Dark Sky - Spivkurl

Hey Spiv, this is the most "masscompatible" track i heard from u till now - really like that (a lil hint m8) :D

BIG up it shows your great flexibilty in music - u re really an original!
Love how the autotune doesnt "push u around" too much - nice vocals.

THX 4 sharin m8 - happy to work with u.

The lyrics and beat is cool! The effects you use are really cool! Good stuff as usual, nice work!

Personally, I like it just the way it is. I think it's interesting that if you leave the vocals how they are, you have 80's pre-wave. But, if you ran them through a bitcrusher and reverb, you'd have early 90's industrial. I think, for it's simplicity, (which is a good thing), it's actually a pretty versatile tune. Brilliant work, good Sir.

enjoyable stuff sounds very early 80's ,like the authentic sounds and overall vibe,not so keen on the vocal phrasing that goes out of time and key at times...but i enjoyed it more second time round. good overall

not exactly my musical niche, i dont pretend to be a raw, pre-wave fan. But this was intresting to listen to, personaly i would do more production work on the vocals, but then hey, it wouldnt really be raw, pre-wave anymore now would it lol.

like i said, not really my genre, but a worthwhile listen for me none-the-less.

As I listen to this again, I hear an echo of ABBA's "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", which I love

Hello ....

With a little more effect on the voice .... and as written below our friends, this song it is very "Depeche Mode" .... in style ....
This does not detract from your ingenious concept, and this way, free your voice for us make to discover .... your other talent.
A good idea of make to evolve no doubt ....

Dan

Quote from crucethus..Depeche Mode meets, early Human League .

Hell yeah,this is sounding so old school...love it!

Great track mate,sounds like you had a blast making this beauty spiv.!

This is so different from your normal faster paced stuff,but never the less im real pleased your playing around in the electronics play pen!

Sounds cool man!

Great track Spiv!
I think the comparison to Talking-Heads is more due to the "experimental nature" of the track rather than a real musical affinity (I agree with you, they used to be very good but I never heard something like this from them).

The vocals are good: I like the way you "ignore" the tempo and the tuning. And I am not joking: this song conveys a sense or urgency, it's like your voice desperately needs to say something and you don't have time to care of what's around you.
It's like you have to follow your "intention" and you have no time for "reading the signs" which brings you to "cross the line".
I have to say it: this is brilliant!
You are a f***g genius!
Could this song be improved?
Yes maybe you could polish something here and there, but I simply *LOVE* this track as it is.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Take care, Domenico

Depeche Mode meets, early Human League (Before Dare), John Fox....very very good, I want to enhance these drums and make a killer dance remix of this! (BTW...the syncopation of the vocals is perfect for this style of music)
Steve

Cool stuff ... great job!

Very cool Spiv, you are really going for it lately with the vocals! As many have said already, it has such an 80's sound, that works for me. I like the lyrics, creative writing, interesting effects on the vox, they seem to work well with the music. Cool trackman!!

Wayne

The Spiv sings!!! Is there no end to your talent? Nice job bro, really like this.

K;)

Wow, hello old friend! lol its been a while. glad to find a few of us older crew still on here. I'm glad to be back. nice job...as always.
Talk to you soon.

SYNTHIZIZ ;*)

your voice is very emotive

The Killers is what this reminded me of. It's in your vocal tone more than anything. Even if someone is not into The Killers, the resemblance gives it subliminal credibility. Your vocal timing and phrasing gets better after the two minute mark. I agree that the drums and the synthie thing don't work perfect, the synth has an extra beat or something.
Overall, like it a lot. The NIN thing got me interested in your work and I'm liking it all!

Evan

I actually really like your vocals on this, has a funky intriguing vibe to it. I think the vocals are yelling at me though when I'm trying to enjoy the music so I might turn those down just a bit

The drum synth and vocal don't fit they are not all on beat

I liked the vocals (although the morbid message in the lyrics...how are you anyway?!?).
There is a melody in your vocals that could be emphasized with the synths even more. But what a great job with all the real hardware!
I listened twice and yeah, it's catchy.

Haha funny vocals, nice beats great Spiv track once again!

Very 80's and I loved the 80's and yes I too loved Talking Heads :) great work once again

Steve

Nice! I like the retro feel this has, and how that lead seems a little out-of-time (not sure how else to describe it). And those vocal effects just fit so well!

whoa man, this thing is just dark... but... i like it. i wish i could drop vocals on my tracks like you do. sadly i have no microfone :(

I got a real nostalgia/retro sensibility here. Pre-new wave like the five years before Depeche Mode got their break with Fad Gadget/Frank Tovey. Tumbleweed's invoking Talking Heads works, too. Since I love that particular phase of musical development, I really like this one, too!

burning boardwalk - cyclonic romance - Hurricane Spivkurl - this furious mix of, well... fury, is full on electronic cranial peristalsis.
in a good way! i mean there are the Heads, there are the Cramps, and there is SK

aswome this one.... ;) really enjoy the retro electro

Great job. Liked the lyrics

oh yeah...it really hits its stride about 30 sec in...Dont know why, but I`m reminded a bit of some of the early Talking Heads songs (David Byrne)...I think maybe its the way the lyrics, vocal delivery and moving bass/beats etc combine....Since I have been a fan & still play the Talking Heads stuff once in a while you can bet I liked this one...Well done Spiv.....Ed