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Its a special event that speaks to the spirit in us and brings out much that is good....and I know that emotions and talent always produce good music....well done NM...very nice track...Ed

I hit the play button on genres that not on my listening priority list fairly often and once in a while I hit one like this that reminds me that there is good listening in a lot of genres I dont do...My playing & listening habits result in my ear looking for key progressions, key changes, & musical structure in the composition...but gotta say I enjoyed this one all the way...well done Gzglitchers...Ed

strong emotions (good or bad) and talent always seem to me to produce some of the best music...its different (but not weird I think)...but it carries the theme you describe well....the section that kicks in around 2:44 is really crying...well done Metabolic.....Ed

well....you should to be happy with this one Maff....a bit short & sweet...but its got the goods intended I think...We dont all have the same taste in music just as we all dont like the same kind of art...but I liked this one...piano and strings always get my ears pleasantly perked..dm good singer too...good job...Keep doing it your way......Ed

Maff...I love your musically creative mind my friend....Its not the kind of thing our commercial radio stuff is going to bring us...proof that real creativity resides in these little musical communities we share...Kara has a really nice voice...I have done a couple of collaborations with her (not posted here)..but the effects give this a whole different vibe...kind of mysterious...a big well done to you...this is really neat.....I see you have another new one up since last time I was by..have a bit of catching up to do....Ed

Hey Mac Man...I owe you an apology...(my comment on your young age is likely off side)...I was reading profiles on the Loop last night...and while I was reading sevenola`s I hit play on your track....and went WOW....this doesn`t sound like a 19 year old musician...it was just too good....so, anyway..sorry about that...and it is a really good track by the way.....Ed

Now this is different...and in a very good way...dubstep isn`t on my regular listening menu Sevenola but if it was more like this it sure would be...very creative stuff..musit say I enjoyed this one...a big well done to you....Ed

Hi mackit....at your age I could have never come close to doing anything like this...I was reading your bio so was a bit surprised (pleasantly) to find a chillout track on top of your list...I notice some comments on production..actually it sounds really good to me so I`m not sure why...perhaps a little widening on the accompaniment instruments??...but we know that reality is often best represented by just some placement of the instruments in the sound stage rather that too much artificial processing...The music is really well done..the composition shows that a lot of thought has been put into it..I often insert a ms (mid-side) processor vst on some tracks just to keep the away from centre (and the lead) a bit but thats a matter of taste ...as is reverb and the other things we use...I enjoyed this one just the way it is...and listening to this kind of music composition from a young guy makes me think you are going to really raise above the crowd in the future..You`re part way there now...Your passion and investment in learning shows....keep on doing it...I`m sitting here with a smile after listening...way to go....Ed

Oh yeah....Danke is good musical company for sure...I can hear a nice R&B vocal on this one ronabo...but gotta say its just good listening even as it is...I think I might consider taking the arps out of the intro..and bringing them in for the chorus parts as you did...kind of gives the show away right off the start rather than letting it build a bit...just an idea...and certainly not a criticism..enjoyed it...dm good job....keep on...Ed

some really rich sounds Orlando...and they are everything that is needed in this mix...I have a tendency to clutter my mixes a bit at times and this superb minimal approach is proof that a few of the proper sound choices lets each one really contribute its part that much better....good listening...a big well done to you...Ed

This is what music really is about....the words, written with thoughtfulness...the song delivered with simple and honest emotion...the music composed with care and designed to lift up the song and render it to our minds and hearts...and it seems to me that the simplest of accompaniment is often the best....Perhaps sometimes we add too many of the things to our music that technology allows...but often the heart of the song is best shown in a more basic way....like this....Great job Brandon and Behnam...much enjoyed....Ed

As always...you have done a superb piece of musical art Carole....I like Michael`s "burn...burn....burn" reference...for many years I have adopted the theme from an old song by John Kay...."Feed the fire".......The world could use many more people to face each other in peace..and state the cause for love.......Ed

well..I see this one has been around a while and I have been my usual slack self in catching up with it....I seem to get along best with minor keys myself...This one carries a lot of emotion Bob...love the instrumentation choices and the straight up melody bits that remind me a lot of good things gone by...really lush choice of backing pads that carry the theme along well...excelllent Sunday afternoon listening up my way...great track...I could use a lot more like this one.......Ed

