joecramer

joecramer

Let there be music
  • From : Hamburg, Germany
  • Joined : Fri 23rd May 2014, 9 years ago

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  1. dimestop
    dimestop on Sat 23rd Dec 2023 - 3 months ago
    Commented on Speed Xmas NoTimeAtAllSong by joecramer

    excellent work Joe love that punk edge its got a good UK old school vibe, ive got young grand kids so i love it for them, i hate all the greed and commercialism for one day, and for a lot its a stressful mess they could do without, brilliant alternative

  2. pseudoble
    pseudoble on Wed 20th Dec 2023 - 3 months ago
    Commented on Speed Xmas NoTimeAtAllSong by joecramer

    Ha - rock on with Christmas - this is great - so much more engaging than jingle bells - love the attitude as much as the fast repetitive guitar riff too

    Is that Santa or Beelzebub with the deep backing vox - he's welcome at my place either way : )

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Fun and joy are always good things.
    Celebrating a proper party because the LORD was born is probably the least you have to do. .....And happy people who sing to wild music and have fun can also be punks :)

    And as for the guy who sang so darkly - I think it was "the thinking zombie". I don't know if you've gotten to know the forum yet. But there was a time when we really had a lot of fun with it and there was still something of a community here. Back then there was a Halloween challenge and in it (for me) the thinking zombie appeared for the first time. Just as smart as a human, just a zombie. There he played a live concert in a radio play with a protest song against stupid barbaric people...... And the guy in this song here just sounds exactly like "the thinking zombie"

    All the best and a great x-mas to you and yours
    stay tuned
    joe

  3. 2Sisters
    2Sisters on Tue 12th Dec 2023 - 3 months ago
    Commented on Speed Xmas NoTimeAtAllSong by joecramer

    Hallo Joe, wow! Dieser Song hat auch nach 25Jahren nichts an drive und spirit verloren. Ich glaube du hast einen Song geschaffen, der absolut zeitlos ist. Den Eindruck habe ich nur sehr selten von einem Lied. Aber bei deinem hier trifft es absolut zu! Toller Song, toller Spass, den ich vom Anfang bis zum letzten Ton sehr genossen habe.

    Liebe Gruesse und eine schoene lustige aber auch besinnliche Adventszeit

    Manuela

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    Reply by joecramer

    Hallo Manuela,
    danke danke fr deinen wirklich netten Kommentar.
    Und wie man es auch drehen und wenden kann, eigentlich ist Weihnachten wirklich der freudigste Tag im Jahr eines Christen. Ich mein, Hey der Herr wurde geboren. Alles wird besser. Alles wird gut. So startet die Geschichte doch. Also passt eine gewisse grundlegende Partystimmung doch hervorragend.
    So fhle ich mich fast jedes mal wenn ich, seit 25 Jahren, mir zu Weihnachten diesen Song wieder und wieder gebe. Er bringt mich wirklich, ernsthaft, in die Stimmung, der meiner Meinung nach sich jeder befinden sollte an diesem wunderprchtigem tollem Tag.
    Hey man, der HERR wurde geboren :)

    Wenn DAS kein Grund zum feiern ist, was dann?

    Alles gute und FROHES Fest
    stay tuned
    joe

  4. Zootman
    Zootman on Mon 11th Dec 2023 - 3 months ago
    Commented on Speed Xmas NoTimeAtAllSong by joecramer

    Ah yes, I believe you are a man after my own heart with regards to things Christmas. Very punk and very good fun. Quite a contrast to verdigos track lol.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thanks a lot Zootman for your nice comment. Fun is the key!
    And it is sure good to know that people can enjoy a 25 years old little punky track even in 2023.

    !! Free the Christmas songs !!

