Moss Mother Part 1 - Sun - ValveDriver

Thanks.

Thank you, Zoot. As the creator of this one, I don't think I'll get tired of hearing "Epic". lol I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment. Thank you again..
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V.

Bao, how are you?
I would suggest it. Highly. I still have the first edition of Ezdrummer and it still gets the job done. I imagine by now the newer versions are even better and have much cleaner workflow. If you end up pulling the trigger and getting one, let me know what you got and if you like it.
Happy new year to you as well!
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V.

Thank you, Kay. I appreciate your time and comment. This one took some work to get right.
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V.

Toeslap, what's happnin?

I'm glad you liked the tune. The PNW, man. Home truly is where the heart is, ya know?
As far as the storm and wind for the harder sections, I actually did try it in a couple spots. But with the distortion of the guitars and all the drums, it was just extra noise that crowded up the mix, so I opted to leave it out. Trust me, it's much better this way.

Thanks again for taking the time to listen and comment. I appreciate it.
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V.

Hey, Dime. I'm glad you liked it the second go around! Thanks man, I truly appreciate it!

Thank you.

Thank you Rita. I think this one was a little more touching because of my love for the forest and mountains where I live. I just might have put a little extra into it. I'm gkad you liked it, even though metal isn't your style.

Take care.
V.

I would love to have a job where I spend all my time alone on the mountain. But, unfortunately, I'm temporarily outside of the PNW where it's all flat praries. When I get back, maybe.
Where I'm from we have bears, mountain lions and large elk herds. Granted, the elk don't want to eat you, but they don't want you on on their territory either.

I'm glad you were able to connect the emotions of the song with what was intended. I guess tha means I did what I set out to do, huh?

Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. It means a lot.

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V.

Thanks, man. I appreciate it.

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V.

Thanks for listening and commenting. Apparently, you just don't like long songs. Which, a lot of mine are. Listen at you r own discretion, I guess.

Thanks again.
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V.

Centrist, Hello. Thanks for the kind words. But I can absolutely guarantee you that it's not impossible to achieve authentic sounding riffs with VST's. That's all this track is. Not a single live instrument was used. 100% software.
All the riffs were built, by me, one note at a time in my FL piano roll. All of the drums were mixed and built one hit at a time to go with each riff. Same with the bass and acoustic guitars.

It can be done!

Thanks again, for taking time to listen and comment.

Take care.
V.

Thank you for the kind words. I wish I could accept your compliment on the guitar playing, but really, it's all VST. Programmed.

Thank you again.

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V.

Thanks, man. There was a time when you did hear more rock and metal here. But, those days are long gone. As far as the 8 minutes...that's a short track for Doom Metal, my friend!

Thanks again for the kind words.

Take care.
V.

Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to give a listen and kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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V.

Heath, first let me apologize for the year long delay. I kinda dropped this track here and got busy with life and forgot about it.

Second. Thank you for not only taking the time to listen to it, but to leave a kind comment as well. I always find it interesting to know what others hear in my work. The fact that you heard Black Sabbath and Metallica is no surprise to me. Those were two of the earliest and most influential bands of my teen years. You may not hear it, but there's even some Pink Floyd in there. Some of the Old Timer Loopermen that are familiar with me and my work may pick it up. They know that I'm a Floyd Junkie..

Anyhow, again, thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the track.

Take care.
V.

Thank you.

Thank you. I appreciate the kind words.

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V.

Royalnation.

I apologize for the year long delay. But, better late than never, huh?

Thank you for the kind words. I think, for a 100% solo project, as far as the heavy metal engineering and mixing goes, that takes longer to perfect than the writing and composition of the track itself.

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V.

Verdiqo, thank you for the kind words. I like your take on the song, and how it felt like 2 songs at once. That wasn't my intention, but I like the idea just the same!

Thank you again, it's always appreciated.

Take care.
V.

Ed. Sorry for the late reply. Honestly, I wasn't sure how to respond to such high praise.
Suggesting that others could learn from my work is quite a compliment. Which would be a cool idea for a thread post. "Pick a looper, and break down one of their tracks." Then dissect it part by part as you describe your interpretation of it, or even on a technical level.
There is definitely a little Floyd in it. I think at this point, everything I do has just a touch somewhere in it. I dont think I can escape that!
Like I said to Neo, its good to hear that my arrangements are satisfactory. Sometimes, that's one of my biggest hangups.

Floyd and Metallica definitely count. Even though now-a-days Metallica isnt as high on my list of favorites, back in the day they were the top of the tier.

Thank you, Ed for continuously taking time to listen and comment. Your endless support and encouragement means a lot to me. Especially knowing that metal isnt at the top of your list!

Sincerely, do take care!
Aaron

Bandit, thank you for taking the time to stop and listen, and comment. I'm gkad you liked it, and I apologize for such a late reply. I appreciate it, none the less.

Take care, V.

Alright, let's try this again.

You are correct about there being some serious nature out here. The bear thing, yeah, that's real, man. There have been a few times I was out and about and noticed that I wasn't alone. Once I was at this little mountain pond, walking around in the woods, and I looked down and saw some really fresh bear tracks. Around them, were smaller bear tracks. Which, as I'm sure you can guess, meant there was a mama bear and her cubs, and anyone who has any survival instincts at all knows...you come across mamma bear and her kiddo's...you get the hell out of Dodge. Which is exactly what I did.

The intro to this song is supposed to be an acoustic guitar. I was using Philharmonik VST. Not the greatest, but with a little creativity, I got it to sound fitting at least.

I'm relieved to hear that the transitions and leads were good. Those are the two things I have the hardest time with I can come up with rhythms and riffs all day long, but coming up with them so they flow together organically, that's the tricky part. Same with leads. Getting them to follow the song without just being a bunch of notes thrown together like a roll of the dice is really difficult for me. I'm just not a lead kind of guy.

"Your playing has really evolved and I'm seriously amazed."

Dude, that is a huge compliment, and means a lot! Thank you for that, man!

As far as the Mastodon influence...definitely. It wasn't a conscious thing, but much like Pink Floyd, I've listened to so much of them, it just kind of naturally comes out. As far as my "drumming" goes, Brann Dailor is by far one of my biggest influences.

I am in fact working on the next installment. It's not going to smooth at the moment. I kind of his a spot where it could go one of two ways, and I'm not really sure which way to choose. SO, I'm sitting on it for a week or so. Then I can go back and listen again. Once I do, I'll know exactly where to go with it.

I will pass on to StaticNomad that his empty throne has been filled. I've been trying to get him off his #####, too. Maybe this will be encouragement. If not, we'll have to start referring to him as StaticNowhereToBeFoundMad.

Tell ya what, man. Next time you head out this way, let me know. I'll take you out for a beer or something.

Take care, brother.
Aaron.

Danke, hello!

I am humbled by your kind words, my friend. It's always encouraging to hear such positive feedback. It inspires me to not only keep doing it, but to keep striving to do it better than the last one.

As always, I appreciate your feedback and always look forward to hearing from you.

Take care, sir.
Aaron

Wow, Leon. That's some very positive feedback! Truly appreciated! For years my work came from an angry place, but over the last 3 years or so,(and a lot of introspection), I've managed to let go of it all. Now my work is inspired by that which surrounds me. In this case, nature. I believe by letting that happen, it's opened up a new door for creativity, and the results thereof!

Thank you for your kind words and continuing support.

Take care.
Aaron