Wow, what amazing dubbery!! (heh I made up a word) I love all the atmospheres that you use in your tracks, it really places the song in a setting which people can relate with. You're really good at using loops, I must say, because this doesn't sound like loop based music, it sounds fresh and original! This piece really sets my mind to trippin, or at least to travelling within the confines of my head. I have got to listen to that again... This is too cool! I love that organ sound, it's nice and bouncy! Well what else can I say that someone hasn't said already... Very good work my friend! Faved for sure!
You know, I think a lot of the sound comes from my always looking for analog samples to weave into my mixes - at least in terms of finding samples of analog instruments. The other strand is in using other peoples' loops I retain the sense of playing with others instead of playing by (with?) myself - lol. It requires listening not only to their sounds, but trying to hear the original intent as well. For example, in this track I'm using guitar loops from jahknow and rei4real and the interaction between the two really comes from me listening to what they can "say" to each other in a kind of call and response mode. Truly a blast to create this (even with the amount of work needed) and I'm so delighted it's translated into something listeners can enjoy as well. Thanks for the fave! It really makes me think I'm on the right path here. Cheers my friend!
Inspired creations lead to inspired listening? It is one of those tracks, isn't it? I love making music where at the end I can step back and say, "wow! Where the hell did that come from?" Glad you enjoyed this one. Cheers!
A nice groover to go with my morning coffee and an enjoyable listen. Dub is fast becoming quite popular on Looperman and the good thing is that each of the current exponents of it appear to accentuate different aspects of the form - Itegrator & JonesVZ highlight the Reggae element. Spivkurl fuses it with electronica while yours offers up oppidan insurrection! - Nice work.
I love that word - "oppidan." In my mind, I've been thinking a good musical project would be in focusing on how concepts and words are redefined to serve the masters. "Revolution" isn't about armed coups by juntas - Copernicus gave us the first one. "Anarchy" doesn't mean violence and chaos, it means that as social creatures we tend to organization without coercive force. I've been a fan of dub since the late 70's and it feels "right" somehow to be dancing with this sound currently. Sure am glad you approve! Thanks.
Excellent. A very balanced track despite the many elements gives an overall sound-scape that is captivating and demands the imagination take flight. Wicked bass line!
Hey Steevo! Yes, I was a bit concerned in putting this together that I might end up with something very muddy sounding by the end. I'm quite pleased with the outcome. Yes, that bass line is amazing (though somewhat altered) and I'm sure I'll be looking at more ultrabase bass loops after this! Thanks for the review!
[NOTE: This and all reviews below respond to Drafty draft #1]
Hey n0mad
mate this is stunning, darn the other reviewers have said everything I could even think about say about this stunning piece, again very high up to your normally production mate, so crisp and clear, ya really know what you are doing when it comes to arrangment and mastering, always first class, Fav'd this one my friend...Peace and happy easter to you and your family...Estefano...
Hi Estefano - I've really had a blast doing this one and have banged through 3 drafts in as many days. The final (hopefully) is now up, complete with urban soundscape and a hidden or implied narrative. Thanks for listening and reviewing! Cheers.
Yes!! as a fan and listener of n0mad23 this really is an exciting piece of work, i admire how you approach your music with a mind set of knowing beforehand that this is how it is going to be.
This for me is Ninja scroll meets dub, menacing with dark elements, its technicolor, music for graphic animation.
Listening to this really does put images into the mind, a wandering swordsman stumbles into a plague hit village, he's suspicious, the deaths seem mysterious, was it murder? it really gives a sense that something dangerous is afoot, this is cemented when swords are drawn and a showdown commences.
Great piece of dub music Sean, really does do something special for the listener, brilliant. thanks
I think our recent exchange about the hidden history of the Irish slaves and the Caribbean probably is a significant vector in this one. The hidden stories of resistance and moments of rebellion. I'll post the more controlled mix-down next, and then go into the final phase of weaving in soundscapes to bring it to completion. Stay tuned! Thanks for the review and fave!
It was an "unnatural" marriage to be sure - lol! This actually took several attempts to get the music and vocals working together, and then several more attempts to make them sound right together. The result - why hasn't this been done before? I'm actually coming to grips with the fact that the Irish and African slaves together created the foundation that later became the Delta Blues. Thanks for the review and thumbs up! Will be by to check out your tracks.
Hey once again you delivered a track enriched with lots of atmosphere painting a mental image inside our mind!
