Be careful around well played bag-pipes - you might have the urge to pull a broad sword and start a rebellion! Thanks for the review and the fave, ShojoBeasty!
Cheers! I think alividlife's "Pseudo" makes it seem unique, even though everything's grounded in some sort of tradition. I'm thinking Celtic Fusion's a genre that's been dying to happen.
Hey n0mad, what strikes me first above everything is the great use of delay to create some nice space in both the instruments and the vocals. Very nice work there. Not much else to say honestly. Just a great track!
Hey siensystem - thanks for the thumbs up. If anyone understands the creation of sonic space, it would be you! This is a strange piece (for me as the creator), and I'm still struck by how it seems to work. I think you've articulated why - it's in the dancing delay where everything weaves together. Thanks for the review, and I'll be by today to respond in kind. Cheers.
Hey Sean....Very cool! there's an undeniable earthiness running through this piece..totem grooves,shell fragments from old cooking fires,soot and sex...all the fragments that make for a human experience..electric tribalism.
The levels sound very good to me,I'm listen at a moderate volume level and I can't fault the flow and throb that's happening, almost an out of phase effect..it works very well,and has good cohesion throughout..if I was to get really picky and pedantic(something I try and avoid but unfortunately it seems part of my nature,and you have asked..lol)...I'd include some small melodic motif in a set outro to finish,a small arpeggio or something that finishes with a very long tailed reverb and delay......a great track!definitely high in the appreciation stakes from a listener's standpoint...you can't do more than that...cheers Dave
Prophetic Dave. I've actually got a couple of remix versions of this one already on the table. I'm dropping the vocals altogether and adding MIDI melody and harmony from Foggy Bottom. Naturally, the effects stacks are so high you could get a nosebleed from up there. Anyway, the dynamic really changes and I'll shoot you an email so you can hear your suggestions in track form. Thanks for the encouragement and kind words. It's a good thing having you as an ally. Cheers.
Hey Sean, still sounding really wicked, i see there is a lot more attention to the vocals which i feel are overpowering but they are a poignant part of the track.
I like all these new additions considering the verse followed by the Banshee, its nice to hear more of that, yeah great new structure.
I am never one to criticize someone else's music whose work i admire, but i feel there is still work needed on the vocals considering levels, they do seem a lot louder and some of the beats i feel get masked in some parts.
This is still a great track but i feel this rebel can be more disciplined.
Stephen, you were totally right on the call regarding the vocal level. I've gone back in and addressed this, and think the beats are sounding a lot better because of it. Well called friend. Thanks again!
Wow this is like Earth meets Harlem meets Sting meets however awesome is that vocal. Wow - DAMN you are still the sweet music that is both the weirdest thing i've ever heard while still totally founded in the fundamentals.
LOVE THIS. I was feeling a little out of here, and somehow this brought me a lot of clarity bro!!
CalifKen, strange that something so weird works isn't it? Still is freaking me out, but I've submitted to the process. I've dropped the vocal levels since this review, and I'm feeling it's working better. Thanks for the listen friend.
Hi Sean never reviewed this so its my turn, great production you had the sub working real good, really felt like this was happening in the room, classic n0mad, amazing percussions you are a master at that for sure, just so full of texture its like nirvana for the senses, peace.
Hi Pierre. The subs actually took a lot of work to get right in this one, and I learned a lot about using graphic analyzers in the process. Yes, the textures are good here, and reflect the "ride" around the world through instrument choices. I'm really glad you like this one. Thanks much for the review and fave! Cheers.
Hey Sean been checking your page out regularly looking for new music and here it is in the form of a mind blowing track.
This is just purely awesome, the sound of the totems with a yearning for the old country.
I love the drop and rise in the bassline along with your beats which give it some hip hop sensibilities, great work on the vocals each pan complimenting one another.
That rising glockenspiel type sound at the beginning which makes itself apparent again throughout the track is just inspiring and adds alot to the track.
