This is great! I'm really surprised it hasn't been reviewed more considering how many times it's been listened to.
The beat's good, you've got a really good sense of transitions and timing. When it shifts into drums leading around 2:00 it wants to make you dance. I think what stands out to mean is the textures you create. Both at the beginning and end, the little glitchy things in the back are amazing.
thanks n0mad for this review. i appreciate that. more tracks are in my mind, just i need more time for creation. but... the life is in front of me :)
you will hear more of me
Musically, this one reminds me a bit of KUKL (another incarnation of the members from The Sugarcubes inc. Bjork) - it's like what Jazz would be like if it'd come directly out of Rock.
What really strikes me most is how this song is hard to imagine as coming from a `pella. To my ears it sounds like you and Minette sat down together and recorded this all at once.
It's got that dance-pop vibe that instantly made me think "this is what Men without Hats would sound like if they started a couple decades later than they did."
Very infectious rhythm, and equally viral melodic ditty, which contrasts brilliantly with that bassline. Definitely a fine addition to my growing collection of favorites from you! Thanks for that!
Went directly to this track because of the title. For a while now I've been thinking of music itself (as a language) as an "emotional amalgam" or "aggregate." What you've done in terms of fusing genres and traditions really solidifies this idea for me.
I kind of had the same reaction to the beginning as Dextdee, but on the second listen I feel like that it adds a necessary tension that's resolved and is actually more satisfying that it would be without that initial sense.
thanks means a lot comin from you :) you got skills! i like the way you are thinking of music, some say love is a universal language, i would like to think music is. again i appreciate the kind words, gives me inspiration and motivation to move forward and keep on crankin out the beats!
Great job in subverting the genre! I'd never even considered mellow Dubstep as a possibility, and actually found myself contemplating the music appropriated and turned into elevator muzak in a generation or two - it could actually happen!
This is one of the most intriguing Dubstep pieces I've ever heard! Love your percussion (especially the subtle accents) and that bass is truly to die for!
Hey there.. thanks for dropping by.. This one along with my latest attempt at the genre was inspired by a forensic dubstep mixtape, which introduces some nice smooth elements and not purely wobble bass'd (lol).. I do crack myself up from time to time. Anywho.. This allowed for a different perspective on the genre for me, allowing me to push the boundaries a smidge. I am glad you fav'd this and thank ya kindly for the review.
How intense! Glitch pushed to the very brink? Really love what you did to the vocals - I think it adds a human element (albeit one sliced, diced, and jacked into machine land) that was really necessary to this piece. The voices keep it from straying totally into the synthetic (at least for me.)
You've outdone yourself once again! Very well done.
I wouldn't say to the very brink, but I'd say pretty close. What I want to try to do with the vocals is stick them through pauls extreme sound stretcher and see what that sounds like, its the same programme that slowed Bieber down to 800% and made him sound decent.
The voices were a last minute thing, I couldn't do anything with the pellas, Ray and Minette are just really talented, their vocals are beyond my ability, and I just wanted to use them.
This is really HAPPENING! I love how in the down tempo you've gotten melodic elements that are both melancholy and uplifting. The song as a whole carries a lot of emotion, and is really compelling. I had to hit replay as soon as it was done the first time!
Covers are so much fun to do. They used to intimidate the crap out of me, but you know - music is music. Never ever thought of doing this one though (more likely to do Bob Dylan or Wes Montgomery).
Great tribute to Wild Cherry. Need to check out your profile, as I'm really wondering if you learned music through osmosis. I'm convinced a lot of being good at this is listening to the right stuff.
So glad FunkLoopSamples did an Artist Spotlight on you. Well deserved, and hope it brings more listeners your way.
After hearing this one stream here, I'm actually thinking a whole series of those drum loops used in remixes by various artists might be really cool. I can't believe how much they've changed, and it's got everything to do with taking ownership, doesn't it? Sweet.
This is music for the urban aborigine. TechnoShamanism for the new millennium, or maybe even the sonic schematic for how it's done. It's totally jacked into an ethno-Native American vibe, but bootstrapped into something else, and done respectfully at that. No mean task, and pulled off seamlessly.
Great idea, it would be interesting to hear what other artists do with the drums, much diversity can be achieved i reckon.
Thanks for sharing, they are quality... and for me its what makes this track dance.
Thanks also for the uluation it fitted in there nicely.
I am surpised how easily this track fell into place in such a short time, i reckon the spirit guides were in favour of this one
Thanks for the collaboration, much fun using your material.
Great work! This really has that James Brown spirit while still standing entirely on its own merits. The Godfather of Funk would howl his approval too I think.
Congrats on 2 years here. I really appreciate hearing such artistry and talent on the site!
hey nom, the main reason i chose this pella to work with was down to it being from the uk, the vocals have a nice grime feel to them too. So i took the hiphop feel and tried to grime it up a tad on the drum line, which took me forever lol..Glad you can dig the transitions here too.. thanks for the review dude.
Very cool and provocative work here. Like jahknow, I'm totally enamored with that arpegiated key running throughout. I find there's kind of a melancholy vibe going on here that really connects to a common human experience that's both powerful and inspiring.
