toastedavalanche

Greetings, my man of many toasts.

I'm not a fan of Lynch films but I think you're right that this track might suit some sort of film made by him. There's a weird and beautiful vibe to it, with the second half getting darker and weirder. The drumless intro has more beauty and no weirdness, I think.

"a highly sophisticated arrangement to all the different instruments"

Thanks. There needs to be so that nothing is interfering too much with anything else. It's quite a mad soup of sounds so careful mixing was required to stop things getting too messy. A bit messy is OK - it can add vibe and grit.

I agree with "dreamy and unnerving".

You know I tend to go for the far out and beautiful but I would like to do more very acoustic sounding stuff. Combining that earthiness with more far out sounds is a deep, powerful mix. A bit like a didgeridoo - both very earthy and far out at the same time. Slide guitar can be a lot like that too - lower notes are earthy and higher notes are ethereal.

"I could listen to this all day."

Excellent. Feel free to do so. Every day.

Thanks again.

Static ToastMad

Thank you ^_^ I am glad you enjoyed it. Very happy to be recording again, and will be doing more after Cyber Monday... I'm still writing, and I will be visiting the pages of everyone who visit mine and check out my work. Really looking forward to putting better quality tracks out. Still looking for a vocalist who's interested in singing the songs. ^_^ I'm just a writer, so thank you doubly for the compliment.

Hello T.A

I think i should too upgrade the saxo volume no?
About the piano, you're right, it's a little repetitive! thanks for the advice, I shall look how I can develop it in the purpose to establish itself better in the general atmosphere!

Thanks for your precious words :)

Bleep

Thanks man, I appreciate the support!

Thanks! I'm glad you think it works. Sometimes I think I'm nuts for trying to fit these different sounds together. As for the title, in the first part of vocals I keep hearing 'You said lets eat, there's pudding for you...'

Thank you for this positivity! I'm glad that you liked it :)

Yeah, i might just distribute this one and send it to other producers for them to remix it. thanks!

Thanks man, also thanks for taking the time to comment I appreciate the feedback .

thank you. this piece was hard for me, I wanted a realization of the end but a magical and hopeful feel.

Thanks for the listen and comment, TA. Florence and the Machine - I hadn't thought of that but now that you said it, yeah, definitely! Yes, I am full of rage, and it scares me. So I am trying to turn it into music instead of something ugly. Focus on the things I'm for and not the things I'm against. It does me some good, at least. Again, thanks.

Thank you for the kind words!:D

Cheers!

~Eighteen

Greetings, my envious Toastman.

Good review from you - sounds like a honest outpouring of what you really think, which is rare on this site.

Sure, the cello is quite versatile and there are more sounds that you can get out of it than you hear in this track.

"smooth grooves during the opening minute are really infectious."

Yeah - they are some very compelling, catchy riffs that are augmented by little cello extras, including some percussive spiccato playing. And some damn cool slides. It is a fretless instrument so it's good to take advantage of that feature. Not the same on guitar, unless you have a fretless one, which hardly anyone has (including me).

"queasy head-spin feeling that one usually gets listening to psychedelic music whilst really fucking high."

I don't get high but I know what you mean. Slides can induce a slightly queasy feeling.

"the higher strings in, a sense of tension is created."

Yes. I love that effected violin patch and must have used it in at least 30 tracks!

"And then the distortion..."

Indeed. The first sort of distorted thing you hear is, arguably, the organ. It's a fat sound. And then the cello gets distorted.

"you give us room to breath around the 4 minute mark"

Yes - nice to have a bit of a break there. Back down for a bit more steady chilling, backed by the heavy rock kits that are playing in a restrained manner. Some new, clean cello parts and then back up for a final bit of balls-to the-wall awesome. I was concerned about the transition into the final heavy section, thinking it might be a bit awkward but I reckon it's OK. The final section is hopefully a bit of a hard-hitting surprise. And rather minimal for me.

"I don't know many people who could make something so face blisteringly awesome with a guitar"

Probably can be done by anyone who really knows their rock music and how to seriously riff it up. Grunge was kind of my musical birth, back in about '92, so I'm quite familiar with it. And then I progressed into so many more styles, as you can hear from my many other tracks.

I really recommend hearing the following cellometallo (cello metal) track I made as it's better, more epic and perhaps heavier than this one. Again: no guitar, just cello doing all the guitar work. And that effected violin VST again, plus some cool electro stuff.

Nuance Is Futile

http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/176620

Thanks again,

Static Grungemad

Thank you my friend! "Sounds insane the first time you listen to it, but it's complexity shines on repeated listens." This part of your comment made me think deeper on how people interact with me in my "everyday" life. As if only those who have interacted with me regularly in the past can understand how I react to things. Possibly this is part of my recent legal issue. The vocals took a bit of practice, and with the tempo of them it was difficult to give the song a good length. There was definitely a bunch of different influences to the vocal/lyrical aspect. Getting "lost again" was a primarily external issue, and is a very positive aspect of the idea. It was celebratory, in a way, as I have been charged with three crimes in the past four years, and have avoided trial or real punishment in all cases. I always appreciate hearing other people's interpretations, especially in my lyrical work... this is part of what is so valuable about the looperman community! I'm happy that you listened and enjoyed! Thank you!

TA, you just made my day. As far as passion, you're talking to a guy with the Bill of Rights tattooed on him, and the Preamble, and...goes on. You never know how things will come across to others and sometimes you just feel plain crazy, like am I the only one who gives a shit?, so your comments made me very happy. Thank you!

This just kind of happened hahaha I was playing with my newest toy before work and thought hey that would make a good loop. Recorded, uploaded it. Then said hey that would sound cool looped with some slide lead played over it. Then I said Hey I have those cool spoken word pellas... :D I'm going to make a video too. When I get dug out from this 3 feet of snow. Mournful crawl desribes it perfectly! Just look what us stupid humans are doing to the earth and don't even care. I don't have pics yet of the guitar yet but it,s made with one of those 64 oz Danish butter cookies tins, the large tin. Love the sound! Thanks TA

I agree with everything you said in this post. Sorry for replying so late haha. Life has me busy. It will all change if I can get some vocals on here (eventually :P)

Brado

Much appreciated toastedavalanche
Steve

Been so busy lately I haven't done much music. I had Martin Luther King day off and came across Dan's art composition which I usually participate in. Winter is the theme this time so I had to blow the dust of my cbg and play a little something :p I love the way those guitars can tell a tale all on their own! Thanks TA I trying to do one for a pic from the dust bowl era, not for any competition, just for fun. Pictures have a way of inspiring audio tales.

Ok

Thanks man..

Get on the dancefloor mada !!

Peace

Both scenarios sound exciting ;) I guess this could fit under blues, country or even folk. I like the hill blues which combines all three. I find cbgs to be quite hypnotyzing to listen to people playing, LOVE em! Thanks TA

thank you so much man! great feedback :) my friend and I worked really hard on this

Thanks toastedavalanche! I agree this track has a very light feeling to it and would be great for fantasy.

Thanks for stopping by!