Ho ho - someone else rattling the cages of the DnB purists! Good for you!
This is original stuff, to be sure. You've fused all the best elements from the stuff you're drawing from, and it's really effective. This is music that motivates movement, and I challenge anyone listening to try to sit still through the play.
On the second listen, I was just trying to find room for improvement (as per your desire to "pump it up" further). I thought maybe increasing the subs on the bass, but think that you've got it perfect as is. Maybe a "pregnant" pause where things hang for a few seconds?
I don't know...bloody brilliant as is. And I love the fade out at the end, especially with that overtone hanging. Sweet.
Well I'm back again at last, and what a delight to find new work on your track page!
This is a departure from your signature sound, but only slightly. If I heard this and had to guess, you'd be a choice in the top 5. Why is that? Not signature, but still has your presence somehow. I think it's how you "speak" with music - and not just your guitar.
Always a real treat. Faved and downloaded. Thank you so much!
well, many of that funky electronic sounding lines are played with guitar, run through some filters ... I guess that's why a good ear can recognize them as rei4real ... haha
thx a lot for this review!!
I am ... in a very strange state of psychological and spiritual reconfiguration.
Or
in laymans terms
I have nothing creative to say because it would be forced.
Altho I think about posting my "old" stuff... which.. is some 400 titles, as I went thru my entire catalog and deleted some shameful pieces of art, it's not how I want to be represented?
I think my loops are a much better representation of what I am creatively you know?....
It's not to say that I do not want to share my art with the world, ... but I would like to up the ante, and say that my art is fleeting, and I may delete it and no-one will ever hear it, and it's all just flashes of sound.
lol....
I would probably push my loops more than my "songs".
How strange to find this song played so often and even downloaded without a single review.
I really like the flow of this piece, especially with how the vocals work with it. Definitely got a Euro electronic Chillout vibe happening throughout, and I can easily see this being played in a club Chillout room.
Personally, I think Chillout is probably a more appropriate category for this one (yes - subject to debate), but only because of the ongoing dicussions we've had in the Ambient Logbook about what actually constitutes an Ambient track. To my ears this is a bit too catchy to be "unobtrusive" - though in this case I'd say that's a good thing. This is very catchy and quite danceable.
Nice work. Keep it up, and I look forward to hearing some of your other tracks, too.
the worst is that I still don't know what I wanted to do ;)
thanks for your useful recommendation. I will turn it up to chill out genre.
And maybe somebody else will ask me to put it in hip hop or ragamuffin (or why not pop or metal?) and I will do it.
I think I'm very accommodating Arf!
Sad statement about the site (double edged sword maybe?) - 300825 current members, and I only discover this song a year after it's been posted.
This is very, very cool work. The contrast between the glitchiness and the vocals is really surprising, and works incredibly well. I think it reflects the title somehow - the scattered and fragmented thoughts accompanying mourning. But it carries a kind of sonic optimism too, doesn't it? Amazing.
Thanks for the ear mate. I'm glad that you dig it. More so.. love that you get it. In mourning, ones environment is fractured. Slow is the process of "picking up the pieces". Sometimes though..the pieces don't fit... you never get over it but only get through it by making the pieces fit. Not having the chance for closure only complicates everything and makes the process even harder to deal with. What's missing though is a better mix and master on this one. I did plan on working on it... but decided against it. It's better left as one of those moments.
Whatever "genre" it is, I dig this immensely. Regardless of what genre you do, there's a Frenchkid signature sound that pervades all. This is a very good thing (imo) as there's a built in reward mechanism in recognizing it.
I know it's a double review, but I have to let you know I never get tired of this song! I've got it on 4 different playlists on my laptop and seldom does a week go by that I don't hear it.
I see why you don't get tired of this one! It's the internal "Spirit" of the thing you've captured, a kind of timeless sound that First Nations people would have found as familiar as Celts at the same time. Yet it still is absolutely contemporary at the same time.
That's not easy to do.
I actually really dig the repetition of the percussion - it's one of those things that you can loop and shuffle dance to for long periods of time.
Very, very nice and a real motivation to check out more of your offerings. Thanks.
I'm kind of out of touch with what the genre's become, and am more familiar with Acid House, etc. - yup 1980`s underground. That disclaimer in place, now I'll tell you why "Till The sun Comes Out" works for me.
The steady beat does have a tad of distortion, but it actually adds an organic feeling that would be missing if you cleaned it up. The pads are brilliant - and how your melody dances in and out of it is amazing.
