Jungulation - N0mad23

I like this track. I've got an earlier, more extended version posted here, too that I'm going back to and really reworking. This was really a sound track to an imaginary sci-fi cartoon (anime) that I was trying to soundscape - so I think it came out really well. Visual and futuristic to be sure with nods at biomimicry. Glad you dig this one! Cheers.

Here's a bit of trivia for you - Peter Gabriel's "melty face" album with "Games without Frontiers" and "Biko" - the album art was done by Peter Chrisopherson (aka Sleazy) who was one of the original Throbbing Gristle members. He went on to be the backbone of the Post Industrial band Coil. Got to love those graphic artists that turn to sonics later on (wait - this is me as well!) Cheers!

Another reason to replace my stylus - I've got everything Peter Gabriel did up through So, and lot's of 12 in. singles, too. Thanks for the review and encouragement, and invoking talent that kind of raises the bar a bit. Cheers!

Hello KAMPUTERA! Fantastic - someone new for me to check out music from! Thanks for alerting me to your presence. There's definitely a Post-Industrial sensibility to this track, and I'm glad you hear it. I actually did this originally as a theme song for an imaginary anime, where everything was patterned off of bio-mimicry. Maybe it's bio-industrial carnival music? Cheers, and expect a visit from me presently.

My man, you're the first to spot this slight lag in bpm. Actually, it's deliberate (in this case) as it adds a tension that I felt the piece needed. It's my nod at the limitations of bio-mimicry, and how we'll never achieve the elegance that nature (read biology) does without effort. Apparently, you know a great deal more than you think as you're the only one that's heard the labored part of this. Far out!

Stay tuned - this is the first one I'm coming back to finish the extended remix on! Thanks for the nod of approval (ultimate compliment) on this one, and you'll be the first I notify when the extended version flies! Cheers.

Thanks for the lovely review and listen! This one's got an official Mega Monster Music video as well located here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOKbh5h47Tg

Cheers!

The Fifth Element! I love that movie - the art designer was Moebius, my all time favorite sci-fi graphic artist! Sweet. Brought a much needed grin to my face upon reading this. This song is available on nearly all digital distribution sites currently (iTunes, emusic, etunes, 7digital, etc.) along with 8 other tracks. To see the complete album list, check out my page - http://megamonstermusic.com/index_files/Page391.htm Thanks for the major compliment here!

So glad you hear the industrial sensibility that's underneath this piece! I was really trying to find a postIndustrial edge, as biomimicry was the principal I was hoping to invoke. Our creations say much about our understanding of ourselves, and biomimicry seems to be a sort of return to the source. Hopefully it made you tap your feet or bob your head as well - as this really is an attempt to make a Dance track. Thanks for the listen and review, mon ami.

"Where all the leaves glow like matrix code" - man, I so dig that phrase! And I realize just how much I appreciate your presence on this site - what a cool little virtual community we've found. Gotta say, CalifKen your work continues to impress me, and I'm honored to belong to the same circle of artists here that you do. Thanks for the wonderful review. Cheers.

Flavors are now really only hints, but it is what it is. I'm pleased. The only other Pop Song I've ever made was a total parody of the genre - a kalimba made from a garden rake mounted on the neckless body of a George Washburn acoustic run through an old MIDI reverse sample, with my spouse playing a collection of sticks arranged on the floor in wind-chime nonpatterns. Our friend played subtle electric guitar stroking silent notes and chords with a glass slide and twisting the volume up with his pinkie. His spouse was stroking fingers and fingernails over the skin of a large frame drum. Recorded on analog 4-track, we titled it, "Pop Song."

"Jungulation" is not that song.

Thanks Spivkurl. Really, it started as a personal challenge to see if I could approach "commercial flavors" while maintaining the sonic style(s) I'm exploring right now. I'm not sure about how successful the attempt has been, but it's a groovy tune, in which I've learned a lot in the process of creating. Thanks for the listen and review.

My man in Alberta - Thanks for the listen and encouragement! I've got the extended piece "Jungulation Victor" back up on Live and am going for the 6.5 to 7.5 satisfying version next. Won't wear out the replay button so fast this way! Cheers.

Yeah man! I played it for my 40 year old brother-in-law yesterday, and he said it was "the old Depeche Mode" that he loved. Actually I was trying to indirectly channel (via Siouxsie Sioux and Peter Gabriel) the guy that gave Depeche their break - Fad Gadget - aka Frank Tovey. Insurrectionist subversive Pop all the way! Thanks!

Yes it does - thanks! I bet some of my African friends will grin, because this one actually has some of that rhythmic sensibility behind it. The secret is to follow one rhythm with your hips, one with your shoulders and arms, and the other with your head. When all else fails, close the blinds, remove all clothing, bite your lip and begin to gyrate. I'm going to give a high end beat a try and see if that makes it a bit more accessible. I was thinking maybe a high hat or maybe clacker sticks. Cheers.