StaticNomad
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on Roar Stone by StaticNomad
That electric guitar at the beginning immediately drew me in to the song, and then those drums kick in and everything sounds like a relaxed, slightly energized rock track.
The next segment introduces those synths that are oh so you! What program did you use for the drums? They sound pretty real.
And did you play that guitar yourself? Sounds pretty dang epic. I dig it so far, I particularly like the segment at 1:30 where the guitar has a solo of sorts with a really cool delay on it. The guitar work is definitely the coolest part for me so far, stands out against your other tracks in this regard in my humble opinion. Maybe the volume nob could be turned up just a notch here though, sometimes I feel like the beauty of the solo gets lost in the other sounds, but only at certain parts. Definitely not a deal-breaker by any means.
The synths that move in at 2:25 are the simple signature of your synthy-groovy-Nomad-y roots that I've come to love as I listen to more of your stuff. The guitar is quite bangin' here too. :P
I like the syrupy feeling you achieved with the distorted guitar at 3:12. Feels so...creamy, 100 percent dairy cream.
That next segment with the wide pads - what did you use for that? Is that the extended guitar you mentioned to Cru Dawg? DANG it sounds awesome, wow. My mind is blown. That was beautiful. My favorite part so far.
The jazzy, comfy electric part at the next segment is great! So smooth, so happy, so awesome. I like how the distortion made it into an entirely different part at the next part even though its the same piece. Wow, this is definitely one of your best works so far.
It gets better the further in I go. You could make some sick 3 minute rock tracks with your own flair if you really wanted to haha. Your guitar work definitely is not amateur, and your mixing skills only serve to make it sound bigger than life.
I LOVE THOSE STRETCHED GUITARS AT THE END. YOU COULD MAKE AN ENTIRE SONG WITH THOSE STRETCHED GUITARS AND I WOULD CRY FROM THE SHEER BEAUTY.
Originality: 10/10
Mixing Quality: 9/10
Overall Impression: 10/10
No idea if/why you're feeling trepidation but not to worry.
You've become a fine reviewer. It helps when you say more. I'm not just looking to hear whether someone liked a track or not. Detail helps me understand what I've made from other people's perspectives.
I do get some pretty realistic drum parts and they come, in every track, from Superior Drummer, which also loads all EZ Drummer kits (most of which I have steadily collected in the last couple of years).
I also use lots of drum loops (though none here) but that's more for particular flavour and feel. Drum loops tend to still be combined with more intricate and realistic programmed Superior kits.
All guitar in my tracks I play myself though I'm a massive cheat as I do shitloads of editing to get to the best bits. I'm a pretty lazy player and don't practise much so there are lots of mistakes and average bits in most recorded takes. Also unexpected moments of improvisational magic/luck.
1:30 lead is another recycled bit of lead, delayed slide playing.
" I feel like the beauty of the solo gets lost in the other sounds"
That would be because I've got a rhythm guitar part underneath. I tried not to make it clash with the lead but it's a heavily edited track so some things may be a little loose and messy.
2:25 synth seems to stand out to everyone so far. Good to know.
"syrupy feeling you achieved with the distorted guitar at 3:12."
Totally agree. Just plugin distortion that feels really warm. And the loud synth sub bass helps too.
"wide pads"
are timestretched resonator parts as there are no synth pads at all. You're in luck as you too can very soon make this sort of sound. Here's the free software I use (sadly, not a plugin):
http://hypermammut.sourceforge.net/paulstretch/
Stretched guitars at the end also done using Paul. Lovely sound that works especially well on slide guitar parts. Slide is already kind of stretching the notes.
Good to hear you liked the little funky triplet chill guitar at 5:31. Playing is a bit off in places but I couldn't replay it cos I've forgotten how.
I would make 3 min tracks but that length feels too short for my mind expanding style. If it's good, deep and interesting, I want it to go on for longer.
Congrats on your new BS track rating system and thanks again for your interesting and accurate detail.
on Roar Stone by StaticNomad
-R.P.S
It has been quite a while. You may even be a teenager by now!
Good to hear you enjoyed this one so much. Perhaps the dance elements make it stand out a bit for you from other rock tracks. That was my aim. You know I make dance tracks as well as rock so good fun to combine the two.
"I really like that fat bass around 2:24"
Yeah, that's pretty cool and a nice way of breaking up all the guitar playing. Unless someone's a real virtuoso, I tend not to like instrumental tracks with guitar from start to finish. Good to let some other sounds take over, if only for a bit.
4:51 breakdown is another good example of that, even though it's all timestretched guitar parts in that section. But they sound so different and much more like some of ambient string/synth sound.
I never saw Firefly though I seem to recall people really liked it but it got cancelled after just one season. No idea if this track would suit it but thanks for the thought anyway.
