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| The Traveling by Marino_Experiment | 3 months ago |
 HOT! Love the variety. Really moves leaving you going- hey what was that bit just now? Really hot leads. I remember when my fingers were that limber. Great groove. elder |
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| Dervish Dance by MickD | 3 months ago |
Holy S**T this is good stuff! Excellent guitar, approaching mideatern dervish very well. could have been a tad more abandon for my taste. Vocals top-notch! elder |
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| Nights With The Elder by chasinglight | 4 months ago |
| Well, well! Nice to see you here old friend! Always liked this one. You still have that cover I did ages ago. Well now, everybody- you're going to hear some stellar stuff from this guy! Watch this space! elder |
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| Phases 3 - JAX by MMI | 4 months ago |
| And Steve Reich. Ever hear Pat Metheny doing a Reich composition? Cool stuff.elder |
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| Phases 3 - JAX by MMI | 4 months ago |
| Another interesting experiment. You should try the same thing sans drums and use wider, softer sounds. Try to get some real otherworldly environs. Ala Jon Hassel. Search out Tuu on itunes. elder |
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| Phases 2 - Darkness by MMI | 4 months ago |
| Nice build, has the feeling of Walter/Wendy's Timesteps. Chuffy trumpet-like sounds reminiscent of Jon Hassel. elder |
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| Phases 1 - Dirge by MMI | 4 months ago |
| Interesting. This is the methodology Eno/Budd used. Looping simple phrases at different rates. Very icy sounds. elder |
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| Glitch Anthem by MMI | 4 months ago |
| Loving this glitchy stuff. I'm looking around for more now. Sounds like the old DX7 Hammarimba sound. Could use a bit more glitchy bits, like percs or clipped samples. A little Burroughs sample here and there would be cool. Why don't you try some narrative punctuation elements, some spoken word mangled and clipped into fragments? elder |
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| Ambiglitch by MMI | 4 months ago |
| OK, wait. PP says "sucker for glitch music" I didn't know about this genre. I just searched found it all over the place, how did I miss that!? elder |
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| Ambiglitch by MMI | 4 months ago |
| Enamored by this piece first time I heard it. I am well steeped in Frippertronics, Terry Riley and all the other techno method mantra creators. I really like the slow build of echo repeaters. It could have gotten even denser for my taste. Read your notes, fascinating software. I've done some manual cassette and reel to reel loop work. This sounds like lots of fun, will have to try it. elder |
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| Bad Part of Town by MMI | 4 months ago |
| I once walked home through the city after a very late night of imbibing after i missed the last bus. This has that feeling. Echoing abandoned streets of sharp, grimy things and danger. Excellent use of effects and mixing. Very deep and wide aural field. Almost tactile. Nice elder |
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| Never Will - remix by MMI | 4 months ago |
| Snaps! Where's my beret? We have a thing here in Philadelphia called First Fridays. Its a celebration of the arts on the first Friday each month. All the Galleries and small clubs open up for an evening of art, poetry and wine. this is very much like that. LOVED the reading. Enjoyed this! elder |
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| Painting with Clouds by RoboScott | 4 months ago |
| Again lovely composition. A bit icy. See comments on After You Left. Clear reverb guitar is a nice touch. elder |
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| After You Left by RoboScott | 4 months ago |
| Lovely composition. Choice of voicings are a bit icy for clouds. Square and sine wave based voices instead of saw might have been better choices for the theme. Of course there are clouds at the poles as well. Perhaps these clouds reflect the northern lights! Reminds me of some old Tangerine Dream or Shultze ambience. elder |
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| Aspects of Spring by RoboScott | 4 months ago |
| Having been weaned on classical music rendered on synthesizers by Walter/Wendy the classical/electric sound is close to my heart. You have done an excellent job of carrying this tradition. This is an excellent composition in conception, realization and production. Excellent use of orchestral voicings. Is this truly an original composition? Obvious homage to Stravinsky and others like Sibelius. I don't mind at all the electro-symphonic sounds. A bit bombastic in the second movement. Did I catch a whiff of "be it ever so humble.."? Again an excellent composition. You really know your way around strings and woodwinds. I really, really enjoyed this. Do some more please! elder |
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| Are Cars Electric? by RoboScott | 4 months ago |
| I have always liked Gary Numan. Bought Cars when it first came out and that really dates me. Interesting juxtaposition. Rhythms get a little jumbled here and there. elder |
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| Cerebral Combustion (Feenixx Finish) by RoboScott | 4 months ago |
| First song I listened to of yours. Really exploratory and engaging. Creative use of loops and gritty sounds. Love the plodding rhythm. Good production. Reminds me of old Severed Heads- specifically a song called Harold and Cindy. I like the meolodic changes and even the screaming ending. Probably a little too over the top but appropriate given your aim. Well done. elder |
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| Longing by RAVENS | 10 months ago |
| Delightfully twisted and gritty. I agree with J0J0, a counterpoint would truly round out this piece. I don't think it needs anything more musically. The little tidbits and crawly things skittering around are quite enough to accentuate the disturbia! elder |
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| Ode To Dad by RAVENS | 10 months ago |
| So brave to take on such a visceral subject. Well executed. Everyone has such dark, unswept, spider-ridden corners in the dark recesses of our minds. Wonderful, sensitive music, well rounded out with a compelling story. Bravo elder |
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| Until I Find You by RAVENS | 10 months ago |
