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| Africa (Supporting the ONE.org campaign) by ckrohm | 5 hours ago |
| Thanks to Chris, Jesse, and John for the chance to join them on Chris' wonderful song. Great message, and its a treat to be working with such talented folks. | |
| KNOCKING ON MY DOOR by Barretok | 1 day ago |
| Bernardo, Emilia, Steve, Jon great job! There is so much going on here - great guitar in the backing track, cool horn sounds, great keys, tasty percussion, and of course those sensuous vocals. Fabulous all around. | |
| Christmas Pray for MAJOR COLLABORATION by mfwmiles | 1 day ago |
 Great tune Miles, wonderful song-writing. -- Alan |
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| Solitary Girl (Revisited) by zallaz | 23 days ago |
Nice to hear another great take at an icomp classic. Nicely done, Laz and Rhonie! |
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| The Icehouse (AbstractMix) by Garni | 1 month ago |
Easily my favorite icomp track of late. Absolutely fantastic. Garni and Billy, you made my week with this one. This is very special, and brings back so many memories. Phenomenal. |
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| Ex Astra Cuniculus - 2 - Missing the Sound by Surak | 1 month ago |
Great grind. Classic Surak sound. This is strong, nice job Billy. And you gotta love freesound.org - what a great site for sounds. |
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| NorthPoint Live at Portland Oregon Saturday Market, Oct 4 2008 by NorthPoint | 1 month ago |
Thanks very much for all the feedback, friends. Much appreciated! Bec, yes we will make you an honorary Portland biker  Cees, Eagle, Laz, Pharm, Orcas, Garni thanks for stopping by - we just recorded this on 2 mics out in front of the stage at the outdoor Portland Saturday Market, hoping it would not rain We ran them through an M-Audio Fast-track stereo USB input, and recorded it on a laptop using Audacity. Pretty low-tech and simple setup to capture a live gig. We had a ball playing, it was a long time since Kenny and I played and the first time we played with Scott on drums (we have a benefit show coming up in December for a school with our original drummer Charlie from the Wildwood Trail CD!). Orcas, I'll pass on your comment to Lisa - it was great playing together, a combo Bridge Creek and NorthPoint gig. |
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| I can’t wait to meet you boy (When you become a man) by mfwmiles | 1 month ago |
| It was a pleasure to join such good friends on such a wonderful tune. Thanks for the opportunity! |
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| TUFF ENOUGH - LIVE by fatchance | 1 month ago |
| Groovin'! Great job bugs - Geo, hope you are feeling better. This rocks - great rhythm, vocals, guitars, fine live performance all around. The drummer and bass are locked in tight. | |
| big shot by Lapskin | 1 month ago |
Great production, and a creative palate of sounds. This one spans the spectrum, and is a great listen all the way through. Enjoyed it very much. |
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| Oasis in Menlo Park - MORE BEER!!!! by rhonie | 1 month ago |
| A good time was had by all. Here's to the next one! |
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| With or Without U (stealer) by Nuuute | 1 month ago |
| Nice cover - well mixed, well performed. | |
| Last Touch (rough mix 1) by Surak | 1 month ago |
| Bass, you say? Great tune.... | |
| Red Raw Thorns by Nuuute | 1 month ago |
| Powerful production, nice beat, great guitar sounds. Good luck moving forward with this tune, Nuuute. | |
| Bad Wolf 3.0 by Surak | 1 month ago |
| Hmmm - well I was a little nervous when I saw one of my all-time favorite songs on icomp getting touched. But I concur, this is an even better mix. Hard to imagine, really. OOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW |
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| To All of You by Fallsrider | 1 month ago |
| Wonderful song Falls. Good luck with the vocals, this is a great piece of music. |
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| Beautiful (Remix) by farfor44 | 1 month ago |
| Nice rock anthem feel. Great guitars, and cool bass line out of the middle instrumental part. Gene explained the mixing earlier - it would be great to hear the vocals balanced in the mix eventually, but sounds like that is already in the works. Nice tune, congrats to all involved! |