A nice thing about taking a break from this site is coming back to find some most excellent stuff has been done in my absence. I was a bit hesitant to play this one, as I really wasn't in the mood for dubstep - but boy I'm glad I pushed past my resistance.
This totally exceeded my expectations. Honestly this is the best track from the genre I've heard in many, many months. I'd say you've pushed past the genre itself, as there was nothing predictable about it. Outstanding. Added to my list of favorites!
this one came as a complete suprise to me.. the music bed was only supposed to be an instrumental, and the vocals were for another bed myself and oasisduke wrote.. Thankfully sierra (the singer) found a way to make the vocals fit to this one.. which I am greatful for.. The lyrics themselves were written due to many teenage suicides within the US and to promote a positive message. I am glad you dropped by on this one..especially with the positive comments.. Good to see you back fella.. ill be dropping by your page asap..
Have I heard this on Mixposure radio? If not, I'm having some kind of weird deja-vu moment behind it. Chilled (shaken but not stirred), perfect levels, arrangement, and production.
Not anything constructive to add, but got to let you know I really admire your collaborations.
Hi Sean, I've not posted this on Mixposure so I guess not! Thanks for listening & commenting. Glad to see you back on Looperman (not seen you here for some time). On a separate note regarding collaborations - I see from your profile page you posses a wide range of "Exotica" when it comes to percussive instruments - it might be good to do something together and/or with others in future? If the notion takes you, let me know!
Hey Alen! I reviewed this one over on the other site, but really was compelled to say something here as well.
This is AWESOME! I love how there's an inherent tension between your East and West sounds, and musically it speaks to very important things. One of my all time favorites from you - so far - lol.
Good to see you again on board!
If you like this track, then I know that I have done a good job!Thank you for your time you took to listen to this track and review,and thank you for fav ,much appreciated!
Your so talented in production, but the guitar is truly an extension of your body. A seamless fusion of arm, to hand, to fingers, to strings with both hands. A Zen or Tao kind of thing.
Jimi was like that. It's your "voice." I can understand what you're saying with the guitar, too. But it's with "words" that don't work with spoken language - they're emotional aggregates. Like complex symbols or metamorphic rock. Many things contained in a small space.
You amaze me with every song.
I've been thinking about Funk and the Blues a lot lately, and decided they are each one hand of the same body. Two sides of the same coin. With this one, I think it's more like one hand washing the other. Or a coin standing on edge, showing that there are really more than 2 sides. Blues expressions and statements blending with the unbridled happiness of Funk.
well, I see it pretty similar: good funk music should be based on the blues ... and both genres benefit if you transport elements from one into the other ...
concerning my guitar playing: it took me a lot of time to be able to play without thinking what to play ... hard work!! some really gifted players have enough talent to play that way, I had to work for it ... but in the end it doesn't matter ... lol
thx a lot for your review Shane ... I'm always honoured if you take the time to write one!!!
Far out - I see you're one to mix things up a bit in terms of wandering out of the solid lines of genre. Love how the orchestral strings set this off! Like punctuation or breaks.
Since you've listened to my Dnb experiment you know this is a musical form I'm really not familiar with. After hearing this one of yours, I've got my curiosity up again. Nice one!
thank you nomad glad you like it! its a bit hard for me to make the classic dnb maybe sometimes but kick the genre a bit further is really not the worst
nice that you get your curiosity up again^^
greets ioka
Almost like if Coil or Psychic TV did dubwise this one is. Throbbing Gristle as a duppy whisper. Oh I do dig that detuned bell!
I can't escape the urban vibe of this one. What is that anyway? Like shadow dancing in dark alleyways just because no one else is doing it. Now I'm remembering doing just this thing in about 1990, heading up to Capital Hill in Seattle with TG's Second Annual Report blasting in headphones, the walkman shoved into my coat pocket. Then I come across a group of homeless people who've set fire to a dumpster. When our eyes meet, everyone grins and I'm the only one not missing teeth.
No doubt about it - more stuff with JFW and Zappo PLEASE! You're collaboration work is always synergistic - and always exceeds the sum total of musicians involved.
There are some moments in this where it sounds like JFW's guitar and your bass are on and the same, and then like RNA transcription they unzip from each other.
Everything is fantastic about this piece - composition, arrangement, and even the glitchy texture moments. Another favorite added to my list! Thanks.
Hi Sean..thanks man,,yep no doubt there's more than a bit of simpatico happening.....initially when the digital age arrived I thought "great,now I'll be able to make music without all the baggage of band members and their ego's"..little did I know at the time that it would introduce and expose me to like minded musicians as well...sometimes I think Looperman is more an introduction agency! lol..(perish the thought)..cheers mate Dave :)
Love the title in conjunction with this one. It wouldn't work without that guitar, would it?