Take good care of yourself, Mr S.
on Roar Stone by StaticNomad
Good to hear you rockin...there aren't 'weak' parts of this track...just good, cool and brilliant...let see, brilliants are:
- opening riff
- 0.27: that high noted guitar
- 2.14: that electro synth groovy
- 4.48: atmospherical, ambient like break
- 6.15: solo
- 6.45: riff
And the rhythm section in the whole track...
Brilliant work as usual, thanx for the upload!
Handshake, Danke
Yes, I am enjoying rocking hard here. I had a lot of extra riffs that I could have put in this one. But I am instead right now turning those riffs into a new, much heavier and darker track.
Opening riff sounded quite weak until I put it through some distortion. That was the beginning of the whole track. And then I just kept adding more and more recycled guitar parts - some probably played and recorded 5 years ago, or more.
"0.27: that high noted guitar"
That's me doing harmonics on my resonator guitar. A cool sound that is difficult to get right.
I'm really pleased with "6.15: solo" as that is not a new part. It's just the same triplet guitar playing from the section before but now through distortion to make it sound so powerful and interesting.
"6.45: riff"
is more triplet guitar playing. Not a bad riff but I prefer the one at 7:05.
Thanks for the thoughts and a handshake to you too.
on Roar Stone by StaticNomad
Cru.
It has been quite a while since your Crumagnificence has graced the comments section of one of my tracks. So Crudos to you for stopping by.
"the synth bass gives us something else"
Yes, exactly. I'm not totally sure it fits but it is interesting and unusual and that's exactly what I pretty much demand from myself in every track I make. How many stoner rock bands would incorporate dance/dancey synth elements in one of their tracks? I can only think of one and they're a brilliant, obscure Dutch band called Astrosoniq. Check this shit out:
Astrosoniq - Quadrant(2009)[Full Album]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlMDF4zasH4
Anyway, that synth bass arp is used quite a bit in this track, most prominently at 2:14 plus some distortion etc. 6:14-6:47 it also adds something a bit different as it backs up the lead distorted resonator playing.
Drums are indeed a bangin' most of the time though 5:10 for a while they seem more laidback and funky. I thought that might be your fave section, with the triplet, clean guitar on top.
Always nice to upset your wife with some banging riffage. But you can calm her down with one of my chillout tracks if she can't take the intensity of these riffs of glory.
"4:50 you get all apocalyptic with your of sounds."
Yes, a little apocalyptic, with that huge sound. What you're hearing there is slide guitar parts 800% slower, which often adds a vocal-like quality to the sound. A bit incongruous having deep ambient in this banging track but I like to think it gives some unusual character.
No, the ambient end doesn't feature any synth - that's all guitar, even that 7:47 female sort of voice. That's just timestretched slide. Weird end result, eh? I'm half considering extending that ambient ending by 30 or so seconds as it seems too short and I could happily listen to it for much longer. It will be Promenade's favourite section and favourite sound in the track.
In terms of instrument playing, this wasn't really "balls out emotional release" but much more of a contrived sampling and processing job. Most of the guitar parts are clean (undistorted) resonator parts played whilst making other tracks, so not really rocking out at all. I just recycled these leftover parts and totally changed their vibe by adding dirty, yet smooth distortion.
See 6:15 as that killer distorted lead is just the gentle triplet playing from the previous section plus distortion, turning it into something wildly different.
"So what is the message here"
As always - nothing at all! It's just me having fun and trying to layer things up in interesting ways that I hope no one else has done before.
See you around, Mr Cru Dawg, and thanks for the thoughts.
on The Bigger The Fatter The Better by StaticNomad
Guitars effects are awesome, especially humanazer like "oooo-h' "oooo-h" sounds cool!
how many effects you uses ? feels like you use all digital effects ever existing ))) ! Sounds greate and very original !
But reminds me Korn's album "Untouchable" ! very uniqe sound!
Outro is groovy awesome ! that guitar tone remind me Primus guitars !
It' amazing track... even have no idea about vocals )
Thanks for checking this out. I was sure you'd like it.
I never really listened to Korn (but I know what they sound like) though maybe I should check out Untouchable. Limp Bizkit I definitely do not like.
It's hard to say how many guitar effects are used here - definitely delay and distortion and a phaser during one heavy section after 6 minutes or so. I'm using different types of distortion at different times but some of the effects are just to do with tone, playing and EQ. There's no humanizer effect but I understand why you say that.
The "oooo-h' "oooo-h" sound I really like but that's just slide playing on my resonator guitar, not humanizer. Not much slide guitar in heavy music so I think having it here makes the track a bit different.
I love slide playing and you can sometimes get some really interesting sounds out of it.
" feels like you use all digital effects ever existing"
I use a lot of effects in my music to constantly change and shape the many sounds as the track progresses. Sometimes I think I use too many but I try to be very careful to automate and vary them. I really like psychedelic sounds and use effects as a big part of the composition process to make sections more interesting and exciting.
