StaticNomad
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on Easy Riders - on hold mix Larry Wiggles aka Mark J by larrywiggles1
Then some instant coolness of busy bongos, guitar, shaker etc. A lot coming at me all at once!
Glockenspiel?
Flute?
There's a lot happening in first 35 seconds.
Then some brass coolness and a funky, classic beat.
0:54 long chords that sound a bit like a harmonium or organ.
Flute 1:10 is a part I like. Guitar just before that has a lovely swing to it.
Just to clarify: are these all loops that are sitting in the Magix software? You've never really explained what you're really doing with your tracks and I've asked a few times. Is there a big pool of all these parts and you just drag them to the timeline? That's just my guess.
Your tracks remind me a little of mine in that they're very busy and a lot of sounds and instruments hit you in rapid succession.
I guess this sort of is pop as it has quite a light sound but is very musical. Quite a 60s sound, especially with the groove and that flute.
Overall, it's good fun and I can't really fault the production. All sounds very clean though I have to assume all the original parts are very cleanly recorded so maybe there's not so much work to do there. You tell me...
Sorry I never mean to dodge your questions and always look forward to your detailed and constructive comments. First and foremost I am a composer, arranger and producer of music who sadly is not talented enough to play an instrument well enough to allow it to be heard. However I have a talent for putting things together and altering sounds to suit tracks, inserting vocals where it is not the norm. The tracks are put together from loops and samples, but I massage, adjust the sound and lovingly put them into a sequence that I hope is enjoyable...it does not always work! but I can assure that a lot of work, effort and emotion goes into what I produce. Once again thanks for listening and I really do value your comments.
Best wishes,
Mark/Larry!
on You Speak To My Soul by Badhuman
Shame about all that noise on the vocal. Wish you could remove that using EQ or specific noise removal software.
Damn solid bass tone and a busy bassline you have here.
Some classic electric piano parts. Very much a modern r'n'b drum kit.
0:49 your high metallic noise is kind of cool but a bit too loud and sharp and piercing. Just needs to be toned down.
1:08 break is good with that held strings note.
1:28 guitar return is funky.
This isn't my kind of thing but it's all well done. Final wah note ending is fun but it cuts off too soon. Maybe you can let it ring out a bit?
The noise on the vocal spoke to my soul.
The "high metallic noise" is called a Triangle. Fun to play and can be found in most good percussionists arsenal. Back that treble down or somebody could get hurt. :)
The final wah note...eh, up for interpretation. I was using it to kinda put the brakes on and keep continuity with it's other appearances in the song.
on Manouche Pajammin Party by ScottB55
I've heard people say Reason is some sort of amateur thing but I've been using it nearly every day since 2001 and have got some wonderful results from it, in my opinion (and some other people's as well).
Anyway, clearly the female voices are samples but I'm still not sure what else you're playing on here. Drums are you on the Alesis kit, I gather.
Gypsy swing guitar, maybe?
2:45 the bassline that goes with the drums I previously mentioned is cool and classic. Good drums tend to need a good bassline. Just as well one often inspires the other, or vice versa.
4:36 sax is cool. Another sample?
Sorry for asking about all the samples vs played instruments but it makes a big difference to me to know what someone's actually playing. Good playing is good playing but if I hear some killer riffs or solos and find out it's the Looperman producer, I'm even more impressed.
" I really think more people like this style than want to admit"
I agree, in part. It's probably not so much the admitting thing, more that they forget about this style as you don't hear it about much these days. It's almost like particular period music.
P.S. Django's Revenge is kind of what happens in Tarantino's excellent film Django Unchained - perhaps my favourite film from last year. Not sure why some people hated it but doesn't matter here and now. I remember your track too though probably listened only 6 months ago. Ah yes, I just checked and I reviewed it 5 months ago though you never replied. My comment included a good music recommendation for you.
on Manouche Pajammin Party by ScottB55
No, that was all a lie but this is damn good!
The first 30 secs are pretty much a whole track.
Are you really playing everything in that intro? The cool female voices? Samples?
So much going on here that you may not get a lot of detail in comments but you will get a lot of love for this creative oddity.
I'd love a detailed description of what I'm actually hearing and how you put it together.
