Ecstatic dancing track!!!!
I loved this, it's really oldschool and a little cheesy in a very, VERY good way.
Loved those synths, the chord progression and the beat and everything.
Conventional can be good, mind you. =)
And as you wrote it isn't all conventional, it has your stamp also.
Thanks for the download, we are going to be dancing to this a lot!
Take care/ SJ =)
SJ - thanks! - this one was fun and yes a little cheesy but with a bit of tongue in cheek. Although I can't really do conventional this one has a narrative although an obscure one.
-clindsay
Your track made me wanna get up offa that thang and dance till I was satisfied! And I don't dance. Good job! I used Janis' poem on one of my track, too. I don't have a clue what it mean, but thought it sounded cool, anyway.
Like this one, though not too certain about the start! once its going it is really good, vocals sit well. Good changes all through with a neat ending. Nice work.
Thanks - yeah the opening is an attempt at misdirection - kind of beat poetry that leads to the dance bits. May be too far afield. As I said, I'm incapable of conventional tracks - I consider this kind of experimental.
Thanks for listening and commenting.
-clindsay
Well, I've checked it out again and noticed a few more things.
0:56 I quite like how we lose the heavy bass there for a minute or so.
1:43 percussion break is cool. You're dropping things in and out nicely.
Please check out MJ's The Way You Make Me Feel as that ending still reminds me of its main riff. I think that might be a harmonium playing but I'm not sure.
Good stuff though I'm not sure I noticed any changes - just more than I did last time.
2:14 it moves into something more like dubstep so that's another genre thrown into the cool but unusual mix. It just kind of passes through the song there rather than taking over and becoming that whole genre.
Thanks - listened to MJ - I hear what you are referring to. Sure wish I had his producer. The instrument in my piece is an accordion modified somewhat to sound Bhangralike.
This wasn't a radical recut - just removed the dhol drums at the intro and tightened some of the background percussion.
Thanks for all you kind comments.
-clindsay
It's really refreshing to hear something completely different here on Looperman. I would never think of combining Indian and rasta music, so this sounds really interesting and enjoyable...more than good job!:)
Hi again. I'm not very familiar with bhangra and don't hear a lot of it about. I do love the rythms though. It certainly does incorporate hip-hop, dance and pop.
I'd like to try making some of it and it would probably fit nicely with some of my eastern, psychedelic blues. Perhaps I just have to figure out some of the rythms and drum programming. Or just use drum loops. I have some decent dancehall MIDI drum files so maybe I'll get round to fusing those dancehall grooves with some eastern guitar parts and then maybe start adding tablas and udu. That would be a good start to mixing things up as you've done here.
" Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?"
Actually, that was a little bit of a joke and, now I think about it, I don't think rastas do play much reggaeton though I may well be wrong. I guess they're more into dub and reggae. I do some dub and reggae though not so much. My latest upload is partly dub (Opposable Thumbs) and there's a 2 min reggae intro to my track Things That Should Always Be.
Anyway, good work again, and I'll look out for your next one.
Hi yourself again - I've recut this- if you get a chance please give it a listen - I think it is a little tighter.
Also, if you are interested in Bhangra - the link below has a spotify url with a few selections. Of course it will expose me as a fraud but you'll get an idea of the breadth of the genre. http://open.spotify.com/user/climetree/playlist/18cxFWngxZCCaNhexveNLY
I`m not well informed on Bangra clindsay but gotta say that this kind of mix really is effective in developing that driving rhythm/beat mix that gets the body parts moving...very creative stuff....I have used a lot of ethnic instruments in my mixes over the years but have yet to come across samples on the Indian instruments that I`ve been able to include...great job on this one...and its great to be able to listen here on the Loop to this kind of music...I for one, would like to hear a lot mor ethnic influenced tracks....keep on...Ed
Interesting stuff. I don't now why I've never heard bhangra and reggae(ton) merged together before. Sort of sounds an obvious fit when listening to this.
Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?
1:10 trippy, hypnotic lead is cool, as well as the funky subtle lead after that.