I never really listen to Primus either but someone also mentioned them in another heavy track I made that you will probably also like. Lots of slide guitar playing in that one as well (much more than in this one):
Debt Black Hole
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/146806
I wish I could make a track like The Bigger The Fatter The Better every day as it was so much fun. But I don't play that much heavy guitar and do a lot of chillout and funk stuff instead.
Thanks again for your thoughts.
on Way Beyond Wrong by StaticNomad
finally got around to listening to ur recommendations
serious tunage here . really like the drum switches very kool love the guitar lines and the constant upping on the intensity in the track totally unique sounding
dig the insertion of the banjo drums are wikkid they sound live n really have that organic flow to them
instant fave it goes qualitee audio product !!!
Most people I recommend tracks don't bother.
This one's a bit of a special one for me and I wish I could make one like it every month. It's got a crazy amount of variety in it but it seems to flow nicely and not be too long. Lots of audacious genre switches too.
"the constant upping on the intensity in the track"
Yes, I do that a lot though I've got other tracks that go crazier, heavier and more extreme.
The banjo's a weird, brief touch. Shame I've lost my microphone because I haven't been able to record that instrument for about 10 months.
"drums are wikkid they sound live"
Yes, live sounding because I have good drums software (Superior Drummer). It has well recorded acoustic kits and also loads of good real drummers' performances in MIDI file format, which are then extensively edited and layered by me as I try to come up with a distinctive drum sound for each track I make.
Thanks for listening.
on 9000 Years Too Young by StaticNomad
I am probably 9k years to young as well...if we measure ourselves in millenniums probably we are "almost the same age". Nice title...
The intro is amazing: love these drums (hip-hop? I wish hip-hop music had this type of drums...)
First "short solo" is sweet (due to the chorused sound): liked it.
Bass riff ~2:12 is a good one: catchy at the right point.
At 3:30 the bass gets "bassier": the riff is bit "lost" but the line really sets the atmosphere for the next section.
I like the "muted guitar chords" ~4:00 (not sure it is really a guitar...but it sounds similar to this).
The "synth" bass ~4:50 is a nice change: good intro for the resonator solo (according to the law in NomadLand...funny).
Clever use of the delay ~6:20: simple riff but with the repeated notes it gets "spacier".
Killer bass riff ~6:50 (simple but effective).
At 7:50 we get a change in the pace: honestly I was expecting it since I have seen the waveform... exactly what the song needed at this point. Well done.
And now a nice "relaxing section" which sets the scene for the distorted guitar part (which is a bit "too short" in my humble opinion).
Dreamy synth pads...and we come to the end...
Good. Very good (IMO 9.5/10 ... almost a perfect song).
Again a fav for you.
Ciao, Domenico
Sorry for the slow reply - I haven't been using the site much this week.
Only Evisma really knows what the title is about. It's a fun one I didn't come up with but borrowed from someone else on the site.
Yes, nice opads in the intro and then we get some lead bass backed by programmed hip hop drums. Hip hop does have drums exactly like that. I'm using the Hip Hop EZX there, which I've used a lot in the last 6 months. Probably not really your sort of drum EZX but I like it.
"Bass riff ~2:12 is a good one"
If you listen closely, you can hear that lots of the bass guitar parts are layered so sometimes two lines playing either the same thing or sometimes quite different things. And there's often synth bass underneath too as my low end from my bass guitar these days is really bad (must get it fixed or buy another one).
"I like the "muted guitar chords" ~4:00"
That's a VST guitar with various effects on it that I use quite a lot in this. I like it.
""synth" bass ~4:50" seems to be popular with other people as well. A powerful sound.
" Clever use of the delay ~6:20"
Yes - I knew I needed some sort of key change or new chord progression. Lots of delay on the guitar part and I like the way it moves higher.
"Killer bass riff ~6:50 (simple but effective)."
That's only there as a way of giving the listener a rest from all the lead work and as I prepare to move into the next section.
"7:50 we get a change in the pace"
Yes - there's a drumless break and then some fast sort of psychedelic jazz (now that I've changed key). Listen to the drums and you can hear they're hip hop ones.
"And now a nice "relaxing section"
Chillout lead bass guitar work to go with the trippy vocal synth part.
I will go back and try to make the "distorted guitar part" (not guitar, just bass) longer. Valvedriver thought the same thing and I kind of agree.That might be the coolest part in the track.
"Dreamy synth pads"
Maybe I will make that section shorter so not return to the same intro.
Thanks for the 9.5. I wonder what I would have to do to get a 10, or if I ever have. If so, I wonder which track you think is a 10.
Thanks again, take care.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
I am probably too late to win the "best review" contest, but I suppose I can live with it: free sex is always interesting but here we lack an important piece of information. Free sex with whom?
