enkibumbu's 100 Most Recent Comments

Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 5 months ago
Thanks.
I, Dormammu __ by enkibumbu 7 months ago
Anto, thanks for your encouragement. I really appreciate it. I moved to Thailand and it completely halted my music production. But, I'm really less than 2 weeks from completion of next one. I have to figure out an ending. Next year, will try to do at LEAST 3-4 pieces!

Here's something cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYoIKTsiV0&feature=player_embedded#!
Broken Things - by AudioIrony 11 months ago
It's nice.
Hats off to Hieronymus by enkibumbu 1 year ago
Scott: thanks for the nice feedback. Working on next piece, but I have no time.

In the future, I hope to retire and do music full time. Maybe 3 years from now. My special area of interest is modern microtonal music. smiley

Next one will be in a West African vein. Gyil and harp.
Asim, Where's My Deer? _ by enkibumbu 1 year ago
Yes, I live like the caterpillar in Through the Looking Glass. I have a home made of seashells.
Asim, Where's My Deer? _ by enkibumbu 1 year ago
I can't find the caesurae and had to look it up! smiley

Thanks for the very nice feedback.
I, Dormammu __ by enkibumbu 1 year ago
David, I'm glad someone really appreciates this. Made my day.

Next one, I'm going to play around in a Pygmy vein. Do you like Pygmy music? It's some of the most profound I've heard. So, going to play with some phasing concepts and Pygmy-inspired scales.

But, I never know what's going to happen. Start with some sounds and let it do its thing. smiley Thanks again for comments.
Baise moi by MusicLeft 1 year ago
Nice arrangement. Good production.
I, Dormammu __ by enkibumbu 1 year ago
Here's the (original tuning) instrument used in this song in action. Does it sound familiar? smiley

http://www.marsudiraras.org/video/large/asmarandana.mov

I, Dormammu __ by enkibumbu 1 year ago
Nice feedback. That's what I was hoping for. smiley Thanks.

The gamelan samples are free and can be found here. It's a 200 year-old instrument:
http://www.marsudiraras.org/gamelan/

However, it's a lot of work to make them sound good. Out of the box, they are not recorded too well. This song uses a wacky original tuning I created. Actually, the tuning kind of changes as the song goes on. Hahah. So, not traditional, but not even tempered.

I tried very hard to include a baritone sax and muted trumped. But, the thing got muddy so I reverted to this simpler approach that showcases the beauty of the old gamelan instrument. This is what it looks like:

http://www.marsudiraras.org/gamelan.html

Bass is Chris Hein bass, which is the best virtual bass instrument I've found so far. Drums are Addictive Drums, brushes. And, some other crap from here and there. smiley

Yeah, will try to increase my output in 2011. 2010 had nasty money struggles and not much time for music. 2011 should be much better.

Thanks again.
Asim, Where's My Deer? _ by enkibumbu 2 years ago
Hi Brett. I've likes several of your recent pieces. I found your original track (Negotiate For Specific Space) relaxing and inspiring. It definitely works in its original form. I mean it as a compliment that I added some embellishments. smiley Glad you like it.

I don't understand the pics of your foot. But, that's cool. smiley
Asim, Where's My Deer? _ by enkibumbu 2 years ago
Here's a really great podcast. Experimental-ish, but not noise! I'm a big fan.

http://www.rarefrequency.com/radio/podcasts/

You can subscribe with Itunes, etc.
Asim, Where's My Deer? _ by enkibumbu 2 years ago
Anto, sometimes I think about you when I work on music. I'm not happy until I get your feedback on a piece. Thanks for all the nice things you've said about my music over the years.
Asim, Where's My Deer? _ by enkibumbu 2 years ago
Thanks for everyone's comments. I appreciate. This posting system should be threaded, like Youtube. Suggestion to site admins. smiley

Caomhan: glad you liked the sound.

