The Lonely Toreador - TheHumps

3rd Dec 2010 21:14 - 15 years ago
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Description : I would call this bull fighting music, rock is the closest thing for genre. I used a handful of percussion loops made by planetjazzbass and a special thanks to Thethanx for the custom harmonica tracks, thanks guys!! I added a few cymbal hits, tambourine and a vibraslap to a couple acoustic tracks and a bass track.

Comments (28)

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

FreeRadical
FreeRadical 17th May 2014 14:48 - 12 years ago
Well call me a big ignoramus but i don't know what a toreador is. Souns like something that you might get served along side a taco or something. I'm guessing i'm in the right area as it does have an air of "Desperado" (brilliant movie with Antonio Banderes)
Everything has gelled together niceley unlike the hole in the wall i just made attempting to do some D.I.Y.
Really like the vibe of this piece, are you using metal buckets for the persussion? It's very inventive.
I'm glad i dropped in for this as it's a great style and i think you should do more like this.
FR
theHumps
theHumps replied 19th May 2014 - 12 years ago
Toreador is a bull fighter. I coped the title from Herp Albert's song The Lonely Bull. This is from the other vantage point, lol.

I used some of planetjazzbass's loops, that is the metal buckets you hear. The percussion loops inspired the song.

Thanks, I like doing this kind of music.

Wayne
Danke
Danke 2nd Dec 2013 08:26 - 12 years ago
Wayne...agree with Evan, this is soundtrack music from the first class...I imagine an American-Spanish-Mexican cooperation with Tarantino, of course...fantastic atmosphere flying around this small 3 minutes...

Awesome track, was good to listen it, Danke
theHumps
theHumps replied 3rd Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
ok, that description works for me!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

Wayne
Evisma
Evisma 2nd Dec 2013 03:05 - 12 years ago
This very much sounds like it came from Desperado, or Once Upon A Time In Mexico. The whole thing is great, but I like the intro the most. The sounds of preparation, always a nice addition.

Evan
theHumps
theHumps replied 3rd Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
I write a lot of western/latin sounding songs and this one is just like you described it. That intro blew me away when I was putting it together. Then I asked myself, "where do I go from here?" lol

I appreciate that you stopped by. Thanks Evan!

Wayne
Akshat
Akshat 14th Jun 2011 14:46 - 15 years ago
What a lovely track man...I love the acoustic guitar and the bass as well....awesome ...man...
theHumps
theHumps replied 3rd Dec 2013 - 12 years ago
Cheers!, Thanks a lot for stopping by and listening and for the kind words!

Wayne
digitalSKYY
digitalSKYY 4th Jun 2011 01:47 - 15 years ago
Amaazing stuff! Your so talented.
Love the quitar and all the elements mixed into this!

Keep Em Coming!

Cheers
Kenny Lee
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks Kenny, this is one of my fav tracks I've done. Got some great help from using the loops of some talented people here, I tip my glass to them.

Wayne
SERGEJ77
SERGEJ77 14th May 2011 12:18 - 15 years ago
hmmmh...
This one is more than good...!
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for checking out my tracks!

Wayne
EmergeAndSee
EmergeAndSee 24th Mar 2011 23:10 - 15 years ago
I'm loving the progression and foreign flair and feel to it. Nice ambient music, but definetly not dull. Really atmospheric. Great job
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks, appreciate that you liked it!

Wayne
goosemeyer
goosemeyer 12th Mar 2011 21:52 - 15 years ago
wow,Wayne, talk about painting a picture. This has such a great cinematic feel. Brings me back to those great Sergio Leone's films with Clint Eastwood. The mix was the best use of my speakers today, this track is mixed to wrap right around your head.
The only thing that would improve this is if the smell of Gunsmoke, leather, Whiskey and Cigars started to come out of my monitors.

Faved!!

(p.s. thanks for catching my slip-up the other day and saving me even more embarrassment)

Good looking out!

Toby
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks Toby!
abibatou
abibatou 20th Feb 2011 18:13 - 15 years ago
really like this track - very cool - tumbleweed :)
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Yep, tumbleweed. Thanks for checkin' it out.

