StaticNomad

I haven't seen The Joker so can't comment on the soundtrack. But I've heard the film is great so will get round to watching it sometime, bearing your comment in mind.

Bladerunner is good but I think I prefer the soundtrack to the actual film.

Glad to hear you liked the track.

Yo.

I hope I didn't freak you out too much with this collaboration between such extreme musical heavyweights. Look out next week for my collaborative track featuring Steve Vai, Maynard James Keenan and Enya. It's something rather special.

We actually made this one about 3 years ago and were hoping to do enough for a whole album together. Or at least a group Looperman account. But that hasn't happened so I've uploaded this one here for people to check out anyway.

Warriors Three? Not a bad name but I don't love it. We suggested so many names between us but didn't really love any of them so went in the end with The Bastard Files. Because we're a bunch of bastards and we send each other audio files over the internet. A bastard file is actually a type of file ie the metal tool used for filing.

Damn those compression issues! I'll try to fix them but I've already put a huge amount of work into mixing this at various times in the last 3 years. So I can't guarantee much improvement now.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Raging greetings, Ancient Valve.

Nice of me to be able to remind of some of your previous work. Your synth contributions (ie in second half) are perhaps my favourite parts in the whole track. Or my programmed guitar parts starting 2:01.

Damn these mix issues. I need to go back and scrutinise even more to remove the problems that other people are hearing which I'm not. A bit of a challenge.

Yes, hope he finds Parallax though I might have all the parts on my hard drive. Certainly some. You did add some synth parts to that track. Mostly just wooshy background synth stuff, if I remember correctly.

Ancient Nomad, growing through division from mania.

Thanks very much. I think it's a pretty interesting and unusual creation. Not sure what happens to the mix around 5 mins. I still hear everything just fine. Shame it's not a more dynamic looking waveform. Perhaps I'm just trying to cram too many sounds on top of each other.

It's a shame that the mix seems to be the main talking point and problem here. I've worked very hard at it and feel I can hear everything that's going on in the track, which is a lot.

Not sure what I can realistically do to improve things but I'll have another think.

Thanks for the thoughts.

Hot!!

Salutations, small and pitiful gonad.

Yes, nice to hear it on the Loop. It's only taken three years for me to upload it.

"I believe I contributed the least out of the three of us."

I believe you did but those bass parts are very useful, especially the tone, which I'm not able to get.

But you know that it's the bass player's job to shut up and sit in the background, merely providing some low end and rhythm, never anything fancy. In most bands, the bass player will be immediately unplugged if he's seen or heard fingering a chord. And then made to leave the band immediately. Even if it's mid-song during a massive stadium gig.

I know very little about modes so don't know the phrygian though I have heard of it. Early lead guitar parts? There aren't any until the middle breakdown. Unless you mean The Valve's chugging early distortion.

Unintended ducking is certainly unintended. Shame about that and the apparently sub standard mix.

"Tasty shiznit there."

Yes. Whoever you got to do those bass parts can definitely play!

Yes, please find Parallax. Would be good to complete it.

As you've already worked out, there's a whole new album of Maynard lyrics to use for signoffs. So I give you:

Great And Powerful Nomad,

Calculating steps away from you

Hi, thanks for the honest feedback. I like that.

I've just uploaded another version over the previous file, this time without the limiting on the master so I hope that solves the muddy, compressed sound. My mistake for previously trying to make the track very loud and badass.

I'd be interested to know if you can hear a difference. An improvement would be great!

I think the guitar you mean is the heavy, distorted stuff. That's a programmed guitar VST (Shreddage) made by Mr Valvedriver. I like it and can't tell it's not the real thing.

Yes, I like the overall composition and vibe. It's certainly unusual.

Thanks again and I hope you'll listen again.

Thanks a lot for the comment. I think I still haven't got round to answering some of your other comments elsewhere. My apologies.

Not too busy? Ha, I do sometimes go overboard with that so have to mix very carefully and remove clutter. Always good to hear it's not too busy as I like things to be busy and constantly interesting and progressive. But not cluttered. Unless it's just for a short time, for effect.

"I think I would recognize your music anywhere."

That's excellent and probably one of the main things I set out to do when I started producing my own music 20 years ago.

Thanks again!

Hello, Orlando.

Yes, I tend to appreciate my tracks more once I’ve uploaded them. I tend to get fed up of them because I spend quite a while carefully investigating if there’s anything more I can do, from fixing anything in the mix to perhaps spinning a new track out of certain elements.

So, once they’re uploaded I can listen again as if it was made by someone else, rather than thinking about the track in a studio context and why it isn’t better.

Yes, the intro may well be the best section. Fairly clean, smooth stuff there and quite a few layers, but carefully placed. There’s more going on under that lead violin sound than you might think.

“you never know what kind of sound is waiting behind the next corner.”

Excellent. That’s what I hope comes across in lots of my tracks.

“cello which brings along middle eastern influences” is my favourite bit of cello playing in this. I tried to get in more but my playing is still rather limited.

“it seems you've put quite alot of effort into it”

I sure did! I don’t think any of my tracks ever sound like I’ve knocked them out quickly. They’re generally detailed, lengthy labours of love (and frustration).

Yes, production is good but could be better in places but that’s just me being picky and rarely satisfied with anything I make.

Thanks for the decent feedback.

Just a little))

Greetings, Mr TheNyctopian. I like the idea of a “pilgrimage into the mystical realm”. Can I do this physically anywhere (eg on foot) or solely through music playing and production?

Yes, I’ve listened to a fair bit of Future Sound Of London, especially the Lifeforms and Papua New Guinea albums. And also the later Amorphous Androgynous stuff, which I think is essentially the same guys.

I do like a calm aural experience but also one where the intensity and excitement levels get raised at certain points. I wanted this one to be a bit more exciting but couldn’t manage it so eventually gave up and stuck it online.

Thanks for your words and your enjoyment of my mystical journey.