| Been lurking around your pieces for a while now. Spoken word poetry has always struck a chord with me. Your work is excellent in every respect. Great writing, performance, mixing and arrangement. It reminded me of one of the later Myst games journals. Did you create the background symphonic track? Its beautiful. Comments from others that struck me as accurate: obsession on a love that could be, rather than a focus on the beauty that's likely right at hand secret journal entries of a lusty vampyress sacred, and a gift... and completely worth the kind of absolute commitment creepy internet stalker intense, visceral subjects well done elder |
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| THE DEPARTED by Bampot | 10 months ago |
really good mood enhancer. I too have lost friends, i miss them terribly. Excellent composition, its simplicity belies its depth. I agree with AshleyBeanHead, except for the length. I like the length. Gives a good chance to really get into reflection and introspection. I think what the piece needs is a human touch. Either soulful vocals- which would be hard to get just right. Better would be a nice soulful guitar a la Gilmour. Not just wall to wall licks, but a good phrase artist who knows when NOT to play and let the phrase sink in. A guitar melody would allow the listener to add their own vocals in their head and make it a more personal experience than pegging it with lyrics. Thanks for sharing this beautiful, sublime piece. elder |
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| Dream .01 by nothing | 11 months ago |
| Well that was fun! Like a soundtrack to a Hayao Miyazaki dream. Lots of strange alien imagery. Really nice melodic and rhythmic exploration. Keep this stuff going! elder |
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| shouldn't I be crying? by lilichi | 11 months ago |
| Two of my favorite artists together again! Really enjoyed this. Bad-a** bass line and rhythms. Sublime poetic vocals. Vox a bit overdriven in places, but love the fx. Kept waiting for something more to happen compositionally, though. But it stands up well as a sparse, industrial piece. elder |
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| ANCIENT MOTHER by itiswotitis | 11 months ago |
North South East West As above so below so mode it be elder |
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| outside by birdsonic | 11 months ago |
 Nice to hear a new aviandissolution! The piece is solid and well worth expanding. Vocals are great as is. I like the squeaky usb guitar. Drums could use variation. I agree with some of Ashley's suggestions, although I think the bass is heavy enough, any more and it'll be too "boomy". Some live bass to accent or live instrumentation is what it needs, a little more human hand in there. I would suggest a signature sound in the bridges, some twisted vocals or found sound. It needs a little accent, a little spice and pepper. Just a little. elder |
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| OTM: the last hundredweight by ponkey | 11 months ago |
| The lord is my shepard he makes me down to lie through pastures green he leadeth me the silent waters by with bright knives he releaseth my soul and maketh me to hang on hooks in high places... enjoyed it. elder |
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| The Wood Between the Worlds by itiswotitis | 1 year ago |
| OK, you can work on it, just don't lose that dreamy core loop! Ever absent elder |
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| wall dive by IanCarey | 1 year ago |
Really nice piece. Reminds me of Brian Eno's On Land. Creates a very immersive, peaceful environment. It's hard to achieve a minimal piece that is interesting and keeps moving, but this one does it admirably. The percussion is a little too technical and blippy for the environment. I listened to the piece several times and also Ian's remix. I think this piece stands on its own very well. Nice job! elder |
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| (Gaping) CUT by nothing | 1 year ago |
| Love the sounds. Nice and gritty. The resemblence to NIN is undeniable. Someone like Aspersion should put vocals on this. Maybe mix in a little Birdmix. I could add some scaryghostvox but its been done. This could be taken in a lot of dierctions. Thank you for offering this solid rhythm to play with! elder |
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| SLOW DIRT by itiswotitis | 1 year ago |
Excellent! Love the groove. Love the rhythms. Love the vocals. Especially like the cut-up vocals and layering. elder |
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| not to follow by ORANGEAUDIO | 1 year ago |
| Welcome back to GB and on an imac too! Congrats! Solid composition. Good use of loops, even the oveused ones. Nice lyrics and vox. Nice harmonies. Good use of effects. But only an OK song. Three things to experiment with in GB; 1) Track volume and pan- that little arrow in the toolbar in the first column. I always lead in segments with a rise in volume and push it when the groove is high. Pan some instruments in left channel a little and others in right. This does a lot to well engineer a piece in aural space. 2) Track effects- especially EQ and reverb- under Track Info/Details Deep verb on single percussion hits, reduce low EQ on boomy bass and synths, remove unwanted hiss from samples, percussion and vocals. Also makes a well engineered piece- expand that aural space. 3) Edit those synth patches There are some really, really great stock patches, but you can create your own flavor pretty easily. Plug-Ins synths also work well through GB if you have enough memory. I like Absynth a lot. Click on the pencil next to generator or effects and adjust away! As I've told other people and I'm sure you know this: You can't break it..so tweek those knobs! elder |
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| a new wave (rawkmix!), ft birdmix77 and DigitalGreyOrchestra by Ignoramus | 1 year ago |
This, too is an excellent remix. Probably closest to its original intent (?) Guitar is awesome, fits really well with the vox. I can truly imagine this live at a club, stage diving and all! I'd like to hear some elements of Aspersion's version in here for punctuation. I wonder if we could pull off a remix remix involving pieces of all the mixes? elder |
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| A New Wave Farewell (A Birdmix unfix) by AspersionDetergent | 1 year ago |
As I haven't been around for a while I just discovered this. Great hulking Shoggoths, I love it! Nyarlathotep's beard its an engineered remix at the cellular level. elder |
