HI MrEvan,
Already a lot said on this track, so I will just add my words of appreciations without too many details.
Very good!
Sax sound isn't the best one, but it works.
Good drumming (not outstanding but good, very good).
Superb bass playing! Somebody said tool-ish but I still think you have your unique and incredibly good own style.
If you ever touch this song again, maybe you could change the ending and make it a tad longer.
But I loved (and downloaded) it as it is.
Thanks for sharing your music.
Ciao, Domenico
Beautiful song.
Beautiful voice and good melody. Liked a lot (somebody mentioned Ozzy... I can hear some little influences from him indeed, but you definitely have your own character).
Outstanding work on the guitars: they work perfectly with your voice.
What could be improved according to my very humble opinion:
- the transition from the intro to the real song could be better (1:04) ... beautiful intro by the way
- some guitars are too quiet (2:50 to 3:04, 4:18)
- the bass sounds a bit "too" repetitive; very good idea but throwing a small change here and there would make it even better
- changing the bass sound so "dramatically" between intro and song takes out a bit of the "live band" feeling this song has (very minor thing...)
That said, I have to agree to Bear: this is one of the best things I have heard on looperman in a while.
Very well done!
Looking for more!
Ciao, Domenico
Good track. I have not much to add to what the others already wrote: I like the contrast and the tension deriving from it.
It keeps the song interesting.
Very well done.
Ciao, Domenico
Powerful riffs, well played. No doubt about it.
This sound more like a sketch than a complete song though: would be interesting to see how it develops.
Good "nasty" guitar sound, maybe a cabinet emulator could improve it further (just a thought).
Thanx dude. Ill check out some cabinet emulators on line and c what happens. Its amazing though the difference in sound quality when recording from windows xp to windows 7. Actually two different computers as well so theres a few variables but in any case my frickin guitar kissed the tile floor so now its got a broken nut so ill have to handle that. Thank you Domenico, i appreciate your time and comment.
Wow! I loved this one!
Wonderful!
You are right, there are a lot of Weather Report atmospheres in this track. Then, around 3:10 we have a Miles Davis section (Tutu era).
Respect guys!
Listening to this is pure joy!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the final drum solo is very tasty, maybe not the best way to end a track, but I enjoyed every bit of it :-)
Thanks allot, Domenico. Glad you like it. Funny, I thought about Miles when I worked on the trumpet section, but didn't think anyone would reference it. The drums at the end is a technique I've heard on a few fusion tracks where you fade all the instruments out except one. Than fade that one out. I've used it with other instruments, but never with drums. It just seemed to feel right for that atmosphere.
Very convincing. Wonderful choice of sounds (unbelievable you did it everything with vsts...)
I like the "soft" part (eg: 1:20)
You have a lot of things going on for a less-than-three-minutes song.
Well done!
Ciao, Domenico
What a beautiful track.
The interplay between voice and guitar creates the perfect atmosphere.
And I see some "Benham touches", specially in the way you have processed some words with strange-echoes.
I also like the choice of "powerful" drums which seems almost out of place in this context, but it gives the song an interesting touch.
Loved!
Ciao, Domenico
many thnx for attention Domenico .
about the way this track was made I should describe that once I wanted to tell Mike about the way I felt those days & also about the way his guitar sounds(his guitar had a strange an unique sound if U remember) , so played this(I've named this piece Inanition) & sent for him , in reply Mike sent this vocal version & I haven't processed the words...all U hear about the words in what Mike has done & I haven't changed anything in it...just Mike(like U're like this too)always could felt & underestand my music very well and maybe that's the reason why U've thought the words process have my touches.anyway I was not supposed to share this with loopermates but this was the only collaboration of Mike with someone in looperman & the only & the best way I thought i can make the others remember Mike to appreciate what he had done for me in my bitter days ...hope we've made Mike feel good..thnx & thnx again Domenico for usefull feedback as usual.take care____B
I love the "italian-pseudo-rap" section!
Franco should do this more often: deep and interesting voice.
And I like how it has been recorded: very warm.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: I haven't written anything about the guitar and drums, just to avoid repeating myself... excellent as usual!
Keep "rocking" guys! (or should I say "funking"?)
