lightsweetcrude Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 This just in from FH's management co:"In 2011 Fareed Haque will be pursuing new musical adventures and after ten amazing years will no longer be touring with Garaj Mahal. Everyone is still friends, rest assured, just pursuing different goals musically in the near future. Garaj Mahal will continue on, and Fareed will be concentrating on his projects as MathGames, the Flat Earth Ensemble, the new trio [...] and other amazing projects!"Everyone who made the 10/30 show should count themselves lucky! There are 4 more this year...lightsweetcrude had the good luck of getting Fareed into the studio on 10/31 to collab on a few tracks, set to drop in 2011... Check a photo from the session And now, the weather....Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 What did Hamilton do to Garaj Mahal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsweetcrude Posted November 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Heh heh....They all seemed quite happy before they left downtown TO the next day.It's tough to get 3 different projects flying, while touring heavily with a fourth, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 About eight years ago or so I actually saw a whole bunch of impromptu GM shows without Fareed playing, when the rest of the band was stuck in Vancouver for a couple weeks, without planning to be.Don't get me wrong - I love Fareed - but I can tell you that he is far from the whole band. Those little shows with the rest of the band alone were amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsweetcrude Posted November 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Hey - Very cool! Wonder if those shows you caught were taped? Gotta check Archive later...Agreed: FH isn't the whole band, but it will be different when he's gone. He's not just a player, but a significant contributor to the writing (and therfore some of the musical direction, esp. the Indo-fusion aspect), and the "elder statesman" (I'm sure he'd love to read that!)... And the sound via his chops, and two very unique instruments - his Guitsar, and Moog Guitar.It will be interesting to see what happens, and how it changes...Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 I don't actually even know what the band was called those nights (if they even had a name). Email Derek ("Deke") at Upstream Entertainment. I'll bet he'll know right off the top of his head what the band was calling itself, if the shows were taped, who did the recording, and how you can get your hands on recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 I got into Garaj Mahal because of Fareed. I can't wait to hear what he has planned. THe Fareed Haque Group disc we have here is quite outstanding. quite indeed.Tell me more about the sessions with Fareed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsweetcrude Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hey - What FHG album have you been digging? Flat Planet, is one of the best _albums_ I have heard in a while. There are themes and 'sonics' woven throughout that bind the whole thing together really interestingly. And the playing is awesome! Who said the album is dead? ;+) From what I can tell/have heard, coming up next for him is a more traditional jazz album: a trio recording, which he's cutting this weekend, I believe...(?) in NYC with heavy hitters Billy Hart, and George Mraz. This is an important one for him, as he's challenging himself to do a unique trio record, focussing on acoustic gtr and ballads, and coming at the material (likely all standards) from an original standpoint. Plus there's a new Flat Earth Ensemble album set to drop, and his new Math Games project, for which his main axe is the Moog Guitar. Have you ever seen this ?Re: the sessions... What are you curious about? Not sure where to begin.... Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 that would be Cosmic Hug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 lightsweetcrude had the good luck of getting Fareed into the studio on 10/31 to collab on a few tracks, set to drop in 2011... Check a photo from the sessionIt's pretty neat Fareed recorded with you guys. I knew he was going into the studio the next day but I had no idea it was with you. When I was confirming Garaj Mahal to play Hamilton I was also considering a Toronto show and you guys were the support act I was thinking about. Neat coincidence. Maybe next time with Flat Earth Ensemble. I look forward to hearing the new cd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 here's some awesome Flat Earth Ensemble Flat Earth Ensemble, the Suite part 3 of 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 here's some awesome Flat Earth Ensemble Flat Earth Ensemble, the Suite part 3 of 4 DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsweetcrude Posted November 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Thanks! Been meaning to check Cosmic Hug for a while... Now I'm gonna move on it... ;+) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsweetcrude Posted November 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Hey - Very cool! I had no idea lightsweetcrude was on your 'radar'. That's great! Would open for the Flat Earth Ensemble in a hearbeat! ;-) Peace, js. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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