Spivkurl
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Rochester MN, United States
Joined : 1st Nov 2008 - 16 years ago
Last Online : 22nd Apr 2025 - 2 months ago
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Spivkurl has posted 5409 comments on other peoples tracks.
on Modnex - The Magic Pond by Modnex
Either way, it is a nicely composed song, with a very cinema/game feel to it. Not my favorite sort of music of course, but within those confines you have done very well.
I am curious about the process. Did you play the instruments in with MIDI controllers, or was it all mouse based? The main reason I ask is that the velocity of the composition seemed somewhat static. It could also be due to the low peak level of the render, which makes the dynamics less apparent. With these sort of instruments, I tend to expect a lot of variation between loud an soft notes. It adds realism, and can give a tension which might be missing.
None of that is meant to make you question your work, but is simply to help me verify what my ears are hearing.
I did enjoy the song, and I think a great film could come together with tracks made like this!
When I create music I tend to use different methods to create each song. The midi piano I use is kind of small. With that in mind, sometimes I need a bigger work-space to have more flexibility in the creation of my compositions. That's when I get on my real piano and start coming up with melodies. Sometimes like with this song, after I create the melodies on the real piano I transfer them by hand to the DAW instead of recording it with the midi. I'm not sure why I do it, but this is probably the reason why things sound more static and less realistic.
Thanks for the honesty,
have a great day!
on ZUB Bass EDM Demo Ver 3 by NateJMusic
You would probably get even more hits for your kontakt lib if you made this into a full song, and linked to the library everywhere you uploaded the song. I know that a lot of people have a short attention span, but personally I prefer to hear a full song.
It was fun to listen to, and had a nice build up of energy! Good work!
on i see the missiles fly feat Phatkatz by joecramer
Definitely does have a classic rock vibe to the instruments and mix. There is nothing wrong with that at all! It reminds me a bit of The Doors, on songs where Manzarek's organ was backed up by a "real" bassist.
It's interesting to read from those in "western" and "developed" nations, who think of war, and think of somewhere far away. I, on the other hand, live in this heartland bread basket, and think of it as the front lines. Sure, it may be a different war, but it is just as serious in impact to the future. I think of it a bit like the war which was being fought against the Dakota tribe in our area at the same time as our "civil" war... totally different front lines. It almost feels like the war that is remembered was simply a distraction from the atrocities. I don't think it is a coincidence that history books about this era are being thrown away by our libraries.
There are a lot of days when I wish I had a rocket launcher, in order to drop crop duster planes from the sky, or to leave the parks and forestry vehicles in smoldering piles. Then I would be forced to disappear - or be picked up in the night, never to be seen again. Life during wartime, right?
Either way, your song was thought provoking and also musically enjoyable! Very cool work from you two! Fave! Thank you for sharing!
War is always war.
It does not matter where the war is going on or what kind of war is going on.
In a way it is good that i haven't a rocket launcher, cause i am real sure i would use it much to much ........
So i better use my music to fight against the madness.
Good to know that you liked what we both done here.
I am really happy that you found this track and taked yourself some time to listen to and write this pleasant comment.
all the best and
stay tuned
joe
on beyond repair by MetalEd
No guitar?! I seem to be expected to be a synth guy, but a guitar is something I don't want to be caught without... even if I swerve to homeless, like I expect. I've always thought that a crap guitar is better than no guitar at all, and a bunch of guitars is even better.
Loops or not, this is pretty damn cool. I have not been a big metal head since 1991 or so, so my big metal influences are more along the lines of classic rock now... GnR, Queensryche, NIN, Manson, etc... but still I can enjoy this one. I'm down with the double time kick drums and the overdrive guitars. The vocals border on industrial, so I can get into those too. An acapella I would assume?
You've done a lot with what you had to work with, and that's all I expect out of anyone, including my own past... so keep at it! Rock on!
on Song To Xavier by BLEEP
My wife and I have watched this one in bed on VHS so many time over our time topether! It is one of the finest films ever made, and I can not get over hearing this on looperman! She and I are collecting songs to do on our comeback cover album these days. Something like Bowie, PinUps or something.
Thank you so much for doing this song. I have no idea how I missed this on your profile. You have done amazing work on this cover! It is a huge fave!
What a surprise reading you're fan of the movie "subway". Just onemore thing we have in common :)
I think i already wrote it in one of my answers here but if it wans"t the case, I specify for those who are interested that this piece is pulled from the original sound track from the movie "subway" (Luc Besson - 1985).
At the beginning it's only a saxo line without instruments and it has been written by Eric serra.
