StaticNomad
LONDON, United Kingdom
Joined : 22nd Apr 2011 - 14 years ago
Last Online : 1st Jun 2024 - 1 year ago
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StaticNomad has posted 1053 comments on other peoples tracks.
on Letters and memories by Anubis
Great chilled out stuff with some cool attitude. I'm busy right now but will come back to give you lots of detail.
It's the new, more aggressive and electronic Anubis rather than the old, ancient Anubis...
on these final hours by mindhiest
Great, lush stringy pad intro plus some occasional piano chords for the chord changes that are very effective.
1:12 bassier synth enters to add some depth.
1:40 nice swell and rise and then the lovely vocals enter. Heavenly stuff now and some cinematic action drum hits arrive too.
2:06 first proper beat but it's quite far to the back of the mix. Forward might be better but it's not a problem. It doesn't hang around for long as you decide to remove it and go with the drumless vibe again.
Some nice high piano notes are effective in the final section.
I can hear a few slightly noticeable and awkward audio pops in this eg 3:13. Can you hear these? I can give you other time references, if necessary.
3:17 bass hit and then fade to end except it's about 5 seconds too short so appears to be cut off too soon.
Great stuff, very emotive.
That was my proper review...
on LEAVING MOTOWN by Planetjazzbass
Nice jam(erson) you have going here.
Totally illegal sample to kick things off but I let you off. And then it's not motown at all. Is it?
Steady little, gentle, subdued groove with some predictably fuky bass and lead stabby keys. And even a bit of cowbell.
0:36 that's really not a Motown vibe. No glitchy, twinkly stuff in that sort of music. There's no I Heard It Through The Glitchline. But it's cool twinkly stuff.
1:44 surprise brass stab that seems a bit disconnected from everything else. Too dry, too close.
1:50 that's some weird sax. Kind of cool, squawking away like that. Brass stab probably now doesn't need to be there.
Then a tasteful key change and some muted trumpet that seems to belong more in the mix than the other brass. Good stuff. Played by you from the keyboard?
3:34 some wicked trumpet runs there! Very soulful stuff.
And a disappointing fadeout end before we head back to the naughty sample.
Overall: a cool vibe but I think some improvements can be made.
on these final hours by mindhiest
I'm in a rush right now but will return and give some additional thoughts as this really does deserve it.
Beautiful music!
thats a lot coming from you.
on Rock A Billy Fever by Ben1972
This is some very authentic rockabilly you have here. Very retro. It's not my preferred type of rock n roll genre but this is really well done.
Great timing on the guitars and an incessant groove, which is what you really need for this sort of style. Proper old time band-based dance music.
1:48 there's even quite a cool little solo.
Well produced though perhaps it could do with a heavier bass sound. And kick drum. That's a bit weak.
Is the ending perhaps too abrupt?
on Bottomlands by Burtsbluesboxes
This is true ambient music!
I love the very first sound heard. A filtered/switching sort of sound straight into a lovely bit of slide. I need to get back doing some cool, ambient slide like this. Great swamp sounds. This is so wonderfully sensual and evocative. Perfect soundtrack music!
It doesn't really need to go anywhere or change. It's an ambient masterpiece that just sits and does the job.
Excellent work that feels like it could and should go on forever.
on Onward Toward Golgotha by ValveDriver
Oh look - you actually are Mr V again, driving some more dirty dubstep valves. And with a new, scary, scowling avatar.
This is fairly oppressive, brutal, dark stuff right from the first evil crash. Kind of metalstep but without any guitar. Certainly a fat, brutal crunch, with repeated blows to the skull. Onward toward the crucifixion!
0:55 that's a pretty dark and trippy, heavy reverb lead.
This is very dark, druggy music. People would enjoy going mental to it in clubs. You can really dance to it as the groove is good and the vibe is really fucked up.
Good breaks and pauses in this to break up what is essentially one consistent idea. Except for 2:36 where there's a new vibe. Just as relief from the oppressive earlier stuff.
3:03 oh what a surprise that it comes back even more brutal. I thought it was going to go into some gentle country. Or gay disco.
End section is perhaps a little brief but it's a pretty concise track. A short, sharp shock to the system. Very well produced so I don't really have any criticisms.
