StaticNomad

Hi. Lots of good components here. The vocals are awesome and I went and checked out the original capella too. Sounds like an all-time classic vocal.

Yes, phrasing and timbre of 'fine' is awesome.

The sax is cool so no problem there. But you've really got to get some drums or percussion into this. Maybe make it a bit more interesting than typical house.

I'd probably go for something like intricate swing jazz drums but I'm into programming up that sort of thing.

It's fine in places with no beat but it's too much of a tease never building to a fat beat. Good low piano notes. Is that your only playing so far on this? You're good at assembling loops but not sure how much other stuff you play (I understand your piano parts are played by you).

Good luck with it. It's going to be good.

Yo. This did make me smile: "Evan the smooth guitar playing MACK MAN sometimes go crazy seeking volume insted of dynamics".

The same goes for the STATIC MAN. I generally seek volume (unless it's real chill) but then have to go and pull everything down afterwards in the mix so that things don't get overloaded and become tiring for the listener. I don't do too much of mega widdling screaming lead guitar soloing rock but I'm working on an awesome track right now featuring just that.

I've made the guitar huge and intense but have to be careful mixing it so that the bass and drums and other little synth flourishes don't get lost and overwhelmed. I can't lose my backing groove otherwise the lead guitar craziness won't sound as cool.

It's just your drums that are the problem here - like you've not worked on them/it at all and just left that track sitting at the same (high) volume throughout the piece.

Good luck with your new toys. I'm guessing various new software plugins?

I shall bear with you.

THE STATIC MAN OUT.

Hi. This is some damn powerful stuff. I would normally find such a loud, blocky waveform a problem but it seems fine with this sort of banging, aggressive music.

I like the very first sound. I think there's a weird, high atonal instrument called something like a waterphone after that.

Then massive drums and then huge bass.

Definitely trippy, unsettling stuff. People will go mad for this in a dark club.

A bit too atonal and unsettling for my tastes but it's some really well made and huge music.

Hi. I'm becoming more and more impresssed with your tracks.

Nice strings on this and it has a bright and joyful sound. I don't love the piano sound but it works pretty well here.

Nice tom fill 1:24. Simple, sparse drum groove after that. Cymabls are effective.

2:07 when the strings come back in it becomes deeper and more uplifting again.

Excellent soundtrack music. Or would sound great played at a festival in the summer sun. I guess you can sort of dance to it even though it's not really a dance track

Definitely a classy sound here so well done again.

Hi. I like the vibe you have going on here and the pad sounds great right from the start.

Lead guitar at 0:31 is a bit of a surprise. Then there's a bit of a problem with some undesirable distortion or digital clipping on a guitar part. But the playing's cool. Nice bends a big funky sound.

1:25 there's a big pop as one guitar part gets cut off so you could make that transition much smoother.

Drumless section is cool and those parts work well without a solid groove behind them.

Vocals are pleasant and I like that funk guitar behind them.

Swirling pad sound is a also a big chiller and the fadeout of the drums is really well done. Then nice ending, fading guitars though they cut off a bit too soon. You nearly got it right but not quite. SO many tracks on Looperman cut off too soon! I have no idea why that is.

Anyway - nice work!

Word up, Sikstyle. Sure - make some more stuff like this. Wny not?

Where's the guitar from? Who's playing it?

It's a good, tight mix and I feel I can hear everything in this high energy track.

Vocals are also well recorded and sit nicely in the mix. Second, higher lead guitar works well.

I can definitely hear it's you singing but that's a good thing. Quite a recognisable style/voice.

The stops (breaks from the drums) provide some useful variety.

Good work!

Yo. I've just written my reply to you about my most recent uploaded track and whether it's too loud and not mastered well enough.

I have to say that my honest opinion about this one relates exactly to that topic: this does sound too loud and bright -especially those drums. The metallic highs are a bit too intrusive.

Something different from you here. None of your intricate jazz guitar (unless it's very subtle). Ah no - 2:47 and here's your guitar. Had to come in eventually.

