Great track....not able to listen like I want right now....wife claims I vibrate the walls...don't know what she's talking about....I love the guitar work..good job.
thanks beatmaker. i hope everything is cool with the walls in your house and the significant other. i'm glad you were feelin the ghost and thanks again for stopping by. Dan
Grand place you two created here!! Dig how you began this trip with your good sense of learning how to approach those sounds, then the handoff to Burt with the guitar was a perfect 'hit the nail' sweet spot. Makes me want to sit next to that mysterious dude on the couch outside watching the world change forever drinking the meanest brew Ive ever had in life! Ha, much enjoyed the listen this morning! Keep on going man! Ty for sharing with us! Peace
thanks Danke. I'm glad you had a chance to check it out and enjoyed it. I think I added an 'E' to his Gminor chord sometimes which was kind of ghostly. Anyway, yea, I think it worked out and am happy. Thanks again.
Excellent track guys...it's most probably great choice for the Halloween contest entry ! Wish you good luck with this one...could easily be a winner!:) Fav on the site done...
...and here as well !:)
Thanks very much Orlando. I have had good luck on collabs with Burt. usually he can still recognize his music when I am done! this one I tried not to add too much. Glad you liked it and thanks again. Dan
I could see Igor's description! Aliens land somewhere in the nevada desert and this guy is sitting on his big front porch with a guitar watching it all. Kind of like critters. I had an idea quite a while ago for a similar story in the appalachian mountains where 2 hillbillies are sitting on their front porch jamming on a banjo and acoustic guitar when a saucer flys over head and crashlands. They go investigate and get vaporized. I love the additions! Now if we just beat Joe hahahaha
the first part is an alien invasion or an alien landing like in the movie "Close Enconters of The Third Kind", then after about a minute you took me to a Nevada desert with a guy sitting on the porch of an old abandoned gas station or abandoned general store with neon lights that dont work or that were flttering, the guy was in a rocking chair with a cowboy hat on and a long dusty brown jacket on, he was playing an acoustic guitar with the slide on his finger, towards the end it's a young blond girl in her twenties having flashbacks of an acid trip laying down in a hospital bed or laying back in her car seat moving her head from side to side.
Holy crap! You are trippin' Igor! I definitely need you writing for the website. The guitar work is all phatkatz4 and I think he used his cigar box guitar for this. And yup - it is all about that slide.
Now the blond chick - I really don't know about that - except I hope she is available.
If you did not go over to the site to hit the FAV! , I'd be grateful if you would. Thanks for awesome comment. Dan
A very appropriate song for me and my kitty to hear right now, and we are enjoying it thoroughly! Very good composition, and the mix feels very dynamic where I'm sitting. Have not listened to much chromatic music lately, but I'm glad I'm hearing yours today. I think you've done really well on this! I apologize for not responding in regard to this halloween project... it has been a difficult time around here, and to be honest, aside from the pumpkin on the front steps, halloween has been far from my mind. It seems to come down to survival right now, and I'm sure you understand. I really am digging this song! Major Fave!
Reading some of the other comments, Its funny how everyone has his/her own look on this haha.
For me it sounds like some sort of chase. The song goes 'faster' along the way where it sounds like more drama gets involved into the scene. or intensified. However you'd name it. The parts starting around 2:55 sound typically like a 'caught scene where the beat represents a heartbeat'. But that could also come because I recently made an epic intro for a aboriginal themed track where someone is wandering the woods and get caught by an aboriginal tribe where his heart is going crazy from.
Anyways, I like it man. Its very weird, but also brings in more depth then it reveals at first.
- Wobbin
The first few minutes remind me of "Child of Light" which is a video game, link for inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OibB43zffI
If you are really considering doing something in video games, i would definitely recommend you!
Thanks Sonny. If I can quit my state job with a gig writing for Sony I'm on board (me an 5000 more talented composers I am afraid!). But anyway - yea - check out that link. can seem some similarities. Thanks for checking this out. Dan
Well i gotta say i love the darkness, and also the almost video game quality it has. I love originality and creativity and this has both. Awesome work my friend.
Thanks Swindla. I'm glad you liked it. Loopers over the years have commented on the video game quality of some of my tracks. I suppose I should look into that for real. I look forward to checking out your stuff. Regards - Dan
Thanks Jamid very much. I'm stoked that you liked it. We have to raise the bar just a bit more on each track. Looperman has been an incredible environment for encouraging that as I'm sure you have experienced as well. Looking forward to checking out more Jamid! Talk to you later. Dan
I love whole tone atonal music, and this is nice, plus the midi makes it sound spookier in like a seventies-eighties way. I love the fact you are exploring all the flavours music has to offer in the theoretical world!.
