crucethus

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crucethus 24th Jan 2015 02:08 - 11 years ago

on Red On The White by ValveDriver

Beginning has a foreboding feel, then the pads kick in and I feel a Floyd vibe kicking in. Some where between Meddle and Dark side this would fit. I also am channelling a bit Pete Bardens as well. The Mix spatially is fantastic my friend. 4:00 the long slow phased pitch bent solo sound is cool. The subtle piano is not to be overlooked as well.
What eighteen said about the wineglass, I think he meant when you rub your fingers around the lip of the glass you get that deep hollow square wave flute sound which is like a pad in some ways and you have a similar sound in there as well. You sir have without a shadow of a doubt upgraded your game with this one. I look forward to hearing your creative output over the next few weeks.
Cru

ValveDriver replied 25th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Crucethus. What's happpnin' man?

Pete Bardens, believe it or not, doesn't ring a bell at the moment. Which now is even more incentive to look him up.

Thanks for clearing up the wineglass thing. Once you said that, it made sense. He's probably talking about the higher chime-like sound.

"You sir have without a shadow of a doubt upgraded your game with this one."

Which is a good thing, except now I have to work harder to top it. I guess I'll put out a few "sketchbook" tracks until I find the next one that steps it up.

Thanks for stoppin' by, mister. As always, I enjoy your visits.

Take care.
Aaron

crucethus 19th Jan 2015 05:54 - 11 years ago

on A new Dawn - Preview by AngelDragon5359

Nice Clarinet on the beginning very nice, :38-41 nicks the String progression from Judas Priest's Nostradamus album, Specifically "Sands of Time-Pestilence and Plague"
you Should Listen too it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1572ozk-qY&;html5=1
Cru

AngelDragon5359 replied 19th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Thanks for the Link Cru and hope you Listen to the Final Version when i release it and i will Check out the Song you Linked me :) thanks for dropping by and taking a listen. Take care and have a good day

AD

crucethus 18th Jan 2015 04:07 - 11 years ago

on Mr Funk by FreeRadical

Nice work, I like the change of pace for you that this one brings. I like how you added in some of your dance floor circa 1990's vibe to this as well. great work
cru

FreeRadical replied 18th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Cheers mate. It's all about Mr F's bassline really. The rest didn't take too long to cobble together. Glad you could drop by and give it a listen.
FR

crucethus 18th Jan 2015 04:04 - 11 years ago

on Amazing Love by BradoSanz

Yeah this is very good, and belongs in the POP genre. You have a nice voice and those are very good harmony textures.
good Work
cru

BradoSanz replied 18th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Thank you :)

crucethus 17th Jan 2015 21:19 - 11 years ago

on Return of the n word by ZankFrappa

noesis

ZankFrappa replied 17th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Noema

crucethus 12th Jan 2015 14:41 - 11 years ago

on luminous sunset by DanGoldstein

cool sounds, I love using old equipment. Roland made some good stuff back then.
Cru

DanGoldstein replied 12th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

is/was BOSS a roland brand? glad you liked it anyway. I was using the module years ago with an EWI (electronic wind instrument). never used it for recording.

crucethus 10th Jan 2015 23:58 - 11 years ago

on Asteroids plus bonus track Bad boy bass by FreeRadical

I love how this builds, the percussion stabs and crashes are perfectly executed. The chord progression is very clever as well. Nice fade into bad boy and suddenly I'm back in 1991 on the dance floor at the Oak Beach Inn...how did that
happen??? Ahh a modulated DX7 sound...nice.
great nostalgic work as always my friend
Cru

crucethus 10th Jan 2015 23:48 - 11 years ago

on Valvedriven by StaticNomad

The opening salvo is magnificent, then a break, Then 150 builds nicely in a progressively spooky way with great guitars and then eerie vox that are dissonant. Ah a metal Choir shuffle, then a skiffle, 5:00 on nice solo work but I am equally impressed with the pounding drums. 6:00 has some cool bass synths waving and wobbling with some cool stereo guitar scratches in the background. Talk about abrupt endings.
Val D should be pleased with this as I see in his comments he is.
Peace
crunuts

StaticNomad replied 12th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Yo.

Yes, The Valve seems happy with this one.

I consider the first heavy section, till 1:17, a short masterpiece and would be happy to have it as a standalone track. Take note of there being no guitar before 0:40. That's all just synth bass and bass guitar through distortion. So, the squeals you hear eg 0:08 are synth bass.

To hear the same squeal undistorted, go to 1:25. 1:17-1:36 is the same 40 secs of bass and guitar though I also add in some slap bass notes (second is heavily delayed) and then the synth basses arrive. I'm very pleased at using the same weird, cutup synth bass and bass g bassline both heavy and clean.

Yes, I expected you to like the choir voices and appreciate some of their dissonance. Lots of beauty there too.

"then a skiffle"

No idea what that is. Surely not like the musical genre known as skiffle.

"I am equally impressed with the pounding drums"

Indeed. Fully valve driven with multiple huge pistons pumping at a furious rate. Large machinery with even larger balls. Testicle factory.

