This is brilliantly put together. ie, 1:48 when the singer is silent you add a melodic line (synth pipes) works awesome and follows the rules of pop songwriting to a T. Nice male vox at the end quietly introduced.
really good work.
Cru
Not wanting to interrupt your Whale Voyerurism ( The urban sport of searching for whale tails (thongs that have peeked out above the waistband of a woman's skirt or pants.)
"Let's head down to Post Office Square for some whale watching")
Right now I am just absorbing the vibe of this tune before I detail it. Nice Dr Dre California intro.
Fascinating chords after 3:05 Bb to Dmin to Aminor. cool progression and different from your other works. I like the Sax, Reminds me of that gritty seventies style Roxy Music would give you in the early works. Don't put anything on them they sound great dry. This is a fun tune you made and you should be happy and proud.
Ending was a little cloying but why not, it's Christmas.........one day.
Willy would be proud of you if he wasn't freed.
I once went to Seaworld in Florida and saw the Orca's and stuff. I went to the food commissary and was disappointed that there was no seafood on the menu. I mean I had my fish all picked out and stuff but they looked at me funny and cursed something like (F**cking moron) under there breath. Whatever; I mean it is a giant fish store ! terrible customer service.
I shall return:
Later
Are you amused to see there's a guy on here called that? You should work together, perhaps calling your little group Crustethus or Crucepher.
Sure, I enjoy a bit of whale voyeurism. I like to feed that whale so usually slip some fresh fish in there.
"Nice Dr Dre California intro."
Ha, I had to go back and listen to that total classic again. No, this piano bassline isn't similar to California. What you're thinking of is another Dre song but I can't remember which one, which is annoying. I've never before used piano as the predominant bassline. Works well, I think.
"Fascinating chords after 3:05 Bb to Dmin to Aminor. cool progression and different from your other works."
I like the lead cello in this section (which sits on top of two other cello riff layers). If you think it's different from my other stuff, that's probably cos it's a new instrument for me in a different tuning so I'm not altogether sure of which notes I'm playing. I'm bound to discover some new things that way.
Yes, I think the mostly dry sax works fine. You'd expect me to put loads of reverb on it but I've tried to be different by not doing that. Delay just comes in occasionally.
"This is a fun tune you made and you should be happy and proud."
I agree and I am.
"Ending was a little cloying but why not, it's Christmas."
Sorry - I just tried to give it a conclusive, definitive ending rather than some of my lazier, more abrupt ones from the past year.
See you later for more thoughts. Perhaps on this track but perhaps also on whales.
Intro gets right into it, love that. 1:02, nice clean g- sound nice slap verb. This one could use some vocals. 2:01 awesome breakdown. Sort of a cha cha cha beat here, nice. I think your swamp is very clean and not murky at all. Your melodic structures always carry this appalachian modal feel in your work. 3:556 heavy and reminded me of Cult of personality from In living colour for a moment. Shit and 4:26 reminded me of old old faith no more (We Care A lot).
Don't like the main fade so much at 5:03 and the bass following as you drip into ambient fields. It's like I walked into Bed Bath and Beyond and just accidently found the Beyond! But really intriguing song. It's definitely an Evisma song but more dimensional and new ideas which is cool to hear.
Good Work.
I appreciate the kind words about my swamp. You're a hell of a fella. It's not really muddy, but dark and crickety.
Appalachian is a comparison I've never heard before. I believe I mostly play in a harmonic minor pentatonic type scale. Never got into blues or jazz. Always stuck with minor rockish vibes. Played tuba in marching band but it doesn't translate here.
Never a fan of Faith No More, so hit YouTube to hear We Care A Lot. I hear a bit with the thumb slapped bass. Not the same vibe, but I get it.
Any suggestions on what is wrong with the fading transition? Your thoughts are always appreciated. Too sudden? Ill-fitting parts?
Very good track MG, Very Good indeed. I liked how it builds and re builds. I also like the faux guitar parts. and then we have a Moombahton moment as well. So a job well done.