Another track which is brilliant is "it's only mystery" with a special fav for the singer voice (each time i hear this song, that gives me shivers!
If among you some want to download it i've nothing against, let me know it ^^
on Dust it off rmx by BLEEP
This song reminds me of how I used to respects French and eastern Europian culture greatly, and how it wained during the Obama times. Perhaps it was simply brainwashing that I did not expect. Now I support the moves of this region, right now, more than ever.
It's a threatening time, for all of us. And people like you give us hope. That's dope.
Thank you! Fave!
yes, i noticed that you posted comments on several tracks i published here and i really appreciate it.
On this one, if i remember, it was the first i putted here after subscribing myself in this place.
As i underlined it, i wrote this track after watching the movie "I Origin". May be you saw it too? It's not only the movie that i liked but the original sound track and particularly the song from the band "The Do", band that i didn't know before.
I'm glad to read your opinion about the french culture in the electro movement even if we weren't at the beginning of this sound universe :)
Thanks a lot for taking time in listening to my work and commented it
Friendly
Bleep
on TranceFormers by Mosaic
Bouncy and deep, this song has a ton of dynamics to it! Your mid range is very well crafted, and makes the song strong in a rooted sort of way.
Borders on psy, but with a sensibility which is rarely found in that style. Rhythmically dense without being muddy.
I've enjoyed it thoroughly, and now I retire to my wife's short vacation. Thank you for sharing it! Fave'd and DL'd!
Very pleased you enjoyed this one, fairly happy with the way it turned out but could be better, we all think that of our own tunes...thank you for the fav and dl...Peace n much respect my friend...mosaic...
on The ending by BLEEP
It shows in this piece, that you are a bass player by nature. A good bass player is like gold. I just put new acoustic/electric bass strings on our old JBP bass for my wife to begin practising again. It was a good feeling to play in some chords and modes with her, on my classical with equally new strings. She is the only singing bassist I have ever worked with, and since we've been together since '94, it is a good feeling. Hopefully we can achieve some of our collective musical goals together.
I've listened a couple of times now, and I've enjoyed it much! Nightingale is kind of a classic member, who seems to have gone underground for the moment. I too have used his material. Some great guitar work there! If you need some help, maybe I would be able to help, though I am no guitar god like Nightingale. My neurological issues and multiple head injuries seem to limit me in that way, though I work each day to overcome it. I know we ust have tried to work together in recent times, but I have actually completed a couple of collaboration projects in recent months.
Your work is always inspiring in a reminiscent way, like something I would have been obsessed with ten years ago. To hear something like that now is almost like a dream, like most things I indulge in deeply. Thank you for sharing it. I am going to fave, and await an update or a contact!
I took time to answer you for two reasons:
first, because you wrote me a long long comment and i wanted to be sure to well understand all the meaning! You took care of delivering me your feeling in detail and it is very considerable.
second, because i wanted to wait a little after Nightingale. I don't have any answer from him adn as you said, he seems to have gone underground actually!
This track will be updated after our collab if you're always agree spiv? It's a great honor for me and first time too with a collab! so, what do you need exactly for a confort work?
On my side, I shall like that the guitar begins evolving after the resumption of the break (after 1:36). Free court in your feeling and in your imagination to slide me long and stabbing sounds. This guitar is the leader in the piece thus its expression is free. Just if we can preserve the sound grain and the reverberation or approach it?
As i said you, first time for a distant collab so tellme what you need ;)
I'm really excited by this common work, particularly with someone from who i admire his work :)
Bleep
on Through the windows of the night train by silverman
This does have the feel of an opium dream, which is something I saw that you mentioned. I think that has been invading my nights quite a bit in the last couple of weeks (tis the season). It has that sort of confusing yet penetrating vibe.
Lots of jazzy elements in here, which make it also somewhat fun! Feels a bit like something from Eno's "Nerve Net" album, or even some from Matt Johnson/The The... neither of those could ever be a bad thing to my ears! Something is definitely very fusion-like in here.
The "Night Train" aspect of the title made me thing of Guns and Roses, which is a bit funny considering the style of your song. Can't seem to get past that part of my youth, blaring a GnR tape in my walkman over and over again... surprised my ears are as good as they are still!
Thanks for sharing this groovy piece! Very cool!
on The Streets Are Ours by silverman
Your song gets me up and going, which is what I need, You've done me a favor here!
This is groovy and sweet! I think you took me back in time about ten years... which at this point in time, can't be a bad thing.