    I wish you and your "family" a nice and FUNNY x-mas
    stay tuned
    joe

  5. PatriciaEdwards
    PatriciaEdwards on Fri 14th Jul 2023 - 8 months ago
    Commented on Once - a Burt and Joe Collaboration by joecramer

    Heyyyyy there Joe. :-)
    I like the track.
    Your vocals sound a little far away, but that could be the crappy computer I'm listening on. Haha
    Good work.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello Patricia,
    no, it is not the computer you are on :) it is really that way. and every time i hear this song i think >>you could sing it again joe or mix it again

  6. KooLKYLE
    KooLKYLE on Mon 10th Jul 2023 - 8 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Love the rising synth at the start and throughout the song very relaxing and deep but for some cc I'd say add a few crashes or ride cymbal

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thanks a lot Kyle,
    for your friendly words about this little tune.Good to know that you liked it.
    And also thanks for the "ideas" to fill it a bit up. I will do a test to hear how it works (for me)

    stay tuned
    joe

  7. InitiumMusic
    InitiumMusic on Tue 27th Jun 2023 - 9 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    This is insane. This has got some Blade Runner vibes HANDS DOWN. Anytime I see this track on Featured I listen to it quite a few times lol. Good work.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello InitiumMusic
    Every time someone writes to me that he listen to my songs more often, I'm extremely happy. Most of the time you have to be happy when things are at least listened to completely....
    Many thanks for your encouraging words. I am pleased that you like my work so much

    stay tuned
    joe

  8. Micky
    Micky on Fri 12th May 2023 - 10 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Unbelievable what you have conjured up there.... really a journey. Obviously you know about traveling without moving. I hear a further development of the Berlin School, among other things... Big compliments, Joe!
    Peace,
    Micky

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thank you very much for this great compliment.
    But actually I can't adopt it at all. I actually lived in Berlin for 2 years and at that time even made electronic music with some "real" Berlin guys, but we really had absolutely nothing to do with any "wiered" old "bores" :)
    Back then we were about 19-20 years young and that's now 35 years ago. Musically we moved more in the direction of electronic post-punk, EBM, techno and wave and were miles away from established stuff) wonderful times :)
    And now I've been living in Hamburg for almost 25 years. But I don't have any "connections" with the Hamburg school either....
    I take it all on myself.
    I learned a bit of the recorder at school, with a bit of sheet music and so on, then had a few guitar lessons and briefly tried to learn the clarinet and accordion. But I mostly failed on both :)
    So actually no serious musical training or any theoretical plan.
    I do it all (creating, composing, playing, importing, writing, singing, mixing and doing, completely on my own and only according to "my feeling"
    If there is one school that I follow or that I expand, it is that of my life :) the - Joe Cramer school of one's own path -
    Thanks again for your kind and appreciative words.
    I was really happy about it, precisely because it was penned by someone who has a much more "serious" idea about music than I do.

    stay tuned Micky
    joe

  9. T576
    T576 on Fri 12th May 2023 - 10 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    J, had to give you another one on this. Hint of mystery along with a strong since of serenity as well as a touch of sadness. If I could get pass this one, I could listen to more of your tracks. Well put together. PEACE. T576 OUT.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thanks for the recent comment.
    Also for listening again, of course.
    Personally, I always find it very nice when someone takes the time to listen to a song of mine more than once. Because for that, the person has to like it.
    But as much as I like that, you should still listen to one or the other piece of mine.
    I'm in the process of redesigning my home page. At the moment you can access everything that I have uploaded to youtube (that's a lot of songs). The rest (and that's not a little either) is still flying around at ReverbNation and of course there are also a few songs here at looperman. As soon as I'm done with my site, you can listen to everything there and mostly also download it .... joe-cramer.de

    stay tuned
    joe

  10. SaintLoreyn
    SaintLoreyn on Thu 11th May 2023 - 10 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    This sounds amazing

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thanks a lot SaintLoreyn
    Good to know that you enjoyed your listening and like how it sounds.

    stay tuned
    joe

  11. EricMilligan
    EricMilligan on Sat 29th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Hey, Joe. Really enjoyed listening to this new track from you. Followed all the required safety instructions!

    Very evocative and definitely conveyed a mix of emotions, mostly calming, but with an undercurrent of wistfulness I think. Not sure that it was cinematic. Not exactly chill either. Kind of unique actually! :)

    Sorry to hear that you have been unwell. Music is a great therapy so please try to make more for us, and for you.

