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| "An Indoor Pool Party" by abzwork | 7 days ago |
 Maybe we can shoot a game some day... snaky groove, hooky backing rhythm shots, way expressive whammy inflections ~ dig it!  |
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| "Character" by abzwork | 7 days ago |
Again, love the interplay between voices. Very creative. Wild tone on the guitar... glad you've time to play! best wishes, mre |
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| "A Mobius Strip" by abzwork | 11 days ago |
| I like the "clean" guitar sounds, especially the brief acoustic; the power of the outside pentatonic! The echo groove effect on the drums is also intriguing. I hadn't thought of the musical analog for a mobius strip before but now that I think about it, it seems possible, from rhythmic notions like "turning the beat around" to harmonic/melodic: a succession of thirds repeating after 2 octaves, of fourths every 3 octaves etc. not sure that the picture is of a mobius strip though, wouldn't it have to have a twist? It's great to check back and hear what you've been up to and to hear more of your guitar voice in your music, it shows your musicality in a most immediate way... Many thanks for stretching, bending and twisting our ears, here at iComp! best wishes, mre |
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| "A Morning Sun" by abzwork | 21 days ago |
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| I still couldn't have her - ambient mix by chilladreams | 22 days ago |
| Dig the balance between the organic sax and the electronic keys... nice work, guys! best wishes ~ mre |
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| "BeautyRest" by abzwork | 22 days ago |
Great work as usual, love the drums, HH and guitar breaks... ~ mre |
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| You Will Service Us by shavingronaldscar | 22 days ago |
| Scary stuff! Who is the lovely android? best wishes, at your service, mre |
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| "A Morning Sun" by abzwork | 22 days ago |
Nice work Erin, especially dig the trading at the end, expressive molten guitar work... best wishes mre |
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| Silent Night (Noche de Paz) by mre | 1 month ago |
| Thanks for the listen, all the best, Zinc! mre | |
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by zincshed | 1 month ago |
| Great swing version of a Christmas classic... hope you had a very merry one yourself! All the best for 2012, may it be full of music making! best wishes mre | |
| Silent Night (Noche de Paz) by mre | 1 month ago |
| Thanks for the listen and comment, Anto! Merry Christmas! mre |
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| Silent Night (Noche de Paz) by mre | 1 month ago |
| Thanks, Diane, I appreciate your listen and comment. best wishes, mre |
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| Silent Night (Noche de Paz) by mre | 1 month ago |
| Thanks for listening and the comments, folks, glad to spread some joy! They are very special kids... best wishes, mre |
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| Wonkcheese by shavingronaldscar | 2 months ago |
A point of departure from previous work here, I believe. I imagine enough time would allow deciphering more of the text... who's Cory? Are there references to Pink Floyd's Furry Animals here? best wishes, mre |
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| Too Many Things Are Going Wrong by DJShadowkat | 2 months ago |
| ...funky town! cheers, mre |
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| "Chronicles Of Ben Sherira" by abzwork | 2 months ago |
A tapestry of sound for the bouyant... love the guitar and sax interplay and trading. The rhythmic shifting accents seem to open the space for me, best wishes, mre |
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| "Da RunAround" by abzwork | 2 months ago |
Happy belated quarter century birthday to your boys! Triplets, wow, you must have been busy! My son just turned 24 last month, I can't believe it was 24 years ago that he was a swaddling infant! Digging this one man, massive bottom end filling my house... on to the next one, I can't keep up to listening to your stuff let alone producing the number and quality of tunes... all the best, mre |
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| Poop is the New Pop by shavingronaldscar | 2 months ago |
| haha, did you know I worked as a plumber one summer? cheers, man, mre |
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| Who's Who (Demo.Semi-Mastered) by Argales | 2 months ago |
| Urgent rhythm propels the groove factor... I like the ending sounds too. best wishes, mre | |
| Harbinger Vs The Historian by mre | 2 months ago |
| Thanks for the listen, Maria, I must admit not one of my catchiest... all the best, mre | |
| "Casualties Of War" by abzwork | 2 months ago |
| Thank you for paying homage and showing appreciation for the sacrifices made by veterans. Love the guitar work! Peace, best wishes, mre | |
| "A Cup Of You" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
| Dig the down tempo back beat twelve, yes, the vocal samples are tantalizing as is the chordal pad. I feel the bass line needs to be simplified though: non chord tones, let alone "outside" notes, need to be approached and resolved with care, especially in a bass line, IMHO... I do enjoy listening to your music and hope you don't mind my opinions. best wishes, mre |
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| "A Day In The Park" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