Love the big main tom-based swinging groove. Gypsy swing guitar very cool. Little blippy synth may well not have been possible in the 30s. Hey, why not add a bit of techno? And maybe a little bhangra plus a Latin rap?
"I doubt you will hear anything like this on Looperman"
I think the only previous thing was a track you did, in which you also added old record scratch.
Thing is, if you stick this on in all sorts of clubs, I'm sure a lot of people would dance to it and enjoy themselves. It's really timeless stuff though you've obviously done it in your own strange, cool way.
More detail from me later as this is worth it.
Your memory is good...I did another similar to this one about a year ago called, 'Django's Revenge.' (It's still on my page if anyone wants to check it out.)
Thanks allot for your time.
Cheers,
Scott
on The Human Zone by Planetjazzbass
I came across this track by briefly checking out Loopradio.
It's that bass tone that really does it for me (plus the playing). Wish I had that tone to my bass playing. I'd like to use it quite a bit.
I must say that the top layer noise swirling atmospheric effects (what is that?) are far too loud for my tastes. They drown out the percussion, which is also really good. I think they're good but interfere too much. At least on the headphones I'm listening on.
And some of those highest sounds within that atmospheric swirling are too piercing and harsh. No one else appears to have felt the same thing (or maybe they just didn't say it) so perhaps it's just me.
I would say it's also a good mix if it weren't for the one big problem of the overly loud swirling.
Otherwise, it's a classy composition reminiscent of deserts or all sorts of other sunny landscapes. Maybe you recorded this in the outback?
on Mystic Fears by AviatOfficial
I like the shimmering shaker in the intro.
Then the tight beat meshes well with the synth.
Then some delayed piano though maybe it's a little bit distant though that's OK.
It's a basslne that isn't very bassy but that works fine as this is quite a minimal and sparse piece.
Drop of the beat is not exactly the track resetting itself, more just sounding like you're thinking of what you second half will be.
Keyboard sounds like an old Yamaha DX7 piano sound.
Around 2 mins piano gets better. Like the chords and melodies from there to the end.
Maybe that synth bassline gets a little repetitive by around 2:30 but it's a good, warm and emotive sound so that's not such a problem.
Fadeout ending I don't like. Sounds like a work in progress which you weren't sure how to end. Maybe that's exactly what it is.
It feels like it needs to go somewhere - kick into a new riff so maybe find a different bassline to replace your main one. Maybe build it up to make it heavier and more dynamic and then break it back down again.
Try some subtle, syncopated percussive stuff moving around your main, simple but effective electronic hit groove.
So many other suggestions I could make but those will probably do for now.
As it is, it would work fine as a bit of background chillout music. I also do chillout stuff (not only, do heavy as well) but like it to move around a lot more and get more expressive and dynamic rather than just sitting at one level most of the time.
Good luck with it...
Soooo much to improve and awesome hints....
Actually I'm still trying to learn Ableton Live(it's the best DAW I have used) and surely will improvise the track....!!
Fell in love with your tracks....!!
on How We Met ft Steklo by srbrown7
Anyway, "drawl as you put it is a bit down to the time stretching to fit to tempo" certainly did not occur to me. Interesting if that is the answer. It didn't sound artificial, just a natural singing style. But I guess time stretching can introduce odd artifacts so maybe that's it. Or maybe it's just enhanced and exaggerated the drawl that's already there.
"he must have steroized it with the reverb effects panned more to the right?"
I don't know. I guess that's possible. Have you had any feedback from him yet on the track? You could ask him then.
Panned reverb effects? Seems a strange thing to do but anything's possible. I still think, for whatever reason, there's some distracting left bias. You pointed out the same thing in my track The Penitent Man Will Pass (or maybe it was you who said it was fine, can't remember) and I've checked and checked and I can't find where that damn left bias is originating from. Very annoying! I'll have to go back and search harder.
Anyway, good work and good luck with getting more vocals to work with.
on Time Passage by Orlando51
Some of the shimmering sounds remind me very slightly of an amazing remix by Sasha. Not that much but it's such a great track so check it here:
Grand National - Talk Amongst Yourselves (Sasha Involver Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9UJZjZd-Oc
Tinkly piano is cool. This is like releasing pressure of something with all that shimmering. Reminds me a little of a rain stick, if you know what that is. I think there's also a dulcimer note in that intro (something I've used in quite a few tracks).
