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Heh, I suppose you could say that. The modular is pretty much analog, as is it's interface with the DD-20. The DD in DD-20 stands for "digital drums" though, so that sound source is PCM samples. It was all recorded through the usual A/D methods.

Thanks for taking a listen!

Heh, I did always like Doc in that film, though his character is a bit exaggerated. It made me want a delorian real bad though, even though I am not a driver. It would just be a conversation piece.

I think a live performance should be an event, most especially if the song has never existed before. I'm happy that it feels that way upon listening.

I like the possibly typographic error nature of "documtary." It takes the "ment" out of the idea, though I can't quite figure what the impact of that is. It sounds Latin or something.

Ha ha, yeah, be careful not to trip on the cables is right. I think I've gotten used to the cables being a protective barrier between my feet and the disgusting old carpet. At least I make my own cables now, so it's no big deal if they are trashed. The main hot surface in there is the front windows on a summer afternoon... it gets disturbingly uncomfortable in there... the UV just keeps getting worse in this world.

Okay, had to take a break there... got carried away typing, and had a nearly fatal substance abuse on the stove. Multitasking is a risky endeavor.

Anyway, I should get on to listening at your page, so I can hit the cop shop right when they open. Thanks for your words and your support!

Hey buddy! I can't thank you enough for your comments here, and for listening with your experienced ear(s) and mind. It is not taken lightly!

I had no idea that a track like this would get this kind of positive reception from my friends (and strangers) here at Looperman. It makes me feel good, since this sort of piece would be completely within reach for live performance, if only a venue was available

You are right, it is definitely not pop music. Part of what I had in mind was working toward another cassette release, mainly for the modular drone cassette exchange on muffwiggler.com. I've received three cassettes at this point, but have only sent out one... the international shipping costs are prohibitive at times. Hoping to do a sixty minute one this time.

Generally when we're having power issues in our home, it is completely caused by others. Had a momentary loss of power this morning even. Frustratingly, our new neighbor had a central air unit installed about ten feet from the wall of my studio... now when it's on, there is this high pitched whine on my system. It's killing me, and means I have to rearrange my studio again (at least once a year now). This is no small task with the massive cabling, amps, and organs. I should be thankful that I haven't reconnected everything to the patch bay since my last reorganize effort!

The cat usually avoids my studio area now, since it's a bit of a disaster. Domestically, things seem to be on the upturn, but outside... oh outside.

Never been a welder, though I did learn spot welding in school. I manage to swap in a beer here and there while soldering. The big problem is smoking in between, since it's a pain to wash my hands before I light up. Lead, cadmium, flux... oh well, how much worse can it be than the air and water quality?

In all seriousness, the premise is one of self/faith healing, with a side order of sarcasm. The title was inspired in part by "My Name is Earl," and god's little finger, if you are familiar. All in all, I think that my time supporting the med industry is coming to an end, and if that means identifying with an recognized religion (in a country with freedom of religion... huh???)... then so be it.

Anyway, I'm building up my plant based "boots and hard hat" this morning, since I'm hitting the gov't center to pick up an incident report and file a formal complaint. Wish me luck. I will continue on your next comment!

Ha ha, I guess it is. But then, on the other hand, it's just one synth. One could probably say that the DD-20 is acting partly as a synth when the modifications are used this way though. I do enjoy that moment when the lines begin to blur. Thanks for listening! Have a good day!

I am considering today a vacation, despite the work I am doing and that it is a vacation simply from what I know. As such, I read the first comment on this song with paranoia and deep inspection.

By the time I realized that you had inaugurated your birthday headphones on my new song, I was hooked. You have done me a favor, since I had some amount of unusual self conscious feelings in this case. You have helped those subside, and I thank you.

I just carried about a hundred pounds of joint compound and cement home for several blocks, and I'm going to make some pickles this afternoon, otherwise I may have held on to more of my energy. Be that as it may, I totally appreciate your words!

Thank you! Have a great day!

Mosaic, first please understand that I was simply concerned for a fellow friend and traveller in this life. I would never be intrusive without what I felt was a good reason. I also see that your first and only comment in almost nine months was this one, and that I feel is reciprocation enough for any communcation!

It's been a wild year, but no more intense than previous I suppose. Songs such as this identify what is going on in a way. As you know, I do not drive, so I walk a lot. I am extending my range pretty drastically, putting on 15-20 miles per week usually. I hope to walk to the state forest in the south of our county eventually.

I think that in a local dank forest (I might even say disturbing) I found the inspiration I need to finally finish and release this album, as well as the cover art. Things are obviously different than I had previously assumed. I am happy to have some sort of breakthrough though.

I have been playing classical guitar more, since getting new strings, and we got some acoustic bass strings for my wife as well... so hopefully something will come from that. I know that it has already made me a better musician.

Looking forward to speaking with you again, all in good time. Have a great day!

