Off With The Clones - Zed

24th Apr 2010 20:57 - 16 years ago
Description : the lyrics are science fiction jabberwocky. they were written mostly for sound, rhythm & stream-of-consciousness imagery, like a tribal chant. they sound meaningless but are actually symbolic. "off with the clones in the cemetery bones" means that the clones are out robbing graves & committing necrophilia so it's definitely a song of dark humor, that's why the music is so dark & eerie. the feel is moody triphop in the verses & more rocktronica in the refrain, where i played several galactic fuzztones on guitar. the time shifts from 4 to 6 to 8 & the harmony is very chromatic. i wrote the song, did the vocals & guitars & programmed the track on logic 9. all of the sounds are combinations of different elements, if i use a drum loop i will progam an indenical track on the ultrabeat drum synth to reinforce it. when your time signature is changing a lot then looping becomes more complicated but it can be done.

Comments (7)

If you have time take a listen and give zed some feedback.

Cybertooth
Cybertooth 8th Jul 2015 13:34 - 11 years ago
Years later, still one of my favorite songs here
johnnygadget
johnnygadget 12th Jun 2010 14:22 - 16 years ago
Holy cow ! I was supposed to go to work today! but you gave me a flashback ! Iam tripping so bad I had to have my girlfriend call in for me, just sitting at the computer staring at the screen, she is calling my name and i want to respond but i just can't! thanks for the buzz going to fav this one because the track is telling me to! Oh my god what have you done!

Johnny Gadget
Gadgetland music Factory
zed
zed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
ha, funny review. you make a good point--psychedelic music is not music by people on drugs or about drugs, it IS a drug. it alters your consciousness. we believe in the cosmic giggle. i hope you don't sue me for the lost day's wages!
lamardsol
lamardsol 11th May 2010 20:40 - 16 years ago
i dont think i have ever heard tetrahedron used in lyrics before...u have great production accumen...where's the shrooms...very well put together and i don't think u ever have to worry about any one biting your style...
zed
zed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
good thing i didn't try to rhyme "tetrahedron".
Mechanic
Mechanic 10th May 2010 22:18 - 16 years ago
it's all here, beefheart, zappa all the great freeform artists.
cool cool cool.
more more if you please.
zed
zed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
you got it. i guess my LA avant roots show more than i thought.
Cybertooth
Cybertooth 28th Apr 2010 01:01 - 16 years ago
HAHAHAHA! i can hardly tell what your saying, but what i can catch is pretty funny, even if it is dark humor. this is pretty good, the atmosphere is a very off and eerie feeling, with nicely written lyrics in the perfect voice to implement humor. good job mate!
(also used as a tone example in ambient logbook)
zed
zed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
hey thanks man, it's always encouraging to find people on your wavelength. some people think i am making light of this serious situation with these necrophiliac clones digging up graves on the moon all these years. i guess it's better to laugh @ it than freek out.
DaveyJonesMusic
DaveyJonesMusic 25th Apr 2010 19:48 - 16 years ago
Wow - a very interesting track indeed, man! Sounds like a cross between the 90's alternative hip-hop group Marxman and the electro/industrial outfit Front 242. I love the strange synth lines and electric guitar sequences used here, plus those unusual/alternative lyrics fit well into the general theme of the song. Great to listen to and hope u to hear more tracks from you soon. Greetz, --Davey--
zed
zed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
thanks bro, i will have to check out those groups you mentioned. i have noticed more psychedelic music these days so people seem more ready to trip out on stuff like this.
ParkerMusic
ParkerMusic 24th Apr 2010 22:50 - 16 years ago
I love it! This has an early 80's rap sound with a touch of Wierd Al! Really cool.
zed
zed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
thanks, interesting take on it.

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