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| Gerri by mpep05 | 1 month ago |
This is beautiful. You have a great ear for this genre of mid-stream rock. Hope to hear more originals from you, this is a really good listen. |
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| Kid Charlemagne by mpep05 | 1 month ago |
WOW! Great cover. Nice production, and a great vocal performance. Welcome to icomp, mpep, nice to have you here!!! |
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| Foot Of My Bed ( w/banjo) by Rusticalia | 1 month ago |
Love that banjo sound. Nice down-home feel on this tune. |
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| The Pespsi Session by BlackLily | 1 month ago |
| Great track. Wonderful guitar, and BlackLily it's nice to hear your music/mixing work which is, as always, fantastic. This made my day... | |
| "Silver Bullet" (Number 5) by Surak | 2 months ago |
What does one need to stop a Bad Wolf? 6 guitars, 1 bass, 1 drums, 2 vocals, a heavy death-magnetic S U R A K mix, and one well-aimed Silver Bullet. You nailed this one Billy, right between the eyes. |
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| Sailing by Fallsrider | 2 months ago |
| Nice relaxed feel on this one. Good luck finding a vocalist, this would sound nice with some vocals/harmonies on it, maybe a little guitar in the background. | |
| Balancing Act by Rusticalia | 2 months ago |
Splendid. Jesse, this is your classic, trademark sound. Heartfelt vocal, engaging lyrics, and haunting, sparse feel with that beautiful guitar in the background. I really like the feel you captured, a wonderful recording. |
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| A Letter 2 HipHop by hiphopmoses | 2 months ago |
| Monumental... Moses, you can sign up this rocker to stand by your side as well. Fabulous music, lyrics, vocals, production. You're giving people a whole new "farm" to roam to, my friend, a bold vision for new possibilities. |
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| Messing With The Machine by Sloparts | 2 months ago |
Ground control to Captain Sloparts: well, you certainly messed with the machine on this one, and results are outstanding. Great mix, funky groove (which surprises the listener after the cool computer effects in the opening). the guitars, as usual, are tasty and loved the bass. All in all a fine ride... mission accomplished! |
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| Rockin' The Clav by Sloparts | 2 months ago |
Ed, love that rugged, bluesy guitar. I forgot the loops were there - that's how much I liked it! |
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| Silver Bullet (rough mix 1) by Surak | 2 months ago |
A mighty track.... perhaps mighty enough, if the moon were full, to stop a Bad Wolf (or daresay, a Bad Wolf 2.5). http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=68842 |
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| 'Walk Away' - zallaz Live In Northampton UK 22nd September 2008 by zallaz | 2 months ago |
| Well done Laz! Would have loved to be there but having this video is the next best thing. The performance has a cool Lou Reed feel to it. Great to see you out gigging, and hope you keep it up. | |
| Rock'n'Roll Tragedy by 8MonthMalfunction | 2 months ago |
| I also thank letileti for her forum post on Patti Smith, and all the icomp community discussion, which got me thinking about Patti and her work, and hunting through Portland book stores for more of her wonderful poetry: http://www.icompositions.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6538&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75 Thanks! |
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| Rock'n'Roll Tragedy by 8MonthMalfunction | 2 months ago |
