Planetjazzbass

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 :)

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 :)

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 :)

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 :)

Hey man..I smell something cooking on that old blues stove,and it sounds mighty fine!..traditionally stylised within the electric post Mayall period(100% excellent proof!) played with an undiminished sweetness,you just can't pass this by without breathing it in and thinking..aaaahhhhhh that's gooood!
cheers Dave

Hey mate...from listening to this I get the feeling that your breaking through boundaries,pushing up the ante' and expanding the lines..non stop action that doesn't pause for a heartbeat,I don't no how you manage to do that without running out of air!...your on a roll man and I like the realness!
cheers Dave

Tight and smooth!...the real deal!!!...I'm really glad you guys are still dropping 110% proof,genuine product down on the wasteland that Looperman HipHop has nearly become...there's a visceral compelling magnetism about this track and I know what it is..all the elements are in motion,not just the beat the flow or the groove,it's all working on a level beyond mere syncopation..you all believe it,that's why it works.
cheers Dave

Hey Jimmy...Man from the opening note the sound is soooo freaking thick and juicy,a way spacey groove going on like slow flowing lava chocolate....the vocals are sounding superb,full blown articulation with excellent timbre..To be honest I'd expect nothing less from MrAbleton(and spouse!)..but I know full well the focus and attention within your music and post production work,all the subtle increments of automation and arrangement control you bring to the table make this piece totally Viva!..Conceptually and creatively a tour de force which truthfully reflect all the years of hard work that you've both put in..this music creates it's own light!
cheers Dave

Hey Keye...great groove man!...I'm digging the transition between spoken word and song,it lends a very trippy almost surrealistic quality which is very hypnotic,an absolutely classic ending that take us on one final twist of the tale,very cool!
cheers Dave

Cool track man!...some nice playing there and I do like the vocal timbre superbly balanced with a single instrument,you've obviously tracked this in one take and it has a very live small studio room tone,far from being a criticism it would be great to hear this developed into a more layered affair with the guitar and vocals done separately,however that isn't a necessity,it's very refreshing to hear some music played from the heart and with some real substance..big thumbs up! cheers Dave

If you can get some vocals that are on par with the guitar work I'd say you've got an epic tune in the making...cool tone with some righteous chuggin going on,mixing digital with real tube crunch how can you go wrong!..listening to this reminds me of watching a good boxer at work,heavy hitting and balance combined with fluid grace,nice changes as well...cool work man! cheers Planet