MStokes

MStokes

Forgot, United States
Joined : 2nd Jan 2007 - 18 years ago
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MStokes
MStokes 17th Jul 2010 18:13 - 15 years ago

on Gonzo by jfw
a delight - every move that nudges you closer to playing 'live' - i think the 'clean' lead lead on this has some of yr best presence yet
jfw
jfw replied Unknown
Thanks for the listen Michael - this does indeed have a more live combo feel to it!

Cheers, Jamie.
MStokes
MStokes 17th Jul 2010 16:48 - 15 years ago

on Oriental Crying by danbo
i think your music is some of the best stuff going and really admire your work, so i will step out a little and say i find this is a disturbing piece - cold and architectural - a triumph of the will that separates the heart from the cerebrum. i love it.

EDIT: Far, far from mechanical - only a human could sound so strangely turmoiled.

Please do bear in mind that these comments are observations on one specific track - i find that your music (certainly including this track) provides many insights on the spectrum of the human condition.

So there.
danbo
danbo replied Unknown
Hey!
How do you analyse this! I'm surprised, but it's really that ! I'm an orientalist in my way of life, and an european for the way of living in my daily life.
Yes, here is in such a way, a contrast of 2 ways I live together.
It's difficult to integrate emotion in music if this music id too much mechanical. I try to let some human presence, even if it's not obvious.
Thanks for your kind words.
MStokes
MStokes 16th Jul 2010 22:09 - 15 years ago

on Quazimodo by jfw
gotta echo Wayne, the 'spooky' riff is a great launchpad - to these ears, some of the free-est 'for fun' playing i've heard from you and it's a real pleasure
jfw
jfw replied Unknown
Thanks Michael - I love goofing at the edges of genre!

Cheers, Jamie.
MStokes
MStokes 16th Jul 2010 15:35 - 15 years ago

on Mel Call by SixFingeredMan
lethal passion of the max!
SixFingeredMan
SixFingeredMan replied Unknown
I guess the Signs show he really didn't know What Women Want. Sounds like this Maverick is out for Payback though. I should have named this track The passion of the fruit. Mel call works though. Funny how Mel sounds like a screemo singer.
MStokes
MStokes 12th Jul 2010 19:56 - 15 years ago

on PARADOXON by zappo
never followed the band as such, but you got that Percy J fretless going on for sure - time for re-appraisal - terrific playing, zappo!
zappo
zappo replied Unknown
i say thanks to you michael
it´s a nice feeling from old times
cheers
MStokes
MStokes 10th Jul 2010 16:08 - 15 years ago

on Kaia Collaboration with PlanetJazzBass by jfw
elevator = no - crossover = yes. i always find interesting tonal edges in your playing - attention pays rewards!
jfw
jfw replied Unknown
Thanks very much Michael.

Jamie.
MStokes
MStokes 10th Jul 2010 15:53 - 15 years ago

on AStarCallsMe by danbo
lovely humorous humane - i seriously appreciate your music, D. lots of things to say, just listening now is enough
danbo
danbo replied Unknown
Thanks for replying.
You have to know that I like creating variations all along my pieces. The most difficult is not to had the music in my head, but to realise it. If I have not the files, I produce them with my Yamaha keybord (MIDI channel). But the job is never finished. I listen to my music around 20 or 30 times making modifications in tempo or in the choice of instrument.
But finally, even if many efforts are given, the result is also difficult to obtain.
For me, the job is NEVER finished, and perfection is impossible.
Thanks much
MStokes
MStokes 9th Jul 2010 14:58 - 15 years ago

on my heart by cdm
really dig this track - the vocal doubling is terrific and so understated it makes me listen twice - the aco production is a total inspiration, man - gtr, harp, kora in these ears.
beautiful music - respect
MStokes
MStokes 8th Jul 2010 14:19 - 15 years ago

on medical grade froots by arkeyetexture
haven't heard the source track but based on this set of dubs i need to track that down - i dig each of these fruit dubs almost equally but gotta land on this one - i like yr 'live' stylins so much it's really cool to hear you in the lab too. these tracks work for these old ears
arkeyetexture
arkeyetexture replied Unknown
greetings micheal! thank you for reviewing. i myself am leaning tword this one. my freind i very much appreciate the time you put in listening and reveiwing my sonic ramblings. if ever you want a 320kps of any tracks of mine, hit me up on my profile contact. i will ship it off directly.
bless!
MStokes
MStokes 7th Jul 2010 18:32 - 15 years ago

on Fire Up The Funk 2016 ft Slap Johnson by AllenV
total respect for channeling nile on this - supernatural in all the best meanings of the term
AllenV
AllenV replied Unknown
Thanks Michael for the great complement.I do like this style...feel good stuff.I myself can't get enough funky music and it is the most fun to play...I actually smile when I do.

Allen
MStokes
MStokes 7th Jul 2010 15:26 - 15 years ago

on SingASong by danbo
the more i hear your music the more interesting it becomes
danbo
danbo replied Unknown
Thanks Michael_Strokes, but what I launch on this site has to be light, 'cause of the weight of the files (max 5 Mo). The original music (it's the case for all) is longer and richer, because there are other instruments palying and many diffÃÂrent sounds giving a special space to it.
It's possible to hear this a my sell space on http://nicrunicuit.free.fr.
You'll see the difference.