I guess this is kind of acid jazz.

Is that main lead the trumpet? Sounds a bit more like a violin. I'm confused.

Lots of nice funky touches in this one and you can dance to it.

2:27-2:29 bass fill particularly cool and we get to hear a different tone as it goes high.

I think my main complaint is the monotony of the drums. They make it feel quite long and at that same level, it sort of gets a bit tiring. I'd like more drum variation - in what is being played and also level. Break it down a bit and build it back up. Could do with some programmed kits rather than just that loop.

All the playing's great but I feel the track can be much better with more variation in intensity, really just through changing those drums.

Feel free to disagree - that's just how I hear it and I've listened a couple of times.

I see there's an extended version of this that I will also comment on.

Some very classy mega chill here.

Definitely makes me think of outdoors. Rivers and rainforests. What a cool, unusual beat. What's the time signature? Good mix of that well chosen snare with the rim shot. That helps give the groove character.

Kind of jazzy with a late night, lazy, low key vibe to it.

Sounds like great soundtrack work. Short but effective.

Always impressed with your stuff.

Hi. This has got some vibe to it. Quite cinematic in its feel. Bell-like sounds are cool.

Waveform looks so small and pathetic so I was really surprised that the volume is nowhere near as low as I was expecting.

Certainly I can hear vocals on this but it would be a good bit of soundtrack music without any.

Good luck with whatever you do with it.

Yes, catchy guitar, even if does sound a bit fake when it doesn't have the drums behind it (though that's not a problem).

Good crashing cymbal work.

Cool, high wailing synths and stops in the drums. Reminds me a lot of something like Pixies eg Where Is My Mind? It's that constant down strumming of the guitar.

This has got some definite character and there's a cool song waiting to be written around this.

Not a lot for me to criticise here!

Mix is good - sounds like a fully ready commercial track (just lacking vocals). I like your drum kit here, especially kick and snare.

Tell me which software you used, how you did the drums.

Excellent work...

So, comment number 6 from me (across all versions) - the most I've commented on any Looperman track. What else can I find to say?

One idea is doing an instrumental remix with a heavier, fatter beat and perhaps no or less guitar. Bring some of the good music out more and go for a different structure. Might well get away with no beat for some parts of that remix (ie pure chillout).

1:40 effective drum fill.

Aha 2:38 some bowed strings that I like. That's new.

So, it's got a good, middle instrumental break. The one that myself and MrWolf14 were calling for.

2:57 drums with heavier hat also new.

Good winding down ending moves very nicely though I'm not quite sure about final, effected acoustic guitar flourish. Think it might be a phaser on that. Sounds slightly too synthetic. Perhaps just have less of the effect.

There are still some vocal fizzing sibilance problems, right from the first line. And it's a bit too loud in general.

Otherwise, I think I've already given this a fair bit of detailed praise, even if you may have lost those comments.

Congratulations though I'd prefer the vocal problems to be fixed.

Hi. I've been meaning to give this some detailed appraisal for the last few days.

I heard yours but had never heard of the song so went and checked it out as well as one remix. I preferred those two to yours but yours still sounds good. I would say it sounds excellent but I've heard those other two so it gets lower marks in comparison. I hope that makes sense!

I'll give more detail later (though I'm comparing 3 tracks against each other so a little complicated) but will say for now that I would have preferred yours to have been more different from the original. So, in a very different genre, for instance ie transporting the track into a different style eg a metal version or a dub version etc

Anyway, it still sounds cool as I'm listening back to it now so well done. More later...

Sorry you had a system data wipe out. That is incredibly annoying and something for I need to be bettr prepared. Gotta have more backup hard drive copies eg in case of house burning down. Can never get that awesome, unique stuff back - even if the insurance company paid out 20 billion dollars (yeah, right).

We all look forward to hearing a re-recorded uncrunchy guitar part. It's not clipping everywhere but I know you can hear where it is and isn't.

Good luck!

Word up, Sikstyle.