    Eric

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello Eric.
    Nice to hear that you liked it and that you rate it as unique. Every artist likes to hear that. Many thanks for that and for the time and everything.
    Whether it's actually cinematic or chill or something else, who knows? Usually I just take electro and I'm out of the loop. But then there is usually whining right away :)

    When I made this song, I went through a period of emotions like I've never had in my life. And there was a bit of everything. Mountains and valleys full of emotions, so to speak. So it doesn't surprise me that this song just drips with it. And since everyone feels differently, there should be something for everyone.

    I will definitely keep making music. I can't help it :)
    And surely she will help me, because it has always been like this. But unfortunately music will not heal me. But that's perfectly fine.

    So you won't have to wait too long to hear something new.

    stay tuned
    joe

  12. 2Sisters
    2Sisters on Fri 28th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Hey Joe, this song is a masterpiece! It is epic, expressive and musically convincing. I can't know But somehow I have the feeling as if you have processed your feelings and integrated them authentically into this wonderful sound. You have installed so many suitable musical adons, but not exaggerated. There is no dominance of a single instrument to be heard here. Everything interacts like the cogs in a gearbox. Beautiful song, well done, mixed and mastered. I wish you all the best, love and strength for your future. Manuela

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello Manuela
    Thank you very much for this really wonderful friendly comment.What should/can I say about that now?
    I can't think of anything besides thank you :)
    Of course I like to read comments that tell me that they liked it and so but your comment made me (almost) blush.

    I'm happy for you that you liked my song so much. Because that's why I wrote it. Hopefully I can keep the level at this high level.
    I will of course try

    So thank you again for these constructive words, for the time you have invested and the effort you have made.

    I hope everything is going to your satisfaction for you.

    stay tuned
    joe

  13. RitajustRita
    RitajustRita on Thu 27th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Thanks for sharing Joe.
    I understand you very well.
    I barely survived cancer a few years ago. I had no problem going public with it until I saw that a lot of people couldn't handle it and didn't know how to react so they kept quiet about it.
    That actually hurt a lot more.
    I also understand your rollercoaster of emotions and fear very well.
    Once again I wish you a lot of strength but try to enjoy everything that matters to you.
    In addition, you are also entitled to the days when you feel bad.
    You don't always have to seem like the strong person to your environment...it's about you.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    True words Rita
    But at the end of the day, I'm also a father and husband and of course I don't want to put anyone down on my loved ones.
    At the moment everything is going well and the results are very positive as far as it goes.

    What really annoys me is that I had just started tearing my studio apart to build a nice new one. And now I'm so exhausted and battered that it will take months :) But at least I always have something to do and can distract myself

    It is important that YOU stay healthy Rita.
    In this sense
    stay tuned
    joe

  14. RitajustRita
    RitajustRita on Thu 27th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Hey Joe.
    Thanks for your nice replay.
    I dont have Analog Synths 2 but i have some Roland synths.
    they are also cool.
    Unfortunately, my daw can't handle the Roland synths because it's too full. With a lot of crackling and delay, I try sometimes to make a beat with it by luck. Then I have first to throw it out of my daw to hear if he succeeded lol.
    I did indeed read something about your health in the discription.
    I hope it's not too bad or it will get better.
    I don't want to go into that too much because of your privacy, but I wish you a lot of strength.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello Rita
    I know. I know that all too well. Jerky and twitch and freeze and cancel and and and. Frustration quickly sets in. Somehow at least all DAWs I use or have used seem to have the same problems. And meanwhile I have a well-equipped PC with a lot of power and all sorts of great things, but these problems keep popping up every now and then :)
    You just have to say - close your eyes and through.

    When it comes to my health, I've changed my attitude. At first I didn't even want to think about it. Then I just wanted to keep it in the family. I then extended this to my circle of friends. And now I think - oh fuck it, tell everyone else and show them where you really stand and how you really are and how you deal with it. But not everyone is seriously able to deal with it properly. If you speak to me now I just try to explain how i feel and deal with it. I usually feel better afterwards and the others worse......
    And to keep it short - I'm playing for time.
    With a bit of luck it will be 10 or more years, with bad luck it will be much much less. But I'm still in the game.