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| Brakuje nam by MonikaThomas | 1 year ago |
This song sounds like it was written on the piano. Your own piano is like the closest lover you could have. You pour all your soul into it and it gives back the empathy you need. Vocals are great. Need de-esser. Really nice first GB track! elder |
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| Kochaj mnie by MonikaThomas | 1 year ago |
Listen to Alanatomic. He knows... Another great song. Very creative use of loops. almost don't notice them. Nice keys accompaniment. Beguiling melodic tapestry. many overlapping melody lines creating a beautiful fugue-like matrix. keep it coming! elder |
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| Nie mam zalu by MonikaThomas | 1 year ago |
OK, now you're my new favorite artist. VERY good voice. You sing with style and ease. Lots of emotion and inflection. PErfect harmonies, not too much, just accents where needed. Wonderful melody and arrangement. Simple, clean, well mixed. Again reminds me of the crush I had on Bel Canto. elder |
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| Mantra by MonikaThomas | 1 year ago |
BEautiful song. I love your voice. Reminds me strongly of Bel Canto and Anelli Drecker's vocals. Always mesmerized me. great job, off to hear more. elder |
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| Human Experiment / Modern Day Messiah by SoulSurvivor | 1 year ago |
I'll add my accolades to an already large list. Great job. Always loved the music. And now set to video it really drives the message home. Definately my style. Its nice to see a video with a purpose and not just stupid human tricks the web is full of. elder |
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| Every Now and Then by ChamberlainKillpage | 1 year ago |
Nice intro, building up those fascinating rhythms through a murky haze of FX, gradually clearing. The Aphex Twin style rhythms, arranged at the cellular level really shine. The song itself has such strength that the rhythms do not overwhelm. The warm sub-bass grounds and gives direction. And of course the smooth ambrosia rhodes establishes the melody. Vocals are very personal and give narrative to the journey. Vocal mix is a bit tinny compared to the buttery warmth of the bass and rhodes, but I suppose it is a complement to the sharp rhythms. Overall a really satisfying piece, over too soon. elder |
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| Siva by vos | 1 year ago |
would have rated this earlier but icomp having trouble. I listened through the piece on your under construction web site, though I didn't know if it was this one. I was really mesmerized by it. I sat there staring at the home page just listening. So minimal and yet very emotive and lush. The production is stellar, very wide field. From that grumbling bass pad throughout to the pointed, icy synth stabs. Nice Wah guitar sample. Grooving rhythms, needs more melodic bassline. I can just barely hear a bassline in there with a little pitch bend, it would be nice to hear that take the front here and there as Ian said. The vocals sound like Itis, very restrained though. Maybe just repeat the phrase one more time somewhere. Really nice piece! elder |
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| Rectum Infection by AspersionDetergent | 1 year ago |
An amazing technological achievement in bodily functions! Great noises, record them yourself? As always stupendous sound engineering. Every sound and rhythm works towards emphasizing the gurgling methane eruptions. Brought a chuckle right away. Well arranged right down to the outro- you got my attention! elder |
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| Hollywood Bungalow by Neil_Younger | 1 year ago |
I'd have to say it does have a vintage feel. It's the clean simplicity of the bass, melody and rhythms and the electro-synth patches. Reminds me of Kraftwerk. I always liked Kraftwerk. But it also has a very modern clubby/world feel, and a kind of Brazilian beat. Although all loops does get a little repetitive, the arrangement keeps it moving. Nice mix, well selected fx on each track gives it depth without becoming muddy. Doubling up a house kick or bass on the down beat would fatten up the low end. A little punctuation with some odd sounds or vox here and there would be nice. It also needs an outro. A nice piece, I enjoyed it! elder |
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| itiswotitis (the underground hubby) D&B ala OA by ORANGEAUDIO | 1 year ago |
Actually did not like it till it got about half way. The first half is all rhythm, sharp and frenetic. Hurt my ears a little. But then the rhyhtm dropped and that ultra-cool synth vox came in. The piano with verb added a real mysterious air and set an entirely different tone. I like the whole second half much better. Perhaps you should structure the arrangement differently and begin with the mystery, then punctuate that with the rhythms here and there. I think it would make a better structure and mood for Itis to sing on. I can hear Itis voice and froggy clips mixing with rhythms and synth vox really well. just make sure to use a different set of verbs on vocals so they can stand apart. A nice smeared vocal loop (to mix with synth vox) and some close cropped, no verb vocals on top would fit nicely. elder |
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| One Day... (ft Choirbox) by FractalGarden | 1 year ago |
Nice one, nice airy feel. well written and arranged Great guitar, great vocals, but it does seem very hissy at times mix is too mid/high range very, very good production otherwise elder |
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| LOVE BOMB!!! by itiswotitis | 1 year ago |
Nice minimal great arrangement very original sound and frogs too! elder |
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| Blue Silk by DigitalGreyOrchestra | 1 year ago |
Well, since everyone's said all there is to be said... Nice track stands alone great pure electronica and chill vibe slow intro and outro would complete it fantastic elder |
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| YOU TOUCH ME!!! by itiswotitis | 1 year ago |
Very unique sound- a sort of World-Trip Hop. cool funky, low-tech song and rhythm. Great vox. Nice venture into Ska! It would be nice to hear a spoken vocal track over top, mixed real close-up, no fx, like youe are whispering in a lover's ear. Especially trailing into the break where everything drops out. A nice sexy ssssiiiiigggghhhhh! OA is so tough isn't he?  But I have to agree with him. Its really great on the surface, but it lacks a little something to really polish it off. Beside another contrasting vocal track perhaps a midrange melody line to contrast the blurping, low tech bassline. maybe a sexy saxophone? elder |
