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Listen To Hard Workin (Feat F D Roosevelt) Fusion Song By DonnieVyros At Looperman.com

31st Oct 2010 12:42 - 15 years ago
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Description : Greets all! I'm gonna throw this into Fusion, though it's my first attempt at making something Dub-like. Though admittedly I am kinda all over the map with this one. Jazzy drums and sax, electro-ish bass and leads. This track also marks another first for me- it's the first time I messed with using a public address (political). The vocals come from FDR's inaugural speech and when I threw 'em on something just fit, ya know? Somethin about the things he said seemed to hold alotta truth today. I didn't even have to really edit the last half much (either through convenience or lazyiness, shrugs). Either way, I hope yall dig this truly odd puppy I whipped up. Later on!

Comments (7)

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ShortBusMusic
ShortBusMusic 18th May 2011 15:48 - 14 years ago
I like your reference to Bob Ross. You are the Bob Ross of music. Except I'm not convinced that anything you do is accidental. Maybe a tiny accident every now and then for inspiration, but your end result is always spot on.

This is another example of your extreme skills at composition and production. It also shows how all of your brain cells are firing at once :)

Well done.

Bear
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown
Oh, you'd be surprised mate. Best example I got now is how I broke away from my current pyramid style build-up/down w/fades style on my older track *Rip It. I had copied everything from the first 5 or 6 channels & had positioned them slightly down the timeline (so I wouldn't have to worry about it later). When I finally built the song up to where I had put 'em everything just seemed to fit together perfectly (and it was a pretty sweet fade-to-a-boom-backatcha way of building the song back up).
The Ross ref is something I've grown fond of due to my experience with 'Art-snobbery' in school. Everyone acting so overly serious with it sometimes (ie, never use this color with this other color). In a way, that kind of thinking leads to very stylized, even cold/mechanical works of art. And to me, that betrays the very essence of "Art" or should I say, creativity, ya know? IMO, making art should be relaxing & pleasing, a fun experience (kinda hard to do when we're being all rigid about it). In a way, 'Happy Accidents' has become my sort of mission statement (go forth and do, eventually it'll seem right). I just used it below to point out the same thing that Flynn did to Tron in 82- "There is no grand plan..." Its how I normally fly, ya know? Mmmkay, thanks for stopping by & later on!
bobbybooth
bobbybooth 28th Dec 2010 22:35 - 14 years ago
Reminds me of boards of canada or something - one of those ambient groups. Its jazzy and funky, technically really great. I like the use of the vocal, it kinda sounds like the music is parodying the seriousness of the message and the sincerity of the words. Nice work mate!
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown
Yeah I hear ya. I guess that's was my way of commenting on how 'history repeats itself'... All you can do is kick back, smile, and accept it (no sense of trying to ice skate uphill, ya know). Cool comparison BTW (woulda never thought of that). Glad ya dug it. Later on!
NeonStrawberry
NeonStrawberry 19th Nov 2010 01:11 - 14 years ago
I'm now really a fan of your work and the thinking behind it. Digging this track, very good binding together of the instruments in my opinion, yet another unique feel to it. I recently read and replied to your comment about arising of inspiration and now I'm intensely curious about your way of going about it too. Your music seems very near my idea of perfection, good twitch of subtlety in here too.

I have an old sketch with a political message in it, plucked from an old film, think it's quite widely used, but you can catch my version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTwCk2OVU1M It's made at the very beginning of my interaction with sound though, but I like how it turned out even a year later - notice the dynamics in there.

To be honest I find the vocals being the least fitting instrument in your track here, yet it's not taking away anything at all. It is odd indeed, but not unpleasant. Sounds like a gateway to me, can't really get more precise than that. Very much like the vibe in here, though serenity isn't at place here, the synths are still moderated very well. Took me a few times of hearing to get the full picture of the track and it grew on me, nice one! I would probably sharpen up the dynamics in here according to the vocal, but that's my taste and probably has to do with how you built it up. Cheers man, very glad you're around, peace.
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown
That clip is neat. The vocals remind me of that old cartoon Dangermouse for some odd reason (and I knowthat "I'm mad as hell..." line from somewhere, if you still have the clip try playin with it to where it becomes less recognizable, like I did with the "The only thing we have to fear..." line here). The drums are vaguely familiar. Kinda makes me think of early techno of like 88 or 89. The sound qual makes me think of those "Garage DJs" (something about the reverb off those walls).

As for where my head's at with mixing. I dunno man, its just in my blood I guess. An artist born from artists, ya know. And oddly, I never look for perfection. More along the lines of organized chaos (or as Bob Ross would say- "Just a bunch of happy accidents."). It isn't something alot of people like to embrace (the way our cultures are groomed from birth), but it'll generate their attention none-the-less. Like you said about the vocals here...
They're out of place, yet they fit. In fact, at times it seems that this is less of a musical piece, but more a show (with music in the background). I could possibly do some tweeking on this (to improve on the mix) and might even post a version without the speech. Though I suspect that this would still be the better. Anyways, glad ya dug it. Later on!
JohnBoutilier
JohnBoutilier 17th Nov 2010 07:33 - 14 years ago
Great track. Where did you get the speech? Are there more like it (by others, of course)? Are they, for real, royalty free?

A job extremely well done

Faved

John
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown
You got my email right? If you'd like I could send you the file I have of the speech (if you wanted to use this one... so ya aint gotta search for it online). Also, I'm glad ya dug the track. Later on!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 12th Nov 2010 20:24 - 14 years ago
Yeah man! This is an awesome fusion of styles! I really like the organ parts, and that bass line is really cool! Nice horns! Good use of the speech, it really fits with the music! Great work on this track!
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown
I don't normally use horn's... Well, solo'd ones like I did in this one. Usually just use 'em for background builds, but these just sounded so nice I had to use 'em. And I think the speech worked so well because of their old 'crackly' quality. If they had been clean & crisp they probably wouldn't've worked. Glad ya dug it. Later on!
ChrissG
ChrissG 10th Nov 2010 13:55 - 14 years ago
awesome! i love the mix of genres going off in here.. great piece and the vocals really speak to you through the music.. love it keep it up
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown
Cool deal mate. I think it's results like this that make me love Fusion and all the experimenting I do with sounds from different genres & sources. Glad ya dug it. Later on!
theHumps
theHumps 7th Nov 2010 19:16 - 15 years ago
Man, you are all over the place with this, haha!! Great speech, great message. Quite a unique track!!

Wayne
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros replied Unknown
Yeah, originally wasn't planning on adding any vox to this, but when I threw 'em on they just seemed a perfect match. Glad ya dug it. Later on!

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