Thanks, Domenico. Yeah, I really dug Franco's raps, too. Originally, he didn't have this and I said he needed more vocals and he asked me to write some in English, so I did and when he sent them back to me, the rapping was added and it blew me away!
Wow! With this bass line how can I not love this track? :-)
Superb drums.
Perfect guitar: not too "present". Works perfectly in this song.
Groovy organ solo.
Good brasses.
Liked the trumpet parts.
I liked a lot of things in this one :-)
Very well done!
Ciao, Domenico
Thanks, Domenico. I found this pella the other day and laughed my ass off, so got to work on putting it together. I like the part where he says he never visits porno sites, but maybe when his girlfriend's away. Did you recognize Jeff Spicoli from the movie 'Ridgemont High.'
Great song! I like the fat bottom end: good!
And I like the 140bpm drums: they play nicely with the guitar and bass.
Very good use of the vocal part: I like it a lot!
The whole track has sets a typical A Perfect Circle atmosphere, but with a female singer. Good!
You mention in the comment you didn't get to 100%, but this is already a very good track. Very very good.
Ciao, Domenico
Hi MrWolf,
Thanks for your comment. I think I should spend some more time on the song. e.g. close the gaps between the guitar samples or play a solo guitar. But I got no patience.
Normaly I need to finish the song in one day, it's really difficult for me to get the same 'musical-mood'.
So I am very happy about your comment.
Hi Spiv,
Good to see a new one from you.
I will start telling you what I don't like: nothing!
I loved this! You create crazy sounds with that guitar... I want to hear more often. Your singing is very eighty, a bit of Bowie can be heard and some of Curtis as well (the way you use a nasal tone on the deep notes and the way you stretch the vowels).
Liked it!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: this song has way too many chord changes, the ##### pistols would have never been able to play it... what? only one chord you say? but that's already too much for them :-)
[just to make it clear... I LOVE THE PISTOLS!]
Such a nice review my friend! You made me happy yesterday when I read it! I was really putting myself into the recording process this time, so it's cool to get good reactions like this. I will be trying to play more guitar in the future, I've gotten away from it mostly. Being compared to Ian Curtis and Bowie is a real honor, they are some of my favorite singers and songwriters. Glad to hear that you noticed all the chord changes, show's that you have an ear for music for sure. I've liked the Pistols for a long time too, I guess I can't help but get a little inspiration from that. Thanks very much for your supportive comments!
Hi MrNomad,
This was really a surprise! A new song below 4 minutes!
Can't really believe it... and in fact this is only a "teaser". So it's better :-)
A couple of words on what we have here: the intro is great, like these initial bass notes, almost "rough" then at 1:22 the high bass-notes are a bit "dissonant" which brings some "uneasyness" to the song, soon confirmed by the deep synth notes, which make the section darker. Liked.
And then you start your guitar solo, nice sound: in some points a bit "nasal" but always very bluesy (a "cold" type of blues, almost Gilmourish in some passages).
The sitar notes are a nice touch: subtle and gentle, they don't try to push the song somewhere else but they rather accompany your guitar as good friends. Liked it.
What I didn't like: the ending. But of course, I'll wait for the complete version ;-)
Ciao, Domenico
Some good detail in your review, as normal. Yes, amazingly short for me. This has got a lot of comments for the number of plays. It was at something like 10 comments for 30 plays - the best ratio I've ever had.
First bass you hear in this at 0:20 is synth bass. Then at 0:40 it's my processed guitar thing that I do a lot of.
1:19 it moves to bass guitar. I will try to explain the uneasiness and dissonance. This track is made on the same DAW timeline as a whole bunch of other tracks. I took some bass from another track and stuck it in there at 1:19. But that bass playing is not playing to a shuffle groove so it shouldn't really be in time. But it works OK.
Depp synth notes you mention are that synth bass again, just with a cutoff filter sweep applied to make it sound more like a synth than a bass.
I know what you mean about the slightly nasal guitar solo parts and that's an interesting word to choose. Lots of beauty but also a slightly strange feel. Yes, a bit like Gilmour and probably also like thousands of other guitarists. I don't try to sound like anyone else and don't try not to sound like anyone. Musically, I don't really know what I'm doing - I just play as I feel along with the music, always trying to do interesting things with a lot of soul and passion and groove.
