xstokes

wild! your art just consistently amazes me, my friend! the lyric is pure rock and roll, and so is your performance. music for big, dark hearts. ace track.

JustKent replied 3rd Jun 2021 - 4 years ago

Thank you

xstokes 31st May 2021 22:56 - 4 years ago

on Fixing by menachemsteinberg

ah, man this is tripping the light fantastic, all right. a gem.

menachemsteinberg replied 3rd Jun 2021 - 4 years ago

Thank you!

xstokes 30th May 2021 23:14 - 4 years ago

on Blood Moon by Zootman

hey Zoots! haha, let’s see what this fucker can do! really cool structure to this, it’s delicious slipping from equipoise to a juxtaposed dimension that brings a whack counterpoint to yr daughter’s well-chosen ambient sounds.
have you seen the movie “a mighty wind” — this had me thinking of the band whose LPs didn’t have a hole in the middle. great stuff, man!

Zootman replied 31st May 2021 - 4 years ago

equipoise to juxtaposed dimension....u have a great turn of phrase man, don't know how you do it. yeah, blindwolf, love his voice and music. don't know if you listened to his 'one on one' exposition on distortion pedals - its great.

xstokes 30th May 2021 22:58 - 4 years ago

on PROXIMITY WARNING by terryjmhitsong

hey Terry, haha, mine has a chip in it that does that too! awesome sounds!

terryjmhitsong replied 10th Jun 2021 - 4 years ago

thx bro indeed

xstokes 30th May 2021 22:35 - 4 years ago

on Deutschland by ClickbaitCabaret

more cautionary than controversial— appropriately haunting and entirely relevant.

ClickbaitCabaret replied 30th May 2021 - 4 years ago

That's the message I was aiming for. THanks for listening.

xstokes 23rd May 2021 22:39 - 4 years ago

on Dodgeball by austinmusic

cool powerpop ballading — the vox/pno nail it, and the builds are really well-done. at times to me the mix gets a little too full, but the purity of the tune isn’t diminished. very nice work!

xstokes 23rd May 2021 22:17 - 4 years ago

on Pitori prod by noisynash by noisynash

man i love the sonics on this! deep cut!

xstokes 23rd May 2021 21:29 - 4 years ago

on In Gedanken bei dir by atw

very elegant, pretty song... i love instrumentals but man this is begging for a vocal to make it really complete... it’s a moving and effective piece nonetheless. well done!

atw replied 25th May 2021 - 4 years ago

Thank you. Agree, adding vocals would be nice , maybe with a classical singer ...

xstokes 21st May 2021 09:16 - 4 years ago

on Drowning In a Bar of Blue Light by silverman

Wow! The shifts in tone are remarkable and what holds it together is that swinging groove — even when it drops out it’s present. That cymbal work is special, man. Damn the whole number has me smitten, i’ll be checking out your other pieces as well. Hope this finds you well as can be, mate!

xstokes 20th May 2021 18:04 - 4 years ago

on TinMan by NatalieThurston

there is a lot of cool invention happening here! the track has a nice momentum and the end is a very cool deceleration. my only gripe is the drums seem a bit lost in the mix. i would really like to be able to hear them better!

xstokes 20th May 2021 17:49 - 4 years ago

on The Sickness onto Death by ClickbaitCabaret

brilliant production. the fastness of the music makes the increasingly urgent vox burrow deeper and deeper into my ears, and the end really achieves a synergy worthy of using the term.

ClickbaitCabaret replied 20th May 2021 - 4 years ago

Thanks for listening. I appreciate it very much.

xstokes 20th May 2021 17:27 - 4 years ago

on Mar Ocidental by JustKent

very cool work! the harsh rock is a good counterpoint to the lorn words, giving this a salty, bitter edge. the keys really add push to the song. i think your forceful singing on this sounds great as well, man!