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| Vid for Le Funky HoneyMooners by alanatomic | 1 year ago |
Another great one. Your vid style really fits this great frenetic, chopped-up piece. Looks like you are making some effort to really fit it to the music and beat as well. Some nice new fx in there as well, I like the B&W chopped up dancer and the grainy, spotty photofx. Could use a fade intro/outro and some more beat/arrangement matching. But otherwise gread vid! elder |
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| systems of scansion by IanCarey | 1 year ago |
Very nice chillout piece. Very sparse and rhythm based. Reminds me of the early days of New Age Fusion- Mark Isham, Patrick O'Hearn and such. I listened through some other pieces to get a sense of your style. You seem to have a naural sense of voicing (synth sounds you pick) and of rhythm. Using the back-beat of echo and verb a lot- nothing wrong with that, I do it to. Just make it work for you, don't rely on it. You also have a good natural sense of mixing, there is very good depth and variation here. It tends to be a little too sparse and choppy. focus on arrangement. A theme or melody would help. OA and IR noticed this on other pieces. You have a great sound starting here, definately keep it coming! elder |
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| TRANSCENDENTAL RHYTHM ( Beniras 'discordental' edit ) by Hunksten Proudfoot | 1 year ago |
We have a gathering in the States out West called Burning Man, a tribal gathering similar to what you describe. www.burningman.com never been myself, but have friends who have. Perhaps I will make it when the fates allow, definately my kind of thing! This piece does have an infectious rhythm. Reminds me a little of Gabriel. It has a very positive vibe due to the vocals. But it did not have that hypnotic effect on me as some pieces do. (WBtW) It's very dense but yet doesn't lose that core rhythm. Great arrangement and mixing! Nice little bits buried in there- did I hear some chopped up vox? You could even pile on some more stuff, love to hear timbale, djembe, kalimba, digeridoo, and some other stuff placed here and there. I love all those tribal and "native" intsruments. I actually have small collection of them. My kids love it when I pull them out and we have a jam session! Nice job. PS check out a band called "Tuu" (on itunes), rather quiet but lots of native instruments. elder |
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| FALLING APART by ghost | 2 years ago |
Nice one. Some really great sound engineering in here- the little vox clips with heavy FX are cool. I liked the two bass arpeggios overlapping and intermingling- and used as percussion. The grimy scratching sounds lend creepy air. Nice mixng and arrangement too. Layered nicely with great depth. Although it is repetitive, there is enough mix-up to keep it flowing. It sounds unfinished though, perhaps that's the intent. But it would sound great with some soulful crying vocals on it. It needs a narrative to tell the story of heartbreak. elder |
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| SnowFlakes by jkane | 2 years ago |
This makes me actually like winter. Great song, has a real peacful vibe, and even a shush like the quiet of snowy day. The crystalline guitar picking supports the theme and has a Cocteau Twins feel about it. Vocals are great, nice lyric, nicely arranged, great harmonies. As I've said before, I don't really dig male vocals, but JKane is one I can really listen to. My only gripe is that the engineering is a little flat. I'd like to hear the bass dig-in a little more and the guitar to be crispier. Drums are a little flat as well. But it does actually support that quiet, close sound of a snowy day. Excellent collab! elder |
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| I Get What You Deserve (Tuneflow Entry) by AspersionDetergent | 2 years ago |
Excellent. I can only say excellent. OK, I'll say more... Amazing engineering, as always, but this is even smoother. Stereo imaging is fantastic. FX, VOX and sound engineering top notch. Arrangement is really good, no chopping into new songs in the middle. Good establishment of theme and meoldy. Good positioning of changes and bridges. Everything builds and supports the theme. It has an intro and an outro. This really as good or better than some of the "published" artists I've heard, (like Trent). OK, what's TUNEFLOW? Should I be there? Too bad its almost Winter and I can't create now... elder |
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| Number O....I am none.. by woodguy32 | 2 years ago |
Just going through the contest postings: This really brings it into the Morton Subotnik, Wendy Carlos, Kraftwerk frame for me. Experimental electronica. Scary and alien, sounds like a human spirit lost/trapped in a digital world. A good attempt at imposing a melody on the piece. Starts a bit abruptly, could have lead into it a bit more subtly. The blend happens towards the end with the random -sample-hold sequence, but it ends abruptly. Would have liked more blend of vocals in the melody. In my top two with VelVeTiGeR's. elder |
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| The Number Zero Remix by VelVeTiGeR | 2 years ago |
Just going through the contest postings: Nice mix. That very Euro club D&B rhythm has a Fifth Element soundtrack quality to it. Tons of mixing work eveident here. Lots of drum rhythms and FX added. Perhaps not enough thread or theme to carry it through and emphasize the original. In my top two with Woodguy's. elder |
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| None and One by DrasticDragonfly | 2 years ago |
 Just going through the contest postings: Interesting mix. Nice jet FX. Poor loop choice. Repeated too much. Didn't add enough of your own unique style. elder |
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| The NUMBer 0 by Mystified | 2 years ago |
| Just ran across this. Normally this would be really my kind of thing, but too busy right now to take it on. I really like the track a lot. I'll check out the results. elder |
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| Stomp! by FractalGarden | 2 years ago |