Can you believe that this particular Nomad has actually made a bit of dubstep? Of course there are a whole bunch of other genres and moodsin this recent epic but there are definite dubstep and cellstep sections for you to groove to. Not dark, though.
This Time All The Time
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/183076
Later, Mr Crucifier...
Yes. The Sloe persona served it's purpose through a period that I needed it. I no longer do.
It's a scowl, but it's a pure one.
0:55- it's basically just a reese bass that I took a little further by adjusting the wavetables of each oscilator for a nice mix of harmonics and detuning.
Honestly, I get a laugh out of thinking of people dancing to this. I imagine them slightly confused as to whether they should actually be dancing, or moshing instead. I see them standing there looking at each other shrugging in confusion.
3:03- I'm sure you were thoroughly surprised.
I was going to use some gentle, gay country discostep on that last part, but you don't have any of your files in dropbox that really fit the vibe for sampling. So, I went with what you hear. Maybe next time.
I will listen to your mellowcellostep track after I catch up on replies.
Later Cello Biafra.
on HEY BUDDY HEY by CitizenMofo
Good bell, decent groove and a nice, big synth rise and then it's vocals time. Everything's sitting nicely and I can hear her really well.
0:41 things get bigger and better. It's a good chorus. Most people wouldn't complain but those trap hi hats annoy me a bit . Probably a reminder of hearing them in so many shit trap songs.
Nice, wide stereo field. This is really well produced. A slightly minimal feel but there's also quite enough going on. A moving track.
1:56 that's a decent break and I like the fat drum loop. Then some more prominent guitar. Guitar is sort of subtle in this. I don't think of it as an obvious guitar track. Reversed guitar in the chorus is cool and adds an extra dimension to things but I might not have noticed it as being reversed if you hadn't pointed it out.
Nice, final chord ending. Much better than a fadeout. Nothing really to criticise so congratulations again!
on Little Stabs at Happiness by toastedavalanche
"Your input, however hurried, is highly valued"
Cool but don't forget to answer your older track comments. You have loads that remain unanswered.
Great title.
Anyway: intro has changed and is unspectacular but effective. Still not sure about kick drum choice. Too much treble, not quite the right tone with that piano.
0:52 subtle guitar is quite cool. Before then it's all about your vocal.
1:12 start of a pleasant little refrain section. Sounds a bit like mandolin but I guess it's guitar.
2:34 and now drums take off properly.
2:59 vocal sounds quite different. Different reverb? Lots of good panning on it.
Overall: good, effective slightly melancholy music that sounds very acoustic.
All responses have been answered. I try to keep up with things as best I can, my phone doesn't always show things in order.
Glad you like the title. I "appropriated" it from a 60's underground art film I saw at uni. I can't remember anything about the film itself, but its title really stuck with me.
Thanks for your review. I'm still working on the drum sound. Was sort of going for David Bowie's Cat People for the intro. Will keep messing around with it.
Thanks
TA
on 9 AM Streets by Allochtune
I've heard of vaporwave but have no real idea what it sounds like.
Great piano loop and a chilled little beat.
Then a cute little lead with some notable bends in it.
I'd like the drums to be a bit more varied and perhaps build into something more powerful. I think that would make the track feel more powerful. And more interesting. Otherwise, it's good, positive, chilled music. With a hint of jazz from the timing of that piano loop.
Congrats!
I agree with you about the drums! For me, it is the most difficult part to give the song that 'oompf'. Thanks a lot for your compliments! I haven't really reached an(y) audience yet, so I am surprised at all the positive reactions that I am getting!
on The Waves Between Ship And Shore by Evisma
It's true that I like my handsaws. Especially those with the herring handles. They're my pride and joy.
"Fantastic movie ideas."
Oh yeah - I'm a movie genius. I don't know why the Hollywood guys don't come to me more often for cool ideas. Maybe cos I'd put them out of a job. We just need some hot puppet ass in your Team Evisma movie and it would be such an awesome, alternative Bible epic. Something like a cross between Python's Life Of Brian (quite possibly the best comedy movie ever made) and Team America. With added Nomadgic.
"I have not, but surely it's under Tools."
You need a special code to unlock the Assive option. A bit like cheat codes in computer games. One particular code and you get Lars Ulrich sitting at the kit, blasting away. If you're nice to me, I'll let you know what it is.
