mrwolf14
London is drowning and I live by the river
Munich, Germany
Joined : 7th Oct 2012 - 13 years ago
Last Online : 26th Feb 2024 - 2 years ago
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on smooth operator by domr30
Outstanding work on the keyboard. The sax sound is "almost perfect" but what is really impressing is the work on the piano/nylon-gtr.
Well done!
Ciao, Domenico
on The Cure - Lullaby - COVER - feat Spivkurl by JoyfulWAVE
Sounds more like one of the "japanese whispers" ... but on the other hand I always thought that lullaby was a bit out of place on disintegration.
Really curious to see how it develops...
Ciao, Domenico
on appellare by domr30
Ciao, Domenico
on Sloth by XmafaX
I definitely enjoyed this track. I like the "slow-industrial" atmosphere you have on this one. Very good.
And your guitar has an incredible tone, as usual.
Very well done!
Ciao, Domenico
I am glad you like it!
Best regards
Paulo
on Low Key Love by StaticNomad
Unfortunately I have no time for a longer comment, but I wanted to let you that I really liked this new song of yours!
My personal highlight: the clean guitar around ~6:40
I really liked this song... even if it has "less" drumming than your usual songs, but I find it beautiful!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: is this going to be on your "electro-jazz" album?
I don't think this has much less drumming than normal. There's quite a bit of jazz complexity though I kick into some simpler grooves at certain points eg during your "personal highlight" section, around 6:30.
That was fun guitar to play and it hopefully sounds a bit different from my usual range of playing.
I do a mixture of fingerstyle and pick playing (slide playing is almost always just with fingers). This was with fingers to get that close control and short, muted notes. I also really like the piano parts behind that clean playing. I had to edit the guitar parts quite closely to make sure they didn't collide with the piano. That section is a particular type of cool, swinging jazz but I don't know who it sounds like. Simple drum groove really drives it and inspired the guitar.
I thought you might be particularly interested in the bass in this one. The main bass drives the whole track and plays all the time, except for the two rock guitar/drum sections and then the end couple of minutes. That bass (detuned slide guitar) is not very bassy, which really helps allow other parts to be heard.
I don't know if you're a Mark Sandman/Morphine fan (Danke is) but I guess this slide bass playing is closest to the amazing 2-string slide bass playing he did in his band Morphine.
I see bass as a concept - not necessarily something that has to be played by bass guitar or synth bass. If you want more space in a track - go for more of a mid-range bass.
There are five different techniques for creating bass used in this one: bass guitar, guitar through octave pedal, synth bass, slide guitar detuned one octave in the computer and bass guitar chopped up, sampled and played back in from the keyboard.
Yes, this track will be on my jazz/funk album. There's always some electro in my stuff but that album will have quite an acoustic sound. I don't think this track sounds like it's very electronic. Maybe it even sounds a bit like a live band (I'm not sure). The album has some unfinished tracks you haven't heard. One track that will also be on there is An Early Monring Appointment With God.
Glad you liked the beauty in this one as jazz is not my natural playing style and I know nothing about jazz chords or theory!
on your name is a mystery that I know by ElenaSatine
I see that you are experimenting with your music, and this is always a good thing.
I think this short tune "works" well, even if there are some rough edges, but that's the price to pay for trying to be unique and creative.
So keep up the good work!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: Some details:
- nice intro guitar... disjointed from the rest, but I thikn that's your goal (and I see the same rhythmic gtr coming back later... nice touch)
- first transition ~0:40 works very well. Good!
- the stop at ~1:20 is good; but the dist gtr afterwards is a bit too loud in the mix, it's a pity (or was it intentional?)
- the stop at ~1:50 is a bit "abrupt", probably intentional but I don't catch the "idea" here
thank you much much for time to drop a usefull comment.
yep . :) . I'm experimenting with my musics.
tor for me .
I really wish oh I really wish to can be a good anad ESPECIALLY UNIQUE composer.
there are few composer here who are inspirator for me.
soon i will take a look to your stuffs too .
ps:first thank you much much for etails,
- disjointed ? i don't know . i just know i loved that guitar loop and I couldn't find it in my hear to don't use it . anyway it's good if you say it's good too . :)
-oh yes!right . thank you for hint . i'll correct it.
-my idea was a different stop . people may say this was
somehow strange . but i wanna be a UNIQUE composer.
that's is my idea.
