Ahhh Simon....this is great!....you've got this inherently peaceful aspect to your musical touch...must have something to do with being a parent(of girls!).....Or maybe your a therapist in disguise! lol....feels like I just walked through a spring shower on the shores of Lake Geneva (sorry for the analogous reference mate,it's the only Swiss lake that comes to mind, lol)
I especially love the minimalist bass line here,when juxtaposed on those tinkling strings it's better than perfect....beautiful piece of work mate! cheers Dave :)
No Guitar?...hehe, I can dig it....no one said you have to be chained to your axe..(though I bet you sleep with it occasionally!)....I'm detecting a signature Rei keyboard style though...and a throughly throbtastic bass line!...Very cool big sound and I love Effluence's vocals(super presence)......You got that post Thomas Dolby EuroFunkDiscofrankenspurter sound going on man! lol......I dig it mucho mowcho...cheers Dave
ThomasDolbyEuroFunkDiscofrankespurter sound ... awesome ... for me that's the word of the year!!!
and how can you know that thing with the guitar? that's a secret ... ;-)
maybe you're right with with the keyboard style, thinking about it I listened to some other tracks of me, and I really found similar forms in my playing ... interesting ... I wasn't aware of it ... but that's just me I guess, I never thought "I want to sound like ....", I always just played sounds (on both, guitar and keys) and looked if the sound is telling me something, if there was a response, I wrote a song ... that's the whole secret ... haha
Hey Jimmy...this is some wicked work in the throb zone mate!...Man this song totally personifies a great mix and groove within the new big world bass territories(Texas radio and the big beat!lol)....when you have huge emphasis on the bass the upper register frequencies only need a little nudge to be heard and Gently Bentley is the order of the day...next time I hear someone with a muddy mix I'm going to send em over to listen to this...an excellent composition with real presence and pro feel....way good! cheers Dave
Big textures!...with very interesting sounds,it's very 'folded' musically....very spaced out!..I'm an Ableton 8 user so I can appreciate your work flow dynamics...I dig this track and I'd like to give my appraisal on the mix (not to be confused with criticism!).This soundscape is huge! and at times a bit overwhelming frequency wise,I think the separate elements sometimes(apart from the bass line) need to more segregated with different reverb models giving them a more transitional presentation and also increasing your fades feature within the arrangement view as they swell and recede across the composition.....great creative work nontheless,it's an audio monster!..cheers Dave
yeah ...I think I will do a little playing with this in the coming days... I am rocking the idea of differing the reverb fields... thanks for taking the time brother..
Now I know this song pretty well and I've got to say this is a great interpretation...very different,very original..tons of reverb,but I think that adds to the uniqueness and lets all those vocal layers intermesh in a dervish like fashion.....great vocal talent mixed with Nuada's coolness....excellent!
cheers Planet
Ahh..like this one!...It's interesting,in the scheme of things I'm a relative new comer to Hip Hop,I learn something everytime I listen to it....I dig the space around the vocals and the siren motif,the emphasis shifts from vocal performance to bass line to melody and back again,all without loosing that urban supreme prerequisite...flow! lol...great stuff men,I enjoyed it!
cheers Planet
Ok..I'm game,seems like a fair request...but don't feel obligated to return the favor,I don't roll that way...Straight out I don't like the intro..it's too long and tentative without getting anywhere,I'm saying this because people have a short attention span...However once you get into the groove proper...I dig it!..plenty of substance happening here with a nice flow to the mixups and drops....this will be a great vehicle for a rapper,it's got that ebb and flow which Imo is critical for a successful beat....cheers Planet
Hey there WeaverBard....I love listening to work that has come straight from the composer...unadulterated and without premeditation!lol ..there's some superb shades here and the melancholic feeling is strong throughout,a seasonal piece...the Brass and Strings work so well together..I don't know if I'm enjoying more the fact that I've found a Classicist here on looperman or the composition itself....You and Scriptique (alas she seldom appears now)would hit it off together no doubt...Excellent! cheers Planet
Progressive..that's the first thought that comes to mind....I really dig this....the music is the left hand,the flow is the right..a very cool balance....There's nothing wrong with the Old School sound I keep hearing about (values?) but that's in the past whereas this sound is moving forwards with a style that's progressive and experienced...I'm not surprised that your happy with it Conan,I'm thinking that your starting to plumb the depths of the essential musician that we all posses...the trick is finding it......Vizun's vocals are full of integrity,the prime ingredient of attitude...cheers Dave
Hey Mariah...first time listener but not a last time...Fantastic voice,wow!you really project into the whole performance...love the timbre and control..a heartfelt production that's quite inspiring along with Proxy's cool instrumentation...Excellent work!...cheers Planet :)
Hey there MsPixieB....There's a lot of different punters out there making music...there's the one's that try and fake it then there's the one's that plagiarize until they become clones..then there's the people that 'have it'....that amorphous something be it talent,truth,wackiness or whatever..you definitely have it!..takes me back to a time when music was there to be enjoyed without having to cross reference and hire an interpreter....I like!...cheers Planet :)
Hmmm..you ain't no one hit wonder that's for sure..somewhere along the line you've been blessed I think..this is great music!..I'm guessing you haven't been spending your time hiding underground until someone with a talent Geiger counter walked by and the machine went BING!....it's a bit embarrassing laying on heavy praise..but you are totally top shelf material....superb!