| Yes - as pharmakeus astutely observes, the lyrics are a tribute to Patti Smth, Blue Oyster Cult, and the Rolling Stones. The thought was to complement Ian's music and title, and John's ripping guitar, with a theme of tragedy in rock and roll. A few snippets: - Silver Poison, Unknown Origin, Tempt the Faithful, Sister Ungrateful: a nod to Marianne Faithful, who Patti Smith wrote a poem about, and her haunting, tragic tune Sister Morphine covered by the Stones. Also, Patti's poem/lyrics called Fire of Unknown Origin, on the song/album by BOC (from her poetry book Seventh Heaven, which also includes the poem Marianne Faithful - it appeared in Patti's book Babel as well) - Wild horses: Stones tune, and Patti's 1975 debut album titled Horses. - Reaper, 24th of May, Jesters: all references to BOC. I debated whether to use Midnight Ramblers (Stones) or Midnight Jesters (BOC) and stuck with the New Yorkers (and their great song, the Sun Jester) There are a few more references, I can't recall them all at this moment. I'll edit this page when I remember others. I know the line "The stones of regret are hells foundation" is influenced by another one of Patti's poems but I'm forgetting which one. I agree with Padowan's comment on the vocals. Maybe I will try to rage it up in a future version of the tune. This time, I was going for a Jim Morrison feel, thinking about the BOC song by Allen Lanier called In Thee, which has the line "Jim says some destinies should not be delivered", and I see Jim as a canonical Rock and Roll Tragedy. Patti Smith and Allen were long-time partners and Patti co-wrote many BOC songs, including Baby Ice Dog, Career of Evil, Revenge of Vera Gemini, Debbie Denise, Fire of Unknown Origin, Shooting Shark. For more information, check out Patti Smith's wikipedia and web pages, or to learn more about her music and her poetry (which is fabulous and I recommend everyone purchase), see: http://www.oceanstar.com/patti/ http://www.oceanstar.com/patti/bio/faithful.htm http://www.last.fm/music/Patti+Smith/+wiki Thanks so much for all the great comments and discussion! Long live icomp.... -- Alan |
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| Cool Cat by KCsGROOVE | 2 months ago |
| My sympathies, Cees. A very fitting tribute for such a sad loss... | |
| Hate Induction by theVirtuals | 2 months ago |
Great tune. Wonderful vocals - reminds me a little bit of David Byrne. This is a cool mix of rock, pop, alternative and a funky groove. Has a hint of Rolling Stones in there as well. These are the kind of tunes you can only find on icomp, and I think this one is great. Well done, Virtuals! |
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| My Cherie Amour by hiphopmoses | 2 months ago |
| WOW - Mori's instrumentation and piano are smooothhhh, and Moses' vocals are amazing. He is singing all the vocal parts here. And while not completely Mosified, I'd say there is some very wonderful Mosification going on here. Great job guys. | |
| Forcefed by martyrprojekt | 2 months ago |
Great mixing, Matt. Interesting bridging of Electronica and Metal. The quality of the production is superb. |
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| Rock'n'Roll Tragedy by 8MonthMalfunction | 2 months ago |
| It was a pleasure to work on this tune with Ian and John, gentlemen and scholars, and punk rockers, both. I reckon we're old dogs with old tricks, and that's fine with me! Thanks much guys, enjoyed the ride. | |
| Insecure by 8MonthMalfunction | 2 months ago |
| WOW! I like everything about this. Great picture, wonderful guitars, and definitely a Disturbed/NIN feel. This is fantastic, Ian - well done. | |
| Rock fall by chris_p | 2 months ago |
| Nice riff! Great guitars, chris. | |
| Before the Battle - NoBeat remake by AlienHand | 2 months ago |
I like the atmosphere and tension/trance. Nice mix. Well done, AlienHand. |
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| Beautiful Woman by DLB | 2 months ago |
Great tune and great mix. Nice job Doc and Dave - I like the bass on this one, and the overall pop feel, has a little 80's in there. Interestingly, this track reminded me of Bosshook and That80sBoy - more and more, I'm pretty much listening to icomp and that's it. |
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| Hanging out with the Hang Drum by rex | 2 months ago |
Nice relaxing rhythmic piece Rex - well done! |
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| They Call Me Jackie Robinson by BossHook | 2 months ago |
Fabulous - you stole home in an L train series with this one Boss - I'm sure both mfwmiles and Jackie Robinson are very proud. |
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| Jawsesque by zallaz | 2 months ago |
| Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...... Well done Laz and Bec, with contributions by Lupi and Jana! |
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| garden, in the rain by darrenallen | 2 months ago |
| Relaxing, melancholy feel - enjoyed the listen, thanks to Justin_Case for pointing out this nice music. Well done Darren, looking forward to hearing more. | |
