StaticNomad

Yo again. I do remember Glottal Frying Morse Coded Anti-Semitic Lesbian Hash-brown Recipes but had almost no idea what it meant. Still not at all sure about all of it.

Never hear of a 'glottal fry' before. Or seen The Grudge. But I might watch it now you mention it.

“I honestly know of NO music jokes”

Bigtime shame on you! A musician into comedy and humour in general has to know some musician jokes. It’s the rules! I don’t know of that many concerning bass players. Most are to do with drummers. Nice little drummer one I like because you really shouldn’t get it unless you’re a musician/into music technology and gear:

What do you call a drummer who can keep time?
Roland

I assume that most people who don’t make music have not really heard of Roland drum machines.

What do you call a guitarist without a girlfriend?
Homeless

What’s the difference between a guitarist and a fixed rate investment bond?
One will eventually mature and earn some money.

There you go – now you know four musician jokes. Glad to be of service.

“"You show me a piece of tropical fruit and I'll show you a cock-sucker from Guatemala!"

I am a Carlin fan but have never heard that before. I also have to admit I don’t really get it!

Anyway: buena cancion, hermano.

P.S. I am a dick for still not starting a thread asking Looperman about what the hell happened to So Much Room Game (yes, I miss it too). But you’re also that same dick! Who will be the first to ask that question?

Hi. It's a good intro and I like that gradual introduction of the hi hat. Then 0:54 to 2:9 is OK but like a lot of stuff I've heard many times before.

1:42 breakbeat pushes things forward a bit but I find the different elements a bit repetitive though it's well produced and sounds good.

The highlight is, of course, when the guitar kicks n at 2:51. That is absolutely rocking. Quality playing and a good sound and some good little screaming bends.

But it lasts for less than a minute and is really all soloing. Some riffs would have been good.

I'd say you should get same guitar into the first half. Not the intense sort of soloing but maybe more clean but delayed to give a bit more texture to that first half.

I still think it's a decent dance track. But could be better...

Hi. Not seen your name on the Loop before.

I hope you get the additional instrumentation you're looking for as I think the vocal here is really good.

Kick drum seems kind of out of time and the other instrumentation is very basic - a bit like a rough demo just tracking the chords of a song.

But the lead vocal has a lot of soul and emotion behind it. Second vocal (female) works really too.

This would sound pretty good as just an acapella.

There's a lot of potential with this track. Did you write it? Did you sing it?

"The night is upon us now" is a good chorus line.

Best of luck.

Yo. Really not my kind of music but I think this is well produced. It's got a good stereo field so lots of good things going on in both ears on headphones.

0:47 I like the drop out of the heavenly pads. Nice contrast there.

Lots of melodic piano notes in here that don't really make me think of hip hop.

Your bass drum is quite a subdued one but it's quite a chilled track so best not to have it pumping too much.

Took me a while to realise that there isn't really a bassline.

Oh, and good delay on vocals, especially around 3:00 to 3:20. Tinkly sort of piano that follows is also cool. Oh, and there's some sub bass too. Finally, a bit of solid bass!

Despite this not being the kind of thing I'm into, I don't think I can fault the production at all. And I always try! I like to point things out so that people have some things to think about and improve on. Or they're free to completely disagree...

I'll let you know if I think of anything else. Otherwise, well done with this tight, clean and melodic production.

"Yours always sound rich, do you export to 44k 128 direct from the DAW or convert the 24-bit WAV separately?"

Unfortunately, I have to have a lot of tracks on here at 128K, quite simply because they're so long that that's the max bitrate I can upload at. With 128K I get something like 10:55 running time so my tracks above 11 mins (quite a few) are around 10:50 on the site.

Not sure if my WAVs are 24 bit (how lazy, I should really know) but I do the MP3 conversion in a free program called CDEX.

I still think most of my stuff sounds pretty decent at 128K.

No idea about LM reconverting on upload or not.

This mix is a bit better again and it's just overall a good track, even if it's not a preferred style of mine. Vocals definitely better and the first "There's only now" is probably the vocal I like the most.

Not so keen on "cool breeze on your body" probably due to the "body" lyric more than the delivery. Oh, and "body" seems to be delivered with a slight American accent, which is slightly incongruous.

Definite radio stuff and I don't hear much to fault here. Oh, the bass right at the end gets prominent at 2:56 but then doesn't seem to come to a proper conclusion. Sounds like it's missing another half, maybe whole, bar of playing. Minor point that maybe no one else will ever mention...