5:50 is my bass synth riff. Cam up with it on guitar but laid it down first on keys. Proper dark, menacing metal riff.

"cool stereo guitar scratches in the background"

No, no guitar in the background. From 6:16 for a while you can hear a heavily effected version of any earlier choir vocal brought back in. I struggled to get the choir ladies to return in the heavy sections so there are only small touches. The 6:16 fading in one builds things nicely before we get the big riff kick in on 6:28.

Note the build of the drums in that breakdown section - really pleased with that movement.

I've now uploaded a slightly lengthened and improved version so check that out.

Yes, fairly abrupt ending (improved slightly now). Had loads of ideas for endings but they didn't really work and I didn't want to make this too much longer so abrupt it is, with menacing decay from the cymbals as they fade out.

When will you make a track dedicated to me? Maybe call it The Electric Crumad. StaticCru? You can put in one reverse cymbal but no more.

crucethus 10th Jan 2015 21:55 - 11 years ago

on Taking Two by Spivkurl

Nice, analogue gritty and raunchy work.
cru

Spivkurl replied 30th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Thanks bud! Had fun trying the synth out on this one! Been sitting there ever since pretty much, as I've been "tuning" my modular and circuit bending lately. It will get used again though. Glad you could stand the annoying sounds! Appreciate the comment and listen!

crucethus 10th Jan 2015 03:47 - 11 years ago

on Slow Jam 2 by AngelDelarosaJr

Good tense intro. nice analogue drum kit (superb compression on it) with some good production values overall on this. I could hear rapping or a beautiful female voice over this one which would work equally well. Normally I don't click on forum links but I'm glad I did on this one. My Musical meddling mind wants to hear a wicked solo over this as well, so musically it has some good potential. Maybe I would add a chorus that is slightly different than the verse line with some strong pads or a piano.
great job
Cru

crucethus 5th Jan 2015 20:58 - 11 years ago

on Coffee at Angeliques by DrvanLansberg

The Syncopation is spectacular. Reminds me of Herbie Hancock in the early years. Brilliant track.
Cru

DrvanLansberg replied 6th Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Opinions on the drums track seem to vary quite a lot :-). Glad you like it and thanks for listening!

crucethus 4th Jan 2015 17:28 - 11 years ago

on Breaking Blue L00P CHALLENGE by Spivkurl

Such a cool weird tune . The guitar is ripped right out of the New Romantics Playbook (Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet). The Dub is eclectic and the beat is hypnotic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZx9G0AA2Zg&;html5=1
I feel it needs some spoken word lyrics on this one, like describing an acid trip or a very weird day sort of like Robbie Roberston's "somewhere don the crazy river". I just had espresso so why creative thoughts are racing this Sunday. The synth work is very tasteful BTW, I wished it continued longer.
Cru

Spivkurl replied 23rd Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Hello fellow espresso bro! Thank you for the link to the DD track, as it was surprisingly one I had never heard, and it's good! (though they didn't do much that wasn't good) I've gotten out of the habit of listening to DD, as my wife pretty much hates them with a passion, heh. I actually couldn't name a Robbie Robertson song, though I have heard of him. I agree that some spoken word would be good, but I only finished the song because of the loop challenge I guess. Maybe I'll take it further, who knows? Thank you for the kind comment!

crucethus 3rd Jan 2015 20:44 - 11 years ago

on Inverted Labyrinth by Ishimizu

It Sounds kinda like Darkwave/ mixed with rockwell's somebody's watching me.. Sort of Depeche-mode like in some ways. nice tune.
Cru

Ishimizu replied 3rd Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

That could be due to the drums coming from DR-550-samples that are more or less edited... which simply has this kind of sound (that I also happen to love... must be due to being born in the 90s and having a mother loving 80s synthpop and wave XD)
anyways, thanks^^

crucethus 3rd Jan 2015 20:42 - 11 years ago

on Stiff-Arming Stars by Evisma

Congrats on the new Guitar. I like this piece when 1:22 kicks in as the moving bass-line is phenomenal. I like the percussion choices on this, agree slightly with static about the tone of the drums and percussion. I would also mix the guitar slightly (like a hair) further back in the mix, the excitement of getting a new toy always makes us mix it to forward cos we want to hear it. This is such a solid tune though I'm glad I listened and I'm glad U made it. Now I want to to hear a kick ass solo over these beautiful arpeggios you have created.
Oh and thanks for the nice words on the forum about your favourite artists on looperman. I'm glad my charming personality brings something to the table here. ;-
Cru

crucethus 3rd Jan 2015 02:14 - 11 years ago

on Brass Tacks and Cat Naps by flonut7

Very creative and interesting, some ideas reminded me a bit of Bran Van 3000 in execution, but others are just your pure creativity. well done.
Cru

crucethus 1st Jan 2015 03:50 - 11 years ago

on New Years Eve - The 2014 Version by aelmen

Is it a year already Anders? Time flies, Happy New year to you and your family.
Gott Nytt År
Steve

aelmen replied 1st Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Yes it is. As you said, time fies.
Gott Nytt år!