Sometime, you're going to have to give me so detailed explanation of how you manage to use 30 tracks for guitar! I totally don't get it. My cello teacher was surprised when I told her recently that I'd used as many as 9 tracks in one of my most layered cello tracks (Start With A Kiss). She didn't think that was very many so I must work in quite a different way from other people. But I work alone so don't see what other people do.
"Mr. V mentioned having the next Bastard File"
I don't remember that! Do not rely on Mr V to offer up a new Bastard File. I remain the only one to have done so (and it turned out pretty good). I'm only not offering more because I'm waiting for you fools to offer something so that you can be the conductor of your own track and receive contributions from the other two bastards. Get on that shit right now!
Static MovieMad, vanishing like a cyan sunday...
A guitar track only lasts as long as it's section, and every guitar in every section is treated completely different. Also, they're not all going at once. I shape a tracks tone and effects, then consider it disposable after it's job is done.
Say my intro has 3 different guitar lines, all double-tracked. L and R acoustic, L and R rhythm, and L and R lead. There's 6 tracks. I lose the acoustic in the next part but have two new guitar lines with very different tones than the intro. Up to 10 now, and that is just an intro and first section. Add 2 quiet double-tracked acoustic tracks with another double-tracked palm-mutes layer under it all. We're at 16 guitar tracks, and not out of the first main section. Basically, when going into a new section, I build from a blank slate to help me keep the tones and feel evolving.
I'll send some of my false-starts in dropbox to see if there is interest between you bastards.
Evan, who neednt the courage to kick your ass directly.
on Little Stabs at Happiness by toastedavalanche
This is great stuff though maybe it would be better to begin simply with the piano rather than the sparse drumbeat.
It all comes together when you start singing. Soothing stuff that I don't hear as particularly dark. Mildly melancholy but that's fine.
I'm in a real rush now but will return to give my customary detail. This 1 minute review will still be longer than many you get.
Congrats.
TA
on People Like me by Tinka0
I appreciate that you have other stuff going on in your life. Hell, we all do. Or we at least hope we do.
Anyway: this is very promising work and I look forward to the two separate tracks. The heavy one will be totally badass, especially if sufficiently extended. You need to get back into more of your awesome guitar playing. I wish I could do it!
Thanks dude, I can't wait to get back to it.
On that note! I'm not sure if you checked out Slimebolt, I used the guitar stems from one of my metal songs that I think you really dug. Here's a link if you're curious http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/180143
Much appreciated brother, best wishes :)
on Regret by jdkmartin2012
Well, look at that - I already reviewed this track two years ago (I don't remember it at all). And you didn't bother replying. To me or anyone else. Not a good sign!
It would be hard to collaborate with someone who doesn't reply to messages they are sent. That's a major part of online collaborations.
on BE MY FRIEND by CitizenMofo
Cool, spacious, trippy intro but I think it should be twice as long before guitar and vocals enter. 5 seconds is not enough.
Yes, maybe your main snare choice (0:22) isn't quite right for this type of song. It's something different, which I appreciate. Perhaps try some others but still use that one for a change.
Yes, cool, dirty bluesy guitar. No complaints about that. 1:24 good high note.
Are you using a pop shield for her vocals? I can spot some plosives here and there.
1:43-2:27 maybe guitar gets too loud and drowns out the groove. Good, dark guitar there but I feel the beat should still be driving it powerfully.
2:51 nice little bleeps in the background. Lots of nice, little ambient touches going on behind Sunny War.
I think the drums need work. Think a bit more rock rather than hip hop/trap/electro. I'm not saying switch to a full, regular rock kit.
Otherwise it's a good piece of dark, psychedelic, guitar groove music.
on The Waves Between Ship And Shore by Evisma
Excellent greeting in your last reply.
Yes, good idea about the Bible-based Team Evisma puppet movie. Your team could scape the shit out of the Garden of Eden. Just watch out for the annoying snake. And perhaps then move on to The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (even if they don't feature in the good book).
Jesus will be the head of the team and the greatest landscaper on the planet, with carpentry as just a casual hobby. No one can seed slit quite like he can. For breaking local zoning and environmental laws, the Romans will attempt to crucify him on a cross made of spades.