Handshake and a fistbump along with a high and lo-five!!
Cru
I really like this. Capture's innocence in a spectacular way. Hope and the future. I would love to add some percussive elements when the massive chorus hits. Maybe a guitar melodic line. I love this song though. Awesome work
Cru
Hey cru ... I'm really happy that you like it ... you are right . It must be more progressive and massive ... Guitar is good idea . Yeah good ... I'll check it ... thanks and hanshake
Ska, My ass...This is Digital Hardcore. The Genre Atari Teenage Riot created in the nineties and still perform today.
Great job on this BTW. ATR is awesome and >I think you would like their approach on the world if you are unfamiliar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s3TkC3ovbw
Ciao for now.
Cru
Ha ha, yep the genre has changed to hardcore. As I mentioned to someone else, the way I figure it, if I were to replace the synths with brass and play the guitar myself, it would probably make believable ska... maybe I am wrong though. What is the difference between "digital hardcore" and simple "hardcore?" I have listened to ATR a good amount over the years, and I do enjoy their stuff quite a bit. Thank you for giving this a listen, and leaving you comment!
Percussion, percussion, percussion. That is the delight to me in this track. Oh and the fretless bass. Yes the vox may be gibberish to my syntaxic brain, but the melodies are divine. Very nice guitar with a classic Aussie (historically) reverb on the slightly distorted guitar twangs. Syncopated percussion and the overdriven guitars give me a mid seventies progressive era vibe. Tastefully mixed. Excellent ending on the vox. Overall a pleasant journey and a great job PJB. U get 2 turntables and a microphone for those efforts. ;-)
Cru
Hey Cru thanks for the cool review mate....I mostly always spend the majority of my music constructing time on the drum track and sometimes it can deflect the original inspiration into an endless search for a certain triangle ding! lol, it's sort of frustrating but gratifying in the end I suppose, but that's why they invented drummers (and percussionists) I guess!....I already have one turntable (no scratching) and a microphone can I please swap it for an electronic expert to fix my two Tandberg reel to reels which need some work and are gathering dust in a cupboard....then I can splice vocals and run them backwards and leave subliminal messages in my tracks!...cheers mate Dave :)
Love this sound structure. I was just thinking how it would sound paired with blast beat drums from the heavy metal scene. Or some kind of massive syncopated percussion. But then i am always thinking about percussive elements .
Good work
Cru
Honestly, it ultimately did not have the bombastic effect I was hoping for and I would love to hear where you might take it. Thanks for supportive comment.
I wish I could put my finger on the exact sound part I am about to describe. But there is something about Australian guitar music that is just so distinct to that continent. Whether it be yourself, Dave, Or Icehouse, or INXS, or Pseudo Echo, or Crowded house or Midnight Oil, Or the Sherbs, or the Little River band, or many others . When you introduce the guitar in your works. You create a soundscape that is reflective of the vastness of Australia. There is a tinge of melancholy, with a dash of vastness of the desert and bushlands, a moment of beauty of the land and area you live on now. And a feeling of nature. I cannot explain why I feel that way when I hear Australian guitar, but being a science based logical guy, I'm sure there is an underlying reason for my assuagement of the Antipodal guitars!
carry on!
Cru
Hey Cru, thanks man! I can't speak for all those guys you mentioned but we're all pretty much from the same generation and I guess it relates to something that influenced the musical thinking of the time here. Australian musicians really suffered from an inferiority complex pre 70's, not so much from ability but rather exposure to what was happening in America and England, all the cutting edge stuff (I'm speaking broadly here) I mean all the blues anyone played in the 60's was 12 bar and apart from widely dispersed jazz aficionados the place was a musical wasteland...Hendrix happened (I'm only mentioning guitar bands) but nobody could emulate him obviously but then Pink Floyd came along! people could really sink their musical aspirations into that, I wore out their records and so did most of my friends playing them over and over...David Gilmore saved us! haha...your way too kind in your review, my guitar playing is always a work in progress, being a bass player I never use a pick so I steer clear of heavy metal it would cripple me! lol...thanks mate!
