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Thank you for that! Much appreciated. With the break I wanted to experiment with bringing the whole track down to literally nothing but one piano( spoilers). I've never really done that before, my constant battle as an arranger is to add more, when less sometimes makes a stronger statement. I think I learned that lesson on this track!
Steve

Thank you, very nice words, I appreciate that!

Thanks man, Stomp Away!

I appreciate the kind words. This was a cool tune to make, I do remember having a plan for this one ;-)
Steve

Ahh there is my poet friend. " War: what is it good for, absolutely nothing"--Edwin Starr. In breaking down your review I see you get that The dark overtones were inter-spaced with bright lovely sounds of the majority clueless on the destruction and brevity of war. Just like before the Great War how romanticism rued the day with young conscripts I see the pattern again rising in the Middle east and Asia with religiosity and nationalism rearing it's ugly head again with a dash of scepticism from the west and the complacent luxury of the uber rich. I hope we don't see this level of destruction again in our lifetime!

How did I never reply to your comment, how rude of me. I apologize for this oversight my friend. Thanks for your input...I'm so sorry for not seeing this.
Steve

Thank you. Thank you.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting.

Coming from a talented musician like yourself Bear, that is a big compliment and much appreciation and thanks for listening and commenting. I had a Music teacher in 9th grade asked me to do a scale on the clarinet and I made an error. He told me in front of the band That I would never be as good as my sister (older). I got up and walked out and never went back. Taught myself keyboards and took theory in college. Never Listen to negative comments, Only positive corrective comments. You never know what might happen.
you may enjoy this one http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/140667

Thank you for those accolades. I have no formal training playing piano or keyboards. I was just an obsessed teen with synths and keyboards that I am completely self taught. So my style of playing is more in line with how a guitarist thinks in terms of riffs. I also wanted to play like a metal guitarist so I have some older tunes where I distort my keys and try to play wicked solos with a wah wah pedal. With songs like this I tried to bring emotion in an almost restrained method. I like your notes on the melody being implied, I think that describes it in a way for years I couldn't say. I have another example of this style but a more Jazz chord structured song.
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/140667
Much thanks Ed
Steve

Thank you Ed, It all starts with great loops and a plan.

Love to work with one of your basslines. I think movable basslines are awesome and under used these days.

Thank you for that lovely synopsis.
This song was influenced by Roxy Music's Avalon album and the baseline from Peter Gabriel's song "digging in the dirt". It took a Month to record and finish and is my most successful song in my repertoire.

Thanks brillbilly, I had a brilliant Music theory professor in college who made us learn all the rules. Then she said you can break them all you want, just as long as you know why your breaking them. I knew that I was breaking them then, but I loved the result of it so yes I completely agree with you it does come from emotion as well.

Thank you for listening!
I call it a frog bass, Korg MS2000 with a liberal use of the pitch bend.

Merci Lou. Je suis content que vous aimez mon travail. Je suis d'accord avec votre assesment!

Thanks TCAS.
It's really more of a trance step tune, but that was not a genre choice for me on Looperman. The middle section fits more in the trance genre, but ultimately I hate labelling my songs as I usually like to not be constrained. The beginning has electro dub-step and indie hipster vibraphone sounds as well as double bass heavy metal drums. The Middle is more trance-y and the end is a coda of the beginning with a more electro twist. Thanks for the comment!