srbrown7

One word..

..brilliant!!

Compliments_____Orlando

WOW this is beautiful...
The build-up is really cool...
Can be the start of a nice trance track!

TCAS!

Very cool piece, emotional, soothing. Nice piano work and sound. I like the dissonant sounds to make the listener say what the hell was that and why was it in there. Creates tension I suppose. Enjoyed listening!

Wayne

Hello ....

I already had the opportunity to write in other places, but I renew my appreciation for this track, a totally new concept but well controlled ....
I sincerely believe that you should you rush into this door open, because it is a musical genre that speaks to me a lot, and I love listening to you.

Dan

Another track with full of sense and emotions...My lady lost her father (not really the same situation) but not a single day, she wouldn't tell a story about him...
Pain through the whole life...
Thanx for this deep track Steve...
Danke

great cause ...imagerY , thoughtfull & sane ...many thnX for sharing Steve ..____B

Well this is something different for you. I am not a father missing a son but I thought I'd check it out anyway.

0:15 that high flutey reverbed hit is too loud, jumps out too much. Same on other occasions though I like it.

First cool thing is 0:33 with a few layered cool sounds. Maybe pan pipes in there? You repeat later and it's a good little section.

Movement of the piano is good and this is quite emotive stuff and a bit like a theme tune to some film or other.

1:36 low end is cool. Adding that sort of sound is unusual for something sort of orchestral and gives this an extra, modern electro sort of stamp.

2:12 screechy weirdness and crunch later is also strange.

2:34 piano roll is nice and surely the kind of smooth playing I couldn't do (and maybe couldn't program).

To improve, bring down some of your loudest and sharpest sounds. Otherwise, it's a good emotive piece though I prefer your groove-based tracks.

With me, groove is in the heart.

Just in case you didn't get that reference, you now will (and you'll love it):

Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Video Version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg

your considered composition is always pleasurable Steve .
wish U are fine & merci for download.take care___B

You are a lucky guy to get constructive comments from people who have obviously listened carefully to your work and know their stuff. I'm starting to thing that a Looperman member needs to get really at the top of their game and have created, like you, a stream of consistently high quality tracks before they get this kind of feedback.

It occurred to me that I might have passed by Steklo's acapellas not recognizing how well they could be incorporated into a track. I think I need to open my ears more in listening. Will need to check him out.

I'm not sure this is "dance", but it sure seems danceable to me.

Its time to get back to work, but I've enjoyed, been impressed by, and learned something from every track so far. That's time well spent! :)

Well, what can I say? Perhaps my favourite so far. I didn't hear version 1, but I can see that this version has been very carefully crafted. I think the transitions worked really well. Interestingly, compared with the other tracks of yours that I've listened to, I didn't feel the need to add a vocal melody line. This stands on its own just fine. I have the Rob Paper RG plugin, but you've used yours much better than I've been able to do so far. Another one for my iPhone playlist for sure!

Very laid-back and soulful, Steve! Particularly in the first third of the track I really felt like it was perfectly set up to take a r&b lead vocal part (i.e., a fully developed melody line). The problem, of course, is finding a singer who could do justice to that and who would be willing to collaborate. I, too, would be interested in hearing where you got the vocal samples which were excellent and the sax part was really well done. I can never get a realistic sounding sax line with my virtual instruments.

Steve: Just discovered you from the comment you posted on my "Craigger's Lament" track. I have a confession. I actually like pop music and pop dance music in particular and this is a great example of that. This is the kind of track that I wish I could create, but know that I'm not there yet, which is frustrating. I've downloaded it to my iPhone and it will be on my playlist for sure.

I wasn't aware of Stephanie Kay's acapellas previously, so thanks for introducing me to them! :)

Anyway, IMHO this track deserves a lot more attention on Looperman than it seems to have gathered. Perhaps you did not "feature" it?

Hello Steve ....

I rather not go into all the details that my predecessor noted here .... but I agree with him when he wrote: "You really are one of the best and MOST consistent track makers on this site" ... .

This track is still a beautiful proof. Everything is perfectly in place and well orchestrated.

This really is excellent and perfect.

Dan

You really are one of the best and most consistent track makers on this site. More good stuff here.

Kicks off with a good, solid beat and then various keyboard and bass stuff that you always make your own.

Where are you getting these vocals from?

Sax I think is a VST and sounds good.

1:32 synth/wah guitar is bizarre but very cool and unexpected and unusual in this sort of track. Maybe it's Rob Papen guitar software. It's my favourite part.

Also some other guitar parts over the top, in addition to the pad.