JustKent replied 24th May 2021 - 4 years ago

Portuguese rock is not the same as it was decades ago, now young people only listen to Portuguese hip hop and trap, or music with Brazilian and African influences, the Portuguese are very influential, and I think that someone should put rock in the place where it belongs in the top
as i'm 67 years old and i don't have money to invest in my music (recording in studio, and pay to make a good promotional video), that s not my rock who will make rock grow in portugal ... (sorry my bad english), in my youtube channel i have very few feedback as well, thank you xstokes

xstokes 11th May 2021 20:38 - 4 years ago

on lounged-out by monkwee

love the live sound and them fuzzy keys! this has all the feel of a stolen moment — proof of life. a gem.

xstokes 11th May 2021 20:33 - 4 years ago

on Shapel by krotan

hey man, good to see you. this is hella wicked theme music! wildly tuneful and full of character.

krotan replied 11th May 2021 - 4 years ago

Thank you xstokes, I think this theme is impossible to play on a real musical instrument.

xstokes 9th May 2021 21:28 - 4 years ago

on O que tu vistes by JustKent

very cool songwriting— your looping is out of sight. really dig the lyrics and delivery, to me your vox sound great in this setting — nice and deep without going all goth and shit.

JustKent replied 10th May 2021 - 4 years ago

Thanks for the feedback, I suffer from breathing problems, and for me it is very difficult to sing ... I never liked my voice, although when I was 8 years old I was the best in the church choir ... I have my music on Youtube, and very rare people comment on my voice ... when you say that my voice is cool, i feel more willing to continue this music project (i am 67 yrs old)Thanks

xstokes 9th May 2021 20:16 - 4 years ago

on By My Lonely by KnightHeir

yo 4m@ — gettin wiry with the diary! v cool vibe, bro!

KnightHeir replied 9th May 2021 - 4 years ago

Thank u much Mr. xstokes my friend.

xstokes 9th May 2021 19:16 - 4 years ago

on The Floater by StarTravels

spazzy sferics emanating from a pointy cloud. brilliant.

xstokes 2nd May 2021 19:50 - 4 years ago

on Aqwafina by KnightHeir

ele/mental waves bro! respect!

KnightHeir replied 3rd May 2021 - 4 years ago

Yeeeeeah!

xstokes 2nd May 2021 19:13 - 4 years ago

on God of Beauty by CorinaRina

rapturous! this has become so moving, spiritually and deeply intimately physically. you are the goddesses of beauty.

CorinaRina replied 6th May 2021 - 4 years ago

There's more from where this came!

xstokes 2nd May 2021 18:49 - 4 years ago

on Last Thursday by theHumps

gorgeous, timeless, the kind of groove that slips under the skin and there’s a natural high and life just sways for a little bit. it’s a gift, pal. if there’s a heaven joey and deedee are singing.

theHumps replied 4th May 2021 - 4 years ago

Timeless was how I described the chord changes to someone earlier in the day, you can go back decades and find these chord changes in songs. To me this sounds like a song from the 50's.

Thanks!

Wayne

xstokes 30th Apr 2021 16:15 - 4 years ago

on Soft Landings by mudhoen

hey man, the sampling sounds really good and the harp-plucking is awfully sweet, i like it!

mudhoen replied 2nd May 2021 - 4 years ago

Thanks a lot. Cheers!

xstokes 25th Apr 2021 02:29 - 4 years ago

on Etreinte by klmr29

fantastic— each sound is so sympathetic to the next, it’s a gentle vibe but had me on the edge of my seat. gotta say i would follow wherever that bass was leading me to! ace work!

klmr29 replied 25th Apr 2021 - 4 years ago

HI XSTOKES THX a lot for this comment :) :) :) :) :)

xstokes 24th Apr 2021 20:42 - 4 years ago

on Corners and edges by CorinaRina

well hello again. you’ve been on my mind and this is the sound i heard. i’m so glad you’ve put up one of your piano pieces, and this is just so haunting and enveloping, a rain of tone poems falling on a field of bujori... dreamy and very splendid music!

CorinaRina replied 25th Apr 2021 - 4 years ago

hello. I don't know if I will stay. Maybe in the minds (of some, not mine for sure).
Music is a dream. No, more reality. Nothing spectacular. What else to say. When I will got time on my hands and PC and mouth to sing and register I will do it. Who knows when. When I will be old, and tired, tired I am already. So I guess I am old. So I guess mic on. OFF

xstokes 24th Apr 2021 17:06 - 4 years ago

on One Love One Heart by chesterfester

holy cow, this could kickstart the whole tired worldbeat scene into vitality again. fantastic mix!

chesterfester replied 25th Apr 2021 - 4 years ago

Thank you Xstokes for the time to listen and comment, I did not see myself as an injector of vitality, but I will accept it if it wakes up a tired genre! I really enjoyed putting this one together and appreciate your enjoyment. Bruce

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