crucethus

This was actually made specifically for madeira drinkers currently residing in Canada.

Thanks for your very kind words and I'd be interested to hear how you think my music has made you a better musician. I feel it's sufficiently interesting, diverse, unusual and creative stuff to inspire quite a few people. If only they get the chance to hear it! It's predominantly Loopermen/ladies/hermaphrodites who currently do that though I hope that will change when I get round to releasing some actual proper albums.

Yes, guitar had better be cool as there's a lot of it here. The playing's fine but there are some problems with the sound (the effects were recorded with the parts so can't be altered later) which has resulted in a slightly muddy mix. I agree but there's maybe not much I can do to fix that. But I bet a better 'mix-rescue' type of engineer could.

Guess it does move from minor to major though hadn't consciously thought about it before but I think I know where you mean (roughly as the drums change from acoustic to electronic).

Background dissonance adds a real weird vibe to this that I like. Strange sort of evolving synth sound there that's not easy to control. Also used in jazz to d'n'b track you have heard called Think Big, Feel Small (bass too as one track came out of the other). Non-grooving bass sits nicely in this. Must use more legato, grooveless bass!

The pads are sampled slide guitar stuff with slow attack and loads of delay. Heavenly sound I have used in many tracks.

Not sure what you mean about my evolving composing ability. I made this in 2007, just tarted it up this year. I agree that I have improved a lot in the last few years (getting Superior/EZ Drummer, faster computer, using EQ etc) though not necessarily in terms of ideas - just in how to get them out better and present them in a tidyish format. Also not improved instrument playing.

Maybe there are birdlike echoes in this - possibly from the spectral delay plugin used on some guitar parts (which also muddies up the mix). You know I have used actual birdsong (from my garden) in about 5 tracks?

I would like to do more tracks like this - fewer instruments, shorter length, not such big changes. But I also like the crazy journeys.

Thanks again, see you for the next one.

Thanks Steve.
I love the distorted sounds too. The kind where 'Truckies' are talking to each other on the road.

:) Peace man.

You won't believe it, but I was just telling Tumbleweed today that I'm considering to add some more oboe in the arrangement...funny indeed:) And I love Roxy and Eno, so mentioning them alongside my song is jut "too much" of a compliment for me. But thx alot Steve...you're always welcome!:)

Orlando

The horn was a success and I agree on the distorted synth. Thanks for listening and commenting.

Cheers, Anders.

cheers man!

All i know is i try to produce some type of trip.!

So if you enjoyed this then what more can i ask for.!

Enjoyment for me is 100% everything.!

I care not for fame, fortune, or even reconition,but i do care if the time it takes to listen to any of my tracks has been worth it for enjoyment!

Cheers man! ;)

Hey Steve Thank you so much and I appreciate you letting me spin your track keep the tunes coming

T :)

yeah i see, but i had a purpose doing that...Kinda Transitions stuffs...Thanks for passing by bro

Kelvin Cruise

Thankyou cruce,you know your stuff. The Korg synths have been good to me. I'm also a big fan of Hypersonic2,A great variety of instruments and sounds.Thanks again for the listen and kind comments. PEACE. THE MACK MAN OUT.

Hey Steve always appreciate your visits, get well soon my friend.

K;)

Hi Steve and thanks for your comment.. yea it must be your cold and the nyquill you took.. But maybe it sounds just a little bit like his style.. If you don't know me by now tra la la la laaa... That song, same tempo and groove almost.

Rock on Steve...

Peter

Thx alot Steve! I hope you will have a chance to hear some more of it when (if) it's finalised.

Orlando

Thanks crucethus for the comments. I will hopefully finish it soon. :)

Another of your excited reviews after which I imagine you might need to lie down. Or maybe be driven to hospital by your wife. Great fun and much appreciated.

This is sister track to Right Place, Wrong Century (first bassline is pretty much the same one as that track's main line) and Three Miles Late so share loads of sounds and instruments. I just kept extending it but split it into 3 tracks. It could be one but that would definitely put you in hospital so I split them, then kept extending each one.

Strings intro is kind of its own track - could keep that going for a while! But there's other shit to get to.

Reggae guitars were fun to do - careful delay automation there.

Then some hardcore psychedelic space echo distorted lead guitar. I have modern Roland digital space echo pedal which has stopped working and which I'm shit at controlling. Extreme setting was perfect for that playing.

