The more I listen to your tracks, the more I become a fan .
I love this one too, especially the cut vocals in the second part which you're a master at to me . And I smiled at this pella with a Frenchie accent :)
Thx a lot, CM . Bopped my head too ;)
Hi CM :)
You know how much I like how you play with snippets of vox and I had another good time listening to this one .
Love dancing on the dark side too .
Thx a lot !
Hey you, I'm always happy when you listen to my stuff and say something nice. So thank you. As it happens I'm in Europe for a couple weeks, in Frankfurt now, heading to Amsterdam by train tomorrow. I suppose I should be sightseeing or something, but feel an urgent need to do some loopin'. Hope you're well and happy and making cool music...
No need to speak English to be stirred by MLK's voice and eloquence and your music perfectly wraps it and gives much power to his words .
Kenny's so right : this is a really moving piece of art .
This is "muse-ic" .
Thx so much,
Respects
Carole
"Muse-ic" - I like that. Yes, I can't tell you how inspired I get by MLK's voice and message, and how much I miss it, and how much we all need it right now. I always appreciate your comments, Carole - thank you.
This a really moving piece of art. The music and spoken word are pitched just right to give the effect you were hoping for. It makes you wonder if there is any hope for the human race. Nice job.
Thanks so much, Darkreine. Yeah sometimes I wonder that. But, as a history buff, I'm reminded that the human race always seems to be on the brink of collapse or all-out war, and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't, and yet we muddle through (at least so far), like the bunch of bumbling idiots that we are. The thing is, it's people like MLK and Bobby Kennedy, the good guys, that help us get through the hard times. These guys were two of the best and their loss was a great loss to our country. There I go, pontificating. Thanks again!
This is great track CitizenMofo! Had me wanting to spit when those drums and bass first broke in, lol. I liked how you mix the vocals. And the beat has some great change ups. The production overall sounds on point. Nice work and thanks for posting it.
Thanks for stopping by, Shatner. I spent quite a few hours on the mix, so I appreciate your comments. I came out of a long quiet time recently, where I had to do some internal rebuilding after a hard loss - so long that you wonder if you'll ever get back in the ring - but I did come out of it and now I'm so creatively on fire and productive and having so much that it's insane. I'll probably post every day for a week to 10 days, with some videos going to youtube during that same period. Ride the pony all-out while she's still got gas. Hey, I'm just blabbering cuz I'm happy. Take care and thanks again.
I am Impressed Citizen Mofo, you are doing an awesome job of creating some very interesting pieces of music on this site, keep it up. I love the disjointed feel of this piece with the pella-vox having a very indie feel as well. good work
Steve
Thanks, crucethus, it makes me feel really good to get such comments from real musicians. Without the loops on this site, without others' work to build on and with, I could do absolutely nothing. Can't sing, can't play - helpless. But with this site and the mutual support of its membership, I am all-powerful! What a deal. Thanks again, man - respect.
kind of a multi-genre trip here CitizenMofo...I really like the cinematic genre as it gives you all kinds of license to take the music wherever the spirit moves you....you made good use of it here and you did a nice job of holding it all together with the breats & transitions....good on ya.....Ed
Yeah, I never know what genre to put my stuff in. I don't think in genres, just in sounds that I like. Which is probably why I'll never be rich and famous, oh well. I wanted a head-bopping body-mover that reached a sort of beatific climax. Whether I achieved that or not, it's good to hear that it resonates with someone. Thanks for the listen and comment, Tumbleweed, I appreciate it.
Thanks, subzone. Yeah I had fun with this piece, especially since it was a 2nd draft and the 1st draft was a wreck and a horror. Sometimes things fall into place with a little bigger push. Your comment made my day!
i love the way you used the clips of spoken word and the dialect is very potent and i like how it distorts my audio/video mental stream when its rendered by memory
Thanks, SoulMaaaan, for your listen and comment. Yes! Distorting the audio/video mental stream through music, that's what it's all about. I don't like the cliches and triteness and shallowness that we're constantly bombarded, brainwashed, and dumbed-down with by popular culture. A big reason why America is in such dire straits, with criminals running our banking system and the 99% stunned senseless by the obvious collusion of government in financial crimes against the people. So we need some new sounds! Some fresh thinking! Some real truth! Some distorting of the audio/video mental stream! OK, climbing down off my soapbox now... Thanks!