Thanks to AudioIrony for letting me use his original track as the basis for this composition. It can be found here: http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=136979

Regarding the dan bau: yes, that's me on the virtual dan bau. It's much smaller than its authentic cousin, thus facilitating easy transport to gigs.

AcetyleneJukebox: Please listen to last 2 seconds of the song and a great secret will be revealed!

Pharma: nice to see you again. Hope life is good.

I'm pleased with this piece. Next one is 80% done. Won't be such a long hiatus.
Snow or Show by CarlsmenFisher 2 years ago
Good.
UnRez by AudioIrony 2 years ago
Like this one too.

SCIENTIST by AudioIrony 2 years ago
Yeah, like it.
SCIENTIST by AudioIrony 2 years ago
I tried to danced, and I felled down.

Negotiate For Specific Space by AudioIrony 2 years ago
Actually, I like this a lot. Wish it were longer. Soothing groove.

Would be curious what software you used for the percussive sounds. Like it. PM me it you have the inclination. I could totally put a balaban on this. Or a sax. Could I get the WAV or AIFF?

Yeah. Nice. And, I'm very picky! smiley

thanks.
Negotiate For Specific Space by AudioIrony 2 years ago
Pleasant in the morning.
Hats off to Hieronymus by enkibumbu 2 years ago
Thanks Misha. I'm working on the next one: Over the Falls.

It's epic. smiley
My Heart's Own Pim by enkibumbu 2 years ago
ShadowofNine...

Nice feedback. Good choice of adjectives. smiley



My Heart's Own Pim by enkibumbu 2 years ago
Misha,

I respect your brilliant critical ear for hipster music!

I like your performance comment. Of course, this is all done on my computer.

No keyboard, etc. It's all blobs and grids. Fun!

Will check out your music.

Enki (go to UruK) by MusicLeft 2 years ago
I went back to Uruk.

But my city was gone.

There was no train station.

There was no downtown.



THANK YOU ANTO! Look forward to collaborating

in the future. Enjoyed the tune.


Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 2 years ago
DLB and ChrisDay,

Thanks for your comments. Hare Krsna.



Taiko by MusicLeft 2 years ago
Hi Anto. Look forward to our next collaboration. I've started on some percussion.

Thanks for everyone's comments. I used Absynth 4 for the saw-toothed, right-channel sounds.
Fire in the sky! by FrancMartinez 2 years ago
5

Wow, you know about Mayan calendar and Precession. Good show!

shock the monkey by eagle 2 years ago
Is shock the money the same as flog the dolphin?
My Heart's Own Pim by enkibumbu 2 years ago
Thanks for your compliments. Really appreciate the feedback.

RavingRedHead: I think it was your connection.

Justin: it wasn't backwards reverb ...

It was just a remnant of over-stretching a particular note.

I left it in because it sounded cool.

http://www.celemony.com/cms/

Ramzar: Bubba Kush, Master Kush, and Jack Herer.

http://www.jackherer.com/chapters.html

Gonna take a little break and then maybe do

something with Anto. Not sure what yet. smiley





In Your Eyes by Rusticalia 2 years ago
Arrrr.........
My Heart's Own Pim by enkibumbu 2 years ago
I'm hoping this will be played by Muzak after I'm dead.

Then, I know my efforts were not in vain.

Nice to see you Anto.

Your latest piece is understated and tasteful.

I'm going to listen again.

The tribute to Jaco.

Did you ever find our collaboration?

I was too stupid to save it.



I'm learning all the time, with each piece.

I was very inspired for this one.

Love is very healing. I'm no longer a cynic.

COIL - the soundtrack by Justin_Case 2 years ago
5

Yeah. I like this one. And the pic too.

I played the game too. It was weird.



The Very Last Love Song (rough cut) by ChrisDay 2 years ago
Good production. Polished.


Tokyo Mandolins by AudioIrony 2 years ago
5

Peaceful.
Time Flies (cover) by Vixen 2 years ago
This strikes me as sincere.