Life now hurts, and your song feels good. You should be proud!! Faved! Thank you for sharing!
on world set by dumarecht
I can't deny that I am aflutter when I receive a comment from people in the Netherlands or Germany, and yours was one of those moments. Your song, which I've heard as barter, is an extremely deep and cool experience!
I've been watching the entire series of "The Rockford Files" recently, and this puts me in mind of it, both in the interesting seventies vibe way, and in the private eye aspect. It is questionable and unknown, but it is in your face!
I dig it big time, and I hope that you know it. I realize that you are out there, fighting the fight. And you are winning.
Love it completely, and it's a big fave! Listened a few times!
Silverman gets an 70s vibe as well which is funny im from 1980 (and still fifteen) i geuss loose playing and mixing genres was more commen then. In general i just go with an idea and finish a tune in a couple of hrs without spending too much time thinking about it, its a nice way passing time.
Glad you dig the tune and thanx for listening: let us both fight the good fight
Cheers man
on Confusion by bitronix
I can't believe the feeling that finding this song has given me today... It is an unbelievable presence to say the least! I find it hard to be as expressive as I was in the partially lost reply to your comment on my song.
Let me start by saying this... I heard a new Nine Inch Nails song this morning, for the first tine in a couple of years. I had a bland, take it or leave it reponse, even though I've been a fan for over twenty-five years. This song you've created had a much more fulfilling effect on me, and I found it potent and deep.
Please keep writing songs for yourself, and performing them, as you have so much potential as a songwriter/performer! You've created a bed for us to lay down in, and you have changed the sheets first.
I used autotune for years, before swearing off anything artificial, except drugs. It only ever helped my image and acceptance. Just like makeup, it changed people's image of me. Don't worry about using a tool of our trade, as that is what tools are for.
You sound great, and this song is a must fave and DL! I thank you for sharing, and I lament the loss of my complete response to your comment on my song.
I really don't know how to react to this kind of appreciation, but all I can say is a huge thanks! It really motivates me to do more music.
And about your song, I did NOT noticed that PB and Grace was uploaded a year ago, my bad so it's not that much of a problem!
Again, thank you so much Sir Spiv!
Cheers
on Medicinal Use Only by silverman
I'm hearing a lot of sounds which make me reminisce about Depeche Mode, which is always a good thing. This definitely does help me associate it with pop music, but it is more than that. It has depth and power which is not normally present in pop music, especially these days.
It also makes me a bit jealous... my medicine has run out, and will not be available without several months of waiting and much effort. Also, it is not legal since my certification has lapsed. A whole year with that certification, and never got to buy once! In a similar way to someone observing that your medicine is "making you younger," this lack is making me feel really old all of the sudden.
Your song is medicine in itself, and I appreciate you sharing these healing vibrations. Groovy, with plenty are harmonics to get right inside the listener.
I must feed the cat, and then repair a toilet (I hate plumbing). So, I will catch you later. Another fave for this awesome song!
on One Twitch Two Twitch Three Twitch More by silverman
Jamming electro throughout, but with so much more to love! It has that ska vibe, like I've also attempted... seemed rejected due to the modern impression of ska (which is more often just rock with a horn section). You've done it perfectly here... it's danceable, fun, and quite in-your-face punkish.
The dynamics are totally sweet, and I can see why you would be bouncing in the chair while making this. I was while listening. Went great as my coffee went down!
The depth of this was like a glimpse of reality without the filters and blinders that we must usually put on. That is no easy task! I applaud your success with this piece!
We totally need to work together on something before I get a gypso vardo built and disappear into the night. The immersion of commonplace reality has kept me from doing the creative work that I require, and songs like this help me refocus, so I thank you for that. When I recover from carrying cement and mosaic tiles (probably 100-120 lbs) home yesterday, hopefully I can get back in the studio.
I'm really happy to have heard this one, and it is a must fave! Thank you for sharing it!
on Hours And Hours by StaticNomad
The breakbeats are a very nice touch, and not all that out of place in a style like this. Gives me thoughts of times passed, when things were not so frustrating and destructive to simple freedom and creativity. I thank you for that!
Your cello performances are, as usual, a spotlight in this tune. Since, as you know, cello is one of my early musical endeavors and influences... I can't help but feel something special when I hear, most especially when it is used in a not-so-classical way.
The progression (not meaning chordal, but progression of time) is quite interesting and non-linear. I appreciate this aspect as well. Music is one of those rare ways that humans can actually control the impression of the passage of time for other individuals, and it adds much to the power of the medium.
I am not listening to this as background music, but trying to actually pay attention, and it is working great for me. Interesting at every level, sonically deep, and well performed. It has kept my interest, and does not disappoint in any way.