    I hope I haven't spoiled your day with my openness. Just always remember that I've learned, sometimes better sometimes worse, to deal with it. Cause i know now how great and good some people around me really are. Und das macht mich dankbar.

    stay tuned
    joe

  15. theHumps
    theHumps on Wed 26th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    First off, sorry to hear about your health. I noticed you hadn't been here in some time but so many regular visitors have left here in the past few years. Hope you are recovering and feeling better. Get well!!

    Cool track, worth the listen. Deep, moody, a sense of adventure, hope and much more built into this idea. Hope there's more coming and that you're up to it!

    Take care Joe!

    Wayne

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello Wayne
    I hardly like to say it, but getting well will always remain just a dream. But there is legitimate hope that I can still play for time for some time.

    Right now it is of course all the nicer to receive positive encouragement for what is important to you. And music is and will always be a really important part of me. I don't intend to stop just because I've fallen into a deep dark hole for an extended period of time.

    Since this song was something like a liberation, some new songs should see the light of the looperverse soon. Some just waiting for their completion.

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the kind words you wrote and the time you took. It really mean a lot to me

    stay tuned
    joe

  16. imakebeatsofficial
    imakebeatsofficial on Wed 26th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Got the headphones on (as always) and sitting comfortably ready to dive into the Looperman track archive

    I wanted to start at the top today so this is a good vibe to get into it.

    As a producer who's not expierenced with this kinda stuff it's interests me how you go about putting something like this together

    Feels very native/tribe building into a spacey retro vibe

    X-Files or something similar

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello LankFrampard
    Thank you very much for your attention, your time and your comment. (Good to know that you have complied with all safety-related things :) )

    As for your question, to be honest I can't really answer that for you. It went like it always did for me.
    Fiddle around a bit with sounds.
    Experiment and tinker and tinker.
    Discarding and replacing things and suddenly realizing that you are actually somehow on a path.
    Then change and adapt everything again in such a way that this path develops into a path towards a goal.
    And done :)
    In the end I had the beat ready and the guitar provided the chords.
    Then I created 3-4 little melodies.
    I doubled it and gave it different sounds and stuff like that.
    Well, and then the individual tracks are distributed and adjusted and processed with FX and stuff.
    Just like you do it. It doesn't matter what direction or genre you're heading into. ......

    For me it was just that I found myself at the absolute low point of my life.
    And the sounds and everything calmed me down and took some of my sadness away.
    So much so that afterwards I got the feeling that everything is exactly as it should be (in the song).
    I had and have the feeling that it is a "beautiful" song and that I should others give the oportunity to feel the same.
    So I came back here after a long time and uploaded it.

    It probably all makes very little sense, at least in relation to your question. But I can't explain it any better.

    stay tuned
    joe

  17. RitajustRita
    RitajustRita on Wed 26th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    hahaha what a funny Description
    But oh my god what a great sounds.
    That sound..almost a woman sound is so cool in it
    I listened to the whole track and it was definitely not boring.
    The mastering is perfect.
    Great job mister!!

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello Rita
    A little bit of fun is always good.
    So I tried to write something funny in the description. Mainly because my personal condition is anything but funny ......

    The creation of the many sounds was of course very time-consuming. At least for me :) It felt like it took forever until I was reasonably happy with it. So it's really nice to hear that you liked the result so much.

    Just this sound like a woman's voice fascinated me too. Unfortunately, the synth I used for this is only available for "Magix Music Maker". But maybe you have this DAW :) then you will find it there in "Analog Synths 2" in "Voices" - "Real Voice"

    We are all learning our whole lives and trying to get better. And of course I'm pleased that I seem to have gotten a little better at mastering over the years.

