crucethus

What I think I like so much with this track is besides the driving bassline, is the sax treatments with the tape echo effect, reminds me so much of Eno's work with Roxy Music. And then the freaky guitars. If I were producing this I would suggest maybe a few subtle white noise effects in the background to balance out the midrange a bit. This is by no ways a criticism. I think this is one of the most creative tracks musically I have ever encountered on this site. Honestly I loved the bass through the 3 minute mark. The 7:19 just flew bye, love at the very end the chorus effect and modulation on the bass. Very thoughtfully planned out track. 10 out of 10!
Steve

StaticNomad replied 30th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Glad you liked it so much. I'm a bit addicted to it too and its weird how the time does fly by. Probably because there's so much going on but there's still quite a bit of space in there for things to breathe. I have to be very disciplined to not put too many elements into my work and am getting better all the time at reducing track length. This one is like a pop single for me as I regularly do 12 min+ and even go up to about 19 mins. Yes, the sax is cool. I partly applied the FX because I didn't have enough varied playing from someone who couldn't be bothered to come back to add anymore. So, I had to use FX to make the notes I did have move about more. I still think the intro sax sections are a little long and repetitive, though I do vary the drums to keep it interesting (making it quite jazzy). The very end 20 or so seconds may actually be my favourite section (along with the first hip hop metal section on 3:36). It's just pure hip hop and I spent ages trying to work out how I could do small things with a few elements to work those rather simple bass and drums. You may be interested to know that the second bass part (lead bass, comes in on 13 seconds and at various other points) is my bass playing chopped up as a REX file and laid out across the keyboard keys. Then I replay the notes from the keys in a way that I wouldn't have done on the bass guitar itself. I should really do this more often, haven't done it in ages. It's such a fun technique (though takes a while to cut up that REX file).

crucethus 30th Jul 2013 03:26 - 12 years ago

on Number Two by Devodale

As long as this is not about having to go #2 ;-)
no seriously I'm here all week....... Outstanding mix, it's a compact nice tune that has great balance, I love the bass-line. You capture sounds in a wide space of frequencies. And the chill vibe to this makes great a listening experience, great job!

crucethus 30th Jul 2013 03:19 - 12 years ago

on Echo ft RomyHarmony by davesmith1983

I really like what you did with the vocals in the breakdown. I remember Ratty did a very edm version of Song to the Siren(Sunrise), and then Broke it down to the most beautiful Irish singer singing Tim Buckley's amazing tune. This takes that sort of idea and makes it work very well. Enjoyed this very much!

crucethus 30th Jul 2013 01:55 - 12 years ago

on Remixed Piano ft Katie Bregman by SeriouslyJoking

I like the drums and percussion towards the end. It's coming together nicely. It's definitely a sound-scape that has your style written all over it! I just realized that your piano chord structure in the end section is similar (not the same as) "Father figure" from George Michael, cool!
Steve

SeriouslyJoking replied 30th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Finally a comment!! KIITOS.

You are right! It sounds a little similar to Father Figure! How strange...Im subconsciously copying George Michael. LOL

I actually loved his music once. Or still, even?
Thanks for listening! Im not sure if the two parts of the song really belong together but maybe somebody else is willing to also take a listen and give a settling vote.

Sorry for babbling, really tired...

crucethus 29th Jul 2013 01:07 - 12 years ago

on Lies Lies Lies Feat futurenalysis by mickey1160

Nice, chilled and calming!

mickey1160 replied 29th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

I'm glad you liked the track, and thanks for stopping by. Mickey

crucethus 29th Jul 2013 00:00 - 12 years ago

on Feel the beats of the Game -Wreck-it Ralph Tribute by SoraSolitudine

There is an interesting musical analogy among "Musicians". There are people who make loops. there are people who use the loops to combine together in an arrangement to make great music. There are composers who write there ideas on paper for orchestras to perform. There are people who make music as a talented instrumentalists. There are people who combine computer algorithms to make splendid sounds in software. There are people who produce music by suggesting proper placement of instruments and ideas and arrangements. There are people who make recorded sounds sound even better with there understanding of sound engineering technology.There are people who are good at all or some of the above talents. All are welcome in the world of creative music equally. Why because you are creating something new that no one has ever heard before, and that is special. So don't ever discount what you do or how you do it even if you did not make the loops, because your talent is combining them to make a piece of art that others enjoy.!
Steve

SoraSolitudine replied 29th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Thanks for your words... but as I said to SeriouslyJoking, I feel I'm not composing.
I just mix loops and no more than this.
I want to create... create my own music... only mine.
I want to be able to express my ideas.
That's the only thing I want. To create.
Thanks for taking your time to comment. :)

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 23:16 - 12 years ago

on Lipsync - Phaze by Vinccc3

Tres Artistic, I loved the minimalism in this! Nice work!