Anyhow, the title immediately sends me to the 80s, don't know why. The song starts dark and intriguing. Well done (Cure is a name that comes to my mind, but they have never done anything so "structured", just the overall atmosphere reminds a bit of some 90s works of this band).
As soon as your guitars enters the scene we move into a more "band" context. Liked: very good clean sound and interesting riffs you are playing.
Overall the song moves well: the "almost 11 minutes" run fast and it is not boring at all.
One of your best songs? maybe.
Anyhow, this is for sure a fav.
Thanks.
Ciao, Domenico
"Free sex with whom?"
I give you sex vouchers and you can choose who you have sex with. You just have to get them to accept my voucher. Don't worry, they will when they see it's a Nomad voucher.
Title of this used to be one I still kind of prefer - We Invade The Night. I changed it because it's slightly awkward to say ("-ade the") but I might change it back.
I don't listen to The Cure but I respect their music.
3:36 you hear the new Reggae EZX kit enter. It's a good drum kit and it's then used throughout the rest of the track.
"One of your best songs?"
Definitely my best cinematic, jazzy track with lots of piano. Sounds very different from many of my other tracks so I'm really pleased about that.
Thanks again for still being a good reviewer!
on 9000 Years Too Young by StaticNomad
Always a fun listen my friend.
cruiserweights
Thanks for Cruising by my little pop tune.
I'll be honest and say that I kind of re-featured it as you hadn't commented and I wondered what you made of it. No new tracks from me currently as I'm struggling over a few (and going through a very fallow musical period) so thought this was a good one to re-feature.
"the bass is always moving"
Note all the lead bass g in this (hence the Evisma dedication) though there's always synth bass underneath as that lead bass is way too thin so bottom end is needed to beef this up.
"I don't wear hats"
I do (one at a time) so I'm taking mine off right now and doffing it towards myself to save you the bother.
"you invent your own sounds that are very unique to you"
Yes and no. I use a shitload of presets (remember: almost all my synth work comes from Reason) and never start with only a basic patch and make it more elaborate. I'm good at controlling a few synth parameters and using them effectively though I'm not at all knowledgeable about synths and their programming.
I guess I also come up with some unique bass, guitar, and banj sounds through my processing of them but would say the main sounds I "invent" are the combination of all of these different sounds into what sometimes sounds like a single, layered sound. Difficult to explain.
Subtle key change to D minor was me realising a key change was required as the track was starting to feel a bit monotonous. D is my main key so very easy to slip back into.
"Nice Fuzzy guitar solo"
I guess that would be the bass guitar with distortion plugin turned on at around 9:24. It's just the same sort of playing as the section before but with added distortion and crashing drums. All part of me extending things more and more but I've made it sound like it's a new part
"your musical instinct is in the genius level"
Hard to know quite what to say to that except thanks. I don't know what I'm doing but I'm able to listen and hear quite deeply within riffs and grooves and then find interesting ways to work off them. So many limitations and failures but with enough time and editing I can come up with things that make me sound better than I really am.
"End on that last note, the extra quiet sounds are not needed"
I will have a good think about that.
Take care of thyself.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
"I was out kayaking yesterday (it's inflatable so you'll be pleased to hear it has valves on its inflatable chambers) and am off to the other side of the country tomorrow to do a bit more."
I've never been Kayaking. But I used to canoe a lot. Not the same thing, I know, but it's still fun as hell, as I imagine Kayaking would be. The problem with living in the states is that it takes about a week to get to the other side of the country. Unless you fly. But, getting a Canoe or Kayak in the carry-on is difficult. So...driving it is.
"I'll be fascinated to hear the end result, if you choose to go ahead with it."
Absolutely I do! I think it will be a lot of fun, and I'm flattered that you would ask me to remix one of your songs.
"So, the stems will take a bit longer..."
No rush. I know that once I get them, I'll listen to the original a few more times. Then, I'll probably sit on them until the right idea comes along as to what to do with it. I never start a project while I'm still excited about it. I treat my work like a fine Scotch. Let that shit age to perfection before poppin' the top, ya know? I've never rushed anything. No point in starting now, ya know?
"I wanted to return to earlier themes but now present them in a more melodic and beautiful way."
Mission accomplished.
"Maybe there's a touch of the Floyd boys here. That tends to be a good thing whatever style you're making."
Absolutely. I was remastering "Navagating Jotunheim" when it occurred to me, it's just Floyd flavored dubstep. It's a slower bpm than Dubstep, but it's basically what it is. I reposted it if you feel up to re-listening.
I hope your enjoying your time in the water. If it's as hot there as it is here, the water is a good place to be!
Catch ya on the flipside.
I noticed you said you'd got one so best of luck with the thunderpluck (ing).
