StaticNomad
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StaticNomad has posted 1053 comments on other peoples tracks.
on Mindfields by Yan87
I'm a big fan of The Prodigy, even though I haven't really liked any of their new music since 1997. Mindfields is one of their very best tracks.
I really like your guitar work and wish I could get your guitar tone. 0:23 those riffs are cool and kind of chilled out.
Snare is OK, maybe a little too loud.
1:00 more cool dirty riffs.
1:22 nice little guitar bend. Maybe tremolo?
1:32 solo makes me think of System Of A Down.
Congratulations, even though the track is too short.
Here's a lot of heavy guitar playing by me:
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/155188
"wish I could get your guitar tone"
Sure ! I'am using only sans amp triac (marshall mod) with little gaine + soldano impulses. If you need more information about my records i can send it to emeail. Or maybe you need some of my music plz let me know.
"1:22 nice little guitar bend. Maybe tremolo?"
no :) it's finger slide with mediator tapping
"Congratulations, even though the track is too short."
Thx man, i've made video on this track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9QG4J8J014
"1:32 solo makes me think of System Of A Down."
Oh yeaaah i'm big fan of SOAD. They inspired me on this solo in song "Psicho"
on Yours Within -ft NanuNanu by ValveDriver
I now find myself within your Valvedriven throwback. My specialised lab gear confirms that this is what I expected - another nice track bro.
Cool acapella that would suit my music nicely.
Ominous bass and then some clanging drums (not the same as your usual main EZX) and some restrained Shreddage badassery. Really coming alive now and those vocals are damn trippy.
1:42 and you're wubbing shit nicely up. I wonder: will The Evanator ever wub shit up? Maybe down?
Wubbing's OK - I only hate it when that's all there is going on in a track (ie the average shit wubstep track).
2:45 instrument with marimba/glassy tone. This is pretty chilled now, only a little menacing.
3:26 cool, restrained, minimal guitar solo. I'll assume that ain't you on the B.C. Rich. No - more Shreddage.
A break and back up for a bit more badass.
5:00-5:08 good filtered build.
Clanging, chilling end and then 6:03 nice note emphasis. A lot like a metal band chugging away.
Overall: a nice, trippy, psychedelic merger of dubstep, metal, slow, dark chillout (SloeDchill) and maybe something else.
Here's a new, nice little pop song bro for you to sing along to:
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/171151
Nanoo nanoo
It's a good thing you have your specialized lab gear on. There's still Valve oil all over this track.
No, these drums are a mix and match of digital samples I have laying around the place. A few layers here, and a few layers there. EQ'd and processed the shit out of em.
I wonder if the Evanator will ever let ME wub the shit up in one of his tracks.
"Wubbing's OK - I only hate it when that's all there is going on in a track (ie the average shit wubstep track"
I agree. I really like the wubwubs in dubstep, and D'n'B. But like you, when that's all it is, it's just a bunch of random noise to me. I like to think I have restrained and tamed the wubwub. Which when said outloud, makes me imagine a creature much like the Jabberwocky.
2:45- That is from Native Instruments' Vibraphone Library for Kontakt5. I picked it up quite a while ago. I have a few started tracks that feature it, but none of them are finished. Some probably never will be. But, you can expect to hear more of it.
Nope. Not me on the B.C. As quickly as that little treat came, so too did it go. Lawyer fees. Know what I mean?
" A lot like a metal band chugging away."
Metal is so heavily incorporated into my DNA, it's elements will pop up in every track at least once. I wouldn't be able to not do it. I could write a country western and still manage to work some form of metal into it.
Wait...I said "I could write a country western..."
No I couldn't.
I checked out your nice little pop son bro. I sang along, and I left a comment.
Lator to the gator.
on Feelin Good by Diskonnect
I love the groove and the guitar in this (who's playing that?) and will give you a much fuller review later.
Also gotta say that I really enjoyed cellardoor's accurate and enthusiastic review and I enjoy relatively few track comments on this site (as the standard of commenting is so damn low).
More later but big congrats for now.
on Changes None by toastedavalanche
Piano sounds good and kind of triumphant with some of those chords you let ring out.
0:59 nice higher piano notes and walking groove.
Guitar is delicate.
Doesn't sound like it's been played to a click.
Good late night chilling music.
Cheers.