You totally understood what I was doing with the sitar. That instrument is sitting on the timeline (as it features in other tracks) so I thought I'd try augmenting the guitar solo in a few places. No my intention to turn the track into an eastern/Indian thing and I don't think I did. Unusual to have sitar under a guitar solo unless you're making it a full-on Indian track.
Yes "good friends" is an accurate way of putting it.
3:08-3:10 is the best part of the solo.
Lots more to come from this one. Ending works OK here but that end fades perfectly into the start of the second half of the track and the continuation of the shuffle blues odyssey you will get to hear sometime soon.
Good tribute to one of the best bands ever.
And as pointed out by others, this has a "vague" Zep taste but it is original: this is jamming with 70s spirit in the 21st century :-)
Liked it (as usual with your tracks).
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the riff with the minor 3rd reminds me a lot of the atmosphere of a Vinicio Cappossela's song (one of my favorite italian songwriters)
Thanks much Domenico, appreciate the support and the very kind words. Yeah I ran across the drum sample and it just felt like a Zeppish track needed to be done.
Hi MrNomad,
Glad to hear a new song from you.
A lot of words have already been spent on this one, so I will keep it short.
Good track: it delivers what the title promises. Maybe my favorite StaticNomad's track. Very good indeed.
My personal highlight:
- the middle "psycho-rock" section (4:24)
- the wonderful development towards the end
crazy-rock at 7:05, stopping at 7:17
and growing once more to bring us to the end
Loved.
Ciao, Domenico
Glad you liked it. It's my heaviest track ever though I'm sure I'll do something heavier in the future.
This currently has 13 favourites - the most for any of my tracks, along with Circular Motion (the one that I describe in my track description as maybe my best ever track).
This is almost my favourite ever title. See my very first reply to hear how I came up with such a title. In terms of words and linguistics, it's a very interesting arrangement of letters and thoughts.
Ah yes 4:24 it gets a bit more psychedelic. That's not my favourite section but I of course like them all. I'm sure you liked the walking bass guitar at 4:43.
My favourite section is probably 5:29-7:17. I see that all as one thing as I keep building it. Best bit 5:50 when that new heavy riffage enters.
7:48 to the end definitely needs some more work as it feels a bit rushed as I bring a new heavy guitar riff in. I can make it more fun and interesting so will go back and do that. But I'm working on some deep shuffle blues tracks right now so only feel like working on them for the time being.
I was really looking forward to finishing this track as I've been working on it for a long time, with big breaks inbetween, trying to decide what to do next, so I'm pleased to have almost finished it.
I know some people like to work quickly but I like to take ages and really get all the pleasure I can out of a track. And the exploration and experimentation is all the learning that I do. And I make many, many tracks out of one project.
I was stuck on one project a couple of months but then went and made two full, finished new tracks out of other sections sitting on the timeline. Now I'm returning to the problem section from before and I think know some of what I have to do.
Nice chilly atmosphere. I liked it.
I think the comment on the bass notes from our good DeciBel is worth a consideration... and if you decide to change the bass line I also would recommend you to choose a slightly "deeper" bass tone.
Thanks for putting this track out of the drawer!
Ciao, Domenico
Hi Spiv,
Interesting. You have a lot of different things going on.
Definitely you have an industrial "sound" but you have also a "dark" theme around 1:20
Liked!
Ciao, Domenico
Thanks for stopping in to listen! I wasn't really thinking industrial when making this, I guess it must be the basses and the half time beats or something. That piano riff around 1:20 turned out nice, it's my favourite part of the song for sure. I was surprised how dark C# major could be. I appreciate the review!
Superb track.
Dreamy synths, retro-drums, wonderful use of the vocals.
We have all the required ingredients here!
Thanks so much for sharing your music with us!
Ciao, Domenico
Superb track. I like the first "chill out" part: very "evocative".
The transition to the rock part is working very well... and actually with the transition bit you cover an additional music genre ... almost disco, so you have three genres in one song :-)
I haven't listened the previous version but I find the drumming here very well balanced and it works effectively.
Overall a great track! Well done!
Ciao, Domenico
Wow! What a track we have here.
Very professional sounding.
The "main riff" has some echoes of the Passenger and I am sure MrIggy himself would like to lay down a vocal track for this (but I doubt he is on Looperman).
Looking forward to hearing it with a killer vocal line!
