I Hope Youre Alright - ValveDriver

A very dark tune indeed. Like a Gothic Wellness check with hints of darkwave and a Tool like Percussion feel. When I listen to music It can trigger me to think of colors (a very mild form of synesthesia). In this case shades of grey and some deep blues. The melody line at the end triggered a tiny bright red feel, and the piano chops at the end were very ominous. This is truly a Valve driver tune. Good work.

Aaron,

Speaking of disappearing, I've been out of commission for a while here lately myself. Too much work and not enough time for play. I hope to get back to some music here real soon though. Anyhow on to the matter at hand. I thoroughly dig this...what could be considered a bit of a throwback ValveDriver track. I was all in right from the start.

As you mentioned it certainly has a lot of the original mix flavoring with the multi layer synths, its deep and heavy foreboding presence and bad ##### sinister vibes.

There's plenty of notable elements here but I particularly like the pitch shifting notes in the mid section. Really accentuates the energy/tension and pegs the ol' eerie meter ! Also the Piano One is in my opinion a very sensible and appropriate addition to your arsenal. Piano (and violin) have been staple instruments for some of the most memorable and historically classic soundtracks of the "ominous" variety ever made. It also sounds very cool in there which is the best reason I can think of to hopefully persuade you to leave it.

With Halloween almost here I'm in the midst of preparing my annual scare soundtrack to provide the right ambience for the neighbor kiddos who are willing to dare enter the fright zone and knock on my door for treats. This baby will be making the play list for sure bro.

hey Aaron what a good job and a great tribute! the "ez drummer" does the job well! your friend can be happy with the job you have done!
Michel

This is so mega twisted! I love it! Definitely need an acid trip and listen to this lol!

Oh yea very nice synth intro

I really like this song; it kind of reminds me of "Nine Inch Nails"...great track!!

Not my genre but so cool you made this to honor your friend. Hope he’s chilling wherever he is

Wow Aaron!!!

This is a pearl...doomish but pearl too...the description is a bit sad but to tell you the truth more and more people live alone on earth ... neither their dogs nor their cats, well even their families ... maybe alienation is one of our biggest enemies besides computers and smartphones ... or maybe that's why ... this music is very painful cause somehow i feel like you won't have any more contact with your friend ...
serious synthesizer song ... in the beginning the Depeche Mode popped in but in the end it became more of a song from a doom metal band, from where the guitarist went for a beer ... :-)
putting aside the joke, it became a very cathartic, difficult, thought-provoking song ...just like ValveDriver on his best...hope all is well in the second wavee of pandemic Aaron...take care...

Danke

amazing track bro......really feels like a missing person track like you said....from start to finish....when he returns god willing you will have this masterpiece to show him....peace