I am a BIG fan of power synth! (old TangerineDream fan, remember them?) This is my cup of gigabits! Really like the bass line and melody. Powerhouse synth sounds! They hang around a bit too much in bass, though. Love the kickin guitar. Fits in great and mixed well, it lives on its own layer. The beginning didn't really establish the piece well enough for me. i would have done one measure of bassline then added a killer sequence to establish rhythm, then bring in drums. The drum loop gets repetitive as used throughout, it could have used some drop outs and replace with sequences. It just about takes your breath away in powersynth pieces when you drop out drums and bass leaving only sequences, then build back up again. Its like jumping off a cliff. This could have used one of those. Overall a great tune, glad to hear somebody is still into heavy synths, they can crack mountains and out-crunch any instrument alive! I'm a Fractal Garden fan for sure now. elder |
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| She's Your Amphetamine,, by itiswotitis | 2 years ago |
I'm with joloffson, the last couple were a little disjointed. But this one seems to hit the mark. That minimal Orange rhythmatic really works to feature Itis great vocals. The two mesh to create a languid shuffle that fits perfectly with the lyrical subject. Arrangement is well restrained, just when it seems to build up to breakbeat, it drops back into slow build again. Comment by splifford is accurate, lyrics could use a bit more metaphor. But I think Itis' layers of vocals and FX kind of makes up for that. Mixing is excellent, including the vocals, Itis-if the vox mix is yours, you are getting really good at layering! You are a great team- keep it comin! elder |
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| Stealing From Tomorrow by itiswotitis | 2 years ago |
Sounds like sombody really pissed off the Ents! I liked the original track with its Matrix soundtrack quality. Vicious synth bass and rhythms. I like the vocals added a lot. Interesting lyrics, nice FX. I must kindly say, however, that I would expect a different kind of vocal and lyric for this piece. Something that supports the violent, intense, screaming nature of the music. Plants are generally not fast-moving, violent sorts. They can break concrete and steel with their slow, inexorable growth. But it takes an awful lot to raise the ire of the ents! elder |
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| ORANGE TECHNO LOUNGE 3 - Tattoo remix by ORANGEAUDIO | 2 years ago |
Its a strange mix between Brit house techno with the stereo string-synth arpeggio loop and hard acid techno and trip hop with low-fi arpeggio loops. It strikes me as a bit disjointed. Rhythms are mixed well and have a lot of variety but are a bit conventional. The FX on them help but they could use a little more variety. Not just stopping. The most interesting part for me is the low-fi loops with barely any drums behind them. Sounds like that part could be built into a longer piece with a quirky sound added. This one just didn't have that signature Orange "hook" for me. elder |
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| on the sofa with Jesus by ORANGEAUDIO | 2 years ago |
Didn't hear this till I saw the song in the plugging thread, Thanks Richie for the heads up. I really dig this piece. The sequential nature of it, with a twist, is what got me hooked on electronic music in the first place. The sound you used is intriguing, it sounds like a modulated sample of a guitar. It has a slight pitch bend in it that has a beguiling tone. Then following that through with other sounds and rhtythms works really well. The vox sample is well used and does have a tongue-in-cheek kind of humor. The backwards stuff is a real strike of artistic muse. Makes this a very interesting piece, driving forward even though the core sequence is repetitive. I would compare it to Byrne and Eno's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. elder |
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| Dreams by itiswotitis | 2 years ago |
Missed this one Enjoyed it but... I agree with OA, it needs something. It is very dreamlike, but not as hypnotizing as "wood" Either it needs the vocals to come forward as narrative, or it needs a melodic interval that repeats to carry it through. elder |
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| ORANGE (in)balance by ORANGEAUDIO | 2 years ago |
I'm diggin it. A contrapuntal fugue with groove! OK, its a unique Orange techno synth fest. Very different and engaging. I especially like the denser arpeggios and sequences. Very unusual sounds mixed together in a unique way. It does have a stuttering, traffic and work stress kind of vibe. Greatly cathartic! elder |
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| The Wood Between the Worlds by itiswotitis | 2 years ago |
I sat completely rapt with my mouth hanging agog for the first listen. Absolutely hypnotizing. I hope that core vocal loop is yours, cause its the magick in this piece. Gee, I'm kind of speechless. I want to say that its a bit repetitive, there should be some variation in the core loops. But I tell myself to shutup and be hypnotized. The vocals and narrative do keep it moving forward. All kinds of vocals in there, some barely percieved the way they mix and interweave. The keys and rhythms are perfect accompaniment. Well woven loops. Huh, CS Lewis, figures...another of my core philosophy. "Mere" CS Lewis! You have tapped a true rabbit hole here. Perhaps it is that ancient rock you live on. Perhaps it is the ancient peoples who have lived on that rock. Perhaps it is the collaboration across the larger rock we all live on. Its like skype for dreamtime! Aussies got it goin on. Must set foot on that rock for real before I move on. I could go on, but I'm just goin to space out for a while... elder |
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| Klopfgeist (Ambient, IDM) by Tauchsieder | 2 years ago |
Wow really does have a lot of space! I really dig deep space ambience. The rhythms are very cool as usual. Nice chill feel mixed with ambient. I like the addition of little odd sounds and vocal clips. It gives the peiec some narrative to move it forward. But, The continual repeating chord bothered me a bit. What Eno used to do with repeating loops is layer many of them repeating at different rates. Some would be very, very slowly repeating, and others at higher rates. You could try layering chords treated with the imager in different registers. Like one very low pitch very slow frequency, the current one and another randomly recurrent at higher pitch. Also vary some of the sound parameters adding white or pink noise. Keep working it, you have captured a really great vibe here. It fits your style really well. elder |
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| The Space You Leave by FractalGarden | 2 years ago |