Nice work man! Very interesting and special! Would fit perfectly in a soundtrack for a movie! Gives me the idea of walking through a long forest full of dark trees with the sunlight shining through them while crows and other animals hide in the shadows of this mysterious place! Keep up the good work!
Added to faves ;)
Hi DJsDragoN - I think you're right about it working in a soundtrack, and feel especially good about that as I was attempting a sublime narrative or story behind it. To my mind, that's what the best of soundtracks do. Thanks for the review and fave! No better form of compliment, and means a lot! Cheers!
Awesome track, I absolutely love everything about it. Your use os special effects is masterful. If we caqn find another 10 or 12 "crow tracks" we'll have a kick ass cd.
You know I'm just down the road, right? With the ravens and crows in this region, the real surprise is more of us aren't doing music and using their voices! Thanks for the review and fave! I'll definitely be listening to more of your offerings and if I think I can assist a track, I'll certainly let you know. Don't hesitate to ask either, OK? Cheers!
wow,you made that sunbass sound like a thunderstorm!i realy like the track as a whole,verry creative use of effects and sounds,storm steal and fire!when ever you need more bassloops i can create them for you.
cheers from the dubbase
My man, it was the Sunbass that finally got this track to happen. I've struggled for a long time with this song, and dungbeatl's criticism of the bass I'd used led me to finding yours! Only then did it begin to breathe on its own. Thanks for the invitation to hit you up for bass loops. I promise I'll take you up on it - lol! Thanks for the review and fave!
Hey Sean,
You know i never know how to finish my tracks and you seem to have found a radical way,lol.
One of my favourite tracks from you(do I say that everytime?lol.The guitar sound is really the kind I love and the arrangements are amazing as usual.Again,I get this feel of musical paintings when I listen to this one.
I was wondering if there's any mean I can buy your music.Just let me know
Cheers
StÃÂphane
I've struggled with the end of tracks, too - and I was a bit worried that this one might come off as gimmicky. I love adding field recordings to my tracks, but it's a challenge. Need to make them serve the music instead of the other way around. With the "Ambient Logbook" thread, I'm realizing that regardless of genre I try to bring this approach to the mix. I believe this is the key to why my tracks seem like musical paintings. I so glad that you approve! Thanks.
This is a funny track and doesn't lend itself to ambivalence in the audience. People either seem to love this or hate it, but indifference just isn't there. I may come back to it again, but at this stage I just want to create more, you know? Thanks for all you do for me.
You won't recognize this one, except for elements when I'm done, Abe! Now that I know what my current project is, I know exactly what I need to do with this one. It's going to be way more of a narrative, and it's going to have more space, transitions, and all that. Agree about drums, and some sort of "organic" intervention going beyond the genggongs.
The database needs to meltdown by the end in a sonic representation.
I think you'll dig it. Music to have a Rebellion To.
Holy cow man! Blow my mind would you?! This was totally unexpected and I love it love it! You've captured something in this mix that is absolutely crucial. An underbelly riddim that just pulses with heartbeat. Very well spaced reverbs, delays, phasing etc. You've just impressed Jah MAJORLY with this dub.
If you get a chance rip a 320 mp3 for me and send it priority Jah Know reggae Dj. ;)
Well, the launching point and inspiration is from the loops you gifted me, so I'm hoping my "vision" is a nice surprise. I'm thrilled you hear that heartbeat riddim - it's one of the symbolic components as it's Life. Creation and destruction=right hand and left hand of life itself. Still drafty draft #1, but even I hear potential dripping red.
I love Dub. I mean really, really love Dub. I never imagined I'd make it dance for me - lol.
Yeah man, this is really chillin' my brains out! Great start and building up, the ending is also very good, i really like the beat and the organ-loop. Keep it up man!
Chillin' here is good, it means to me that the ambient fusion is working. Wanted to do Dub but shake it up a bit, and challenge some assumptions along the way. Yeah, I dig the intro and that slight ominous vibe that shifts into thick bass (subs shudder). Glad you like it! Thanks for the listen and review.
Hi Sean,
I enjoyed your track a lot,first because as you know I'm really fond of your music as many people on the site are.You always got this very special atmosphere and I can't really define it but I can feel sincerity and humanity through your music
Then,I fell in love with Morocco a few years ago,so your track brought back all those memories so thanks for that too.
Cheers
StÃÂphane
Somehow this review slipped right by me! That I have "fans" here is still such a surprise! Isn't it great that we can make the music that we want to, and there are people that will like it? Still takes me by surprise at times. I've never been to Morocco, but do have aspirations and certainly have read much on the area and culture. Fez is the place I really want to visit (and jam with the Sufis there!) Thanks so much for reviewing this one my friend. Cheers.