Yo. I was going to ask what you're actually doing on this track as you didn't say in the description (damn you). But then I found: "It was a mix of some of my own keyboards some drum programming a various loops from all over the place" so I guess that's my answer.

Lots to like here, though it's not really my kind of thing, and it's some pretty far out dance music (in places).

5:35 third song caught my attention with that brass section playing a good tune. I guess that's a vocal loop too. Sort of dance-pop there but stuff certain to get people moving.

But I think that third track is a bit too repetitive. Needs more variety over the 4 mins. Or to be about a minute shorter. The additional brass parts aren't enough variety, though they are good, some piano and drums etc could do with changing more.

Sorry if that's not a very helpful review - just my thoughts on first listen.

Yo. Not sure if you know about replacing a track rather than starting a new one. I say this because my previous in-depth review of your track has now disappeared so I can't refer to my previous notes, which would help me for reviewing this updated version.

All you gave to is 'replace' the track with the new version and all the comments and replies etc will stay just as they are! That way I can see what I wrote last time.

Anyway, can't be bothered to write it all out again so will just say a couple of things, going from memory.

Guitar sounds fuller-bodied and so do the drums. Basically, the mix is much improved.

Re-recorded vocal is also an improvement. 0:52 I believe you have added more vocals as you change key. Before, you just stopped singing and then the key change happened and was entirely instrumental.

I think this version is probably 30-60 secs shorter so punchier and more immediate. Middle instrumental section shortening probably accounts for most of that time reduction.

Good work and always pleasing to hear people improve after feedback.

This is probably pretty much ready for emotional pop song radio play.

Ah yes - I should guessed it was a cheek flick. You can get a related sound if you tap the top of your head with your knuckle and change the shape of your mouth. Still think you might have layered a toilet plop in there.

"I will never record any business involving my ass"

Don't limit your creative possibilities. Actual Sonic Ass Work (track title?) may be just what a particular track calls for.

The glockenspiel thing was entirely a silly joke.

Hey, your ending sounds better now. Just more gracefully done, with each element fading out rather than the unimaginative 'volume down' fadeout. Means we get to hear each element a bit more clearly and the final decay of the piano note is a good ultimate ending. I like a fadeout ending of the type in which you hear instruments' decaying notes fading away. That's the original and natural fadeout ending.

"Wow, it's like you were in the room watching when I said "FUCK IT!"

Your physical actions were encoded in the sound.

UnVagitated is a cool track name. No idea what it means but it sounds good. Maybe vagitated is the vaginal version of agitated ie "bothered/disturbed by a vagina" so unvagitated is coming out of/getting over the bother caused to you by that pesky vagina. I'm not sure.

" I appreciate the most, someone else being picky, but with fresh ears"

I freshen them up with a special spray every time before listening to your tracks.

I like the idea of Ryan's Ex-Money.

But maybe that user is a female who's proud of going out with Ryan and getting both his sex and his money. Anything's possible...

Finally, my favourite musician joke. Tell me a better one in reply!

Q. What's the difference between a jazz guitarist and a rock guitarist?

A. A rock guitarist plays three chords to thousands of people...

Greetings. Quite a lot of weirdness in the first couple of minutes. Quite a dark vibe with that bassline and then slightly atonal pad at around 1:00. It needs a lead part to come in to push things forward.

It's kind of hypnotic, strange, trippy dance music.

2:40 we get a much more beautoful vocal choir sort of pad sound that I really like. Very far out!

And then, finally, that lead guitar though maybe it's about a minute late coming in. I think it's good playing but is maybe too loud in the mix.

I can see why you put this in 'weird' and I think it fits better in there than 'industrial'.

Niot my favourite sort of stuff but pretty cool, far out trippy music.

Sweet song, sister (it's the new "Nice track, bro", in case you didn't know).

Incidentally, I hope you're familiar with the excellent rock song Sweet Soul Sister by The Cult. If not, enjoy its kickarse guitar and everything else now:

The Cult - Sweet Soul Sister
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx6YB8My1d4

"MIDI piano, and a cheek"

Butt cheek? Face cheek? Or a bit of cheek ie cheekiness?

Anyway, cool, slightly organy fade-in intro. And then a couple of plops into the toilet bowl and we're rocking. Nicely, with some big, layered riffs incorporating that slightly organy effect.

Drums are back in the mix until about 0:18, when they become more prominent, but that's fine.

0:39 change has two riffs neatly layered. Then 0:50 lead is a nice touch, Pretty clever having those 3 together like that.