It's all sitting nicely with those keyboard chords as the anchor but I'm wondering if it'll build to anything. No, have a drumless breakdown instead.

Then beat returns with a sax solo. Good, soaring emphasis from the vocals though I guess the track is pretty much the same as the first half. Might have been nice to make the drums bigger and heavier, just to make things more intense.

Fadeout ending is OK but perhaps you'll say it's crap and come back and finish it off in a day or so, as you did last time.

Overall, I certainly liked it but didn't love it. Maybe I was hoping for a bit more grit or edge or something. But it's very solid, groove-based, emotive chillout music so certainly something to be proud of.

Bonjour Steve ....

I have expressed all the good that I thought of this great track .... and it's again with great pleasure that I listen.
I stretched my other cheek for a second slap ....

You are truly talented my friend .... And I'm glad to cross your music road occasionally ....

Dan

THis was amazing! The beginning had me hooked and the song transitioning almost made me feel like I was in a movie... it built up to a climaxing of everything and calmed down just right. This was truly an amazing track to listen to and I would love to feature this on one of my projects... Amazing! 5 stars!

Certainly well worth listening to. Great build up to some energy then a great transition to the second half of the song, like a metamorphosis. Well done, this was constructed nicely and the production is fantastic! Fav and dl for sure, thanks for sharing!

Wayne

Superb track. I like the first "chill out" part: very "evocative".
The transition to the rock part is working very well... and actually with the transition bit you cover an additional music genre ... almost disco, so you have three genres in one song :-)
I haven't listened the previous version but I find the drumming here very well balanced and it works effectively.
Overall a great track! Well done!
Ciao, Domenico

"as usual your insight is helpful and challenging."

Thanks. I especially like to challenge people whose music I like. I want it to be even better! If I can help, in any small way, that's what I feel this site (apart from the free loops) should be about.

"a type of African drum"

Cool - I guess it's adding the reverb that makes it so huge.

"Rob Papens Rhythm guitar"

I bet it's great but I play loads of guitar and might feel a bit weird having intricate guitar stuff in my tracks that I hadn't actually played. Especially as I can sometimes play some intricate stuff.

Sorry to hear about the tinnitus.

First few mins of this sound great again. Fist half is a complete chillout track.

Chillout to rock transition now better and more logical. Very well done in such a short time!

Ending is much better and classier something along the lines of what I was thinking though I thought you might move drums to playing solid 2-stick hat pattern with just kick keeping time so no snare.

6:00-6:02 there's an awkward little crackly pop edit that I hope you can tidy up. Otherwise, no real suggestions for you as it's good additional work. I knew you could do it!

WOW what a beautiful master piece srbrown7 well done mate love it, faved and downloaded.

Steve

TOP track!!!

Absolutely my music...the lost side is the relaxed, fxed side and than the found is the 'headbanging' one with lot of rock elements..KING of the chill out Mr. Brown7...

Favd, dl, hats off...

Danke

Greetings, good sir.

0:13 I like that cavernous door opening sort of synth release sound. What is that?

0:53 vocal was a surprise but there's a great timbre to her voice. And then she's back fro a second note after your strings have played some good melodies.

Low end also sits really well. What I think of as 'anchor bass'. Totally binds everything together and track would be lost without it (I tried as I listened on crap laptop speakers at first so got none of that bass).

So, these first few mins are some good, deep chillout.

Then we get to the second half, in which you must have spent a while scratching your head wondering if you should start a new track. But, a lot like my stuff, you didn't.

Guitar longer notes/chords are decent, in a supporting kind of way, but guitar really gets cool and funky on 3:53. Is that also a VST? Sounds played.

Decent drums. Not my favourite sort of groove but there's some busy kick and some good fills too. Rock section reminds me a bit of my stuff.

Fadeout ending is a big disappointment. Sounds too much like you ran out of ideas and couldn't think of anything better. But you're way better than that! So you should come up with a definitive ending.

Perhaps bring back your female vocal and really tie up the two halves in a nice bookend kind of way. Try combining long guitar notes plus a load of big delay, her vocal, that anchor bass and some steady but gentle hats and kick. Fade the drums out gradually and maybe end where you started.

Hope those ideas help!

Hi Steve,

Hits the spot is how I would describe it, those vocals are awesome but it is the way you have put it together that makes it such a great listen. Great work.

Best wishes,

Mark/Larry!

Smooth track. great guitar sounds and Heavenly piano sound. good mix. I will be back. PEACE. THE MACK MAN OUT.

Great Song, like singers voice with the music together.