Hey N0mad, I didn't get a chance to hear the previous version but this is amazing! Fav'd and had to listen to it 2x- dl-_-lb
I'm getting a industral vibe, much like NIN (downward spiral) This sounds very technically involed, a lot of detail and textures. Eq sounds pretty sweet too! Would like to get a copy of this sometime, tell you what... trade you one of my songs for this one lol, ttyl,
jon
Hey optym - this one's almost there, and I'm betting my next recording/revision is going to be the one I keep. I've been actively researching Ambient music lately, and I'm not surprised that the Industrial roots are apparent here. I'm finding as I progress technically with the medium that I'm spending way more time in fine tuning and teasing out textures now than I do on composition. Expect an email from me soon! Thanks and cheers!
Actually In some ways... You are like a plant...
that's the best way to explain you as a creative entity..
Silent and living... Just growing and growing thru the headphase.
Just this epic flow of eponymous creativity.
See, from my personal background I hear the drums kicking in and then it taking a more pop form.. but I appreaciate this a whole hell of a lot compared to the original.
I think pop sensibilities... I mean... It's like.. on some ways.. I have been Anti-pop for about a year and a half... and I think it's a great way to illicit natural human emotion.
but
you have crossed this line and I would hug you if I could.
It's like the web of life is integrated and the emotion and feel are one and the same... fx drops pull and toss naturally and the voice/timbre mixes effortlessly..
You need a hook.
in general.
You need hooks.
you have music and arrangement down more so than any musical artist I have ever heard Sean.
But that american sugar pop is lacking..
and I don't know if I should commend you or hug you.
but just know it's not about what people (like me especially) think about your music
It's really about what you want.
If I was with you I would drop hooks. Guitar wise.. Vocally... Spoken Poetry.
This is sooo freaking ethereal... and I will try and write something.. but I would prefer to meet your face.
abe
lol - and to think I often feel like I'm compromising too much already! I've been on a quest for accessibility since beginning performance long time ago. Got into melody making because there were enough drums, and most people don't hear it in percussion. I know exactly what you mean (I think, but you tend to write in poetry, so interpretations can be subjective), and to really achieve accessibility it's what I'm going to have to do.
I suspect I'm still in physical rebellion, as you can hear the sonic results. The mind is willing, but the fingers on the buttons seem to have a will of their own - lol.
We need to talk. Really sit down and have an aural/oral discussion about music. I remain far too intuitive, and your ground and perspective could help me a lot. Someone said a while back that I'd never be mainstream, but there's nothing to prevent me grabbing on to their curtails. Perhaps the American Sugar Pop will make me sticky enough to attach?
somehow your song titles actually evoke a sense of fear in me. i'm not sure - oh now i remember. it's your freaky to the core psychadelic tracks!!!! AND i remember last time i mentioned being totally throughly truly through and through FREAKIN FREAKED OUT WHILE LISTENING TO YOUR TRACK i think you took it as in bad freaked out, but i mean this: OMG YOUR MUSIC IS AMAZING. I'VE NEVER HEARD MUSIC THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THIS, AND IT IS POSSIBLY THE MOST moving me right off my feet force I've ever heard. I want to play this sort of milestone music for people.
In fact, I just did. Here's how it went.
So I asked "so does this music just freak you out? It just like puts its fingers into my soul and just ..... {wiggles fingers} Don't worry it's not harsh or anything." {I hand the headphones over} {minutes go by} "So is it freaky?" ... "I LOVE. It's real, real good. I love it." "Wow. Huh. Should I get you a copy?" "Yeh. Um. Maybe you should try and put some fingers in your soul."
Well Ken, you know me - got to push those boundaries and rattle the cage. My current project is titled - Music to have a Rebellion To - so a certain amount of apprehension and even fear is a healthy sign. Serious stuff, but if we remember to breathe and dance when possible, it's going to be all right. I'll be shooting you an email regarding collabs, so keep your eyes open for that. Honestly, I'm surprised by your reaction here, but I'm going with previous conversations about the periphery and will continue to follow the Muse. I think we might be experiencing a particularly fuzzy boundary moment, so push your own stuff too! Things feel like they're aligning. Cheers!
"When the Muse pulls it's best to follow",I couldn't agree more with that!Another great title,lol!
Your music seems to be coming from the depths of the Earth,progressively growing and reaching the surface.It's amazing how this one(and most of your work) is evocating(not sure about this word in English,lol)to me.
