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Yo yo yo.

I'm OK, thanks. Not much happening outside music.

I figured you'd be into this one as you like dark, mind-expanding types of music.

"ancient connection"

Yes - there is something that sounds very old and mysterious about that intro before the drums. It's definitely not pop music.

3:37 is the real start of the rest of the track as I completely change the drums into a new reggae kit playing funky grooves (no reggae) someone could even rap over.

4:17 some of my far out, shimmering pad sounds coming together to do something like you say - exhale.

High piano stabs: I'm not much of a keyboard player so I tend to often try out grooving stabs, whether high, mid or low. They've come out nicely here and offer some pleasing melodies.

"vibe throughout feels free of restriction"

It's pretty damn laidback and I use long, legato bass and pad notes, which allows me to do all sorts of small things inbetween the drum hits.

"6:15 that guitar is very grooving"

Not bad jazzy soloing though some of the bends didn't come out quite right and I couldn't be bothered to replay them (lazy me).

I prefer the rocking guitar on 7:11. Acoustic bass is also strong there.

"So much about this speaks to me gives me a smile even for its weirdness."'

I'm primarily concerned with beauty and groove but do also like some darkness and weirdness, if I can get them to work comfortably. I think they do here. Lots of beauty in last few mins.

"Soul speaking sounds"

That's the kind of depth I go for so good to know I've been successful.

Thanks again for your thoughtful review.

Thank you :)

lol yeah thats the goal a relaxing slow song to unwind too.

"Sounds like you've been doing alright"

yup.. im all good :D

thanks for the feedback and listen man, i appreciate it :P

Thanks Man...

Really glad you like it...
A simple piece, didn't want to complicate it by over playing it
if I did, I would have missed the point of the chill feel...

Thanks for taking the time to stop in and commenting...

Peace...TG.

Hi

The original is worth listening to if only to compare Lisa's performance (I think it holds up to comparison very well indeed). Yes, I agree, it's a fantastic vocal performance with real passion and emotion. Your comments on the production are rewarding too and being a percussionist myself I can always accommodate louder drums!! In this case however I just wanted the vocal to shine and hope I've managed to achieve that.

Thanks again for stopping by - much appreciated.

Best

Richie

Thanks a lot for listening to this one and some interesting thoughts. That's very fine vision you pictured. Indeed I was going for dark moods but I must say I was never too much into pictorial aspects of music. My main focus is always on the sound itself so even spoken german words are ultimately only 'just sounds' to me. Also I think the en translation below might not be very correct as the original message is probably slightly different. This song was written originally as a darkwave heavier electronic piece. My actual take is not very proper darkwave but still works...I hope. So overall yes, this is more serious electronic production of mine. I will be going further with electronic explorations these next weeks for sure.

Thank you again for listening and nice words. I appreciate that. A.

i'm really happy if it is working for you with the art. the "arp" was some patch from Harmor synth I think. can't even remember! I am really learning that the initial choices of instruments make a big difference in the success of the track. Initial choices - ha! bit of a lesson for life there! always happy to be hearing from you Dave. re

Thanks so much for the kind comment! :)

Some of the loops were dl, and some I created. All were mixed together by me though.

And I made a HUGE boo-boo! I forgot to shout out to those who made the loops I downloaded, so to all those loopers out there...I can't remember each one that I used from... sorry! (yikes!)... but I credit you, and you are amazing!!! :)

Word up and wassup, DI.

I'm quite happy to hear of your problem with the new lead bass guitar section starting on 9:00. It's one of those transitions that I just couldn't get quite right.

I'm not sure if there is a problem with the volume jumping a lot but I will listen again. I seem to remember that there's a problem with the synth choir cutting out a bit so that it feels like a bit of an abrupt jump to take us into that new bass guitar part (one I very much enjoy). I should go back and fiddle to see if improvements can be made.

At 9:24 I keep pretty much the same bass riff going (with some variations) and simply turn the plugin distortion on. No guitar there, just bass as it's doing all the work of the guitar and we have synth bass underneath for low end (as in most of the track). I love to take things a bit badass and I think I've got that section labelled as something like 'euphoric bass riffage' in my Reason project. Definitely a highlight.

And then the distortion gets automated off as we drop back down into another variation on that bass playing.

"Is that a voice sample or synth?"

Technically, it may sort of be both. I'm just using one synth patch but it's granular synthesis so look up what that is, if you don't know. Basically, the waveform is, I think, made up of tiny little pieces of audio. In this case, it's female choir voices. Powerful sound and I apply pitch bend at various points to make it weirder and more psychedelic.

Yes, pretty damn chilled for a few minutes and then the heat gets turned up a bit. Got to happen so that things don't get boring and so that things can go up and down in intensity and mood.

"Cool drum work in this one"

Yes. Yet again, I'm using a couple of hip hop kits from the Hip Hop EZX. Great stuff but this only sounds a bit like hip hop in places. If you listen closely you can hear that some kit parts are clearly hip hop-associated drums though I add some other rock and metal kits as well.

"How you been SN?"

I've been OK thanks, just finishing up the editing and mixing of another female vocal jazz track from 4 years ago called The Second Law Of Self Love. This one's better than the jazz female vocal one I posted last week (Inner Beauty) and will be arriving in 128K MP3 format at a Looperman website near you in a few days. Two singers this time and the swinging jazz is very deep.

Thanks for your interesting thoughts.

How are you, good sir?

When you say you 'miss the old days', was that before I started using midi kits and virtual instruments and added guitar? When I started, it was drum loops and the bass guitar. Nothing else. I may have been more inventive and crafty with making the bass sound like something else. I'm not offended by the statement, it just made me curious.

Glad you liked it. I'll try to get it back to mostly bass guitar for the main instrument. If you like that more, you should check out my track "Basso Continuo". Nothing but bass guitar. Straddle your woofer for guaranteed sterilization.

Good to hear from you again. And yes, the intro IS the smoking, and the release of the days pressure hits at like 2:58. it's the "Aaahhhhhh...." moment when the boss, moronic vehicle drivers, the spouse, and general past frustrations melt away.

Hope all is well with you. Thanks for the consideration and the review. It is appreciated.

Later, masturbater.

Evan

Yo Thanks man it means a lot i created a youtube channel that i will be posting much more music on can you please check it out if you have an chance thanks again https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasra1C3xA44fIzGHkJfFOA

thanks a lot for nice words man.

Haha it is not a real Theremin (from around 1:28) but just a Roland Juno Di theremin preset. I decided to use this sound on the top as it blends in nicely with other synth-guitar and background ambient sounds in the lower range. Overall it was entirely made on the same roland sound engine. And of course I tried to stick with the Megapaul's guitar colors as possible.

really glad you liked this production.

best, alex

Regards. I sell on pond5.com these days if you have interest - Dan

Thanks, man! I was playing with FL studio and i created cool melodies like the piano in the beginning and at the end. It's not my kind of music though, it was just an experiment. But in the future i'm thinking of adding some piano in rock and metal tracks. Thanks again for listening!

Not easy to put just the right feel to it, with out it feeling stiff
and clinical...It was just fun...
I agree I had a few other guitars in there, couldn't make them dance
so I dropped them out...

Got a few other things on the go, got to get down on them before
the summer wind blows... :-)

Thanks for stopping in and your comment:

Peace...TG.

I have ALOT more where this came from but the file sizes are too big. I'm glad that you like it! I see you downloaded it. Feel free to sample any parts out or use the entire track. Halloween town's population is only going to get bigger. haha

thanks Boss!!!!