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It's good to do something different, as long as it's not so unusual so that people don't enjoy it. Much work and even more inspiration here from musicians around the world playing music. Isn't it grand that we're some of those people? Glad you approve. Cheers!

This is definitely one of those inspired moments coupled with tons of sweat for execution. As indicated in a previous reply, this really had a lot to do with my getting over my own prejudice toward the accordion. I'm guessing Mr. Welk probably would not approve. Thanks for the listen and review!

You called the subversive nod spot on. I can't help but imagine lots of people shaking their head at this one. Hopefully I can be like that Zen teacher who occasionally smacks someone up alongside the head with a bamboo cane. For me personally, there are moments of unbridled sonic ecstasy that are truly amazing. I hadn't identified that hurdy gurdy phrase, but again you've called it - it does sound very reminiscent, doesn't it? I'm glad you find it funky, as I think it would fail without it. Thanks my friend.

Stephen, you are indeed one of my intended audience, so praise here carries more value than you probably realize. It was a good day indeed when we discovered each other's profiles and music. If you ever get a chance, check out the book "A Pattern Language" published in the early 1970's. It's really a blueprint for making a functional society, and one of the biggest aha's I had in it was seeing that diversity works as long as there are clear boundaries. For example, in San Fransisco China Town continues to thrive because of the natural boundaries around it. The hippies in Haight Ashbury didn't succeed because there weren't these boundaries. Neighbors worried about infiltration and declining property values helped bring it all down. Diversity when coupled with a sense of security or safety can and does work. With this track, I'm overjoyed that you feel the subversive pull and want to dance. I'm really thrilled you dig this one! Best regards my friend.

My childhood - both blessing and curse - lol! The melodic percussion really is from my childhood in West Africa and Southeast Asia, and something I've come to fully embrace. When I straddle 5 or 8 hand drums, I always play melodic rhythms because they're interesting and easy to keep track of. Musically, I feel like a lot of my stuff is played with feet in two worlds simultaneously and the real surprise to me is that people actually seem to like it. Thank you so much for the listen and review. I'll be by presently to see if you've posted anything since my last visit!

lol - you and me both Wayne. I largely hate the accordion, because of Polka and Lawrence Welk. Bad sounds. But I've heard them played well on a few occasions so I kind of know better. This in a way was my own facing my resistance to the instrument and doing something sonically redemptive with it. Sweat and much discomfort over the course of about 3 weeks of heavy obsession, but worth it in the end. It works. Thanks for the review and fave. Big compliment to be sure!

Honestly this was one of the hardest tracks I've ever made. But thankfully I out stubborned myself and got it pretty much right in the end. I'm really pleased that it does musically (noisily) what I was trying to do - create a sense of joy and invitation to dance. Music's the language where people with different mother tongues can communicate successfully. And it reminds us that we are really One, and there is no Us and Them. Glad you like it. Oh, a fave! A high compliment, indeed. Thank you.

I used Live 7 LE to master this, but did the recording on I Am The Mighty Jungulator, a stand alone Max MSP program with 6 tracks and severe limitations. Did everything with a mouse! When I found out that Live's backbone is Max I had to go that route. I do love Ableton, though she can be a merciless cruel mistress indeed! Thanks for the listen and review!

This track still is happening, isn't it? I did this on a free program called I am the Mighty Jungulator, so everything was done with a mouse (no MIDI interface). The Punjabi vocals carry enough of that Islamic sound that it creates a great visual which is why I put it up as Ambient. Thanks for reminding me about this one - it's been a while since I thought about it.

I like this track. I've got an earlier, more extended version posted here, too that I'm going back to and really reworking. This was really a sound track to an imaginary sci-fi cartoon (anime) that I was trying to soundscape - so I think it came out really well. Visual and futuristic to be sure with nods at biomimicry. Glad you dig this one! Cheers.

My man! You're on my short list for checking out music from, so stay tuned for some reviews in kind! Thanks for the kind review, and I'm glad you can hear the "futurism" in this - it's something I was trying to do to give it location in time. Cheers.

Hi man,

Sorry it's taken me so long to respond, but it's been so hard to get to this stuff lately. Busy times. Got a final version of this one up now, and it's quite a bit dubbier than the one you reviewed. I'll be by soon to check out your offerings. Thanks for the listen and review!

