Awesome track Modnex, I love the suspense and dark vibes you got going here. The melody is very classic Horror movie sounding and that combined with the sound effects really pumps up the anxiety and fear factor, which are very important elements of a good horror soundtrack.
Thank you Neo! I'm happy you felt that through this one. I sometimes find it difficult to express certain emotions through music, the fact you felt the anxiety and fear through this, makes me know I did something right.
Wow I really dig this ! Dark vibes with great intensity. Man could easily expand on this and continue the song portion. Excellent soundscape that really triggers the imagination and puts the fearmones on high alert!
Yeah hardcore bro ! Guitar is super heavy with some real nice chugs. Drums work well in the mix with loads of rapid double kick action to maintain the aggression. Good job on the death growl vocals too. You say this is a collab with ripzore? So who did what?
Wow great job here ben. You pretty much nailed this one, even your vocals are damn near perfect here. You can sing. Are you into hot rods and/or the 50's subculture? I actually do a lot of Hot Rod related art and from time to time go to shows and events. Rockabilly music is very popular and there are some fabulous bands out there cranking out some of this music. I dig this track and the only thing I can think of that might add to it or improve it would be a nice harmonica (like the original) or Brian Setzer type guitar lead. Keep rockin bro.
Thanks for your feedback, great to here that others stick to this kind of music too. I would not say I am being in a 50's subculture but same with me , going to events hearing a lot of 50's music , start in Jan'18 playing in a band playing that stuff too :-).What kind of hot rod related art you talking about - I am very interested to see something. thx! Ben
Very cool track Luca. I dig the chord progression for the main melody. The spacey pads are soothing yet creates a mood or a feeling of isolation or loneliness. Interesting side chain effect there between the kick and synth bass. I dig it bro. Lots of luck on the album release. Keep us posted.
Hey two new Heavy Metal tracks in the feature section, maybe if we can get a few more we can compete with the Hip Hops and rappers !! Just kidding folks. Yeah man I dig this. Good job on the aggressive vocals and of course Nicetones lays down some killer riffage. Solid stuff.
Hey Yan, after several weeks of effort and many hours of trying to mix this down and do the original some sort of justice, I finished up my attempt to do a complete cover of KoRns original song using your guitar intrumental as the basis. I added some of my own guitar, bass, drums, keys, effects and my own Jonathan Davis impersonation. Your guitar is the foundation of this, so again pretty awesome work. Hope you like how this came out.
Yeah Wierf I like this so far bro. Sounds like many of us would like to hear you take it into a heavy metal power groove with some crunch and distortion rhythm guitar and then maybe add some really low downtuned bass line to this main melody. Theres plenty of potential here man. Keep us posted on the progress.
Hey bro, by chance have you ever listened to much old Alice Cooper? I guess your guitar playing here reminds me of Coops earlier stuff. Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce were excellent guitarists. Its a solid track and I really dig the nostalgic feel of it. A guy in one of the bands I actually played my first gigs with was really into Cooper and he used to drive us crazy in practices playing Cooper albums to get us to pick a song to work up. I took a liking to the music and he and I worked up a song called "You Drive Me Nervous" from the bands "Killer" album. We always got a lot of requests to do it after we started playing it.
Neo,
Yes I've heard a lot of Cooper over the years and he def had some awesome guitar players in his lineup.
I cannot discount the fact that my style could have been influenced by some of his songs. I have often called my style a mishmash of many influences and many styles.
TY for the listen. I have submitted this song to a local FM radio station for air play and it is actually being considered!!! Woohoo! Even just being considered for air play after being a musician for my whole life is a huge score for me. Waiting for the yes/no answer (which could take weeks) is gruelling though lol. Hoping.
Mark.
I forgot to mention a few things in my first comment. Dude, I have had to listen to this several times. Your playing has really evolved and I'm seriously amazed. I know your into a lot of different forms of Metal and as such, influenced by many bands but if I had to pick one this really reminds me of its Mastodon. The heavy rhythm chugs and fat notes sound very close especially tone wise and the mixture of Prog Rock/Metal, Psychedelia is yet another similarity. I'm hoping you are feverishly working on the next installment. Oh and yeah, danke makes a good point in reference to your extended track times and that maybe you may have to take up the mantle since it appears that StaticNomad has dropped off the grid. He once was the undisputed king, the so-called Looperman Long Shanks of track times but alas, it looks as though his reign has now come to an end and its time to name his successor. ( I'm laying it on thick here in case he reads this in hope to flush him out and goad him back into action, ha ha)! It surely looks like your up to the task. Ok bro, enough with the proverbial butt slapping and high fives. Get to work on part "Deux" brother !
