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Last Played: Jun 24, 2008 - 02:43:00 PM
Downloads: 100
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Uploaded: Jul 17, 2005 - 07:50:44 AM
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2005 - 03:52:13 PM
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Keywords:
seven (7), frenetic (2), science fiction (7), future (15), flying cars (1), traffic jam (1), caffeine (3), dodecatonic (1), neon (6), blue (39), red (19), waves (20)
Description:
Who says you can't dance in 7? The drums here are mostly pieced together from Drums on Demand loops, and those...er, dodecatonic melodies were made in Reason. All patched together with some loops and FX in Soundtrack.

Hardware:
Mac G4

Software:
Reason, Soundtrack
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I'm dancing-doing the Herky Jerky &mdash 07/17/05 - 11:51:18 AM
Love the 7/4. I like the 3-then-4 feel. All holds together
well. Thanks for the warning honks. As for 'dodecatonic,'
don't use foul language in your song descriptions.

8-9-8-9

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I'm dancing-doing the Herky Jerky &mdash 07/17/05 - 03:03:17 PM
Tom, thanks I'm glad you like this! Sorry about the foul language, just
trying to eschew the quotidian.

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Like the car sounds like stuck in traffic . . &mdash 07/17/05 - 11:56:35 AM
Sounds like maybe a culture shock when we get so much
traffic that well have to have highways in the air. Out of sheer
demand. At least this is what your tune made me think.

The traffic cops will have to tie balloons on their back belts
in order to float that high :)

Cool, lots of nice stuff in there.

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Like the car sounds like stuck in traffic . . &mdash 07/17/05 - 03:23:28 PM
Thank you. I like that image, like NYC in The Fifth Element.

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Funky mathematics &mdash 07/17/05 - 02:52:39 PM
Really nice beats you got going here and great creative
sounds (love the car horn!). The drums are really
cool...might have to invest in Drums on Demand myself!
Steve

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Funky mathematics &mdash 07/17/05 - 07:38:00 PM
Cool, thanks much steve! I think Drums on Demand is great, and nope
they didn't pay me to say it!

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Ok...so this is way cool &mdash 07/17/05 - 02:52:47 PM
(just using a bit of So. Calif lingo there... the traffic sound
effects made me do it!)
I agree, the time sig on this does the trick of keeping my
ears on their toes...in a manner of speaking.

Great track, PV! I enjoyed this!


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Ok...so this is way cool &mdash 07/17/05 - 04:19:28 PM
I am curious, Cat...exactly what do ear toes look like?

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Ear toes &mdash 07/17/05 - 08:16:39 PM
Of course you're curious, Tom; you're a former newsman. But I'm not so sure
this is the appropriate place for such a discussion. Maybe the forums?




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Ear toes &mdash 07/17/05 - 08:25:27 PM
I'm thinking. Is anyplace appropriate for you and me to discuss this
sensitive subject? We may have gone too far already...

(PV, don't mind us. You and your little 7/4 song go run and play.)

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Ear toes &mdash 07/17/05 - 08:37:02 PM
Oh, by all means discuss ear toes right here. My feet don't hear a thing.
And hey! Don't belittle my stomping monster of a 7 tune, stepping on your
living room like a War of the Worlds tripod! My songs and I play by subtly
reprogramming your brain, Mr. 1956... if that is your real name...

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Ear toes &mdash 07/17/05 - 09:18:01 PM
It's not his real name. My sources tell me otherwise, but then, you know these
former news guys... The ear toes question is just a ruse. He's looking for
inside information. And if I were you, I'd not mention "War of the Worlds" too
loudly....Remember Roswell!


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Ok...so this is way cool &mdash 07/17/05 - 07:41:21 PM
Thanks Mysti! I'm very glad you enjoy this!

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Great piece &mdash 07/17/05 - 08:20:01 PM
Great rhythm and I love the elements that weave in and
out. Reminds me of Ryuchi Sakamoto, in all the best ways.

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Great piece &mdash 07/17/05 - 08:30:44 PM
Cool, I'm glad you like this illuminati! Thanks for the tip... it looks like
Sakamoto has quite a cool website... nice flowing jazz. Thanks for listening
and commenting!

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7/4 3 - %u03C0 (-4/3)... &mdash 07/17/05 - 09:48:19 PM
...equals coolness.

Your math teacher would be proud.

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7/4 3 - %u03C0 (-4/3)... &mdash 07/17/05 - 09:50:31 PM
BTW, the gibberish was supposed to be the symbol for Pi, but it didn't really
work out...

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Some people are like big children, harming others without even seeing it. Staying angry with these fools is like being mad at fire because it burns.

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7/4 3 - %u03C0 (-4/3)... &mdash 07/18/05 - 12:57:08 AM
Heh heh, thank you jgurner! Math is too cool. Wow, did I just say that out
loud? Glad you like this!