Bob a Due! by RAMZAR 2 years ago
Good-quality mix.
I remember Jaco by MusicLeft 2 years ago
Great melody.

Honey Ant Dreaming by enkibumbu 3 years ago
Hi David. Thanks for your acknowledgement. I spent about 3 months on this. smiley

This might be my last upload to iComp for a while. Life is really busy.

Traveling to Asia for the first time this July. Hope life is good for you.


Ken
HSBC Reverse Prank Call by KeithPetrower 3 years ago
5

Hahahahaha....!!!


Honey Ant Dreaming by enkibumbu 3 years ago
Hello gentlemen.

Thanks for comments. I worked so hard on this one. The mixing was a nightmare, because I made some mistakes early on. This was my first attempt with Logic Pro. I actually BOUGHT a copy. smiley

Yes, Pharma .... I started with ethnic samples of a real qin, and a doshpuluur. That's a kind of Mongolian banjo. I stretched out the notes to add that WASH of sound in the beginning. I added percussion to brighten it up and give it pleng. And, the pads last, to fill out areas ... and create some kind of ending!

Thanks again. Sawadee krup.
The 7th Bestowal by Justin_Case 3 years ago
5

Dude, you kissed the snake. smiley

Did he kiss back? smiley)

Anyway, nice work! Like Arvo Part maybe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJi10uIizcI&feature=related
Lux Aeterna by Justin_Case 3 years ago
It's good. This is good work.

They say 222 is the mark of the mini beast.

Kind of schitzy Christian music.

It didn't pander.


Raag Chayanat by andhrizz 3 years ago
5

Is this a concert recording you made?
Ragasudharasa by andhrizz 3 years ago
5

Thank you for a fresh breath of Carnatica.

Who is the mridangam player? Do you live in South India and train under a guru?

Wonderful.
_Moonlight Sufi Serenade_ by enkibumbu 3 years ago
Thank you Yaziyazi. I hope I treated it with respect. Thanks.
Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 3 years ago
Not a good choice. Go to Iceland. They are off the petrol grid, and they have abundant water. Highest standard of living in the world. Democratic Republic. The majority of the country's electricity (80%) is generated using hydropower; the rest is geothermal power.

But, there is the little problem of rising sea levels, which will cover them and Manhattan. And active volcanoes.



Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 3 years ago
TPB... FTW...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIE3dIzypXI&feature=related

He was bled by eels. I'm sorry.

Yes, I was looking in ภูเก็ต. Her name is ชุมพ.







Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 3 years ago
I've started on Honey Ant Dreaming. An ambient-ish piece. Very nice chords.

It's going to be hard. I've put it off because I don't want to screw it up. I have a really nice beginning. I'd be pissed if the rest of the song falters. One must remain ego-less! smiley

Will play with it this weekend. It's very pretty, and strange, and ethnic. I've been listening to Sublime Frequencies CDs. I'm officially out of my Gamelan phase, and into my Algerian phase. And Thailand.

Say hello to Bruce Willis. I am sorry about his accident.

Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
I spent 2 months on a piece with just synths and it turned out like crap. Fortunately, I got a G5 and Logic 8 recently, and a mountain of new software and samples ... including new microtonal-tuning software. Here it is:

http://www.nonoctave.com/

Terrible website. Great software. Should be here later this week.

And, I'm busy slicing, mapping, and tuning Gamelan samples for NI Battery. I suppose I'll do something with drums and gamelan. I have no idea. I also have some Tuva mandolin-ish samples that are very nice (Discovery Firm). I could build something on it similar to this piece, Oskal. I wait for something really eerie to occur. Then, I don't have doubts about developing it further.

Working like a dog. I'll get back into composing in a couple weeks. So, nothing soon I'm afraid. I have a lot of studying to do on Logic 8. Their "Sculpture" synth is very, very promising. Quite organic, yet acoustically impossible.