Another great one that's going to my favs
Cheers
StÃÂphane
StÃÂphane - the word in English is "evocative" but I know exactly what you mean. It also ties into what I've consciously been exploring lately, namely how internal states can be brought forth into external ones - evocation is the key! Salook a while back did a track about shamanism and invoked me in his description, so I'm finding your review particularly provocative. There's definitely a tendency for me to reach into the Earth's energy looking for points of inspiration. I seem to continue to have one foot grounded in the realm of low-tech with the other in high-tech. Thanks for the review and the fave! Cheers friend, from Sean
This is a nice track... Yeah I have the same issue sometimes when making music you start with one thing them it evolves into something completely different... But hey I guess thats just being creative... Nice job.
I've been corresponding with several others on this site recently, and I think there are a lot of us that find the creative process frustrating specifically because it so often goes in very unexpected ways. I'm trying to go with it now! Glad you enjoyed this one. Cheers!
Interesting DnB track and one hell of a long ass name for a cat LOL.
Honestly this has a heavy ambient feel the more I listened to it,
i have that same problem u had when u wanted to make one genre and then for some strange reason the music gods pull u in another direction.
sometimes its better to go with ur gut feeling rather than a plan
Hi DJNoSleeves - I'm actually revising this one with the recent discussion of Ambient in my consciousness! I'm now thinking that following the Muse while composing is the way to go - invoke discipline and consistency when gigging. Thanks for the listen and review!
Hi Jpipes23 - Glad you enjoyed listening to this one. Though offering lots of frustration, this was a lot of fun to create. Haven't seen you around before, and will be swinging by to see if you have any tracks up. Cheers!
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
ITS NICE WHEN THAT HAPPENS, I SPEND DAYS TRYNA SORT SOMETHING OUT THEN BOOM, THERE SHE WAS,....SONG DONE!GREAT SATISFACTION IN THAT FEELING
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
Hey n0mad
mate this is stunning, darn the other reviewers have said everything I could even think about say about this stunning piece, again very high up to your normally production mate, so crisp and clear, ya really know what you are doing when it comes to arrangment and mastering, always first class, Fav'd this one my friend...Peace and happy easter to you and your family...Estefano...
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
This for me is Ninja scroll meets dub, menacing with dark elements, its technicolor, music for graphic animation.
Listening to this really does put images into the mind, a wandering swordsman stumbles into a plague hit village, he's suspicious, the deaths seem mysterious, was it murder? it really gives a sense that something dangerous is afoot, this is cemented when swords are drawn and a showdown commences.
Great piece of dub music Sean, really does do something special for the listener, brilliant. thanks
on Moorlough Mischief and Ire (feat nabilkhazzaka) by n0mad23
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
Nice work man! Very interesting and special! Would fit perfectly in a soundtrack for a movie! Gives me the idea of walking through a long forest full of dark trees with the sunlight shining through them while crows and other animals hide in the shadows of this mysterious place! Keep up the good work!
Added to faves ;)
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
:-)
John
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
Love your work, def a fav
John
You know I'm just down the road, right? With the ravens and crows in this region, the real surprise is more of us aren't doing music and using their voices! Thanks for the review and fave! I'll definitely be listening to more of your offerings and if I think I can assist a track, I'll certainly let you know. Don't hesitate to ask either, OK? Cheers!
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
cheers from the dubbase
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
You know i never know how to finish my tracks and you seem to have found a radical way,lol.
One of my favourite tracks from you(do I say that everytime?lol.The guitar sound is really the kind I love and the arrangements are amazing as usual.Again,I get this feel of musical paintings when I listen to this one.
I was wondering if there's any mean I can buy your music.Just let me know
Cheers
StÃÂphane
I've struggled with the end of tracks, too - and I was a bit worried that this one might come off as gimmicky. I love adding field recordings to my tracks, but it's a challenge. Need to make them serve the music instead of the other way around. With the "Ambient Logbook" thread, I'm realizing that regardless of genre I try to bring this approach to the mix. I believe this is the key to why my tracks seem like musical paintings. I so glad that you approve! Thanks.
on Moorlough Mischief and Ire (feat nabilkhazzaka) by n0mad23
I must shake your hand before I die.
This is amazing. You mixed techno and celtic folk.. and you did it effortlessly!
MORE BASS!
big bass drops
...
hugeness.
Like
BOOM.
man.
BOOM.