Man, i aint heard nothing like this in my life, you really push the boundaries of music with your style.
As a first draft i am excited to see where you take this one.
Brilliant Sean, this has been well worth the wait.
Thanks.
(Edit) this track after a few halfs is a different kettle of fish and is moving the place...man u got us dancing!
Stephen, oiy! Looks like you've got new tracks up that have slipped right by me. Guess that's what happens when I take time away from the site - soon to be rectified!
I only started this one about 4 days ago, and mostly as a way out of my frustration from the writing I've been doing. The first WTF? moment I had with it is when I realized that it's something worth pursuing. I really like the contrast of the Hip Hop sensibility to the Irish Tragedy/proto-Blues vibe of the vocals - it's unexpected and surprising on several levels.
"Yearnings for the old country..." I wonder if this is why I want to drop my suspenders and quest for a brawl sometimes when I listen to this piece? lol. Even a wee dram doesn't dispel the urge.
The glockenspiel sounding bit is from "deleted account 216244" and I'm sure glad I snagged that one when I did! I think the next version will include a bit more of this loop as I really like how it plays to the vocals.
Glad you approve of the first draft. I'm curious to where this one leads. Cheers.
Once again, your instinctual feel for the earthy beat and sounds carry this unique blend of genres to another level. Hip hop? Not too sure about that in a strict sense of the genre but there are a lot of influences here, maybe putting it more in the fusion genre I would guess, celtic even but we don't have that here.
Nice to hear the a capella, fits great, liked the delay. Enjoyed the vibes as well.
I used Psychotropic circle's Hip Hop bass loop to drive this one, which is the principal reason that I've designated it as such.
One of the things I've been reading about with music lately is Hip Hop's ability to absorb other genres which is what I'm attempting here. I think maybe using both "Funk" and "Reggae Dub" drum loops might have pushed the boundaries a bit. Certainly the Celtic Ballad challenges the genre even further.
How much absorption is actually possible?
Great fun experimenting with this one! Thanks for the review - and the Fave!
hah, I love that accapella!
I remember throwing it down on some crazy industrial mess.
I like your rhythm...
Intoxicating is the thought....
I was looking thru some books, because I remember seeing the chord structure for the song.. err the traditional Celtic/Irish ballad that it is... (sorry for pissing off any red heads lol)
I know there's huge differences.. it must be celtic....
no?
hmnn
anyway
I think that could be an interesting concept to think about.. You could take the traditional song structure of the folk song, and then try an compliment the chill groove with some kinda raspy representation of the original composition..
just a thought...
It is like pseudo ... Trance, Ethnic, Hip-hop, folk.
Love it man.. Especially the banshee singing at the end. Really kinda ties into the story.
Say, how would you like to do some electric guitar work here? I'd love to hear the melody line in a howling drone - like with an ebow, or at least without attack on the notes.
To me, this track's got serious "wtf?" happening - and even my expectations are shaken by it. It's still draft #1, so we'll see where it goes by the time it gets done.
Glad you're around - somehow the site feels a whole lot friendlier with your presence here.
Definitely a very texture-full track n0mad. Has such a rich set of instrumentation and it's flow is really interesting. Very nice use of all the instruments to full advantage! Great work.
Thanks for the thumbs-up on this one, lofthouse! I think it works because the fusion of styles. Any time you can get lost in music is a good thing. Cheers!
Your dub tracks are unique, and this one is tops, reminded me of some japanese manga style music you would here on the likes of Akira, it gives me the feeling of animation, maybe that's why i pulled in that thought.
great use of effects and the shakers give it that motion, even though there is alot going on it still sounds spacey, not overdone.
This is due another listen, this time on the headphones, there is loads going on here, i think on the headphones i will get the full experience of the track.
Man, your night watch drum maker has a lot to answer for. great stuff.