Brass blast fits well with audio spoken word samples. And there's some sort of creature screeching.
Lovely guitar fading in with the drums. Plus little blasts of brass.
Beat finally drops and we're fully in the track with some solid, warm bass.
I'm not a big fan of piano in general (I like the low end the most) but like it here.
Maybe some of the beat layering is a little too busy and messy. Could maybe have some hits sculpted out in certain sections.
Shimmering release at the end so it's a return to the beginning. But you cut it off too soon! Gotta let it fade out a bit more. Maybe even ring out and decay with some big delay and/or reverb.
Great work, with the first 2 mins the best.
I always appreciate your comprehensive reviews which give me a chance to revisit certain aspects of my works. It's funny sometimes (actualy happens quite often) how certain musical sections for which you put least effort into it, make the biggest impression on the listeners. Such case is that intro. Everybody is raving about it (not only on looperman)...I agree, it sounds pretty cool and it builds quite convincing tension before things start to roll in, but frankly it was a piece of cake for me to make it, which is not the case with the rest of the track being pretty hardworking experience. But regardless of the efforts...in the end we all have to admit that results are the most important, no matter how they were achieved.
Just to mention another funny thing "some sort of creature screeching" is my nephew who was around 10yo at the time I recorded him for a joke...^^
For the conclusion...you might be well right about that outro thing and to be honest I was considering to make it longer, but then decided other way...well, we all make different decisions in the end, dont we?:)
Thx alot again ,mate, and see you along the way____Orlando
on How We Met ft Steklo by srbrown7
Not keen on the intro keys sound. What they're playing is fine - it's just my preference. But, but, but - it sounds fine when the fat beat enters. There's just something about the higher harmonics though I'm slightly at a loss to explain it fully.
Some sounds don't sound good to me when playing solo but do when backed by a fat drum beat.
0:31 nice moving, sweeping trance synth. This all sits well though maybe chords could have done with a little change or a fill or two at the end of a bar or two.
Not too keen on his voice when it comes in. Just something off with the drawl on "No way" in "I'm getting no way". Or maybe it's "nowhere".
Reminds me slightly of some punk singers there and in a few other spots. But I can see why you like him so no need to worry about my opinion. It's irrelevant.
1:48 vocals seems panned/recorded too far left. Also, recorded different acoustically so sounds slightly odd when it enters. Maybe trying to get that first acapella and second to sound more similar though that may be hard if recorded on different mics etc. Hope that makes sense!
Yes, 1:33 simple guitar chords work well but I prefer high sound on 1:44. Guitar sounds a bit distant so could maybe do with a bit of brightening via mid or hi EQ.
There are some good breaks later and this has definite commercial potential. People will dance to this in clubs, for sure. It sounds a bit different for you so that's probably the vocal inspiring some different moods, which is a good thing.
Good to hear you branching out.
I see you have new guitar software.
Steve
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
0:56 I quite like how we lose the heavy bass there for a minute or so.
1:43 percussion break is cool. You're dropping things in and out nicely.
Please check out MJ's The Way You Make Me Feel as that ending still reminds me of its main riff. I think that might be a harmonium playing but I'm not sure.
Good stuff though I'm not sure I noticed any changes - just more than I did last time.
2:14 it moves into something more like dubstep so that's another genre thrown into the cool but unusual mix. It just kind of passes through the song there rather than taking over and becoming that whole genre.
3:05 big vocal cry out is powerful.
This wasn't a radical recut - just removed the dhol drums at the intro and tightened some of the background percussion.
Thanks for all you kind comments.
-clindsay
on UPDATE Feeling Good Nina Simone Remix by SeriouslyJoking
You've essentially created a whole new piece of music here and totally transported those very classic vocals to somewhere completely different. So, it's a true genre-hopping remix. Btu certainly not one where you just slam a bit of the vocal over a house beat and some trance pads. Much more beautiful than that.
Even if you didn't play a note on this, you've got a great feel for your source materials ie all these loops, many of which I've already praised.
Extension is good but might need to be a little shorter.