Thanks for your comments. Yours in the Tao.





LINGGAMTALA by AURAMELA 4 years ago
5

Wow. You're 19?

You're going to be a monster player.
Sad Rulers of Claymation by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Nice to get comments a few years after releasing this. Thanks Modesto.

Working on the next one.
Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thank you.

I don't know if the song count is correct or not.

Right now, I'm listening to a lot of "Chill Orient" -- believe it or not. Trying to find interesting stuff on the P2Ps. I try to look past the unremitting 4/4 factor. I do think 4/4, played over months and years, does brain damage.

Please support our earthworm troops.

Letileti is the new black.

GAIA (The Ocean Song) by videoscore 4 years ago
5

Pleasant. Chilled. Confident guitar. Doesn't attempt to impress.
Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
This page got 1000+ visits in a week. Unprecedented. If this is real, please leave some feedback. Would love to hear from you. Or, maybe it's some kind of robot or crazy person. smiley

Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Hey Seles. This tune is getting an insane number of hits this week. Wonder why.

What on earth is 5° Napoletana? Sound like a Sativa strain. Is that it? Is it one of the purps?

I work intuitively: no barlines, keyboard, loops, or BPM. It's all moving blobs around and stretching them. Pencil and matrix editor. And audio blobs (stretch, chop, transpose). Like finger painting.

Thanks for your encouragement!
Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Yeah, I kinda like it!

Also used Sound Soap to clean up the strings.

And Melodyne for the "magic realism."

I am available for weddings and bar mitzvahs.

Please allow enkibumbu to score your next sacred event.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,2241544,00.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldPMifPbngc&feature=related
Hats off to Hieronymus by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Oh schist!


Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Hi Letileti. It's actually the town where my hero Fedor lives:

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/MetellusCimber/FedorGoose.jpg

Hope that clears that up. BTW, how do you know about Evagina?

Thanks for your feedback. Hmmm ... romantic. Interesting comment. I can see that now.
Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Cloverfield monster revealed!

http://www.coudal.com/i/cloverreveal.jpg

Thanks Justin. You always post such detailed and encouraging feedback! smiley

I put in some very quiet sounds. You might say almost subliminal. Derived from the mandolin-ish file, but moved an octave or so higher. For texturing.
Stary Oskol by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks all. I'm using Izotope Ozone. It adds sparkle and punch to the mix. It's got all kinds of nifty mastering tools. Sound files are from Azerbaijan (dobro-ish thing) and Tibet (violin-ish thing). Recycled and rethought.
Hats off to Hieronymus by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks Modesto. I wish I lived in your city. smiley The epicenter of Western musical tradition.


No Beetles, No Branches, No Wind by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thank you Seles. You are a brilliant critic! smiley Nice to see you. I'm trying to do difficult stuff.

Here are two interesting articles that discuss the music industry ... under siege from those terrible pirates who don't respect the corporate music laws:

http://www.demonbaby.com/blog/2007/10/when-pigs-fly-death-of-oink-birth-of.html

http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2003/02/01/file_trading_manifesto/index.html
No Beetles, No Branches, No Wind by enkibumbu 4 years ago
And bring your Thermite and Thermate! We'll burn the house down.


No Beetles, No Branches, No Wind by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Leti, please come over on Thursday. I will send you Sting's address. Bring your guitar and some cookies. We're going to watch nature films:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8129564295534231536&q=911+Mysteries

Mirror Site:
http://sept11.magnify.net/item/VCJ3XHJH0KC2FN0Q

I recommend this nature movie. I love science!
No Beetles, No Branches, No Wind by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thank you TripleCamp. And thank you to Sting for agreeing to lend me his studio for mixing. I really enjoyed the trip to Scotland.
MYSTERIUM by Justin_Case 4 years ago
5

Well, but their anal probe takes some getting used to.

Good for the prostate though.