:)
this was best comment i got for this track.
I really appreciate you.
on NO to child labour Behnam ZanDi deciBel by deciBel
This is wonderful! Perfect technique combined with tons of creativity and a powerful message. This songs is perfect!
I really love how you have arranged it: you have such beautiful riffs (like the one around 3:47) but instead of repeating them (as many would have done) you decide to always push harder. All these stops are building a powerful picture of uneasiness.
Thanks for sharing your genius with us!
Ciao, Domenico
on The Summer Of Minor Regrets by Orlando51
One of the finest compositions I have heard.
Your guitar does a wonderful job.
Ciao, Domenico
Thx alot again for listening and generously commenting, but here's Ed's acoustic guitar in action...not mine (you can read the new description of a title).:)
Best wishes___Orlando
on My Memories Of A Ghost With The Violin by Orlando51
Impressed how you enriched and respected the work of such great guitar player. Hats off!
And I totally agree with you: "dubious spots" are required in a masterpiece :-)
Ciao, Domenico
...and I'm impressed with your generous and kind comment!:)
Best wishes___Orlando
on Pieces Spinn Off Reworked by SeriouslyJoking
I am listening on HP and it sounds very good!
I have checked also Steve's version and of course his "touch" helped to bring out the song's potential.
This is a very good track! (I hope it's already on Loopradio...)
Ciao, Domenico
Thanks for taking your time to both check Steves version and mine - I have been resting my ears (!) for a couple of days but trying to catch up now and implement all the great additions and ideas that Steve came up with for this track. After I've done that maybe it is Loop Radio ready! =D
Take care and see you around, talented guy!
/SJ
on REVIVE by mackit
Is there room for improvement? maybe you could try to give a more "live feeling" to the other instruments (IMVHO drum & bass), the synth layering is perfect.
All in all, a great jazzy chilly track.
Respect.
Take care, Domenico
on sang av ensomhet by Prelude
Really curious to see how this will develop... sounds really promising.
Of course you could also use it as it is, not bad at all.
Enjoyed it.
Ciao, Domenico
i'm not sure but maybe !
let's see what guys will do with it.
i appreciate your taken time of listening and writing.
thank you very much.
on To the next one - Ottos Daughter Megapaul Mix by Megapaul
The vocals are good, and you really created the perfect environment for them.
It reminds me a bit of the early Duran: and coming from me, this is a huge compliment.
I am just missing the bass of John Taylor ;-)
Ciao, Domenico
comparison to DuranDuran I understand as a big big compliment.
Thanks a lot
on Ill do anything for you feat Patricia Edwards by Baggadub
I think the solo sound is OK: I understand you may want to have it sounding "bigger" but I think the current one is better suited for this "old school" track.
Outstanding work!
Loved.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: I would like to have a "slower" fade out in the end, twice or three time the length of the current one. You cannot end this wonderful piece of music so "abruptly" :-)
Peter
on Spirits Of The Past by PRINCELECTRO
As somebody already mentioned, you are a fast learner!
Looking forward to hearing more from you.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the main melody reminds me a bit of Love-will-tear-us-apart, not saying that you copied it, just an interesting connection my mind has made. :-)
on Elahe by FaridHumanoid
Thanks for sharing this with us: the "setar" is an instrument that we don't happen to hear often.
I find this instruments has a very "sad" sound.
Peace, Domenico
ThnX for hearing this.
Yes it's absolutely right, the "setar"'s sound is too "sad".
peace
Farid
on Baghead Ft doctorcatface by Spivkurl
You put together a real nice one. Very gooooood!
Spiv, you are now becoming a professional singer, and one of the most admired post-punk-electro-singer on looperman :-)
I understand that singing is an hobby for you, but you could remove some of the breaths during the editing (I know that they give you a "real" feeling, but you could decide to leave only the first in each section for instance...)
But again, I really like your work as it is, so please feel free to ignore my un-requested advises ;-)
Ciao, Domenico
PS: Spiv Rocks!
on Goodbye by Tinka0
Good song. I don't think it is too repetitive, but it should get much better with some vocals on it. Due to the "intimate" nature of the track, with very delicate sounds, I think some deep spoken words would work well.
Definitely a good starting point.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: ...maybe the sound for the guitar solo can be more "bluesy", not sure though (if you use an amp-sim, try to move the mic-position a bit more to the border of the cone).
on Raise Hell and PTL by ScottB55
The stop sections starting around 1:45 it's my favorite spot.