You are correct about there being some serious nature out here. The bear thing, yeah, that's real, man. There have been a few times I was out and about and noticed that I wasn't alone. Once I was at this little mountain pond, walking around in the woods, and I looked down and saw some really fresh bear tracks. Around them, were smaller bear tracks. Which, as I'm sure you can guess, meant there was a mama bear and her cubs, and anyone who has any survival instincts at all knows...you come across mamma bear and her kiddo's...you get the hell out of Dodge. Which is exactly what I did.
The intro to this song is supposed to be an acoustic guitar. I was using Philharmonik VST. Not the greatest, but with a little creativity, I got it to sound fitting at least.
I'm relieved to hear that the transitions and leads were good. Those are the two things I have the hardest time with I can come up with rhythms and riffs all day long, but coming up with them so they flow together organically, that's the tricky part. Same with leads. Getting them to follow the song without just being a bunch of notes thrown together like a roll of the dice is really difficult for me. I'm just not a lead kind of guy.
"Your playing has really evolved and I'm seriously amazed."
Dude, that is a huge compliment, and means a lot! Thank you for that, man!
As far as the Mastodon influence...definitely. It wasn't a conscious thing, but much like Pink Floyd, I've listened to so much of them, it just kind of naturally comes out. As far as my "drumming" goes, Brann Dailor is by far one of my biggest influences.
I am in fact working on the next installment. It's not going to smooth at the moment. I kind of his a spot where it could go one of two ways, and I'm not really sure which way to choose. SO, I'm sitting on it for a week or so. Then I can go back and listen again. Once I do, I'll know exactly where to go with it.
I will pass on to StaticNomad that his empty throne has been filled. I've been trying to get him off his ass, too. Maybe this will be encouragement. If not, we'll have to start referring to him as StaticNowhereToBeFoundMad.
Tell ya what, man. Next time you head out this way, let me know. I'll take you out for a beer or something.
I read your description before playing it and having visited your neck of the woods several times in the past, was reminded of one occasion when I ended up on an excursion with some friends from Portland. We piled into a van and headed into the forest on a dirt road for miles up some mountain to pick Huckle berries and mushrooms! I saw Bear warning signs along the road !! We got out and wandered into the woods and walked around for a few hours. Yeah it was beautiful, huge trees, rivers and lakes everywhere but I was scared shitless the whole time thinking I was going to end ripped to shreads by some man eating bear! Listening to this track and thinking back on that crazy adventure did stir some emotions, mainly fear and anxiety. There is definitely some serious nature there in Washington and Oregon no doubt.
But, back to the track. This thing plays like some kind of a metal rock opera. I seriously dig all the guitar variation here, particularly the melodic stuff. It also incorporates a nice mixture of styles from slow Doom/Melodic Death metal grooves to the more aggressive Hardcore/Metal Core blastbeat rhythms. Super tasty structuring throughout. Love that intro. Hard to tell if its acoustic guitar or a harpsicord (strings or keys), but its mighty cool all the same. Also some really nice articulation within those lead notes, the portamento slides and cross fades are sweet and really add some fabulous dimension. Aaron I gotta say you killed it here man. I was just digging each and every one of the transitions in here. Super heavy riffs in the outtro and I cant forget to mention the superb drum track, all combine to make this one awesome piece of metal music. I'm really looking forward to the next part of this one !
Dude, I was about three quarters of the way through a big-ass reply to your second comment up there, and my damn phone glitched out and I lost the whole damn thing. I'm at work right now, so I'm saying F it. I'll wait until tomorrow when I can sit down at my 'puter and type it out properly. So, real reply coming soon. Until then, if you haven't already, check out a little band called Glowsun. If Pelican and Karma To Burn had a kid, it would be these guys.
Awesome cover bro! You pretty much nailed Munky's sound and chops. So close in fact, for the first few bars I thought this was a copy of the KoRn track. Untouchables is probably my favorite KoRn album, so yeah I really dig this man. Great job !!
