The Joy In Little Things - N0mad23

Good thing we've got such variety at our disposal. Not everything is for everyone. Yeah, I like the percussion here, too. Tempted to play some lead balalaika over the whole thing at some point, as I'm not totally satisfied with this one yet. Cheers.

This is about as nice a review as is possible. Thank you kindly!

She's a natural (her music teacher thinks so, too) and it's really funny how shy and embarrassed she gets behind playing publicly. I'm a proud papa.

I love alividlife's "unconditional love" sound comment below. With all my exotic drums that were sampled, it's like I'm virtually jamming with my daughter. Inspiration reflected in the title. Glad you dig it!

Excellent! It's got something going for it, that's for sure! Thanks for the listen and review.

Hi Jamie - I think I've finally let this one sit and gestate long enough to come back to it. I hadn't considered adding chants, but this has really got me thinking. Might be a great bridge for me in an attempt to "find my voice" again! I keep thinking that vocals are what I really need to infuse the human spirit into what I'm doing, so thanks for putting that idea into my head! Thanks much for the fave here - it's the compliment that inspires me to stretch out and try more!

No wonder I like that trumpet sample so much! It's based on Calypso music! That's probably exactly why the trumpet lent itself to this kind of manipulation, too. Glad you love this one, as I do too! Thanks for the review ShojoBeast!

Sorry for the tardiness in response. Got totally sidetracked in my latest creation(s)! This one is still not quite right for me, but nearly there. I know what you mean about not being able to put a finger on why this works, but it does doesn't it? Some kind of subdued unbridled joy floating around in it or something. I think alividlife's "unconditional love" might be it, but what an abstract thing! Lol. Too bad there's not a Mystery genre, as this might fit the bill. Sure is cool monitoring our parallel development, isn't it mate? We can both pat ourselves on the back on how we've progressed in the last year. Cheers!

No, the levels are lower than usual on my P. Gabriel remix, no doubt about it.

This one...I think I've finally had it on pause long enough. I thought I was done with this version, but.... The synchronicity is as I write this, my daughter's playing the song I sampled on her trumpet upstairs! I'm taking that as a definite sign!

I love your ears, or more specifically, those places in your brain where you process sonic things. I tried to articulate that in the title - a kind of poem contained in a single phrase - "The Joy in Little Things - ode to a daughter's trumpet." As my current project is Music to have a Rebellion To, I figure it's direly important to offer up solutions as well as create agitation. Let's not switch the power structure, rather let's reinvent it altogether. To me, finding it in friends and family is a key. Real wealth, the kind that can't be plugged into any economic formula comes from things like this. Unconditional love - the source of our word "friend," was "freond" which literally translates to "free love." Power beyond comprehension.

Even if you're the only one who hears it as you've described, I've achieved total success here. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.

The accordion bit is in "Hybridity - A Subversive Dance." The beginning's probably going to annoy you, but you'll dig that track. I know own the vocal source (Deepest India) so you can probably expect more Sufi singing in songs from me!

The couch is here little brother!

Yeah man. Glad you like it. Not quite satisfied with it yet myself, but it's good inspiration to keep working, yeah? Lot's of interesting elements here, and I really dig that I could do it all with my daughter's trumpet sample. Cheers.

Hey Gord - I think you're on to something about the "Spirit" behind this one. I can see the remnant Celts or Persians digging this circa 1010 C.E., which makes me think it's jacked into the primal or primary roots of things. I've decided to come back to this one after finishing a couple other current projects and see if I can get a version that really satisfies me. Thanks for the kind review.

I've tried (unsuccessfully) to bring trumpet phrases into this one, and so far they really aren't working with what's happening (to my ear). I think shortened, the variation issue won't be so significant, and if I can find a moment of big space here that will help too. Everything that's not drums here is actually my daughter's trumpet sample manipulated, which I think is really cool. Unexpected and sonically quite pleasant. My attempts at recording this have generally been 8 to 12 minutes long, and I was really annoyed at how long this version is - I had thought I'd got it down under 4 minutes this time. I think a few dry runs with the new controller I should get it down to a satisfying length. Glad you here the signature sound! To me, it's a lot like the early Jungulator stuff I was doing, though now I actually have control over the production and mix. Glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks Wayne!

Yeah, I kept thinking about "Dancing in the Dreamtime" and "When Hippos sing with Frogs" as I was playing with stacks of various phasers and delay here. This is what I was hoping for with Live, and it turns out the key is MIDI devices. A mouse and laptop keyboard can take you only so far. It'll sound even better after I go after it with EQ and levels! Thanks for the thumbs up my friend!

I'm finding it really hard to do a short and sweet version of this one, so the next is basically "extended get it out of your system mix." Glad you appreciate the sonic weirdness here. I find it both very trippy and happy at the same time. Great, great fun!

I hadn't thought about Micky Hart's monochord while doing this, but it explains why I've had so much fun. His books are worth reading, too. Our approach to percussion is quite different, but I really appreciate his work. This one will be pretty cool when I get it done. Thanks for the listen and review!

Nice - you caught the "fun-poking" which I wasn't sure would get across. My trumpet playing daughter is 14, so finding the humor and fun for me is becoming increasingly challenging. I've come to accept the role of parents is to allow their teens to gnaw on our bones for practice. At least it is in my case - and she's soooo much better than I was at her age! The feedback and suggestions have been brilliant so far, so I have high confidence this one will evolve into something quite nice. Thanks for the listen and review.

Steevo - Excellent call on the ending. I was actually thinking the same thing. I think some more variation in the percussion will help, and I need to continue playing with the MIDI controller and get a bit more control over my volume sliders. It's developing nicely, and I'm finding recording drafts to listen to and analyze is really helpful in figuring out what to focus on next. Constructive criticism such as this is exactly why I love this community - mega thanks and best regards.

Hey Bill - yup, all from that trumpet sample at the beginning. The one you heard and reviewed was actually a bit draftier than I usually post, and I think the next revision's sounding a bit better. I got pretty excited about what was possible playing to effects with the new MIDI controller. Thanks for the listen and encouragement. Most appreciated!

Hi Fayz - thanks for the great constructive criticism and for letting me know you're hare on the site - I'll certainly be checking out your tracks. Good call on the limiter. I haven't played with this effect at all yet, and I think this is a good opportunity for it. I'm thinking that those high end frequencies need to be made 'rounder' or something too. At this point I think they're a bit like having fiber glass blown into your ear cavities. Definitely long and repetitive, too. All these are useful observations and will serve me greatly as I revisit this one. Thanks again, and cheers!

At this stage, it is probably too early to post this one, but I really feel like I need some advice. Like looking through a microscope, I'm now unable to see the Big Picture! This one actually surprised me, as I know what's possible with filters, but it's a shock anyway. I think with some work this will actually turn into something really worth sharing. Glad you approve of the direction it's going! Cheers.