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| Piece of Peace II by Humaniversally | 6 months ago |
Hi, Bernard. I was over on MacJams and looked you up, wondering if there was anything new from you. I loved Here To Hear, and wondered what you were up to. I was surprised to see that your last post was in 2009 (not that I have any business talking, my last one was in '09, too). So I decided to pop over here to see what I could find..and I found this. What a gorgeous, introspective piece--quiet, yet powerful. Love it. Thanks.  Maybe you should post it over on MJ so people there can appreciate it, too. |
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| Spinning Away (Eno/Cale) by sonic_magpie | 2 years ago |
| Sounds great, people. Terrific job all around. | |
| MANDELA by Filmscorz | 2 years ago |
| I really like the horns in this. Very nice track. | |
| Alannah & White Rabbit by MarkHolbrook | 2 years ago |
| Heh! This is great. |
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| Space Jam by jalanix | 2 years ago |
| This is really beautiful. Wonderful track. | |
| Shaolin Munk Funk by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| @Argales: Thanks. I don't think so--but I'm no expert. @Humaniversally: Thanks again, Bernard. I'm glad it held up to repeated listening. @RavingRedHead: Thank you, Vicki. It's very gratifying to hear that you've enjoyed my offerings. Your comments and support are appreciated. |
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| Here to Hear by Humaniversally | 2 years ago |
| I commented on this over at MJ, but I thought I'd restate my feelings. I love this track. |
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| Down N Doity by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| @Zamzam: Thanks! | |
| Down N Doity by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
Thanks, Kenn--where were you five years ago?  I appreciate your kind words on my fledgling efforts. |
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| Shaft's Smoove Groove by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| Thanks, Kenn. Yeah, I took it pretty hard back then. Drove me away from iComp and from music creation for like a year. But I came back. |
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| The Fruit Of Thy Womb - A Horror Tale by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| Hey! Thanks for listening. Yes, I wrote the story. Thanks very much for the nice compliment. I'm glad I was able to keep you engaged till the end. Thanks again. |
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| Mysterious Journey (Short Cue) by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| Yeah, nothing custom. I just used some arpeggiation on one of the tracks. Thanks. | |
| Curly & Sonorous by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| Thanks, Kenn! I'm glad you liked it. |
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| Everlasting Soul Ache by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| Awannabepoet--thanks for the listen and nice comment. |
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| Everlasting Soul Ache by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| Thanks very much, Carmannah! | |
| Dark Seas by maxruehl | 2 years ago |
| Thanks, Kenn! I don't know about hard at work--my output has been pretty sad--but I'm getting a little more confident, so I might do some more. |
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| Walkin' with the Blues by Filmscorz | 2 years ago |
| Really nice--love the horn work. Made me feel like I was taking a walk through those New Orleans streets depicted in the artwork. |
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| April Day by JayHagen | 2 years ago |
| Jay-- I first heard your work on Bernard's Here To Hear track and I was immediately a fan. I just love your work. I find your splendid horn work here equally amazing. I'm very happy that I found your music. |
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| Accidental Jam by maxruehl | 5 years ago |
| Thanks for your thoughts on this one, too. You're right, I did approach it from more of a soundtrack angle, but I wasn't sure if that was the most accurate classification of it from a listeners standpoint. I figure this one rides a line between Jazz and New Age. I did consider adding more solos to it, but the more I listened to it the more I got used to it being the way it is, so I may have lost some perspective on it. Thanks again for your thoughts, I'll take them into consideration. |
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| Dark Seas by maxruehl | 5 years ago |
| Thanks so much for the kind words, jdwyer. I was beginning to feel invisible, so I'm incredibly relieved to find out someone listened and liked it. I wouldn't give up on yourself quite so easily--I don't know how to "write" music either--can't read or write it, in fact I can barely play. All I really have is a fairly decent ear for what sounds good (thanks, in part, to a Mom who sang Opera, and a lifelong love for music, film music in particular). Amazing what some rudimentary playing ability and midi editing can do, isn't it? Listen to the first couple of all loop pieces I did and you'll see that it's possible for you to make the step up, too. Thanks again. |
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| NIN - Trent Resner/MMSP The Hand That Feeds by MyMacSmokesPot | 6 years ago |
 I just tore someone else up for their (mis)use of the track, so to be fair I thought I should compliment someone who did it right. Nice job on this one. |
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| The Hand That Feeds Remix no. 1 by Funkboy | 6 years ago |
 Somehow I don't think this is what TR intended when he released the track. |
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| Goodbye, Pudd by deputydoofy | 7 years ago |
So sorry to hear about Pudd, bro. I have 4 cats and if I lost any of them it would devastate me. They're like my kids. I'm glad you had the chance to dedicate this piece to Pudd--I hope acknowledging his passing in this concrete way helps alleviate some of the pain. As for the music, it's a beautiful, haunting piece--all the more moving due to its inspiration. Hang in there bro--and best of luck with the housing transition. maxruehl |
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| Shaft's Smoove Groove by maxruehl | 7 years ago |
| Thanks, Sverker. I appreciate your critique and am not offended at all by your rating. Thanks for listening. As I get more experience with the software and feel more comfortable taking chances, I'm sure I'll be able to do more interesting stuff. Thanks again. |
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| Shaft's Smoove Groove by maxruehl | 7 years ago |
| Thanks for the ecouragement, bud--it's much appreciated. | |
| Down N Doity by maxruehl | 7 years ago |
| Thanks for the nice comments, pardner. Glad you got the reference--you must be an old dude like me.  |
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| Happy Fries by deputydoofy | 7 years ago |
Very nice--you're lucky to have found so many people who appreciate what you're doing. I, like you, have no musical training (except for Trombone in 7th grade ) and have also, thusfar, only used loops.Unfortunately, the one person who chose to listen to my first two contributions and grade them seemed to have some disdain for people who only use loops, so he only gave me 3 stars for both. I think maybe that scared off some potential listeners. His comments even discouraged me from doing anything else for a while--kind of bummed me out and made me feel unworthy. You're fortunate to have met up with some more open-minded listeners. Nice job--keep up the good work. Maybe I should take your lead and keep plugging (looping?) away. |
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