| Love the singing analog guitar with the whammy drops the best, singing through the strings, you can hear it through the acoustic as well. A suggestion would be to slow the progressions down and let us orient our ears to the tonality by dwelling longer. By use of counterpoint the chords can become incredibly complex and voice motion becomes hard to track for any length of time. Sound is perceived as louder if it is preceded by silence. Density or speed of motion is more dramatic if it is built up to with sparse and slow sounds. These ideas are especially true with the bass voice whose most satisfying moments are pinning down the tonality in some sort of groove pocket. I am in awe of your output, I can't even keep up with the listening hehe, let alone producing a song every couple of days! best wishes, mre PS BTW did you check out immi's stuff? |
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| "A Real RockWell" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
Oh, yeah, major chill when the bass enters: nails the groove... dig the beat displacement thing too, lots of stuff going on and structural thematic returns. (Can I hear a little Larry Carlton in there, Beck, Alan?) Very good work! best wishes, mre |
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| Demo : Either or (unmastered) Open Collab by Argales | 3 months ago |
| Trancy and groovy... best wishes, mre |
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| "Buenos" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
| Another potpurri of tasty treats. Listening for the clave... best wishes, mre |
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| Harbinger Vs The Historian by mre | 3 months ago |
| Thanks, MH, for your listen. Joe Morello is an influence for sure, also apparently this classical guitar piece, there is a significant similarity in the main motif although not deliberate. best wishes, mre |
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| "Alam-i-Amr" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
Brilliant orchestration and development, cheers, mre |
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| "A Beach Body" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
Groovy, yet smooth... blown away by the quality of the horn sounds, love the piano comping and the horn shots in the middle section. A treat to wake up to best wishes, mre PS Interested in the account of your approach, thanks for taking the trouble to explain... are you familiar with UK vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer Imogen Heap? I just discovered her the other day, from my home county, Essex! |
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| Driller's Regret by pharmakeus | 3 months ago |
| Great emotional delivery aided by the harmonica wail... great job Chris, it feels authentic with the minimalist instrumentation. It's all about the narrative. Had me 'til the last note, mate! best wishes, mre |
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| "Casino Comp" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
The way forward is thru merging of disparate influences and disciplines, this piece is a case in point: hip hop rhythms, jazz harmonies, prog metal tones and devices... much enjoyed, my friend! best wishes, mre |
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| "5am Shuffle" 4collabz by abzwork | 3 months ago |
| Hey Erin, dig the bass, man... just got back from a trip, spent some moments with m'bros listening to tunes, Stanley among them, just to say it reminds me of his playing. I'd like to dub and play along, see what I can come up with... best, mre PS Smooth ending  |
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| Sticky Love Blues by pharmakeus | 3 months ago |
| Naughty but good, I laughed out loud! Thanks for posting, much enjoyed! best wishes, mre |
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| "A Night Out" by abzwork | 3 months ago |
Hey Erin, nice to hear you on the odd meter stuff, it conveys a certain urgency. Cool bass riff, way deep - definitely enjoyed the guitar playing, the human connection. cheers, mre |
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| Harbinger Vs The Historian by mre | 3 months ago |
| Many thanks, Anto, for your listen and comment! best wishes, mre |
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| Love, At Last by Naaji | 4 months ago |
Crackers about this one On the big speakers, that bottom! Dig the bass run! nice work and congratulations! mre |
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| Harbinger Vs The Historian by mre | 4 months ago |
| Many thanks for your thoughtful comments. @nlsn I'm glad you had a listen, hopefully it was a pleasant challenge. Meter does change everything in the arc since it lands in a new place. @tom Glad you stopped by for a listen. Your comments are treasured. @Darkmuse Thanks for stopping by for a listen. Glad you enjoyed. @Abz Thanks for the listen. My music is wrought in some cases over decades, pounded out until a shape emerges. I'm so happy to have a place for it to emerge. Your comments are always much valued and appreciated... best wishes, mre |
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| "A Touch Of That Flava" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| That your guitar? Headless 7 string! |
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| Nardis by Filmscorz | 4 months ago |
| Nice work! Great tone! Love the flügelhorn. best wishes, mre |
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| "A Touch Of That Flava" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
Just right! Redefining the power trio: "Bravely go where no-one has gone before..." more guitar in your pieces please, love the comping. best wishes, mre |