I actually find it hard to believe that nearly ten minutes have passed since pressing play, and I take this as another piece of evidence that you have made an amazing piece of art here. I love a good time warp, and you've done just that, for me personally.
Thank you for sharing this! Big fave!
Thanks for the excellent review.
Damn, I wish you had given me a time reference for the "interesting "swell" sort of effect on an unidentified instrument". Then I could identify it for you. it might be the lyre, which is quite prominent in the track, in various sections.
"in an effort to slow time down. You have done just this in an excellent fashion!"
That may be completely accidental. Perhaps more to do with the synth patch used than any skill on my part.
"The breakbeats are a very nice touch"
Yes - I like them and the track was supposed to start with them as I made this track out of some leftover parts from another drum 'n' cell track a few months ago called Opposites Subtract.
"Your cello performances are, as usual, a spotlight in this tune."
They need to be as it's the only played instrument and there's a lot of it. I still haven't used my cello to make any classical music. Maybe I never will though I would like to.
"The progression... is quite interesting and non-linear."
It is and I only repeat/reintroduce sections in a track if there's a real purpose. Otherwise, I tend to keep it progressing and moving into new areas and moods. I could have made this one quite a big longer, especially if I done something like returned to the very first riff.
"Interesting at every level, sonically deep, and well performed."
That's exactly what I always go for. This works fine as background music (due to the chilled vibe) but I think it's better than that and worth paying attention to.
"hard to believe that nearly ten minutes have passed since pressing play"
Yes - the aim is for the track to be addictive in the sense that when a section is ending, you wonder what's coming next. It probably wouldn't be that way if I spent too long on any one section. I think having the drumless breakdown in the middle helps break things up and give the listener time to reflect on what's been and what is to come.
"you have made an amazing piece of art here."
Thanks. It's grown on me as I've been listening back since uploading it. I feel I have many better tracks but still enjoyed making it, even if did take ages (hours and hours).
Thanks again for the fine review.
on Make Yourself A Life by MGproduct
You recorded these vocals in the park?! I respect that utterly as well! I spend an unsafe amount of time in parks here, and I have had trouble practising or recording there for the past year... too much trauma I suppose. It still inspires me some of the time. The damage to the places I hold dear have become almost too much to take in recent times. I feel the almost constant desire to start walking either south or west, and just keep going.
I'm pressing play again, since this was quite beautiful. I really would like to see the lyrics, as this seems to be quite relevant to me and what I was just speaking of, yet I can't quite catch each and every word.
I was just thinking how I wanted to hear something which had not been done before, and I think I found it here, within moments of the need arising. I thank you for that!
It's awesome, and if you feel like collaborating, to bring this to completion, I would like to be involved! This is definitely a fave and DL! Thank you for sharing!
on I Like Me Better - STK Remix by NateJMusic
Who is the original artist? I could not find any link on your profile. It's not really my favorite style of electronic music, but it has some pop value for sure.
Was fun to hear! Thanks for sharing!
Your 100% correct. It's a mix of Tropical and EDM. The artist name is Lauv and the link is the last link on my profile. The SKIO Music link.
Once the contest is completed, I'm going to post the full version (for playback) on Looperman. I doubt I'll be able to make it free though (contest rules).
on The Midieval Song by MWRatridge
The modern instrumentation with an almost ancient composition is an interesting duality here. Gives me some parallel thoughts with one of my recent tracks, "Lain," which to me has the sort of composition you might find in a sea shanty or some sort of thing. I suppose that style was a logical progression from medieval styles.
The distorted guitar was especially stand out, both in that duality, as well as simply awesome performance by one of the best guitarists around here!
The recording and processing of your vocals seems to have also come far in recent times. It sounds cool! Though I admit to not having heard your other recent works.
It was fun to hear your latest, and I'm happy to see you around! Have a good one!
I don't take your compilments lightly considering the talent that you have shown us over the years.
Cheers, Mark.
on Remember by bitronix
Very enjoyable frequency balance going on here, and I like it that the song made me want to turn up the volume. I take that as a good sign in most cases, since many songs (and TV shows and films and youtube videos) make me want to turn my system OFF. You've got the dynamics and the punch, and you didn't overdo it in any way.
Very fun stuff! Simple but also deep, kind of like a modern form of punk. Super cool and faved!
Glad to hear it from you!
on SHORT PUNK SONG by Deathbot
I've been a big punk fan for nearly 25 years now, and it's great when something like this shows up on Looperman. It seems like a lost art at time, but then you hear something like this!