Really nicely done. Listened about 6 times while writing. Great tune with lots of depth and feeling. Yes, they are very positive, major chords, but its your style and there's nothing wrong with that. I've said it before, the style reminds me of Kitaro. The only thing missing is tympani. Both Guitars add a whole lotta human edge to it. It would be cold in deep space without. It is almost there, but Lead Guitar could have used a recurring phrase, there were lots of one measure licks that could qualify. But that's a minor thing. Keys are sublime, the piano with space verb is sweet. Synth pads add a nice flavor and widen out the space. Drums are conventional but do have life and a live feel that supports the mood. Production is very pro sounding. very smooth and seamless. A great many tracks mixed together yet all of them can be heard in thier own space. I wouldn't be surprised to hear this taken very seriously as television or movie soundtrack. It is very well written and produced. kudos elder |
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| The Party's at Bam by yosL | 2 years ago |
Yeah lots of work here. This one has a very entertaining quality to it. More than a medley, its a DJ mix. Nice transitions melt together, erasing the need for beat matching. Very clever use of vox and careful selections fo where the tunes start. My only criticism is that the fun Yoh vox don't hit the beat. otherwise a really fun way to listen to Bam's great work! elder |
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| Body Search (Joanna's voice) by archie7777 | 2 years ago |
Wow, you two are become quite an item! Great work over skype. Someday we'll be saying "remember when skype was free?" You just have to hook up a morning person with a night person. Really nice trance rhythm, always liked trance. Good beats, arrangements. Really deep layering keeps it interesting despite repetitive loops. A nasty, buzzy synth lead voice would sound good on this. Nice stereo effects and mix-ups on the vocals. I noticed a lot of natural pitch in some of the spoken vocals- Nice use of that but perhaps ould have done a little more with them. But I really like this piece, very dreamlike trance rhythm with otherworldly melody and sounds. Keep this stuff comin guys! elder PS: stick some frog sounds in next time! |
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| 0pen 24hrs by yosL | 2 years ago |
I have not heard many live performances, but there are a lot of DJs doing this kind of mixing. Its a real skill I admire. Not an easy skill. You definately have a feel for it. Nice picks of tunes to mix, they work together well. The whole thing has a homgeneous flow. Actually I like the idea iam0pen started with his mixes, it gives you a quick feel for each song, then you can go check out the ones you like. Its a shortened podcast for busy people. OK, now the critical part; Starts too abruptly, needs a bit of a slower start Transitions are choppy in a few spots try picking a quiet, beat-only spot in a song to transition into. Not right into the vocals. Also try to match beats, a hard thing to do, but worth it. I visually line up an imported track, looking at the wave-form to see where the high spots are and lining up with the tic marks- adjusting the BPM till it fits. You can also use the tempo alignment, but going too far can distort. Clipped portions like vox should start on the down beat. You can visually clip portions so they start on the downbeat also. Make a selection from beat to beat and cut and paste. Soften the edges of clipped pieces in another app like Audacity or Sound Edit16 by fading in at the beginnging for about 1/2 second and out at the end. This is all very tedious work but great results can be had. Nice effort, keep going, its kewl! elder |
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| Shining Stars [ Joanna's voice Remix Long] by archie7777 | 2 years ago |
So it seems you took OA's advice and did a long version. The original was pretty good as a club style dance rhythm. The addition of Itis' voice takes it to a new level. It has a more complete quality now. Although I would have featured Seles' guitar a little more prominently. It needs that in some places to keep it from being too repetitive. The break-down in the middle is a good device, classic dance break. But it never really builds back up towards the end. The guitar could help that. Overall a great groovin dance floor track. elder |
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| Joy by LWinston | 2 years ago |
I get the impression of a woman/girl laughing and giggling. It has a very bubbly rhythm and playful melody. A female vocal on here would fit perfectly and Rinca is a good choice. A very summery sound. Bright and clean. Almost has an island feel with marimba and steel drum. (though I don't think I'd actually add them) Nice work with the loops, they fit together really well. Its a great groove. I think the transitions work well, the beginning that establishes the rhythm could maybe be a lot shorter. It makes me think its going in a different direction, until the melody starts. That quiet drop-out transition right in the middle is where a girl giggle would be perfect. I think there is just enough rhythmic variation with the drop-outs, but it could use some fill or live played accents. The synth backing is well back as it should be, as well as some interesting arpeggios filling it out and giving it depth. Mixing is very good, clean and wide field. Bass kick has lots of power in my Sennheisers. With some tweeking and vocals this would be a real winner. (it already is) elder |
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| ORANGE skin or 'Jesus was watching me' by ORANGEAUDIO | 2 years ago |
That muse is fickle and fleeting, catch it while you can! I also think it could use melody. But that said... I understand its purist rhythm nature. Well arranged and succinct, the rhythm becomes its own melody. It is very much like a story, or a performance art piece. I can envision dancers moving to this, not in a club but onstage in a performance. Akin to Stomp or Blue Man or more artsy perormances. Lots of work evident here, cleanly produced. Keep it comin! elder |
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| Dance with Spirits by archie7777 | 2 years ago |