But then modern day Evisma (that's you) will borrow Skynet's time portal, make some modifications and send back some brush hoggers and lawnmowers. Your ancient team will use them to stomp some Roman ass and rescue Jesus from the cross. A religion is then created around the heroic exploits of Team Evisma and world history is altered forever. Jesus lives!
Not too much more to say about this well made track. It's enjoyable to listen to each time. No problem with the EQ or mix. Everything's clear and well balanced. I use additive EQ all the time and not much subtractive.
1:54 nice fill!
An "assive crash" is one played by the ass. Gives a different tone to one hit by a stick. Maybe you haven't yet found the Assive option in Superior.
nd section is triumphantly cool. Maybe I'm wrong about it needing more hat or crash. That's just my heavy preference.
The Nomad, part vampire, part warrior, carnivore and voyeur.
Fantastic movie ideas. If a lot of money was put behind it and it was done right, it would be a totally badass movie. Better than 99 percent of the shit coming out anymore.
"Maybe you haven't yet found the Assive option in Superior."
I have not, but surely it's under Tools.
"Maybe I'm wrong about it needing more hat or crash."
NO, I went in and turned them up a bit. I automated a bit of a cut in the lows of the overheads so there wouldn't be any ducking from compression. I was having an issue with that. Even light compression on the Master was giving me issues. Lots of automation.
Almost 2:00 in on another track. Bass and drums right now. I'm trying to write in a more linear fashion, instead of chunk by chunk. I may drop a mixdown in Dropbox. Mr. V mentioned having the next Bastard File, so I'll just keep going till it's my go at it, or I write something that seems fitting for it. So much bass in the one I'm on now, it may be a good contender as well. We'll see.
Evan, vanishing like a sigh, and slowly disappears.
on MY OWN TWO FEET by CitizenMofo
A pleasant little guitar intro.
And then shes straight in with her powerful voice, you with some chilled, very wide drums.
0:18 some double tracking of the vocal? Sounds excellent.
0:30 beat picks up. Extra kit to go with the previous loop. Not sure if the rimshot still panned left interferes.
0:50 reggae-like funky keys.
Her voice is soaring again. And then she does some other type of backing vocal.
1:27 powerful kind of slightly trippy, insistent vocal chant.
1:52 good stop of vocal and drums. A necessary break.
Not that much more to say about the rest. Same as earlier, really.
Neat ending. That's a definitive ending!
Overall: good music so big congrats.
on THE THING I FEAR by CitizenMofo
This has much more of a dub feel than rock. Cavernous, heavily reverbed dub though maybe the bass isn't throbbing quite as much as in dub.
Sunny War's vocals are less captivating than that other excellent blues track you posted. Just seems like not as well written a song. Don't get me wrong - it's still good. We both know she can really sing.
Pretty heavy percussion here and some wailing guitar.
2:30 cigar box guitar loop is excellent and really makes a difference.
2:37 those massive, heavenly vocals in the background really make a difference. Maybe the monotonous drum groove should change here to push things forward to somewhere more exciting. It's still a bit too steady.
3:20 a useful break. Those drums had to change. Or stop.
Pleasant piano.
3:46 was/is an opportunity to bring in another drum beat rather than return to the original. I just think it's overdone (in case you couldn't tell).
Anyway - it's still good, emotive stuff though I'm only a fan of a fadeout ending if it's done very skilfully. This was essentially just turning the volume knob down so I have to suggest you try something else. Something more definitive.
Good stuff, all the same.
on With Sarah And Wine by Orlando51
I would probably be wasting my time if I did one of my usual, detailed reviews so I'll just say that this is a rather good and beautiful piece of music, as you already know. But why not be told again? Great melodies, sounds and mood. Perhaps the intro is too long. I'm not quite sure.
Maybe it's really a bit of a surprise to receive a short feedback from someone like you, but I'm no less appreciative for it's positive and friendly tone.:) Thank you so much !
With much appreciation_____Orlando
on The Beast by CitizenMofo
I will return to do a much more comprehensive review later as I'm in a bit of a rush now.
Great work and I look for ward to the Sunny War + you album.
on The Waves Between Ship And Shore by Evisma
Fuck yeah!
Uploading another nice track
To save the mothafuckin' day yeah!
