing up) his instrument – while being right handed, Dywane plays a right-handed bass guitar upside down with the left hand! – but right from the start I was infatuated by his bass playing alone. Awesome funky lines and soulgrooves all over the place.
It’s also obvious from MonoNeon’s videos that he’s an adventurous musician, looking for ways to try out new things and further develop his playing. Outside of his blues- soul- and funky homebase his playing of other genres is also pretty amazing. He knows his Zappa and his Coltrane and he even does a few videos where microtonal playing is involved, ranging from Indian raga-related to modern Western stuff.
I made a YouTube-playlist with a great selection of his videos, you can play my playlist from here. Otherwise, you can of course also visit his channel. This dude’s playing is a real delight, so check out what he’s got in store for you. Enjoy!