TA
on Beatnik Dream by PDMuzak
This isn't my kind of genre but there's some really good playing here. Also excellent, smooth production. A very clean sound and a ton of musicality. Very 70s sort of lounge easy listening.
Very consistent vibe and groove throughout but it works well.
Congrats on some fine playing.
on Allure by 7venth12
You have quite a bright and uplifting sound here. The first couple of mins are some spacious chillout with that strummed VST guitar plus your bird sounds. Building quite nicely and a good mix and balance of instruments.
0:54 is quite a cute little lead, whistling sound. And then a breakdown and solid kick and a buildup to some dance music with some slightly trap-like drums.
Creative stuff so far.
1:33 synth is pretty mainstream but it works fine and the chords are good and uplifting. And then that cute little lead returns, which is an interesting and unusual merger of sounds.
2:10 breakdown and the distant delay on that plinky synth makes for a very pleasant chilled section.
And the it's a return to previous elements and sections, which is fine, but I don't have much new to say.
Someone who will like this on here is a guy called 15Ludwicke as he makes "tropical" dance music that has a lot in common with this.
Overall: well done on some tasteful chilled, uplifting music.
on Give Me A Chance - Opinions Needed by BradoSanz
I admit to previously only listening on shit, bassless laptop speakers. Forgive me but I sometimes do it just to see if what I'm listening to appeals at all. I can generally tell even on shit speakers. I then switch to listening on headphones for a better sound (if the track is worth continuing with).
Anyway: 0:10 there's some vocal mouth opening you could edit out just before "you".
0:47 you could do with a louder bassline. Perhaps turn piano or maybe drums down.
The track seems a bit lacking in bass or maybe I'm not quite hearing the sub in my headphones.
2:33 mouth closing in last line sounds good. Like a door slamming shut. Nice ending. Delay tail tends to work well. You know I'm a fan of that.
Despite making the lengthy music that I make, I feel this is a really suitable length. It's not far out, jam-based music but a proper, focused song that doesn't screw around and is very direct. Basically, it's well crafted pop music.
This could easily be a radio hit.
"you are a very objective reviewer"
Thanks as I do try hard. However, I very rarely comment on something I think is shit/not my thing/boring as it's not worth the potential hassle of pissing someone off. I've been deeply insulted a few times on here for not giving a glowing review.
Take care.
I had the song EQd for a car stereo system, in other words. I wonder if that is a mistake, now that I think about it. I've gotten mixed reviews on the bassline and at this point I'm not sure what exactly I should do to it lol.
Regardless, I will never be anything but grateful for anything you may have to say in the way of critique or praise - I appreciate any input you may have to give :)Thanks again for stopping in, SN!
ER
on Give Me A Chance - Opinions Needed by BradoSanz
I gave you a chance and I was impressed.
It really is a good little, melodic electro pop song. And I don't even mind the autotune sound - it actually fits here. And I say that as someone who generally strongly dislikes it when used as a cheesy effect (ie T-Pain style).
Good to hear you moving away from the acoustic guitar stuff. Not that there's anything wrong with it but you're clearly more than capable of doing much more. So you are.
I might give some further detail another time, if I feel like it.
Oh, and pretty damn good lyrics for a pop song as well.
Congrats.
I'm trying to experiment with more modern sounds, and the autotune was part of that; I wanted to try something new and I liked the way my voice fit to the music with it :P
For some reason - under the inspiration I suppose - I came up with these lyrics within about 10 minutes once I found a melody, which didn't take long either. It all just kinda came together haha. I look forward to any future comments you may want to add to this track :)
ER
on The Wherewithal by Evisma
I totally empathise with your feeling currently done with music making as I feel pretty much the same way.
I have done for a couple of months but have still managed to knock out some pretty cool tracks. I've just persevered and turned them into something good in the end. Not sure I've ever made a track that was easy and some have been quite a struggle. I think making my kind of complex music is quite hard.
Sorry about your lack of patience. That's something I've struggled with all my life and it's interesting how it gives rise to other bad character traits.
"I'm painting with the same few colors and there are enough used canvases lying around"
Same here. Not happy with my guitar sound or playing - feels like I've done it all and I'm quite bored each time I pick it and try to knock out something good.
You are free to call me an English Kanigget. But that last word looks a lot like The N Word so you may have to refer to me as an English The K Word to avoid getting strung up from the nearest tree. Or at least banned from Looperman forums.
Yes, I smell entirely of elderberries.