I'd like to see a puppet-based Team Evisma movie. It would feature a team of genuine landscapers whose covert role is to scape the land of suspected Islamic terrorists living in America. And then, when the time is right, call in the drone strike, with The DTrump pressing the buttons himself. Along the way, the team would have to deal with various other issues, such as guys trying to marry the team's female family members in order to take advantage of the sweet family discount.
Now let's get down to some wave-based business:
Bangin' riffage intro. Just a fat, fat sound and good, somewhat complex riffs.
0:40 of course there just has to be a reverse in there. And others not long after.
0:41 clean palm muting and good interplay between the widdly bass and guitar parts.
Now another lead with a good but controlled bit of delay.
1:46 that's a good, simple banging riff. Nice space with the drum hits.
2:05 chill grooving progressive stuff. All the guitar and bass so far is recognisable your style, which might be a way of saying it's nothing very new to my ears. Not sure if that's a criticism.
2:41 is a good transition. The kind of delicate but purposeful chilling I like.
3:02 return of an earlier guitar part, I think. I guess this section is slightly Toolish. Not necessarily their riffs but more the progressive, melodic vibe and obvious rock feel. Sounds like a good, cohesive band, not just one Bass Bro doing it all.
4:49 cool lead. Meshes nicely with the underlying riff. Only complaint is that there should be a fatter open hat or assive crash to really propel the section forward. The kind of thing I do a lot in final, "how heavy can I go?" endings.
Excellent ending, with nice tom rolls. So much better than a fadeout!
Static BoatMad, being rowed gently by his trusty butler between ship and shore. Final port of call: Springfield.
My puppet movie will not be of landscapers helping take out terrorists. I'd have to do the bible. No getting around it. Genesis alone would be great. Nobody knows where the people from Nod came from, but not has wifi and broadband, so Eve is totally pissed off. Job would be a good one, as well. Hilarious if it was done right. Anyway....
Not a lot to answer, seeing that you seem to mostly say you like it, which is awesome. I spent a long time shuffling stuff and doing EQ. I plan to do more heavy stuff for a while, since I have the drum capabilities now.
"3:02 return of an earlier guitar part, I think."
No. Nothing repeats outside of it's original section. I tried to make a constantly progressing tumultuous first half, with a calm, floating section full of harmonics, sliding and hammering/pulling, that went into a "fuck yeah" riff for a finish.
"....there should be a fatter open hat or assive ((hehe)) crash to really propel the section forward."
I did. It was really cutting into the high-mids that the guitars are taking and I found nothing that worked well. There is the constant crash, and others in fills, but I'll bring it up more and see it I can help that.
Spent the last few nights making presets in my DAW for different distorted rig setups. 10 or 12 amp sims, 4 or 6 I really like. Lepou's Lecto amp through Catharsis impulses have been the best combo I've found so far. Not sure if you looked into the amp and cab sims, but I've really enjoying it. It has definitely helping with the rut I was in.
Right now, I'm looking into a better way to monitor from headphones, crap computer speakers and my bass amp combo, without wearing out the one headphone jack on my interface from switching between the three. Thinking of 2 Y-splitters daisy-chained, giving 1 male and 3 female 1/4 inputs. The adapters are under $5 each. Interface is $200. I'd rather wear out and replace the adapters.
I hope it's going well on your end.
Evan, devours tacos to survive. So it is,... So it's always been.
on Constellation by Evisma
That's one more than last year to compensate for your hair loss and being a bit closer to death. I hope that extra greeting is sufficient compensation.
Haha - you finally replying to another very old comment on one of your nice tracks bro. There are still a few more comments of mine that remain unanswered. Maybe you will get round to them over the next few years.
"How is the Slupergroup not called "Microvag"?"
Probably because it's a bit too controversial and too much like schoolboy humour. MicroVulv could also be good, as would Vag Magnet (a guy excellent at attracting ladies). They're all good and succinct.
I'm not totally happy with The Bastard Files but we've rejected so many and have to go with something so that'll do as you guys seem to like it.
I wonder if you or Mr V will ever send me some musical bastard files, you utter bastards.
See you back here in 2018...
on I Will Have You Destroyed by Evisma
But you can't be surprised as you know I'm rather into delay. With the setting I'm using here, it takes about two weeks to hear any repeated notes. So it's best suited to tracks at least a few weeks in length.