Interesting comment you have left here, and on a song which is getting more like stale toast now!

The lyrics are still very appropriate and prominent for this life which I am living through, and for that I can give myself credit. Working with someone like FarM, even for a moment, was a good feeling. He did much of the inspirational shaping of this track, and I know I couldn't have done it on my own.

I thank you for listening and leaving your words! Hope to see some of your work show up here so I can return the favor! Have a good day!

Hey friend, it's been a while! It's always a pleasant surprise to see you return to the Loop! What have you been up to?

Been having great fun with instrumental tone and live patching lately, it all gives me a real sense of satisfaction. Propaganda and mind control are also secondary loves of mine. So all in all this sort of song really does it for me, ha ha.

I hope that you are well! I appreciate your comment and the fave! Have a good day!

Hey thanks friend for stopping by once again!

To be honest, a large percentage of my songs lately do not amount to a lot of time spent on composition or recording. When you count the time spent working on instrument builds, modification, and upgrades - then it tips the scales a bit. I have a couple of songs which have been waiting, untouched, for my current build to be finished. I expected it to be done a couple of months ago, but then the gardening season hit, and with it the poison of other people's Glyphosate and other chemicals. Makes it hard for me to get things done when I'm sick and angry... maybe I should make punk music again?

I say it's not much time, since a lot of my instruments or entire songs are recorded live now. If I get a good take, it only takes as long as setup and the length of the song.

I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out though. It has lessened my reliance upon my ipod, since I can access it in my head while walking around.

Thanks for always being there with your support and valuable comments! Have a great day!

Hey thanks buddy! Do you mean that this song is your favorite of the Spivkurl catalog, or that Spivkurl is your favorite music here? Either way, I am very honored and appreciative! Hope you have a great day!

Hey Brado, thank you for taking a listen to this!

How am I so creative? Well I suppose that, so far, I just simply don't have a choice. Most days, I feel the need to be productive in one way or another. Sometimes it isn't music, but visual art forms, writing, gardening, cooking, graphic design, electronic engineering, or activism. All of these other endeavors tend to inspire my musical work after a certain point, so it keeps coming back to that.

My capabilities when it comes to music seem to have "ups and downs." I've had slow yet engaged times, such as right now - as well as prolific but less dedicated times, such as 2012 when my albums "Glass" and "The Next One" were released. Each album I've finished has a special place in my soul, regardless of it's technical shortcomings or creative weakness. I expect at least this much from my next release.

I really appreciate the comment my friend!

Hey buddy, thanks for stopping by to listen!

The instruments involved in "real time" are like I mentioned in the description. An interesting interface between my modified korg monotribe and my DIY modular synthesizer. Also the bass and guitar were played by me on my Epiphone Precision Bass and my Epiphone Les Paul Studio. There were some samples, and possibly NI polyplex... don't remember what else.

I was fond of a lot of old arcade stuff in my youth. Galaga and Stun Runner were my favorites. Pole Position was also pretty cool. Once NES hit, I was forever stunned by game music... even though I don't play any more. I do have a genesis waiting for some cartridges to play, or failing that a microprocessor to run the sound chips from MIDI.

Thanks for leaving your words!

Hey buddy, thank you for again visiting one of my tracks! It's much appreciated!

Had quite a bit of fun recording this stuff... far more pleasant and painless than my last couple of projects. It's not the music though, it's life in general. Making music always helps bring me back to what is important though. Having others listen makes it even more valuable to me.

Happy you could get into it! Thanks much!

A week ago was too soon to take in a comment like this, but here I am!

The first time I remember hearing the prefix "hella" or even "hecka" was around 1991, when I met someone named Ryan who recently arrived here from North Carolina. Needless to say he changed my life, and then soon moved on with his family to CA. I have to wonder if he helped bring this sort of terminology to CA. Either way, I take it as a compliment!

I love sufficient background music, since I am in love with being super productive, and when I am high or buzzed I tend to talk over whatever I am hearing or watching. In either case, it works out good to have music like that. It's part of why I get into music like Bool or DJ Tsukiyomi... it get's me going or talking depending on the sitch.

The city workers have literally been breaking apart the streets around here, and I may have had to take a break from making this song due to noise and cement dust (they no longer use water to quell the dust around here, shortage maybe?). So, you were right on in what you heard here... though it wasn't my original intention.

"Controlled chaos" is something I've hear in numerous comments over the years (were they all from you? ha ha). I find that the descriptive fits my tunes pretty well, but it also fits life in general fairly accurately.

I will respond to your comment in a few moments, after a shower and shave. Thanks much for listening my friend!

Thank you for again visiting my selection of songs!

My synthesis style is becoming even more spontaneous, if that could be possible. I don't even have most of my gear hooked up at the moment, so I just connect what I want to record, whether midi and/or audio.