Great job in blurring the lines between this and that! Most definitely glitch (to my unlearned ears) and more than enough dubbiness to feel like familiar territory. GlitchMetalDub with a hint of iodine - lol.
Totally infectious. I was scratching my head the first 30 seconds, but was a true convert before the minute mark.
I love organs, too. You ever use SoundFonts? If so, I'll shoot you the link to the best organ SFs I've ever found (also comes in Kontak format) - 250 pipes, 5 real stops on two manuals (plus a coupled keyboard), built in 1988 and 84megs in SF format!
The whole track is HAPPENING. Itegrator's presence makes it full.
But those drums...the susceptible to trance/possession should probably be careful around them. It's that combinations of playing with time perception and the perfectly timed breaks. Totally impressed, I am.
on I Go Dub Chant (Unmastered) by DawnAngel
So brilliant already that I had to put on my dark sunglasses.
Faved.
on Everything is going to be alright by Mrbillionx
This is original stuff, to be sure. You've fused all the best elements from the stuff you're drawing from, and it's really effective. This is music that motivates movement, and I challenge anyone listening to try to sit still through the play.
On the second listen, I was just trying to find room for improvement (as per your desire to "pump it up" further). I thought maybe increasing the subs on the bass, but think that you've got it perfect as is. Maybe a "pregnant" pause where things hang for a few seconds?
I don't know...bloody brilliant as is. And I love the fade out at the end, especially with that overtone hanging. Sweet.
Faved. Thank you.
on flowing down by rei4real
This is a departure from your signature sound, but only slightly. If I heard this and had to guess, you'd be a choice in the top 5. Why is that? Not signature, but still has your presence somehow. I think it's how you "speak" with music - and not just your guitar.
Always a real treat. Faved and downloaded. Thank you so much!
thx a lot for this review!!
peace, rei
on myim rose by mrE
Really groovy.
You know why.
on Rain by alividlife
Post some music, huh? What, do you want us all to track you down and rough you up?
Remembered to fave it this time.
I am ... in a very strange state of psychological and spiritual reconfiguration.
Or
in laymans terms
I have nothing creative to say because it would be forced.
Altho I think about posting my "old" stuff... which.. is some 400 titles, as I went thru my entire catalog and deleted some shameful pieces of art, it's not how I want to be represented?
I think my loops are a much better representation of what I am creatively you know?....
It's not to say that I do not want to share my art with the world, ... but I would like to up the ante, and say that my art is fleeting, and I may delete it and no-one will ever hear it, and it's all just flashes of sound.
lol....
I would probably push my loops more than my "songs".
Not yet, not until my Birthday.
on Heroes in fantasy by famillericoree
I really like the flow of this piece, especially with how the vocals work with it. Definitely got a Euro electronic Chillout vibe happening throughout, and I can easily see this being played in a club Chillout room.
Personally, I think Chillout is probably a more appropriate category for this one (yes - subject to debate), but only because of the ongoing dicussions we've had in the Ambient Logbook about what actually constitutes an Ambient track. To my ears this is a bit too catchy to be "unobtrusive" - though in this case I'd say that's a good thing. This is very catchy and quite danceable.
Nice work. Keep it up, and I look forward to hearing some of your other tracks, too.
thanks for your useful recommendation. I will turn it up to chill out genre.
And maybe somebody else will ask me to put it in hip hop or ragamuffin (or why not pop or metal?) and I will do it.
I think I'm very accommodating Arf!
on Melancholy Mourning by Avonaco
This is very, very cool work. The contrast between the glitchiness and the vocals is really surprising, and works incredibly well. I think it reflects the title somehow - the scattered and fragmented thoughts accompanying mourning. But it carries a kind of sonic optimism too, doesn't it? Amazing.
Faved and downloaded. Thank you much!
Good shot.
on Paper Crush by FrenchKid18
Glad I checked your track page.
on Destination Space by toddj
Outstanding.
on Lost Incognita- Dark Phoenixx Mix by Avonaco
That's not easy to do.
I actually really dig the repetition of the percussion - it's one of those things that you can loop and shuffle dance to for long periods of time.
Very, very nice and a real motivation to check out more of your offerings. Thanks.
on Till The Sun Comes Out by toddj
The steady beat does have a tad of distortion, but it actually adds an organic feeling that would be missing if you cleaned it up. The pads are brilliant - and how your melody dances in and out of it is amazing.