Excellent 'Nomad destruction' answer. One of your very finest lengthy bits of creative writing. Thoughts:
1) Shit To Death could be a track title.
2) The butler will accept the hand-job but probably won't go through with the offing.
3) That might work. Well, it would if I didn't have various delay plugins.
4) I probably don't actually smell of Guiness or honey mango so the carefully trained attack rats will probably just head for a Guiness factory. Or mango plantation.
5) I can't say how many scruffy white Alexes there are in the UK. I'm sure we get about so probably many more than 7. Bring lots of ammo as it's damn hard to get over here.
6) That's a cunning plan. I guess this means that if/when I do meet some fantastic, Nomad-completing female, I will always be suspicious that she's really just an Evanator agent. In your cruelty, you will always deny it if I ask. Sorry to hear something like that happened to you. But that's what you get if you date Tally Pruit so it's also kind of your own fault.
Back to the track:
1:40 has an odd, metallic, rubbing bass tone. Pretty cool.
2:11 sounds like a synth but I doubt it. Aha - maybe that's bitcrushed guitar.
2:42 good, huge reverbed bass tone.
This is sitting, grooving away nicely. Irish prog chill jig is the genre name.
3:13 nice legato strings to add some depth.
Watery fadeout ending is good. No complaints.
Still Intact Nomad, smiling and dropping the cliche
on Beyond Nebulous by Neomorpheus
Oh no, don't get me wrong - I thought it was a really well made track, just not my preferred heavy style. I thought my detailed review demonstrated that I thought it was good. My musical tastes are somewhat separate from my evaluation of a track. And you don't make music to entertain me (and vice versa).
"the inability of playing power chords. They sound terrible with the low tuning."
That makes sense as I guess it's a bit like strumming mid to high chords on bass guitar (though that can also be effective). But you could play those same chords beyond the 12th fret. I know that's not the most comfortable sort of chord playing position but it could be done. And stop ot from sounding so low and messy. I'm sure you've given it a go.
" the cymbals were washing out and again I'm noticing it."
I didn't really notice but if it's bothering you, I guess you need to find a way to fix it. Or just get it closer to what you want.
"the Looperman version has dramatically effected the dynamics"
Not sure I've heard that before. I thought it was supposed to be exactly the same, no artifacts introduced.
"Maybe my next track will be more to your liking."
It might be but I really wouldn't worry if it's not.
My country track has been put on the back burner, partly because my latest one is going rather well. It's drum 'n' cell - d'n'b with loads of one particular instrument. It's fun and far out and you'll probably like it.
Merry mothafuckin' Xmas!
Static YuleMad
Sorry for the delayed response, I wasn't expecting a regreeting on this. The holidays has consumed a lot of my free time. Regarding the dynamics issue, I found that I had accidently added a limiter to the master track somehow (?) so the fault was entirely mine and sorry for even questioning Looperman. I removed it and re-uploaded like the next day so what you've heard is the fixed version. No man, no butt hurt on my part, I don't expect people to like all my tracks. I enjoy the constructive criticism as much as the praising which we all know is sometimes not as genuine. Hope you enjoy the holidays !
on People Like me by Tinka0
This is surely your best work in quite a while but it's very clearly two separate pieces of music so you must split and then give each separate track the focus and attention and love they deserve.
Nice intro with lots of delay. Squelchy stuff that follows is OK but then interferes with her excellent voice. It's too busy and loud.
0:43 you see - now she's got more space without the squelchy drums.
1:05 pretty dirty and mental banging stuff.
1:50 now this is where you must split the track as you move into some fuckin' awesome electro industrial metal. I wish I could make stuff with fat, dirty balls this big.
2:22 panned vocal roar is awesome.
2:30 we hear that weird synth riff better and it's great.
But this metal track is, so far, only about 1 min long. It must be extended to at least double that. Probably triple.
Excellent work so please get back to turning this into two fine tracks.
I've listened to it back after reading your words and I agree, I think I'll either cut out the squelchy drums or reimagine them and place them more sparsely.
Thanks for stopping by, your advice will be in mind when I pick this back up.
Again sorry for the late response, many factors condemn my time and I must use it wisely, I hope this hasn't come across as ill-manners.