Thanks for reply...Life is invention
MStokes
MStokes 6th Jul 2010 18:29 - 15 years ago

on MurdaKilla New Version by phantomhim
surfing mercury
phantomhim
phantomhim replied Unknown
Safe man.
MStokes
MStokes 2nd Jul 2010 16:25 - 15 years ago

on serotonine disaster by kamilius
a warning - a remembrance - affective/effective - dig yr productions
MStokes
MStokes 2nd Jul 2010 15:52 - 15 years ago

on Lost in Space by FrenchKid18
StÃÂphane! This kills me from start to the mag fadeout - funny sexy and deadpan cool lyric performance - the backing is so right, nervy in the sense of the best big gtr powerpoop - i'm talking like really early Cheap Trick (in color / in black and white) where the lead is fun and not wanking and the rhythm gtr chops yr legs off. i know i've griped at you about drums on an earlier reload, but i think there's a lot going for the drum track on this one - esp the cymbal rides! well, hopefully you can see you've made me pretty dang happy to listen to this track!!
FrenchKid18
FrenchKid18 replied Unknown
Thanks a lot for the very nice review Michael.I realize I was quite influence by "The Cars" for this one
Cheers
StÃÂphane
MStokes
MStokes 30th Jun 2010 19:48 - 15 years ago

on Not sure what to call it by Preach2k8
this is a beautiful wild thing - love how you make your own terms
MStokes
MStokes 29th Jun 2010 15:37 - 15 years ago

on Yellow Stone by danbo
enjoy/kill - love/hate - really i think you are beyond that constricted spectrum - hell, even if 'i' as a construct don't 'like' a particular track or a sound within that track there is always something of greater interest occurring - hypercontextual as always
danbo
danbo replied Unknown
Yes, I agree with your opinion. I've discovered that what we love or not depends on humour, and the situations we live at a precious time.
Don't worry, Enjoy/kill means also :"Yes, today, I'm (not) able to listen to this or that...
Thanks
MStokes
MStokes 28th Jun 2010 18:41 - 15 years ago

on Overload by SpiralDj1
review + fav = 28jun210 set - not a prof re these genres, but this is the sh*t far as i'm concerned - boxes shredded, presets deleted, cats at the wheel - these tracks are wild things
MStokes
MStokes 27th Jun 2010 19:28 - 15 years ago

on WHY DOES IT HURT by theassociation
dig how this stretches out and maintains the center - very rewarding track
theassociation
theassociation replied Unknown
Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it! cheers
MStokes
MStokes 26th Jun 2010 15:30 - 15 years ago

on FunkyMono by danbo
i love to listen to a whole set of music by an artist - what used to be called a side - this fav applies to the jun2010 tracks as a set - very rewarding and i think more interesting to listen this way - these tracks have a cumulative impact, a serious/playful identity at work - great compositions.
danbo
danbo replied Unknown
I make the same thing, by listening a max of music for each musician, and in your case, I find your music is (I don't know the exact word) 'mature', like a fruit on a tree ready to be taken and eaten.
Thanks !
MStokes
MStokes 25th Jun 2010 15:41 - 15 years ago

on Brass Ears by djGAS
like what yr doing, man - admire this production, def takes a few listens to hear all that's going on. ok, 3rd play - i'm floored brother - compact complex groovy music - and the trombones kill
djGAS
djGAS replied Unknown
thxs man. I wanted to push this melody without making it into noise.
MStokes
MStokes 25th Jun 2010 15:28 - 15 years ago

on This Place is a Prison by Fayz
digging the performance - that's some heavy overnight looping - new teenage wastelands
Fayz
Fayz replied Unknown
thanks, and yeah im surprised im even awake now lol. thank you for the review, means alot.
MStokes
MStokes 23rd Jun 2010 16:33 - 15 years ago

on Blowin by RobinFranz
really glad to hear this = it was a sad day in Parliament-town
RobinFranz
RobinFranz replied Unknown
Hey Michael, yeah, itz really sad. But guys like Garry never die, they live on in their music. Greetings from Germany, RobinFranz
MStokes
MStokes 20th Jun 2010 15:14 - 15 years ago

on Sakashita Stomp by SpyderX
i love how you hone in on that riff and stomp it to life/s
SpyderX
SpyderX replied Unknown
Yeah, my composition theory is to start with something good and try to make it progressively better as the song goes on. Doesn't always work, but that's what I attempt to do. Since this song started out with a great riff, it wasn't hard to flesh it out a bit by emphasizing certain elements. Glad you liked it...

As always, thanks for the listen and review ~ I do appreciate it, bro.

Peace,

Spyder
MStokes
MStokes 20th Jun 2010 14:41 - 15 years ago

on The persistence of memory by jfw
warm, contemplative, great settings and playing = lovely track. thanks Jamie
jfw
jfw replied Unknown
Thanks very much Michael.

Jamie.
MStokes
MStokes 17th Jun 2010 15:44 - 15 years ago

on the enchantment of Rolf Kamradt by Colors_Killing_Numbers
some tracks start outta the gate - this one is like brian jones rising outta the pool - strange spirit emerging
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