I've forgotten about Dennis, the repressed. Need to watch that film again. Police arriving at the end is good.
Fun Grail fact: To do the bit where The Black Knight ('Tis but a scratch) has his leg hacked off, they employed a local, one legged Scottish guy called Richard Burton (not the actor twice married to Elizabeth Taylor). So, he's in costume and wearing a false right leg and that's what gets chopped off. But he's a lot shorter than Cleese, which you can see if you compare that shot (leg off) with the others. More fun than CGI, eh?
I do like the term 'brush hog' and 'slit seeding' is also a fun and "impregnatious" one.
Nomad, right in two.
Or:
2
(Nomad writing '2')
*Or grand motherfucker
"Not sure I've ever made a track that was easy and some have been quite a struggle."
I've had some tracks come together in an evening. The writing, anyway. I could sit at the computer with the guitar for several hours and be content. Nicotine is fantastic for focus. When you've been supplying the brain with nicotine/dopamine for 18 years and take it away, the brain panics. It will make you feel like you are suffocating. The feeling of panic when you hold your breath for about a minute. That feeling never leaves. It's odd. I still go through waves of discomfort, and they usually last about a week. I get pretty fuckin pissy sometimes and have to make a conscious effort to stay calm. I don't have anger issues, but severe intolerance.
"I've forgotten about Dennis, the repressed. Need to watch that film again."
It's really close to the beginning. Second place Arthur goes. Good stuff. I always skip the long intro of credits about the moose biting the sister, and all the damn llamas from the second credits company.
With Python, I prefer "And Now For Something Completely Different". Remade skits from the Flying Circus days, I believe. Defense against fresh fruit, and how NOT to be seen, are some of my favorites. "Upper-Class Twit Of The Year" is my all-time favorite from them. Tied with the men sitting around talking about how bad it was when they were growing up.
I'm more a fan of Douglas Adams. I have all of the Hitchhiker's Guide books in an awesome compilation. Birthday present. Same with Edgar Allen Poe, but his stuff is pretty wretched and bleak. He was a dark, brooding bastard and everyone hated him. If you can get your hands on a good translation of Dante's "The Inferno", do it. One of the best books I've ever read. Very visual. "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso" suck, so don't get the full Divine Comedy.
Moby Dick has not moved since we spoke of it. It mocks me.
"(Nomad writing '2')"
Quite clever. Maybe your best. I'll give it a try.
Take care, Alex.
Evan, who comes to find that we are all one mind capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable.
on IM Gonna Be All Right - LSD REMIX by Livingsoulsdie
I think this is good but agree that the high end is too harsh, making the vocals far too piercing and sharp.
1:06 lead synth also too sharp.
1:51 vocals really sharp and piercing. Not a nice sound.
Otherwise well done. No further detail from me as you didn't even reply the last time I gave you a load of detail.
on The Wherewithal by Evisma
More on all things Holy Grail another time but for now it's back to your nicened track bro.
Dunno if drums in first 11 secs are different but they sound good.
11:00 switch to other bass doesn't sound quite right. Just a little too much of a jump from one tone to the next.
Reggae section still sounding damn cool, with a fine meaty mix.
2:23 and it's time for new shit. Mid range bass underneath lead is cool.
2:45 that might be a key change plus new piano melodies. Which are also good and a progression.
3:07 cool little unexpected piano note.
3:29 cool little pause as you drop the beat. And then you do the kind of thing I like to do with bringing in some pumping double time drums. Just like what I might have done (minus the reverse cymbal, of course).
And then more piano. Metric shit tons indeed. Plus some strings.
4:16 distorted lead g with not very good tone now sounds better as it's not as naked as before as it's got drums backing it up (forgot to mention it at all in previous reviews).
Fade out ending is OK, nothing more. Needs to be better.
Shame you never return to the cool reggae grooving. But you make the track's identity more of what you're into (rock) so no surprise there.
Overall: a very worthy update but I don't think you're done yet.
Later, labia lubricator.
*My first entirely alliterative greeting and goodbye combo (SSS + LLL).
I know you think there needs to be more done with this one, but I'm probably done with it. I've got nothing going on the burner, and am thinking of taking a break. Gotta let it WANT to come out, instead of using music making to entertain myself in the evenings.