Then back to rocking as you like sections to be short and sweet.

1:33 back to military snare gentler section. Snares are good there.

1:54 very Toolish/youish, which is a good thing. Hanging, wavering note makes for a perfect transition.

Then you introduce the piano, which is good agan. Really fits your music though not something I would have suggested to you. Goes to show you have to make whatever you choose work. And there's no right or wrong suggestion for a new element of flavour to add. A bit more glockenspiel would be nice, though.

Fadeout ending cos I guess you kind of gave up. Not bad, just could be better.

Overall, another slice of badassery and piano is working well for you. Just gotta find a few more sounds to add depth and texture to the obviously fine and creative guitbass work.

I've hardly got any criticism for this one. And you know I really do try!

P.S. First user to play this track was ryansexmoney. Do you think that's Ryan Sex Money or Ryan's Ex Money? Maybe he's haunted by all the money someone stole from him or that he gambled away...

Word up, boom-tish-tisher.

House sound a little like Jaydee's legendary Plastic Dreams at the start. Not as good but what else is?

1:10 reverse vocal catches my attention. Then filtered new bass and drums return and it's pretty catchy shit.

1:46 pained but ecstatic vocal (just the one sample?)makes it more fun. And a bit dark, also with that freaky discordant stringy sound.

3:15 and that kick gets fatter so it's more tribal with that extra percussion.

3:30 not the most obvious of changes as it's much brighter and funkier now but it's still good.

3:45 bit of a generic bass patch I'm not so keen on. But it sits perfectly well.

Then some ho gets on the mic. She's pretty damn good, actually. Samples off a CD you bought?

7:15 squelch riffs with a cool bass sound gets me going, And she's back and more ethereal now.

7:45 and we're getting squelchier again. Small squelchy aliens having sex in alien juice in time with the beat.

8:45 is OK but could be made smoother. Bit of an awkward jump there.

Overall, it's a good medley of solid dancefloor stuff.

Hi again. You’ve got a good drum sound there. Must have a nice mic setup and a decent room. I guess you’re also playing them.

Oh sure, I know loads about minor tweaking. And major tweaking! I create a lot of my parts from detailed cutting up and reordering guitar, bass and banjo jams. Lots of chopping up and automating of effects for synth parts too.

Your stuff sounds much more like a rock band than mine. Partly because of your starting off with a guitar track. My foundations are almost always electronic-based ie synth and drums (but programmed acoustic ones) and then I add loads of guitar, bass and banjo and more synths and stuff.

I always had the aim of making my stuff sound like a full band though I like the electronic feel too. I think yours sounds more like the full rock band.

I noticed you saying you don’t get many comments on the site. That’s true but there’s a simple reason why: you don’t comment on other people’s tracks. Set a track to ‘featured’ and then review some other people’s tracks and I assure you you will get feedback as what you do is unusual and interesting.

I have a handful of people who always, often or occasionally provide some detailed feedback and reflection on what I do and they get to know my stuff so can compare a current track with others, which is always useful. So, kind of charting your development.

Also, when you get used to their music and preferences, you’ll get more of a feel for where they’re coming from in their reviews of your stuff.

Good luck and I’ll try to remember to comment on some of your other tracks.

Hi. I checked out your track after you posted it in the Unique Song thread (I won the last one and have entered again).

It’s an interesting prog mix of a good few styles. I wish you’d said more about how it was made. Is this a drum kit that you’ve recorded yourself? It sounds very good and I especially like the cymbal work and snare sound.

Bass has a great solid tone and is perhaps more important than the guitar in the metal sections. Your change around 1:14 takes things into completely different territory. Much more strange jazz-funk that is quite a juxtaposition with the metal sections. But I guess that’s kind of the style and vibe – odd shifts in sound that are creative explorations through different guitar and band-based music of the last 40 or so years.

I certainly make progressive music but I’m not really a proper prog guy whereas I think you are. I do less of the slightly atonal jazzy stuff and much more of the melodic more electro and modern dance influenced stuff, but still with a lot of guitar work (a little like Ozric Tentacles in places). If you’d like to check out the huge amount of music I have on the site, a good starting place might be this complex epic that covers more styles and sounds than I can easily name:

28 Levels Above Top Secret

https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/151799

I might give a bit more detail later on your track, based on your response, but I certainly think it’s well played and made proper prog genre-merging stuff.

Well, this is pretty badass.

Doesn't sound quite like it's going to be metal with that very first guitar tone, which is intentionally a bit thin. But then only a few seconds later and it's definite metal.