3:41 trippy lead guitar rise = crazy. Pressing one switch on the pedal makes a weird tape speed up. A true special effect.

3:24 is v. welcome breather as it comes down after all that intensity - even tires me out!

5:18 fast metal shuffle. Damn complex drumming. Check the ride on 6:06. Probably need 3-arm drummer for that (sorry, Rick Allen from Def Leppard).

6:18 wobble = mental. Sort of out of time but that's OK. It's a bitch to control.

I was damn confused if there was any banjo in this. Checked carefully earlier today and there isn't - just resonator guitar recorded by mic so sounds thinner.

There are a few bits of Variax guitar sitar. Best one is on 1:17 so I drop snare so it stands out.

Massive synth bass 2:48. Also heard later eg 5:54.

Most of the bass is grooving on guitar thru octave pedal. It's one of my signature things, not that many people know.

7:42 lead simple, beautiful violin line I thought you might like. Then frog bass plays same melody on 8:06 (up high).

I don't know what the time measures are in chill groove sections of this (2nd half). I just kept layering drum patterns and chopping out hits, moving snares to toms etc. Damn unique grooves and lots of space.

8:42 might be the wah bass you mention. Tis guitar -1 octave porning things up for the slow, dirty, sensual grind. Harder, demented grind came much earlier - now it's time for the funky lovin'.

You're right that this would be a good LSD porn soundtrack. Let's call this genre 'cyberporn' or 'cybecockrock'. Or maybe something even better? Spacelord cyberporn?

A musician friend reckons this is better than Pink Floyd. But they never went this heavy or fast and didn't have any frog bass and not much slide resonator. Maybe it's the heavier, more excitable version of them, with more porn thrown in. But they did have four minds to come up with stuff and I only have one. But I have access to much more technology, FX, sequencers and the wonderful 'Save' (best thing ever).

Enjoy that ending and let me know what you made of it as there be some fine chillin there, I tells ya.

Thank you Cruce,I'm glad it grew on you. I will have to check out Roxy.Thanks again. Stopping by soon. PEACE. THE MACK MAN OUT.

Steve in all these days that we have listened eachother's musiX , always your comments has been thoughtfull & usefull & a pleasure . I'm really gratefull of them all & thnx aloT for time , attention & comment for this one too my good friend ,take care ,best wishes as usual.___Behnam

would wonder to see what you gonna do with it Steve.
just please if you can take a look to my answer to comment before yourself too .
maybe that description can be usefull for you too.
just let me know and i'll appreciate indeed.

Thank (I think!)

Cheers,
Scott

Thanks for the listen and the comments.I agree on the 200hz about 2db or so and mabe a boost at 10k and 15k to brighten things up. Didn't use my SPETRALIVE-NXT on this one, slight mistake. Thanks again.

I can do the oboes, but not the wah guitar. The wah on my bass pedal is optimized for bass, and sounds like dookie when you put a guitar through it. Send away with the ideas, love to hear them. I've got the ear fatigue from listening to this while adding the electric 6 string. Takes twice as long as it should with a Squier Strat's awful inability to stay in tune, and another twice as long since it's left handed. It would sound much better if I had a righty.

Steve, I've been meaning to pick your brain about a MIDI controller, since you seem to know your stuff and may have an answer for me.

I'm looking to get a Akai MAX25, and wanted to know if it would be able to control the Virtual Instruments I use in StudioOne. I know you are not an expert in all fields, but thought you may know if, generally, these MIDI controlling keyboards can control my drums with the MPC pads and synths and strings with the keys. Is that the main function of these controllers and I'm just worried? I'm sure you don't know about my particular DAW, but if they generally work universally. I'd hate to pay 350 bucks and just be able to use the stuff that came on it. Basically, I'm looking for a piece of hardware that I can physically play the drums with pads that are easily assignable, and keys for every other V.I., all with great integration into my DAW. That's why the cheaper stuff got vetoed. Am I being too picky, or am I looking at the wrong kind of product?

It would be awesome if you would let me know of any ideas you have on this topic, or if it's not something you know off hand. Asking you because I hear quality from what you are using and it seems to have a lot of controlability.

Thanks again for the listen and feedback.

Evan

Thanks so much my friend! Your comment about my vocals made me smile! It's been good to use my voice more, between the recent recordings and the radio show. And between the bong, the cigarillos, and talking and singing so much, my voice is turning out a little raspy... I guess I'm not alone though. I appreciate your feedback!