chris wabich "Optirhythm", by chris wabich

chris wabich "Optirhythm"

by chris wabich

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1.	Optirhythm 06:35	info	buy track
2.	Lullaby 05:21	info	buy track
3.	Axess 04:24	info	buy track
4.	Laaoojack 04:47	info	buy track
5.	Mazurka 06:40	info	buy track
6.	Hedgetopia 08:38	info	buy track
7.	WakaWaka 06:34	info	buy track

about

The sonic journey of “Optirhythm” is radiating spirit through constant melody.

If you know the previous solo projects and collaborations I’ve produced, you understand everything I do is “music first”. The continual unfolding of life versus who I am has brought a colorful, off retail pallete. No matter the surroundings, I gravitate towards soulful artists with their own irreplaceable fingerprint. The heroes found here best deliver the intention of this song cycle.

The conception of “Optirhythm” is twofold. 1) All the material was written within 10 days during Summer 2020, therefore decisions and early performances were kept in order to uphold their inspiration. 2) The only exception, “WakaWaka”, was a nearly finished idea from several years ago. It unknowingly forecasted this set of music, particularly “Hedgetopia”. It’s inclusion is a perfect playlist partnership.

CW 9-1-2020

credits

released September 4, 2020

Optirhythm
Chris Wabich - Drums, Riq, Carcabas, Keyboards, Steel Pan, Vocals
Lyman Medeiros - Upright Bass
Bahadir Sener - Kanun
Katisse Buckingham - Flute, Alto Flutes
Sarah Lessire - Vocals

Lullaby
Chris Wabich - Drums, Percussion, Rhodes, Vocals
Jerry Watts - Bass
Will Brahm - Guitar
Alex Acuna - Congas

Axess
Chris Wabich - Drums, Additional Keys
Jerry Watts - Bass
Michael Bluestein - Rhodes
Will Brahm - Guitar

Laaoojack
Chris Wabich - Drums, Percussion, Rhodes
Rufus Philpot - Bass
Will Brahm - Guitar
Brad Dutz - Djun Djun, Percussion Fills

Mazurka
Chris Wabich - Drums
Jimmy Johnson - Bass
Tom Zink - Piano
Dimitris Jimmy Mahlis - Guitar
Chase Baird - EWI

Hedgetopia
Chris Wabich - Drums, Rhodes, Synth, Steel Pan, 7 Bass Frame Drumset, Victrola
Kirkwood Coakley - Bass
Dimitris Jimmy Mahlis - Oud, Oud Cumbus
Bahadir Sener - Kanun
Brad Dutz - Glass Marimba, Noises

WakaWaka
Chris Wabich - Drums, Synth, Carcabas, Steel Pan, Vocals, Victrola
Kirkwood Coakley - Bass
Katisse Buckingham - Sax

Chris Wabich Plays Cadeson Drums, Turkish Cymbals - Wabich “Travel” Series, Innovative Percussion Sticks and Mallets, Remo Drum Heads, Tycoon Percussion.

Special Thanks: Coco, Lily, and Shu at Cadeson, Semaya at Turkish, Bruce Jacoby at Remo, George Barrett at Innovative, Ivy and Steve at Tycoon, Ed Sanders, Leslie Chew, Ofer Ziv, Omar, Murat, and Suzan Tekbilek, Amy Honbo, Rich Mangicaro, Valeska Thomas, Pat Teague, Robin Russell Wabich. “Mazurka” is for my dad John Wabich