Wayne
DJShemZee
DJShemZee 9th Jan 2011 09:39 - 15 years ago
maaaaaaaaaaaaan this is the best peace of music i`ve heard on looperman so far...this is not rock for sure but it`s STRONG n POWERFUL...love it
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks man, ya I know it's not rock but I just had to call it something. ha Appreciate the review and fav!
DaddyLongLegs
DaddyLongLegs 18th Dec 2010 21:42 - 15 years ago
Awesome awesome awesome! Definitely a bullfighting or cowboy riding through an open desert at dusk song. You did a great job arranging the percussion loops and beautiful guitar and bass playing. The harmonica adds to it perfectly and overall a moving piece.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
I like your awesome review! Thanks, I agree, everything just works together, the loops and harmonica were great!! Thanks to the talented people here making them too!

Wayne
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 17th Dec 2010 20:54 - 15 years ago
Had to hear this one twice! Love the intro! Your guitar and bass work is fantastic, as usual! Good to hear TheThanx's harmonica in there, it fits right in! Those percussion loops are awesome, they work perfectly for this style! Totally awesome intense song! Faved for sure!
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Spiiiiiiv!!!!!

Thanks for checking this out. All the loops were great, I chopped and edited some to get them to fit where I needed them but they were exactly what I was looking for.
JohnBoutilier
JohnBoutilier 15th Dec 2010 04:21 - 15 years ago
Wow and then some. Love the atmosphere on this piece. Production and arrangement are flawless.

Faved and downloaded

John
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks John! My mixing is getting better so my mastering is easier, the result is better sounding productions I guess. Planet's loops were great, they really set the tone I think.

Hey John, thanks for the nice words, I'll swing by soon and listen to more of your great music!

Happy holidays!(i like your avater, now that's what I want to find under the tree!)heehee

Wayne
Silvestre
Silvestre 12th Dec 2010 05:06 - 15 years ago
very unic piece of work spanish feel or latin feel any way this one got my attention all the way and you bring to me the scene when the bull is comming out of the gate , i love the harmonica tracks, cymbal hints and tamborine fits well,what elese I can say exellent job congratulations

all the best

silvestre
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks I appreciate you kind words! planetjazzbass's percussion loops were great and set the mood to the song in a big way, so big ups to planet!

Wayne
ImproveWithError
ImproveWithError 10th Dec 2010 17:16 - 15 years ago
I don't know how I missed this track earlier, but this is great. Everything flows together nicely and really tells a story/sets a scene, which is very powerful in my opinion. Good job with this one.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks Kyle, glad you liked it!
Anomelie
Anomelie 9th Dec 2010 03:09 - 15 years ago
As a Taurus, I find this track completely offensive!! And you better watch out, I'll gore you with my horns!! haha, just kidding, Wayne. I am glad that after my long absence I can come here and listen to new tracks from you. Hopefully I will stick around this time. As for this track: you have a serious talent for arrangement. You really know what works together and what doesn't. Keep it up!
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
You are personally invited anytime to listen to my music. I hope you stay healthy enough to be here a long time, just stay off those scooters!!;)

horns, ok, I'll leave that one alone...haha.

Thanks so much, you are great, look at all the reviews you just gave me. Thanks for the nice words.

Talk to ya later,

Wayne
ShortBusMusic
ShortBusMusic 7th Dec 2010 23:53 - 15 years ago
This reminds me of my youth in Wyoming, when it was legal to drink at the ripe old age of 18, and some of the nights I spent in the Silver Spur Bar. Man, what a nasty place that was, but the beer was cold and cheap, and that was all that counted.

The place was full of cowboys all the time, smoking Pall Malls, reeking of horses. Deep lines etched in their faces as they stared into their drinks. These were real tough guys that would just as soon kick your you know what as look at you, hahaha. I miss those times.

Thanks for bringing back my youth, if only for 2 minutes and 53 seconds. A masterful job.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
I love when music takes you back to a certain period in your life, certain songs do that for me too. I can't hear Jose Feliciano's version of Light My Fire without it bringing me back to a child of about 4 y.o., sitting in the backseat of the car waiting to pick up my Dad from work.funny.

Thanks for stopping by,

Wayne
ALXSIX
ALXSIX 6th Dec 2010 11:42 - 15 years ago
Great composition! I can feel the western/mexican fevers for sure! Really well built up, between the tension and suspense while the torero and the bull are fixating each other, considering their next move, and the confrontation itself when the beast is charging...
Great track!
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Hey thanks for stopping by and a nice review. You get the whole idea of what I was after here!

Wayne
Vicen
Vicen 6th Dec 2010 09:22 - 15 years ago
Wonderful composition, Wayne. El Torero about to enter the ring. Just before his ghosts and after praying to the Virgin de la Macarena. In the square, waiting for a morlaco of 500 kilos of Valdeamor livestock. Great ...
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Hey Vicen, thanks for stopping by and leaving a review!! Nice description!!