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| "Dance Of The Roses" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| Love the bass (of course) and sax. Cool structure with the chill bit in the middle. Not to be critical but the "bell" is a little hot for my taste: would get more propulsion from a classic African bell rhythm in the background or a cáscara eg. Also would like to hear more harmonic build by holding back on the 12 tone sound a bit as it would be all the more powerful when it comes in. For instance: start with more pure pentatonic, move gradually to more density. Hope you don't mind my opinions being vented, great job over all. I admire your productivity, your pieces never fail to be fascinating to the ear... I'd like to hear more on your methodology too as your ears are so far along, I guess it speaks to the multi instruments taking one along multi paths - melodic, rhythmic, harmonic etc. best wishes, mre |
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| Crime After Crime by CowardlyLion | 4 months ago |
| Some spooky and interesting sounds going on. Lots of careful craftsmanship apparent. I agree with the tempo comment, could be faster if it is for dancing... welcome to the club, best wishes, mre |
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| Brother John is Gone by pharmakeus | 4 months ago |
| Thank you brother Pharmakeus on Thanksgiving. Way funky notes on the bass. Thank you Steve Jobs for all the ways you made our lives more connected. all the best, mre |
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| Pretentious: Incense(MIDI Demo) by Strigidae | 4 months ago |
| Interesting chromatic melody, singing is classical in nature, behind the beat and with a gentle attack and swell. There seems to be a little reverb on the instruments and less on the vocals which makes them seem more forward in the mix. Thanks for sharing, all the best, mre | |
| The Subway Faces by Darkmuse | 4 months ago |
Gorgeous! Reminds me a bit of Kate Bush, much enjoyed, thanks, mre |
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| The First Time When I Saw You (Could This Be Love) by Darkmuse | 4 months ago |
Bluesy convincing vocals. Extensive soundscape... all the best, mre |
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| Pumped Up Kicks (acoustic Foster the People cover) by artist08 | 4 months ago |
Catchy! I like the "real" sounds. Lots of subtle variations that keep it interesting. Well done! cheers, mre PS BTW your bio is hilarious... |
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| One Will Leave by olympus | 4 months ago |
| A very visual piece with a gratifying build. all the best, mre |
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| Back to Work by olympus | 4 months ago |
| Smooth and groovy track! best wishes, mre |
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| "Dead Right" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
Righteously funky piece here, love the timbral variety among the voices. The octave displacements in the bass provide rhythmic variety while preserving the support necessary for the harmonic embellishments of the piano. Another hit! best wishes, mre |
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| Beautiful-for Macoconuts by RedthruNthru | 4 months ago |
| Very moving and heartfelt. With some songs you can just feel the intent... Beautiful! best wishes, mre |
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| Standing On Shaky Ground - Cover by jkramer5 | 4 months ago |
Nice work on the bass! Good lock with the drum part, helps to be a percussionist... Always glad to hear a bass solo. cheers, mre |
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| "Behind The Scenes" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| Paying homage to the tradition while using contemporary devices... Nice work Erin! cheers, mre |
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| Outtasight (Instrumental) by Auriemma | 4 months ago |
| Nice relaxed groove, able guitar lines and pleasant chord changes. Bass line has some harmonic disagreements the way the 4th bumps against the 3rd in the chord. Also higher bit rates result in greater clarity and dynamics. Thank you for sharing your music. cheers, mre |
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| Harbinger Vs The Historian by mre | 4 months ago |
| Based on past experience, you would be surprised at what you can do when you spend some time at it... | |
| Harbinger Vs The Historian by mre | 4 months ago |
| @pharmakeus: Chris, thanks as always for your listen and comments. With your leave, I'll explain the counting in as sanguine and least torturous fashion as possible: 15/8 is half a beat short of 2 bars of 4/4, the grouping is as follows: 1&2&3& 1&2&3&4&5 | 1&2&3& 1&2&3&4&5 | ... notice there is no "&" on the 5th beat of the second group @shadow thanks for dropping by, don't worry it took me 38 years to figure out... |
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| Lines In The Sand by Fioretti | 4 months ago |
| I'm not familiar with the original, sounds musical to me... I had to do a double take as I thought it said "John Patitucci" luckily my glasses were nearby... best wishes, mre |
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| "Balance Of Power" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
Yes, we exist in a realm of balance of opposites whose stability depends on this precarious equilibrium ~ perhaps that is why we see so many paradoxes around us. I like the balances here between the "new age" consonant backing and the crunchy overdriven guitar with a nod to the "Stairway to...". Djentlemen start your guitars! best wishes, mre |
