yeahhhhhhh!!!!! I love ZZtop, But I love the fact Billy Gibbons was influenced by Hendrix. This is a nice Blues Guitar sound you have created, that reminds us of Tejas! But it does need drums......
I liked it though.
Keep on Keepin!
Cru
Not entirely sure if Billy's playing was that influenced by Jimi but anybody playing blues or guitar for that matter at the time would certainly have taken some kind of interest in Hendrix. Billy began playing with the Moving Sidewalks who actually opened for The Jimi Hendrix Experience during their first American tour. Interesting you mention Tejas. It's one of my favorite ZZ Top albums and the song Asleep in the Desert influenced the idea for this track. Nobody digs my drums on this ....(pouting)?
Thanks a bunch for the comment Cru.
"I used to be a necrophiliac till a rotten bitch split on me."
"
Ahhh, Well when I go, I want to go like my Grandfather did........ Died Peacefully in his sleep.......Unlike his passengers who died screaming and crying!!........¯\_(ツ)_/¯
New mix sounds more Cohesive and very professional. Me likey long time would be how I would say my feelings if I was born in ohhh I' don't know say Shanghai and forced to wear a mini skirt and parade out on the street soliciting strangers. Fortunately I speak proper English.........makes the transactions easier , I would gather. (^‿^). Anyhooo Time is Money.
Crustitute
I like how the rhythm and the bass mimic a locamotive. Great sounds, sax equates to the horn, you even make it sound like a steam locomotive. The subtle placement of guitar is awesome as well. The bass line is right out of the seventies (Quiet Sun) . Awesome creative use of minimalism to represent a visual idea using sound, brilliant my friend.
Cru
Thank you for your kind comments.
I love that slow blowy s̶e̶x̶ sax!
I've got this mad desire to create images.
Lately I've used a clock a heart beat an engine white noise for a breathing pump but only very subtly ... apart from the heartbeat that wasn't subtle.
Having to listen to this stuff over and over and over some more while building it up should come with a health warning.
The heart one I swear I had palpitations.
This one I've stamped some of the plaster off the wall under my desk!
Thank you for your time Cruce.
Thanks...
A few things I'm not sold on yet, I think the bouncing guitar
maybe just a little to bouncy... If you get my drift...
I intend to kick it around a bit more...
This is awesome. I love the minimalism but it directs the listener to the voice and the music is just a background. Which is what you would be aiming for in a remix contest like this. 3 thumbs up (might be one too many?) Great work
Cru
Dear Cru you know me, I love making original genre.
Hope there will have soon a Fairy-Tale Metal tag on looperman :)
By bells do you means the first instrument ? because a lot of my friends says its bells but in reality its a piano with a lot of fx anyway thanks for the feedback about the "bells"
Again the guitar issue, In fact I was not prepared for my challenge so I used the vsti sytrus (comes with my daw) to make my electric guitar.
If someone who have a real electric guitar I could maybe give him the note so he/she will be able to make real guitar sounds for my song. Im sorry but I think for now its all i can do for the electric guitar (out of my skills).
Sintheticrecords, Has the best drums ehh? This is a wild ride indeed. This is also you going back a little bit into your familiar territory. I can hear your axe splitting the helium atoms to make hydrogen Fusing another star.
Nice work
Cru
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.
What I like about it: Great R & B music well composed, awesome spoken word delivery, reminds me of a cross between Robbie Robertson and Grace Jones.
what I would like to see worked on:. I think for the chorus you are using a vocal harmonizer, I had one back in the day, I stopped using it years ago except for the reverb as it sounds too weird in the mix. I would love to hear you do your own harmonies line by line with the main melody being a little more out in the mix as you have a great voice. Allen V's guitar is very good. This is one that if you work at it would be an incredible song my dear.
Cru
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.
First of all, gorgeous dynamics and mixing in this one. It feels to me as if you have been expanding on D&B since it fell out of the popular trends of the late nineties early 2000's but you have kept plodding along adding new technology and sounds to push it's evolution. Bravo I enjoyed this listen.
Cru
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
Nice work. Has cool edges of hip hop and blues, and then that seventies synth solo was perfect. I love how the arrangement builds on itself. This is sublime. (BTW guitar work was spectacular)
Cru
Love the opening dissonance after what sounds like you stomping a frog. how did I miss this one? The wubba wubba with the maniacal spoken word is also effective as well. Love the synth choices on this one as it chomps down on your soul as you listen to it. Very Square wave oriented. But the beats get the head swayin. Or more like the grave digger would be timing his diggings to this beat. I am picturing a tongue in cheek video you could produce with famous monsters of the big screen over the years dancing out bling style. You know the bass progression reminds me of this recent Grace Jones diddy..(Yes I said Grace Jones!) called Corporate Cannibal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn2OJmx3w
and the dubstep remix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Kodlt-Tg8
would be more relative to what you are doing here my friend.
great job
Cru
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.