My constructive criticism is this - please consider using this as a proto-draft, or as a inspirational launching point. In other words, consider not revising this one, but using everything you've learned to do another more polished and lengthy piece as I think it'll be a personal masterpiece.
Have to fave it despite myself (it's way too short to be satisfying), as it's really that inspired and that good!
Chase, my man. Not the genre I am most drawn to, but this is already in my favorite 10 Hip Hop tracks on the site. Collabing with dungbeatl was a good choice, as you both have drawn out the best in each other. Nice, nice, nice.
Nice one! The use of both your vocals and the background ones really work well with the percussion. And I do so dig that percussion - a bit Post-Industrial, a bit martial, and a really compelling.
You really do fantastic rhythmic things with your voice!
A bit of constructive criticism: have you tried this with the effect lowered on your vocals? The current form works well, but I did find myself wondering how it might be with that reverb(?) turned down a bit to give your voice a bit more warmth. It might be a nice contrast to what you're saying. I don't know if it's worth doing, but since it came to mind I thought I'd offer it up.
Lovely. Within 5 seconds I remembered exactly why I like your music so much (you've got others in my fave collection). Eshar's right, you do have a signature sound that really stands out.
Fusion it is in the true sense of the word. I love hearing the glitchiness with the edges smoothed by that screaming guitar. Celebration is a great title here - nothing but unabashed joy in fragmented shards of sound emerging from an ecstatic racket.
I'm actually wondering after listening to this one if the time hasn't come to start a Grime Logbook? It's a genre I'm not too hip on, but have heard enough now to recognize what seems to work.
Hi there n0m, glad you could drop by, and thankn you for the review. A grime logbook is a great idea, I would be willing to jump in on that. Thank you for the warm welcome back. Much respect
You've been busy! This is great work, and truly a "feel good" listen. All the right sonic choices and a fabulous arrangement as well.
I love how Devodale's piano sounds totally connected to this - a kind of chicken and egg scenario where's it's impossible to imagine either coming first. Like Dale wrote the piano specifically for this song.
A highly "visual" piece, at least for this listener. For me it seems like an invocation of bio-mimicry, where free flowing electrons move towards the CPU, and bundled bits of data pulse outward along circuit board arteries.
I can hear this as a central theme of a butoh dance performance as well. The slow evolution and gyrations parallel that art form beautifully. You should look up the scene in Seattle and see about hooking them up with some fabulous soundscapes. This one in particular. Really well done!
Wow. I love how you "mean it" when you sing. The emotion carried in your voice is amazing! Like previous reviewers, I really dig how the atmosphere gets thicker, more intense subtly as the song progresses.
I'm an instant fan! Will certainly be listening to more of your work.
For a first attempt at recording vocals, I'm really impressed! This one is certainly worth taking the time to edit and get right! I'm sure it's going into my list of favorites, but I'm going to wait until you have it finished. Hopefully knowing that I want to favorite it will inspire you to spend the time working on it that's still necessary!
Oh man, dig that staccato riddum! Jamie, you truly are one of the most talented musicians on the site (not just my opinion, either), and your tracks never disappoint. Love the olde skool vocal effect, too.
Brilliant flashes of Rick Wakeman style keys there!
Funk is the sonic antidote to the blues, isn't it? Funny how it's roots are firmly embedded in Blues, so I'm guessing it's the case of the antidote and poison being a question of dose or degree.
I FEEL GOOD! YEEEAAAHHH!
What I really like about this is the sense of timelessness. Some Funk sounds really dated today, but others sound as contemporary and fresh as the day the vinyl was pressed. This one is one of those.
Great arrangement and mixing. A great addition to my faves. Downloaded too. Thanks!
Thank you nOmad!I'm glad that you heard it the way I meant it...which is what we all hope for when we share our music.
The kinda disco part toward the end made me smile when I played it but didn't think I would keep it in,didn't think the spirit would be interpreted as I felt it,glad you got it and thanks again for the encouragement
Jamie, you and Dave are fully synergetic musically. Every one of your collabs is better than the last, and I for one want to encourage this. More please!
Totally inspired and inspiring. You leave me at a rare loss of words behind this one. Faved and downloaded.
on DJ-WaPer - Past Behind Mind by WaPer
The beat's good, you've got a really good sense of transitions and timing. When it shifts into drums leading around 2:00 it wants to make you dance. I think what stands out to mean is the textures you create. Both at the beginning and end, the little glitchy things in the back are amazing.
Nice work!
you will hear more of me
cheers
on Temptation ft Minette by ParkerMusic
What really strikes me most is how this song is hard to imagine as coming from a `pella. To my ears it sounds like you and Minette sat down together and recorded this all at once.
Very nice.
on Never Again by Spivkurl
Very infectious rhythm, and equally viral melodic ditty, which contrasts brilliantly with that bassline. Definitely a fine addition to my growing collection of favorites from you! Thanks for that!
on Amalgamation Final by BluntsAndBeats
I kind of had the same reaction to the beginning as Dextdee, but on the second listen I feel like that it adds a necessary tension that's resolved and is actually more satisfying that it would be without that initial sense.