1:28 bass break is cool. Nice to have that space there after all the busyness.
Good vocals you have here.
Are you playing anything at all on this or is just a mix of different loops?
Good work and I like that final, delayed ending. Some of that final part reminds me of the coolest and catchiest synth on Michael Jackson's all-time unbelievable classic The Way You Make Me Feel. I think it's playing something very similar.
Thanks - I agree that reggae is a natural for this genre especially at lower bpms. Bhangra as a genre is all over the map and incorporates hip-hop, dance and pop. It's one of those that went to UK and then back and then back again.It would be played by a Bhangra/Punjabi band.
This is just different loops - mix of dance/house and Bhangra. At some point I'll start doing my own loops but for now I'm content arranging others.
Again, thanks for taking time to listen and provide analysis - I really appreciate it.
-clindsay
It certainly does it for me, love the gentle start, then into the thumping drums and chants. bridges and transitions were spot on too. Great work Clindsay.
Clindsay I don'T know if U may have any Indian root or noT , buT if noT , U're amazinglY tallented about Indian musiX .
and I vote this one as your best traX between 4-5 traX I've heared from U and all have been this type of indian fusion .
altration @2'10'' + variational theme @ 3'07'' both were nice considered & adorable bridges.all the best.___B
"thanks for taking the time to really analyze the track. This is very helpful and is the reason I've posted on this site".
No problem. That's why I post stuff here - to get a variety of perspectives as it does get lonely making music alone. That's why I like to give decent analysis - it's what I hope for on my own stuff but, sadly, only get from a few people.
I don't necessarily doubt my views on my work - it's just interesting and stops you going a bit mad to get some other views as everyone's got a different take on things. I don't agree with all of them but am happy enough to hear them. Some can be surprisingly insightful and even occasionally give me some new ideas.
"I played this for a friend and he thought the vocals were a flute"
They're strange and unusual for sure but I can't say they're quite that flute-like.
"2:47 may be harder to transition smoothly since it departs somewhat radically from the tone of the preceding phrase"
There are always multiple ways to make any transition better and/or smoother. Sometimes if I've got something that's just really awkward what I'll do is make a fill/transition that is really dynamic and a bit extreme to distract the listener from the change going on underneath.
A big drum fill, turning up the reverb, adding distortion - whatever works (maybe all of them). I'm not sure if that's quite what you need here; I just mention it as an example.
Good luck with this as you have something good and interesting here.
wow a man has sung this ?
what an unbeievable !
anyway this is really nice and sweet .
i really liked this .
especially in seconds phrase of music everything sounds really good for me .
i also think you can add flutes or old shako to this composition in first section too .
thank you very much for sharing this beautifull track.
:)
Hi. I'm surprised to read that this a guy si nging. Surely it's been re-pitched?
No way he can sing like that naturally, no?
It is a rather good and weird vocal. I think you should add some more words to your description about the vocal as it is unusual, especially coming from a man.
This is all well put together and creative. Lots of beauty here, especially on 2:13. Vocal there really working like strings or a pad. Great ambience.
I like this track the more I listen to it.
2:47 it cuts off awkwardly so you could definitely fix that and make it smoother. Especially as it's quite a smooth track.
Flute is cool and suits the vibe. Good return of the vocal after that.
Very final ending is a bit abrupt. Needs to fade out more smoothly.
You've managed to fit quite a lot of activity in only 4.5 mins so well done. Even though it's only using loops, they're well assembled.
Wow - thanks for taking the time to really analyze the track. This is very helpful and is the reason I've posted on this site.
Yes, futureanalysis is male and yes it has been repitched. His pellas are unique and interesting to say the least. I played this for a friend and he thought the vocals were a flute. I use his vocals in several of my tracks because they have good tonal quality an are easily chopped.
2:47 may be harder to transition smoothly since it departs somewhat radically from the tone of the preceding phrase but I can definitely adjust the ending.
Again, thank you for listening and for your helpful and insightful comments.
