Sorry to hear you were sick. That dreadful disease is becoming all to common. Couldn't be happier to hear you are cancer free and ready to go make music again!!
I listened to the instrumental and the mix is much better. The singing is excellent and added the cherry on top! The angel/devil in disguise idea has been done a million times and a million more times to come in the future. Of course nothing beats Elvis' Devil In Disguise but this might come in a close second. ;)
Hey Kyle, this has a big sound to it, almost like a U2 song(Rattle and Hum period) with the keys/pad rolling in the background as the drums pound away and the singer wails! All the elements are there.
I know what you mean about uploading because you are tired of mixing it, lol!! We must listen to bits and pieces of songs hundreds of times, at least. I usually try to have 3 or 4 songs going at once so I don't get too bored with one project.
Hey Wayne thanks for stopping by and listening, its always appreciated. I have been trying to find more time to write and record, still not as much as I would like but at least I can do it a little. I am able to work on about 1 track a month which is good compared to the 3-4 months it was taking. I put in a studio at the school that I teach at so now when I have free time I try to get in there and utilize it. Anyway, thanks again.
Hey Fila, it's been a while but worth the wait. Having my coffee and waking up this fine morning and this track is putting me in the perfect mood.
Good drums, they sit back and do their job and let the feature instruments shine. You are right, the piano is what all the other instruments revolve around. The synths add a nice peaceful feeling.
My coffee is kicking in but hey, this music is chilling it to iced coffee!! ;) Take care, don't be such a stranger, post more!!
theHumps whats up man? Yes it has been a while good to see some of the originals still around. Had a battle with Cancer but cancer free now so time to get back to looping. Been playing around with this for about 9 months as I try and get the groove back. Thanks for stopping by and leaving those great comments. Appreciated! Did't mean to chill your coffee but damn just happened to my cup!! Thanks again for stopping by. Got two potentials in the can. Stay tuned! Take Care Filãofsoul
The song is so upbeat, happy sounding and energetic and knowing something is wrong with Franco's health is making the dancing almost unbearable. ;) Hope you are well Franco!
Thanks so much, Wayne, and I'm sure Franco appreciates your best wishes. He's still recovering and even back to work (although not too happy about it!) Our projects may be slowing down, but we'll keep going as long as we can. Franco, Scott, Dan and I have a project about to begin in a couple days.
I hope you own a mandolin, I heard some fast pickin' going on in there. I like the bass and drums on this track. Bass is so underrated as to how much fun it is to play and to how it can have an impact on the song. There are periods where the bass is simple and places where the bass is moving out. Mostly when the drummer and bass are in a groove, you can tell. Your bass playing is really good here!
Hey Wayne my man!
Thanks for your interests in the track my friend.Yes the bass is a very abused instrument in the big world :) ,most great bands have great bass players and the bass line is so important to harmony.Example;if the guitarist is playing a C chord and the bass plays an A root note,we are now in Aminor. :)
This is a neat little acoustic idea. I tried playing along on my acoustic and found that you were tuned to 430 so everything was a half step down. No biggie. Are you planning to add bass? It would be nice to hear some in this track.
I thought the entire mix could have been a little louder and noticed that by looking at how small the waveform was and by listening. There should be a master volume with a meter(i would guess) in audacity that shows the output level. Boost that up a bit, not until the meter goes in the red but you can get this louder.
I write a lot of ideas like this one so when I started listening I knew I would like this!
Hi. Thanks for your comments , yes i like to play tuned down half a step..I haven't planned on adding some bass but if you want to go ahead and send back to me that would be cool. Thanks for your tip with Audacity i'm making better mixes each time i use it..
Feels like I'm hanging out at band practice, this has a nice live feel. I do like your style! The guitar lead was pretty sweet and a little unexpected, I really liked it. The bass is solid and holds it's own. Lyrics are cool and most people can relate to losing touch with someone who meant a lot in some way. Hope you enjoyed reconnecting with your friend!
I read that the vocal track was Scott and now I'm mad. He has been holding out by not singing earlier? ok, so he talking, lets not split hairs. ha
This is awesome guys! Great job Kenny, you rock! I like story songs and Scott did a great job telling one. The Sax, guitar and keys work so well together. Feels more like r and b and funk during the disco. The bass is the backbone to this one, as it should be!! The mix is always top notch.