| The Secret Theme of Hugo Mitty by padowan_learner | 2 months ago |
Wonderful piece - your Mom must be very proud! |
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| My Angel (Found the Devil in Me) by jkane | 2 months ago |
| Great tune - nice groove, percussion and fantastic vocals. | |
| Odin (actual song) by martyrprojekt | 2 months ago |
| Lots of potential here. Nice to see the exchange of ideas between Eido, adamel, Martyr. Good luck continuing to develop the tune. Great guitars, enjoyed the listen, and looking forward to more things to come... |
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| Biko (Acoustic Version) by Garni | 2 months ago |
I thought this was courageous, appropriate, timely (given world events), impressive, and exactly what we need to hear, right now. Thanks Garn, allways. |
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| To A Lover On The Road by Rusticalia | 3 months ago |
| Wow! Jesse and Olivia, your vocals work great together. This is a great tune, nice trademark Rusticalia sound, and Olivia's voice is a perfect addition. Hope you two collaborate on more songs together - well done. On this version of the tune, in addition to spelling Rusti's handle right this time, i had a chance to read the lyrics. Fantastic. Reminds me of the best Cowboy Junkies songs in terms of strong, poignant storytelling. Hats off Jesse, great material (would sound great at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville on the songwriters circle night). |
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| To A Lover On The Road ( w/Ochrestomanci) by Rusticalia | 3 months ago |
Wow! Jesse and Olivia, your vocals work great together. This is a great tune, nice trademark Rusticalica sound, and Olivia's voice is a perfect addition. Hope you two collaborate on more songs together - well done. |
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| The Moon (Take Me) by De_Las_Flores | 3 months ago |
| Has a David Bowie Space Oddity feel to me - like the voice clips, gives it a retro feel. | |
| Set Straight by Venturesguitar | 3 months ago |
| Has a hip low-fi feel - I like the middle section in particular, had an acoustic Stones feel to me. Welcome to icomp Venturesguitar! Looking forward to hearing more of your music. | |
| No Friend Of The Night by Abstractvision | 3 months ago |
I like the way Loob's guitar kicks this tune of strongly. Great lyrics/vocals by Billy - good story. Overall I thought this was a tight, interesting song. |
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| Tell me why by KCsGROOVE | 3 months ago |
| Nice straight-ahead rocker. I'm sure your friend would be pleased with this tribute, and sorry for your loss... | |
| Overdrive -10- "The Gunslinger" by Surak | 3 months ago |
Great bluesy, western track - reminds me of a heavy Allman Brothers. The comments here speak for themselves, a fine ode to the Gunslinger. Well done, Billy. |
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| The River's Edge by Garni | 3 months ago |
| It was a pleasure working with Garni, Jesse, and special guests Gwen, Jeff, and Mikkel. I'm happy with what we created together. Thanks everyone for the comments so far, and we're looking forward to hearing more feedback. |
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| Stop This Pain by Shortboy | 3 months ago |
Nice big blues sound. Well done by all in the band. Loved the guitar solo, vocals, and overall the whole tune. Unlucky in love, same old fools cabaret... but you just can't chase us all away, because we'll keep coming back for more! Thanks for posting this wonderful blues, looking forward to hearing the next one. |
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| Elements #1 by ShadowofNine | 3 months ago |
| Brilliant synths - a magical mysterious elemental #1 tour! | |
| Jaspers Dreadlocks - Instrumental by Mick_Reeves | 3 months ago |
| WOW. It's clear you put incredible time and effort into this tune Mick, and the result speaks for itself. Folks that is Mick on those fantastic guitars (and of course on the bass). My advice: turn this up loud, give it a careful listen, and enjoy the ride. Songs like this are what make icomp such a special place. Thanks Mick. |
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| Where did you go. by reason2rhyme | 3 months ago |