Cheers Dave :)
Oh, yeah the mix is in the pocket now. Me likey matey. Powerful mix of music and vocals with the subject matter in hand. In the vocal fadeout. I might add a bit of stereo delay on the vocals to make it just that more intruiging and mysterious. Otherwise AOK on this end mate.
Cru da Man!
First of all congrats on still being alive Vig, that's an achievement in itself. My momma was (is) a Danone fan. But the verbal alliteration is spectacular in this song. And the loop mixx is as eclectic and wild as I would imagine coming from you. I would ask does "your" momma eat yoplait, but the truth is she and her p***y is so old..........it's haunted by now.
;-0 Thanks for the awesome tune friend!
Hey Kyle, vox improved quite a bit on this one. Your moving forward as well on the production side as well. Keep that up and you'll be doing this for a living!
Cru
This reminds me of some of the sounds I used to make on my old Commodore Vic 20. 3 synth lines (one bass), and a white noise generator for the drums, all using peek and poke on basic language trying to make the timing work with the memory lag. Those were the days.
Cru
Love the stems you create, the sound quality is superb. And you love synth solo's which is a bonus. I created one with the MiniKorg for this as well in the remix.
Cru
Trippy, early U-Vox!(John Fox) style of singing. and all around catchy. Good stuff.
I wanted to share a new music discovery with you. This Duo from Norwich UK is very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ3tmmkr3sg
I thought you might like to hear/see them.
Steve
Heh, here you are with another ultravox comparison, which is great because you seem to like their style! I've never been able to completely hear the connection, but who knows maybe hearing it when you mention it has influenced me more than I realize? Listening to the song you linked to at the moment. While I really enjoy the vocal recordings, I am not very fond of the music. I think there is a big difference between "simple" and "minimal," and besides the vocals it sounded very simple. I appreciate you bringing new music to my attention, at least I will know who they are if it comes up later on. Ha ha! Thank you for listening and commenting!
"This is some pretty good stuff, with some balls. It's almost like a much lighter version of Rage Against The Machine, the best band of their type of music. Maybe they kind of even invented a genre. "
Static beat me too it, first thought in my head was a better softer Rage. Very likable song, great work.
Excellent work, fav'd and thanks for the download. Great job on the sidechaining synths.
I've been listening to this lately and I think this is the new benchmark for electronic music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ3tmmkr3sg
But I loved what you did here.
Cru
on No Love No Trust Feat Lily und Wolf by 7venth12
really good work.
Cru
on Everything Where It Should Be by StaticNomad
"Let's head down to Post Office Square for some whale watching")
Right now I am just absorbing the vibe of this tune before I detail it. Nice Dr Dre California intro.
Fascinating chords after 3:05 Bb to Dmin to Aminor. cool progression and different from your other works. I like the Sax, Reminds me of that gritty seventies style Roxy Music would give you in the early works. Don't put anything on them they sound great dry. This is a fun tune you made and you should be happy and proud.
Ending was a little cloying but why not, it's Christmas.........one day.
Willy would be proud of you if he wasn't freed.
I once went to Seaworld in Florida and saw the Orca's and stuff. I went to the food commissary and was disappointed that there was no seafood on the menu. I mean I had my fish all picked out and stuff but they looked at me funny and cursed something like (F**cking moron) under there breath. Whatever; I mean it is a giant fish store ! terrible customer service.
I shall return:
Later
Cruexit
Are you amused to see there's a guy on here called that? You should work together, perhaps calling your little group Crustethus or Crucepher.
Sure, I enjoy a bit of whale voyeurism. I like to feed that whale so usually slip some fresh fish in there.
"Nice Dr Dre California intro."
Ha, I had to go back and listen to that total classic again. No, this piano bassline isn't similar to California. What you're thinking of is another Dre song but I can't remember which one, which is annoying. I've never before used piano as the predominant bassline. Works well, I think.