Great bass (the sound is a bit too "even", almost midi but I totally love the licks), super piano.
What to say on the drums: they drive a lot! And we have also some "short solo" moments to show us who the boss is ;-)
Outstanding! You are a real professional drummer and a complete musician. Hats off
Thanks again for sharing your music with us.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: hard to believe, coming from a guy who always mixes the bass too high, but the "bass-phrase" at 4:10 is a bit too loud (and a bit too "midi-sh"); only that segment.
Thanks for your kind words. This one was fun and it lent itself to lots-o-drums, which you know I like! On the bass volume at 4:10, I purposely boosted the level because it was a bass solo. If you notice, I did the same with the other sections with solos.
Cheers,
Scott
on Dreaming in Rio by ScottFranco
Not a single note out of place. Really good!
And the mix is good as well.
Good song to start the new year!
Ciao, Domenico
Ciao,
Franco & Scott
on Starting todaY- Brandon Michelle ft Behnam Zandi by deciBel
Good to see you.
I will use only one word for this: BEAUTIFUL
Thank you and Miss Brandon Michelle for this wonderful 2 minutes. Loved them.
Ciao, Domenico
i really congratulate myself for having such a smart brian ..
anyway I am ( in fact we=me & BrandY=are) really gratefull of your attnetion & time to comment. Domenico , Brandy's immediacy for composing this proper melody vocal was wonderfull for me as composer ,She is a very skillfull guitarist too & maybe this factor made this track a fast but
for me cool collaboration . next will be glock & I suggest U to listen that & see how a wolf can be wonderfull as a collaborator , specially if he accepts that his collaborator is a miner so it's better to let miner dig toward the stones hearT & that gentle wolf & Carole acept to answer comments instead of digger Behnam , please . haha..no matter if the others too , but I hope U've underestood what I pleased U about our glocky ( while digging have found this new wrd !)cooperation . all the bests & ciaos both to U + a friendly smile.take care.___Behnam
on close but yet so far by ronabo
Like the epiano: simple but builds the right carpet for the vocals (really looking forward to hearing it completed).
I like the drums, but maybe the snare could be a bit more "dry", not sure though... and since this is your song I'll let you decide :-)
I also second the idea of Ed: let the listener wait for the arpeggio 'til the first chorus. Maybe you could just serve smaller chops of it as appetizer in the intro.
The track is also well mixed.
Good job!
Ciao, Domenico
Ronabo
on Smoke-Proof Coffin by supertex
I enjoyed the video and the soundtrack fits very well to it.
I was not aware of the existence of "movie mash-up"s until I have seen yours. It is an interesting concept.
Coming back to the music: nice choice of sounds, very clean and refined. The drums are a bit "in the back" but this is perfectly fitting the mood you are setting with this.
Loved the strings at the end (~1:25): wonderful!
Ciao, Domenico
on 28 Levels Above Top Secret by StaticNomad
I have been "away" for some time and the first song I find coming back is another gem from you. That's good!
Nothing to "comment" on the intro: it works well and it's well composed. Good.
Then ... reggae guitar at 1:30: beautiful. Reggae is the mother of all psychedelic rock :-)
And throughout the first part of the song it comes every now and then: again, beautiful. Very good idea.
The Rock riff at 2:50 builds up for the release at 3:10: Loved.
Dist gtr 3:41 not so fond of the sound (a bit too extreme)
Clean gtr 4:05: I would have pushed this a bit more (specially the first notes)
5:10 the drum doubles: this is our StaticNomad trademark! fits perfectly!
And of course, I was forgetting about the banjo: it needs to be there. Well done!
I like the bass gaining "room" around 7 minutes.
Here the song becomes more "airy" with slow synths, sparse notes from banjo and slow-attack guitars. Enjoyed.
The bass riff at 8:35 works very well with the drums and the guitar which doubles the riff few bars later adds the right tension. And of course, slide guitar, another big fav of our MrNomad. Liked it as well.
At 9:45 we have "almost" a melody played, but not really: we all know how you try to avoid being "melodic", that would be boring.
Not so fond of the slide-gtr around 10:45 the notes seem to be a bit "detached" and the sound is not "on-par" with the rest. But I understand how well the different sound works to introduce the next section. So slide-gtr be it. Still a bit doubtful but all in all I liked it.