"Forgive my ignorance, but By "...too clean" do you mean tones and production, or the lack of fret noises and other organic artifacts that come from live guitars, or are they too perfectly timed due to being programed in a DAW, or all the above?"
Aaron, I was only referring to the comparison to Kyuss. They go for a much more raw sound with their guitars with dirty distortion and heavily muted tones.
No man, I'm not complaining that it doesn't sound real enough. I'm not one of those guys. On the contrary, I love the sound on this and I'm pretty damn impressed and all in on someone that can produce virtual guitar at this level. By the way I have spent countless hours editing guitar tracks to remove string scrapes and pick noises etc. to clean things up. Sometimes it sounds cool but mores times than not it too obvious or annoying. I'm digging what your doing bro, keep it up.
I knew you weren't complaining, bud. I didn't even consider the thought that you were. I was only asking for the sole purpose of improving my works. I'm all about making it sound as real as possible, and who better to learn from than someone who knows, ya know? I thought maybe there were things I could have done to make it sound less...software.
Either way, man. I always look forward to what you have to say, and I'm always willing to accept pointers and advice, so whenever you might have some, throw it my way, mister!
Ooooo, that sustain is wicked man! Its pretty clean though so I'm guessing its all digital processed. Yeah a nice hard driver here bro. I dig the chord changeups and the drum track is also excellent and very tastefully done. Danke mentioned Kyuss and even though its probably way too clean guitar wise, it does remind me of something they have done. Definitely has a nice stoner groove and sounds great. Always a treat to see another ValveDriver track on the menu. We got to keep this place rockin !
Yeah, it's all digital all the time with this boy.
Honestly, I never really got into Kyuss. I love the music, but the guys voice just doesn't do it for me. Which is the case for a lot of bands.
Forgive my ignorance, but By "...too clean" do you mean tones and productuon, or the lack of fret noises and other organic artifacts that come from live guitars, or are they too perfectly timed due to being programed in a DAW, or all the above?
I'm glad you like this one. I always look forward to your reviews, man. Thank you!
Yeah man, you nailed it hard here bro. Those 808's are sick! Did you create those yourself? I think some of the replies here aren't up on Trap and don't realize its not the bass that's distorting but instead the kick. Cell phones and laptop speakers usually cant handle this much low end, so that's most likely the reason behind those mentioning distortion. I listened using my headphones and then played through my studio monitors and it sounds great. I don't have a sub-woofer hooked up at the moment so I will have to sample it in the car later. Jyesiii and Krook G represent and authenticate it. Hey on another note, I see your from Southampton, a guy I used to work with moved there last year.
Yeah, I like the sheer unique and unconventional aspect of African tribal chanting to electronic music. Very cool man! Maybe is been done before but its a first for me. Your choice of music also is important here, its minimal and clean and doesn't overpower the vocals. Good stuff Dj, I dig it bro.
Awesome happiness and fun vibe track. I really dig the tape stop! Fire up the kart and lets go grab some power ups with Peach, Yoshi, Toad, Bowser and the gang!
This is really good bro! One thing I like about your tracks is how you incorporate chord and tempo changes. This is song structuring 101 and how its supposed to be done. I'm assuming you are using the pitch bend to drop the main melody to achieve the chord change? Very solid and polished mix. Interesting and Fun too! I'm digging the Chalupacabra, muy bueno Amigo!
D'oh! I am so sorry about the description for this track. I went back to check my loops and there wasn't any pitch bending at all! Now I have to find which song it was and change the text to this track (so embarrassed). But to answer your question, yes. That's exactly what I do when I need a chord or octave change on a particular loop. Also, I'm very grateful for your kind words as they confirm that the decisions made while constructing these songs were the correct ones. Thanks Neo!
Another good loop compilation man. You definitely have a flair for this and I really like the choices of loops used here especially that second bridge there just before the outro with the funky base and metal guitar, very cool!
Nicolo, I really like your take on this man! The production here is so slick and very polished. Outstanding arrangement with both the music and vocals. I too ran across the same acapella last year and liked it so much I put together a track with it as well. My vision was quite different than yours since I'm a guitar player. I didn't leave it up long because its so lovey dovey and quite a stretch from the hard rocking image I am trying to maintain (lol)! Anyhow, I always find it quite interesting to see how various artists can use the same vocal track and create some distinctively different songs. For demonstration I uploaded my track again and I hope you don't mind me posting the link for you and other Loopers to check out if you would like to see (hear) the different directions we took. Now I'm off to check out some more of your tracks. Again, great job!