/Anders

crucethus 1st Jan 2015 03:43 - 11 years ago

on back into the light by larrywiggles1

Happy New Year Mark.
I like the song (song writing). The Midi like instruments feel just a bit static too me in this mix, almost too precise. If you can add a more organic element to this song it would be utterly brilliant as the Ideas you have for arranging are spot on. And it's not that I don't like the instrument choices, it just feels stiff too me musically, and that can be worked out.
cheers
Steve

larrywiggles1 replied 1st Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Hi Steve, happy new year to you to and a massive thank you for your very constructive comments and I do agree. My first uploads came from me and the way I wanted them to sound, with this one I was too focussed on everything being right. I am going to adjust some of the sounds and add some vocals for a final mix sometime in early 2015, that said I still love this track because it is about me and the last year! really glad to see your music is still gracing looperman. my very beast wishes and take care Steve...thanks again.
Mark

crucethus 31st Dec 2014 17:34 - 11 years ago

on When You Fall In Love by Musicante

Nice organ intro, great mix. Has a Curtis Mayfield vibe to it even with a female lead, I like this quite a lot.
Cru

Musicante replied 31st Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks allot, Crucethus. Really glad you like it and took time to let us know.

I do notice a somewhat C. Mayfield vibe, now that you mention it.

Ciao,
M.

crucethus 31st Dec 2014 16:03 - 11 years ago

on industrial sleigh ride by DanGoldstein

Clearly has an industrial vibe to it. Very trippy then comes a very dissonant funk sound. your choice of chords structure is most interesting. I liked this one.
Cru

DanGoldstein replied 31st Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

i am really glad you had a chance to check out the track, cru. it is about as deep as I have gone so far with the percs. the "industrial" genre designation was pretty much after the fact as i still have no clue about genres, let alone control over writing in them. thanks VERY much for the positive review.

crucethus 28th Dec 2014 20:54 - 11 years ago

on Nu Jack Acid by FreeRadical

Perfect in every way fav'd and downloaded (TY) awesome beats and a sound that reminded me of the summer of love (U.K.Version)
Great job
Cru

FreeRadical replied 2nd Jan 2015 - 11 years ago

Thanks. I think I need to adjust some of the levels in the second part but other than that I was pretty pleased with how this turned out.
Thanks as always for your support.
FR

crucethus 20th Dec 2014 05:58 - 11 years ago

on Falling Ft Chaucie aka BoleteSoup by SeriouslyJoking

Love the phased synth sounds with the vocals. You have come such a long way from when you first started. I think you have more eclectic tendencies in you then I do now...and it does you well. This is Brilliant. its futuristic and retro at the same time. It is Lagom.
Awesome work. I hope you win the challenge.
Steve

crucethus 20th Dec 2014 05:47 - 11 years ago

on WHATS RIGHT by OPENMINDSDB

This is my style. I am a huge fan of Bryan Ferry's work. On his last album Olympia he had a tune remixed called "You can Dance".
Tim Roe, and DJ Hell had the best ones.
here are the links.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlWwd6Rl48&;html5=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwLISR7Kh1E&;html5=1
Nice work my friend.
Cru

OPENMINDSDB replied 20th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK, MORE TO COME.

crucethus 20th Dec 2014 05:33 - 11 years ago

on Stringor by Byleth

After my first listen it reminded me so much of a really retro synth sound that was pioneered in the 70's. Almost like Ultravox! (with John Foxx) not (Midge Ure) But with a psychedelic twist like the band mushroom performs.
links will follow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMkPtOw_r90&;html5=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlWwd6Rl48&;html5=1
Very different and creative.
I enjoyed it a lot.
Steve

Byleth replied 20th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Hi Steve,thanks about this comments and those links.I always love to discover few elements of my track are already on some great professional songs like Ultravox or the band mushroom performs. That means for me im in the right road to be better than I am at this moment.

Just for fun there are the link of Stringer:
https://soundcloud.com/anthony-grenier-5/stringer

please take note im way better now XD. Hope you undersant why I do not uploaded this on looperman (could ruin my popularity if I have one).

crucethus 20th Dec 2014 05:14 - 11 years ago

on Ghosts Of Glencloy by Orlando51

Intro Blends into the main theme extraordinarily well my friend. This is just an awesome collaboration. I had a DVD from a few years ago called True North, and it was spectacular scenes of the north wilderness with amazing new-age music in the background. This track my friend would belong on that DVD no problem whatsoever.
Great work my friend.
Steve

Orlando51 replied 20th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Thank you very much for your kind opinion!:)

With appreciation_____Orlando

crucethus 19th Dec 2014 03:57 - 11 years ago

on In Light Mint by PDMuzak

Went well with My Cabernet Sauvignon tonight. Also With Lamb.
Cru

PDMuzak replied 19th Dec 2014 - 11 years ago

Thanks for the support. I was inspired to do this song after listing to one favorite artists Bob James

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