I've had less patience lately. It's a bigger issue than I wanted to admit. It's been since I quit smoking cigarettes. Nicotine helped me focus and stay engaged. I've missed that feeling. I get irritated and feel physically constricted any time I'm not distracted with work or an activity. I feel like I'm going to bust out of my skin if I sit for more than 10 minutes.
Musically, I feel a bit spent, like my sound has been established and there is no sense in redundancy. Starting to feel like I'm painting with the same few colors and there are enough used canvases lying around. A break is needed.
AC/DC keep regurgitating the same few songs and they need to stop. If I've quit evolving, I need to stop, at least till something special arises. I must "hold-out for the rare" as a song from "Rishloo" says.
I hope all is well with you. Thanks for your help on this track. Just a bit disenchanted. Sorry.
Take it easy.
Evan, he had a lot to say, he had a lot of nothing to say.
on The Wherewithal by Evisma
"I need more warning next time"
Sorry if I have alarmed you again. Next time I shall send you a notice well in advance, possibly hand delivered (like serving you with a subpoena).
"I'll need a new intro"
Pretty much straight in to the reggae bass would be cool. Those low piano notes also work really well with the groove so you might even start with them (plus maybe some skeleton drums) and then bring the basses and full drums in. You could apply your "lacking low end" filtered idea to some intro drums rather than bass. That can work well as you then bring in the lower frequencies for added power.
"He woke up to me running my fingers through his chest-hair and whispering solemn vows of our love."
That's pretty weird and funny. From torture to hairy chest-stroking. I think you may have a bit of a love-hate relationship with The Jove. I can picture you both scaping the land together, whistling Jovi hits as you brush hog.
"a carpet knife or utility knife"
I think we call that a Stanley or utility knife. Pretty cheap and flimsy plastic things but that blade is damn sharp. Or you can get a higher quality, solid metal one. I used some version of one quite a bit when making squillions of cuts in sheets of insulation when insulating my sheds last year. A pretty tidy job that's still in place, with all the tools and garden stuff put back in one shed. But no brushhogging equipment as I never brush any hogs.
Yes, Tool lyric thing did start as a variation on "Seacrest, out". Probably a "me" idea.
Nomad, shining on forever, shining on the benevolent sun.
*As said by John Cleese's silly French character on the castle ramparts in Holy Grail, a film apparently much loved by Elvis (I so hope that's true).
"I fart in your general direction"
Is this finally the time I get to call you an English Kanigget!?!? I know it means "knight" phonetically, but it's still funny shit. Do you smell at all of Elderberries?
By far, my favorite is Dennis, the repressed. That conversation is where "Farcical Aquatic Ceremony" came from. Best part of the movie, next to the cops breaking everything up at the end.
"Next time I shall send you a notice well in advance, possibly hand delivered"
I'll be expecting a very tired carrier-Albatross, with a few fresh Maine lobsters resting in the saggy gullet.
" I can picture you both scaping the land together, whistling Jovi hits as you brush hog."
You seem to like the term "brush-hog". I did a bit of "Slit-Seeding" lately. Sounds like impregnation to me. Not nearly as enjoyable, and lasted way longer. Can't go 6 hours. Maybe, if 5 of them were breaks.
Evan, feeling this coming over like a storm again now,... considerately.
on The Wherewithal by Evisma
I would like to formally announce that my second comment on this track will be commencing at the start of the next sentence.
I get what you were trying to do with your intro and you achieved it but it still just sounds a bit lacking. Good to hear you've extended the track, bringing back the piano, though I guess you're not too into my restructuring suggestion. Not sure if you ever really do that or compose in a linear way most of the time, rather than shifting whole sections around - something I do a lot.
Intros and outros are damn important (as is the inbetween) and I still think the reggae bass and piano are the most memorable things here, which is why I'd like to be greeted by them early on and then move into Eastern Toolish rocking. Your reggae section is the kind of cool, spacious groove I'd like you to build a whole track around.
I looked up 'wherewithal' and found a rather nice, concise definition: 'means by which'. Look out for The Means By Which as a future track title of mine.
Your JBJ kidnapping and torture is somewhat disturbing and detailed in a serial killer sort of way. Detailed as if you've done it before. I still don't think he deserves it. You could have just given him a good brushhogging. Another technique favoured by those who scape the land is Death By Mulch.
"He seemed a bit miffed."
Well, he's a tough chap unfazed by a light bit of flaying. Did you play "Dead Or Alive" on repeat as he peeled?