Wow, absolutely LOVE that David Torn sounding guitar! Fantastic. That made it for me from the first note. I want some of that to play with! Cool, sparse rhythms. What is that cool muffled synth rhythm? Mixes with the modulated drums really well, gives it an earthy, yet alien kind of mood. Which also fits with the Torn guitar. Arrangement is good in some places and odd in others. Nice break ups and drop outs, but... The vocal from Itis is great but repeated too much, too close together. It is a tasty clip, better to use sparingly, leaves you wanting more. Or you could have used a few more tracks of it heavily modulated, ghostly, or chopped and percolating like the rhythms. Also the ending should have been the last guitar twang. Leave the percolation to fade out. Love, love, love the piece, though, favorited. elder |
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| Ohm#8 by Tauchsieder | 2 years ago |
Nice. A little too sparse still, for my taste. It does have a nice deep house sound. A groovy rhythm and mood. good suggestions of melody, but I would like to hear more development of the arpeggio. perhaps some contrapuntal, or Bach fugue-like intrivate melody. Could use some vox clips as accent or story. Maybe I'll download and have a go. elder |
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| Die Laesterzungen mix alla flaut by flaut | 2 years ago |
nice mix. I like it. But hard to say anything else in English. A strange kind of vibe. Dreamlike. elder |
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| Aveyron Beat by Polyglot | 2 years ago |
Noice piece. very very enjoyable. Liked it instantly. Verrrry comfortable chill track. Delicious backing vocals. Good rap, tame, but well written and spoken. Fits the mood well. Groovy rhythms, like the variety and little additions. Tasty guitar solo, perfectly fit and restrained. Bass could use a little more variation, sounds loop-ish. Nice synth pads, but could use some variation. I like the clean, sparse rhodes. Needs support in break. Here's what I hear in addition on this tune; an icy, hissy pad swooshing through subtly, panning and flanging like ocean waves, only at the ends of chorus "no hurry" and select other spots. Not too much 'cause it has nice air now. During rhodes, some synth bass support, hit down-beat with single note that evolves into fx (Like guitar end). During key changes in break; bring in the icy pad and bass support to emphasize the new keys. Also double the rhodes with an octave down or double bass with rhodes. Then transition out with a long dissolving heavy fx pad, the icy one. It can also be used at the end. elder |
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| swandiving (mixedagain) by birdsonic | 2 years ago |
I think I heard the orioginal but didn't comment. I do like it, but there is something missing. It's mixed very forward field, very midrange. This gives it a close-to-your ear feel which has a nice creepy disturbing quality. But I think it needs a hook. A sound or phrase which could take the place of a chorus or refrain. Some kind of unusual sound or clip treatment that repeats as a refrain two or three times. Something that would contrast the old-school low-fi synth sounds. The vocals, lyrics and subject are really tasty and deserve a real good hook to beguile the listener. elder |
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| WE SHALL BE FIRST. DnB by ghost | 2 years ago |
I also thought this was a great piece. I love the subject and JFK narrative. Makes a real entertaining listen. Fantastic rhythms as always. Real depth and variation. Along with some other references here, reminds me of Orb or Yello. Yet, it's very original, very Ghost. I agree with Orange that the bass could use a little more edge. Although the main sound is great, i would double it with another voice with a grittier edge in some spots, not throughout. Or, if you have access to the voice's filters, play with the cutoff and resonance, or ring modulation. GREAT stuff! elder |
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| LOVE>>>(meet the girls) by itiswotitis | 2 years ago |
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home. Bill Cosby They sound wonderful. Its great to record your kids when they're young, so you can remember those times as they grow older. Fun piece! elder |
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| OMM HOTEL BARCELONA REMIX [Joana's voice] by archie7777 | 2 years ago |
It works. The vocals are great and really complete the piece. It has great rhythm and movement. Nice Euro club feel. Nice arrangement, minimal invasion by synth leads nicely done. Lets the vocals carry it. I'm not sure about the choice of fx on the vox, though. With so much high end in the rhythms, it didn't need more hiss. I'd like to hear the vocals a bit more brown, mid and low range. It would be much more sexy. elder |
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| I Like Your Vibes [U Make Me Want] by archie7777 | 2 years ago |
I like those vibes too. That's a great bass and rhythm. Real primal and sexual. Nice shouting vox and fx. The Mac voice is cool, but to get some more expression out of it try adding "..." after "your". Or some other punctuation. Sometimes spelling things phonetically can get a different sound out. The bass and rhythm is really powerful and could be pumped up a bit by adding a sub-bass hit on the down beats. Or adding a pitch bent phrase. This is a great get sweaty on the dance floor track. elder |
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| S O L A R F L A R E DnB by ghost | 2 years ago |
Wow, nice sound sculpting! Amazing sounds, deep and wide space. Fan the solar winds and get to lightspeed. Very visual image you've created. Great rhythms as always but, It gets a little tedious with no variation in the rhythm in first half. Till it gets to the middle and changes. Aftre that is where I really can visualize solar windsurfing. Slicing the curls and such. That one really cool organic, airy synth sound could be varied by moving it around in the stereo field or using filters to vary the bandpass. That could further the effect of surfing. Overall I dug the ride! elder |
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| Ohm#4 by Tauchsieder | 2 years ago |
Ralf und Florian! Nice simple minimal synth has always been near and dear to my heart since the early days. It's nice to hear that still going. Well done. Yeah, it could use some leads to make it more than a rhythm experiment. Few people remember that it was Kraftwerk's two albums; Man-Machine and Computerworld that really started the mainstream synthetic rhythms revolution. This piece brings that innovation up to today's technology. elder |
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| Kognitive Liberty by AspersionDetergent | 2 years ago |
| Nice aural experiment here. Interesting stereo separation fx. Very wide field approaching Quad. You are quite an engineer. If you did this on unreliable equipment, I shudder to think what you could do on a real rig! And yeah, I'm still waiting to get into the dark side with ye! In his house in R'lyeh dead Cthulhu lies dreaming! Lets wake him up! elder |