Wonderful acapella tune, with a wonderful voice. Well done Glenn - especially impressive that it was inspired by your kids. I bet they are very proud of their father. |
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| Vestapol by Rusticalia | 3 months ago |
Great tune. The guitar and vocal interplay are wonderful. Fantastic lyrics. This has a classic Rusticalia feel, reminiscent of Drive West, and Old Man with a Beard, and The Tin Man. How about this: maybe Neil Young should be in your band... Well done, Jesse, it is great to be making music with you. |
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| Overdrive -11- Black Mana by Surak | 3 months ago |
| It was a pleasure to work with Surak on this tune. I hope you enjoy this final result - personally I think Surak did a fabulous job on production, and his guitars as usual are huge (and deserve to be played very loud). We're looking forward to feedback from our icomp friends - thanks for listening! |
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| America by MickD | 3 months ago |
| I love the guitar. Instantly grabs you at the beginning. Really nice atmosphere here. This would sound good with a vocal. Hope you continue to develop this track, it feels like a winner. | |
| Inn Haathon ki by shubhamagarwal | 3 months ago |
relaxing and beautiful, expressive piece of music. Thanks for sharing it with us! |
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| EVENING STAR by SISTERS | 3 months ago |
Wonderful! Great piano, vocal, lyrics - nice to see you posting this fine tune. |
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| Barretok's Blues by JodyG | 3 months ago |
A fine tribute from one icomp great to another... well done Jody, this is a tasty blues. |
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| Rocker by jalanix | 3 months ago |
| Great energy Jeff - captures the spirit of the games nicely. | |
| S - Hold Your Love by o0o | 3 months ago |
Well done oOo - a relaxing, trance-like feel. |
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| Over The Rainbow by drumkat21 | 3 months ago |
| Nice rhythm, drumkat - great energy. | |
| StripT (SchubaMix) by Garni | 3 months ago |
Fabulous all around... great production, guitar, vocal. Great job Garni and Scott. |
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| one more chance by that80sboy | 3 months ago |
Great pop sound, classic that80sboy groove. Great production and vocal. Well done Mark! |
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| kick some by Lapskin | 3 months ago |
Wow - way to pump it up, Lap. Good way to start the week. Well done! |
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| Misery Smile by herrsolera | 3 months ago |
Fantastic. An icomp dream team creates a masterpiece. Bravo - we'll be listening to this work for years to come. |
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| Scruggs and Monroe by ShadowofNine | 3 months ago |
| Thanks for getting a treasured and under-appreciated art form more attention on icomp. This is a real toe tapper Shadow, well done! Earl and Bill would be proud. | |
| Old Man with a Beard (final) by Rusticalia | 3 months ago |
Great laid-back feel Jesse and Pharm. Love the banjo, guitar, Pharm's harp, and Jesse's vocal and lyrics. This all works perfect. |
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| SWEET LITTLE DIVA by Barretok | 3 months ago |
| Great story and music. I like the horns in the middle, and in the back of the last verses. My favorite line was "Life don't work that way" - well said, B. | |
| mercy street by dirtyswine | 3 months ago |
Garn and swine, nice collaboration! Cool funky groove. Nice job on the vocal - good interplay between bass and vocal. Fits the tune perfectly. |
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| whiskey shots by dirtyswine | 3 months ago |
| Cool slow blues/rock/grunge feel. Has an Alice in Chains feel to me, and a live sound. | |
| Rain Drops by BlendWellMusic | 3 months ago |
Cam and Alex, great collaboration. I like the lyrics ideas referring to great pop tunes (Dock on Bay, Heaven by Brian Adams, etc), with an original feel. Well crafted song. The piano, and vocals, fit nicely. Cam can you post the lyrics? |
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| Heroes by irok | 3 months ago |
This is one of my favorite David Bowie songs. Very ambitious undertaking, and this is a very respectable cover. I really like Billy's vocal - it has a unique feel for the tune, and the instrumentation is solid. Nice collaboration! |
