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The VibeCast is about indie music and home studio recording. With host Kevin Pike of kpikemusic.com


    • Mar 9, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 60 EPISODES


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    Episode 59 - Big Ol Chunka Funk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2012 9:47


    Dirty, laid-back funk featuring alto sax.

    Episode 58 - Axis and Allies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2011 5:14


    Episode 57 - Back At It

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2011 7:54


    3 tracks and you've got a jam: plastic drumhead, toy mandolin and alto sax

    Episode 56 - Neo-Con Fusion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2011 10:43


    free improvisation in 3/4 time, Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kotchian on drums

    Episode 55 - Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2011 6:56


    Episode 54 - hiaei

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2011 9:01


    Brazilian love song with a Bossa Nova vibe

    Episode 53 - The Fool on the Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2010 9:33


    jazz waltz arrangement of a song by the Beatles

    Episode 52 - Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2010 13:11


    Pop tune about money from my first album, I

    Episode 51 - Cluster Voices

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2010 10:01


    Free jazz improvisation with Kevin Pike on alto sax and John Kotchian on drums.

    Episode 50 - so se kwa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2010 14:53


    Latin percussion w/mandolin, acoustic guitar, sax, flute and vocals. Title track from Kevin Pike's Milton Nascimento Tribute album.

    Episode 49 - ria, ria (markome vu)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2010 16:37


    I transformed an instrumental piano composition I wrote in 1999 into a world pop song with a shuffle feel. This arrangement was inspired by Milton Nascimento's Maria, Maria and Lo Borges' Paisagem da Janela. Features a bari sax solo and slide acoustic guitar.

    Episode 48 - Make it a Good One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2010 6:25


    This is an improvisation with Kevin Pike on alto sax and Luigi Waites on drums. Kevin began playing with Luigi in 2004 when he moved to Omaha. Luigi passed away in April of 2010. His impact on the city of Omaha was huge from a musical, cultural and educational standpoint.

    Episode 47 - BBQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2010 13:18


    If an outdoor barbecue could have a soundtrack, this would be it. Podcast contains 2 versions of this feel-good funky track with organ, acoustic guitar and wah-wah bass. Second version adds alto sax.

    Episode 46 - The Christmas Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2009 6:47


    An arrangement of the classic Christmas song by Mel Torme. Features flute, baritone sax, keyboard and percussion.

    Episode 45 - Millennium

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2009 17:16


    3 part jazz suite featuring kalimba, alto sax, funk bass, typewriter and bongos.

    Episode 44 - Bolivia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2009 4:24


    Alto sax and baritone sax duet featuring Doug Angelaccio on alto and Kevin Pike on bari.

    Episode 43 - Winds of Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2009 6:19


    Experimental mixed-meter rock with a kick-ass riff on the chorus and saxophone-with-distortion solo in the middle.

    Episode 42 - Too Late for Goodbyes - Chains of Love Medley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2009 6:29


    I combine 2 '80s pop tunes into one glorious medley. Features wooden blocks with sand paper on them, triangle and alto sax.

    Episode 41 - Rocket Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2009 7:13


    This is Elton John's classic Rocket Man arranged for alto sax and acoustic bass guitar. I mess around with the time signature on this, throwing in some mixed meter and double-time swing.

    Episode 40 - All The Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2009 6:59


    Quirky little pop tune that features a keyboard with a broken C# key (get your finger anywhere near it and it blurts out a C#), vocal through distortion, a bizarre feedback-esque alto sax solo and a great pop vibe.

    Episode 39 - Detour

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2009 4:03


    John Kotchian plays drums and upright bass on this track, and I jam on the baritone sax and add in some handclaps.

    Episode 38 - Saxomophunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2009 8:19


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

    Episode 35 - Hippopotamus Rex

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2009 5:04


    microjazz tune featuring guiro, alto sax and organ

    Episode 34 - ase nascimento

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2009 11:47


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

    Episode 33 - Blah Blah Blah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2008 15:27


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

    Episode 16 - Vale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2008 9:35


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

    Episode 13 - Hymn for the new America

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2008 8:39


    a song about racism in America, featuring organ, guitar, mandolin and harmonica

    Episode 12 - BQCT Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2008 8:07


    My mixed-meter funky jazz tune featuring saxophone and a slap bass solo by Chuck Hosch

    Episode 11 - Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2008 10:19


    My collaboration with John Kotchian is a series of free jazz improvisations edited together.

    Episode 10 - Gimme Some Stuffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2008 5:34


    Gettin' funky with bari sax, guitar and alto sax through a wah-wah pedal

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