I actually was checking this out on your page about an hour ago and my computer, or looperman, went berserk. Nice to come across it again in the featured stuff. Interesting groove. I like it. Maybe a touch of modulating stereo delay on the vocals would add some spice. Oh, saw you were from NoVa. Up here visiting family and I-95 is still a disaster. Worst traffic in the country! haha Keep up the great work.
Yes, I know what you mean about getting some more badass guitar in here and I can hear it myself. I'm sure there are some fine guitarists who would have loved tearing shit up over this sort of groove and vibe.
However, I've got loads of other tracks with big, distorted riffage and soloing in them so I decided that I wanted this to be pretty damn laidback, thought with some added weirdness and unusual vibe from the Eastern playing.
I hope the lack of "giant, fuzz drenched, speaker blowing guitar riffage" here hasn't spoiled the track for you. Just think of it as a deep chiller that isn't ever going to get heavy.
If you'd like to hear just some of my more badass, ballsy guitar playing, try these:
Sorry I cannot remember as it's so long ago. All I remember is it's probably the most challenging thing I ever did with music/sound. Thankyou for exploring my stuff.
At around 2:00, when (what I am thinking was) the distorted cello kicked in, a very cool Pink Floydish groove took over. Very strange, very refreshing. As if Yo-Yo Ma replaced David Gilmour.
Yes, a distorted version of the cello riff that began at 1:41 comes in around the time you mention. I didn't just add distortion to the previous one (I do that kind of thing a lot) - I replayed it.
"a very cool Pink Floydish groove took over"
I'm a big PFloyd fan but I'm not exactly hearing their vibe there. Doesn't sound like one of their riffs - probably a bit heavier and funkier than what they usually go for.
I've never heard Yo-Yo Ma's playing thought I'm quite familiar with the name. I'm mostly a guitarist but as I try to learn the cello (3 months so far) I'm trying to use it where I would normally play guitar, which is going fairly well considering I'm only a beginner.
Here's another cello track containing quite a bit of beauty:
on saha navavatu by clindsay
Mike
on The Mythical Gates by StaticNomad
Yes, I know what you mean about getting some more badass guitar in here and I can hear it myself. I'm sure there are some fine guitarists who would have loved tearing shit up over this sort of groove and vibe.
However, I've got loads of other tracks with big, distorted riffage and soloing in them so I decided that I wanted this to be pretty damn laidback, thought with some added weirdness and unusual vibe from the Eastern playing.
I hope the lack of "giant, fuzz drenched, speaker blowing guitar riffage" here hasn't spoiled the track for you. Just think of it as a deep chiller that isn't ever going to get heavy.
If you'd like to hear just some of my more badass, ballsy guitar playing, try these:
Chasm
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/172322
The Bigger The Fatter The Better
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/155188
Valvedriven
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/163181
Thanks again.
on Windrunner by mudhoen
on Angel In Disguise by BradoSanz
on Inside - Demo by JuxtaMusic
Going to add vocals to http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/175674 later so will hopefully upload in the next few days.
on The Factory by silverman
on Everything Where It Should Be by StaticNomad
Yes, a distorted version of the cello riff that began at 1:41 comes in around the time you mention. I didn't just add distortion to the previous one (I do that kind of thing a lot) - I replayed it.
"a very cool Pink Floydish groove took over"
I'm a big PFloyd fan but I'm not exactly hearing their vibe there. Doesn't sound like one of their riffs - probably a bit heavier and funkier than what they usually go for.
I've never heard Yo-Yo Ma's playing thought I'm quite familiar with the name. I'm mostly a guitarist but as I try to learn the cello (3 months so far) I'm trying to use it where I would normally play guitar, which is going fairly well considering I'm only a beginner.
Here's another cello track containing quite a bit of beauty:
The Warm Glow Of Yesterday
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176476
Thanks again.
on Myy Lyyfe by KnightHeir
on Woozy by DawqShots
Mike