I've got a `pella that Eshar did for this one. It's driven me crazy, trying to make it work so it's on the back burner for a while. I'd like to dubbify this a bit more - some big spaces hanging on delay, etc., but I hear the potential behind it.
Yeah, I hope Platuce would grin if he saw what I was doing sonically now. I know he'd dig seeing me banging on the nchum in traditional Nso attire! Strange to think that this inspirational man has been gone for many years already now.
What a trip! Very cool, this sounds like an awesome trip to the planetarium, lol!! Thought the rainstorm was cool and then "your" percussion kicked in and then the very cool, trance like synths came in and I was sucked in.... Very cool tune dude!!
Totemic music with heavy allegorical overtones. The original drafts were titled, "Simian Defiance" and that's the `tude I was trying to invoke here. I'm still surprised that something so "thick" works as well as it does. It's still one of my favorite creations here. Thanks for the compliments, Wayne. It's great having you as a compatriot and ally! Cheers.
man this is a very interesting track, also very entertaining, love all the layers, love the didgeridoo, being a Aussie, like to hear it used in piece's and you use it very well, very talented guy mate, very tribal feel about this track, really like the bongo calypso style beat, great track my friend, can not fault one little bit, brilliant work...Peace n0mad...Estefano...
The didgeridoo is an amazing instrument for so many reasons. I'm fairly sure (info from the instrument) that this is the very first instrument played after clacker-sticks that our ancestors played. Strange that only the Australian aborigines didn't forget. On a physical level, according to acupuncture/acupressure the nerve ending around our lips jack into our whole nervous system - so playing the instrument can do really interesting physical things to the performer. And with the vibration moving through your jaw an into your spine it's an easy means of experiencing altered states of consciousness.
So the didgeridoo as the "ground" of "Totems from the Diaspora" has a very symbolic value as well. Behind the collection of instruments from around the world comes the drone - primal sounds from The Dreamtime.
Here's a bit of trivia for you - Peter Gabriel's "melty face" album with "Games without Frontiers" and "Biko" - the album art was done by Peter Chrisopherson (aka Sleazy) who was one of the original Throbbing Gristle members. He went on to be the backbone of the Post Industrial band Coil. Got to love those graphic artists that turn to sonics later on (wait - this is me as well!) Cheers!
tantalising sounds, flow,rythym,glimpses of melodies....peopl shy away from me when i would spend hours listening to instrumentals like this, daydream the day aayi have some friends from japan and nz in a band called many hands who attempt world music and rare sounds, but you got it down!a fav
I've come to understand that I prefer the instrumentation of World Music more than the genre. Especially when I hear the inherent psychedelic sounds in these instruments that electronica and technology try to recreate. I'm not sure if it's in the tones themselves, or in the arrangement, but so many are able to do very interesting things to us both in terms of emotional locations and psychological states. So, I guess you won't be surprised to learn that my childhood was spent in West Africa and Southeast Asia. IyamwhatIyam. Thanks for the fave, Mate! The ultimate compliment in my book. Cheers.
Another reason to replace my stylus - I've got everything Peter Gabriel did up through So, and lot's of 12 in. singles, too. Thanks for the review and encouragement, and invoking talent that kind of raises the bar a bit. Cheers!
awesome track, i listened to a few but am at work on orrible speakers, so ill listen on the home stuff soon, having said that this just flowed with great rythym and wonderful sounds and sounded good on these cheap speakers
looking forward to the rest
eric!
Eric - as a former member of the band The Hybrid Association, let me first say how much I like your name! And an association of one is the best way to avoid the inevitable schism stage that most groups seem to fall into. Smart move. I'm glad you chose this one to review, as I always wonder what Australians must think hearing an Aboriginal instrument driving the track. It's my best attempt at redeeming World Music (in a generic sense) while simultaneously bringing as much world instrumentation into the mix as possible. My favorite moment in this one still is when everything drops away except some reggae drums and the Egyptian fiddles enter the mix. The panning there still blows my mind - and I'm responsible! I love having those happy surprises.