Ciao, Domenico
This is good!
The opening rythm/bass is solid and very catchy.
I like a lot the weird part around 2:15
Followed by a more "dreamy" short section which introduces us to some industrial sounds.
Good mixture of "uneasiness" and "catchy" elements.
Definitely a good song.
Ciao, Domenico
Very good use of the samples: as AnalogDisc mentioned this really sounds like a (well) played track.
I like the synth melody: catchy.
Good song!
Ciao, Domenico
Yep...That's all it takes for my buddy. I've had allot of women in my life, but only my dogs have stuck with me in good and bad times. A wise man once said, if you really want to know who love you most, put your girlfriend or wife in your car trunk for 30 minutes. Than put your dog in the trunk for 30 minutes. Open the trunk and which one knocks the piss out of you and which one is happy to see you...But I digress!
Anyway, thanks for your kind words, Domenico. Glad you like it.
Hi MrNomad,
Thanks for bringing this song back to our attention.
Definitely a good one. Probably your best one up to now.
I have read quickly through the comments and I see that everything has already been said, so I will not add much.
Just let me highlight once more how it is impossible to really understand the creative process that leads to a masterpiece: this song is not "better played" nor "better mixed" nor has "better ideas" than other ones, but it just works as a whole! And how good it works!
Thanks again for your music.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the guitar that kicks in at 3:58 is a killer riff! Most people would have made a 4 minutes song just out of this single thing
Hi. I made this a featured track for the first time because I don't have anything else in a good enough state to upload yet, though I am working on some spectacular new tracks. Not many had heard this one and it might be my best so I thought I'd "promote" it.
"it just works as a whole"
Yes, this might be more important than any single riff or cool sound or amazing solo - everything working perfectly together. Maybe that's what a masterpiece really is.
It seems CyberLiam disagrees and feels your and Danke's favourite guitar part should be removed (I suspect he just doesn't like that sort of guitar sound or playing). But I agree with you and also think that riff sounds much better because this track doesn't have much guitar in it so is a surprise. It's just me playing something like four simple chords but picking each note rather than strumming. But it's tight playing.
"Most people would have made a 4 minutes song just out of this single thing"
Yes, perhaps. I do lots of varied repetition in my tracks (so, the same or similar riff being played on different instruments at different times) but also like to include things that are only heard once or for a short section. Sometimes, there's no real reason (in terms of track structure) to hear a part again - even if it's really good.
That riff would probably be less disnctive or interesting in a rock song with lots of other guitar riffs and solos so is definitely more effective here.
I also like the harp solo after the killer guitar part. That's a strange combination!
Also, after a couple of minutes of the track, there is me making a fake didgeridoo sound (as the track chills out a bit) using my real-time voice through a vocoder that is modulating a synth clarinet sound. I still have that hardware vocoder but never use it. Maybe I should start again as that fake didg sound is pretty cool.
on Weapons Of Mastication by Evisma
Already a lot said on this track, so I will just add my words of appreciations without too many details.
Very good!
Sax sound isn't the best one, but it works.
Good drumming (not outstanding but good, very good).
Superb bass playing! Somebody said tool-ish but I still think you have your unique and incredibly good own style.
If you ever touch this song again, maybe you could change the ending and make it a tad longer.
But I loved (and downloaded) it as it is.
Thanks for sharing your music.
Ciao, Domenico
on Sweetheart Runner by TinyFinger
Beautiful voice and good melody. Liked a lot (somebody mentioned Ozzy... I can hear some little influences from him indeed, but you definitely have your own character).
Outstanding work on the guitars: they work perfectly with your voice.
What could be improved according to my very humble opinion:
- the transition from the intro to the real song could be better (1:04) ... beautiful intro by the way
- some guitars are too quiet (2:50 to 3:04, 4:18)
- the bass sounds a bit "too" repetitive; very good idea but throwing a small change here and there would make it even better
- changing the bass sound so "dramatically" between intro and song takes out a bit of the "live band" feeling this song has (very minor thing...)
That said, I have to agree to Bear: this is one of the best things I have heard on looperman in a while.
Very well done!
Looking for more!
Ciao, Domenico
on Peace On Earth by Mosaic
It keeps the song interesting.
Very well done.
