Micky

Thank you for listening. Oh yes, the drums... when I was still working with bands in rehearsal rooms, I also had a lot more time and recorded real drums. Since I didn't have that many tracks at that time, I used four microphones to record the drums and put them together in such a small box. It had four inputs and one volume control each. Nothing special and also dirt cheap, but I was able to adjust the recording a bit. I always think it's good to use real drums, but I just don't have the time for it anymore. That's why I became friends with Garage Band's "virtual drummer". If you enslave it and "abuse" it a bit (musically speaking, of course) you can get pretty good results out of it. However, I'm not even particularly happy with the result of this track. But I tend to bang out tracks before I really get bogged down in them.

Btw, my friend Robbie (JYNXZ) uses a drum program that he keeps surprising me with because it sounds so damn real. Unfortunately I've forgotten the name, but I'm happy to ask him about it. I'm sure you'd get a convincing drum sound with that.

Thank you for listening and for the nice comment.

Cheers,

Micky

Maj ... three projects at the same time... WOW... Man, how do you find the time for this. I'm progressing at a snail's pace with just one project... Hats off!
Thanks for listening and your nice comment,
I am very pleased!
Micky

I haven't had a chance to check out what's going on on Looperman in weeks. I am very happy that you are listening to my old compositions and I am really honored. I'm trying to sound "jazzy" and yet I really have no idea about chord progressions, harmony and all that... I've always been a quitter on that one... shame on me! Now I "only" have my feeling, and thank goodness it seems to be a good navigator. Really, really...I'm very happy if you can relate to my simple "creations"...thank you!

Micky

Really very nice of you to offer that to me ... oh yes, getting some of your original recordings from the period would be a great thing. If it doesn't cause you too much trouble to convert it I would be very interested (yep, the good old tapes). I've always thought about continuing that old style somehow, with a little more modern twist maybe... and I still hear the influences in current tracks... Jack seems to have come to stay.

Have a nice day,

Micky

Thanks again ...

Hi Wayne, wow man, that's exactly the checklist you want to see the green tick behind every line ... very very flattering and encouraging!
Thank you for listening and commenting,

Micky

Hi there, these are certainly some comparisons of the most flattering sort, if I may say so, sir, Sencondnature. The classification as psychedelic is also very nice ... I appreciate that very much in these times of overly strict rationality.
Nice that you stopped by, thank you for the compliments.

Cheers,

Micky

Hello Mark, when you make a song for the love of your life, the motivation boost is enormous - at least that's what happened to me. I am very happy that something of this energy jumped over to you. Also, I'm glad you mentioned Chicago House. Oh man, I'm a real fan of that. I was already a cover designer in the late 80's and the label we worked for back then wanted to release almost the entire Chicago House portfolio here in Germany. As graphic artists, we then received all of these original records as samples, as sound templates for our work, so to speak. Yes, and that's how I got to know and love this genre. You know: Jack Your Body, Can You Feel It and so on. I just like how reduced it often comes across and yet is very effective. There is also something spiritual about it, if I could only get it.
By the way, I don't want to go unmentioned that I played the bass and guitar "by hand" in the traditional way (cough).
I'm so glad you checked it out and commented so encouragingly.

Greetings,

Micky

Hello Lonelyawxy,
thank you for stopping by ... so glad you like it. At first I thought the drums were too soft - not punchy enough, but then I thought: why should the drums always shake the walls at all costs - the groove works, it pulls, so it's ok. I'm glad you mention that.

Greetings to U

Micky

Oh this doctor, I remember getting real goosebumps when Zou Zou Mamou sounded in that voodoo scene in the movie ANGEL HEART. Well, in my song it honestly, certainly, I promise, definitely has no other function than that it fits tonally ... just buzzed around in my head. You can bet a crowfoot on that.
Certainly very pleased that you like the track - thank you, Zootman for stopping by again.

Greetings to NZ,

Micky

Hi Michael,
I am very happy that you like the song.
Yes, I noticed that about Fleetwood Mac in the chorus part, but it wasn't really intentional. First Robbie sent me the keyboard parts and suggested I try to make something out of them. Then I decided that this particular part should be the chorus part and then I wrote lyrics. In fact, Fleetwood Mac's DREAMS is one of my all-time favorites ... ingeniously simple in structure, super reduced instrumentation and absolutely to the point. A prime example of the excellent pop song ... if you accept pop as a category or discipline, which I do. I don't have much to say on the substance...rather simple truths or even less...but I see these songs as exercises in a certain discipline in which one can do well or not so well. I used to pay more attention to virtuoso instrumental qualities, but that's changed now...probably since I started trying to sing myself.
Incidentally, there are other deeply vile thefts in the song: a hummed part from Dr. John's ZOU ZOU MAMOU and a tiny bit of text from Japan's GHOSTS ... I hope Mr. Rebbennack and Mr. Sylvian will be so lenient ...

Thanks for listening and commenting,

Cheers,
Micky

Hola Paul, so nice of you to always stop by! I'm so glad you like the track... it was an incredible amount of work. Do you know that feeling when you've made a track and listened to it about 1000 times and then at some point you just find it sickening? But you still know it's good? That was the case here, so I'm super happy you like it. I just want to please ...
Thank You for listening,
Cheers,
Micky

Hey BB, nice to hear from you. Sure, Fleetwood Mac, but please only in the chorus part. I took the low end into account... it must be the headphones. Thank you for listening and commenting.
Cheers,
Micky

Hey Jeff, nice words .... thank you so much. I wish I could be bold and bright ;)
Cheers,
Micky

Thanks for listening!

Thank you - glad you liked it!

Vielen Dank, schön, dass es dir gefällt :o)
Thanks for listening and encouraging words, always appreciated.

Hello boD, thank you for the kind words. I wish it was actually professional, but unfortunately I can't afford professional equipment at the moment, so I'm just trying to make the most of what I have. I'm glad you like it.
Always appreciated!

Thank you for listening. For me it's still unbelievable that someone on the exact other side of the planet hears my music and even likes it! Greetings from Germany, Micky

Thank you for listening and nice words .. glad you liked it!
Cheers,
Micky

Hi Wayne, I really appreciate the kind words from a musician as talented as you are. I'm always happy when you like a song of mine and that my disco-heavyness doesn't get on your nerves ;)
Cheers,
Micky

Yes, that's me, myself & I on vocals. At some point I got fed up with always looking for free accapellas and started trying to sing myself. This gives me better opportunities to create a song with my own lyrics. Although there are very talented singers here who kindly lend their accapellas, such as Patricia. But having my own vocals gives me more freedom somehow...
Thank you for listening!!!
Cheers,
Micky