crucethus

Greetings!

Ah, yes. I added no VIs, nor did I even turn on the midi controller. Could still happen as I'm not married to the ending. Sintheticrecord's drums are great, but I wish I had them without all the cymbals, even though they added quite a bit to this track.

I won't bug you with the weather,.... but I will let you in on a secret. I used to be a necrophiliac till a rotten bitch split on me.

Evan

Thanks for the comment :)
Cheers!

~Eighteen

Hey Cru, thank you for your appreciation and critique. Believe or not, I am singing all of the vocals. I am not using a harmonizer. My husband frequently tells me that my harmonies are so close they do not sound real.

I spent many years in school and church choirs and I would always sing along with each section as they were learning their parts, from first soprano to second tenor. That was how I challenged myself vocally and developed my range.

I am currently working on the levels. An update is coming soon.

Thank you again.

Ez cruc
yep dnb in my blood mate followed its evolution from rave uk breakbeat thru to jungle and now drum n bass i like all styles particularly dnb and electronica but as they say it would be a boring world listening to one type of music when i listen to other styles it gives me different ideas to go to the drawing board with
this was a track that kinda wrote itself
glad ya feeling our brand of techno infused dnb
big ups

Glad you like it...
Just a project out here that could turn into something, you just
never know...

Thanks for stopping in and leaving a sold comment...

Peace...TG.

Cru, how's it goin' mister?

I think the video should be all the old classic monsters, (pre 1990's.), in tux-n-tails doing some old Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly numbers WHILE the grave digger is in the background diggin' a dirtnap bunkbed.

Once I finish my dinner, I will be clicking on the links. I've always found Grace Jones to be a very interesting individual. I'm very curious to see what's behind curtain #1 and 2! Thanks for stopping by.

Take care.
V.

Wow, cruciverbalist really is a word. I thought that was just you making up fun Cru- stuff.

I'm not sure quite how much I think I'm changing key in this. However, there is a huge difference between the first and last few mins, even though I'm using mostly the same instruments/sounds (for consistency). So, I must be using some quite different modes or scales or something.

"you use a few more chords, but stay within the boundaries of a key, which to me is amazing progress for your work."

This one seems to sound more mature and musical than some of my other tracks, though no disrespect intended towards them. Perhaps the extensive use of the piano made me feel like more of a proper, classical composer or something.

Yes, Skype chat could be cool. I've still never ever done it. You could explain the circle of fifths to me and do a faux g MS20 wah pornning performance. Perhaps with one hand while we chat.

I don't want any book to take my soul but maybe I will check out your suggested grimoire.

You should be able to use the vouchers on your wife. So, you get free sex with no strings attached ie you don't have to in return take out the trash, mow the lawn or fix stuff around the house. Explain it to her and I'm sure she'll understand.

Next week's upload is pretty much ready to go - dance/bass funk/hard rock/ambient chill that you may well enjoy.

Multiple key regards...

Wow.....you made yourself a nice little journey around African areas. I'm glad I was capable to provide a ticket..:)

With appreciation_______Orlando

Thanks so much crucethus! I'm glad that you enjoyed the track. I will take that song's vocals into account when I try to get some vocals for my own track. Thanks again for the kind words!

Rico L.

Dark, jazzy greetings.

This track has the most piano of any track I've ever made. Some of the low notes are pretty badass eg 4:22.

"love the drum roll"

Yes, a few kettle drum rolls. Some are very subtle, others intentionally less so. A sound I should use more. Another big one 9:43.

"Dminor to F major is the beginning chord progression"

I just thought it was D to F - that's how litle I know. I guess the minor is obvious though the major isn't.

I'm really pleased with the 5:09 Conscious Key Change. Nice notes there and rising progression. So, it took me 5 mins to change key, as I knew I had to. But the first 5 mins didn't sound monotonous to me. That's what I don't get about this key change business.

7:39 I merge the two different keys to create a new mood for the last few mins . No idea what's happening there but it sounds great.

8:40 slow attack zither sound that has a lovely, soaring, wailing quality.

"ending is more pleasant than the beginning"

I like dark vibes but I'm more into beauty so I was always going to progress to that. Quite bright and euphoric towards the end with the synth arp at 9:44.

"9:20 has an almost reggae guitar rhythm."