Ciao, Domenico
Thank you mate for the review of this one, glad you enjoyed track and contrasts...much Respect....Peace...Mosaic...
on the ghosts come out and play by evilarmy83
This sound more like a sketch than a complete song though: would be interesting to see how it develops.
Good "nasty" guitar sound, maybe a cabinet emulator could improve it further (just a thought).
Ciao, Domenico
on Consuelo by ScottFranco
Wonderful!
You are right, there are a lot of Weather Report atmospheres in this track. Then, around 3:10 we have a Miles Davis section (Tutu era).
Respect guys!
Listening to this is pure joy!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the final drum solo is very tasty, maybe not the best way to end a track, but I enjoyed every bit of it :-)
Cheers,
Scott
on Dreaming In Blue by Orlando51
Outstanding piano and guitar working together to build a dreamy atmosphere.
Really beautiful
Ciao, Domenico
With much appreciation...
Ciao, orlando
on Eclipse by XmafaX
I like the "soft" part (eg: 1:20)
You have a lot of things going on for a less-than-three-minutes song.
Well done!
Ciao, Domenico
I really appreciate it
Paulo
on 1981 featuring MStokes by deciBel
The interplay between voice and guitar creates the perfect atmosphere.
And I see some "Benham touches", specially in the way you have processed some words with strange-echoes.
I also like the choice of "powerful" drums which seems almost out of place in this context, but it gives the song an interesting touch.
Loved!
Ciao, Domenico
about the way this track was made I should describe that once I wanted to tell Mike about the way I felt those days & also about the way his guitar sounds(his guitar had a strange an unique sound if U remember) , so played this(I've named this piece Inanition) & sent for him , in reply Mike sent this vocal version & I haven't processed the words...all U hear about the words in what Mike has done & I haven't changed anything in it...just Mike(like U're like this too)always could felt & underestand my music very well and maybe that's the reason why U've thought the words process have my touches.anyway I was not supposed to share this with loopermates but this was the only collaboration of Mike with someone in looperman & the only & the best way I thought i can make the others remember Mike to appreciate what he had done for me in my bitter days ...hope we've made Mike feel good..thnx & thnx again Domenico for usefull feedback as usual.take care____B
on Dancing To The War Drums by crucethus
The soft piano is a very clever touch: it builds the necessary contrast. Liked a lot.
You never disappoint me :-)
Ciao, Domenico
Grazie mille. Le tue parole significano il mondo per me
Steve
on Lets Start To Play by ScottFranco
Franco should do this more often: deep and interesting voice.
And I like how it has been recorded: very warm.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: I haven't written anything about the guitar and drums, just to avoid repeating myself... excellent as usual!
Keep "rocking" guys! (or should I say "funking"?)
Cheers,
Scott
on Beat Maniac by ScottB55
Superb drums.
Perfect guitar: not too "present". Works perfectly in this song.
Groovy organ solo.
Good brasses.
Liked the trumpet parts.
I liked a lot of things in this one :-)
Very well done!
Ciao, Domenico
Cheers,
Scott
on Outta Control feat JacVanBee by Megapaul
And I like the 140bpm drums: they play nicely with the guitar and bass.
Very good use of the vocal part: I like it a lot!
The whole track has sets a typical A Perfect Circle atmosphere, but with a female singer. Good!
You mention in the comment you didn't get to 100%, but this is already a very good track. Very very good.
Ciao, Domenico
Thanks for your comment. I think I should spend some more time on the song. e.g. close the gaps between the guitar samples or play a solo guitar. But I got no patience.
Normaly I need to finish the song in one day, it's really difficult for me to get the same 'musical-mood'.
So I am very happy about your comment.
on Aerosol by Spivkurl
Good to see a new one from you.
I will start telling you what I don't like: nothing!
I loved this! You create crazy sounds with that guitar... I want to hear more often. Your singing is very eighty, a bit of Bowie can be heard and some of Curtis as well (the way you use a nasal tone on the deep notes and the way you stretch the vowels).
Liked it!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: this song has way too many chord changes, the ##### pistols would have never been able to play it... what? only one chord you say? but that's already too much for them :-)
[just to make it clear... I LOVE THE PISTOLS!]
on Random Acts Of Human Kindness by StaticNomad
This was really a surprise! A new song below 4 minutes!