cheers Planet
Hi Mizmee..my first exposure to your material....I think I've been irradiated!lol..well you do have a radiant voice...Wow,a real eye opener,the music and mix are great and more importantly they support superbly the vocal performance..and what a voice!..super impressive..poise,sustain,pitch control and above all feeling...without trying to sound too ingratiating you just won yourself a new fan...excellonto on all counts..cheers Planet :)
Hey Ern..saw the Eman on the loop..seems like ages since I've checked your material..I think the verboten zone around you has evaporated don't you think(if there ever was one,but you know what I mean)....cool groove with plenty of MrE present,but then it would be wouldn't it! lol...cheers mate Dave
never really felt it.ive kept in touch with a whole bunch of people from the loop on facebook. ive made a concious effort(really no effort at all) to stay away from the loop until recently.too much sunshime too enjoy out there ...anyway thx for the review dave
Cool vibes man,great keys...love that beat,it's way out there..right on the peripheral side of things..Slow grooves are great and very difficult to get right,a lot of players think their easy until they get out there in the wide open spaces of the groove..and think "##### my pants have fallen down!" hehe..excellent piece of work,spacious and visual..cheers Dave
Hey Bud..Damn man I'm sitting inside the bass drum tripping almost!...reminicent of the more melodic offering from Captain Beefheart..Jeez mate,you can really get inside this music or it gets inside you...totally in your face but from the vibration and offbeat side of things...very much "Head" music..back in the day I'd be toked up while listening to this and say "yeah put that back on for sure!" lol..love this stuff, major thumbs up to Scott,Chris and yourself...cheers Dave
Ahhh....Detlef the Monk,somehow I can't see you taking any vows of celibacy! lol..I really dig this man..it shifts into an ethereal electric groove,you always place your guitar sound so well within your tunes,your a one man Pink Floyd (but better!)...your music is always very inspirational....thanks for the great music my friend!...cheers Dave :)
Hi Dave
There are far too many influences that have a similar structure.
To organize them and to add together is the art of creating a composition
Thank you my friend that you like it
Detlef
Hey Dext..cool beats man!I'd say this is crossing over into world music territory,whatever the genre I dig the way the vibe lays back and lets the vocals ring out,if anything there needs more of her splendid voice (like about 2 hours! lol)..well produced with that DextDee polish you can see(and hear)your face in!...cheers Dave
Hey mate...I'm liking this groove..plus it's great to hear a drum track on it's own and also give a good demonstration of the program...I use a lot of drum machine programs and always love inserting my own samples into their patterns..I have Izotope's iDrum is this the same?..Sounds like it might be...probably one of the best and easiest to use rhythm programs out their,which is a big plus,there's nothing worse than having to spend up to weeks mastering a program and then find your creative juices have stopped flowing!lol....definitely a cool groove box. cheers Dave
Yep it is, haha. Kinda where the track name came from. I hadta show it off coz of how cool the prog is (fav parts are the Bounce feature & song creation window). It just goes to show how powerful this is coz I was just playin around with it that night. Anyways, its cool that you've used the prog too and am glad you dig it as much as I do. Lates!
I actually have driven through Paris in a sports car! lol...unlike Marian Faithful who I could have sworn was initially singing this song!...There's heaps of influences running here,Jeez if I close my eyes Big Brother and the Holding Company float across the stage amongst others...cool stuff Marie! and cooler still that it's a Blues number,for some weird reason that genre hardly gets a look in these days..more power to you!..I dig it..cheers Dave :)
Thanks Dave!
Again with the Marianne Faithful comparisons, lol!
All that time I spent as a kid trying to imitate her paid off, LMAO! I'd love to do a cover of As Tears Go By.
So glad you like it, & blues is my preferred genre. I've written a couple of other blues songs, but so far only really have the vocal melodies sorted out! But I have been sent some great stuff that I'll either use for those or write more lyrics for!
This one was easier since I had the music to work from. Love mark's guitar playing!
TY!