It may not get you into heaven Scott...but if it doesn`t none of us are going there....great big hand-clapping fun...I can see the scene in my mind listening to this...and enjoying myself big time....halelujah.....oh yeah.....Ed

I would have never come up with this...you`ve got a creative musical imagination BigPete...different...and in a very good way...like that little horn section that implies a bit of da funk just before the end....right on.....keep on...I`ll get back to you on the mail......Ed

Now this is just dm good laid back listening even without a vocal pavelkelly...nice chord progressions and a catchy but subtle little melody arp...floats right along..cool intro & transitions with that reversed piano??...Great job on this one...hope you find the kind of vocal you want...I`m thinking it ought to catch the attention of some fine R&B style singer...keep on....Ed

I`ve been hearing a few hip hop tracks lately that to my mind have been raising the bar on the genre...creative stuff like this with rich and different instrumentation...I havent been a fan of the genre...but guys like you are changing my mind SikStyle....a bit more reverb on the vocals than usual but thats a personal taste thing & I think it works fine on this one...its just well done..could cross the genres a bit and thats a good sign....Good for you...well done man...keep doing it....Ed

Hey Peter...I`d be happy to help you make some noise any time....Love those old Marvin Gaye, Al Gren et all songs...I dont always get it right but if I can lend a hand just hit me up when you have something that you are working on...keep on...Ed

Dm...this is good...you are one impressive singer lady....great track....Ed

You painted that whole driving to work in the morning picture really well here Mack Man....that is some tasty guitar playing..nice fat laid-back kind of sound that would go well long after the work day is done too...feels like a sprinkling of R&B in the instrument mix too....oh..I just hit that little guitar run at 4:01 (followed by several others) ...right on...You can play on my radio any time man...great track...much enjoyed...fav......Ed

Steve...its guys like you that made me atart paying attention to music not produced by somebody who plays an instrument..first ran into some tracks by a friend that made me blink & have a chat with myself on another site I post to...but anyway...You cant do this without a knowledge of compositional structure...a feeling for how instruments marry with each other to create those sound layers that grab the soul a bit...This one is a grabber...I would like to have played it too....Keep on doing it...its food for the musical soul......Ed...PS: I`m self-taught on everything I play...I`m an old guy...and I`m going to learn to play stuff I cant now...haha....do it....my Grandson(7 yrs) plays the harmonica better than me)

Hi Baggadub...I was referring the the overall track volume...but I`m really reluctant to suggest you change anything (we all have gain controls on whatever we use to listen)...I really dislike those mixes that have been nailed with brick wall limiting to the point of killing the natural dynamics....You could try a mix with a soft knee compressor on the master bus at about -3dBs of gain (try a threshold of -10, attack around 20-30ms,& auto gain makeup...Follow with a master limiter that has a preset for cd audio..or just set it so you get a few dBs of gain without disortion)....or better yet...dont do anything...I probably should have skipped that comment as you really have done a super job on the music and that is what counts........If you would like me to bump it up a bit for you without screwing up your dynamics just use my contact button & I`ll tell you my email.....Those really loud tracks you see here once in a while with the flat edges (like a ruler) mainly in the dance genres are dynamically dead....I crindge when I listen....Its good like it is....Keep on.....Ed

Take a bow you two....Baggadub....this is a fine shade of chilled blue....I`m sitting here listening with a big smile on my face...I`ll be grabbing a dl for some more listens...superb job...The mix could be pumped up a bit but good music trumps little things like that every time....Congrats....Ed

You are flyng above the crowd honkeytonk....nice to hear a totally different approach to a genre I haven`t spent a lot of time listening to..creative thinking in the instrumentation here...a bit of super cross-genre stuff.....love the sense of humour in the lyrics,...you voice fits this to a T....great job....thanks for including some of my guitar noises....Keep on...Ed

Hi honkytonk....rap is not on my usual listening list so I have to confess to not being a fan of the genre...but that doesn`t prevent me from appreciating the music & compositional ideas...some nice instrumentation in this one (and thats often not the case in a lot of rap)...nice job on this one....Ed