    It's really nice to read that I didn't bore you.
    So, heartfelt thanks to you for taking the time to listen to the song and then writing such a nice comment.

    stay tuned
    joe

  18. Zootman
    Zootman on Tue 25th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Kia ora, this is a wonderful track. I found it beautiful and uplifting. I love the melodies and the sounds you used to translate it are perfect. Production is amazing. Four and a half minutes went by so fast. Had to listen again. All the best man.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thank you very much Zootman,
    for your really very friendly comment.
    I am very happy that you like this song so much. It's nice to hear that you listened to it again.
    For that alone, the effort I put into it was really worth it.

    Thank you again for the time you gave up :)

    stay tuned
    joe

  19. Shaman77
    Shaman77 on Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    I couldn't resist and made a video
    https://www.facebook.com/obsheed/videos/503998018463366

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    I watched your video with my wife. and we were both amazed at how well the little angels fit the music.
    It's really gratifying for me to see what music I write can trigger.
    It was the first time for me that someone took the trouble to create a video for my music without being asked and it made me feel really good.

    Thank you very much for this and for all the time you have invested in listening, commenting and creating and uploading....
    May god always keep a kind eye on you.

    stay tuned
    joe

    P.S.: I am really extremely touched

  20. Shaman77
    Shaman77 on Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    It's really fascinating

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thankyou very much Shaman77

    Always good to know that there are some people around this world who like what i have done

    stay tuned
    joe

  21. AnAppleJuice
    AnAppleJuice on Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Wow, very enigmatic and atmospheric composition, makes you dreaming indeed. Piano melody is magnificent, Wind chime sounds are the great combination to smooth pads and vintage synth leads with suspenseful percussions are making that classic Sci-fi feeling. Amazing work!

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thank you very much for your wonderful comment.
    It fills me with joy to hear how much you liked this song. I didn't consciously try to create exactly this feeling, but I had exactly this feeling when I was composing and experimenting. The sounds just found each other.

    Your kind words made me feel very comfortable which I really needed at the moment. Thanks again for that

    stay tuned
    joe

  22. dimestop
    dimestop on Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    beautiful emotionally charged track Joe, sorry to here about your health. great cinematic work it takes you on an alien journey. super sound production its very engrossing and draws you in. there is a sense of triumphalism to it also. nice work

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thankyou very much Dimestop,
    for this really nice and friendly comment.

    I didn't expect that so many people would react so positively to this song.And, especially in my condition, it's almost like medicine.

    As I have already written, I really put a lot of effort into this and tried for a long time to create something, (well lets say), good. And I was very happy that after such a long time I was actually able to finish it.

    That's why I would like to thank you and everyone else again for giving me so much (life)energy, just by listening and writing a comment.

    I wish you and all the others really all the best.

    stay tuned
    joe

  23. phantomproduction
    phantomproduction on Sat 22nd Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    nice composition for a dark dreamy day, nice job my friend!
    Michael

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thanks a lot Michael for listening and writing some friendly words about this Song. It's always good to know that there are some people in the world who like what i do.

    stay tuned
    joe

  24. pseudoble
    pseudoble on Fri 21st Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    Lovely track Joe - emotionally evocative, tender and triumphant more than melancholic. The legato synth sounds remind me a little of a Theremin. Sound production is top class

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Hello
    Thank you very much for your well-chosen words.
    The sound of the synth somehow had a touch of the past for me. And that could very well be because the sound sounds or feels like an old theremin.
    It's nice to know that there are people out there who find what I'm doing audible and in some way enjoyable.

    So thank you again for the time you invested in listening and writing.

    stay tuned
    joe

  25. T576
    T576 on Thu 20th Apr 2023 - 11 months ago
    Commented on A dark dreamy day by joecramer

    This to me is visual music creation. From the beginning I had the going on a journey musically feeling. Sorry about your health, and yet you press on with the musical ICH. I give you 100% credit for that kind of drive. Hope you have a speedy recovery and continue to wright such smooth pruductions.

    joecramer
    Reply by joecramer

    Thanks a lot for your warm words T576
    I hope you had a nice musically journey.
    I'll give my best to stay a little longer on earth and make some interesting music.

    stay tuned
    joe

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