Cruciverbalist:
a person skilful in creating or solving crossword puzzles
or a person who uses Reverb correctly ;-)
You choose.
I went to use one of my vouchers, but my wife said no..:-(
I'm really pleased with the 5:09 Conscious Key Change
your not doing as much of a key change as you think,what you are doing is using different chords that fit the key you already established. In most of your works you work off of 2 chords in a key. In this you use a few more chords, but stay within the boundaries of a key, which to me is amazing progress for your work. Someday we will skype and I will teach you the circle of 5ths. A great book you could pick up is the Guitar Grimoire (I use a Keyboard Grimoire) It will show you everything, but it may take your soul.
Crunode
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.
Ahh such a sweet sweet collage of sounds. Where in Africa are you. I hear the Senegalese stringed instruments. North African beats.The voice of the Wolof, The ghosts of Tomboctu as the Tuareg cross the Sahara, the Fulani, the Morrocan traders. The secret Mauritanians moving there slaves. I hear it all in this song.
cru
This deserves a proper critique. I love the intro, dark and light intertwining. a simple bass drum, the reverse pads have a nice chord progression, and a very nice drop @ :48 leads to faux cellos and some faux pipes. Again a dark underbelly but a light exterior which I can appreciate quite a bit. 1:45 we are bringing in harps and than pan flutes. 2:30 we bring it back down again. I agree this needs some vocals, I can hear in my head a mezzo-soprano ranged singer who can sing soft and then bring on the heat when you bring the pan pipes in, because you need the contrast. Musically there is not enough of a contrast in the instrumentation. To give you an idea on the dance-house spectrum where this song belongs you need to go back and listen to this classic from Limahl (giorgio moroder) to understand possibly what to do with the lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1WT8VEZxk
All the best,
This is a good one.
Cru
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!
Very Dark and Foreboding in the beginning,( love the drum roll) funeral is a perfect description. Candlemass...not quite doom metal but a unique description from Phats. Dminor to F major is the beginning chord progression. 5:09 nice key change. 8:40 on has a nice moaning synth sound. Overall a nice cinematic experience and as you described the ending is more pleasant than the beginning. To me the ending is more melancholy. 9:20 has an almost reggae guitar rhythm. There is a lot of subtle sounds in this one that one listen alone will not allow all to be discovered.
Nice work.
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.
Musically the song is awesome. (Neil young like). Mixing wise it could use a slightly different touch. The guitars are well panned, but I think there could be a bit more stereo seperation or widening. I agree with static about the kick. (maybe eq the kick by lowering the mid range) I think with the vocals I would double them with a bit of chorus for strength. But as a song this song is beautiful.
Cru
could be a fun tune (not beat) to jam too. Key of A major, nice 7th chord usage. Needs a bit more diversity but otherwise a nice start for a 15 year old.
Cru
I like the bass line. The strings sound a bit midi (fake) to me. As an arrangement it's brilliant, especially in it's progression and the staccato drums. Would be interesting if you replaced the strings with an oboe. BTW the plucked low strings sound fine. the bass solo at 2:40 is sweet. I love that its in minor, I was jammin a solo on my keys to this in the studio.
Well Done
cru
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.
There is some great depth in this tune. I feel and hear Depeche Mode, New Order, OMD , in this approach to a tune. I love the percussion and the merging of disco and technology and the constant reminder of a clock. Arpeggios are spot on. This has more in common with Tresor techno than Detroit techno but is it's own unique animal in it's own right.
5:52 brings on a new sense of urgency that's enjoyable to listen too. C minor is a nice key to compose in.
great work and nice sub bass drop at the end.
Cru
I must preface this to acknowledge your musical aptitudes. Brilliant mix, great use of 3 outstanding vocalists on this site.
Im laughing to myself listening to this though. So this is where pop music has degenerated too, no more lyrics, just vocal grunts and ooohs and ahhs...lol You have captured the ethos of popular music perfectly with what you did. and though you may not see the irony you fantastically have created what in pop is amazing to young listeners now!
Bravo...or Oooh to the ahhh!
Cru
y
on Comanchera by Neomorpheus
I liked it though.
Keep on Keepin!
Cru
Thanks a bunch for the comment Cru.
on Star Forge by Evisma
"
Ahhh, Well when I go, I want to go like my Grandfather did........ Died Peacefully in his sleep.......Unlike his passengers who died screaming and crying!!........¯\_(ツ)_/¯
New mix sounds more Cohesive and very professional. Me likey long time would be how I would say my feelings if I was born in ohhh I' don't know say Shanghai and forced to wear a mini skirt and parade out on the street soliciting strangers. Fortunately I speak proper English.........makes the transactions easier , I would gather. (^‿^). Anyhooo Time is Money.
Crustitute
Hope all is well in Chillville!