If you like doing this kind of stuff you might enjoy this which is a video and original arrangement of a track I did from loops that came in magix and downloaded royalty free content as well - mashed up to look at best like space travel through a celestial dance rave techno show/venue/event
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Hi again, SoulMaaaan, I dig your music video, both the music and the video - you're working with some stunning images there and you're beyond me in video capability. I use Windows Live Movie Maker and just do basic mash-up things using video bits freshly borrowed from youtube or images from my rather large stash from when I used to make weird T-shirts. I love it, it's a blast, and adds a cool dimension to the music. Check out some of my vids on youtube if you're of a mind - I've got 7 there, 3 political ones and 4 just my weird music, under CitizenMofo. Rock on.
Thanks for the listen and comment, crucethus. I wasn't familiar with Laurie Anderson and so watched her video "O Superman" on youtube. Yes, strange, wonderful stuff, and I can see a definite lining-up of sensibilities there. Thanks for turning me on to this and helping me learn something.
Aw ... despite the rather dim atmosphere, I think you were successful in expressing this feeling of attraction . The tension is here, almost palpable, as the longing we feel for the other one .
I usually like when things are said frankly, 'cause life's an emergency, and your track goes right to the point, as sincere sensations should always be spoken .
Thanks a lot CM for this intense listening .
Glad to have met u,
Carole
Dear Carole, thanks for listening and commenting. Yeah with this one I was going for the combination and conflict of a sense of dread and delight that desire and longing can bring into one's heart. I wrote a bleak song once that attempted to express the same dichotomy of attraction (it's gonna be good) and repulsion (my heart will inevitably be broken). I wrote it when my marriage was ending a few years ago - along with a lot of other bleak tunes about the impossibility of love lasting. Here are some of the lyrics:
All living things
Contain a room
Where darkness grows
From the seed of doom
And this is true
Of love as well
Inside of heaven lies
The seed of hell
Looks like you had fun creating this track. Reminded me of an old school hiphop song "Pump Up The Volume" by M.A.R.R.S. Liked that driving bass in the background.
Yeah I had a blast making this one - glad that came through. I always do. I watched the "Pump Up the Volume" video on youtube - brings back the memories, so thanks for that and for your comment!
MStokes, your comment made my day. We spend endless hours making these things, or I do, and wonder, "Will anyone hear it the way I do? Does anyone out there share my sensibility, or am I just a weirdo and an oddball?" Well, yes, I am a weirdo and an oddball, but then again so are we all, and it sure feels great to connect with a kindred spirit. Thank you!
Thank you, Indozizz. I had a lot of fun making this one, especially since it was a complete remix of an older track that had failed to catch fire, and I felt it did in this version and so crossed that piece of unfinished work off my list. Thank you for listening and commenting - that's what makes it all worth it.
Never have I heard such a track ... 'Was taken right from the start ! How delicious with this haunting voice in the background and this breathing ... ! Oh Gosh, this is pure art !! Goes right in my favs ! Thanks a lot !!
Carole
I like the rhythmic aspirations embedded with the vocal exercises. And then an awesome synth guitar.and back to analogue synths. Worthy of a download!.
Thanks, man. I like rhythmic aspirations embedded with vocal exercises too. And killer guitar makes me weep. The thing I've found with guitar licks, by the way and for what it's worth, is they usually sound great reversed as well, and so I do that a lot and then mix them together with unreversed for variation and build.
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I love this one too, especially the cut vocals in the second part which you're a master at to me . And I smiled at this pella with a Frenchie accent :)
Thx a lot, CM . Bopped my head too ;)
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You know how much I like how you play with snippets of vox and I had another good time listening to this one .
Love dancing on the dark side too .
Thx a lot !
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Kenny's so right : this is a really moving piece of art .
This is "muse-ic" .
Thx so much,
Respects
Carole
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Steve
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Dont Seize out it's going to be a lot of visual stimulation mon ami!
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"Helloveden" as Stef would say ...
Dunno, but want to keep on believing .
Take good care as well, Sir .
Bises
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I usually like when things are said frankly, 'cause life's an emergency, and your track goes right to the point, as sincere sensations should always be spoken .
Thanks a lot CM for this intense listening .
Glad to have met u,
Carole
All living things
Contain a room
Where darkness grows
From the seed of doom
And this is true
Of love as well
Inside of heaven lies
The seed of hell
-But maybe it's just me. Take care.
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Carole
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I liked very much those vocal loops and all the second part which is magnificent.
Good job!
Stefano
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Nelson
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