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Kept me tappin' &mdash 07/17/05 - 11:02:05 PM
Great piece PV - always loved John McLaughlin's early stuff, and this reminds me of it (he never could count to 4 either!). This will join my playlist.
Thanks!

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Kept me tappin' &mdash 07/18/05 - 01:03:24 AM
Hey thanks jiguma! I think Inner Mounting Flame is pretty incredible... don't
know his other stuff though. I'm glad you like this!

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This rocks like a traffic jam! &mdash 07/18/05 - 03:50:05 PM
Honk, honk! Did you play in traffic as a kid? Do you
play in traffic now? Hopefully not you might not get
to post a follow-up to this. Nice to finally hear one of
your tracks after conversing with you so much. This
is like a cross between prog rock, dance music and
math rock, and it works! Great stuff! Now I just need
to go back and listen to some of your older stuff.
What did you recommend again?

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This rocks like a traffic jam! &mdash 07/18/05 - 05:51:34 PM
But it's a high speed traffic jam! I'm glad you enjoyed this, Ep! Thanks for
giving my stuff a listen with comments. Now it's time for you to post
something new! If you like, give a listen to "Emergency" and "Fractal
Resonance" and lemme know what you think.

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I always dance in 7 &mdash 07/18/05 - 08:24:32 PM
Even if the band is playing in 8.
Moves along very smoothly - great groove and excellent
production.

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I always dance in 7 &mdash 07/18/05 - 08:44:26 PM
Thank you very much Mungo, I'm glad you dig this groove.

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Love 7/4! &mdash 07/19/05 - 02:45:40 PM
Great track all around!
8-9-8-8-Fav-DL
Top Notch!

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Love 7/4! &mdash 07/19/05 - 06:29:38 PM
Right on, thank you Einar!

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sweet beats &mdash 07/20/05 - 07:12:21 AM
I like the drum loops you used. very seemless in their transitions from one groove to the next. Excellent work.

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sweet beats &mdash 07/20/05 - 12:41:37 PM
Thank you, Mr. Inside! Glad you like.

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If you hadn't told &mdash 07/20/05 - 10:39:58 AM
I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't have noticed the time
signature. As long you don't emphatically bang some cymbal
on every 1 it is quite possible to make a flowing rhythm in
any time signature. (Ok, I tried it with 13, and that's a bit
tough.)

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If you hadn't told &mdash 07/20/05 - 12:47:29 PM
You make a good point, Vic. Don't tell anyone, but I spilled the beans about the meter because I thought that would entice more listeners. I was in a band--'Beyond Repair' (I play drums)--that had a very nice, flowing section of one song that was in 11. As for 13, I think the last section of Rush's "Jacob's Ladder" is a fairly smooth 13. Thanks for listening and commenting!

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unique &mdash 07/21/05 - 08:16:02 AM
There is a tension feeling. However, there is a sense of intimacy, too. The siren is effective. This is very unique.
This is good music.

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unique &mdash 07/21/05 - 11:08:58 AM
Thank you Tadashi! Glad you like this.

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Great use of sounds &mdash 07/21/05 - 05:03:57 PM
The traffic sounds work really well. Tempo great.

Nice track

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Great use of sounds &mdash 07/23/05 - 12:05:32 PM
Thanks! I've been looking for an excuse to include car horns in a song. :)

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me dance so much &mdash 07/21/05 - 05:30:07 PM
Hey Vortes,

very nice dance tune, I am jumping around and can't stop.
Liked how you pieced those drums together, also some
very nice synth sounds in the back.
Kewl piece.

Cheers

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me dance so much &mdash 07/23/05 - 12:10:12 PM
Awesome, I'm glad this is dancery for you! Thanks k!

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I see them! &mdash 07/22/05 - 06:09:24 PM
They're a zigging and a zagging thru mazes, it's
crazy... like a fantasy cartoon futuristic network...
little bugs in buggies... it's frantic, man....like, wow.

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I see them! &mdash 07/23/05 - 12:17:14 PM
Now *that* I can see. Heh heh, thanks for the imagery... maybe it's time to
animate something here...

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Stunning &mdash 07/22/05 - 09:37:38 PM
This has been really hard for me to leave a comment on because it has just left me with my mouth hanging open and there might even have been some drooling.

I really love this. It's simple, but true.

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Stunning &mdash 07/23/05 - 12:21:05 PM
Heh, cool, I'm very glad you like this Lisa! All the better if there was drool.
Thanks for listening, and letting me know what you think!

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How in the world &mdash 07/24/05 - 10:03:01 AM
do you create this stuff? I want whatever mind altering drugs PV used to take. Great job (as all your music is awesome)!

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How in the world &mdash 07/24/05 - 11:08:45 AM
Heheh, thanks for the complement Drew! Sorry, but the drugs used are a
trade secret.

