Planetjazzbass

Hey mate OMG WOW!......I was transported totally,beautiful work my friend!....a blend of East and West meets Detlef Bongartz...fantastic guitar playing,takes me on an Elephant ride through the jungle under a crimson sky...Bollywood needs you man!..I love this!!!!.....(I have been taking a break from music,but I am back now!)...superb work as only Zappo can make..I love the dark dreamy ending!..one of my favourite tracks of all time!!!! :) your friend Dave

You know man listening to this reminds me of ripple tank experiments (which I did in physics class)there's heaps of reflections and bouncing incidents..hypnotic to a certain degree....I wonder what I would have thought if I heard it way back then,probably would have corrupted my yet to be bent brain! lol...cheers mate Dave

Damn bass kick nearly blew my head clean off! lol...Hey Spiv,this is really really cool man!..I love the merger of the postulating quasi angst vocals ala Talking Heads with some post industrial melting electro grunge grooving...it all adds up to a happening thang!..definitely off the mainstream grid which makes it all the more interesting..if those are your vocals,I'm totally blown away!!!diamond in the rough because it is rough and real!...you could make a hit with that stuff man!....better than good this is going places!
cheers Dave

Hey Bill....man this is way way Epic!!!!..totally in your face guitar God frenzy,whoa!...I love those arpeggios,the depth,the shred factor,the hair wind machine set on 11!..but what I like best is the controlled and calculated professionalism that you bring to the table,there's maximum expression going on and superb technique all honed to blow your mind (which it has)..the whole piece drips of focused energy building to a multi layered crescendo,not only would this rock any audience but the video game industry has deep pockets that undoubtedly will be filling yours at some point!....your like a musical Djin man there's a whirlwind inside you..(I was going to say your a guitar superhero,but the thought of you playing with your underwear over your pants put me off! lol)...awesomeness as only Bilbozo can!

cheers Dave :)

Hey mate,super song!!..there's no denying Pete is an awesome talent,he just projects himself totally and on a truly pro level..I really dig this song,the music is spot on and I can appreciate how you've put the vocals out front as they should be....this is no criticism but I also feel the instrumentation is if anything a little too much in the background,because Pete's voice is so well annunciated and clear I'd opt for a thicker mix with the music,he's going to cut through no problems....great talent from both of you!..cheers Dave

Hey SJ....this is great!..love the huge sound stage present throughout,piano and vocals work so well together....with a track like this where space is at a premium it would be very easy to add lots of extra elements,which I might add could overwhelm the ambience you've already created....however if viewed as an audio drawing where the primary consideration is keeping things in perspective,adding things like electronic transients,strings,percussives etc can be incorporated successfully as long as they remain behind the reverb model you've created and move in conjunction with subtle volume changes...less is more here like a ballet stag...excellent work so far! cheers Dave

Detlef....I really am touched by this,a fantastic gesture and I'm totally humbled that you would dedicate a track to me!...awww shucks I'm embarrassed!.haha..Since I became a member at Looperman I've met some fantastic musicians,and none more so than yourself..not only do you project your whole personality into your music but you have this veritable prescient ability to expand upon a theme and bring the most organic melodies and musical focus to bear.....What a great track!!!..super funky with that unmistakeable Zappo flair and whimsy..I am very fortunate to have you as a musical ally and even more so as a friend!..tomorrow morning I am actually buying a new (second hand)guitar!a G&L Legacy..I will call it Zappo! lol...together we rock on into the centre of the galaxy brother!..cheers Dave :)

This works well,the beat is very well integrated...a key change here or there would be nice but it delivers on all fronts and has good continuity...vocals would be killer if they can match the mood...cheers

Dang...hit the wrong button before my review was finished!lol....cool song guys,a crowd pleaser for sure...cheers Dave :)

Man this has a lot of the iconic 60's vibes running through it,almost like stepping out of a Greyhound onto Haight Ashbury (not that I've done that,just years of American indoctrination!lol)...great song...at the start I thought this isn't pop it's more folky,but it's actually

Hey mate......very cool Jazz piece my friend,moody,dark but also with a whimsical hint of life's imponderable questions,not unlike the persona of Montgomery Clift himself,a great actor...I loved all the films you mentioned and the era of 50's and 60's...nice tone on your guitar playing,Detlef Burrell! haha.....listening to this piece has put me in a good mood and let my mind drift..cheers mate Dave :)

Nice mix man!...apart from the driving quality of this track (which is cool!) it's got heaps of space to manoeuvre and isn't top heavy,a great blend of guitar friction and rhythmic thud factor....definitely presents with a contemporary feel as well,which is important (you wouldn't want to be carbon dated like I am! lol)..cool stuff!..cheers Dave :)

Hey Richie good to see you man!...nice sounds mate!,forget all that housey mousey ##### (I mean the genre tag,I don't want to upset any house fans!)...your playing fusion here 100% plain and simple..a muso always plays his age there's no escaping it..from the tight punchy bassline,to that lovely swirling lead progression it's pure jazz rock(fusion)...now that we've got that acorn out of the way I can review it (lol)...What I really dig about this piece is the space available and room to extemporise freely notwithstanding the early phase in it's construction..I'd be inclined to further expand your dark 'synth' side and add an electronically styled counter melody throughout,everything else is already there...it's cool now and will be an absolute cracker I'm certain!...cheers Dave :)

Hi Twanna..Great,great,great tune!...Wow,talk about a here and now huge sound,it's awesome!....Allen has a superb touch,that guy can really play and his work here is no exception,an excellent solo!.I love those audio excerpts from Ike,it gives the whole piece a profound provenance that so many people who grew up with Ike's music can relate to....It must be very emotional for you to undertake a work of this nature and when I'm listening to it I can hear Ike's musical legacy flowing strong and true....There is undoubtedly thousands upon thousands of fans of his that would dearly love to hear this tune,maybe youtube is the answer,I don't know...what I do know is your an exceptional and very special talent!!