I'm happy you can dig the whole tone approach, Cru.
and yea - I'm so behind on synth sounds and techniques that I will probably be stuck in the 70's-80's for the duration of my writing career. But hey, it's a great tradition to keep alive. LOL! Thanks for stopping by and glad you liked the track. I'm about to check out some of the tracks here in Wobbin's Halloween thread as well.
I like this version. I have some samples from a few movies that will work well setting the seance scene nicely. Is that knocking on the table I hear? I wonder if this medium is one that produces the ectoplasm snot stuff ;)
I'm happy if you can layer on this, Burt. I think the harp solo section near the beginning is a likely area for the medium's entrance. The entire end section is really just groove and could receive any number of effects or even a slide solo. If you want threads, or just a wave of the entire mix, I will put in dropbox.
I'm listening to this track and staring at the Edwardian Haunted artwork in a dark room while everyone else is asleep. Haha. But instead of being spooked by her, I feel that she's giving me a sense of strength and power. :) Do I want any of her "mystical, spiritual knowledge and awareness"? - Yes, please! :-D
Although it is subtle compared to the other elements of the track, the most striking feature for me is the drum loop that sounds like someone knocking or some footsteps. Although, I wouldn't want to actually hear those sounds right now. Hehe. Kidding.
Midisparksartsales is awesome! I'll see if I can create a spooky track. I've been going through boxes of my grandmother's stuff and I've found interesting objects that could inspire tracks too!
Through your music and website, you invite us to be more imaginative and creative. Thanks, Dan! :)
Hey Dan,
this is interesting stuff. In a way it is like DesignedImpression said kind of game music. Could be a part of the soundtrack from System Shock .... check this link out to get what i mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz1wlcZnhv8 ..... this soundtrack was the best i ever listen to in a game. Fear pure :)
well - that video blows me away in all respects. One thing I noticed in the very first part were some one-shots - that is what I think this track needs - little hits here and there to create more ambience, more story. But anyway - thanks Joe. Glad you had a chance to listen to this. Please do stop by the site at the link I shared and see if you like one of the art pieces for Halloween. I'm sure Burt will be up to collab on something, as would I. Regards - Dan
Very interesting stuff Steve...more so because I'm toying with the dissonance myself recently, but I doubt whether I can come up with something as successful as this..:)
Admirable experimental work ! Faved !:)
I'm glad you liked the piece Orlando. I used a 5-note whole tone scale, transposed 3 times to create four sets of five notes each. I am looking forward to hearing your more dissonant experiments. Thanks for checking this one out. Best regards - Dan
Hey Dan, After hearing Edwardian Haunted then hearing this is like the next stage scene. Could be a video game type theme, im playing to it in my mind and as odd as it may sound it works in a different but cool kind of way. Your studies with scales have been fun to dab into. The instrument sound at 0:20 into the track is a nice choice I enjoy working with that same type of sound as well as the one that starts at 1:00 into the track. Cool drums, got that dnb/dance feel which makes the mental thought of this composition very interesting for me. Fan of older synth sounds. All these new instruments are too much haha.
yea - actually i have put the whole thing together into a new track - combining original plus some development so you are right one with your comment. I have a lot of catching up to do as far as sounds go - might be using old school sounds for the duration at the rate i am going. glad you were able to stop by. I have a Halloween track contest going so I hope you will check out the art for that and pick something out to write for. Best regards - Dan
yea - actually I have dropped this idea of starting off with the low beat. tried to blend the drums in more in the most recent update of this. thanks for your comment.
What was that movie, it's on Netflix, it's about this icecream truck and people get stuck in it until they find someone else to replace them. Or something like that. Lol
Well this definitely makes me think ice cream truck, creepy, halloween-ish, bwahahahahah. Hehe. A lovely dark piece. :-)
hey bro, yea I agree with swindla..this really puts me in a cut the lights on zone..Lol..kind of reminds me of something I would hear from the Halloween movies..
Hey BeatMaker - glad if this pushed you in the spooky direction a bit. yea - kind of feel this was a good warm up for some more Halloween tracks. tis the season! Thanks for checking it out. Regards - Dan
hey man, i'm really impressed by this track. I really think that if it was accompanied by the right dark atmospheric layers it could be the kind of thing that really fun nightmares are made of. creepy but with that kind of music box innocence. it reminded me of the old "Twilight Zone" episodes, the ones where everything appears to be ok and at the end youre wondering what the hell just happened lol.