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 22:17 - 12 years ago

on Lipsync - Caliber by Vinccc3

Amazing production!

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 21:39 - 12 years ago

on Self Named by YungWillCPR

Nice chord progression on the synths.

YungWillCPR replied 29th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Thanks a lot Crucethus. :)))

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 21:27 - 12 years ago

on The Reason by aelmen

Really nice tune, nice retro synths, like Pete Bardens retro.I thoroughly enjoyed this track.

aelmen replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Thank you man!

I had to google Pete Bardens just to find out what you mean by Pete Bardens retro. But now i know and i agree with you. But it looks like he passed away some time ago, too bad. Thanks again for your comment!

Anders

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 20:42 - 12 years ago

on Ill give you pain featuring Nepaul by FreeRadical

It's a really funky track, Reminds me of Yello, awesome!

FreeRadical replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Thanks, It's another old track that i'm quite fond of so i thought i'd give it another blast.
Thanks for stopping by
FR

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 18:56 - 12 years ago

on I Can Manage by Spivkurl

I can't believe I missed this one. Love the minimal qualities of this. And the analogue sensibilities.
Steve

Spivkurl replied 2nd Aug 2013 - 12 years ago

Well, I'm not surprised, until I featured it it was hidden on page three of my tracks! Thanks so much for listening and leaving nice comments!

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 18:13 - 12 years ago

on Back to Sanjyou feat DJ Frankie Holmes by Akazar

Nice nice bass-line in this track, well done.

Akazar replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Thank you for listening and comment!

I also like this bassline, but not well.
I need more practice.

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 17:17 - 12 years ago

on Have No Regrets by topvega

Love those guitars, and the bass is awesome too!

topvega replied 29th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Thanks for giving it a listen and for the support....it's greatly appreciated. This was a fun song to do guitar and bass wise for sure.

tv

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 03:44 - 12 years ago

on All Night Long by Dieselj

nice tune. This is smooth house, laid back gently warmed , turned over and served slightly chilled.

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 03:41 - 12 years ago

on cls83 by doudei

Awesome sounds here. Great background music. I thoroughly enjoyed this!

doudei replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

cheers man, glad you did! :)

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 03:20 - 12 years ago

on Orchestria - Bilbozo and PlanetJazzBass by Bilbozo

Wow beautiful blend of orchestration, guitar and bass-work. A Masterpiece!

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 02:57 - 12 years ago

on Slightly remastered Piano ft Katie Bregman by SeriouslyJoking

Lagom!

SeriouslyJoking replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Vad bra, tack Steve! =D

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 02:56 - 12 years ago

on He did it by benjizo

Hey nice work on this one. nice SFX on P.'s Vox.
good job!

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 02:54 - 12 years ago

on Lotion by VicaMOOR

Super artistic and very interesting. good work!. Love how it's framed by white noise.

VicaMOOR replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Hey, thanks. I appreciate you feedback and there's a whole mixtape/page more of this on my soundcloud:

soundcloud.com/jackcity :)

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 01:28 - 12 years ago

on Enter the Dragon by Darkreine

Awesome tune here. Using Billys voice and verbing it that way has made this track. It almost sounds like an old Green Velvet Track. can't say enough about this one!
Steve

Darkreine replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

Hi Steve, thanx for listening. Appreciate it.

crucethus 28th Jul 2013 01:24 - 12 years ago

on The Deads March by xpekt

Love that Bass, I like how this has a pixies like feel to it! Awesome song!

xpekt replied 28th Jul 2013 - 12 years ago

love the pixies that's for sure :) thanks for stopping by!!!

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