:)
This is a funny track and doesn't lend itself to ambivalence in the audience. People either seem to love this or hate it, but indifference just isn't there. I may come back to it again, but at this stage I just want to create more, you know? Thanks for all you do for me.
on Entropy and the Mandelbrot Wyrme by n0mad23
My thing is, I Dig your thing, but I would love some solo melody.. even BREATHING over this would make it more endearing?
I love it Sean!
I would like drums fuller. and more aggressive.
yes.
lol
awesome work,...
it absolutely is the music of n0mad23 and is unquestionably epic.
http://www.fractalforums.com/introduction-to-fractals/the-mandelbrot-set/?action=printpage
The database needs to meltdown by the end in a sonic representation.
I think you'll dig it. Music to have a Rebellion To.
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
If you get a chance rip a 320 mp3 for me and send it priority Jah Know reggae Dj. ;)
blessing...
I love Dub. I mean really, really love Dub. I never imagined I'd make it dance for me - lol.
Thank you again my friend!
on Butterfly Opens - Titanium Handles Lock Fast by n0mad23
on Fez under the rising Moon by n0mad23
I enjoyed your track a lot,first because as you know I'm really fond of your music as many people on the site are.You always got this very special atmosphere and I can't really define it but I can feel sincerity and humanity through your music
Then,I fell in love with Morocco a few years ago,so your track brought back all those memories so thanks for that too.
Cheers
StÃÂphane
on The Predatory Ruminations of the Leaping Razor by n0mad23
I'm getting a industral vibe, much like NIN (downward spiral) This sounds very technically involed, a lot of detail and textures. Eq sounds pretty sweet too! Would like to get a copy of this sometime, tell you what... trade you one of my songs for this one lol, ttyl,
jon
on Dancing in the Dreamtime by n0mad23
on The Predatory Ruminations of the Leaping Razor by n0mad23
Actually In some ways... You are like a plant...
that's the best way to explain you as a creative entity..
Silent and living... Just growing and growing thru the headphase.
Just this epic flow of eponymous creativity.
See, from my personal background I hear the drums kicking in and then it taking a more pop form.. but I appreaciate this a whole hell of a lot compared to the original.
I think pop sensibilities... I mean... It's like.. on some ways.. I have been Anti-pop for about a year and a half... and I think it's a great way to illicit natural human emotion.
but
you have crossed this line and I would hug you if I could.
It's like the web of life is integrated and the emotion and feel are one and the same... fx drops pull and toss naturally and the voice/timbre mixes effortlessly..
You need a hook.
in general.
You need hooks.
you have music and arrangement down more so than any musical artist I have ever heard Sean.
But that american sugar pop is lacking..
and I don't know if I should commend you or hug you.
but just know it's not about what people (like me especially) think about your music
It's really about what you want.
If I was with you I would drop hooks. Guitar wise.. Vocally... Spoken Poetry.
This is sooo freaking ethereal... and I will try and write something.. but I would prefer to meet your face.
abe
I suspect I'm still in physical rebellion, as you can hear the sonic results. The mind is willing, but the fingers on the buttons seem to have a will of their own - lol.
We need to talk. Really sit down and have an aural/oral discussion about music. I remain far too intuitive, and your ground and perspective could help me a lot. Someone said a while back that I'd never be mainstream, but there's nothing to prevent me grabbing on to their curtails. Perhaps the American Sugar Pop will make me sticky enough to attach?
on The Predatory Ruminations of the Leaping Razor by n0mad23
In fact, I just did. Here's how it went.
So I asked "so does this music just freak you out? It just like puts its fingers into my soul and just ..... {wiggles fingers} Don't worry it's not harsh or anything." {I hand the headphones over} {minutes go by} "So is it freaky?" ... "I LOVE. It's real, real good. I love it." "Wow. Huh. Should I get you a copy?" "Yeh. Um. Maybe you should try and put some fingers in your soul."
Collab!! Let's start something.
If you've got the time! Great work. Cheers bro.
on The Predatory Ruminations of the Leaping Razor by n0mad23
Your music seems to be coming from the depths of the Earth,progressively growing and reaching the surface.It's amazing how this one(and most of your work) is evocating(not sure about this word in English,lol)to me.
Another great one that's going to my favs
Cheers
StÃÂphane
on The Predatory Ruminations of the Leaping Razor by n0mad23
on The Predatory Ruminations of the Leaping Razor by n0mad23
Honestly this has a heavy ambient feel the more I listened to it,
i have that same problem u had when u wanted to make one genre and then for some strange reason the music gods pull u in another direction.
sometimes its better to go with ur gut feeling rather than a plan
PEACE LOVE AND TECHNOFOREVER
on Cantus Ranocchio by n0mad23