Cheers!
JWilson
JWilson 4th Dec 2010 21:26 - 15 years ago
I feel like I'm actually in Mexico and hispanic country. This is beyond cool. Great arrangment.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks, I'm real happy with how this turned out, glad you liked!

Wayne
Planetjazzbass
Planetjazzbass 4th Dec 2010 02:45 - 15 years ago
Hey Wayne..man this is so south of the border it tastes of salt and lemon!it might be worth pointing out before I go any further that "The Western" demographic is hard wired into my brain,has been since I was a kid.....love the whole motif running through this,it's traditional Sergio Leone in some aspects but also has a contemporary darker crossover hovering around the periphery..Thanx's harp fits in very well and the guitar is straight from the cantina!great bass as well!.....I also like the space within the piece,lending the listener ample scope to experience the whole soundscape..great work.Love it!..cheers Dave :)
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
I know what you mean, I'v always love the music in western movies, especially in Sergio Leone's. Appreciate the loops, they were fantastic and really are a big part of setting the mood and impact when they kick in so thanks a heap!!

Wayne
DeadPixel
DeadPixel 4th Dec 2010 02:25 - 15 years ago
Wow, first of, I'd like to say I love the atmosphere thats going on in this track, I love the percussion, this has a latin feel, yet also a western feel to it. This is an amazing track, sounds like it could be used for a movie! Thanks for uploading this, I'm definitely faving this one.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks DP! I agree western/latin, prob my fav type of music to do these days. Glad you liked the track!

Wayne
Thethanx
Thethanx 4th Dec 2010 01:34 - 15 years ago
Wow Humps, way to turn my sloppy recorded nonsense something sweet! I'm impressed at how good you make me sound! I LOVE pjb's percussion... I might have to check out that loop. Very cool western theme. This is the kind of track I'd love to hear live. fav from me as well.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks so much for finding the time to put the tracks together. They were great, did very little ouside of some chopping and fitting the parts. Perfect volume too, give yourself some credit!!

Glad you liked it, appreciate the help!

Wayne
Kikajon
Kikajon 3rd Dec 2010 23:48 - 15 years ago
I've smell the sweat from my shirt and I feel the hot desert breeze in my face as I light up my thin cigar – let the bull come...
You are a master in making the scenes, there should be a Wayne category. Splendid, my friend.
/pmk
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks PM! "let the bull come" haha!! Appreciate the nice words!

Wayne
ChrisMac456
ChrisMac456 3rd Dec 2010 22:54 - 15 years ago
Great job man this track is sick, faved easily, Good to see another Mass native; I'm from Dorchester. This came out great, fantastic production, love the Spanish guitar and the harmonica. Keep doing your thing my man.

Peace,
Chris Mac
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Hey Chris, thanks for listening and the review. Dorchester is right down the pike, sorta.

Take care,

Wayne
Nosleeves
Nosleeves 3rd Dec 2010 22:21 - 15 years ago
I see someone went to spain and got there guitar playing on LOL
im feeling the cultural sounds a lot,u really did this track a great service.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks man!! It does have a spanish flair for sure.

Wayne
Mosaic
Mosaic 3rd Dec 2010 21:33 - 15 years ago
G'day Wayne

Man so love the intro here, epic, sure does have a Spanish feel to this one, mate so in awe of your tunes, early morning here this is just the tonic to get me moving to go to work, love the percussion/tamberine, very good fx, as always great guitar, this is one magic piece, only thing I reckon a couple OLE'S through track would suit it so well...Massive fav this one my friend...Peace n Respect...Estefano...
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Hey thanks Estefano! You know I was thinking of putting in a few Ole's but held off not knowing if it was too much. Maybe I will go back and add a few!!haha

Take care my friend,

Wayne
MStokes
MStokes 3rd Dec 2010 21:30 - 15 years ago
Hemingway and Morricone having a deadly grappa-drinking contest in the heat, sneaking shots to the bull under the table. Death in the afternoon, rugged and dusty as only theHumps could deliver. They'll be looking for you, all three. Leave town now, Wayne. Don't be a hero. Take off the red sombrero at least. Ah, it's no good even trying to make sense to you.
theHumps
theHumps replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
You are something else, haha!! How did they get the bull under the table?

Death in the afternoon is also a great song by Havana 3 am, Paul Siminon's band after the Clash broke up. That is a bull fighting song too.

Thanks Michael, appreciate you stopping by!

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