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| amani said 1607 days ago (June 30th, 2005) | |
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What about me?! Thanks, Myshkin, for your help also. I had copied the last two comments in my digital notebook and failed to go back and see who had commented. I put this cut together rather quickly because I always get stuck on how to improve a song or piece. Fro some reason, the instruments don't sound as strong as they do on my computer. They seem weaker. I'm interested in hearing the two cuts you list. Thanks for stopping by. --- Just having fun with GB. Check out my latest song called Night Talk
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| Myshkin said 1593 days ago (July 15th, 2005) | |
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What about me?! Hiya - I ended up doing my own version of this kind of thing using Blair's speech after the London bombings. It's in my songs and it's just called London. Cheers, Mysh. --- You said, "Well, never mind. We may be ugly, but we have the music" Check out my latest song called Iceland
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| perceptualvortex said 1607 days ago (June 30th, 2005) | |
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Well done I like these cut up sound bites kind of songs. The echo and repeating of Bush's voice is effective, and the bites are well chosen. I think that oud playing near the beginning doesn't fit that well, but the synths and sound effects are good. I think it could stand to be twice as long. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| amani said 1607 days ago (June 30th, 2005) | |
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Well done You know I really wanted it longer, but got impatient that I would lose what I had. I've heard some very powerful cuts like this on an Adbusters political jam CD. So I plan to go back to it the next time I try this type of piece. I'm not sure if it'll help, but I just got Jampacks 1,2 and 3 for free though my .mac account, so that I'll what else I can use in a piece like this. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. --- Just having fun with GB. Check out my latest song called Night Talk
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| DeputyDoofy said 1607 days ago (June 30th, 2005) | |
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Cool. Amani, I enjoyed this. Everything seemed to fit except that oud at the beginning. Nonetheless, I liked it. :) Check out my latest song called Sweet Smell Of Success
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| amani said 1607 days ago (June 30th, 2005) | |
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Cool. I went back to check my tracks, but I hate sound ignorant: what is an "oud"? I don't like how Bush's voice jumps right out at the beginning of the piece. I should have had a little sound effect music to lead in. --- Just having fun with GB. Check out my latest song called Night Talk
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| snowdragon said 1607 days ago (June 30th, 2005) | |
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Yes It did remind me of the old S&G tune. Nice job. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7
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| burjcris said 1607 days ago (July 1st, 2005) | |
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Oud Thought I'd let you know.......... Oud is an short-necked, half pear-shaped, plucked lute of the Arab world, the direct ancestor of the European lute. Oud's name derives from al-oud (branch of wood). There are five pairs of strings on an oud, each pair tuned to the same pitch, and a single string which is also the thickest and known as the bamteli in Turkish. The most common way to tune the oud is to tune each string a fourth apart. The most common Turkish tuning with D being the highest open string is DAEBF#C#. There is also an Arabic variant of this tuning where the intervals stay the same but the pitch of each string is dropped down by a full step; CGDAEB. Some other tunings are CGDAGD, GDAEDA, DAEBAE, GDAEDA. "Known both from documentation and through oral tradition, it is considered the king, sultan or emir of musical instruments, 'the most perfect of those invented by the philosophers' (Ikhwan al-Safa: Rasa'il [Letters] (1957), i. 202). It is the principal instrument of the Arab world, and is of secondary importance in Turkey (ud), Iran, Armenia and Azerbaijan. It plays a lesser role in Greece (outi)." The oud loop is great but perhaps should continue throughout the track far off in the background. Sounding great though! Check out my latest song called A New System
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| CR said 1607 days ago (July 1st, 2005) | |
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Guts Amani, It takes great conviction and strength to make political musical statements. I applaude you for that ! Politics and music isn't the marriage it used to be, so maybe your lighting a fire here at macjams. This track is interesting, and that's good for everybody. Nice work ! CR --- Cecil Reynolds Check out my latest song called Don't Waste your time
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| amani said 1607 days ago (July 1st, 2005) | |
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Guts Cecil and burjcris, thanks for the feedback. Buricris, I copied your response into my digital notebook because I seriously learned something new about music. I should have looked up the word the net. But thanks for your introduction. I have much to learn about instruments. Cecil, glad you liked this piece. I rushed it together and because I fear that I might mess up what I've done, so I don't wait to refine. But I'm learning and it's good to have the support of talented and skilled artists like yourself. Thanks for keeping in touch. --- Just having fun with GB. Check out my latest song called Night Talk
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| jgurner said 1606 days ago (July 1st, 2005) | |
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I think... ...on this July 4th weekend, instead of the ubiquitous shots of fireworks to close out the evening news, they ought to put up the image above and your tune would be perfect to play in the background. Great job. Check out my latest song called Bourbon Street Dawn
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| amani said 1606 days ago (July 1st, 2005) | |
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I think... Thanks, j. I really like your work, so that makes me appreciate your feedback even more. You know, every time I listen to this cut, I think about how words can get so glossed over in the news. Sure I edited the Nightline report to put an anti-war slant to it, but that's just the point of this piece. Too often critical words or views of the Bush regime just don't get repeated enough. When the words are sampled in the way we do it, they are given a chance to sink in. --- Just having fun with GB. Check out my latest song called Night Talk
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| RoaringGirl said 1603 days ago (July 4th, 2005) | |
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Very Cool. Perhaps we can help with the meltdown? Check out my latest song called Rudy Nine1one
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| irocc said 1600 days ago (July 8th, 2005) | |
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WORD I appreciated your comments on my song "Performance (Weapons of Mass Bullshit). We are definitely sharing a vibe here. It is a challenge to make great songs like this (using media/politics) that are both provocative and entertaining. I think your doing good stuff here. Rock on, and lets keep it real! If you are into hearing more Lution trax on thsi tip, check out the song "Point and Shoot" and "American Policy" at http://www.richmediarock.com/band.php?proj=7 Check out my latest song called Performance (Weapons of Mass Bullsh*t
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| qthrul said 1597 days ago (July 10th, 2005) | |
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where's the video? :) this needs a video montage! Check out my latest song called Restless
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| maricia69 said 1533 days ago (September 13th, 2005) | |
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where's the video? :) I agree 100% with that where's the video still pretty good though but I wouldn't have used the echo effect so much, it's aching for a video.! Check out my latest song called Kanye West v Condoleeza Rice
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Myshkin
I was the first reply to your question!
I like this style. I couldn't listen to a whole album like this, but I think they're great. The first one I remember hearing was "19" by Paul Hardcastle. My favourite, though, is "6 O'Clock News" by Simon & Garfunkle which has the two of them singing Silent Night while news reports from the 60s come over the top. Worth checking out if you haven't heard it!