I would probably lose 3:26-3:40 entirely as it's not really adding anything new and we've heard it all before. Also, the cymbals are a bit off in their timing. They were the only addition I could notice there. It's no terrible thing if you keep those few bars in - I just don't think they're necessary.
I think you have a new drum fill at 2:45, which I like.
Otherwise, I think the mix is good though it can sort of always be better, or at least different (which would be better to some ears).
This could be really popular in all sorts of clubs and would be enjoyed by people who'd never heard the original. Which I suppose it pretty obvious, as they're such classic vocals.
There is some loops here (see the description) but other than that I made the rest myself in the daw, I wish I had a piano/midi to actually be able to play things and get the timing right, the piano sounds different in my head than the thing that comes out from FL's pianoroll.
About the drumfill - spot on, you noticed! I did some chopping and rearranging with the dumloop and I think I'm going to add some more drumfills in the end if I manage to get it right.
And the cymbals - yes agreed, something wrong with the timing there, maybe change the beat there all together, it's not working the way intended.
Also the reason why that part feels too repetitive I guess, so have to rework it.
Thanks for the great feedback, StaticNomad!
on UPDATE Feeling Good Nina Simone Remix by SeriouslyJoking
Anyway, I'm not able right now to listen to the track (technical reasons) but look forward to doing so later. I like to return to people's updates and it's a challenge to see how much I can remember of the previous version and also see if they've taken any advice I gave. Or maybe they'll really surprise me with some new addition.
No sure what happened with Looperman. Must have been some glitch as I got three replies to my last comment come through to my email.
"I just presupposed that any of my strange creations really wouldn't be to your liking"
I still don't know why that is. I can only guess it's something to do with the nature of the tracks I upload here.
I will pay close attention to the extension from around 2:21 on and get back to you later today.
Oh, that wasn't a glitch from the Loop, it was me who happend to send the reply too early the first time before it was finished, trying to complete it the second time (now you actually are able to edit by clicking back one page after you send the message and rewrite/sent it again, but this takes away the first message completely which I wasn't aware of) and failing miserable. Tried a third time to correct it and lost all I had to say in the process (although you apparently got all the versions I wrote anyway! ^^).
I actually thougt I had replied earlier, I'm not one of those who doesn't reply, mind you very much! =D
But I'm sorry for the mess and for the late reply.
What I wanted to write earlier was that it was good to hear all the detailed reflections you had and about the length - well, now I feel the track is only getting started at the later part when the cymbals come in from nowhere...maybe I have to extend it even more and cut off something in the middle.
You really don't have to waste your time on this track, but if you do I'll try to reply much sooner and to not mess it up this time. :)
I really appreciate your comments!
Take care and have a nice day/ SJ
on Trust by EdwardTaylor
OK, I will check out “241543903 and Dark Messenger” but may only comment if I like it or have something useful to suggest in terms of improvements.
Yes, you owe it to yourself to do better than recording on an iPhone. I guess you mean using the phone's mic, rather than some proper add-on mic recording device (I know there are loads you can get).
"That was my first attempt at sidechains"
My production is fairly advanced, I guess, but I've still never done any sidechaining. I should probably get round to it sometime. Your attempt worked out well.
Metal bands these days all use bells? Really? You don't just mean the 'bell' part of the ride cymbal?
"That merger of metal-meets-piano-trance"
I don't listen to metalcore so was not aware of this but agree those elemnts can be a good mix.
If you'd like to check some of my work, I have a great deal of very long trips on this site (many are too long to fit on here).
I do a real range of far out, deep groove-based stuff incorporating electro, metal, jazz, funk, blues and much more. But for you I'd recommend trying some of the heavier trips. They're not metal but unusual mergers of various genres with a heavier slant. So, check these titles: Debt Black Hole, Lord Of Misrule, 28 Levels Above Top Secret, Zero Per Cent Proof, The Wrong Side Of Zero and Trial By Ordeal.
No guitar parts were recorded on an iPhone.
on Trust by EdwardTaylor
"all I did was learnt them by ear and put it into my plugins"
Anyway, I think this is good. I'm not so keen on that guitar tone as it's a bit weedy and trebly. Needs to be much thicker but what's being played is good, sometimes meshing nicely with the piano.
Breakdown at 1:32 is decent, as are the filtered drums that then come back in.
1:44 bass synth plods along nicely.