Agreed. That's just the groove my little fingers naturally settled into. Main drum kit in this (after 3:37) is a reggae kit but it never really plays reggae. That guitar part is the closest thing to that genre here.

"There is a lot of subtle sounds in this"

Yes, I've used quite a few similar and complementary sounds that are subtly layered so that it's hard to tell which is which. Keep listening and you'll discover more and more. I like to think one listen is never enough for my gargantuan sonic trips.

I don't know what a "cruciverbalist" is.

You, I guess.

I am sending you some free sex vouchers. Use them wisely.

I appreciate it Cru. I'm curious to how others could work with this and make it into his or her own style, y'know? Thanks again man!

~GO

Hey Crucethus, thanks for your honest and thorough review. I really appreciate it. Im glad you liked the bass it took a while before I became satisfied with it.
Strings (and any from of guitars) are some of the hardest instruments to make sound legit without the real thing but I do my best to make it genuine.
Again, I appreciate the time you took to share your input. Thanks.

Cheers mate I enjoyed doing this one big time.
If Pink Floyd can have a clock .....

"Omniscient and omnipresent god who created "everything" would take away evil and unjustness when that very God created all of that in the first place."

It is believed in Christian tradition that evil first entered creation when Satan, once known as Lucifer (the greatest of all angels) decided he would rebel against God and His plan for the human race.

Maybe it would have been more concise to say God created "all things good" since God, being perfect cannot create evil. We through our own decisions can do evil(just like the angels), but that's a whole other story.

What this song is saying is that God will one day return to eliminate all the dischord caused by us and Satan.

I'll try and explain more later! Off to Nashville!

ER

hello Steve.

thank you so much for your kind words. you can't imagine how much time and energy I put to reach out some excellent musicians from the site personally these last months. this one is simply a result of the work I am doing with ferryterry for quite a long time now. Indeed I started with only mixing his loops few months ago but this one is an entirely new and original project. I gave him backing track and he made great guitar recordings so I could produce this track. I am really happy you liked my keyboard work (I played bass guitar from the keys as well), drums are EZdrummer performances.

Thank you again for such a nice review.

All the best, Alex

You're absolutely right...for most people Ultravox is Midge Ure and the lads who were in the band at that time. I first heard of them when they released Vienna, but I was soon aware of the earlier lineup cause I took some interest in them. Great band they were in all of their incarnations...I'm really curious how many people on Looperman are familiar with them...I'm glad you're one of them:)

Thanks alot for this lovely feedback!

With much appreciation_____Orlando

Aw cool never heard that track before, thanks for the feedback.

:)

"Carnegiea gigantea"

Never heard that botanical name. Missouri has zero cacti, besides the prickley pear. We have a lot of Yucca, but they don't really earn their keep.

"how far you have come and how diverse your song-writing is becoming"

I started here a few months before getting my own DAW, and only then was I able to do stuff myself. My friend Jeff had Cubase, and then Garageband, wanted to play music and record, but our styles didn't really mesh well. I was more dark/melodic, he was more bouncy/bluesy. He is good at what he does, we just weren't the right mix, so when I could, I broke off. Turns out I was doing nearly all of the writing, and he was adding guitar. There is an unfinished project that he started a long time ago called "Smokestack Hero" that is still sitting in Dropbox, waiting for him to do some kind of update.

Anyway, I wish I had found a way, back in the day, to record myself. I would probably be quite a ways ahead of where I am now. Looperman has been a part of every bit of it. There are some tracks still on here from when I was playing with Jeff. You can tell I wrote them, for the most part.

Thanks for the listen, it means so much to have people like what I make. I'm pretty alone at nights, and the music is what gets me through each one. Your kindness means a lot.

Evan

Thank you, Steve...you're always welcome!:)

Cheers_____Orlando

Hello, Mr. C-Word.

I appreciate the kind words. I've been trying to spend more time with each track and not be too repetitive. More parts and layers.

I'm slowly learning how to integrate the six-string into what I do, along with the virtual instruments. I've been creating about 95 percent of the drum patterns lately, with only maybe one loop or midi pattern used in each track.

"complicated and simple all in one tune."

Yes, each line is simple, but it's finding several lead lines that work together that is tough. I'm not 'chords' guy, nor a rhythm guitarist. A "leadist" I be.

I hope all is well up north!

Evan