ValveDriver

I'll go give it a listen right now.

Thanks, man. I appreciate the feedback. As far as giving it a try, I say go for it!
Take care.
V.

It does make sense, Glenn. I think it makes more sense today than it has in a long time.
Thank you for taking the time to listen and comment. I really do appreciate it.
Take care.
V.

If I remember correctly, Chris, the poet I used on Lady Lazarus was Sylvia Plath. The lady in this one is some random lady I found claiming to have had an interaction with Mother Mary and St. Michael. The male vocals are from someone reading the Prayer of St. Michael. I just processed them. Heavily.
I'm going to take "interesting" as a compliment. Mainly because I like to make art that makes people think. Not only in music, but in my drawing and painting as well.
Either way, thanks for having a listen, and leaving some feedback.
Take care.
Aaron

Thanks F2F.
I'm not familiar with Warhammer 40k. But if it's sounds like this track, I may have to look into it!
Take care, man.
V.

Thank you, Anthony. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've only recently started diving into the ambient genre. So far, I really enjoy it.
As far as the content, your interpretation is very close to what I had in mind while making it.
To me, religion is not revelation, but mechanism. A system built to impose order and meaning on an indifferent reality. Its power comes from structure and repetition, not truth or belief. Like a machine, it functions regardless of faith, producing comfort, control, or judgment as outputs. This track reflects this: divinity as artifact, faith as process, meaning manufactured rather than found.
This isn't a matter of questioning the existence of a higher power, but questioning the lore that humans have built around it.
Again, thank you Anthony.
Take care.
V.

Danke, my friend, Metal is sustenance to my soul. I will absolutely be checking it out!

I sent you an email as well. Go check it out if you haven't already.

Danke, what's up, brother? I'm glad to hear from you. You've been so quiet lately I thought maybe you had given up on us. I'm happy to see that you haven't.
Thanks for giving this one a listen. I've recently discovered that I really like creating Ambient tracks. All of my work always kind of has been, but now I just dove in head first to see what I can come up with.
So, no heavy guitars for awhile. :-) You've always been more of a fan of my darker synth stuff. And that's perfectly fine with me. I'm just glad you like what I do!
Take care, mister. I hope all is well with you as well!
Take care.
Aaron

Thanks, Aaron.
I don't know if it's a new genre or not. I just know that what started out as fucking around in serum2 to get machinery sounds turned into this. I dig it! I'm glad you did too.
Thanks for listening to it!
Take care.
Aaron

Mark, how are ya, bud? There is absolutely no denying the industrial element in this one! Industrial has been a steady part of my rotation since 1989. I don't think, at this point, there's any escaping it in my own music.
I'm glad you took the time to listen and comment on this one.
Take care, my friend.
Aaron.

Thanks, Robin. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip through the machine!
Take care.
V.

Thanks, Paul. I always appreciate hearing from you. This is a dark summbitch, innit? It may be one of my darkest yet. I'm kind of liking this ambient genre. It really allows room for me to breathe!
Take care, brother.
Aaron

Thanks, Dan. Do it! With your skills, I'm sure you'll come with something good! I look forward to hearing it when you've finished.
Take care.
V

Thank you, Kay. I'm glad you enjoyed this one. The possibilities truly are endless. That's the great thing about music, you can interpret them how you'd like, and make your own realities. As beautiful, or as horrifying, or as beautifully horrifying as you'd like that reality to be.
Thanks again, Kay.
Take care.
Aaron

Zoot, how are ya, man? Well, I hope.
Thanks for the listen and the comment. I appreciate it.
Ministry has been on regular rotation in my playlists since about 1989. Even in my tracks where I'm not intentionally going for that vibe (like this one), they still show up in some way or another.
I'm flattered that you would think to show this to your son. I know you've said in the past that he's become quite the metal head. Let me know what he thought of it.
Take care, mister.
Aaron.

Mark, how's it goin' Mister? I hope your holiday was good, and just how you needed it to be.

First of all, thank you for not only listening, but listening deep enough to be able to leave some critique. That is absolutely crucial for improvement, and I don't think a lot of people here understand that.
Since I'm just a self-taught producer, I've kind of missed a lot of important tricks and tools. Moreover, the discipline to go find them. I looked into multiband saturation, and you absolutely correct. I'll work on getting that set up and played with. I don't think I'll re-re-reupload though. Just like "third time is the charm," so is "Third time is good enough" HA!
Anyhow, I listened to the track you posted for me to check out, but it was only once on my phone speaker, while trying to distract an 8 week old Doberman puppy from tearing down the tree. I had planned on coming back to check it out with the respect it deserved, but you had already changed it. None the less. I'm honored that you would do that for me, and I don't take the gesture lightly.
With much respect, Sir, do take care.
Aaron.

Dime, what's goin' on, my friend?
Thank you for taking the time to give this one a whirl. I'm glad you liked it. It is a little different, but not by too much. Especially when compared to my "A.I. Is Sex And Violence". There are a lot of similarities in these two.
True, I do like the darkest of the dark. But every now and then, man, you just gotta get up and rock the F out!
Take care, brother. I hope your Christmas was exactly how you needed it to be for you!
Aaron

Thank you. Originally I was going for "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste" era Ministry vibes. But as usual, it kind of morphed into what IT wanted to be.
Thanks again for listening and commenting. I appreciate it greatly.
Take care.
V.

Fair enough! Thanks for actually taking time to answer. I always enjoy back and forth in the comments.
I like the fact that it started creating scenes for you. It means I did an alright job at creating a piece with "feel" as opposed to just sound.
Thanks for getting back to me, Dan. I appreciate it!
Take care.

I did readjust the bass. I didn't really bump it up at all, but I did clean the low-mids so it's not so muddy. Thank you for giving it a second go, and the suggestion!
Take care, Robin!

Aaron