Swamp Funk from Side Hustle by Greg Rahn

For “Swamp Funk,” Rahn recruited slide guitarist Danny Castro to wail over the top with distortion-laced abandon. “I had a demo of the tune where I mocked it all up with samplers and things, and I called on Danny to come and play it live. We went to Studio D in Sausalito and I really dug what he did, because he brought a real nice rawness to it, which I think helped the track.”
While the challenging head on “Swamp Funk,” played in intricate unisons with Tower of Power bassist Marc van Wageningen, may speak of Rahn’s love of fusion, the prevailing groove is deep and strictly in the pocket. “I loved playing with this texture,” he said. “I fused together a Jamaican beat with funk rhythms and some jazz fusion melodies, then submerged it underwater. You can feel the humidity just dripping. Smell the stank!”

Greg Rahn is a composer/music producer who plays piano, organ and synthesizer. Greg has toured the world backing legendary stars such as guitar legends Ronnie Montrose and Chris Cain. As a composer, he has produced music for TV and video games for Hollywood franchises including Marvel, Star Wars, Lord of The Rings and many others.

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