Can't really believe it... and in fact this is only a "teaser". So it's better :-)
A couple of words on what we have here: the intro is great, like these initial bass notes, almost "rough" then at 1:22 the high bass-notes are a bit "dissonant" which brings some "uneasyness" to the song, soon confirmed by the deep synth notes, which make the section darker. Liked.
And then you start your guitar solo, nice sound: in some points a bit "nasal" but always very bluesy (a "cold" type of blues, almost Gilmourish in some passages).
The sitar notes are a nice touch: subtle and gentle, they don't try to push the song somewhere else but they rather accompany your guitar as good friends. Liked it.
What I didn't like: the ending. But of course, I'll wait for the complete version ;-)
Ciao, Domenico
First bass you hear in this at 0:20 is synth bass. Then at 0:40 it's my processed guitar thing that I do a lot of.
1:19 it moves to bass guitar. I will try to explain the uneasiness and dissonance. This track is made on the same DAW timeline as a whole bunch of other tracks. I took some bass from another track and stuck it in there at 1:19. But that bass playing is not playing to a shuffle groove so it shouldn't really be in time. But it works OK.
Depp synth notes you mention are that synth bass again, just with a cutoff filter sweep applied to make it sound more like a synth than a bass.
I know what you mean about the slightly nasal guitar solo parts and that's an interesting word to choose. Lots of beauty but also a slightly strange feel. Yes, a bit like Gilmour and probably also like thousands of other guitarists. I don't try to sound like anyone else and don't try not to sound like anyone. Musically, I don't really know what I'm doing - I just play as I feel along with the music, always trying to do interesting things with a lot of soul and passion and groove.
You totally understood what I was doing with the sitar. That instrument is sitting on the timeline (as it features in other tracks) so I thought I'd try augmenting the guitar solo in a few places. No my intention to turn the track into an eastern/Indian thing and I don't think I did. Unusual to have sitar under a guitar solo unless you're making it a full-on Indian track.
Yes "good friends" is an accurate way of putting it.
3:08-3:10 is the best part of the solo.
Lots more to come from this one. Ending works OK here but that end fades perfectly into the start of the second half of the track and the continuation of the shuffle blues odyssey you will get to hear sometime soon.
Good to hear from you.
You win 10 bitcoins for your review:
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on After the levee broke Zepp Tribute by topvega
And as pointed out by others, this has a "vague" Zep taste but it is original: this is jamming with 70s spirit in the 21st century :-)
Liked it (as usual with your tracks).
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the riff with the minor 3rd reminds me a lot of the atmosphere of a Vinicio Cappossela's song (one of my favorite italian songwriters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaNfVJUfWV8
but this is a song on Greek mithology, so nothing to do with your work, it just excited a link in my brain
Thanks again
tv
on The Bigger The Fatter The Better by StaticNomad
Glad to hear a new song from you.
A lot of words have already been spent on this one, so I will keep it short.
Good track: it delivers what the title promises. Maybe my favorite StaticNomad's track. Very good indeed.
My personal highlight:
- the middle "psycho-rock" section (4:24)
- the wonderful development towards the end
crazy-rock at 7:05, stopping at 7:17
and growing once more to bring us to the end
Loved.
Ciao, Domenico
This currently has 13 favourites - the most for any of my tracks, along with Circular Motion (the one that I describe in my track description as maybe my best ever track).
This is almost my favourite ever title. See my very first reply to hear how I came up with such a title. In terms of words and linguistics, it's a very interesting arrangement of letters and thoughts.
Ah yes 4:24 it gets a bit more psychedelic. That's not my favourite section but I of course like them all. I'm sure you liked the walking bass guitar at 4:43.
My favourite section is probably 5:29-7:17. I see that all as one thing as I keep building it. Best bit 5:50 when that new heavy riffage enters.
7:48 to the end definitely needs some more work as it feels a bit rushed as I bring a new heavy guitar riff in. I can make it more fun and interesting so will go back and do that. But I'm working on some deep shuffle blues tracks right now so only feel like working on them for the time being.
I was really looking forward to finishing this track as I've been working on it for a long time, with big breaks inbetween, trying to decide what to do next, so I'm pleased to have almost finished it.