"Fascinating chords after 3:05 Bb to Dmin to Aminor. cool progression and different from your other works."
I like the lead cello in this section (which sits on top of two other cello riff layers). If you think it's different from my other stuff, that's probably cos it's a new instrument for me in a different tuning so I'm not altogether sure of which notes I'm playing. I'm bound to discover some new things that way.
Yes, I think the mostly dry sax works fine. You'd expect me to put loads of reverb on it but I've tried to be different by not doing that. Delay just comes in occasionally.
"This is a fun tune you made and you should be happy and proud."
I agree and I am.
"Ending was a little cloying but why not, it's Christmas."
Sorry - I just tried to give it a conclusive, definitive ending rather than some of my lazier, more abrupt ones from the past year.
See you later for more thoughts. Perhaps on this track but perhaps also on whales.
Staticentry
on GoldenOokami SaturdayNight - Diskonnect Remix by Diskonnect
Cru
on Choon Bi by Evisma
Don't like the main fade so much at 5:03 and the bass following as you drip into ambient fields. It's like I walked into Bed Bath and Beyond and just accidently found the Beyond! But really intriguing song. It's definitely an Evisma song but more dimensional and new ideas which is cool to hear.
Good Work.
Crubaby on Board!
I appreciate the kind words about my swamp. You're a hell of a fella. It's not really muddy, but dark and crickety.
Appalachian is a comparison I've never heard before. I believe I mostly play in a harmonic minor pentatonic type scale. Never got into blues or jazz. Always stuck with minor rockish vibes. Played tuba in marching band but it doesn't translate here.
Never a fan of Faith No More, so hit YouTube to hear We Care A Lot. I hear a bit with the thumb slapped bass. Not the same vibe, but I get it.
Any suggestions on what is wrong with the fading transition? Your thoughts are always appreciated. Too sudden? Ill-fitting parts?
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it.
Evan
on Mercede by MGproduct
Handshake and a fistbump along with a high and lo-five!!
Cru
on Golden Ookami - Saturday Night -Dinky Mixy Remix- by HarryHockjne
on Still Alive by MGproduct
Cru
on Easy For Me by Spivkurl
Great job on this BTW. ATR is awesome and >I think you would like their approach on the world if you are unfamiliar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s3TkC3ovbw
Ciao for now.
Cru
on Spivkurl - I Fall Down - Diskonnected RealityRemix by Diskonnect
cru
on Something You Said by Planetjazzbass
Cru
on 2much3motion by 7venth12
cru
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Cru
on Saturday Bugpop by DanGoldstein
Good work
Cru
on The 9th Planet by Planetjazzbass
carry on!
Cru
Cheers Dave :)
on Cried A Million Tears by Mosaic
Cru da Man!
Thank you for stopping by and checking this one, pleased you liked it...peace mosaic...
on Call It Compromise by topvega
Cru
Thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.
tv
on Duzz Yo Momna Eat Yoplait by vigwig
;-0 Thanks for the awesome tune friend!
on Cocaine by silverman
cool
Steve
on Alive by ImproveWithError
Cru
on 001 Test by bitronix
Cru
Thanks for the share!
Cheers!
on Saturday Night by MisterBloodworth
https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176860
Love the stems you create, the sound quality is superb. And you love synth solo's which is a bonus. I created one with the MiniKorg for this as well in the remix.
Cru
~GO
on Saturday Night by MisterBloodworth
Cru
on Four Leaf Lover by Spivkurl
I wanted to share a new music discovery with you. This Duo from Norwich UK is very interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ3tmmkr3sg
I thought you might like to hear/see them.
Steve
on Like this - ft Grotesk the subhuman by TeeGee1965
Static beat me too it, first thought in my head was a better softer Rage. Very likable song, great work.
Thanks for listening, appreciate it :)
on No Sound No Words Just Thoughts by 7venth12
I've been listening to this lately and I think this is the new benchmark for electronic music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ3tmmkr3sg
But I loved what you did here.
Cru