More of your reliable style here. Not a lot of variation from your other tracks in the last few months but it's good stuff so that's fine.

Piano adds some good depth to this. Quite beautiful, actually.

2:53 I like the little bass break. We don't get to hear enough of the bass in this one but it's a well produced track and you sound good on it.

Nice final decay of the piano at the end.

Hi. This is good.

Maybe there's one slightly odd thing: string have quite a bit of reverb and sit in the background. Hat is very dry (no reverb) so it sort of sounds like one track on top of another. Not sure if that makes sense.

It's not a big deal but maybe the hat should have some reverb or delay added to it.

I love the bass when it comes in.

The raps are all good and this is pretty damn funky.

I like the scratching but would have preferred the backing strings bed to have varied a bit more over nearly 4 mins.

Good work, all the same.

Hi. This is good stuff.

0:15-0:27 skilful bass build and nice knob twiddling Then it gets damn fat with that kick entry.

0:39 vocal fadein is cool but cuts off maybe slightly too soon.

Then good vocals. Where are they from/who is that? They're a bit too cheesy and poppy for my tastes but I'm sure lots of other people will like them.

Oh, and there's also a doubling male vocal. Is this a remix?

There's a long, fairly epic build that crashes and drops really well on 2:42.

Definitely giving the crowd what they want there.

Overall, it's a bit too commercial-sounding for me but a well-produced example of that sort of genre so well done.

Damn, this reminds me of some bad times in clubs. This is very powerful stuff and some of the kind of music that would really drill into my head in darkened clubs late at night.

Lots of metallic sounds going on here.

1:12 spoken words are a bit of a surprise. Feel like they probably need some reverb. They certainly jump out at you.

I have no idea why you mentioned Robbie Williams. As you have, I'll say I'd like to hear a remix of one of his tracks done in exactly this style. That would be weird.

Based on the other comments, I think we all know what this reminds us of. Dark, moody club. And almost certainly a lot of drugs involved. Not for me, but certainly for some.

I should add that's it well produced. Otherwise, I find it a bit hard to analyse and appraise.

My fave sound is 4:27 insane note that just keeps going and going. Is that just one hardware synth note plus various knob twiddling?

Ends a bit abruptly!

Is that the club's sound system being switched off and the lights coming on?

I agree with everything already said. But but but - there's a big elephant in the room here: the distorting crunch on the guitar at various points.

It's worst 0:26-0:29 but is also pretty bad 0:12-0:15.

Am I the only one who notices this?

I point this sort of thing out quite a bit on here but never to say "You're crap", only because it's what I hear and something that can be improved upon.

I hope you can re-record the guitar as it sounds like that crunch is on the recording so might be hard to remove otherwise.

Anyway, it would be a great interlude on an album of yours and is skilfully played in a style that I don't play and perhaps can't play.

Smooth stuff and a short piece with a lot of movement and a perfect end.

PEACE. THE STATIC MAN OUT.

Yo dude.

I didn't think this would be as good as your last upload but that was fairly epic stuff.

This is so different but also good.

I can see why you've put the spoken word vocals in the first 20 secs but I feel they interfere a bit with the strings and other elements going on.

0:22 this main section may have slightly too much percussion. Maybe strip one particular shaker/hat element to make it groove a bit better and give it all a bit more space.

1:02 some weird effects that are fun.

Piano really takes over after that. Cool low notes and it's all bouncing along nicely.

There are some fun little high, cute sounds in this that work well.

2:22 seems to be a bit of a conflict between her vocals and the ethereal string thing. Maybe it's playing a slightly 'wrong' note. I'm not sure. Maybe it's a bit too loud.

This has got some definite character and I don't really think of it as hip hop.

Good summer vibe and fadeout ending works well though perhaps let it fade for 10 seconds longer.

People are going to like this, as you will soon find out...

"someone else is just cranky about reverse cymbals..ehh?"