I give it 5 stars. I like the bells.

Good that you work in this genre.
No Beetles, No Branches, No Wind by enkibumbu 4 years ago
These are the Gamelan samples I used for this piece. I had to heavily EQ them. You'll need to convert them from OGG to wav, aiff, or whatever sound format your sampler uses. Now, none of these are tuned to a Western chromatic scale, wherin lies their appeal. You cannot possibly make a radio hit with these samples:

http://www.marsudiraras.org/gamelan/

And, if you're in the mood for some late-night, steamy court Gamelan music, here's some free mp3s for you and your lover:

http://www.marsudiraras.org/audio.html

You can gambang all night long, or as long as your Ipod permits. Happy listening!
No Beetles, No Branches, No Wind by enkibumbu 4 years ago
A quick big thank you. I'll write some more useful comments a little later. Including some details on how I made this (and some free Gamelan samples), for those interested. It took months, survived a HD crash, and various other hardships.

RIP Oink.

Death March by enkibumbu 4 years ago
They're all perfect. smiley Thanks. I think I'll release next one this weekend. Huge effort.
Palestine by enkibumbu 4 years ago
It's a flawed song, with crappy samples (GPO and G Jazz). But I think the main theme is very nice. Maybe I'll redo it some day.
Hats off to Hieronymus by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks. I think the drone keeps it together. Is your avatar Odilon Redon?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/BRGPOD/150631~Homage-to-Goya-circa-1895-Posters.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/Redon_spirit-waters.jpg/485px-Redon_spirit-waters.jpg

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/redon/redon.cyclops.jpg

I actually saw some of his drawings in person! Well, he was great.
Baby One More Time [cover] by BewareTheFish 4 years ago
You have a polished, professional voice.
Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 4 years ago
If you could imagine less hair and more Jewish looking.
Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Yeah, check the blog. If you like, I'll post more.

Is that really your pic?
Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Ah, but it pales in comparison to you and the moonlight.
Nephilim Funk Party by enkibumbu 4 years ago
I'm a viper and I'm proud of it. smiley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaFANj-6wjA

"After National marijuana prohibition became law in America, Commissioner Anslinger found out that a certain group of people - all of whom were identifiable by their shared occupation - were flagrantly violating the law by continuing to smoke pot. What the transgressors had in common was that they had rhythm. In fact, they included all the key geniuses of Jazz: Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Count Basie, Jimmy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and Cab Calloway, to name a choice selection. "

http://www.ukcia.org/potculture/48/anslinger.html

Maybe you need to reevaluate your relationship to jazz. smiley


kiss your civil rights goodbye by jptiptonsr 4 years ago
Destruction of biosphere and peak oil is going to trump police state. Of course, they're not mutually exclusive.
Pyro Pyro Excitement (Bonus Level) by bobboblobbo 4 years ago
You have achieved sounding like a video game.
Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Yes, that's Uncle Ho. For those interested:

http://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-Wars-1945-1990-Marilyn-Young/dp/0060921072/

Recommended. Who are the terrorsts?

PM me your email address and I'll send you some recorded mantras. They are quite useful in times of stress.

Thanks for feedback. Nice.
We Are Moth Machine by enkibumbu 4 years ago
It has not yet exited the chrysalis.

It is a bigtime tuning exhibition.

Maybe more Tehhran than Bombay (the balaban).

Hope we don't bomb them. Would be a pity.
Marlen 2005 by kareniym 4 years ago
I will download this to help me with my mixes. Extraordinary clarity. I guess I need Logic Pro.
Geisha Remix by enkibumbu 4 years ago
PM me and I'll send you an unreleased mash-up I did. I can't post here because it uses copyright files.

Thanks for feedback.
Emma Jewell Australia by happierthanever 4 years ago
Why is this labelled explicit?
Ed S Steps Out by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks Daddy-O.