Added to faves - thanks!
on It Gets Better (AkA Wobby) by ChrissG
A nice thing about taking a break from this site is coming back to find some most excellent stuff has been done in my absence. I was a bit hesitant to play this one, as I really wasn't in the mood for dubstep - but boy I'm glad I pushed past my resistance.
This totally exceeded my expectations. Honestly this is the best track from the genre I've heard in many, many months. I'd say you've pushed past the genre itself, as there was nothing predictable about it. Outstanding. Added to my list of favorites!
on Frejus with planetjazzbass by jfw
Not anything constructive to add, but got to let you know I really admire your collaborations.
Cheers, Jamie.
on East Meets West by Alen9R
This is AWESOME! I love how there's an inherent tension between your East and West sounds, and musically it speaks to very important things. One of my all time favorites from you - so far - lol.
Faved.
Good to see you again on board!
If you like this track, then I know that I have done a good job!Thank you for your time you took to listen to this track and review,and thank you for fav ,much appreciated!
Alen
on Rain by alividlife
Outstanding.
on one more mojito by rei4real
Jimi was like that. It's your "voice." I can understand what you're saying with the guitar, too. But it's with "words" that don't work with spoken language - they're emotional aggregates. Like complex symbols or metamorphic rock. Many things contained in a small space.
You amaze me with every song.
I've been thinking about Funk and the Blues a lot lately, and decided they are each one hand of the same body. Two sides of the same coin. With this one, I think it's more like one hand washing the other. Or a coin standing on edge, showing that there are really more than 2 sides. Blues expressions and statements blending with the unbridled happiness of Funk.
Faved and downloaded. Thank you.
concerning my guitar playing: it took me a lot of time to be able to play without thinking what to play ... hard work!! some really gifted players have enough talent to play that way, I had to work for it ... but in the end it doesn't matter ... lol
thx a lot for your review Shane ... I'm always honoured if you take the time to write one!!!
peace, rei
on Black Mamba - Ioka Flow by Ioka
Since you've listened to my Dnb experiment you know this is a musical form I'm really not familiar with. After hearing this one of yours, I've got my curiosity up again. Nice one!
nice that you get your curiosity up again^^
greets ioka
on The Frog King by zappo
Honestly I haven't known what to say to you about this piece of music.
I think it may very well be the best song made in this millennium. Seriously. It brings tears to my eyes every time I listen.
It contains everything important. It expresses more than a piece of music should.
Favorited, and thank you for making this.
you're really natural feeling
I am very touched to hear that there are people who feel music ....
thank you my friend ..
on Orchestria - Bilbozo and PlanetJazzBass by Bilbozo
Faved.
on Loaded dub by jahknow
I can't escape the urban vibe of this one. What is that anyway? Like shadow dancing in dark alleyways just because no one else is doing it. Now I'm remembering doing just this thing in about 1990, heading up to Capital Hill in Seattle with TG's Second Annual Report blasting in headphones, the walkman shoved into my coat pocket. Then I come across a group of homeless people who've set fire to a dumpster. When our eyes meet, everyone grins and I'm the only one not missing teeth.
What a trip this dug that memory out of me.
Faved.
on Insight dub by jahknow
That bass is bone jarring. The detuned stuff you've got happening is really compelling, and I was poised to hit the replay even before the first run.
There some melodica floating around in this?
Faved.
on This Short Life by Planetjazzbass
There are some moments in this where it sounds like JFW's guitar and your bass are on and the same, and then like RNA transcription they unzip from each other.
Everything is fantastic about this piece - composition, arrangement, and even the glitchy texture moments. Another favorite added to my list! Thanks.
on Ragnarok by Cybertooth
Great job in blurring the lines between this and that! Most definitely glitch (to my unlearned ears) and more than enough dubbiness to feel like familiar territory. GlitchMetalDub with a hint of iodine - lol.
Nice one.
on Natural Thing by Spivkurl
I love organs, too. You ever use SoundFonts? If so, I'll shoot you the link to the best organ SFs I've ever found (also comes in Kontak format) - 250 pipes, 5 real stops on two manuals (plus a coupled keyboard), built in 1988 and 84megs in SF format!
Faved this one (but no surprise).
I don't use soundfonts, but I appreciate the offer!
on Times get dread - Natty You riddim - by jahknow
The whole track is HAPPENING. Itegrator's presence makes it full.
But those drums...the susceptible to trance/possession should probably be careful around them. It's that combinations of playing with time perception and the perfectly timed breaks. Totally impressed, I am.