Merchant - Spivkurl

Nice one, interesting to come across a track in which you have played guitar on....rare treat and shows just how experimental you are...percussions are very cool...no easy task...love it!

Man, this is what comes to mind when I think of the pure definition of fusion. Great mix of a lot of different elements and styles. Love the modal tones....probably one of the best musical discoveries ever.

As is this song :)

Faved for sure.

Well done.

Bear

Very hip track. The fact that you used a micro korg for the percussion is even hipper. Sounds more like a gregorian than phrygian mode. ;)

Some crazy experiment with sounds...

I like it.

Nice work.

Respect

-=-Haro-=-

Of Merchant, Natural Thing and NEver Again, this is my favorite. I think it's b/c you're using the synth to create "the band" and then you have a distinct lead - actually achieved with the two sounds. My only thing would be to go deeper with writing your melody line for those leads. Go deeper into your talents, thoughts and feelings to see what lies there to be written. :) And somehow still keep it simple.

I've downloaded it I just love it. Reminds me of Lemon Jelly's Nice Weather for Ducks in a strange sort of way great track thanks for sharing.

Really dig this tune wierd and wonderful.

FACADE

Totally love the glitch, @ChrissG yeah I know can't place it though. Great track =)

Play 2 now...

I absolutely love the plucked guitar on this. Did you use nylon strings? I think what makes 'em so great is that humanized sound quality they have (can see you playin 'em live, ya know). Kind of pairs well with the super artificial sound of the drum machine ya used on here. On that end I really dug the shakers and effected hits ya got. And sometimes it's good to keep things minim. Too many folks wanna throw everything at us at once these days it seems. Sorta nice when we're able to take a step back from that to just get swallowed up by the vibe and grooves of what's there. The only thing I wasn't so keen on is that one sound font ya used for the synth lead, but we've talked about that before and that's just me it seems. Anyways, nicely done mate. Later on!

love that trebley glitchy beat, did you use a squeeze filter on it? This actually reminds me a lot of the residents! Definitely something you don't hear everyday!

Kevin

thought id drop by man.. really liked this very quirky the plucked instrument reminds me of a song that is on the tip of my tounge.. lol.. but great production here man.. keep em coming

I'm a percussions freak, this was audiophilic fun for my ears. Guitar plays in nicely, nice job. - DF

wow you are right about the unique sounds you have created....nice melodies and enjoying your crunchy beats
well done
Trax

This is a very relaxed chill track. Fun and simple, unique and rolling. Just feels good, the guitar is extremely relaxing.
Its odd, that scale you played in is very different, but its nice!
I enjoyed this Spiv!

Great work

This Track is... wait...wait...AWESOME! :)
Can't describe it, I've just sitting here with a smile^^
aaand I want ur programming skills!! ;)

i love the beats would it be possible to get a loop of it :D this song is nice and mellow and a little trippy :D good job :D

A very unique and infectious groove you have going on there, definitely my kind of track, well done :)

I totally enjoy this. This is the second tune I've listened to in a row that demonstrates great uniqeness, the former being a track by MichaelStokes. As I said in the review of his track, it is a quality lacking in many artists.

I will definitely be checking out more of your work

All The Best

John

this is odd but cool i dont know it sounds like a bad dream but has a good outcome,i like the paino sound along with tah werid chripping sound too lol

good tune

PS im still on vacation but upload a track i re did check it out.

hey man I love your tunes also...very quirky and Kraftwerk (this tune especially) and I'm a big Kraftwerk fan keep them coming

Hey Man! Interesting combination of sounds in this track! While listening I get the feel of walking down the streets of a foreign city looking in at the stores searching for interesting things to take back with me! The use of guitar is perfect for the song and the heavy percussion works real well in giving this track originality and making it unique! Great stuff! Keep up surprising us with your new sounds! Added to faves also!
Keep up the good work!

This is pretty weird, and in a good way. I loved the song the minute the acoustic guitar came in at the start. To me, those almost mellow acoustic chords give your song a normal, melodic base and it just combines perfectly with the extremely strange percussion and synth.

This takes me on a journey! the atmosphere is a eerie with the de-tuning on the synths and all, an awesome eerie. The guitar loops sound really good with this track. I like the glitchy drums a lot.
Those synths are freakin' sweet!

Great job, Spiv!

I stopped by but nobody was home, so I sat down and listened to this one. I enjoy the visits, and it is production like this that will keep me coming back. It was smooth and easy on the ears but I felt the beat. I listened to it while going through an old photo album and it went very well for concentration. I like this style. I recommend Tronic Beat Club or This Really ##### on my page next. Based on your taste, these should be entertaining.

For some reason this track makes me think of some kind of bizarre twisted kids show where everyone's dead but they try to make everything all happy anyway... in a good way. I really like it, it's different and original which are the two best qualities a track can have, in my opinion.

This is an amazing tune, Spiv!
Oddly enough I get the feel of a summer meadow with bugs and birds – it's so full of life. And when the track is over, I'm sitting here with a big smile. Thanks man.
/pmk

all thru out the song i was waiting for the "how i wonder what u are" part. u know, because the song was always playing to me in my head "twinkle twinkle little star"
def experimental man. no further words i say, let's keep experimenting.

DextDee

I know this guy! The Merchant Honest Abe and his Entheogenic Emporium. Here in the freefall market of Anak Brunei's Obsidian Palace you can find the purist Clarity within 200,000 miles.

The tuning is really strange, but like most unfamiliars you get used to it quickly. By the 3rd play makes sense. The 4th for me got the favorite, and I get it.

I think next to aforementioned "Clarity" this is my favorite track of yours.

Hello my friend

Stranger lol, mate what a cool track, I think the slight off key affect works brilliantly in this great piece of work, as the Spiv touch and sound about it, man you have a great style that you have built up in the time I have been here on this great site, so enjoy listening to your works man, so diff then whats on the site, but soooooooo good, love it all. instant fav from you my friend...Peace Spiv...Estefano...

Hey Spiv, this is different, the key that this is in is freaking me out, lol, some of it almost sounds out of key. Is that the C phrygian mode you described, never heard of that. It is different sounding that's for sure. The guitars sounds nice.

Wayne