Neomorpheus

Thanks it means alot. glad you liked 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.

Alright, let's try this again.

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 p##### on to StaticNomad that his empty throne has been filled. I've been trying to get him off his #####, 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.

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!

Neo, what's happnin, brother?

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.

thank you for the feedback bro really appreciate it, appreciate that you played it more than once too, southamptons a cool place bro!

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I used Garage band and a cheap Chinese Irig that I got for a 2 bucks

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!

What happened to the reply I wrote to this comment? Am I the only one not seeing it? >:(

I don't mind, in facts i'll just checked your track. Thank you very much for everything!

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. =(

Thanks Neo, this definitely takes me to an altered state when when I listen to it too.

Brother Neo. Will you take the blue pill or the red pill? lol...
Thanks man for your enthusiastic response. This Infinity War hype reminds me of Captain America Civil War. But the unveiling of Thanos and his immense power should reunite the Avengers together. And yet we are dreading which comic book heroes will reach their demise. Did you know the concept of the Infinity stones was taken from the Bible, from the Israelites priesthoods breastplate! Just a thought...
Anyway my brother, this movie looks intense, and its only the first half. Enjoy your day. Blessings - B.

Thanks man. Really appreciate it!!

Hey thanks for listening to the track, I appreciate your compliments. I couldn't quite get the EQ just right on this one, seemed like the more I tried to fix it the worse that it got. I will probably give it another try in the future after I have taken a long break from hearing the track. Anyway, thanks again.

Kyle

Hello mate

Thanks for listening to the track and leaving a review. When I recorded this one I was been a bit lazy with the ending. I've gone back to it today and recorded a new one.
I've just purchased EZdrummer 2 with loads of extensions so Ill have more options when it comes to my drum tracks.
Cheers Mik

I tryed multiple times to add strings because I thought that the track were to "empty". However, everytime I try it, it just results into a mess. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. But everytime I try to add a new instrument it just sounds completely wrong. I guess I don't have enough experience yet to let the song sound more "professionel".

However I'm currently searching for someone who can help me out with that. So I can share a better song soon. Until then I'll try my best to make the song better by my own.

Thank you anyway for your feedback. I really appreciate it!