i hope you didnt take any offence to any of this, i really like the tune. good work man
Peace
Dj Swindla aka Mike
Thanks, Mike! It is in fact intended as a bed for a creepy collab with phatkatz. He is putting together some effects and a slide guitar line to layer over, and specifically to depict a medium conducting a seance! Stay tuned for that. Thanks for checking this out. Glad you liked it! Dan
As someone who, long ago, fell in love with someone from further south, I can identify with the feeling of this composition. I do not, however, generally identify with victorian sort of classical. I like what you've done with the composition on this one. I'm not sure if it is the victorian style or something else, but I found myself wishing for more variation in the velocity of the instruments. It seems that I am alone in this, as the recent MIDI stems I have downloaded are all static in their velocity. It is probably something I must adapt to, along with a list of other things. I think your composition is improving greatly, as well as your mixing abilities! I enjoyed listening! I had no idea that there was some sort of competition going on... I'm assuming because of my absence from social media. If there is time left, then let me know, and I will try to get involved. Good track!
No - I think variation in velocity is pretty important if we are going for something expressive. There is lots of variation in velocity but I suppose primarily to achieve sustained, even lines. There is not much dynamic variation I admit. Still a chance on that as I have one more session on this in the morning before I call it quits. Glad you had a chance to listen to it, Pat and yea - contest is on and I will suggest something to you. I know the site does not cooperate too well with your Linux for some reason. Dan
I'm glad it hit the spot. I built it on it a little since you listend. Have been taking some time with this one and still a bit of EQ left to do. Best regards. Dan
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fav here and there, good luck and handshake, Danke
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...and here as well !:)
Compliments to all involved_____Orlando
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Now the blond chick - I really don't know about that - except I hope she is available.
If you did not go over to the site to hit the FAV! , I'd be grateful if you would. Thanks for awesome comment. Dan
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For me it sounds like some sort of chase. The song goes 'faster' along the way where it sounds like more drama gets involved into the scene. or intensified. However you'd name it. The parts starting around 2:55 sound typically like a 'caught scene where the beat represents a heartbeat'. But that could also come because I recently made an epic intro for a aboriginal themed track where someone is wandering the woods and get caught by an aboriginal tribe where his heart is going crazy from.
Anyways, I like it man. Its very weird, but also brings in more depth then it reveals at first.
- Wobbin
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If you are really considering doing something in video games, i would definitely recommend you!
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There isn’t any word that can be said about your talent mate.
Big well done to you mate.
Really enjoyed it.
Jamid
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and yea - I'm so behind on synth sounds and techniques that I will probably be stuck in the 70's-80's for the duration of my writing career. But hey, it's a great tradition to keep alive. LOL! Thanks for stopping by and glad you liked the track. I'm about to check out some of the tracks here in Wobbin's Halloween thread as well.
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I'm listening to this track and staring at the Edwardian Haunted artwork in a dark room while everyone else is asleep. Haha. But instead of being spooked by her, I feel that she's giving me a sense of strength and power. :) Do I want any of her "mystical, spiritual knowledge and awareness"? - Yes, please! :-D
Although it is subtle compared to the other elements of the track, the most striking feature for me is the drum loop that sounds like someone knocking or some footsteps. Although, I wouldn't want to actually hear those sounds right now. Hehe. Kidding.
Midisparksartsales is awesome! I'll see if I can create a spooky track. I've been going through boxes of my grandmother's stuff and I've found interesting objects that could inspire tracks too!
Through your music and website, you invite us to be more imaginative and creative. Thanks, Dan! :)
Yea - she is an interesting subject that Edwardian lady. I can see her in the light you cast.
I've been having fun learning Drummax. Actually have a few more little hits from Drummax to spice this track up.
I am really flattered and gratified by your comments about the site. Next best thing would be to actually start selling some art!
I hope you do give a shot to a spooky track. If there is anything I can do to help let me know.
midisparks@yahoo.com
Regards,
Dan
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this is interesting stuff. In a way it is like DesignedImpression said kind of game music. Could be a part of the soundtrack from System Shock .... check this link out to get what i mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz1wlcZnhv8 ..... this soundtrack was the best i ever listen to in a game. Fear pure :)
I really enjoy the listen
stay tuned
joe
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Admirable experimental work ! Faved !:)
Compliments and respect_____Orlando
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the beat sound is lower than others instruments. It's certainly an artistic choice, right?
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Well this definitely makes me think ice cream truck, creepy, halloween-ish, bwahahahahah. Hehe. A lovely dark piece. :-)
I'm glad you had a chance to check this out and that it had the creepy impact!
Go Buffalo! Regards - Dan
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i hope you didnt take any offence to any of this, i really like the tune. good work man
Peace
Dj Swindla aka Mike
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I'm glad it hit the spot. I built it on it a little since you listend. Have been taking some time with this one and still a bit of EQ left to do. Best regards. Dan