What's a razor knife? Isn't that just a sharp knife?
While it is mostly dance music, my latest track does also contain some badassery of potential interest to you:
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/170547
Nomad, foot in mouth and head up asshole*
*Modified Tool lyrics as sign offs is a good idea of ours. Can't remember who came up with it first.
After the thorough warning, I still didn't expect all the words, and it did frighten me. I need more warning next time.
"I guess you're not too into my restructuring suggestion"
I went in and messed with it a bit. Tried your suggestion. If I'm to do that, I'll need a new intro and a bit more changing. I'm working with a new section after the distorted guitars, but may have to push the distorted guitars back and go from the piano you like, to the piano/sax/organ part I'm working with, adding the guitar part afterward. Having issues with flow. I do usually go a linear path.
"Your JBJ kidnapping and torture is somewhat disturbing and detailed in a serial killer sort of way."
Turns out, it was all just him having a bad dream. He woke up to me running my fingers through his chest-hair and whispering solemn vows of our love. He told me about the dream and said it was subliminal message to wax his chest and drink more water. Hygiene and hydration are very important.
"What's a razor knife? Isn't that just a sharp knife?"
It's like a carpet knife or utility knife. A replaceable razor-blade makes for heavy use without sharpening. Usually folding or retractable, I'm sure you have them there. I believe the 9/11 terrorists used one on the plane, called a "box-cutter".
I'll be checking out your nice track soon, bro!
Evan, deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow.
*** Tool lyric thing started from the "Seacrest, out". That is the origin, though not sure if it was you or I. Probably you. Sounds like a "you" thing.
on whatsGoing by Spivkurl and promenade by promenade2239
it is quite a strange piece of music but I actually really like the low vocals. Good FX on them that make them do a lot more (often the idea of FX). They're kind of the highlight of the track and also quite trippy and hypnotic.
Piano is a very nice touch as it's not an obvious sound in this type of music so it works well as a contrast. Gives the whole thing some extra class.
1:06 bassline is simple and cool. It's not a dance track but that's definitely a dance bassline.
This is much more enjoyable than I was expecting.
Congratulations to both of you on an unusual, creative piece of chillout, trippy strangeness.
I apologize for a slow reaction - I am struggling currently with responding in time because of intense uploading rate and other things
that reffer to the real life (in opposite to my 'virtual' activity as being looperman composer promenade2239).
I am happy that you liked some experiments in here. Indeed vocal is a real lead of this track. Those few words were already processed but I added more depth playing it in reverse and at different speed which at the end gave a touch of something similar to throat chanting or maybe an aboriginal didgeridoo music. Not exactly of course but definitely there is something exotic about it. The literal message of the song is actually quite ridiculous but I had only those two sentences to develop the entire composition from. The same with drums. The idea was to play them applying different reverbs - only one of those drums is dry effects also the hihats are played double speed. There are many manipuations I've made here and it would be quite complicated to describe them. Basically I decided to place different 'sound events' in the imaginary 'space' using a reverb effect of a different amount as a tool.
There is another song that we are still somehow working on by exchanging ideas and audio files via email. It will be probably quite similar to this one but it is still hard to say to what it will turn in the end. We had a long correspondence last time and there was a lot to think for me about music and sound in general. It was interesting experience and opportunity to face many new ideas.
You're right about dance qualities of that bassline. Definitely Spivkurl's sound is strongly dance/electronic rooted which really inspired me to gravitate to electronic explorations those few last weeks. There was also a synth lead on the original project but I didn't use it. Instead I added my piano. It is a simple vst plugin 'Prova' played from simple midi keyboard. Very similar to the other little piano plugin that I really Iike called 'Jazz Baby'. Somehow I find them more useful than all those bombastic Kontakt sample based Grand Pianos because they are processor friendly and behave much more stable in a virtual environment therefore they are much more realistic under the fingers. Of course it all depends how they are actually played but here it's just a very simple thing - few chords setting the track in a concrete tonality.
Thank you for listening to my music. I truly appreciate that.
A.
on The Wherewithal by Evisma
hello
So, this is a nice track bro but I have some major restructuring suggestions though I'll understand if you don't implement any of them. They're what S. Nomad would do** and not everyone should always do what S. Nomad does.
Intro is OK though thin and lacking low end (which it certainly gets on 0:22).
But the coolest and most memorable section is the reggae bass grooving one on 0:44. So, start track off with that section ie from 0:44. Then at 1:50 go to section starting 0:22.
