BradoSanz

Thanks BS.
This is not your typical seventies tune though, this one belongs deep in the underground sound and avant garde aprox 1979-80 at least in the pantheon of this type of music. And this one is a fun one to play.
Cru

Thank you for listening and commenting on my track, glad you like it!

hahaha that genuinly made me laugh XD.

yeah im just messing around with stuff just trying to work towards making something cool.
I feel like im getting better though, i kinda have to be though im working on something at all times haha
BUT still a hell of alot to learn! :D

thanks for taking the time to listen and comment Brando :)
p.s been working on this all day today and should update this soon :D

Yo yo, Brado. (he asked, holding out a yo-yo)

"listening this makes me wonder what else you've got"

The newer, the better. "Onward" is my oldest on here and it and many other old ones are cringe-worthy to me now. I'd say, disregard the older page of songs and try anything from 26 to 50. I listened to your mash-up of your stuff in chronological order and thought it was a neat idea. Cool ending to that medley of yours, by the way.

"Is that your vocal at the start? So wide and clear."

The vocal is myself. It's three different takes, panned and then a couple where duplicated, then dropped, one to the lower 4th and the other the lower octave,... then blended with reverb and delay on different tracks. There are about six tracks there and none of them have the same thing going on. Vocals are not my strong suit. I don't have the most forceful voice. I'd be great on NPR.

" I could totally imagine more percussion instruments accompanying the song towards the latter half"

I have no other project going at this time, so I may go back in there and add some stuff. I appreciate the suggestion! That is what it's all about. This place and it's users are very helpful. We're lucky to find it.

Hope all is well with you!

Take care.

Evan

Thank you! True, this one is a really lucky mixture of loops. After the happy intro, i just want to take the feeling and hold it as far as i can. The result is ok overall, i think too. :)

regards, traz

Hi Brado,

Thanks so much for your comment. Really glad you like it and took time to leave your kind words.

Since I play the drum parts, I'm especially more picky about their sound. I use an Alesis drum kit since it's much easier for recording than my acoustic kit. The sax is actually a VST instrument. I wanted trumpet like the original, but it just didn't sound as good as the sax.

Cheers,
Scott

Thanks man! Good looking out. I caught the beginning bass being out of tune this morning! I've corrected it now, so that should be taken care of. Much appreciated again! Cheers!

~GO

Thank you BradoSanz, I am glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate all of your comments. I do think the key change adds a little color and flavor to it.

Ronabo

Thank you! I was just messing around to see what I could come up with, this is actually the first song i've ever made! @BradoSanz

thank you so much for your feedback and I am pleased that this song you like!

Thank you! I am glad you liked it!

Hey buddy! Thanks for stopping by to listen! The microphone used on this one was my "100 Proof" electret condenser, which I built last year. It's actual a stereo microphone, but for vocals I just use one side (they have separate output jacks). Thank you for the compliments about the vocals. There are probably a few reasons for my voice sounding different from the usual radio stuff - a big one would be my background, as I have spent time in many different parts of the US and canada throughout my life, and picked up a conglomeration of the local accents. Also I have smoked various smokeables pretty much constantly for 25 years. Then there is my on and off obsession with European music and film (especially UK and anything Eastern Europe). In all honesty, a large part of the album is already posted here on Looperman, though some have updated mixing and/or mastering on the album (haven't updated the others yet). You can download it for free at wearerecords.com though. Best burned to a CD and played on a hi fi. Thank you for the nice comment!

Thanks for stopping by!

You're not the only one smiling while listening to Ed's great music...there are many of us who have deep admiration
for his work and respect for him as an artist and a wonderful person...yet only few of us have this incredible
opportunity and honour to actualy contribute bits and pieces to some of his incredible repertoire...I'm absolutely grateful for such a blessing !

Thanks alot for listening and comment...much appreciated!

Orlando

That will be great! I'll pm you the stems later. Thanks a lot man!

Stretchy word ups, yo, equally dearest Bradobro.

You seem to have put a short, standard Looperman comment such as "Nice track bro" through that timestretch software to produce a detailed, lengthy review. You'd think you'd just get "Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrack brooooooooooooooooooo" but the settings can be tweaked to make oh so much more.

I've never really heard anything I liked by Van Halen (Jump is decent) but I know EVH is a greatguitarist. Fun, fat intro here. Maybe I'll eventually find a VH track a little like it.

When I came up with the rather nice chords of the clean lead at 0:22, I knew I had something special. Big chill over big balls, so to speak.

"like a diva in Los Angeles"

is a fun analogy.

2:31 is me trying to play fast and up the badassery. Was meant to be longer but I'm trying to cram less in tracks these days so just made it brief.

2:32 very brief stretchy g fill and then 2:42 angelic stretchy voices.

"resting sound at the next segment"

Yes, I like the chilling, laidback drum comedown there (2:52) and that contains one of only two bass g sections.

3:13 new stretchy g that's very vocal at times especially breathy female vocal oddness at 3:35. Check 3:38 for the high "woo woo" notes.

I was trying for the badass guitar at 4:18 to be more upfront but I've somehow got the sound wrong. Cool playing but sound is not right.

"chord change at 5:00"

Not sure there is one but I do add some distorted bass g riffage to thicken ##### up even more (on top of the synth sub bass).

"almost-dead silence at 5:42"

is pretty damn tight and hopefully a fun surprise. I needed to make some sort of transition and that turned out to be dramatic. Then more ambient chill female stretchy g vocals and we're back to another big riff, even if the transition to it isn't good enough. Yes, a very different chill section.

" lacking that solid bass that one does not notice"

Good point - that's pretty much the only time time the sub bass ain't playing.

"a gentle solo overlaying it all"

Lead at 7:35 is a return of the idea of chill guitar over badass riffage.

"being consumed by the time-stretched guitars"

is a good way to put it.

I agree that the stretchy guits do take it to some other, unusual level.

Wish I could make a track like this every day but I can't.

Am working on a few right now (including a chillfunk remix of this very track) but they're all currently no good. I have a lot of musical limitations.

Thanks for your kind and interesting words and yes, I must release some albums. One would be a start.

You should starting stretching guitar parts as well as your vocals for mega ambient sounds. It'll work, trust me...