Bob this is killer bro ! Great job. I love the Scorps and have all their albums with exception to the Best of and Acoustica. "Lovedrive" is my fave. I think you have a great voice man, especially for rock. Your modulation and intonation here is really good. Klaus Meine is a Rock singing legend and most definitely no easy act to follow, but super props from me on the effort here. You pulled off a great cover track. I'm going to have to check out more of your stuff. Have you by chance done any Iron Maiden? I think you sound a lot like Bruce Dickinson. Stay with it man, I'm joining your fan club !
I truly appreciate your feedback.
I love Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. I’ll do a few ASAP.
I’m no pro especially in the recording department. :p
But I love to sing. Humbly of course.
Once again I thank you for taking the time. :)
Peace my friend
Chalupa, hey ese, I like this man. Great job on the production and arrangement. I think you definitely have some real potential as a producer. The main melody is cool and flows well and then the variations and tempo changes work perfectly to break things up and keep it from becoming boring and repetitive which are mistakes that a lot of noobs make. This track really reminds me of some video game soundtracks from my past. Very cool bro, I would love to hear some of those with the sound effects you mentioned. Looperman does have some restrictions regarding licensed material but there are loads of public domain sound effects from movies so as long as your careful and don't push the limits I think you might be ok. I have used some in a few of my tracks. If you get a chance check out my Neo Star Trek or Groove Like A Zombie. I did have to take a few down though so like I said use some discretion. I dig your creativity bro and look forward to hearing more of your stuff, so by all means keep em coming.
Thanks for dropping by Neo, glad you liked my little ditty. I try to approach making music from the listeners standpoint so, rarely will you hear a one bassline song from me. Not to say that repetitive songs are bad (sometimes they work very well) but, it's just not really my thing. You have my upmost gratitude for your encouragement and I'll be sure to check out all of your tracks!
P.S. Most of the sound clips I've used are definitely copyright infringement. Sadly, they set the mood for those tunes so, I'm not sure how to get around that. =(
I think I just discovered I can time travel, your track date is May 13th and its May 12th. Cool! Hey neuro this is legit bro. Love the deep synth bass and the Asian style keys make a beautiful melody that's very exotic and transcendental. Almost spiritual in nature. Really nice production.
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Yes I've heard a lot of Cooper over the years and he def had some awesome guitar players in his lineup.
I cannot discount the fact that my style could have been influenced by some of his songs. I have often called my style a mishmash of many influences and many styles.
TY for the listen. I have submitted this song to a local FM radio station for air play and it is actually being considered!!! Woohoo! Even just being considered for air play after being a musician for my whole life is a huge score for me. Waiting for the yes/no answer (which could take weeks) is gruelling though lol. Hoping.
Mark.
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I forgot to mention a few things in my first comment. Dude, I have had to listen to this several times. Your playing has really evolved and I'm seriously amazed. I know your into a lot of different forms of Metal and as such, influenced by many bands but if I had to pick one this really reminds me of its Mastodon. The heavy rhythm chugs and fat notes sound very close especially tone wise and the mixture of Prog Rock/Metal, Psychedelia is yet another similarity. I'm hoping you are feverishly working on the next installment. Oh and yeah, danke makes a good point in reference to your extended track times and that maybe you may have to take up the mantle since it appears that StaticNomad has dropped off the grid. He once was the undisputed king, the so-called Looperman Long Shanks of track times but alas, it looks as though his reign has now come to an end and its time to name his successor. ( I'm laying it on thick here in case he reads this in hope to flush him out and goad him back into action, ha ha)! It surely looks like your up to the task. Ok bro, enough with the proverbial butt slapping and high fives. Get to work on part "Deux" brother !
You are correct about there being some serious nature out here. The bear thing, yeah, that's real, man. There have been a few times I was out and about and noticed that I wasn't alone. Once I was at this little mountain pond, walking around in the woods, and I looked down and saw some really fresh bear tracks. Around them, were smaller bear tracks. Which, as I'm sure you can guess, meant there was a mama bear and her cubs, and anyone who has any survival instincts at all knows...you come across mamma bear and her kiddo's...you get the hell out of Dodge. Which is exactly what I did.
The intro to this song is supposed to be an acoustic guitar. I was using Philharmonik VST. Not the greatest, but with a little creativity, I got it to sound fitting at least.