Can't believe I never thought of ValveHalla as that is a good one. At least I did manage VulvaDriver/VulvaDryer (I prefer doing the former).
Canoeing isn't much different from kayaking. Same idea - propelling a small boat with arm/shoulder power. What I'd love to get is a pedal-based kayak but they're so damn expensive. It seems you pay a huge amount just for that extra pedal system in the hull, which gives greater speeds and efficiency and also leaves your hands free for drinking, smoking, guit fiddling, jacking off etc.
Yes, the US is fuckin huge, England pretty small (smaller than Texas, I think).
"getting a Canoe or Kayak in the carry-on is difficult"
That's why I have an inflatable (2-man) as it packs up and can be transported on a trolley onto buses and trains. The single man one is small and light enough that I can carry it on my back and thus cycle with it.
"I'm flattered that you would ask me to remix one of your songs"
I'm generally pretty nervous about the prospect of giving away any of my recorded material to anyone but I like to think it will be safe in your Valve-shaped hands. I think it would be fitting if you were to successfully remix a track dedicated to you. I'd love to hear some cool new stuff I never thought of while I'm also mildly concerned you might make a better version than the original (a nicer track bro). I guess that would be great though I suppose I'd be mildly jealous. Maybe it doesn't matter if you do as I came up with it all originally and a better version can't alter that.
Sure, sit on those stems for a while if you like. But let's set a deadline of 2030. I want to be grooving to Valvedriven In ValveHalla before I'm an old (ish) man.
I am a bit concerned that my stems will end up being huge (many gigabytes) so maybe I'll need to send them via Dropbox, for instance. Evisma has sent me some stuff that way.
I will check out remastered Navagating Jotunheim and perhaps even offer thoughts.
Finally, I'm really struggling for musical ideas right now so maybe I've run out, perhaps over-extended my musical brain making 3 albums in 6 months.
Fare thee well....
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
The super faint delay on the sequenced synths in the final few seconds almost sounds like the radio of someone in the distance.
I'd say this ones a keeper, mister. It's not your best track, but it's really not too far behind. Thank you for pointing me to it. I really enjoyed it, and the trip on which it took me!
Take care, man.
I sure won't be chucking it in the trash!
It was initially just a sketch from something like 8 years ago that I found in some folder or other. Only had the first few mins in rough form and then added all the rest in about 2 weeks, while also working on other tracks, which is quite quick for me.
Again: great to hear you liked it. I only let you know about it because I thought you would. Same goes for 9000 Years Too Young, with its extensive lead bass g work.
Sorry that I haven't got the Valvedriven stems in order yet. You may have been looking forward to a fully Valvedriven vacation.
I was out kayaking yesterday (it's inflatable so you'll be pleased to hear it has valves on its inflatable chambers) and am off to the other side of the country tomorrow to do a bit more.
So, the stems will take a bit longer, especially as I have to work out how to neatly prepare all that material eg send versions with and without FX. I can even give you MIDI files, which might be best for you to easily program up some dark synths.
I'll be fascinated to hear the end result, if you choose to go ahead with it.
Until then, take care of yourself and don't forget to clean between your valves.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
First, the intro is great. Slow and low. The progression is definitely one of suspense and intrigue. But not like an Agatha Christie novel. More like an escalation of terraced waves, continually moving you upward into who knows where.
I'm diggin' the piano. Very soft spoken, but unquestionably letting their presence be known.
Ahh, the timpani roll. Drums and guitfiddle come in. It's a nice ripple in the pond as if it fell without leaving a splash. Nice transition.
I like the use of different kits. You kind of have to with it being an otherwise slower and spacious ambiance. It keeps it from getting monotonous. There's not a whole lot happening for a while in the beginning. (That's not a bad thing at all!). Those different kits keep it interesting. I think the only place the change didnt't really fit was from 3:03-3:24. That brush snare, and jazzy as fuck beat before that, complimented not only the tones of the guitar there, but the emotion as well. When you added that switch up, it kind of pulled it a little out of sync. And I don't mean the timing, as much as the emotional connection between the drums and guitar.
The pads that are floating around in the background are nice. They give it that extra ethereal dynamic.
6:15. The lead lead guitfiddle. A nice bluesy/spacey feel to this. It's like it's been waiting for you to show up so it could tell you everything it knows.
7:12- It's starting it's decoy ramp up. I like the way it drops back into a darker piano bit. Excellent work on that by the way. They're very...for a lack of better terms, they're very classy.
Another timpani roll taking us into a neat sequenced synth. It's gotten to be a much lighter atmosphere here. That was a very gradual change. Kudos, man.
It definitely did start dark and end light. All in all, I think this was a pretty creative and "free" piece. It's movement and dynamics were very comfortable and easy to ride along with. You know, I can almost hear a touch of Floyd in parts of it. Specifically the piano, and the synths.