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| Du är by macoconuts | 4 months ago |
| Gorgeous changes, Maco, very tasteful presentation. I hope it made the ceremony magical to have such music played by friends. I recognize Dyl from the Los Campos Magnéticos video, he was the bass and cello player? All the best wishes, it was nice to have a chat... mre |
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| Because by Gweaterman | 4 months ago |
| Nice work, guys, takes me back! best wishes, mre |
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| Eye For An Eye by RedthruNthru | 4 months ago |
| Nice work, Donna. Change is constant... best wishes, mre |
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| "Cool Waters" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
[*emerges from his little world, stumbles in late] Yeah this is it! What you were talking about! You outdid yourself, man, this is masterful! Mind if I send this around? Love it! |
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| Secret Garden (Dreamy) by xialara | 4 months ago |
| Lovely singing... | |
| Angelo's Blues by pharmakeus | 4 months ago |
| Love those searing, singing leads... best wishes, mre |
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| "A Little Noise" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| Cool beatz, heavy bass... yup, what I've come to expect! This is a very productive time for you. best wishes, mre |
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| Gwen by MusicLeft | 4 months ago |
| Classic guitar jazz - wonderful chord structure, masterful improvisation. The melancholy mood reminds me of a Gwen, too, who used to frequent the neighborhood... nice to hear your music again, my friend. best wishes, mre |
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| Harbinger Blues by mre | 4 months ago |
| = The Greatest Riches |
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| Harbinger Blues by mre | 4 months ago |
| Many thanks, I do appreciate the feedback; @Darkmuse, glad you enjoyed the piece... @abzwork ditto, the sparseness is maybe owing to the lack of a consistent melody, there was a flügel part but it seemed like a distraction and was cut. @shadow, thanks for the comments, cheers from the island! @Multimuse thanks for the encouragement! |
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| Wake Up Wake Up (9-21) by Foxglove | 4 months ago |
Great detail in the sound, clarity and dynamic control. Wonderful material and performance... cheers, mre |
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| "Apocalypso" by pharmakeus | 4 months ago |
| I didn't know you could upload an image to make a page... Got it: upload : setups (instead of song) |
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| "Pearl" -- a Chinese Les Paul by pharmakeus | 4 months ago |
| I have a The Paul with Di-Marzio pickups which i swapped but I took the bridge one out and swapped for a tele pickup for a hybrid sound, had to make a mini teak mounting plate to convert the single coil to fit in the humbucker hole. It's also fitted with a Washburn surface mount tremelo that bolts into the pickup and tailpiece inserts. My friend Grant has an ES-339, a small bodied semi acoustic that looks like the 335. He raves about the replacement nut by Earvana that compensates for tuning imperfections, similar to the way the bridge saddles do for better intonation all the way up the neck... cheers, mre |
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| "Apocalypso" by pharmakeus | 4 months ago |
| A unique axe to be sure! Amazing psychedelic paint job and surf ready with the tremelo arm. By "semi-acoustic" do you mean the body has a block to help sustain and prevent feedback? I didn't know you could upload an image to make a page... do you upload the graphics without the song? so many questions... best wishes, mre |
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| Past My Bedtime by Ninaballerina | 4 months ago |
| Lovely singing... best wishes, mre |
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| Boom [Napoleon and Joséphine] by pharmakeus | 4 months ago |
| Haha, maaan! You guys this is a keeper for sure, everything about it, the concept, the hook, the delivery, the backing [specially the "BOOM"] the crunchy wah lead... great jam! best wishes, mre |
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| Forest In My Head by Ninaballerina | 4 months ago |
A beautiful sad song! best wishes, mre |
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| Tumblin Down by RiverJunkiesMusic | 4 months ago |
| Nice production, good playing guys... welcome on board! best wishes, mre |
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| Magic Box by ScottHorwath | 4 months ago |
| Has a reel traditional feel... glad it goes to B minor a couple of times. best wishes, mre | |
| Do or Die by jrahn | 4 months ago |
| Rock on... best wishes, mre |
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| "Da Filthy Funk" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| Loads of wet funky drums and slippy slidey fretless, just how I like it... changes remind me a bit of Maiden Voyage. You are on a roll! Speaking of which, my wish list: 1. put a rim shot at the end of the great drum roll breaks... 2. to hear you step out and play an improvised solo over your excellent arrangements, that would be jazzy! best wishes, mre |
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| Slane by TomDevine | 4 months ago |
| A timeless folksong melody done proud! What a beautiful lilt, your intricacies and ornaments speak to the Irish tradition. Much enjoyed. cheers, mre |