2:00 I like the break and the way the delayed drums (?) continue over it.
Isn't your main acoustic kit panned too far hard left? Or at least your snare. Seems to be that way all the time.
2:31 guitar gets rougher and it's all a bit muddy and indistinct.
Probably quite a headbanging freakout live but all to indistinct for me.
2:38 bell-like crash sound is cool.
So, I'd thicken up or re-record the guitar and definitely check the panning on the acoustic drums.
Otherwise, I think it's an interesting merger of metal guitar, piano, other dance-related synths and acoustic drums so quite a bit going on.
Hope this was somewhere near the sort of feedback you were looking for.
Let me start with saying, Thanks for the feedback. This was my first full-on production.
“Hi. I don't really understand the production process described here:
‘all I did was learnt them by ear and put it into my plugins’”
What I mean by “Learnt by ear” is this: The piano chord progression is D E F D F D F G. The only way I’d know this is by, A. The Newtone plugin, or B. learning the piano part, by ear, on piano. Which is what I did, and is the same for drums. Instead of having the drums and piano sounds that were with the loop, I had my own pattern which could be the sounds I preferred.
“Anyway, I think this is good. I'm not so keen on that guitar tone as it's a bit weedy and trebly. Needs to be much thicker but what's being played is good, sometimes meshing nicely with the piano.”
Well let me just say, this was my first time mixing a song that had more than 3 instruments. My dubstep song had only 3, and it turned out nicely. If you’d like, check out my newest upload, “241543903 and Dark Messenger” to see what I’ve improved or haven’t improved. I think my biggest fault with this song in particular is there are no overlays; no effects (as in reverb, etc.) or double tracking. Also doesn’t help the guitar is recorded with an iPhone. But I can’t afford a microphone at the moment.
“Breakdown at 1:32 is decent, as are the filtered drums that then come back in.”
This part is actually part of the second verse; I just felt that a build up would transition better than dropping straight into it.
“1:44 bass synth plods along nicely.”
That was my first attempt at sidechains!
“2:00 I like the break and the way the delayed drums (?) continue over it.”
“Isn't your main acoustic kit panned too far hard left? Or at least your snare. Seems to be that way all the time.”
I’ll tell you straight up; the panning for the snare and cymbals are horrendous. Let’s leave it at that.
“2:31 guitar gets rougher and it's all a bit muddy and indistinct.”
From 2:31 to 2:35 is an open note. Everything else is actually rhythmic. I don’t hear it as muddy; but still indistinct.
“2:38 bell-like crash sound is cool.”
That cymbal is literally a bell. You won’t find any metal band today without one, or who doesn’t substitute with the bell of the ride. It’s almost a cliché.
“Otherwise, I think it's an interesting merger of metal guitar, piano, other dance-related synths and acoustic drums so quite a bit going on.”
Now-a-days, that’s what metalcore bands consist of. That merger of metal-meets-piano-trance, it tends to be a good mix. You get the lightness (sometimes darkness) of the synth, with the brutality of metal.
“Hope this was somewhere near the sort of feedback you were looking for.”
It is. Greatly appreciated! If you don’t mind, check out my other track(s)! Have a nice day! (:
on What Is Real Never Fades by Maffin159
Must say I agree with this: "A great song that reflects the coolness of Autumn".
I still wish the bass was heard for longer before the guitar came in in the intro. But the beat also seems better and more pronounced in that intro.
You took my advice (I guess) and removed that first guitar fill in the chorus (the one after 'long away away').
One sight problem in this track is that there are no drum fills. They'd give it some added energy. Not much cymbal work either. Give it a big fill as you head into the middle, instrumental section.
Also, as it's the third chorus, I think you have an opportunity to do something different eg change the drum kit, make the drums a lot sparser and so on. It perhaps needs to be something a bit different as we're hearing it for the third time.
After it, 3:25 on, it's a pretty good, dreamy, gradual fade out though you must know that guitar still cuts off too abruptly right at the end.
Who knows, I might even leave a sixth review...
...I *always* take your advice - you give the fullest reviews which are the most useful!
You're right about the fills, I might use that one you like near the beginning (or a variation) as I don't want to go for a big rock / tom fill which might ruin the mood.