From 1:54-3:03, it had a very Angelo Badalamenti feel to it. (I'm on my third time through.)
There's a much more minimal thing happening here. At least for your work. There's definitely not as much happening as is the case in some of your other tracks.
3:37- I like the way it goes from an abandoned desert roadhouse bluesy sound into a lift off from the surface of a distant planet.
7:11- This exact moment is great. It's like the guitar opened up a door way and invited you right in to that delicate piano bit
Thanks for your fine reviewing effort here.
In 2015, I've made about 21 tracks, average length 9 mins, and I'd say this is one of the top 6, along with Valvedriven, A Little Bit Of Infinity, Emperor Tritone, Old Man Tribal and this track dedicated to Evisma:
9000 Years Too Young
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/166933
Your thoughts:
"an escalation of terraced waves"
is a cool phrase - the kinda thing I've come to half expect from you and Evisma.
I don't use piano often and this tracks contains the most. I like to think it's classy and am happy to you do too.
Yes, I use drums a lot to keep things from becoming monotonous. One of my signature music making techniques.
Maybe 3:03 kit change ain't suitable. I wanted to program up the exact same groove as that jazzy as fuck beat before that but failed so you get the best I could manage.
3:37 is indeed liftoff to a weird, disconcerting yet funky planet. What sort of planet is that?
Lots of varied floating pads in this being introduced at different points - all part of the odd atmospheric mood.
6:15 you knew a bit of jazzy g had to make an appearance so this is it. Not perfect but decent. 7:11 gets more rockin.
"I like the way it drops back into a darker piano bit"
I wanted to return to earlier themes but now present them in a more melodic and beautiful way.
Maybe there's a touch of the Floyd boys here. That tends to be a good thing whatever style you're making.
"not as much happening as is the case in some of your other tracks"
Yes, I tried to keep it much more consistent than usual. Sort of the same sounds used a lot of the time and no big genre switches. 9:10 even some reggae guitar but seems to fit.
Had to bring a timpani roll back for 9:42 and then a nice, bright synth arp with the wailing, slow attack lead over the top.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
I gave this nice track bro a listen, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a darker jazzy piece that plays well.
At the moment, I'm not able to leave a quality review, but I will be back in a few hours when everyone in the place goes to sleep.
Take Care.
V.
The best thing to do with a nice track bro is to give it a listen. You have done just that, showing that you're no fool and you know what's what.
I like to think the dark vibe here may have tickled the darker recesses of your valves. And then massaged them with some beauty in the last few minutes.
Late at night when everyone is asleep is best for reviewing this one. Not really a track for listening to out in a meadow in the sunshine. Or for heralding the entrance of the bride at a wedding.
See you later, Valvebreaker.
on Tribal Warfare by StaticNomad
My tip: Check out some "Com Truise" and go nuts yourself ;)
I found this hard to make as pure electro is not my natural style. I tend to use lots of guitars as I'm not much of a keyboard player (though pretty good at synth programming).
I had big problems with the basslines in this.
I will have a think about a bassier kick and also check out Com Truise. I haven't heard of it/them before.
Thanks.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
The slow dark intro really got me, very slowly giving way to a more psychedelic ambiance always very gently.
The Drums come in very nicely with a decent amount of variation.
I Love The variety of colors and textures introduced just at the right times.
Good Work ;)
"very unique."
Thanks - that's what I go for with every track I make. I'm not always successful.
Yes, I like to vary the drums a lot in my tracks and most have a lot more variation than this one. I've tried to make this more consistent. It's really just one drumkit used after about 3:30, which is rare for me.
"variety of colors and textures introduced just at the right times."
Lots of synth sounds that are gradually brought in (or used occasionally) so that there's always something new coming.
Thanks again.
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This has a great mood to it all the way through.
Very deep.
But but but .... I've not slept much this last week so please excuse me but ... some of the drums don't seem to fit.
Personal question ... have you ever sold any of your stuff ... made some money?
Ever tried?
If not why not?
Keep up the great work.
Deep music is very much what I go for. I don't really care about making catchy tunes - I want to make bigger, better, more epic and moving things that might still sound good in a hundred years. Ambitious, I know, but I feel you must aim high. That way - if you fall short, and I do, it still might be pretty decent.
I have no problem with constructive criticism so don't mind hearing that you think some drums don't fit. But where? You've given me no indication whatsoever and it's a long track so very hard for me to guess.
No, I've still never tried selling my music. I'm a lazy bastard and also quite negative and defeatist so always think that no one's really going to care too much about what I do and I'd have to contact loads of people (record company types, I guess) and get no replies and so on. So I just stick to making loads of music in my lonely sort of way.