At 12:30 we have some drum hits from what seems to be an electronic drum kit.
Was the drum sound change really needed? don't know. But it is not disturbing for sure.
I also liked the chords played by the bass in the last section.
Nice sound, a bit "synthish" indeed but I think in this song most of the bass is not a real one... and this liquid bass sound is another one of your trade-marks.
You have a lot of trade-marks, that's a good index of a creative mind, and now THIS IS A HUGE COMPLIMENT.
But don't get used to it, wolves are not used to kindness, not at all ;-)
A final judgement on the song: I wouldn't say this is your "best work" but this is due to the nature of your music.
It is very hard to pick a "favorite" over your tracks.
For sure this is once more a great psychedelic track: whenever you will release an album (or several ones) they will include great music. Fact. Period.
Ciao, Domenico
A Month Of Mondays, Fly Yes, Land No and Three Miles Late.
Read reply to Crucethus as it covers some of your points.
Is reggae the mother of all psychedelic rock? Enjoyed doing it here, maybe I should do more.
3:12 guitar release we get some electric slide. All other slide is on resonator.
At 3:41 I love the extreme guitar (you can hear it also 1:59 and 4:52). I'm maybe more into weird sounds than you but melody and groove are my favourite + most important things.
4:05 clean guitar. By "pushed", you mean you would have raised its level?
5:05 double time drums features one of my best basslines. It's guitar through octave pedal. Most of bass in this is, except for some fat synth bass.
No banjo here, just resonator guitar (see Crucethus reply).
At 7 mins, I'm removing layers, boosting bass, making bass + drum groove breathe more. Less intensity, more space, more beauty, brush drumkit returns for good chillout funk stuff.
When you give things space, you can still bring in short blasts of sound so I use bits of strings, slide guitar, sitar guitar etc. But I don't think I used any slow attack guitar there.
8:42 wah funk guitar playing is pretty much the same as fast stuff on 5:42. I always say good riffs can sound great with different types of drums - that's one reason I do the double time drum thing. It's easy and and inspires even more cool playing.
"At 9:45 we have "almost" a melody played". Don't know what you mean. I love good melodies though I'm not really a lead or solo player - I'm just a rhythm, riff, grooving kind of guy. But I have lots of melodies in my tracks I think people could sing, like a proper tune.
10:45 slide I really like. There is maybe something slightly off about the sound but it works OK. I've added quite a bit of chorus to it there.
12:24 electro kit: This track, just like Right Place Wrong Century and Three Miles Late, has a hip hop single hit kit in it. I muted it mostly in this track but then brought it in for the big chill ending. It has lots of fun effects on it.
Nice, gentle bass chords played in last section. That's because they are guitar chords. Remember - most of the bass in this is guitar. I'm really not sure how many people do that but I do it a lot, for different reasons.
No synth liquid bass in this (well, maybe a bit) but maybe you mean the liquid guitar/bass sound. In another track you thought it was fretless bass (The Wrong Side Of Zero).
"wolves are not used to kindness"
Well, you write lots of kind things on this site. Or maybe they are just honest, not kind.
Yes, hard to choose a favourite song. Maybe my best track ever is one not many people have heard. It's on Looperman, is only 5:30 and is called Circular Motion.
Danke thinks my best track is Into The Out There.
See you around for the next track. It's another psychedelic epic...
on Johnny Sounds feat Romy Harmony One Way Street by MadZo
I really like how the song is developed!
It has a good dynamic range, not too squeezed. Liked!
The vocal part from Romy is very wisely used: your music complements the voice in a beautiful way. Liked a lot!
The guitar part is interesting... maybe you could improve the sound or give it a more "live feeling" but IMHO it is very good as it is.
What I don't liked is the fake audience:
- first, you don't need it the track is good enough to live without these sound effects
- second it is very strange how these people decide to get suddenly quiet for no apparent reason (1:34 they start to get noisy and then at 1:58 for no apparent reason they fade out ... but then at 2:20 they decide all of a sudden to clap their hands, but only for few seconds then they are quiet again)
- third if this is a live event, the fade out seems really out of place
I appreciate the good work you have done to make the audience sound realistic (the hands clapping at 2:20, and around 3:20 are very well done) but I simply believe you don't need them.
That said: it's a wonderful track. Faved.
Ciao, Domenico