I like this!
on Steppah by ChrissG
This is one of the most intriguing Dubstep pieces I've ever heard! Love your percussion (especially the subtle accents) and that bass is truly to die for!
Faved!
on ZyKoh ft Minette and Ray KoeFoed by StephenPotter
You've outdone yourself once again! Very well done.
The voices were a last minute thing, I couldn't do anything with the pellas, Ray and Minette are just really talented, their vocals are beyond my ability, and I just wanted to use them.
Thanks for the review!
Ste :)
on The Project by The_Acidizer
Nice work!
on Play That Funky Music by Tacatta
Great tribute to Wild Cherry. Need to check out your profile, as I'm really wondering if you learned music through osmosis. I'm convinced a lot of being good at this is listening to the right stuff.
So glad FunkLoopSamples did an Artist Spotlight on you. Well deserved, and hope it brings more listeners your way.
on Transit Pow Wow (feat n0mad23 and Avonaco) by Salook
This is music for the urban aborigine. TechnoShamanism for the new millennium, or maybe even the sonic schematic for how it's done. It's totally jacked into an ethno-Native American vibe, but bootstrapped into something else, and done respectfully at that. No mean task, and pulled off seamlessly.
Powerful stuff.
Thanks for sharing, they are quality... and for me its what makes this track dance.
Thanks also for the uluation it fitted in there nicely.
I am surpised how easily this track fell into place in such a short time, i reckon the spirit guides were in favour of this one
Thanks for the collaboration, much fun using your material.
Cheers
on The Hardest Working Man by CharlieG
Congrats on 2 years here. I really appreciate hearing such artistry and talent on the site!
on Haters Ft Korrupt Dialect by ChrissG
Tight beats, and excellent ear to transitions. Well done.
on The storm outside (V2) by StephenPotter
My constructive criticism is this - please consider using this as a proto-draft, or as a inspirational launching point. In other words, consider not revising this one, but using everything you've learned to do another more polished and lengthy piece as I think it'll be a personal masterpiece.
Have to fave it despite myself (it's way too short to be satisfying), as it's really that inspired and that good!
" I find there's kind of a melancholy vibe going on here that really connects to a common human experience that's both powerful and inspiring."
I think thats what I first felt (or similar) when I first did this track.
Thanks for the review and the fav!
Ste :)
on Illuminated FINAL CUT ft Dungbeatl by ChaseManhattan
on All I have by Isrealah
You really do fantastic rhythmic things with your voice!
A bit of constructive criticism: have you tried this with the effect lowered on your vocals? The current form works well, but I did find myself wondering how it might be with that reverb(?) turned down a bit to give your voice a bit more warmth. It might be a nice contrast to what you're saying. I don't know if it's worth doing, but since it came to mind I thought I'd offer it up.
on Celebration by Reverse1984
Fusion it is in the true sense of the word. I love hearing the glitchiness with the edges smoothed by that screaming guitar. Celebration is a great title here - nothing but unabashed joy in fragmented shards of sound emerging from an ecstatic racket.
Faved for sure.
on Grime it up by ChrissG
I'm actually wondering after listening to this one if the time hasn't come to start a Grime Logbook? It's a genre I'm not too hip on, but have heard enough now to recognize what seems to work.
This one works! Welcome back, my man!
Chris
on With You by ParkerMusic
I love how Devodale's piano sounds totally connected to this - a kind of chicken and egg scenario where's it's impossible to imagine either coming first. Like Dale wrote the piano specifically for this song.
Faved - what more can really be said?
on The Heart Of The Machine by HPRecords
I can hear this as a central theme of a butoh dance performance as well. The slow evolution and gyrations parallel that art form beautifully. You should look up the scene in Seattle and see about hooking them up with some fabulous soundscapes. This one in particular. Really well done!
on My Shelter by GOLDMARCH
I'm an instant fan! Will certainly be listening to more of your work.
on Wicked Game (the native american version) - Cover by minette
Your voice dancing with that penny-whistle is to die for.
Outstanding Minette. Faved.
on Take Me Away By flawliss Vocal Remix by ShojoBeast
I really love the laughter at the end!
on She makes no magic anymore by FrenchKid18
Yeah, you and Wayne are a great team!
on Quazimodo by jfw
Brilliant flashes of Rick Wakeman style keys there!
"Iyamnotamonster!"
Downloaded and added to favorites.
Cheers, Jamie.
on Fire Up The Funk 2016 ft Slap Johnson by AllenV
I FEEL GOOD! YEEEAAAHHH!
What I really like about this is the sense of timelessness. Some Funk sounds really dated today, but others sound as contemporary and fresh as the day the vinyl was pressed. This one is one of those.
Great arrangement and mixing. A great addition to my faves. Downloaded too. Thanks!
The kinda disco part toward the end made me smile when I played it but didn't think I would keep it in,didn't think the spirit would be interpreted as I felt it,glad you got it and thanks again for the encouragement
May The Funk Be With You..
Allen
on Kaia Collaboration with PlanetJazzBass by jfw
Totally inspired and inspiring. You leave me at a rare loss of words behind this one. Faved and downloaded.
Thank you!
Cheers, Jamie.