"Show me a piece of tropical fruit, and I'll show you a c*ck-s*cker from Guatemala." -- George Carlin
P.S. Where you're born does not dictate whether you can wear a skirt or not. You are free to express yourself, just keep the photos private.
on Through the windows of the night train by silverman
Cru
I love that slow blowy s̶e̶x̶ sax!
I've got this mad desire to create images.
Lately I've used a clock a heart beat an engine white noise for a breathing pump but only very subtly ... apart from the heartbeat that wasn't subtle.
Having to listen to this stuff over and over and over some more while building it up should come with a health warning.
The heart one I swear I had palpitations.
This one I've stamped some of the plaster off the wall under my desk!
Thank you for your time Cruce.
on The Romantic Warrior - RTF Cover by ScottB55
Steve
Really glad to hear from you and checking out your kind words. It's much appreciated.
Cheers,
Scott
on Highway Adventure -ft-GregVincey by soundhound
Keep at it, this is nice.
Cru
A few things I'm not sold on yet, I think the bouncing guitar
maybe just a little to bouncy... If you get my drift...
I intend to kick it around a bit more...
Thanks again for stopping in and commenting...
Peace...TG.
on Eliza Smith- High Gramo Remix by GramoChopin
This is awesome. I love the minimalism but it directs the listener to the voice and the music is just a background. Which is what you would be aiming for in a remix contest like this. 3 thumbs up (might be one too many?) Great work
Cru
on Deth of Silverman girl On A motorcycle by DijamMusic
Cru
Thank you very much for your feedback I appreciated.
I am glad you liked it.
Jamid
on The Grim Reaper by Byleth
Cru
Hope there will have soon a Fairy-Tale Metal tag on looperman :)
By bells do you means the first instrument ? because a lot of my friends says its bells but in reality its a piano with a lot of fx anyway thanks for the feedback about the "bells"
Again the guitar issue, In fact I was not prepared for my challenge so I used the vsti sytrus (comes with my daw) to make my electric guitar.
If someone who have a real electric guitar I could maybe give him the note so he/she will be able to make real guitar sounds for my song. Im sorry but I think for now its all i can do for the electric guitar (out of my skills).
Rest In Peace dear fellow friend
on Star Forge by Evisma
Nice work
Cru
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
on 07 Smooth As Me by Eighteen
Cru
Cheers!
~Eighteen
on Love Is A Verb by Twanna1
what I would like to see worked on:. I think for the chorus you are using a vocal harmonizer, I had one back in the day, I stopped using it years ago except for the reverb as it sounds too weird in the mix. I would love to hear you do your own harmonies line by line with the main melody being a little more out in the mix as you have a great voice. Allen V's guitar is very good. This is one that if you work at it would be an incredible song my dear.
Cru
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.
on Klandestyne and Searo K Outbreak by Klandestyne
Cru
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
on Mad As Hell by soundhound
Cru
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.
on Labyrinth Of The Absurd by ValveDriver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn2OJmx3w
and the dubstep remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Kodlt-Tg8
would be more relative to what you are doing here my friend.
great job
Cru
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.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
a person skilful in creating or solving crossword puzzles
or a person who uses Reverb correctly ;-)
You choose.
I went to use one of my vouchers, but my wife said no..:-(
I'm really pleased with the 5:09 Conscious Key Change
your not doing as much of a key change as you think,what you are doing is using different chords that fit the key you already established. In most of your works you work off of 2 chords in a key. In this you use a few more chords, but stay within the boundaries of a key, which to me is amazing progress for your work. Someday we will skype and I will teach you the circle of 5ths. A great book you could pick up is the Guitar Grimoire (I use a Keyboard Grimoire) It will show you everything, but it may take your soul.
Crunode
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...
on The African Moon Lullaby - For Danke by Orlando51
cru
With appreciation_______Orlando
on Solstice by 15ludwicke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1WT8VEZxk
All the best,
This is a good one.
Cru
Rico L.
on We Invade The Night by StaticNomad
Nice work.
cruciverbalist
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.
on Girl in Indiana by ImproveWithError
Cru
on Wax on Wax by GRIMLOOPS
Cru
on Shot Down by GoldenOokami
Cru
~GO
on 01 Back by OmarMuk
Well Done
cru
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.
on Cooler than me Remix by Jmano300
cru
on times passing by silverman
5:52 brings on a new sense of urgency that's enjoyable to listen too. C minor is a nice key to compose in.
great work and nice sub bass drop at the end.
Cru
If Pink Floyd can have a clock .....
on Less is more - more or less by aelmen
Im laughing to myself listening to this though. So this is where pop music has degenerated too, no more lyrics, just vocal grunts and ooohs and ahhs...lol You have captured the ethos of popular music perfectly with what you did. and though you may not see the irony you fantastically have created what in pop is amazing to young listeners now!
Bravo...or Oooh to the ahhh!
Cru
y