Piano is damn classy in this - a real nice touch, especially the low notes. Your reggae section is damn funky. You can indeed groove and don't let any foolish Nomads tell you you can't. Funkiness of this section reminds me of my stuff and is the strongest material here. Somewhat Eastern Toolish riff is more your thing. Also decent, just not as memorable.
You already know what I think of the fadeoutro: not good enough, bro!
I believe you have the wherewithal to improve this.
More later.
Oh, and if you see Jon Bon Jovi when you're out and about, tell him to get out and scape the land. He could start by brushhogging Bill Pitt's land. Or ass.
Nomad, over thinking, over analysing, separating his body from his mind.
*Like this
**An illeism, remember that?
"Intro is OK though thin and lacking low end (which it certainly gets on 0:22)."
I was trying to have the intro more mid-heavy with no real low or high end, then have the drums slowly receive their high-end before the bass hits. I was going for effect. It could be done better, I'm sure.
"You already know what I think of the fadeoutro: not good enough, bro!"
Already been extended but still in the DAW. I've not ended it yet, but I let the now existing fading guitars fade and kept the bass and drums and started piano on top which then goes to some sax. I need to change the feel of the drums in this new section, as it's just the last drums duplicated several times so I could write more from where it ended.
"I believe you have the wherewithal to improve this."
I originally thought "wherewithal" meant mental ability and cleverness. Looked it up and I was a bit off. More about the financial ability, but I believe it is used mostly as "ability".
I saw Bon Jovi. Kidnapped him. Tied him, hanging from the wrists in my garage. I took a razor knife, slit the skin from clavicle to clavicle, and punched a small hole below the slit in the middle of the chest, where I attached a small hook and hung a 5 gallon bucket. I started dripping water into the bucket, adding weight. The weight of the water began pulling the slit and his torso peeled all the way down to the waist. That's when the bucket touched the ground.
He seemed a bit miffed.
Evan, be stoned, he's guilty as the government.
on Grey Highway by simmerdown
I haven't heard of you before on here so this is a nice surprise.
Bass is extremely cool and busy, with a great tone. Vocals are haunting and return just at the right time.
The subtle guitar might even be the nicest touch in this haunting, sensual, moody piece.
My only complaint is the percussive loop work. It's good and very effective but also feels too loud at times. Just mixing its level it in and out a bit more would help a lot.
Big congrats!
on Lethal dose by Rhodesy
It's a good, fat mid tempo groove - the kind I like to play instruments along to.
1:08 that guitar seems a little dirtier and ballsier than some of your other tracks. Simple but with some chilled, tense attitude.
I'm a little disappointed that the drums never move off the hats and take the whole track bigger and more powerful. Move to ride plus some cymbal work could make it take off nicely.
Or maybe that's just my preference for how to make things more exciting in a track. And then you get to drop back down into the more steady, chilled hat.
So, at the end of this it still feels like it has many places it could still go so it doesn't feel complete. I know you prefer to do quite short stuff. But your music has a lot in common with mine so I'd like to hear you do some longer ones that are more of a journey and deep, varied trip.
Good work anyway.
on Lethal dose by Rhodesy
Lots of good grooves and 1:18 big guitar bend is a highlight. Good mix and cleanly produced.
I'll give you a fuller review another time, even though you didn't reply to my last one (for Internet, I think).
Congrats.
on Insanely Mellow by beerling1970
This is a tasteful bit of chillout and the bells and string parts in the intro are quite mysterious yet inviting.
Are those just pure Magix samples or have you actually arranged those notes in any way?
Fairly powerful vocals, which takes it in a very different direction that I wasn't expecting. More of a chilled pop music style now.
1:12 that's a cool synth melody. This is is sitting and chilling nicely now.
The rest is pretty similar so not much more to say about it.
Oh, and I agree with Spivkurl that the mix/master is too loud. This is chillout, not pumping d'n'b.
Congrats.
Steve
on Hold You Closer - Acoustic Instrumental VOX Rdy by BradoSanz
I keep expecting your voice to appear in this. I can kind of hear it in my head - guess I've got to know it quite well.
I can also hear that the structure is perfectly suited to songwriting.
Lovely, warm guitar sound. You're definitely good at recording/processing it.
There's also a pretty effective string sound on this (maybe more than one) and the twinkly bell stuff adds some useful extra vibe.