Another band I hadn't heard of! Fantastic! Thanks for pointing me that direction. Early into the conceptual phase of this track, I decided on the hybridity element and wanted different traditions truly dancing together. In my experience, it's the musicians and the actors that are most willing to mix things up in non-confrontational ways. I think from your review I've done it successfully so far. Sweet. Thanks much for this review.

Yeah man, I'm glad you caught the wandering factor. I did that to emphasize the "dance" concept and how cooperation can lead to unity. Wasn't sure it'd work musically, but I'm encouraged that you hear it. This one definitely has taken on a life of its own, and I can't wait to see where it arrives in final drafts. Thanks for the encouragement and review here!

I'm still thinking its riding the edge of Dub Fusion, but yeah it's banging at this point. I'm really digging using less outside loops and finding that what I need I can generally make now. Still like to hear others' presence with their loops, but it's liberating knowing that I can create what I can't find. I'll be by to check out your latest soon! Cheers and thanks.

Good call on the drums - I was feeling that way, too. It's been partially fixed with the next draft, as has been the arrangement somewhat. Never heard Pantha Du Prince, so thanks for that! Thanks for the listen and review/suggestions. Cheers.

Mon ami - at least I'm one who knows I'm crazy, and remain fairly functional. Like yourself, I'm still finding out what the possibilities are of this amazing medium that we're creating with. This one isn't a happy piece, but I think it does capture a certain predatory feeling. Thanks for the listen and words of encouragement.

I had to do something experimental for my own needs, and I'm happy how the intro sets up a particular mood for what follows. All the effects are from public domain field recordings (Paris, London, Berlin, Ouagadougou, Bamako, San Francisco, New York, etc.) that I spent a lot of time combing through and finding the right sounds to weave in. I'm sure I'll remix this at some point, and I'll be curious to see if it's liked as well. Thanks for the listen and review!

The rain is a public domain field recording I was lucky enough to find in my sample quests. There were several really cool things that came together in this one - the whole storm motif was obvious in the "ethnic" drums and the bonobo/me thing came out of both sounds of loops and effects. The idea of standing defiantly and challenging the lightening storm (something sometimes seen with Chimps) was the story I was trying to tell. Defiance of things bigger than us. Glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for the review.

I think this is now my all time favorite review! I love your analogy about a voluptuous woman in a one piece - brilliant and absolutely true. I think you're right about this one having feet in both worlds, too (not solid reggae) which for me is a sign of success. I'm afraid no hashish was abused in the making of this track (lol) but it certainly does burn the nose similarly if not carefully ingested. Cheers my friend!

I really dig this version. As eshar noted below, it's a bit "heavier" than the first draft but I think it gets what I want to get across better. Joyful creative destruction - got to destroy virgin parchment if you want to write a poem or draw a picture. After this one, I feeling a pull to do more along this line (Dub) and see if I can make it recognizable while doing my own thang simultaneously. I'll be by to check out your track when I can make the time. Thanks for the review.

Thank you! This is one that I keep meaning to do an extended remix of. There are elements that just "work" here, and I do get that hot breeze blowing over sands vibe still when I hear it. Cheers.

You must be a bit of a psychic - I was listening to my dl-ed copy of "Internal Reconstruction Complete" just last night, and wondering if you had posted anything lately. Now I'm going to go look. Glad you liked this one. Thanks kindly for the review!

The coolest thing for me as a musical artist on this site has been giving myself license to do my own thing. What a liberating thing. And finding that some people actually dig it makes it really rewarding. On this track, I did only MIDI work (with the sample of Anomaly J's voice) as an experiment to see if something synthetic could sound organic. Having it inspire both alividlife and dungbeatl into making stuff for it was really flattering and really changed the entire dynamic is big ways. I think it's the closest thing I've done with this medium to actually jamming with other musicians, and it can really be heard in this final version. Thanks for the review, I always really dig what you have to say!

Nice - another member whose music I haven't heard! Thanks for letting me know you're here. You're the first on my list to check out now. I'm glad you enjoyed this one - as it's my first collab here on the site, I must admit feeling really good about it. One of those that exceeded my own expectations, and that's a very cool thing. It really was a deliberate experiment to see if certain sounds could shift the listener's consciousness, and this review makes me think that they can. Thanks for the review and favorite - big time compliment there! Cheers!