Pop shield was £20 well spent too - so thanks for the tip!
Hmm...'different drums'...interesting. I stuck a tambourine on the choruses (bit 70's but does the trick) but I like your idea of actually taking something away ("sparser") and letting the instrument parts and harmonies carry the groove. Maybe just a rim and hi hat or something so we start to ease off towards the end so the slow down is less abrupt.
Still tinkering...but thanks as always.
Can't wait for the 6th review :)
Cheers
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
I'd like to try making some of it and it would probably fit nicely with some of my eastern, psychedelic blues. Perhaps I just have to figure out some of the rythms and drum programming. Or just use drum loops. I have some decent dancehall MIDI drum files so maybe I'll get round to fusing those dancehall grooves with some eastern guitar parts and then maybe start adding tablas and udu. That would be a good start to mixing things up as you've done here.
" Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?"
Actually, that was a little bit of a joke and, now I think about it, I don't think rastas do play much reggaeton though I may well be wrong. I guess they're more into dub and reggae. I do some dub and reggae though not so much. My latest upload is partly dub (Opposable Thumbs) and there's a 2 min reggae intro to my track Things That Should Always Be.
Anyway, good work again, and I'll look out for your next one.
Also, if you are interested in Bhangra - the link below has a spotify url with a few selections. Of course it will expose me as a fraud but you'll get an idea of the breadth of the genre.
http://open.spotify.com/user/climetree/playlist/18cxFWngxZCCaNhexveNLY
-clindsay
on Bhangratechno1 feat Tha Suspect by clindsay
Presumably it would be played by a Hindi Rasta band, no?
1:10 trippy, hypnotic lead is cool, as well as the funky subtle lead after that.
1:28 bass break is cool. Nice to have that space there after all the busyness.
Good vocals you have here.
Are you playing anything at all on this or is just a mix of different loops?
Good work and I like that final, delayed ending. Some of that final part reminds me of the coolest and catchiest synth on Michael Jackson's all-time unbelievable classic The Way You Make Me Feel. I think it's playing something very similar.
This is just different loops - mix of dance/house and Bhangra. At some point I'll start doing my own loops but for now I'm content arranging others.
Again, thanks for taking time to listen and provide analysis - I really appreciate it.
-clindsay
on Forgetting You by srbrown7
Hey, I also have Metal Foundry but am slightly surprised to hear you have it. I checked your profile and there is mention of you liking some heavier bands. But I haven't heard anything at all heavy from you on here.
You're good at the chillout and upbeat ambient dance stuff. If you don't do any heavy stuff, how come you've got Metal Foundry? I got it to do heavy drums. However, it's certainly not just for that, as you've shown with this track (I wouldn't have guessed it was a heavy kit, except for maybe the bass drum).
"Only ever used the default settings!"
Really? There are loads of kit pieces in Foundry, including a snare that's really good for d'n'b. Shame it's not as straightforward as it should be to just swap out one snare for another (you've got to do that boring X-drum thing, then assign the MIDI channel etc).
on The Cure - Lullaby - COVER - feat Spivkurl by JoyfulWAVE
This is definitely pumping as soon as that bass drum and classic bassline come in.
0:45 on like the sparseness. And then the lead synth is something you can really dance to. Some classic dance snare fills there. Are they samples?
All good preparation for the vocal's entry. And it's a good one.
Spivkurl is well suited to singing The Cure (on this evidence).
Not a lot going on apart from that bassline in the verse but that's fine. Doesn't seem like it needs a lot more. Lead synths are really simple but effective when they return.
I'll definitely check out the original song now. Slightly disappointing when it ends as I would have liked a bit more.
Well done!
on Psychedelic Erotica by JJWeekz
Instead, I'll just second Valvedriver's simple but good advice.
This might work very nicely as an interlude, quite possibly an album intro.
I'd rather hear a longer, fuller version but maybe if you just bring in and drop out the same loops for about a minute more, it'll be a cool album intro for a couple of minutes.
I agree with Tumbleweed that there isn't anything wrong with your transitions. However, you did say you were lacking knowledge in how to make transitions so I thought I'd give a few basic suggestions, though it's hard to know if they'll be of any particular help here.
And I have no idea why Behnam doesn't hear the Pink Floyd similarity - it's obvious within about 3 seconds to me.