Vocal reminds of more of a particular grunge type of vocal than metal vocals.

Quite a complicated series of riffs you have here. Lots of movement and changes from the drums, which sound pretty good. How were they done? Programmed using software? Maybe they're not quite loud enough at times eg 2:35 (just turn them up a bit).

2:02 solo really stands out. Great tone and wah control. Pity it's so short!

3:22 break from the guitar is good. Lets the vocal shine a lot more.

3:45 I'm not sure the guitar is in time with the double kick. Just sounds a bit off.

So many riffs in here. Hard to keep track of them all.

Good work fusing the guitar and drums of metal and vocals from heavier grunge.

OK. Sorry, I understand you’ve got other things to do. It’s just frustrating sometimes when people don’t reply to quite detailed reviews. Or just reply with “Thanks for the comment”.

I’ve been trying to make a mental note of who it’s perhaps not worth giving a detailed review to. And a couple of people wouldn’t get a track review from me ever again after being far too rude, in very different ways.

Anyway, thanks for the review praise. I take my comments seriously and try to give appreciation for the hard work and passion that people have put in. Exactly what I do with my own music on a daily basis.

I’m not able to listen to the track right now (technical reasons) but will try to suggest something for the drums later, as this is a very important part of a track like this.

But it’s good work and you’ve got some interesting melodies and movement out of the main lead that I think goes a bit Celtic at times.

Thanks for the good reply.

No, didn't really hear The Doors early on and still don't. Not to worry. I often have aims when making a track, fail to achieve them but then come up with a lot of things I never imagined. Most of the time, actually.

I can hear some definite differences here though I won't only point out differences.

Lead intro synth takes us right in to some good stuff. It's a catchy opening theme.

0:45 new gentle synth playing a dreamy type of melody that goes well with the sweepy pad.

1:30 is that start of the (wah) guitar? If not, I like it anyway.

2:00 melodic vocals sound good here. "Slip away" line sounds good. Bit of vocoding maybe?

2:37 odd bar division break is cool. I think I struggle to get those irregular length breaks right.

3:23 guitar sounds great. Nice and sparse arrangement there but think I might prefer the squelch bass to have some reverb as the two instruments seem not to be playing together, sonically speaking. Guitar is quite distant.

No, don't think I hear the audible pop in this version.

"I wouldn't get dickish about something like an audio pop"

One guy on here really did (basically said his tracks sound exactly as he wants and it's wrong to criticise or make suggestions unless it's specifically asked for)and another female was extremely rude on that subject after extensive, repeated explanation on how to remove the pops. They're off my list for track reviewing forever for just too much rudeness and arrogance (not that I've told them).
Naked squelch bass ending I'm not so keen on. Not terrible, just a bit awkward and sort of grooveless.

But it's still a cool track. And I mean cool as it has a certain leftfield disco club chic to it. Thanks for the good reply.

Hi. Don't think I've seen you on here for quite a long time. This sounds like some of your other tracks I heard last year.

0:30 pitch bend is quite noticeable. Sounds a bit like a cello being bowed there.

It's well produced stuff though definitely not my sort of genre. But definitely something people will dance to. Also pretty good for chilling out to, if played at a lower volume.

I will give some more detail later.

Hi. Solid beat to kick things off then some gentle pad work.

0:16 vowel melody sounds a bit odd. Just the sound, not the notes.

0:24 sound is much better.

0:39 new instrument that is a bit guitar-like in low notes I do like. Though you could maybe add a bit of quantise to give it more natural groove and feel. Sometimes it sounds a bit mediaeval, Celtic or folk.

It's a good sound and definitely a lot of movement in there so I can see why you find it very touching and revitalizing.

Nice conclusion and I think this works quite well at this length.

I think you could improve the drums so I might give some more detail if you reply to this. I don't think you always reply to my track reviews and suggestions.

Yo. You know I'm not so much of a trance type of guy but this is definitely the real thing.

Damn fat when that classic kick enters the scene. Fizzing, noisy synth in background adds some grit and complements the lead sawtooth (?).

1:10 rising sound that's fun for ravers to try to sing along to.

Quite a long breakdown (50 secs) but I guess it's not too long and then we're back to banging away, with bass seeming much stronger now. Definitely ecstatic, exuberant lead work and some pleasant chord progressions.

Not too long but that's fine. I can't really fault the production on this and you know I always try!

I remember you asking me I ever do any pure electro type of dance stuff. My latest upload and featured track may be what you were after as it's fairly banging though not as banging as this. Different banging, let's say!