I know some people like to work quickly but I like to take ages and really get all the pleasure I can out of a track. And the exploration and experimentation is all the learning that I do. And I make many, many tracks out of one project.
I was stuck on one project a couple of months but then went and made two full, finished new tracks out of other sections sitting on the timeline. Now I'm returning to the problem section from before and I think know some of what I have to do.
Good to hear from you.
on Memories by MagneticRecords
I think the comment on the bass notes from our good DeciBel is worth a consideration... and if you decide to change the bass line I also would recommend you to choose a slightly "deeper" bass tone.
Thanks for putting this track out of the drawer!
Ciao, Domenico
on Psychogenic Sammich by Spivkurl
Interesting. You have a lot of different things going on.
Definitely you have an industrial "sound" but you have also a "dark" theme around 1:20
Liked!
Ciao, Domenico
on Nothing Left Of Me ft Tara Toxic by brillbilly
Dreamy synths, retro-drums, wonderful use of the vocals.
We have all the required ingredients here!
Thanks so much for sharing your music with us!
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the end is a bit "abrupt" ... too bad!
I hate that but sometimes i have to get on with paying bills,so i'm away from pc.!
But for today i can that people like your good self in real time,so thank you for your kind comments!
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on Lost and Found v 2 by srbrown7
The transition to the rock part is working very well... and actually with the transition bit you cover an additional music genre ... almost disco, so you have three genres in one song :-)
I haven't listened the previous version but I find the drumming here very well balanced and it works effectively.
Overall a great track! Well done!
Ciao, Domenico
on Killer Fear by xpekt
Very professional sounding.
The "main riff" has some echoes of the Passenger and I am sure MrIggy himself would like to lay down a vocal track for this (but I doubt he is on Looperman).
Looking forward to hearing it with a killer vocal line!
Ciao, Domenico
on Sinai by smallbots
The opening rythm/bass is solid and very catchy.
I like a lot the weird part around 2:15
Followed by a more "dreamy" short section which introduces us to some industrial sounds.
Good mixture of "uneasiness" and "catchy" elements.
Definitely a good song.
Ciao, Domenico
on Incorrigible by smallbots
I like the synth melody: catchy.
Good song!
Ciao, Domenico
on Fannie Maes Funky Lil Dance Number by ScottB55
Again a superb track: outstanding drums and very good keys arrangement.
Liked a lot!
Ciao, Domenico
Anyway, thanks for your kind words, Domenico. Glad you like it.
Cheers,
Scott
on Circular Motion by StaticNomad
Thanks for bringing this song back to our attention.
Definitely a good one. Probably your best one up to now.
I have read quickly through the comments and I see that everything has already been said, so I will not add much.
Just let me highlight once more how it is impossible to really understand the creative process that leads to a masterpiece: this song is not "better played" nor "better mixed" nor has "better ideas" than other ones, but it just works as a whole! And how good it works!
Thanks again for your music.
Ciao, Domenico
PS: the guitar that kicks in at 3:58 is a killer riff! Most people would have made a 4 minutes song just out of this single thing
"it just works as a whole"
Yes, this might be more important than any single riff or cool sound or amazing solo - everything working perfectly together. Maybe that's what a masterpiece really is.
It seems CyberLiam disagrees and feels your and Danke's favourite guitar part should be removed (I suspect he just doesn't like that sort of guitar sound or playing). But I agree with you and also think that riff sounds much better because this track doesn't have much guitar in it so is a surprise. It's just me playing something like four simple chords but picking each note rather than strumming. But it's tight playing.
"Most people would have made a 4 minutes song just out of this single thing"
Yes, perhaps. I do lots of varied repetition in my tracks (so, the same or similar riff being played on different instruments at different times) but also like to include things that are only heard once or for a short section. Sometimes, there's no real reason (in terms of track structure) to hear a part again - even if it's really good.
That riff would probably be less disnctive or interesting in a rock song with lots of other guitar riffs and solos so is definitely more effective here.
I also like the harp solo after the killer guitar part. That's a strange combination!
Also, after a couple of minutes of the track, there is me making a fake didgeridoo sound (as the track chills out a bit) using my real-time voice through a vocoder that is modulating a synth clarinet sound. I still have that hardware vocoder but never use it. Maybe I should start again as that fake didg sound is pretty cool.
Good to hear from you again.