And the guitar is very Gilmour-esque.
Both of those are good things but there's much more than just Floyd going on here so not just a ripoff of their wonderful and truly groundbreaking style. That band is its own genre!
on Stepping Stones by JohnnyHunter
Don't know if you've come across a Looperman member called Evisma who makes tracks pretty much just with bass guitar and drums. Interesting stuff you should check out though nothing like this one.
Maybe you could get together and make multiple multiple bass music! Only a joke.
Percussion in this works well. Is that a kahon being used there?
Some nice, high reverbed bass harmonics in this too.
And good reverse effect at times too.
I can hear a song in this so the right vocal could work really well.
on Soothing Sea Larry Wiggles aka Mark Jeffries by larrywiggles1
The birds and seashore stuff are cool.
As are the little bongo (?) percussion parts.
Climbing delayed synths eg 0:40 are great.
This sounds like a pretty damn good mix to me. Maybe sea is too loud when it comes back in in the second minute but that's no big deal.
As I've said before, I obviously have less respect if nothing has been played by the maker of the music (it means I don't know who has played the parts so whose skill I'm listening to) but this all sits so well and is a fantastic collection of sounds.
Guitar part starting 2:19 is lovely playing. Classic and fluid with a great tone.
Little bits of classical guitar there too. And then trumpet. A lot of stuff to list here.
Some classic hip hoppish grooves.
I think that anyone who likes anything at all on the chillout side of things would like this.
Just a real big thank you for your comments, and I really appreciate the time and effort you put in to your comments, good or bad they are constructive and I do try to take them on board.
Thanks and beat wishes,
Mark/Larry!
on The Journey by Anubis
0:15 cool when the heavier toms come in.
Just before then there's a cool little lead sound that's a little like a slide guitar. Definitely some sort of slide/pitch bend in there. What is that?
It's kind of electronic ancient music.
Something made by a modern tribe in the jungle who just happen to have computers and synths and stuff.
Very classy and I think it has a good length. And all the low end stuff is great too.
It really suits your user name.
Definite favourite for me.
You should really check out a wonderful group called Anubian Lights, especially the album Let Not The Flame Die Out.
Here is an excellent example of their stuff:
Anubian Lights - One Eye to the Sky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue0CMZAdr-A
the little slide that comes before the toms is just a sample that I downloaded and edited to fit during breaks.
I am glad that the style of music has pleased, usually I build melodies thinking about feeling it may seem or cause.
This group that you mentioned, are psychedelic, with tribal and brilliant colors. interesting and inspiring.
Thank you for leaving your comments, I appreciate very much.
have a nice day.
on Been Missing You - Featuring Patricia Edwards by ScottFranco
This is certainly not my kind of style but I think it's well done so thought I should let you know.
I think of it more as jazz than r'n'b, not that it really matters.
Actually, maybe you mean original r'n'b rather than the modern version.
The horns are probably my favourite part (eg those entering at about 1:10). How did you do those?
Guitar is smooth and drums sit well. I guess everything does, actually.
Flute sounds better the second time when you stick some reverb on it.
2:07 vocal with reverb. I don't think adding that reverb there works. Maybe it's the wrong type of reverb, maybe it sounds too much like a spot effect in what otherwise sounds like a fairly tight live track.
Are the vocals recorded with a pop shield? I'm thinking maybe not as I can hear a few little mouth openings and pops though nothing terrible.
4:29 there's definitely an awkward transition - a real jump so hope you can fix that.
Otherwise, really good stuff that people into this sort of thing will enjoy.
on Escaping Hell by radioilluminati
Were you 'trapped in the lower dimension' in a dream? Or was it when you were awake, maybe in the middle of the day?
Great stuff...
I tried to fly through a cloud in the sky, but my soul bounced back down. A group of beings wanted to attack me, and I remembered to send unconditional love, and boom I was out and found myself in a place that looked like an Island with a beautiful sunset. Next moment I was at a place that looked like a coffeehouse. There were horses on the street. I would had loved to explore the place, but I have had too much adventure for one night, so I decided to wake up.
The entire day I felt like I was in shock. So I made this track.
The reason why it was a great and positive experience is that I found out that the key out of hell is to send unconditional love.