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| :Boyz Toyz" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| Where art and engineering meet... best wishes, mre |
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| "Fries And A Shake" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| Yeah, it's on the big speakers... I love the way the acoustic drum riff shows up (is that played live)? You have an interesting concept, my friend, the rhythmic and tonal intricacies are fascinating and display great accomplishment. If I may make a suggestion: larger form could be constructed with a contrasting section 3/5'ths or so along (golden mean), this is pretty jagged and "crazy", you have put a break in there, but how about extending that with a smooth floaty legato part which makes the return to the initial groove a great homecoming! | |
| "Fries And A Shake" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
Hey Man! Some righteously groovy elements at work here! I like your stuff, the chromatic density! Too bad it's late, I'll put it on the big speakers tomorrow, want to hear that lower content... best wishes, mre |
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| Groove For RG by mre | 4 months ago |
| Thanks for all the encouraging comments... @ multimuse: yes, all the instruments were played into a multi track recorder, the uke tracks were played independently off the bass rhythm track then combined and disagreeable notes edited out. I am not sure of the drum part as it lurches a little in places and the whole track, I think, peaks too soon. I have begun working on it as a performance piece with my guitar player bandmate Grant; it's a fun jam piece. Hopefully a re-record incorporating improvements from lessons learned will approach a "definitive" rendition. |
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| "Can I Play 4 You" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
| Great key sequences, choice notes, funky drums... m-o-r-e bass! cheers, mre |
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| "Ear Candy Rock" by abzwork | 4 months ago |
Ah, groovy how I like it! Love the chameleon shifting altered modes and the impossible piano... cheers, mre |
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| Suffrin Lion by KingMoody | 4 months ago |
| Much enjoyed! Sad fo de cat... | |
| Take Me Away (Final Mastered) by Foxglove | 5 months ago |
I like this. I can hear Fleetwood Mac in the drums (maybe because it was suggested). best wishes, mre |
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| Dangerous (Final Mastered) by Foxglove | 5 months ago |
| Great intro build, deep bass. Everything sitting nicely in the mix. I like the re-grouping of the melodic figure in the chorus. Would like to hear more lead in the breakdown at the end, it would give more time to build from legato melodic to technical. Great job overall! best wishes, mre PS Dangerous: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k hehe... |
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| Peace by Everine | 5 months ago |
| Hey, this is a jazzy little number. Love the unusual rhythm tracks particularly the uduh. There's even a bass! best wishes, mre |
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| Something Just Fell Out Of My Head by DJShadowkat | 5 months ago |
| Glad to hear you are feeling better and back at it! best wishes, mre |
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| Requiem in Red by wakegirlsarah | 5 months ago |
| Nice work here, beautiful setting, wonderful vocals, masterful harmony blends... best wishes, mre |
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| Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore by pharmakeus | 5 months ago |
| There's something about those archetypal songs whose melodies and form have been smoothed and perfected by generations. They reach out from back in time to remind us about the most important things in our lives and to instill reverence in our souls. Righteous music. Sorry for your loss. Peace |
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| Anwar's Jam (Eat Somethin') by shavingronaldscar | 5 months ago |
| Oh yeah, well up to your usual standard... Thanks, now I'm gonna be saying: "I know I do..." all day! mre |
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| Sticks and Stones by acidjazzdika | 6 months ago |
| Nice arc to this, I like the legato sounds and vocal style... all the best, mre |
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| The Wall (between you and me) by mre | 6 months ago |
| Many thanks for the kind comments! cheers, mre |
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| Liberated Girls of the Western World by pharmakeus | 6 months ago |
| Some captivating and driving sounds here, I like the depth of the melodic voices, especially the guitar (I'm assuming) triggered sounds in the solo section toward the end. So many Girls left to liberate... cheers, mre |
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| The Insider (Main Theme) by olympus | 7 months ago |
| Nice build and reprise as all the elements come into play... | |
| Nothing by pharmakeus | 7 months ago |
| Dark sentiments in the content with the emotional intensity of the delivery to back them up. I do hope the performance is ultimately calming. I like the idea of adding to a guitar part, it is such a good cue source with the rhythm, harmonic outline and intonation to guide subsequent parts. Good jam! cheers, mre |
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| White Trash Blues by pharmakeus | 7 months ago |
| Yeah, maximum contrast between the rhythm and the lead... |
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