I'm relieved to hear that the transitions and leads were good. Those are the two things I have the hardest time with I can come up with rhythms and riffs all day long, but coming up with them so they flow together organically, that's the tricky part. Same with leads. Getting them to follow the song without just being a bunch of notes thrown together like a roll of the dice is really difficult for me. I'm just not a lead kind of guy.
"Your playing has really evolved and I'm seriously amazed."
Dude, that is a huge compliment, and means a lot! Thank you for that, man!
As far as the Mastodon influence...definitely. It wasn't a conscious thing, but much like Pink Floyd, I've listened to so much of them, it just kind of naturally comes out. As far as my "drumming" goes, Brann Dailor is by far one of my biggest influences.
I am in fact working on the next installment. It's not going to smooth at the moment. I kind of his a spot where it could go one of two ways, and I'm not really sure which way to choose. SO, I'm sitting on it for a week or so. Then I can go back and listen again. Once I do, I'll know exactly where to go with it.
I will pass on to StaticNomad that his empty throne has been filled. I've been trying to get him off his ass, too. Maybe this will be encouragement. If not, we'll have to start referring to him as StaticNowhereToBeFoundMad.
Tell ya what, man. Next time you head out this way, let me know. I'll take you out for a beer or something.
Take care, brother.
Aaron.
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That's a bad ass track man.
I read your description before playing it and having visited your neck of the woods several times in the past, was reminded of one occasion when I ended up on an excursion with some friends from Portland. We piled into a van and headed into the forest on a dirt road for miles up some mountain to pick Huckle berries and mushrooms! I saw Bear warning signs along the road !! We got out and wandered into the woods and walked around for a few hours. Yeah it was beautiful, huge trees, rivers and lakes everywhere but I was scared shitless the whole time thinking I was going to end ripped to shreads by some man eating bear! Listening to this track and thinking back on that crazy adventure did stir some emotions, mainly fear and anxiety. There is definitely some serious nature there in Washington and Oregon no doubt.
But, back to the track. This thing plays like some kind of a metal rock opera. I seriously dig all the guitar variation here, particularly the melodic stuff. It also incorporates a nice mixture of styles from slow Doom/Melodic Death metal grooves to the more aggressive Hardcore/Metal Core blastbeat rhythms. Super tasty structuring throughout. Love that intro. Hard to tell if its acoustic guitar or a harpsicord (strings or keys), but its mighty cool all the same. Also some really nice articulation within those lead notes, the portamento slides and cross fades are sweet and really add some fabulous dimension. Aaron I gotta say you killed it here man. I was just digging each and every one of the transitions in here. Super heavy riffs in the outtro and I cant forget to mention the superb drum track, all combine to make this one awesome piece of metal music. I'm really looking forward to the next part of this one !
Back at'cha soon.
Aaron
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Aaron, I was only referring to the comparison to Kyuss. They go for a much more raw sound with their guitars with dirty distortion and heavily muted tones.
No man, I'm not complaining that it doesn't sound real enough. I'm not one of those guys. On the contrary, I love the sound on this and I'm pretty damn impressed and all in on someone that can produce virtual guitar at this level. By the way I have spent countless hours editing guitar tracks to remove string scrapes and pick noises etc. to clean things up. Sometimes it sounds cool but mores times than not it too obvious or annoying. I'm digging what your doing bro, keep it up.
Either way, man. I always look forward to what you have to say, and I'm always willing to accept pointers and advice, so whenever you might have some, throw it my way, mister!
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Yeah, it's all digital all the time with this boy.
Honestly, I never really got into Kyuss. I love the music, but the guys voice just doesn't do it for me. Which is the case for a lot of bands.
Forgive my ignorance, but By "...too clean" do you mean tones and productuon, or the lack of fret noises and other organic artifacts that come from live guitars, or are they too perfectly timed due to being programed in a DAW, or all the above?
I'm glad you like this one. I always look forward to your reviews, man. Thank you!
Take care, my friend.
Aaron.
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I love Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. I’ll do a few ASAP.
I’m no pro especially in the recording department. :p
But I love to sing. Humbly of course.
Once again I thank you for taking the time. :)
Peace my friend
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P.S. Most of the sound clips I've used are definitely copyright infringement. Sadly, they set the mood for those tunes so, I'm not sure how to get around that. =(
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