I don't really know how to go about doing this but I would like to take what I do to other levels. It's not about money - I'd just like to make better music and have some sort of actual fan base and some sort of name that other (hopefully superior) musicians might want to seek out and collaborate with.
Part of the reason I've never tried is that I've never felt my production and overall sound has been good enough though I've always had the ideas and playing ability.
But, since getting quality drum software, a faster computer and so on in the last few years I feel my productions now are maybe not far off release quality. No doubt not in terms of mastering but someone else could do that if I had some sort of official record company type of support.
Thanks again for your ongoing encouragement.
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a person skilful in creating or solving crossword puzzles
or a person who uses Reverb correctly ;-)
You choose.
I went to use one of my vouchers, but my wife said no..:-(
I'm really pleased with the 5:09 Conscious Key Change
your not doing as much of a key change as you think,what you are doing is using different chords that fit the key you already established. In most of your works you work off of 2 chords in a key. In this you use a few more chords, but stay within the boundaries of a key, which to me is amazing progress for your work. Someday we will skype and I will teach you the circle of 5ths. A great book you could pick up is the Guitar Grimoire (I use a Keyboard Grimoire) It will show you everything, but it may take your soul.
Crunode
I'm not sure quite how much I think I'm changing key in this. However, there is a huge difference between the first and last few mins, even though I'm using mostly the same instruments/sounds (for consistency). So, I must be using some quite different modes or scales or something.
"you use a few more chords, but stay within the boundaries of a key, which to me is amazing progress for your work."
This one seems to sound more mature and musical than some of my other tracks, though no disrespect intended towards them. Perhaps the extensive use of the piano made me feel like more of a proper, classical composer or something.
Yes, Skype chat could be cool. I've still never ever done it. You could explain the circle of fifths to me and do a faux g MS20 wah pornning performance. Perhaps with one hand while we chat.
I don't want any book to take my soul but maybe I will check out your suggested grimoire.
You should be able to use the vouchers on your wife. So, you get free sex with no strings attached ie you don't have to in return take out the trash, mow the lawn or fix stuff around the house. Explain it to her and I'm sure she'll understand.
Next week's upload is pretty much ready to go - dance/bass funk/hard rock/ambient chill that you may well enjoy.
Multiple key regards...
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This one really sounds like nothing else I've ever heard! I love how dark some of the chord resolutions are! The jazzy bits also make this piece one of the most unique that I have ever come across. I really have never heard these two different genres of music mixed, and never before have I heard such a striking difference between the start and ending of a track! The first half is so dark, that the transition at 7:35 was that much "lighter" when it came in. All I have to say is bravo to you! Also those swung drums went so well with the minor chords and deep saw bass. All around great track!
As for centraldev, he has been harassing me and sending me multiple emails to "leave positive comment on song." (yes his english is that bad) so just ignore his spamming. However, I feel like we need Looperman to take action here, because he seems to be doing this all over the site.
Anyways, awesome track, and keep up the good work Static!
Rico L.
Excellent to hear you liked it so much and found it so interesting.
Gotta say that I think I have quite a few other tracks that have a more unique and unusual sound than this and which are unlike anything else I've heard.
I sort of recognise the dark, jazzy vibe in this (not quite sure where from) though I guess I add a few odd little things to give it a distinctive character.
I have some far more extreme and bizarre developments in other tracks though I agree that there is a big difference between start and end here.
I like dark but I'm more into beautiful and grooving so no surprise that's what I progressed to.
"the transition at 7:35 was that much "lighter" when it came in"
I'm using mostly the same instruments throughout so I think it must be changes in the chords/key/modes/scales that take it from dark and haunting to more beautiful and perhaps even happy.
Imagine if you did a tropical island remix of this track's first 3 mins! That would be funny and probably quite strange
Sorry to hear about your centralsdev problem. That's completely out of order and I'm glad he hasn't started asking me for reviews yet.
I still don't understand why you recently left him a positive track review. Why do that if you've worked out that he's a spammer/troll?
Thanks again for your fine feedback.
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Gramo/Neo
"the guitar is pretty eerie."
That sample-based slide guitar instrument is just that. I've listened to it so many times, I can't really tell anymore if it sounds like a guitar. I have loads of delay on it and am using it like a synth pad. It's also going through a vocoder controlled by one piano.
"Great atmosphere to it, keep rocking bro."
I do keep rocking bro though not much in this one. But I guess 7:11-7:34 is quite rocking.
Glad you enjoyed my deep atmospheres and were happily captivated.
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This one's all about atmosphere. Well, that and groove.
I'm a groove obsessive so if I can get a good one going, I can do some cool stuff on top.
Lots of pad and pad-type sounds used here to allow the notes to soar towards the heavens.
Thanks again.
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Intro is great, visually listened. Your imagination is great in this kind of atmosphere SN. Has an ancient connection with the type of synth sounds placed together.
