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| perceptualvortex said 1553 days ago (August 23rd, 2005) | |
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good job Cool, glad you like this, crehn! Thanks. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| holyparsnip said 1553 days ago (August 23rd, 2005) | |
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Really nice samples Would have like to hear it get heavier, but that's not your style. Ever seen the Documentry "trinity" on the atomic and Nuclear bomb? it's insane. So is this track You sucked me into this one vortex! Check out my latest song called Democracy Despotism Scale (collab)
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| perceptualvortex said 1553 days ago (August 23rd, 2005) | |
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Really nice samples Heavier would definitely work too, if I went that direction. Yes, "Trinity and Beyond", narrated by William Shatner, no less. Good film. Thanks for listening parsnip, glad you like! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| said 1553 days ago (August 23rd, 2005) | |
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i am drinking "heavy water" Hey David, very cool piece man, liked how the samples work so well together, great drums. I am digging this. Cheers |
| perceptualvortex said 1553 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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i am drinking "heavy water" Awesome, glad you like, Johnny! Thanks for listening. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| av01der said 1553 days ago (August 23rd, 2005) | |
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Drop the bomb! Solid stuff you've got here! I only have one beef with the song, and that's with the extremely heavy use of samples. There's just...a whole lot of them. I would have liked for the music itself to tell more of the story, but hey, that's mostly just my personal taste. I think the underlying material is truly great. Two thumbs up! Check out my latest song called dawn/drive
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| perceptualvortex said 1553 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Drop the bomb! Thanks for listening and your suggestion; that's something good to think about, since I'll probably try this kind of thing in the future. Much appreciated, av01der! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| ziti said 1553 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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PV very very cool....but not cool if ya get me.....great music, scary awful message. Great pacing, this sucker builds so nicely...drum sounds are killer! nice addition to the catolog!! z Check out my latest song called All Smokey
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| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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PV Hey thanks ziti! Oh I totally get ya...scary stuff, especially considering who controls the nukes. I was an anti-nuclear activist during the Reagan years because this stuff freaks me out (the only real nightmares I have look roughly like the song art). When I detach myself (can't live in fear every moment, after all), the whole issue seems ironic and absurd: humans threatening suicidal annihilation. I feel that absurdity from these sound bites: people dispassionately talking about these bombs that are 1000 times more powerful than the ones dropped on Japan, as if it was all just another curious experiment. I hope there's never another nuclear attack anywhere; what a tragic, pointless waste that would be. Thanks for listening and a good comment to get me rambling! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Einarus said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Kick it! With great power comes great responsibility, right? Powerful stuff. The drums are so crisp and full, like always in your songs. Great mix! Great job, once again! Check out my latest song called Good Things Come in Fours
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| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Kick it! Yes, and sadly, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Glad you like my mix here; thank you Einar! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| MissChaos said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Big 'n Bold Great use of samples... and varying enough with music that it kept my interest. It's that sort of "makes you uncomfortable" edgy quality; suspense and build that keeps it from becoming boring. Great production sense too. Check out my latest song called Mama Cries - Album Version (MJRF)
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| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Big 'n Bold I'm glad this doesn't get boring. Thanks for listening and the feedback, MissChaos! Much appreciated! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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SWEET JIBBLES EXPLOSIVE TURNTABLES AND CONCURRENT JIVIN BANANAS! YOU FORGOT THE TWINKIES! |
| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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SWEET JIBBLES Thanks? Here's your twinkies, mcjibblespooner! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| AquilA said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Spooky, in a Dr Strangelove sort of way. Very creative use of samples and loops. Excellent production, as always. I had finally gotten to the point in my life where I didn't think about this stuff much, especially since I can't do a damn thing about it, and now it's all coming thundering back. Thanks so very much :) Check out my latest song called Bounce Buffet w/ Hectorious