There are some reorganizations going on in the home, especially regarding live performance and visual/concrete art. Can't help but feel the changes and the losses. We lost a huge section of our willow tree in a storm this week, a tree which we planted around our wedding time. Hard loss, but we were lucky.. leaning against the house it was!

I am picky about my subsonic frequencies. I'm not one of those mutha-frackers. Happy you liked the sound of it.

Have a good one!

Hey Steve! Happy to see you here at this track!

It is true, this is entirely walking music, at least at the pace I try to keep. I believe that you hear what the music is saying, and I am thankful.

Any white noise in this design is pretty incidental. It was not abused on my modular or monotribe. I don't always remember where my sounds came from though.

My recent patching sessions have been very enjoyable, and more focused than before. Most of my patch bay is largely disconnected since my last rearrangement, so I have been choosing my instruments carefully, and only connecting what I need via midi and audio. Finally got some cable nests untangled this week, so that helps!

I like the swing of the analog parts, which give a weave to walking the straight line. True to life for me lately. Timing has been an utter nightmare since FL studio 12 came out, but I am battling through it, and I think I have learned much in the process. The application could be considered broken at this point, but I think that I am growing used to broken equipment.

I am happy that you can not associate this with anything, since it means I'm doing my job as an artist. I can't think of anything which directly reminds me of this either, ha ha.

Thanks for the great and enjoyable comment. Hope that you are well. No tornadoes, right?

You are too kind to leave a comment like this on an "older" song!

This song used to make me more sad than anything, and it made me a bit proud to have the effect on myself, ha ha. Now thing are different... better and worse. All I can do is keep my cool, and FU the man when I can.

I've been freeing up room in my studio spaces so I can dance more while mixing, so hopefully it will just getter better. I don't know clubs very well.

I'm happy you enjoyed the tune. Thank you! Have a good one.

Hey buddy! I appreciate your listen and your kind words very much!

The synth design was pretty fun on this one... the modular and the monotribe just go together so well, it's hard not to use them on every track, ha ha.

It was enjoyable to play the epiphone bass again. It's one of the few instruments I've ever purchased new, it just happened to be 25 years ago now. We bought a new bass, so that some work could be done on the old one, but I just can't stop playing despite it's condition.

Very happy that you liked what you heard! Thanks!

You comment was extremely entertaining to read! This one, and the other that showed up at the same time, got lost in the booze shuffle last week. I'm sorry about that!

"Cheeky" and "sly" are definitely appropriate words for this song, from my point of view. The monotribe and the modular make a great team, in a pro wrestling sort of fashion.

I've been working hard to bring an RnB/psychedelic edge to some works using guitars and basses, and man is it a challenge. Been having to change the way I think about music. Can that really be a bad thing though?

Your idea of "the whole river flowing" makes me think of the walks I've been taking along the creeks and rivers here. It's sort of a neighborhood watch item for the year, since in recent years the parks department has been assaulting the people and nature with glyphosate and 2-4d. I've been watching and waiting to see if they begin again... but it is already past when they began last year, and nothing. I worked hard to let them know it was not okay, and I'm hoping I was even a small part of the change. So the year has been a bit "sparkling and effervescent."

My wit is there most of the time. :)

Thanks much for the great comment and the listen!

Hey there buddy! I totally missed this comment when it came in, and it's probably because of the booze... sorry about that.

This is an appropriate song to return to with the work I have in progress. It's always surprising to get a comment on a non-featured track on Looperman any more, so it makes me happy!

It's funny, because the pella and two of the three loops are all dead links now. I guess that makes this song "definitive" in some way.

The bass on this is definitely something I'm proud of, so I'm happy that you liked it as well!

The vocals sound quite good for being just an mp3. I need to listen to this album again, it's been a while.

Thanks much for taking a listen and leaving your words!

Hello Matt, it has indeed been a while! It's cool to see you stopping in! I seem to remember noticing that you were throwing yourself deeply into hardware stuff recently, can't say where.

I like your term "ectomorphic field." Makes me think of something which might come up during ghost hunting with electronic devices. I have intentions to build just this sort of device, after I finish this, and that, oh and this other thing... Picked up a bunch of vintage integrated circuits which should prove most useful. Probably some ghosts in there already, ha ha.

My songs usually end up being whatever I feel like doing at the time, so "weird" is an appropriate word. Having been raised on classic rock and pop music, "standard" most likely also fits!

Thanks for stopping in to take a listen and leave your words!

Well that is a very interesting comment, to say the least! You are not too far off in describing some recent moments, though there are a few flaws. First, I would never participate in animal testing... at least beyond closing up all of the windows if my cat is acting sick and sniffing the air. In my lab, I am working on a sort of groove box, in a single enclosure, though I don't think that I'd go so far as to say "single cell organic." The "mad scientist is raving his head off" part is pretty accurate most days... seems that I must choose one - ranting or raving. I fully appreciate this honest impression of my song, thank you!