Marie :D
I would imagine the hint of Hip Hop was generated by incumbents with their 'A' levels judging by the sophisticated sound! lol..seriously though,I really like this groove,mellow funk I would call it..and yet again we are faced with the hopelessly inadequate genre list,I understand why you chose fusion..however thats like categorizing Modern art under contemporary art...mind you my idea of what fusion represents probably is antiquated by now...sorry for the rant,odds are the upcoming changes will happen sometime after I expire from holding my breath!..cheers Dave
Dave I was on the verge of hitting the sack when I saw your review and rest assured I went to sleep with a smile on my face. Not that the thought of you expiring made me laugh but as we both know the full implementation of the "upcoming changes" might see both of us off :)
I have to say that I don't really like the Fusion genre...or that tag and I agree that it doesn't really do justice at times.
Thanks for the listen and review.
Elaine
Hey Ron,gutsy performance!..man you've got nowhere to hide when your going direct!..whoa what a great take!full of all the emotive energy anybody could possibly wish for in an acoustic set..it's very symptomatic of the covers you do that they always become "yours" and not just a motion....no doubt wherever your gigging the people are digging it big time...excellent man,heartfelt and true...cheers Dave :)
Dave, Greetings brother. Always great to hear from you and once again I am humbled by your kindness. My father was a jazz drummer and our house was filled with music each and every day. I have 3 older sisters who groomed me on all things rock and roll and 2 older brothers who appreciated the tight vocal harmony bands. So I learned from a very early age that it is ALL music. Cover, Original..really makes no difference to me. If a song touches my heart, it matters not if I wrote it or if you wrote it. I learn it, perform it, track it and share it. The expression is as personal as any. As Hendrix and Eva Cassidy make anothers song their own, I try to project myself as best I can. Thank you as always Dave. You inspire me. RG
Hey Paul...great track man!..super punchy and funky,excellent vocals with a built in tag that can't be ripped off,don't know why I mentioned that thought,guess it's because of all the whining the Looperman HH crew do! LOL..I've always liked your style and delivery,reminds me somewhat of early Beastie Boys,maybe it's the Old School vibe!..all I know for sure is material that I like and this stuff fits the bill....very tight and very cool!...cheers Dave
My style is definitely golden era. I don't care what's HOT these days, ima keep doing me! lol. Thanks for review Dave. I hope you picked up the EP too!
Hey Vicen..strong performance man..I familiar with Spanish history and some of it's political saga's..always great to get a perspective from an insider especially a musical one!...The lyrics fit seamlessly within this rocking groove,super!...and very much appreciate the English translation for monolingual dummies like myself! lol...cheers Dave :)
I have been fortunate to meet people of all kinds and with different visions of the same story. You already know the recent history of Spain is very complex and although many Spanish people think that there is only black and white, the reality is that there are plenty of shades of gray.
Thank you very much for your review and if you want any recommendations of books (I hope they are translated into English), please tell me.
Hi mate..first visit to your page,G'day!..this has a very Film Noir intro to it,which is cool...then it slips into a more traditional groove..it's interesting listening to this,twenty years ago I would have said the drums are way too loud! lol..but everyone's perception of where the beat belongs has changed,including mine I might say..I like it!..the end notes need to be strung out a little more with some long tailed reverb and fade maybe..it was a little abrupt(a very small critique) .. nice one!..cheers Planet
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I especially love the minimalist bass line here,when juxtaposed on those tinkling strings it's better than perfect....beautiful piece of work mate! cheers Dave :)
Thank mate
Simon
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and how can you know that thing with the guitar? that's a secret ... ;-)
maybe you're right with with the keyboard style, thinking about it I listened to some other tracks of me, and I really found similar forms in my playing ... interesting ... I wasn't aware of it ... but that's just me I guess, I never thought "I want to sound like ....", I always just played sounds (on both, guitar and keys) and looked if the sound is telling me something, if there was a response, I wrote a song ... that's the whole secret ... haha
thx Dave!!
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There are far too many influences that have a similar structure.
To organize them and to add together is the art of creating a composition
Thank you my friend that you like it
Detlef
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Again with the Marianne Faithful comparisons, lol!
All that time I spent as a kid trying to imitate her paid off, LMAO! I'd love to do a cover of As Tears Go By.
So glad you like it, & blues is my preferred genre. I've written a couple of other blues songs, but so far only really have the vocal melodies sorted out! But I have been sent some great stuff that I'll either use for those or write more lyrics for!
This one was easier since I had the music to work from. Love mark's guitar playing!
TY!
Marie :D
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I have to say that I don't really like the Fusion genre...or that tag and I agree that it doesn't really do justice at times.
Thanks for the listen and review.
Elaine
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Thank you very much for your review and if you want any recommendations of books (I hope they are translated into English), please tell me.
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