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| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Spooky, Yes, Dr. Strangelove. This works for me, therapeutically, in a similar way--after all, you can't always be afraid of The Bomb, at a certain point you just have to mock the absurdity of it. Well, I do anyway. It helps put my grave concern in a slightly comical light, and in this case raise awareness (sorry to bring it crashing back to you!) I think we should all be workiing on abolishing these dam things. Thanks for listening and giving your impression and kind words, Aki! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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Spooky, I mean Aqui, d'oh! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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If this had been an actual emergency... ...we'd all be dead. Good mix. It's da bomb! |
| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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If this had been an actual emergency... Ka-fa-BOOM! Thank you Rich! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Good Integration of Samples and Music We all gotta go some time ... why not go together? ;) |
| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Good Integration of Samples and Music Heh heh... thank you Mungo! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| DJ Delirium said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Excellent Drums...Love It Actually I am more into your Electronic/Dance songs (I listened to most already) - this one is EXCELLENT! Fusion 8 Beat 2?? Keep up the good work! Check out my latest song called Fallen Regime
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| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Excellent Drums...Love It Hey thanks Delerium! Glad you like this! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| jgurner said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Ah! Excellent! My childhood nightmares set to music! Nothin' could be better. Love it. Nothing like old school propaganda brought to the 21st century. Check out my latest song called Bourbon Street Dawn
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| perceptualvortex said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Ah! Excellent! Oh yeah, I'm right there with you, j. I think this tune is but one facet of my swiping at the nuclear weapons demon. Well, it works for me! Thanks for listening, glad you like this! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| _nderscore said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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::BoooM:: this is great-vortex, & i'm glad to know you are affecting nuclear policy (extra cool that i was born in oly). the music does an excellent job of setting up the samples, & those deeeeeep bass hits get the point across perfectly. this so needs an accompanying video!! love the energy & POWER i stole my copy Check out my latest song called glyd
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| perceptualvortex said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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::BoooM:: Excellent, thank you _nderscore! I actually did make an Atomic Video, but it didn't feature my music (instead, it was an old jazz standard). I have so much footage of tests I should probably make a video for this song too.... hmmm... now you've got me thinking. That's a dam good idea! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Tom Atwood said 1552 days ago (August 24th, 2005) | |
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Hotter than the Sun This has a great retro feel. Makes me feel young again, playing 'duck and cover,' afraid to eat snow ice cream, exploring my grandmother's bomb/storm cellar. Whatever happened to the Cold War? Which direction are all those missiles pointed now? 9-10-10-9 p.s. thanks for the Roundup® email. Sorry I didn't respond. Enjoyed the article. Nuke the frogs! Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)
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| perceptualvortex said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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Hotter than the Sun Yes, where are those things currently pointing? Happy I could provide the nostalgia trip for you! Thank you for listening, voting and commenting Tom, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed that Roundup article. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Tadashi Togawa said 1552 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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The meaning is deep. David, It is a good composition. However,I cannot catch lyrics again. However, word "Japanese" was able to be caught. Is the thing of Japan said? I wishes this song is the song that opposes the nuclear weapon. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste
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| perceptualvortex said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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The meaning is deep. Yes, I'm strongly opposed to nuclear weapons. I know this song doesn't translate well, but I think nuclear weapons are evil. I'm glad you like the composition, Tadashi, thank you for listening! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| chakeres said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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What were they thinking. Well done, I like the use of samples along with the music. The mix is good, got a little clipping with the big booms but other then that very nice. I don't know if you have seen any of the de-classified films from the bomb test or the Edgerton photographs, but when you look at them you wonder, what in the hell were these guys thinking! Keep up the interesting work.-JAC Check out my latest song called Steady
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| perceptualvortex said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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What were they thinking. Hey thanks, chakeres! I'm surprised you can detect that clipping; I knew it was there in a few places, but figured it was too subtle to notice! Now I know better! The de-classified bomb test films, yes. In fact, all of the sound bites here come from those (in particular, the Crossroads, Castle and Ivy tests). What were they thinking indeed! It's pretty beyond belief, not just that they built them, but that they even expected to use them! Ugh, scary as hell. Glad you found this interesting, thanks for your comment! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Stun Nutz said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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It needs something... I like the way you have put this together, especially the way the drums erupt out of the explosions. I almost wish that there were a sombre ending to this - a contrast. You know, after all the upbeat music with matter-of-fact discussion about nukes comes a really huge boom and a slow, sombre ending fade out... this is where the harsh realization that something bad has happened sets in... Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected
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| perceptualvortex said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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It needs something... Yes, you make a good point here. This actually turned out to be quite a challenge, and my attempts at tempering the upbeat/carefree danciness with some grim reality didn't work out as I'd hoped. In fact, I'd hoped to include something about the bad fallout from these tests (the Marshall Islanders got it bad), but the sound bites never were working for me. Plus, the fallout stuff ended up coming across as almost petty next to the fact that these things can level cities in under a second. I may try again with a different approach to the sound bites; a little more narrative than disjointed. And with an overall different tone, something to express the gravity of the situation. I certainly have enough material to work with! Thanks for listening Eric. I appreciate your comment, helping verify what's been nagging me about this song. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Shimky said 1551 days ago (August 25th, 2005) | |
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Cloud Busting You've got some cool hardware, there!!! Good track. Funny title and graphic. Good music and use of samples. I read up a lot recently about Hiro and Naga. Such a terrible thing (200,000 deaths) yet the bloody things look so beautiful! Weird. Check out my latest song called Funeral
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| perceptualvortex said 1551 days ago (August 26th, 2005) | |
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Cloud Busting The title is kind of a 'life goes on until then' thing. Agreed that those atomic attacks were terrible, awful. Glad you like this Shimky, thanks for listening! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| DD SOT said 1549 days ago (August 27th, 2005) | |
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transam This pumps. i like the lowfi nature of the sound and commentary. a bit like trans am for me but more electo Check out my latest song called UFO Paranoia
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| perceptualvortex said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005) | |
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transam Cool, thank you for listening DDSOT, glad you like it. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| said 1549 days ago (August 27th, 2005) | |
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Unique style You wove the lyrics and songs seamlessly. Very well done on this. I love the message too. |
| perceptualvortex said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005) | |
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Unique style Hey thanks Brandonp! Glad to hear this works for you. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| yngwie12 said 1548 days ago (August 29th, 2005) | |
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cool lyrics their werid and interensting but also chill and that pic is wied look s lie a sghroom kinda but whatever its cool but yah thought to stop by and leave comment but dont comment back i wont read it but yah that is all late pce you for now lateaa oh yah and that pictures is awsome its cool to look at good idea with putting that up well yah lat ethen |
| perceptualvortex said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005) | |
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cool yngwie.... you're a guitarist perhaps? Thanks for listening! Do you really not know what that picture is? That kind of scares me. Let's just call it an 'inconceivably huge explosion". Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| thetiler said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005) | |
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ton o effects and loops and great creativity lots of creativity in this for sure. Good work and it really seems to work with the voices! Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)
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| perceptualvortex said 1542 days ago (September 4th, 2005) | |
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ton o effects and loops and great creativity Thanks Bill! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| aclarke said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005) | |
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Awesome! Great sounds on this. Sweet. At times I felt like my head was in a blender. Very, very good mix of all sounds and textures. Sounds best when played very loud! Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki
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| perceptualvortex said 1542 days ago (September 4th, 2005) | |
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Awesome! Yes, it definitely benefits from loudness, crank it up! Thanks Adam, I'm glad you like it. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| jiguma said 1547 days ago (August 29th, 2005) | |
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Scary times! This is really nice pv - I thought I'd already commented here, but wrong again (I'm sure they're putting something in the water!). Good thing I'm not paranoid, this is scary stuff. You've done a really good job with this. Must have a good listen on 'phones at home. Thanks, Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)
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| perceptualvortex said 1540 days ago (September 5th, 2005) | |