Must have listened to this about 7 times, off to dl, thanks!
Yep, that's Scott! He's a bit self conscience about his vocalizing, but says he'll do more if it calls for it since it's gotten a good response on this one.
The guys all appreciate your always kind words. We're all setting up for our next track. Thanks again.
ok so you didn't sing on this one but you could have done some yodeling. ;)
You sure captured the grandeur and vastness of the Himalayas in this track. It is sad to see the genocide inside of Tibet being ignored by the world but on the other hand the country of Bhutan is an amazing example of how a country can respect their land, take care of their people and still prosper. Crazy mixed up world!
There is a peaceful, spiritual and uplifting feel to the track. Gave it several listens. Great meditation ambiance, my heart rate has lowered, time for more coffee.
HaHa....it seems I will never get rid of "Orlando The Singer" fans...now I should even switch to yodeling...haha!
Nice to have you here again my friend and I'm so pleased I have the power to control your pulse...it's just that I don't know what your doctor will say...haha!
I agree on your political and cultural observation of Tibet
and I'm even more excited on your thoughts about my mucic
and for getting the 'fav' ofcourse...thank you so much my
friend!:)
Really liked what you did here Rhodesy. I enjoy acoustic music a lot and hope to hear more of it here. Like others have said, it's a wonderful listen! Nice changes throughout the track giving it some dynamics. Is the same guitar used for all the tracks?
I think mother nature herself would want a digital copy and an album version for her collection.
I know spring is here now. Plus the masters golf tournament starts this week!!
Great inspiring comments from you Wayne as always my friend!The main guitar is a gibson j45 acoustic which i used for all the melody/harmony parts.The intro vamp was on a strat middle pickup set ultra clean.
I used to kayak all the time and hearing this track reminded me how awesome it was, minus any mosquitoes. I would see all kinds of wildlife. One day me and a deer stared at each other about 70 feet, 20 meters or so apart. I broke our stare a good 15 minutes into it and paddled away, it was a good moment.
I have a recollection of an early morning close encounter with some deer as well. This while camping once with some other summer campers. But wow - 15 minutes is a long stare! Anyway - I'm really happy if you connected with the track. Best regards - Dan
My life suddenly seems great after listening to the march of the doom and gloom brothers. ;) Kinda spooky and dark, your description was good! Sounds like Burt is going to need cigar box anonymous soon.
Thank you Wayne for your time you invest into listening and for your friendly words.
Burt is so creative since he startet to make one cbg after the other :) so don't stop him until we finished our album :)
His cbg's have so a nice kind of sound like he recorded them in a small, abandoned hut, somewhere in the deep swamp. Just a gloomy sound like from another world :)
Very pretty little song. She has a nice voice and a sad story. Your music was perfect for her words and emotions.
It's great that you are back at it! You were using PT before, weren't you? I like with Ableton you get free updates for life. You pay a little more up front but always have the most recent version.
Yes, I've been working with Pro Tools since LE 6.9 :) So it was fairly easy to get used to, which I definitely like a lot. And because I got the student edition (full version but just cheaper for students), I only paid 300 for it! So I don't mind it at all!
Hey Alex, been a while seeing you, hope you are well. I don't know much about house music so I can't say much about that. It reminded me of a clock and the passage of time so I guess it is a bit cinematic to me. It has a dark overtone to it, the sound effects sound chaotic and menacing. I've never heard of that synth before but it seems quite useful as it produces a lot of different sounds. Sounds like you are having some fun experimenting with your music, keep up the interesting work!
hello Wayne, good to see you again, Im happy you had a chance to hear this particular one! Yes, it is a result of learning new things and exploring possibilities of my new equipment as I am slightly gravitating towards another musical directions and techniques I guess. It is not to say that I will be making proper House genres from now as I am more interested in ambient or gentle electronic.
I will be using hardware a lot but I won't be producing music at the same speed as before - I had to slow down my looperman activity last months due to real life commitments. It is because there is a lot to learn about synths as well and it seems like there is so much to explore regarding to sound-design territories and synthesis ahead. Here I am using modyfied presets of Blofeld basically. There is a sequence of chords repeated 4 times throughout and I am really keeping everything organized here by building everything around this sequence. I do not now how much this is noticable - probably not so much at first listening, especially when just playing this along other looperman tracks. It is simply quite different and somehow more difficult track to percieve from others, I guess. As you say: more dark and probably less 'entertaining'. I would say it is a meditative music as it was created in few moments of increased attention and clarity of the mind, which is not always easy to achieve.