No criticism on the production as it's full and at fat and I'm not missing the lack of drums. Shaker is good enough for the groove.
Congrats.
on She Said by silverman
You have been successful in what you were trying to do as this one has a very chilled groove and vibe within a few seconds.
Good beat too.
2:51 I like the heavily reverbed louder percussion. Very effective at making the track bigger and better.
More I could say about it but that'll do for now.
" the Ten MB limit doesn't allow for a lot of heavy effects does it"
I have no idea what you're talking about. I upload very heavily effected tracks all the time at 128K (I have to cos they're so long) and they sound OK.
on In My Mind ft Oceanically by promenade2239
I really like this within a few seconds.
It's got a really simple, easy, relaxing vibe that can so easily be enjoyed. And some tight grooves. That very first vocal also sounds wonderful.
I think I prefer this to many of your others because the grooves are tighter and there's lots of good space and it has a really clear direction. It could definitely be a popular single - I totally agree with that view.
Oceanically has a great tone to her voice here and I also really like the little guitar breaks. Good to hear them repeated.
Does every track of yours have to end with a long, gentle fade?
I felt this should have been longer - at least 5 minutes.
Congratulations anyway!
on Objective Focus by Evisma
I can't match you for jailbird exes. Mad that you've got at least three. What do they all have in common, apart from The Evanator? "HAIR: BRO", bro. Cynthia's the only one who has no clothes. QuincyAnn looks quite happy.
You could take a little day/weekend trip, visit all three and catch up. Can't see why the wife would mind that. Take her along, for shits and grins (no, hadn't heard that). We say "shits and gigles" though I never have and never will, partly because I dislike the word 'giggle'.
You must do a track about your jailbird exes. Maybe call it Incarcerated Exes. Or Relaxing In An Orange Jumpsuit, a phrase I seem to particularly like. If it's hip hop (as if), definitely go with "Bitches In The Big House".
Fun shit you don't know: in Britain, everyone in jail is, technically, serving "at her Majesty's Pleasure". That bizarre term is old but still in use today. Partly because all court cases are brought in the Queen's name. Armed forces and police also ultimately serve her/the monarch. They should get rid of that phrase as I can't imagine she's really getting much pleasure each time someone's jailed (aslo known as "couldn't give a shit").
Damn the butler and his "thnaks". For that he gets no snacks. And then beatings across the back with thumb tacks.
"Send the old away by way of trebuchet."
Surely one of your greatest phrases. I will make a track probably called Sent Away By Way Of The Trebuchet. If I can get a load of bass g or at least some badassery in there, I will dedicate it to you (2nd time). Give me a couple of years and maybe I'll have enough tracks for a whole album dedicated to you. I could call it All Hail The Evanator (He Ain't No Mothafuckin' Hater) or just Bass Bro.
You're absolutely right about "in hospital" and it's dumb that Americans don't recognise the difference between the state of being hospitalised and being in a specific building. So, in the UK if I'm standing outside a hospital and a friend wanders off, I might ask where he's gone. "The Evanator's gone in the hospital to steal morphine and make out with the elderly cancer patients" might be the answer. We wouldn't say he's "in hospital" to thieve and get it on as he hasn't been admitted as a patient, just walkd into the building. Both subtle and big difference.
I also enjoy our conversations.
Nomad, swinging on the spiral
on Resinous by Evisma
So, I shook-a-took-a listen to this mothafucka and can confirm that it is a Nice Track Bro.
I suspect that may be you shook-a-took-aing. Quite a surprise. You've come up with a new sound again and it starts off like a real dance track. Some tight grooves.
0:26 the piano's back and pretty funky.
0:42 strings join in nicely. Nice, full sound here. Almost a bit of an African feel from the percussive grooves. Sort of Afrobeat. Certainly a happy, sunny vibe.
1:14 badass guitar. Great timing on that highish riffage. Meshing nicely with the bass g underneath.
2:02 good new notes. Pretty damn melodic.
Not sure if this is too layered. Doesn't seem too busy or crowded a mix. Definite fusion music that's hard to categorise.
Seems like quite a short track but the end fade is indeed skilfully done. You're perfecting the fadeout here though last few secs should hang on just a bit more. They can be improved!
Might want to get rid of the track's initial mouth opening as it goes into the first "shook".
Overall: this shook me all night long, even though I listened to it in the morning.
