Mind D Ark - Sungraz3r - Darknives

Hi again.

You can monetize if your tracks if you like and maybe no one will notice the samples. But you might start to get some problems and then maybe you'd be forced to remove the illegal samples. I'm not quite sure how it works.

Personally, I don't think you're competing at all with Sungrazer and the music is quite different so I think you're doing something creative with their guitar parts. They might even be pleased to hear what you've done.

I forgot to answer your collaboration message. For now I will say no as I'm quite reluctant to work with people I don't know online. However, I have started doing something with two guys I've known for a few years through this site (but it's going slowly). I'll remember your offer and see how I feel in the future though I would much prefer to collaborate in person rather than online.

I have a new heavy cello track here:

Nuance Is Futile

https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176620

Take care.

Hi again.

"would love to hear your reply regarding the copyright."

I think it's pretty simple - taking music directly from other people's songs is clear copyright infringement. However, as always, they have to find out that you've done it. So, as a guy just making music and not selling it, the copyright holder of the Sungrazer material may never hear one of your tracks or even find out that you've used that material without first asking permission.

But, if one of your tracks does start to make money, the Sungrazer people could come after you, asking for some money or for you to stop selling the track.

I'm no expert but there are quite a few ways this could go. But, if you remain a completely unknown artist just putting some tracks online for a relatively small audience, my guess is that no one will ever care that you sampled Sungrazer. Maybe don't worry about it for now. The choice is yours...

I agree that it's cool and creative that you sample stoner rock-related bands for use in hip hop. That is unusual.

Great to hear you liked my track and congrats again on your track.

Hi again.

I'm a big fan of Sungrazer and their two albums. A pity they only made two.

Anyway, your track:

Little vocal sample "Let go, baby" is actually pretty cool. And then we have a fat, fat bassline and chilled beat. Guitar fits really well though perhaps you shouldn't sample music from other artists' songs. You do it well but there are, of course, copyright issues. Perhaps try to stick to either using legal samples or making more of your own sounds.

0:41 I really like that new instrument's notes and vibe.

This is very cool, fat, grooving head nodding psychedelic hip hop. Guitar works perfectly. There should be more of a crossover between psychedelic stoner rock and hip hop. Here's one by me that has a connection to some of those genres:

Right Place Wrong Century

https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/146210

2:08 a bit of a change, with some high vocal samples working nicely. They're very trippy.

2:45 I think I hear some low tabla/udo drums. Nice.

3:13 a little bit of saxophone is a pleasant surprise. Nice to hear that instrument come out on its own at the end. The only problem is that the ending is too abrupt. It cuts off too harshly so just let it drift away, maybe with some big delay/reverb on it.

Good work again...

All i got to say is .....REAL HIP HOP to the core of it....well dam done my friend, well done...forsure a 10 in my book.....well put together.....super nice work!

That guitar was meant to go with that drum. Seriously, that is good stuff. I like this better than most mainstream hip hop stuff I hear on the radio.

Brado

Hi
agree with Danke and Joe
I really like the flow of this instrumental
the drum beat and the guitar together are kind of hypnotic magic

well done man!

Max

Hello Darknives
Real cool Hip Hop - Trip Hop tune
Well made and nicely mixed. I really enjoyed the listen.
Much better then the most Hip/Trip Hop instrumentals that arrived here on looperman. And it works great also without any vocals. But i am sure that there will be someone who will do something to/with this special track.

stay tuned
joe

Amazing tune...that retro guitar is incredible with that hip hop like drum...cool trip...

Handshake, Danke