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I can't believe it &mdash 07/26/05 - 12:12:32 AM
Man I am just Blown far far away...I can't even begin to imagine how you put this together. I really liked it. It sounded like a well polished and sophisticated band. Don't know how you squeezed this one out of the plastic box and I too am trying to close my mouth, but I'll need to head to the floor for my bottom lip...

Very nice Piece Perc. Congrads! This is a very nice production.

Cydniko

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I can't believe it &mdash 07/26/05 - 03:16:37 PM
Heh heh, cool, I'm glad you dig this! I appreciate you listening and commenting, Cydniko, thank you!

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Interesting interplay &mdash 08/09/05 - 04:34:56 PM
This is a wildly complex but danceable concoction. Cripes,
I can't cross this intersection in FutureCity, but I won't
mind waiting if this is the funky new din of future traffic.
Great job.

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Interesting interplay &mdash 08/11/05 - 04:03:48 PM
Don't worry, there's a safe break in the traffic every few hours or so.
Thanks Rich, glad you like this!

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very fun &mdash 09/06/05 - 09:11:34 PM
This is unusual, but in a good way... very intriguing rhythm...
leave it to a drummer to try 7/4 time! Great bass & rhythm,
and wild effects, very effect-ive! Left me out of breath,
definitely gets a sense of "Future Shock" across! I'll stay in
this age please! :-) Very complex writing, I'm impressed!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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very fun &mdash 09/07/05 - 12:28:27 PM
Cool, thank you Drakonis! Of my own catalog, this is one of my faves. Glad you like the rhythm, effects and complexity here.

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Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash &mdash 11/18/05 - 03:41:48 PM
Wish I had Five Extra Legs so I could dance in unison with this energetic
and colorful production. Then I wouldn't look as stupid as I do right now
waving my arms around like an injured octopus. No, in fact I'd look like
the lady walking her dog in the Futurist painting by Giacomo Balla. Are
you a Futurist composer? You'd certainly be the model for how one should
approach such an interpenetration of movement and speed and machine
age imagery. I'm floored. It would be thematically ok to give you straight
7's, but this ranks far above that. Can't wait to hear this again. How 'bout
a nice round of applause (in an impossible time signature that defies
math) for this gentleman!

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Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash &mdash 11/18/05 - 03:53:51 PM
Heheh, hey, thanks for noticing! Yes, I am in fact a futurist composer, which is why my songs are always leaving behind strobed trails. Listen to my upcoming prog rock piece that features clapping in syncopated quintuplets and 17 vs 31 polyrhythms. It may take some years to finish, but... ...thanks for listening and commenting five_extra, I'm glad you dig this piece!

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Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash &mdash 11/22/05 - 07:46:17 PM
I hope you're not pulling my extra leg about being a futurist. There's something
truly magical about this composition that I can't put my finger on. Clapping in
syncopated quintuplets and 17 vs 31 polyrhythms....? Hasn't that been done like
a thousand times already? Do we need one more? You are one gifted noise
maker strategically placed just in the right spot of an unsupervised echo
chamber. Now I can go back to my pathetic 2 dimensional life and try to create
another ridiculous robot love song to reassure myself that there is no room for
math in my world. In the polyrhytmic words of one Dee Dee Ramone, "One, Two,
Three, Four!" God bless you, Mr. P. Vortex. You are a superstar.

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Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash &mdash 11/22/05 - 11:51:43 PM
Not at all; I don't really label myself futurist, but I certainly identify with the
futurist movement and I often do tap into an aesthetic that's driving and
machinelike (Nanobot Swarm is like that too). You may be right; it's
probably best to avoid the more cliched polyrhythms. Thanks for your kind
words, five_extra!

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7/8 jeez! &mdash 06/18/06 - 12:53:40 PM
wow that must have been hard to make. 7/8 time would be tricky i bet. I
liked the upbeat feel, synths, and various instruments. Makes you want to
listen to it because of its variety.

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7/8 jeez! &mdash 06/18/06 - 05:43:02 PM
Hey Steve, thanks! I'm glad you liked the variety I threw in here. I love it
when songs are in 7, and I have a pretty good feel for it from playing
drums, as well as all those years of listening to Rush :) Thanks for the
listen and comment!

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very impressed &mdash 10/27/06 - 09:49:29 PM
love the controlled chaotic feel, over the top but not so far that you can't grasp it. I really enjoyed this one.

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Wade &mdash 06/20/07 - 05:49:58 PM
I appreciate you checking this out; I'm glad you liked it!

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a little traffic jam in there &mdash 06/20/07 - 02:20:05 PM
cool timing, I missed listening before. Thanks for the pointer over here

. - Harold

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Harold, my friend &mdash 06/20/07 - 05:47:57 PM
Thanks for listening!

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