BenTunnicliffe Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 [url="http://www.myspace.com/void2006"]http://www.myspace.com/void2006[/url] Hi guys, Found this band VOID quite a while ago online after hearing about their bass player Dane Alderson playing on a completely unrelated project which led me to wanting to hear other stuff he's done. Void only have a single album to their name which I believe won an award of some kind and it's available on iTunes but not as a physical release as far as I'm aware. It's worth every penny if you're into groove-driven jazz/fusion stuff with a very modern feel, brilliant conversation between soloists, interesting song forms and an incredible sense of production throughout without being dry or compensating. The bass playing on it is like nothing i've heard in a very long time and Dane Alderson displays glimpses of astounding technical ability that when not soloing he just puts out of the way and lets solid, often root note 8ths just take over which is something I personally can't hear enough of - a jazz musician with a sense of control and restraint in a genre often overlooked by some for being full of widdly widdly solos or double thumping nightmares where bass is in the question. They're really worth a look and i'd recommend the track 'J-Lag' as a first listen on their myspace. Lineup of the band is: Dane Alderson - Bass Tom O'Halloran - Keys Troy Roberts - Sax Andy Fisenden - Kit (working with Jay Sean and the Sugarbabes as far as I've heard, an absolute monster groove player) Last I heard the band were sending protools sessions to each other to compose new material for a new album but I haven't heard anything about the progress made so far. This video is of a track not featured on the album but that I'm hoping to hear on the next release... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uW5aWVgxAw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uW5aWVgxAw[/url] I'd love to hear what people have to say about Alderson's playing but more importantly the band as a whole. Cheers, Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Man, I've found on about this guy only a few weeks ago - I've stumbled upon this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ZvrzCIekM I love this tune, but this interplay was just out of control... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 This has always been a fave clip of mine - Dane jamming in a local bar in Perth. Funky or what??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UXy_l7RZS4&sns=em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecoldbass Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Yeah! I first saw Dane warming up for the Vic Wooten clinic in Melbourne, Vic cam out and started asking Dane how to do stuff!! I've saw him a few more times since and apart from being incredibly humble, he is just a killer musician. There are coupla new vids going around with him and fellow Aussie Mark Peric (also frighteningly good) jamming with Damian Erskine at NAMM this year. Dane is also featured on Troy Roberts new album Nu Jive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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