Sure am enjoying hearing your work! Welcome to the site, and expect more listens from me! Cheers.
Hey arkeyetxture - fab name, btw! Thanks for the listen and review. And really, thanks mucho for the fave - ultimate compliment in my book! I'll certainly swing by and listen to more or yours!
hey had to review your track to get a feel for ambient music,trying to make it myself haven't got there yet.Anyway the track sounds good, love the sounds u put together they feel worldly and free,I red that u made this in live 7,just got live 8 so im loving what comes out of that software.
Ableton is amazing in the amount of separation you can do with various sounds and instruments. I wish I had a more full on version, as the limitations in 7 LE are annoying. Glad you like this one, and thanks for giving a review!
excellent track, liking the unique dub style and classic eastern sound on this one, really feeling those hats bind and bring together the instruments which are trying to pull away.
Explorations in music is the order of the day, another for the faves.cheers.
I love the sound of instruments that are non-traditional to the West, as also those here that tend to be obscure. Maybe it's the Psychedelic sensibility that's there. The hats - definitely the unifier here, in an attempt to subvert World Music and introduce some spirit. Thanks for the review!
Awesome track!!love the atmosphere and laidback feel.great soundscapes and ambient tones.I actually found this one in the "most faved"thread..great track...Faved }:)-
An inspired moment captured as a digital recording. It's the kind of track that seems "to give" whatever people want to hear from it. Thanks for the fave, the ultimate compliment! Cheers.
Hey Man! Really like the feel of this track! It really transports me deep in the jungles of Africa amongst the wild animals and lush nature! Yes it does give the feel especially in the begining of running to escape those angry hippos who were disturbed!
Very creative and cool stuff!
Keep up the good work!
Thanks! This was my second piece recorded with this medium, and THE one that convinced me it's worth doing. It's been hard getting over my own prejudices with a couple dozen analog instruments grumbling about feeling abandoned. Thanks for the review!
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ShojoBeasty
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The levels sound very good to me,I'm listen at a moderate volume level and I can't fault the flow and throb that's happening, almost an out of phase effect..it works very well,and has good cohesion throughout..if I was to get really picky and pedantic(something I try and avoid but unfortunately it seems part of my nature,and you have asked..lol)...I'd include some small melodic motif in a set outro to finish,a small arpeggio or something that finishes with a very long tailed reverb and delay......a great track!definitely high in the appreciation stakes from a listener's standpoint...you can't do more than that...cheers Dave
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I like all these new additions considering the verse followed by the Banshee, its nice to hear more of that, yeah great new structure.
I am never one to criticize someone else's music whose work i admire, but i feel there is still work needed on the vocals considering levels, they do seem a lot louder and some of the beats i feel get masked in some parts.
This is still a great track but i feel this rebel can be more disciplined.
I am sure you will crack this egg, great work.
cheers
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Wow this is like Earth meets Harlem meets Sting meets however awesome is that vocal. Wow - DAMN you are still the sweet music that is both the weirdest thing i've ever heard while still totally founded in the fundamentals.
LOVE THIS. I was feeling a little out of here, and somehow this brought me a lot of clarity bro!!
:D
lovely
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This is just purely awesome, the sound of the totems with a yearning for the old country.
I love the drop and rise in the bassline along with your beats which give it some hip hop sensibilities, great work on the vocals each pan complimenting one another.
That rising glockenspiel type sound at the beginning which makes itself apparent again throughout the track is just inspiring and adds alot to the track.
Man, i aint heard nothing like this in my life, you really push the boundaries of music with your style.
As a first draft i am excited to see where you take this one.
Brilliant Sean, this has been well worth the wait.
Thanks.
(Edit) this track after a few halfs is a different kettle of fish and is moving the place...man u got us dancing!
