xstokes

big word i know well, im always searching to be the real me. new big job i started 6 weeks ago has taken my time recently so not opened my DAW just listens and comments. again another creative journey beautiful opening fire drum track and percs, gritty distortion on that guitar 1.45, lovely transition into the end section eerie and dark with a great female ad-lib fantastic bro xx

Very Psychedelic! What software do you use btw?

no i haven't surfed mate, i have done a little body boarding, that was fun, use to do some mirror sailing single skull when i was at college that was good too. i love the sea, i was born 15 mins from the coast and worked the holiday camps when i was a youth as you know, all on the coast, wtf im i doing livin in the city i'll never know and of course another listen while i write :))

Your music is like mystical journeys)

Better and better. I love that you inspired me and I inspired you - in very different ways but still creative.
Sent you a link, let me know if you want the stems!

Very exciting track - and you inspired me. I'm sure you won't recognise it when (if) I post it later, but I jammed a bit to the start of your track and I'll have to record that.
The second half with the eerie female vocal is very good!!

Yep I'm among the battiest of the batshit, lol. I signed with a label last week, tho, and I'm getting a huge boost with advertising and graphics, stuff like that. I'm looking for some vocalists and some cross over Collabs (that might possibly be on a major release, if it's high level) Hit me up if ur interested or have some ideas, man. -Aaron

sounds painful bro, great little creative piece, got a bit of pace too mid section was cool that Zebedee spring tho' nice guitar at the outro, your blowing through tracks, likey likey

I heard the only cure for ODS is eating 4 eggs a day, seriously. ;)

Like the part from :31 to :55. A neat breakdown, must be when they sedate you after getting the disease. Tasty bits in that part.

Cool track, different!

Wayne

Hey,I really like much of your work, there's a huge amount of variation in your sound. Every weekend I choose someone on here and listen to all of their songs. You have some solid tracks, man.

Really interesting stuff!

nice intro Mike, tuning it in, nice guitar with a punchy drum track, like that saw wave too interesting percs and interference white noise, as always Mr creative. well done on another good show mate

Wow, my dear friend.
This is Heaven you always dish out the best stuff.
Well done my mate.
Maj.

I'm sinking deeper into the subconscious)

From reading your replies I can see what the song means to you. Don't get me started, lol. It's a neat track, reminds me of stuff U2 did about 1/3 into their career, Zooropa/Lemon era. I have absolutely no idea what makes this trip hop but who cares, it's a neat piece of music.

Sorry to hear about your suitcase. I just adopted the neighborhood cat that 4 different people have just left water and food outside for her her whole life, ~ 6 years old. They move away and the next person starts feeding her. I started petting her and she was so lovable and underfed. And when my neighbor couldn't get the cat in a cat carrier when she moved, she asked me to feed and water her. Well by then I was already feeding her and she was sleeping on my bed every night, he. Awesome, most sweetest grey tiger cat! All she wanted was to be someone's pet.

There is still goodness out there, even if in small kitty sized amounts. Don't lose the faith brother. :)

Wayne

Dope! True trip hop! A little short coming from you though nice work X

bit harsh from 0-35 and 1-02 but the usual creativity will save this fluff too... :-)
fistbump,
Danke

"Don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows indeed..." Your track embodies a mysterious, maybe even ominous feel about it in which perhaps you are trying to convey your message. In which case message received, I also like the fact (much like myself) that you've chosen the "say what you gotta say musical and don't prolong the song unnecessarily" if it is not needed approach.

Great job and fav,

Dennel

i felt the storm approach it was menacing then it kicked in after 35 secs and stayed pretty menacing, nice female vocal ad-libs they are tasty short and sweet nice work bro, i sure know which way the wind blows

Hey Michael.
Im not much on LM but sometimes i didd take a look but i diddnt see your track before till now.
Ok here i am to listen to this so xstokes track.
Great sounds in it.
Its psychedelic but i feel this track can be used for a undersea documentary.It also have something peaceful

Hi Mike,
The track is psychedelic in the truest sense, but could also be classified as ambient. Some productions in this genre feel like they're too rational, but this one sounds really organic and lived-in. Your great musicality shines through here and takes you into it. It's great how you designed these rooms. There's something electrifying in there that reminds me a little of Brian Eno. I've heard this several times now and it actually gets more interesting each time. Very, very nice work..
Greetings from the hangar,
Micky

Hello, a lot has already been said. I can only agree with that! This project really nailed it!
Before my trip to Nepal, I spent a lot of time at the art school in Düsseldorf. I worked on a few video installations there. One that deals with the passage of time, in relation to the creation and end of life, has a pictorial structure that fits wonderfully with the song's structure. When I heard your song, I immediately saw the images of the video installation in my mind.

Best regards

Manuela

Mr creative, is on fire, now i know you have had health issues but these are now coming thick and fast you dont have an issue with 'Charlie' do you. no sleep for the wicked :)) or is coffee your flavour these days. i agree this is more melancholic, nice guitar and synth work drums are clever different timing love that shaker rattle snake again bro you bring a creative flare that is unrivalled Mike and love having you round lots

Beautiful, ambient melancholia. This has a gentleness to it, not savage as these experimental pieces of yours sometimes are.

I like the changes and timing experimentation. Interesting mix of sound choices as well.