-clindsay
very cool !amaziiing!
i am in love with such musics.
begining is a bit strange but everything goes better when you ride on beats .
were you singing this ?
i loved vocal in this one very much .
Elena
Thanks for listening - I appreciate your comments.
The vocals were from futureanalysis. His (yes it is a he)are very versatile and easy to work with. The beginning (there have been many) is designed to create a surprise when you hear the lyric. An alternate with an Indian subtext can be heard on Indiantechno7 which was the first cut of this track. Give it a listen.
You are very versatile! I can hear 6 different tracks on their own all merged into this one big track. Futureanalysis's vox however is holding everything together. Love the intro with that clap instrument too. Blessings. - Mr.B
I love it when I find imaginative stuff like this clindsay...its a great combination of musical elements that you have married together so well...really like the outro part in particular...great job....keep on...Ed
on Touching No Mans Land feat Janis71 by clindsay
on Touching No Mans Land feat Janis71 by clindsay
I loved this, it's really oldschool and a little cheesy in a very, VERY good way.
Loved those synths, the chord progression and the beat and everything.
Conventional can be good, mind you. =)
And as you wrote it isn't all conventional, it has your stamp also.
Thanks for the download, we are going to be dancing to this a lot!
Take care/ SJ =)
-clindsay
on Touching No Mans Land feat Janis71 by clindsay
Cheers,
Scott
Thanks for you comments - yeah I kind of liked the earnestness which contrasted with the frivolity of the dance bits.
-clindsay
on Touching No Mans Land feat Janis71 by clindsay
Good vocals and piano work, like it.
Bathers
on Touching No Mans Land feat Janis71 by clindsay
Like this one, though not too certain about the start! once its going it is really good, vocals sit well. Good changes all through with a neat ending. Nice work.
Best wishes,
Mark/Larry!
Thanks for listening and commenting.
-clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
0:56 I quite like how we lose the heavy bass there for a minute or so.
1:43 percussion break is cool. You're dropping things in and out nicely.
Please check out MJ's The Way You Make Me Feel as that ending still reminds me of its main riff. I think that might be a harmonium playing but I'm not sure.
Good stuff though I'm not sure I noticed any changes - just more than I did last time.
2:14 it moves into something more like dubstep so that's another genre thrown into the cool but unusual mix. It just kind of passes through the song there rather than taking over and becoming that whole genre.
3:05 big vocal cry out is powerful.
This wasn't a radical recut - just removed the dhol drums at the intro and tightened some of the background percussion.
Thanks for all you kind comments.
-clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
Compliments___Orlando
-clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
I'd like to try making some of it and it would probably fit nicely with some of my eastern, psychedelic blues. Perhaps I just have to figure out some of the rythms and drum programming. Or just use drum loops. I have some decent dancehall MIDI drum files so maybe I'll get round to fusing those dancehall grooves with some eastern guitar parts and then maybe start adding tablas and udu. That would be a good start to mixing things up as you've done here.
" Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?"
Actually, that was a little bit of a joke and, now I think about it, I don't think rastas do play much reggaeton though I may well be wrong. I guess they're more into dub and reggae. I do some dub and reggae though not so much. My latest upload is partly dub (Opposable Thumbs) and there's a 2 min reggae intro to my track Things That Should Always Be.
Anyway, good work again, and I'll look out for your next one.
Also, if you are interested in Bhangra - the link below has a spotify url with a few selections. Of course it will expose me as a fraud but you'll get an idea of the breadth of the genre.
http://open.spotify.com/user/climetree/playlist/18cxFWngxZCCaNhexveNLY
-clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?
1:10 trippy, hypnotic lead is cool, as well as the funky subtle lead after that.
1:28 bass break is cool. Nice to have that space there after all the busyness.
Good vocals you have here.
Are you playing anything at all on this or is just a mix of different loops?
Good work and I like that final, delayed ending. Some of that final part reminds me of the coolest and catchiest synth on Michael Jackson's all-time unbelievable classic The Way You Make Me Feel. I think it's playing something very similar.