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| Streaming Consciensceness Mind Expansion Programme by AspersionDetergent | 2 years ago |
My you've been busy. Sounds like some Utter Mutter bits in there! Is that the secret? Well done. Amazing sound engineering here. A little less musical and more industrial. Still has good rhythm and movement. Great vox and fx. Like the Flintstones brakes at the end. A very deep, dense piece. New stuff pops up on each listen. Hard edged and scary enough to rouse old Cthulhu from his sleep! elder |
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| E - iCompilations Part 3 (Permission Granted Mix) by o0o | 2 years ago |
Interesting arrangement. Definately a unique compilation. A sound like no other. Such short bits of each piece don't allow you to get into anything. Which is OK as it gives an oscillating kind of flow. I would have mixed in a different order so that each style leads into a similar style or instrumentation. Gradually moving from more ambient into more lyrical. Sounds like you used similar pitches to match up, though. Beat matching, while difficult, would have helped in some areas where the transitions are a bit jarring. Don't quite know what to think of it, honestly. It seems like a completely new sound, a new medium. elder |
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| Song for the itiswotitis's frogs by Luttor_Grosvernoff | 2 years ago |
I grew up at a lake in the mountains in Pennsylvania. There was a great big Bullfrog leading a chorus of peepers that would lull me to sleep. Wonderful memories. This piece is a lot of fun. I think the frogs could have been used a bit more rhythmically. But I enjoyed this all the way. Long live Litoria rothii! elder |
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| Dancing with snakes {[Horny Remixed] by archie7777 | 2 years ago |
What a great Darshan! Dirvish! Diatribe! You like snakes and can sing too. How...archetypal! Seriously, a great track. Reminds me of Gilli Smyth of Gong. This is a real entrancing piece. Nice mix of vox, rhythm and synth. Could have used a bit more power in the rhythms, a la Gabriel- Rhythm has my soul! I know it was an improvisation and it has that power. But it ends abruptly, breaking the trance too soon! I was just about to achieve Nirvana! elder |
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| Frogments of my Imagination by itiswotitis | 2 years ago |
This is my kind of tune! Using natural sounds as an instrument! Fascinating piece. Nice rhythms created here. Good choices in samples, with the little pitch curls and patterns. Is there one that says "oh yeah"? Or is that you? Hard to tell sometimes where the percussion and synth ends and the frogs begin. Yeah it could have been made into a "song" but it is fun and adventurous as is. So you live in a rain forest surrounded by frogs and cicadas? How fascinating. I am envious! I've had to create my own little natural oasis in the suburbs! Two ponds, 20 Koi and lots of birds, rabbits and squirrels! Keep making music Mother Nature! elder |
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| Acoustic Rush by TheTiler | 2 years ago |
Really enjoyed this. I am normally not an acoustic guy, my taste is in synths. But I always have liked this style of picking. Very refreshing! Nice long tune, doesn't get repetitive, nice variation. Other artists I like in this realm are Steve Tibbits and Carl Weingarten. Love to hear some tabla or conga along with the pickin. elder |
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| Veracity Video is so done by alanatomic | 2 years ago |
Now that's entertainment! Loved the video, great timing and transitions. Very downplayed, cold and futuristic, just like the song. Good muted colors and slow effects. Only one thing could have been better. You could have used my version of the song! elder |
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| Enrobed by elder | 2 years ago |
| Thank you all for your kind comments. It is a very personal piece. But a puzzle. Definately NOT easy listening! I think Etgilles got it closest. It is the subtle theme of my album. Here is the key: It SEEMS as if it should mean something. It has such potent power and puzzling intricacies. It has real life in it, questions unanswered. But it is veiled, enrobed. Muddied by human experience, the world, which is not us, intrudes upon our own singular experience. We are truly alone in it, yet we are all in it together, and a part of it. A truly tangled knot. I am obsessed with untangling it. This is the puzzle of life, the universe and everything. It ought to mean something... shouldn't it? elder |
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| Starting Yesterday by etgilles | 2 years ago |
Wonderful heartfelt song in both lyric and melody. Fantastic vocal performances! Very professional songwriting. Really Great fretless bass! Nicely mixed, very clean and spare, fitting for the subject. Nice slow rhythm leaves lots of room for vocal and instrumental expression. However, the drum loop could use some variation and human feel. Although this is a piece that needs to stay downplayed as that is its nature, I would have liked to hear a bit more expression in the keys and guitar to match the vocals. The piano does some of that nice expression towards the end. Overall a really great emotive piece! elder |
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| S H I F T DnB by ghost | 2 years ago |
Loved it. Nice ambience. I had it on while doing some freelance design work. Helped me concetrate. I like that pad too, it's a GB pad isn't it? There are some great synth sounds in GB and Jam Pack. Great rhythms as usual. I envy your beat skills. I just can't do it. elder |
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| Oochy Coochy Baby by alanatomic | 2 years ago |
| Wow, I did not know you were actually jamming in realtime! That sounds so cool. I'd love to try that. Makes me more impressed with the piece. elder |
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| Little Girl by Saltydog | 2 years ago |
OOH, vibes! Perfect. OK, and some live piano, nice... Good synth pads, works. Guitar is hot, spare and carefully chosen. Guitar is a little too hot in the mix. Still like Nazdrummer's drums better. Can we get this version with those drums put in? And will somebody please redo the bass loop with a live upright? And add J Harley's plucked strings. Then this would be a perfect tune! One for playing live! elder |
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