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Scary times! I appreciate your stopping by to listen and comment, thank you Neil! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Eccentrikamerika said 1546 days ago (August 30th, 2005) | |
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tampon very nicely mixed and paced. although i'm a bit of a snob with any sort of vox, this i found engaging and pleasant. what i find most interesting is the clash between the bouncing electro track and the doom and gloom of those samples. reminiscient of eat static and other such earlier trance. good work Check out my latest song called Car Go Fast
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| perceptualvortex said 1540 days ago (September 5th, 2005) | |
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tampon Thank you for the compliments, Eccentrik. In this age where nuclear annihilation has been a hazard for half a century, people have just forgotten about it and life continues apace--thus the bouncing dance track underneath the ominous threat. Seemed appropriate to me anyway. I'll have to check out eat static. Thanks! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Hens Zimmerman said 1503 days ago (October 13th, 2005) | |
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Alright! Great song structure, and I like all the percussive stuff too. Cool choice of sounds all the way. Hens Check out my latest song called Bugzz revision 1
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| perceptualvortex said 1502 days ago (October 13th, 2005) | |
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Alright! Glad you dig this Hens, thanks! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| Warren Smith said 1456 days ago (November 28th, 2005) | |
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Dance of Death You've come up with a distinctly modern take on an old artistic expression - the Dance of Death. Originating during the Black Death plague of the 14th Century, people confronted their fears of sudden annihilation by singing and dancing with death. Maybe the only way to make sense of one's darkest fears is through humor? And maybe one of the best ways to dissipate the stress is through music and dance? What works so nicely in this piece is it is humorous while being deadly serious. Or is it the other way around? I agree with one of the comments above, that the ending could be more spooky. Check out my latest song called Pushing and Pulling
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| perceptualvortex said 1431 days ago (December 23rd, 2005) | |
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Dance of Death That's very insightful, Warren; I hadn't thought of this in the context of an artistic tradition before, but I see what you're saying and it makes sense. And I do think that dancing and music could work very well in warding off fears... in fact it may be part of the magical aspects of dance and music that have made them such an important part of all peoples and cultures. I may indeed revisit this someday and make a more fitting ending. Thanks for your thoughts and suggestion, much appreciated! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| jakgetar69 said 1438 days ago (December 16th, 2005) | |
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SO PROFESSIONAL THIS SONG IS INCREDIBLE!!! EVEN THE SOUNDBITES ARE WELL SYNCED WITH THE MELODY!!! impressive! Check out my latest song called Letter to the Editor
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| jakgetar69 said 1438 days ago (December 16th, 2005) | |
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GOOD GREAT SONG Check out my latest song called Letter to the Editor
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| jakgetar69 said 1438 days ago (December 16th, 2005) | |
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GOOD GREAT SONG Check out my latest song called Letter to the Editor
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| jakgetar69 said 1438 days ago (December 16th, 2005) | |
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Thumbs Up I love a good collection of technosequenced soundbytes and this one satisfied my urge. YOU HAVE A FUTURE!!! I don't know if you're a professional musician but if you're not pro then it could be your bread and butter. Easily. It also makes me appreciate how screwed up and dangerous the atomic age was. peace jack betz Check out my latest song called Letter to the Editor
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| perceptualvortex said 1431 days ago (December 23rd, 2005) | |
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Thumbs Up Hey Jack, wow thanks! Well, I've made a few bucks here and there with my music, maybe that makes me a professional :) I'm glad you enjoyed this! Oh, by the way we still live in the atomic age, yikes!! Thanks for stopping by for a listen and I appreciate your comment and faving this song. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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| bug67 said 1103 days ago (November 16th, 2006) | |
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Holy Crap! That bass at the start scared me! :D I am liking very much. Nice groove. Very thumpy and clean. Artwork works well for this too. All around nicely done. Faved it. Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)
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| alfalpha said 1050 days ago (January 8th, 2007) | |
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great production... ..great composition...great synching wih the samples...great drum fills... just great!...faved! Thanks PV! Check out my latest song called Mania- w/DavisAmerica-The 'Sprout' Remix
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| perceptualvortex said 1048 days ago (January 10th, 2007) | |
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Thanks! I'm glad you liked this enough to fave. It's still one of my favorites of my early songs. Thanks for giving this a listen, alfalpha! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)
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crehn1614
Dig the samples good production keeps getting cooler as
the song goes on nice job