Thank you for listening to my music and your support!
Best, Alex
Your description was exactly what I heard and I was diggin' it! Some sweet guitar playing as well, clean and rockin' parts. Tons of energy all the way through. Liked the first break, it jumps the beat a little. Well done Rhodesy!!
Kinda weird, I was thinking "clever" as I was listening. When I opened the track page and saw silverman's review I couldn't help but laugh.
The music is vague, soft and a bit abstract and with drum and some percussion, I liked the bongos and triangle especially. The main vocals, while different seem to all work well together. The vocals that were heavy with effects and more used as an effect popping in the mix helped the overall ethereal feel of the track and added interest as I listened and enjoyed. Dig the whistling, I have to try doing that sometime.
First of all, thanks for listening and your reply. Secondly, I really need to start finding out the meaning of "clever" in a musical context :-). I am from Amsterdam, so English is not my native language.
The whistling is not something I did myself. I used it as an acapella which was dropped here at looperman. The poster was quite clear in not mentioning name, and didn't want any feedback either. So, of course I respect that and that's why I didn't mention it.
I have now second thoughts about the use of Shamoozey's line in a second voice. I received quite some advice to take it out...
A nice mix dude! Love the keys sitting in the background. You have a nice voice and the backing vocals are spot on. This works in the Folk category as well.
Hope Dad is well, cool that you guys did this. Hold on to those memories forever.
I accidentally hit the post button, ha. I wanted to mention that I liked the lyrics, they sit in the mix well and the pizzi strings was a cool add. Is there a mandolin in there?
Pretty good track! I wish more people who do hip hop would incorporate more live instruments into their tracks. I'm not much into hh so I can't talk much about the particulars of that but I thought the track had a much more personal touch to it than the typical FL studio hh you get here. Any more tracks?
Thank you, appreciate it. I am actually working on more tracks, I got a drummer and a bass player who are into this so we will do more. It is exactly as you said, I love hiphop and blues, rock, but I prefer it to be played with real instruments, and add a bit of electronic stuff. I would love to have someone make effects for us using a turntable though, that would be cool :)
Like others have mentioned how good the piano is, I tend to agree. I thought your poem and the effects on the vox worked well with the piano effects. It's a solid and focused idea from a songwriter and producer's point of view. Hope this one inspires you for the next one.
Hi man. Thanks for listening and for your lovely comments. It has actually inspired me to rework a track I've been struggling with for a while now. So I'm pretty happy now :)
on Just Thinking by Filaofsoul
Be good and take care of you and yours.
Wayne
on Angel In Disguise by BradoSanz
Good luck in the competition, you guys are great!
Wayne
Brado
on On This Day by ImproveWithError
I know what you mean about uploading because you are tired of mixing it, lol!! We must listen to bits and pieces of songs hundreds of times, at least. I usually try to have 3 or 4 songs going at once so I don't get too bored with one project.
Take care!
Wayne
Kyle
on Just Thinking by Filaofsoul
Good drums, they sit back and do their job and let the feature instruments shine. You are right, the piano is what all the other instruments revolve around. The synths add a nice peaceful feeling.
My coffee is kicking in but hey, this music is chilling it to iced coffee!! ;) Take care, don't be such a stranger, post more!!
Wayne
on Foreign Glory by TinyFinger
More!!
Wayne
on Non e un gioco by Musicante
Keep the hits coming, what a gem!
Wayne
Ciao,
M.
on Setting-the-tones by ronabo
Wayne
Ronabo
on Losing you by Rhodesy
Great vibe and cool sounds Rhodesy!
Wayne
Thanks for your interests in the track my friend.Yes the bass is a very abused instrument in the big world :) ,most great bands have great bass players and the bass line is so important to harmony.Example;if the guitarist is playing a C chord and the bass plays an A root note,we are now in Aminor. :)
on Charlie Horse by TheProjectSix
I thought the entire mix could have been a little louder and noticed that by looking at how small the waveform was and by listening. There should be a master volume with a meter(i would guess) in audacity that shows the output level. Boost that up a bit, not until the meter goes in the red but you can get this louder.
I write a lot of ideas like this one so when I started listening I knew I would like this!