And Thanks Letileti. That's a dramatic photo. Appreciate your comments.

Working on a modern Gamelan piece. With trumpets and synths and daff drum. It's pretty difficult. But, making nice progress. Steady as she goes. Maybe it will go on my "Best Of" album in Walmart. smiley


We Are Moth Machine by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks Victor.
We Are Moth Machine by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks.

I'm working on a modern Gamelan piece now. But, I have no time, so it's taking forever. Using traditional Pelog tunings.
Plethora Rajasthan by shubhamagarwal 4 years ago
5

The guy above me is stingy with his stars. This is very hard to do. Good show!
Miraphust by enkibumbu 4 years ago
The horn sound is a Chinese souna (Google it). I warped the crap out of it. All the horn sounds, including the mellow conch shell-ish or French horn sounds are from the same original file (a Chinese traditional souna recording) with the formants massacred, time stretched, chopped up, etc. Nice effects, eh? The big hand drum is, of course, the daf. Strings are a good old koto. Chopped to bits. The drums kind of provide the melodic accompanyment, which is one of my tricks. smiley

http://www.donbak.co.uk/images/KhalifeKarimSafvati.jpg

Keep up your excellent feedback! smiley
Almost a Hummingbird by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Hi Justin. My admiration for your taste in music is growing all the time! smiley

thanks!
Ngoni by enkibumbu 4 years ago
He was also a lifelong activist, dedicated to African American dignity, equality, and the elimination of racism. One could say it was a central theme in his life and movies. He became this Saturnine character as a foil to express his "radical" views on exploitation and oppression in the USA. It would be hard to say these things without spaceman attire.
This Little Light Of Mine (piano jazz) by ssstebbe 4 years ago
Wow. 400 downloads.
Choose What You Like by kareniym 4 years ago
Yeah, Kareniym has some seriously good mixing skills.

The latest Logic Pro has some very nice tools.
Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks falzaabi. I hope you like my non-duduk numbers too.




Svah by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Really? This one is kind of old. I didn't have my act together yet. I was going to pull it. smiley

Anyway, glad you like it. Yeah, it's humorous. I was screwing around with the singing robot program and it cracked me up when they pronounced this mantra wrong. smiley
Quetzalcoatl (Retoooled) by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Yeah. I thought of a group praying to Quetzalcoatl in an ecstatic ritual by the Toltec's temple.

http://www.earthmatrix.com/temple_quetzalcoatl.html

Very detailed comments. Much appreciated. Thanks Justin. I'm two for two with you! smiley
Release the Flying Children by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks for your feedback. I overlapped and cut up duduk phrases. Yeah. The Children are flying over minarettes and have red and gold ribbons festooning all the way to the ground.

Here's something cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3vfJ1R8uaY&mode=related&search=
3:10 AM by Holott 4 years ago
You sure have your tools and mix down. It pops out of the speakers.

Wanted to hear a bit more theme development. But, the individual themes are very nice.
Ed S Steps Out by enkibumbu 4 years ago
I have decided to disable the rating system so only FIVE stars is allowed! It seems to work so far!

Thank you FishCow and Seles. Two gentlemen of enormous creativity and love of music! smiley
MUSICLEFT - Hoy Cantando by MusicLeft 4 years ago
Ho pensato che stesse divertendo per scrivere il gibberish a macchina puro in italiano che per mezzo del traduttore di Google! La gente penserà che possa parlare la lingua! Hehe. Lavoro de Nizza. Soothing e giocato bene.
Ed S Steps Out by enkibumbu 4 years ago
Thanks Cesare. I don't know you in real life, but you seem like a friend to me. smiley

Always great to get your feedback. I was happy about the jazz chords and parts on this one. It was challenging. Bear in mind that this is all done by ear, with no keyboard or theoretical training.

And thanks to FishCow for his encouragement and infectious groove. He's easy to work with and very knowledgeable about digital recording.

/tooting

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