Nice intro! I like spoken word.
Great sax! This guy at first sounded a little like Al Pacino. So this guy's a philosopher? Great melody the synth acidty sound is brilliant

pseudoble, so this hits hard. Strong content spoken, every name mentioned made my ears stand on edge on top of that excellent instrumentation. You captured the essence of meaningful expression! Faved my friend.

Mark

I'm off to top myself now LOL cuz being alive is a cock of shit hahahahaha, you're funny man! but kinda interesting track I think

What's up Ian, no matter how long I'm away I know where to get my avant-garde music fix. I think the loose but tight feel of this track is very satisfying. The informative spoken word is icing on the cake.

Great track. Faved..

PEACE...

Yes sir, I sure will. I hadn't heard of that before. And read Sirens Of Titan, one of his best lesser known novels.

I was born in Indiana. Vonnegut is required reading lol. Really though, nice choice. I'm a fan of your song construction and especially the mood of this one.

The icing on This cake? Kurt Vonnegut. Chef's kiss.

In response to BOD's comment, I completely agree with you on your approach. My music theory prof used to say learn the rules, then break them all you want. As long you can explain why you did it and it makes musical sense. This makes musical sense, good work.

i tell you, once there bookstores made to hear this in. kilgore was here. shoot me now. musing and really quite wroth you bookworm. ive been looking for a decent copy of r brautigans trout fishing in america, highly recd. and now i want to get my hands on kvs non-fiction stuff, much of that i havent read for some reason. this stunning subversiveness gets in my blood, brother!

Super! The whole package just sounds mighty fine. I love your creativity, always so unique. I've read some Kurt back in the day, will have to check him again. I posted that track I sent you by the way, not featured, having trouble with the mix:(

I like the electricity sound, breaks the norms. You might consider rendering some of the MIDI to wavs. You can then stretch to twice or 4X the time (or the reverse) to get interesting sonic information (same with pitch transposition and stretching settings), or use them as an optional or additional layer with or without additional FX (or as a vocoding source, or as a sidechain information source).

Sometime I will write MIDI, render it as a wav, and then use another MIDI content as reference points to place chops or sweeteners, using the rendered wav.

Any combination of these kinds of tricks will exploit a larger palette without much effort or an increase in written content. In other words, efficient "tricks" for avant garde sounds.

You can also render the entire song, so that you have a choppable master handy if you want global FX for a small part (like tailored reverb during a pause), without having to wire a bunch of busses into a premaster channel.

Food for thought, faved, keep it up.

Very creative piece.
Nice work.

hey! always in awe of so much inspiration! very good sound!
good job man!
Michael

Oh so that's what Vonnegut sounds like! Cool. Not quite I expected. The e-piano and sax sounds are perfect for this track, gives it a very jazzy, smokey, atmosphere. I actually disagree with V, I don't think the bass synth is too much. Though panning it around might be a cool effect. The combination of that and the instrument voices create the effect which makes the song unique.

great track ian im going to come bk to who it reminds me in the spoken words i forget the now anyway i enjoyed my listen cheers :)

hey Ian, i really like this the spoken vocal is great the music and mix are delightful, i like the distorted bass, it adds texture to the melodic charm, but like ValveDriver its distracting playing right through i would also chop it up, 2-3 smaller sections maybe run a fade in and a fade out on the sample or an envelope to dampen it so its not in your face so much. but i love your creativity and always pushing the boundaries and delivering original material, you are becoming the DON on spoken too mate, just that tweak for me, but again personal choice only dictating my judgement, keep being you mate

I love the sax and the Rhodes in this! They definitely create a chilled atmosphere. Overall, it almost has a bit of an Angelo Badalamenti vibe.
I like it. I think, though, that the distorted bass synth in the background being played through the entire thing is a little distracting. It makes it difficult to hear the cymbals and tambourine. I would chop it up and place it in more strategic areas in the spaces between, ya know? Or, if not that, then bring it down in the mix and pan it back and forth. But, that's just my opinion. Take it for what it's worth. Either way, it's a piece to be proud of.

Take care.
V.