XSTOKES, MY BRO. ABSOLUTE GEM. KEPT ME LISTENING TILL THE END. SOMETIMES THATS HARD. TITLE GOT ME 1ST. I SAID TO MYSELF, WHERE IS HE GOING WITH THAT? .LMAO. I GOT IT. THANKS FOR THE GREAT MUSIC. PEACE.
hey, bro — in my humble opinion if yr gonna sing a sad song make it funny.
‘just like pagliacci did.’
i’m ecstatic you got it, bro. peace back at you, be well, keep going!
Hello mate, always nice to hear a new song of yours. What a brilliant piece, it's a great way to wake up. I respect all types of music, except there are many artist that sound boring and don't bring excitement and interest to their music. Damn industry, you can't really blame the artists. Thank God for independant music, I just love it. I apologize for my rant lol. You bring all the goodies to the table, and because of that you are on my list of favorite artist. Thank you for sharing your wonderful music, keep going strong my friend. Faved :)
SunFace, hello! you deserve a medal for listening to my voice, man it’s the aural equivalent of the blair witch shaky-cam! it amazes me my first instinct is to hide this kind of thing in a subfolder but i thought ah hell. you know it’s because of quality people like yourself here that encourage others that i would ever even conceive of doing this. i know you understand the depth of my thanks for your listen, my friend.
A very magnetic and winsome, piece here, conveying a story with a clear message and what a track. Your originality is something to be admired you always raise the bar, no lie. I’m all about music that Elevates my mind & makes me think, without a shred of a doubt your music draws the listener in simply because of the artistry, skill and intelligence used to go about creating/producing such awesome hypnotizing! tracks as this one.
Love the lyrics and vocals also, very appealing indeed. Your music is like a key that unlocks/evokes emotions when listening. I always listen with heart and soul not only my ears and respond how I feel, some people may see it as over the top but I stay true to myself and how I feel. I like the title of this track especially with all the chaotic deception, sometimes it feels like it's movie time but nope, these characters are in real life in this world today, they are very self serving, usually cowards who wear veils of morals like a badge of honor but in essence it’s never for the right reasons, my BS radar picks them up real quick haha...I digress
Back to the song here, It’s always a pleasure never a disappointment Brother X listening to your work, you truly create with your soul and your brilliance! Is *shining* as always. Stay blessed, safe and true to self.
Ms. A! i know you will understand that some days when shit goes south you got no choice but to sing it off after scribbling lines on scraps of paper all day i did this at 1.00 last night.
its out of my comfort zone to share something like this, but because there are people here like you that i trust i really do feel encouraged to follow the muse. i don’t consider myself as anything, really, but music has always been such a consolation and outlet that defies easy explanation. but i know you well enough to know you understand where i’m coming from.
you are a blessing, my friend. you stay well and keep throwing light.
Yeah, I love the drone like quality. Dreamy and concusive vocals gives me a sort of fil noire feel to this track. This is cocise, great and minimal. Slightly light in the background dissonance at 1:58 awesome work! Reminds me of James Di Salvio and his Bran Van 3000 work.
Steven
IM DIGGING THIS 1 .I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS . IF ITS OKAY WITH YOU. WILL DOWNLOAD. DONT KNOW WHEN A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW. I WILL HIT YOU BACK. PEACE.
What a unique and extraordinary tune brother, I truly enjoy how refreshing your music sounds. Your eccentric yet amazing music makes one think, I know I do. When I listen, I transcend to another place. Its a blesing and a pleasure to download your music, so I thank you for it. Great stuff brother, bring more.
Very cool man! You went from your dark ages to your enlightenment recently. I always thought you brought a unique approach to the music scene here. This is great, has an acoustic pop feel with all the Eno/Lanois effects to make it yours.
It has pop sensibilities, an urban beat with experimental electronic bits and interesting lyrics. I'm trying to think more about the middle change...yeah that works, cool change. Well done!
hey Wayne, it is such a pleasure to see your comments wherever they occur because you’re a truly thoughtful listener. thank you for your kind and insightful words. stay well, buddy!
I love this tune it has an AWESOME! sweet melody which is just beautiful!...Your work is always so interesting and unique! that is what i truly like about it, the vocals are so quaint...Wonderfully done indeed. You bring something FRESH! to LM and it's a real treat to listen to. BRAVO!
Welcome back brother, it's so good to hear your music again. Bravo xstokes, I love the tripiness of this track. I hear a lot of cool elements that blend well together, especially the synths selection. I think the vox sounded splendid and it is a wise choice to compliment the music. Oustanding production, keep it up :)
it’s been good to hear you — i’ll be looking for CDS posts! it’s been a haul the last several years, and i’m happy to have found some way back and know some of the people dear to me are still present. peace bro.
This is a great piece of music which could well be double the length with things happening - it wouldn't get bored. You have a good way with synths ...
thank you for such encouraging words! i hope the stuff i put together reflects my real appreciation of the loop creators, they are selfless, brilliant people. very glad to meet you.
Loving the sound of your bass guitar here! I'm also digging your intro/build up too. For my ears though I wonder if you were able to change up the velocity of hi hat stokes? To me they all sound too similar and it feels a little too machine like, unless that was an intentional choice. I also feel like the vocals maybe don't quite fit with your track, they feel almost like an afterthought. That's just my opinion of course. :) I really like your track though and think maybe a few tweaks here and there would make it even better. Thanks for sharing!
hey todd! thank you so much for the great feedback, man. i’m pretty primitive, you know, and sometimes that’s a favorable attribute and then sometimes it just ain’t. with the hats i was aiming for an eno-type ‘rhythm bed’ to underpin what i wanted to be overtones. my reach far exceeds my grasp. ah, but i am in love with the pellas, it’s my setting that does the disservice.
Excuse me so much, I entered a comment by mistake intended for another song. The right comment for your song is the following: The use you make of the dissonant chords with respect to the voice is interesting and creates a situation of suspension and mystery. The percussion sounds good even if at times I feel distortions caused by the high level of recording. A cordial greeting
i truly am happy you gave a listen, thank you for the perceptive comments. it’s hard to get distortion right, i appreciate you pointing me in the right direction
I really like these sounds, the right amount of aggression for a singular and interesting song. The distorted glissato sound that punctuates the whole piece is beautiful. I also appreciate the minimalist arrangement structure. A cordial greeting
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‘just like pagliacci did.’
i’m ecstatic you got it, bro. peace back at you, be well, keep going!
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Love the lyrics and vocals also, very appealing indeed. Your music is like a key that unlocks/evokes emotions when listening. I always listen with heart and soul not only my ears and respond how I feel, some people may see it as over the top but I stay true to myself and how I feel. I like the title of this track especially with all the chaotic deception, sometimes it feels like it's movie time but nope, these characters are in real life in this world today, they are very self serving, usually cowards who wear veils of morals like a badge of honor but in essence it’s never for the right reasons, my BS radar picks them up real quick haha...I digress
Back to the song here, It’s always a pleasure never a disappointment Brother X listening to your work, you truly create with your soul and your brilliance! Is *shining* as always. Stay blessed, safe and true to self.
Ms *A*
its out of my comfort zone to share something like this, but because there are people here like you that i trust i really do feel encouraged to follow the muse. i don’t consider myself as anything, really, but music has always been such a consolation and outlet that defies easy explanation. but i know you well enough to know you understand where i’m coming from.
you are a blessing, my friend. you stay well and keep throwing light.
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It has pop sensibilities, an urban beat with experimental electronic bits and interesting lyrics. I'm trying to think more about the middle change...yeah that works, cool change. Well done!
Wayne
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Very nice work I like it.
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