I suppose the mix/master could be improved, mostly to keep the peaks within the headroom as to avoid digital clipping. I like analog or emulation analog clipping, especially on guitars, however clipping from a digital recording going past 0dB can mess up an otherwise awesome track. You can hear it in the little crackles in certain points, which signify a loss of audio data.
Beyond that, this all sounds very good, and very much in the style of old school 90's punk. Enjoyed it a lot! Fave!
on THE PUNK ROCK PROJECT - Beggar by BradoSanz
I found the tone on the guitars to be a nice edge to the song, and the performances were also awesome! I am curious how they were recorded... it sounds like you used amps and microphones. Were their effects pedals involved, or were any effects added to the guitars in the DAW?
The vocals sounded just right for this style of music, at least to my ears. It's not a genre I listen to by choice much, but at the same time I have been hearing it regularly for about twenty years. It seems like this was especially popular in 1996-97, when I spent a year in Boulder, Colorado. All over the radio it was, and I'm sure it had something to do with the state party college there. I also tend to hear this sort of style incorporated into television shows which I watch and re-watch, such as "Workaholics" and "Parks and Recreation."
I think you did an excellent job here. Joseph already mentioned the clipping, so I won't harp on that. I would love to hear the song with live drumming instead, but that is simply one of my frustrations with many modern rock influenced styles... they all seem to use those drum romplers any more. I always found drums to be hugely important in rock, punk, and metal styles. Even so, you composed them well! Probably backing of the mastering would bring out the dynamics of the drum part a little more.
Thanks for sharing the cool song!
Concerning the recording, I used my AKG C214 to mic a custom fully-birch cabinet with two Eminence Swamp Things, one Eminence Man O War, and an Eminence Texas Heat speakers. The overall tone of that setup is thicker while still maintaining clarity. It provided excellent low-end and was a good match alongside a DI recording using a Mesa Cabclone for mid and high range clarity. The amp head used was a ENGL Powerball II set to a low-gain crunch channel. Guitar used was a PRS Wood Library (only ten made!) with Karina body and neck, with 57/08 pickup in the bridge and 59/09 in the neck. Extremely articulate! The most accurate guitar I've ever played or seen. Used a variety of picks to get the tone and sound I was after. This was all ported into Pro Tools 12 and had very minimalistic, basic effects: minor EQing, compression, short-tail reverb and stereo widening.
I agree with the drums. I just don't have access to a real drummer. Truth be told, this song was originally intended to be a sample piece only 30 seconds long (for a punk-style band interested in recording their EP with me) but it turned into a full song! Even though I have most rudimentary setup and my "studio" looks nothing of the sort, they still chose to go with me despite being courted by a number of other local, more-professional studios.. So I'm happy about that. I still have kinks to work out in my mixing but I am a very quick learner. Mahloo has been giving me mixing advice along the way and has helped tremendously through it all.
Sorry for the book but I thought you'd take interest in the details of my recording considering you're very knowledgeable about all the workings of guitars and their related hardware. I really do appreciate you stopping in for a listen!
Brado
on monsterage - no internet connection by monsterage
Definitely has some cool older house vibes, something I'd like to hear on a 45 RPM disc. Danceable, yet chill and groovy too. All around nice party tune, if you don't mind me saying so!
I've enjoyed listening very much! Thanks for sharing! Fave!
thanks for the support! -Hugs-
on Your Greatest Friend by VicaMOOR
The recording seems done very well, and the performance works great! Did you do both the vocals and the instrumental? Both are pretty damn cool.
Nice work my friend!
Thanks for commenting.
- VicaMOOR
on Pianized by mudhoen
You've done something special here! I can't deny it.
This is fusion in the terms that I have used and abused it under in the past. Fusion used to mean something very specific and static. I hope the people like ourselves can change this permanently.
It's an amazing piece! All the elements of great composition are present to my ears, and it's creative as hell!
I don't know how much more I can say, and yet the song continues. That is EPIC. Keep doing your thing! Faved and DL'd! Thank you for sharing!
Many thanks for your kind words, sir!
Mudhoen
on Inside Where We Died by MGproduct
I love the eighties, and as danke mentioned, the synth bass is very eighties in it's sound. There's nothing wrong with that. I think this could go beyond pop with some real instruments and pop vocals!
As someone who plays both synth and real bass, I can fully understand the value of electronic bass. So don't worry about it. Sometimes one element can make all the difference in the completion of a composition.
You could end up with a great album out of these recent tracks, I think, so I hope you do just that. Fave!