P For Pneumatic

https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/156638

Yo. I don't know if this is supposed to be funny (probably not) but I do find the lyrics amusing. The whole sex faces thing is just brilliant.

Not as good as your awesome Love Alcehmist track but quite a charming little tune. "Already drunk in my mind off your love".

Good little song for 30 mins work.

"while Latin your woman down"

What does that mean? Is it teaching your woman Latin? Or letting her go down on you?

Yeah, I too came here from the Unique Song competition and I'm glad I did as this kicks ass.

Can't believe this is your first ever track! Instantly awesome!

Honestly - just the first word and it sounds cool. Great timing on those vocals. I don't actually hear this as hip hop. It's something else as there's so much funk and melody in those vocals.

Beat sits perfectly. Piano is very pleasant and melodic. Good piano sound, especially low notes but then you get some high tinkles in there too.

Vocal doubling is really effective, adds excellent emphasis.

2:27 and that new beat with higher snare is a really useful change.

Some of it reminds me of a cool female rapper lyricist called Dessa. I'm sure you'll like her so check this for a little taster.

Dessa "Alibi" Music Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2_aY9gYTF0

Definite favourite for me and I'm a new fan of yours so please make more stuff and upload it soon. Might give some highly specific criticism on this later.

Still not sure this is really your first ever track!

Hi. I think it's a decent track but I didn't really hear three distinct genres, as you described.

Maybe you're saying you hear the change at 0:41 as a genre change. And at 1:35. They seem to me to be pretty much the same genre, just a bit of a change, which works well.

Advait said "Addition of Tabla there at 2.16 was very unique and cool."

But that's not tabla, is it? It did stand out for me, though. It's a type of bongo house loop, isn't it?

2:44 synth movement is one of my favourite bits.

Ah, I think see why you're hearing this as a mix of genres. Because of the double time drums and the half time, slightly more trap/r'n'b ones.

It's got a fairly melodic and far out vibe to it so well done.

Word up, Spiv.

This is another that ain't too wonky and twisted so I like it.

First surprise and mild complaint relates to this:

"fuse electro house with classic rock"

I'm totally not hearing the classic rock!

0:15 the organ's a bit distorted and guitar-like but that doesn't make it classic rock, for me.

Anyway, some killer squelchy, farty bass.

1:01 beautiful pad does a really nice job and puts a different complexion on the whole thing. Not the kind of sound I expect from you.

1:30 cool little break and distinctive cos it's so short. Almost awkward and probably confusing for dancers.

Spoken word works pretty well. Sort of dreamy dance track with you as the guru/MC guiding us through a far out world.

Decent length track - just about right.

Are those more melodic vocals in there yours too eg on 2:00?

3:27 there's an audio pop you could probably fix. I almost always point these things out in people's tracks when I spot them. One guy on here really didn't like that but I don't expect you to be a dick about it.

Good work!

It's you back to your recognisable uptempo chillout stuff.

Spoken word works quite well but it seems really loud and a bit harsh and piercing. Could maybe do with having some top/middle removed. The sibilance is quite harsh, especially when she pronounces an 's'.

1:47 some classic house there with that funky bassline and then a warm pad.

3:29 stop there's a big 'pop' type of edit that could probably be removed.

But that break is welcome there and then we get welcome return to beat.

Fadeout ending is pretty decent (I generally find most people get them very wrong) but should have held on for a few seconds more.

Overall, it's pretty dreamy, uptempo chillout stuff with lots of sounds I recognise from other tracks by you. Though not the vocal, of course.

Tres bien fait. Je ne parle pas ou ecrire francais tres souvent mais je vais essayer maintenant. Seulement pour vous!

0:28 il ya un problem avec un son court, un "edit". et la meme chose 2:54. peut-etre tu peux fixer ces petites problemes?

0:32 la tambour rhthyme c'est bien. aussi l'orchestre (pendant tout la musique).

0:43 la guitarre c'est un bon surprise. et donc la basse forte est presente. la basse "funk", n'est-ce pas?

la musique c'est maintenant assez rapide.

2:01 basse c'est cool.

La composition m'amuse bien. Je crois que les voix femenines etaits la meilleur chose.

La fin a 3:07 (la guitarre) est un peu brusque, non?

Je n'ais pas ecrit rien en francais il ya beaucoup des annees, peut etre depuis l'ecole. Il n'est pas facile pur moi ces jours . J'espere que tu l'apprecie...