This is just different loops - mix of dance/house and Bhangra. At some point I'll start doing my own loops but for now I'm content arranging others.
Again, thanks for taking time to listen and provide analysis - I really appreciate it.
-clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
It certainly does it for me, love the gentle start, then into the thumping drums and chants. bridges and transitions were spot on too. Great work Clindsay.
Best wishes,
Mark/Larry
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
and I vote this one as your best traX between 4-5 traX I've heared from U and all have been this type of indian fusion .
altration @2'10'' + variational theme @ 3'07'' both were nice considered & adorable bridges.all the best.___B
on i can see your eyes by clindsay
No problem. That's why I post stuff here - to get a variety of perspectives as it does get lonely making music alone. That's why I like to give decent analysis - it's what I hope for on my own stuff but, sadly, only get from a few people.
I don't necessarily doubt my views on my work - it's just interesting and stops you going a bit mad to get some other views as everyone's got a different take on things. I don't agree with all of them but am happy enough to hear them. Some can be surprisingly insightful and even occasionally give me some new ideas.
"I played this for a friend and he thought the vocals were a flute"
They're strange and unusual for sure but I can't say they're quite that flute-like.
"2:47 may be harder to transition smoothly since it departs somewhat radically from the tone of the preceding phrase"
There are always multiple ways to make any transition better and/or smoother. Sometimes if I've got something that's just really awkward what I'll do is make a fill/transition that is really dynamic and a bit extreme to distract the listener from the change going on underneath.
A big drum fill, turning up the reverb, adding distortion - whatever works (maybe all of them). I'm not sure if that's quite what you need here; I just mention it as an example.
Good luck with this as you have something good and interesting here.
on i can see your eyes by clindsay
wow..nice work!
on i can see your eyes by clindsay
what an unbeievable !
anyway this is really nice and sweet .
i really liked this .
especially in seconds phrase of music everything sounds really good for me .
i also think you can add flutes or old shako to this composition in first section too .
thank you very much for sharing this beautifull track.
:)
on i can see your eyes by clindsay
No way he can sing like that naturally, no?
It is a rather good and weird vocal. I think you should add some more words to your description about the vocal as it is unusual, especially coming from a man.
This is all well put together and creative. Lots of beauty here, especially on 2:13. Vocal there really working like strings or a pad. Great ambience.
I like this track the more I listen to it.
2:47 it cuts off awkwardly so you could definitely fix that and make it smoother. Especially as it's quite a smooth track.
Flute is cool and suits the vibe. Good return of the vocal after that.
Very final ending is a bit abrupt. Needs to fade out more smoothly.
You've managed to fit quite a lot of activity in only 4.5 mins so well done. Even though it's only using loops, they're well assembled.
Yes, futureanalysis is male and yes it has been repitched. His pellas are unique and interesting to say the least. I played this for a friend and he thought the vocals were a flute. I use his vocals in several of my tracks because they have good tonal quality an are easily chopped.
2:47 may be harder to transition smoothly since it departs somewhat radically from the tone of the preceding phrase but I can definitely adjust the ending.
Again, thank you for listening and for your helpful and insightful comments.
-clindsay
on i can see your eyes by clindsay
i am in love with such musics.
begining is a bit strange but everything goes better when you ride on beats .
were you singing this ?
i loved vocal in this one very much .
Elena
The vocals were from futureanalysis. His (yes it is a he)are very versatile and easy to work with. The beginning (there have been many) is designed to create a surprise when you hear the lyric. An alternate with an Indian subtext can be heard on Indiantechno7 which was the first cut of this track. Give it a listen.
Again, thank you for your comments.
-clindsay
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on i can see your eyes by clindsay
I think this track has too many ideas but I can't kill the babies - I just keep trying to make them get along.
There are probably 6 versions of this with different cohesion issues - this one was the most thematically uniform. Again thanks.
-clindsay
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Respect___Orlando
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Respect___Orlando
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-clindsay