Indeed. And a certain someone else might prefer them to be the lead instrument here. At all times. Maybe even the only instrument. Don't worry - just a little joke about my feeling of Crucethus' overuse of reverse cymbals in his music. He does love them. And I often don't.

Anyway, I'm happy to hear the changes and can hear definite improvements.

First thing is choosing to get the best (vocoded) vocal in earlier. It was fine where it entered before in the track but getting it in earlier probably makes the whole thing more instantly memorable.

I'd probably actually get rid of the very first vocal and just lead with the vocoded one.

I like how it's kind of pop music but that you've also got some haunting sounds and some deeper, more beautiful stuff in there. Haunting comes out best at the end. And that mega reverb on the vocoded vocal is a really effective touch.

I like being able to hear the bass around 2:52.

This could be quite a commercial hit, actually.

A bit too 'pop' for my tastes but my tastes are irrelevant.

Anyway, I liked it so well done to you.

This is spectacular work. Only found it because I saw other comments on it and was curious.

Some of the best hip hop on here. Can't explain why but bass and drums remind a little of Seal and Adamski's classic song Killer. Maybe similar bass synth sound.

Such a tight low end though there's lot of space left for the high cool leads. Guitar is a good touch.

1:27 vocal that leaps out is almost a bit scary as it jumps out at you.

Melodic laidback piano that's a bit of an oddity for this genre.

Really high talking lead is great fun as is the whistling lead.

2:35 vocal is some sort of reggaeton vocal so another sort of genre. Lots are mixed up in this so well done.

And a classy fadeout. Nice and long! So many people make them way too short.

So, the extra detail:

Are you aware of the sharp pop right on 0:00?

Don't like the 'Suspect!' line as well as the 'I'm lovin' line.

0:40-43 isn't that a few guitar notes?

1:11 vocal could fade in just a little more gradually. You could do a imple volume curve in or add lower the attack on an ADSR filter to get it to come in more slowly and smoothly.

It's that vocoded vocal that really does it for me. The second half, when it goes to 'lady (?) is such a cool movement of the voice and quite beautiful.

2:53 reverse cymbal sounds too loud. And then next one too.

2:54 start of a cool, haunting spacious sound that is best after 3:10.

Nice fadeout vocoded vocal but let it ring a little longer so it doesn't abruptly cut the note off. I hear that (chopped off endings) an awful lot on this site - not sure why.

Hope that was enough detail for you and a few things to consider and maybe tidy up.

Hi. Brief comment with more to come later as I'm busy right now.

I don't like the vocals before 0:33. After that it's good and I really like the vocoded vocals. Beats are good and I think there might be some guitar in there.

More detail later.

Good work, as usual.

Hi. This is good.

Bassline is a cool sound and I like those long, easy notes.

Pair of high intro synths interweave well with some quite distinctive melodies.

That bassline doesn't make me think of hip hop. I guess it's just the drums I think of as hip hop so that's a cool mix of genres.

Quite a bit of melody and fun here but that bassline gives a it a deeper, more moving and emotional foundation.

Timeless stuff but you've gotta finish that ending. Maybe just 20 or so seconds more?

OK, you didn't quite answer my question about Magix. I'll look it up elsewhere myself though I think I'm guessing right though I wonder whether these loops are all classified by style or key or whatever.

Anyway, yes you are good at assembling these things as I don't often hear much to criticise or pops or clicks or melodic clashes or any other typical problems. Though I do wonder if it's partly because the source material is all well recorded and sort of doesn't need much processing.

Shame you can't play an instrument. I'm not much of a keyboard player (though I do play and record it a bit) but I do a lot of synth programming in my stuff, with good results. I've done whole, long, complex pure electro tracks on which I don't play a note - it's all synth programming (eg https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/147824).

Back to your track - it really is great fun, with so much energy and vibe.

0:27 I think that bass underneath the lead sound should be raised in volume. Or lead turned down. This a minor point!

It's an awful lot that you pack into less than 3 mins!

Someone said soundtrack music. I'd say maybe this could be the theme tune to some TV show. Would suit all sorts, I'm sure.