Does the the title have a meaning? Probably.
Later, moon landing video faker.
*Could also be someone who's a total retard on bass so not you.
"I suspect that may be you shook-a-took-aing"
Indeed. Shit's hard to say more than 6 or 8 times. The mouth winds up locking, then you can't get it out even once. "Shooka-Tooka-Tooka" took a few tries to get right and have something usable.
"Seems like quite a short track but the end fade is indeed skilfully done. You're perfecting the fadeout here though last few secs should hang on just a bit more. They can be improved!"
The "expertly faded" is sarcasm, because I know you see it as a lazy way out when used all the time. I did take your advice and lengthened the fadeout. It was a bit abrupt.
"the track's initial mouth opening"
Done. Hadn't noticed it. I read that you should mix at lower volumes, so I never heard it. You must listen to stuff a bit louder.
Later, track fade and reverse cymbal hater.
on Objective Focus by Evisma
You sure did answer my query about what she's up to - relaxing in an orange jumpsuit* - but I really didn't expect to see an online record of that. I wonder if we have the same thing here. Seems weird you can just see and download someone's mugshot/criminal record. I didn't download hers as you have to pay. And she ain't my ex-skank.
Did you know she was in jail or just happen to look her up? Congrats on your bullet dodge.
Her ethnicity is 'W'. White, I presume. Is that really a proper ethnicity? Maybe another is TNW (The N Word).
I seem to derive a lot of humour from that annoying term 'The N Word'.
Thnaks for the minor Moby D spoilers. You sure do have some weird track titles so Queequeg on the Pequod will successfully continue that tradition. I think you should give it a very engaging first couple of mins, then have at least 10 mins of dragging, procedural bass twiddling, then end on some furious whale-slaying badassery (ocean metal). The track will then still be a classic in 200 years. Getting through those dull 10 mins will be a musical rite of passage.
Thanks for letting me know about the US "practise/practice" thing. I stand corrected. If I'm in the US and happen to write anything, I will try to remember. Or just be a rebel and write my usual English English.
I've no problem with car bonnets and hoods. Related words in terms of headgear so no big deal each country opts for one over the other. I just don't get why Americans reject the useful and specific 'queue'. Like if you always could only say "I'm taking you into custody" rather than "You're under arrest".
Nomad, currently drawn beyond the lines of reason
*Don't know if that's true or just a TV stereotype
Glad you liked the mugshot. Cracks me up.
"Did you know she was in jail or just happen to look her up?"
It's a site I check every few days. Don't know if you looked around the site or not, but it has the updated arrests from the last few hours on it's main page.
I went there to try to find my mugshots from '99 and 2000, (17 & 18). It was too long ago and I've never been able to find them. One should have my long, black/green hair from the Antichrist Superstar period. I've never paid for my background/criminal record. It may be there, may not.
What's funny is that Tally is only one of three of my ex's with mugshots on that site.
This was my Elementary School girlfriend.
http://springfieldmugshots.com/mug/quincyann-bruce
And I must make a correction. Tally Pruit was from Junior High, not High School.
This one was from High School.
http://springfieldmugshots.com/mug/cynthia-d-lewis
"Thnaks for the minor Moby D spoilers"
Thnaks is the sound of a dick hitting bubblewrap at a high speed. I predict lashings for the butler. Might be time to get a new one. They do wear out. Send the old away by way of trebuchet.
I felt since the book had a chapter named that, it wouldn't give much away. I always read the index and whatnot.
"humour"
Humor? (hehe) We don't have the "u". Well, we have it, but we don't add it just for humor's sake, or "for shits and grins". Not sure if you've heard that one. I like it. "For shits and grins" gets used a lot.
""I'm taking you into custody" rather than "You're under arrest"."
We say "In the hospital", and I've heard your fellows say "In hospital". Our version I guess is stating more of a location, where as yours is more a state of being.
I really enjoy our conversations. Next to my wife, I speak to you more than anyone else. I appreciate that you usually instigate them, as I'm kind of a quiet person and never really strike up conversations. There is usually only one Evisma comment on your tracks, and several Sta-mads on mine. I never think I have much interesting to say. I feel like I'd probably ramble about the minutia of my day, and that really doesn't belong all over your track comments. So, I appreciate that you've started nearly all of our "comment conversations". I don't mind it on my tracks at all.
Evan, shoulder deep within the borderline.