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| kitkit by irok | 3 months ago |
| Catchy rhythm - I like the tricky little fills at the end of the bar, and how the middle grows in intensity. | |
| Olympic Slowmotion by irok | 3 months ago |
| This would have been great in the contest, and I'm glad you still posted it. The slow motion feel is fresh and original, different direction that is intriguing. | |
| Devotion To The Losers by vegetal | 3 months ago |
| Cool driving rhythm - has an athletic feel to it indeed. Nice job Veg and Marino. | |
| Disequilibrium by vegetal | 3 months ago |
Cool melodic riff - has a feel of a mix of The Cure, and Iron Maiden. Enjoyed it Veg - thanks for sharing! |
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| sailing by nlsn | 3 months ago |
| Nice laid back feel, with a groove that really grows on you. The guitar is tasty, and the vocal fits perfect. Great tune - welcome to icomp! Looking forward to hearing more... | |
| GOLD.... by woodguy32 | 3 months ago |
| Majestic and powerful. I love the pause near the intro! | |
| Olympus Reborn by Heightened | 3 months ago |
| great effects, and driving energy. MIR said it well - I was thinking Les Concertes en Chine as well. Nicely done, Heightened. | |
| Five Ring Circus by soulima | 3 months ago |
| Very creative - both the music and the graphics. Very impressive wind instruments, well done Soulima. | |
| The House On The Hill by signorina_oscurata | 3 months ago |
| Cool acapella tune, and an interesting story, well told. I like the trippy backing vocals. Neat lo-fi vibe. | |
| Hypnotized Like You (olympics) by AdamStolterman | 3 months ago |
Great vocal, in fact... it's hypnotic! Well done, Adam. |
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| The State That We're In by Abstractvision | 3 months ago |
Nothing like a rainy day Monday for making music. Nice production, and the vocal has an intriguing, original quality to it. Wonderful lyrics. I like the backing vocals in the middle, and hypnotic feel (captures the idea of so many channels with nothing on...) |
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| The Marathon by ShadowofNine | 3 months ago |
| As I listen to this, I'm thinking of the women's marathon last weekend - this captures the distance, pain, and groove perfectly. | |
| Olympic Spirit by RoboScott | 3 months ago |
| Triumphant, and magnificent. Nice job, Robo. | |
| As They Stand on the World's Stage (contest submission) by sirjon1989 | 3 months ago |
| Very impressive piece Jon. The intro captures the percussion feel of the opening ceremonies very nicely. Well done on the baritone vocals, and as usual the instruments are played top notch. Well done! | |
| The Sleeping Dragon Awakens (Olympics) by Garni | 3 months ago |
Garni, what a wonderful piece of music. Great eastern feel, and an ebb and flow that goes with the athletic spirit of the games. Well done! This would make a great soundtrack for the highlight reel. |
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| Rusted Tractor on Route 2 (final) by Rusticalia | 3 months ago |
Beautiful - well done Jesse, Jeff, Goat. |
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| The Paradox Lovers by Justin_Case | 3 months ago |
Captivating, haunting, sacred, prescient - those are the words that come to mind. Very impressive and ambitious undertaking Justin - well done. |
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| Lonely Wolf Blues by KCsGROOVE | 3 months ago |
| This song has that classic, trademark KCs Groove sound. Very tight rhythm, and tasty vintage guitar sound. Tasty bass line underneath the guitar riffs between the verses. This is a real treat, well done Cees! And great lyrics/blues from Jan, nice collaboration. | |
| THE PAINTER by Barretok | 3 months ago |
I like how this track builds. A great New York City summertime groove - the first few chords at the intro reminded me of Sweet Jane. Then the song gathers intensity, ebbing and flowing, to a bluesy, Robert Johnson/Zeppelin-esque crescendo. Crank it up to 11! |
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| Amazing Bee Song by rhonie | 3 months ago |
Very sweet - this song is all the buzz on icomp! Great vocal and lyrics, cool bass line with simple rhythm in the track, and that acoustic guitar has a nice jangly summertime feel to it. |
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