Wayne
on You believed in me Thank You by TeeGee1965
Wayne
on -Ben- by Musicante
This is awesome guys! Great job Kenny, you rock! I like story songs and Scott did a great job telling one. The Sax, guitar and keys work so well together. Feels more like r and b and funk during the disco. The bass is the backbone to this one, as it should be!! The mix is always top notch.
Must have listened to this about 7 times, off to dl, thanks!
Wayne
Yep, that's Scott! He's a bit self conscience about his vocalizing, but says he'll do more if it calls for it since it's gotten a good response on this one.
The guys all appreciate your always kind words. We're all setting up for our next track. Thanks again.
Ciao,
M.
on In The Grip Of Himalaya by Orlando51
You sure captured the grandeur and vastness of the Himalayas in this track. It is sad to see the genocide inside of Tibet being ignored by the world but on the other hand the country of Bhutan is an amazing example of how a country can respect their land, take care of their people and still prosper. Crazy mixed up world!
There is a peaceful, spiritual and uplifting feel to the track. Gave it several listens. Great meditation ambiance, my heart rate has lowered, time for more coffee.
Om Mani Padme Hung!
Wayne
Nice to have you here again my friend and I'm so pleased I have the power to control your pulse...it's just that I don't know what your doctor will say...haha!
I agree on your political and cultural observation of Tibet
and I'm even more excited on your thoughts about my mucic
and for getting the 'fav' ofcourse...thank you so much my
friend!:)
With much appreciation______Orlando
on April in England by Rhodesy
I think mother nature herself would want a digital copy and an album version for her collection.
I know spring is here now. Plus the masters golf tournament starts this week!!
Take care!
Wayne
Enjoy spring,enjoy the golf!:) Rhodesy
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Thanks Dan for bring me back there!
on Once - a Burt and Joe Collaboration by joecramer
Gloom Rock LIVES!!!
Wayne
Burt is so creative since he startet to make one cbg after the other :) so don't stop him until we finished our album :)
His cbg's have so a nice kind of sound like he recorded them in a small, abandoned hut, somewhere in the deep swamp. Just a gloomy sound like from another world :)
stay tuned
joe
on Kodaline - All I Want Ft Amenci by BradoSanz
It's great that you are back at it! You were using PT before, weren't you? I like with Ableton you get free updates for life. You pay a little more up front but always have the most recent version.
Nice work!
Wayne
Brado
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on on that note by promenade2239
Wayne
I will be using hardware a lot but I won't be producing music at the same speed as before - I had to slow down my looperman activity last months due to real life commitments. It is because there is a lot to learn about synths as well and it seems like there is so much to explore regarding to sound-design territories and synthesis ahead. Here I am using modyfied presets of Blofeld basically. There is a sequence of chords repeated 4 times throughout and I am really keeping everything organized here by building everything around this sequence. I do not now how much this is noticable - probably not so much at first listening, especially when just playing this along other looperman tracks. It is simply quite different and somehow more difficult track to percieve from others, I guess. As you say: more dark and probably less 'entertaining'. I would say it is a meditative music as it was created in few moments of increased attention and clarity of the mind, which is not always easy to achieve.
Thank you for listening to my music and your support!
Best, Alex
on A pocketful of Drama by Rhodesy
Wayne
on Forever and ever - Feat Lily und Wolf - Shamoozey by DrvanLansberg
The music is vague, soft and a bit abstract and with drum and some percussion, I liked the bongos and triangle especially. The main vocals, while different seem to all work well together. The vocals that were heavy with effects and more used as an effect popping in the mix helped the overall ethereal feel of the track and added interest as I listened and enjoyed. Dig the whistling, I have to try doing that sometime.
Well done!
Wayne
First of all, thanks for listening and your reply. Secondly, I really need to start finding out the meaning of "clever" in a musical context :-). I am from Amsterdam, so English is not my native language.
The whistling is not something I did myself. I used it as an acapella which was dropped here at looperman. The poster was quite clear in not mentioning name, and didn't want any feedback either. So, of course I respect that and that's why I didn't mention it.
I have now second thoughts about the use of Shamoozey's line in a second voice. I received quite some advice to take it out...
Anyway, thanks again. Much appreciated.
Doc
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Hope Dad is well, cool that you guys did this. Hold on to those memories forever.
Wayne
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Wayne
Thanks again,
TA