I only started this one about 4 days ago, and mostly as a way out of my frustration from the writing I've been doing. The first WTF? moment I had with it is when I realized that it's something worth pursuing. I really like the contrast of the Hip Hop sensibility to the Irish Tragedy/proto-Blues vibe of the vocals - it's unexpected and surprising on several levels.
"Yearnings for the old country..." I wonder if this is why I want to drop my suspenders and quest for a brawl sometimes when I listen to this piece? lol. Even a wee dram doesn't dispel the urge.
The glockenspiel sounding bit is from "deleted account 216244" and I'm sure glad I snagged that one when I did! I think the next version will include a bit more of this loop as I really like how it plays to the vocals.
Glad you approve of the first draft. I'm curious to where this one leads. Cheers.
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Great singer! ;-) Yeah, I love the banshee aswell! Nice groove!
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Nice to hear the a capella, fits great, liked the delay. Enjoyed the vibes as well.
Great stuff, nice mix!
Wayne
One of the things I've been reading about with music lately is Hip Hop's ability to absorb other genres which is what I'm attempting here. I think maybe using both "Funk" and "Reggae Dub" drum loops might have pushed the boundaries a bit. Certainly the Celtic Ballad challenges the genre even further.
How much absorption is actually possible?
Great fun experimenting with this one! Thanks for the review - and the Fave!
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I remember throwing it down on some crazy industrial mess.
I like your rhythm...
Intoxicating is the thought....
I was looking thru some books, because I remember seeing the chord structure for the song.. err the traditional Celtic/Irish ballad that it is... (sorry for pissing off any red heads lol)
I know there's huge differences.. it must be celtic....
no?
hmnn
anyway
I think that could be an interesting concept to think about.. You could take the traditional song structure of the folk song, and then try an compliment the chill groove with some kinda raspy representation of the original composition..
just a thought...
It is like pseudo ... Trance, Ethnic, Hip-hop, folk.
Love it man.. Especially the banshee singing at the end. Really kinda ties into the story.
Sorry I have been a dork!
To me, this track's got serious "wtf?" happening - and even my expectations are shaken by it. It's still draft #1, so we'll see where it goes by the time it gets done.
Glad you're around - somehow the site feels a whole lot friendlier with your presence here.
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great use of effects and the shakers give it that motion, even though there is alot going on it still sounds spacey, not overdone.
This is due another listen, this time on the headphones, there is loads going on here, i think on the headphones i will get the full experience of the track.
Man, your night watch drum maker has a lot to answer for. great stuff.
faved.
Yeah, I hope Platuce would grin if he saw what I was doing sonically now. I know he'd dig seeing me banging on the nchum in traditional Nso attire! Strange to think that this inspirational man has been gone for many years already now.
Cheers.
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Wayne
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man this is a very interesting track, also very entertaining, love all the layers, love the didgeridoo, being a Aussie, like to hear it used in piece's and you use it very well, very talented guy mate, very tribal feel about this track, really like the bongo calypso style beat, great track my friend, can not fault one little bit, brilliant work...Peace n0mad...Estefano...
The didgeridoo is an amazing instrument for so many reasons. I'm fairly sure (info from the instrument) that this is the very first instrument played after clacker-sticks that our ancestors played. Strange that only the Australian aborigines didn't forget. On a physical level, according to acupuncture/acupressure the nerve ending around our lips jack into our whole nervous system - so playing the instrument can do really interesting physical things to the performer. And with the vibration moving through your jaw an into your spine it's an easy means of experiencing altered states of consciousness.
So the didgeridoo as the "ground" of "Totems from the Diaspora" has a very symbolic value as well. Behind the collection of instruments from around the world comes the drone - primal sounds from The Dreamtime.
Thanks for the review and fave!
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looking forward to the rest
eric!
Sure am enjoying hearing your work! Welcome to the site, and expect more listens from me! Cheers.
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Cheers!
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PEACE LOVE AND TECHNOFOREVER
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Explorations in music is the order of the day, another for the faves.cheers.
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Very creative and cool stuff!
Keep up the good work!