Dave

Heya mate...Oh! I love this man!!...such a sweet sound,so bright and breezy,so full of good vibes...there's something about an acoustic steel string that just sings,the timbre is open and full of chiming resonance...and you have to really play the instrument well to coax out this innate charm (no hiding within a wall of sustain as many players do)...I don't think there's anyone that does as good a job of incorporating Steve's horns into a composition as you do,it's so totally seamless it's mind blowing..The production side of the coin is as polished as the playing,I have no doubt that if you ensconced yourself in a top line recording studio the incumbent engineer would be twiddling his thumbs most of the time and not dials!(lol)..Super work Bill!..totally downloading this for the car stereo.
cheers Dave :)

Hey 12 String...great chilled out groove happening here man,pretty blissed out vibe all the way through,with some very tasty guitar as well!...Ableton is my DAW of choice and I love it..the arrangement view is where an old school muso like yourself will find his true home,the linear aspect of it is just fantastic and you can see your whole track mapped out with a plethora of control options....I won't go into specifics obviously,session view is cool as well..a lot of people only use that....anyway great to see another Ableton fan on the Loop! cheers Dave

When it's all said and done it comes down to realness in the end and I'm finding a lot of that here,a refreshing break from the façade and ego overload too often engaged in contemporary music,very well recorded with a superb mix and natural timbre throughout....excellent work!
cheers Dave

Hey Jeff..sounds cool man,I like the percussive elements as they hang well,the bass sounds a little out there and harsh at times but all in all the ambience is very good...Yuri Gagarin was actually assassinated by sabotage to his plane because he spoke out against competing factions within the Russian space program,Russian history is filled with these incidents,he was a great man undoubtedly...cheers Dave :)

Hey there Twanna...Whoa! this is some incredible sound you've got happening,it's huge!..talk about presence,what a fantastic vocal performance on top of a great groove with excellent song construction!...this is totally epic I don't know how you do it(well I do,but I can't do it! lol)...you really are a special talent,I'm amazed your not being signed for your own television show (maybe you are!)..I just don't understand the entertainment industry these days,there's heaps of people swanning around the hit parades that don't have half your abilities..amazing performance Twanna!..Encore!
cheers Dave :)

Hey mate very cool track!...I really dig the orchestration you've infused into this composition,metal songs by their very character are somewhat heavy(lol)but you've segued superbly into the main thrust of the guitar riff with cinematic zeal and aplomb...I can imagine this work as the first stanza in a huge cinematic saga that would blow people's minds or just as easily be incorporated into gaming audio (with the same result)..great work on all fronts!
cheers Dave

I think when you can bring vision to your music you've actually reached the starting point of what it's really all about,it then transforms into storytelling.
I part company with my long time creative muse Salavador Dali here for his abhorrence of folk (and jazz) music,no doubt founded on a misconception that these forms represented an unsophisticated and anachronistic section of society,nothing could be further from the truth...all the culture of the world has at it's heart the voice and memories of the people and nowhere is this more personified than in folk music,and this composition is a superb example.....Such a beautiful song that transports the listener to a multitude of dimensions,you just don't get that everyday,it's a rare thing...I'm amazed,astounded..dare I say dumbfounded!..Now if Salvador had his head screwed on right he might comment.."This song is autobetrothed by it's own chastity".
To Janis and Ed..I salute you!
cheers Dave :)

Man...your like this big frog (not a Frenchman!lol)sitting in this musical pond where you are the King,and all the other animals and insects living there have to march past(or swim) and pay tribute to you..(I am just a fly on the wall,haha)....it's always a great pleasure listening to your music Detlef,mature sophisticated and always #####,true fusion!..young people today just haven't absorbed enough musical history and influences to be able to produce material like this,your musical palette has gestated to a point where only the finest distilled material is released....long live the KING!
cheers Dave :)

Hi Jeff..nice fluid track man,I'm not sure if it's dubstep,sounds more like prog rock but hey what's in a genre tag if the tracks good...glad to see someone sticking up for the Loop section..keep up the good work!
cheers Dave

Hey mate..now this is very very cool indeed!!...a totally different slant on a classic(I've always been a big Billy Idol fan,I mean who couldn't be moved by his pouting attitude infused rock! lol)..Mark really winds up on this one,(sounds like he bleached his hair,bought a half ton of chrome chain and a few skull tattoos in preparation!)haha..super sick bassline guaranteed to keep the house moving!..man you might have a club hit with this one!!!...bought a smile to my face and it ROCKS!
cheers Dave :)

Superb intro to a real chillout session...I just love it when instruments become alive and speak through their musicians souls,this could be the segue to a much larger work I think...excellent on all counts!
cheers Dave :)