That next section starting at 3:37 my favorite on how you captured it in layers. 4:17 powerful feeling in your expression sounds like a stressful exhale
Nice piano playing at around the 4:47 section the high piano stabs Catchy how its being mixed in.
Mainly the vibe throughout feels free of restriction, and as your usual style of change ups I still dig it!
6:15 that guitar is very grooving. Enjoying the funk evolving this time around.
Heavily reminds to some past experiences from media to conversations to entertainment to wasted nights lost in heavy thoughts. Agree with this being a best track in months. So much about this speaks to me gives me a smile even for its weirdness. Soul speaking sounds Static. Thanks for sharing with us. It's great to hear and see how you've painted your trips throughout the time I've known you.
Keep doing this man! Hope things are well as can be for you and yours. Peace brother.
I'm OK, thanks. Not much happening outside music.
I figured you'd be into this one as you like dark, mind-expanding types of music.
"ancient connection"
Yes - there is something that sounds very old and mysterious about that intro before the drums. It's definitely not pop music.
3:37 is the real start of the rest of the track as I completely change the drums into a new reggae kit playing funky grooves (no reggae) someone could even rap over.
4:17 some of my far out, shimmering pad sounds coming together to do something like you say - exhale.
High piano stabs: I'm not much of a keyboard player so I tend to often try out grooving stabs, whether high, mid or low. They've come out nicely here and offer some pleasing melodies.
"vibe throughout feels free of restriction"
It's pretty damn laidback and I use long, legato bass and pad notes, which allows me to do all sorts of small things inbetween the drum hits.
"6:15 that guitar is very grooving"
Not bad jazzy soloing though some of the bends didn't come out quite right and I couldn't be bothered to replay them (lazy me).
I prefer the rocking guitar on 7:11. Acoustic bass is also strong there.
"So much about this speaks to me gives me a smile even for its weirdness."'
I'm primarily concerned with beauty and groove but do also like some darkness and weirdness, if I can get them to work comfortably. I think they do here. Lots of beauty in last few mins.
"Soul speaking sounds"
That's the kind of depth I go for so good to know I've been successful.
Thanks again for your thoughtful review.
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Nice work.
cruciverbalist
This track has the most piano of any track I've ever made. Some of the low notes are pretty badass eg 4:22.
"love the drum roll"
Yes, a few kettle drum rolls. Some are very subtle, others intentionally less so. A sound I should use more. Another big one 9:43.
"Dminor to F major is the beginning chord progression"
I just thought it was D to F - that's how litle I know. I guess the minor is obvious though the major isn't.
I'm really pleased with the 5:09 Conscious Key Change. Nice notes there and rising progression. So, it took me 5 mins to change key, as I knew I had to. But the first 5 mins didn't sound monotonous to me. That's what I don't get about this key change business.
7:39 I merge the two different keys to create a new mood for the last few mins . No idea what's happening there but it sounds great.
8:40 slow attack zither sound that has a lovely, soaring, wailing quality.
"ending is more pleasant than the beginning"
I like dark vibes but I'm more into beauty so I was always going to progress to that. Quite bright and euphoric towards the end with the synth arp at 9:44.
"9:20 has an almost reggae guitar rhythm."
Agreed. That's just the groove my little fingers naturally settled into. Main drum kit in this (after 3:37) is a reggae kit but it never really plays reggae. That guitar part is the closest thing to that genre here.
"There is a lot of subtle sounds in this"
Yes, I've used quite a few similar and complementary sounds that are subtly layered so that it's hard to tell which is which. Keep listening and you'll discover more and more. I like to think one listen is never enough for my gargantuan sonic trips.
I don't know what a "cruciverbalist" is.
You, I guess.
I am sending you some free sex vouchers. Use them wisely.
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I know you like a nice, dark track. Actually, you like a lot of nice, dark tracks. The first few mins of this definitely qualify.
Not sure I've listened to Candlemass. Must change that.
"I think we can all learn something from Centralsdev ;) like how not to be an idiot"
You sure can learn what a mentally ill troll is. All his track comments are 100% irrelevant to the track - they're just one sentence of whatever crap is going through his mind at the time of posting.
I will email you some vouchers for a trip to a farm so you can get laid the way you prefer.
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I was just going to leave you a comment on your fine religious track saying to ignore the extremely obvious mentally ill troll who just feels like leaving the same comment on multiple tracks.
Just for the sake of it because he's most probably mentally ill.
You beat me to it.
"Try varying up your critiques so that people will take you seriously."
No, he should stop commenting altogether or be stopped.
I have just started up a forum thread requesting a block user feature so that I don't have to deal with mentally ill individuals who completely ignore polite requests to stop commenting on tracks.
Responding intelligently to such people does no good so 'block user' is the only option left.
I'm somewhat shocked that some people on this site do actually take that guy seriously.