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The main goal was just to create something for this" target="_blank">http//www.macj/... thread, and to practice GarageBand a little.A little post-mortem for this track: I was at my Mom's house last night and I listened to this on her G5 iMac, which has no external amplifier like I have. (I have some M-Audio BX5a powered monitors.) With the volume at maximum on the iMac, everything is far too quiet to hear. So I think I have learned a big lesson about watching the signal level meters a bit closer, and test-listening on other systems before releasing.

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Erik
Erik
Erik
Kyle
Mom

Song Stats

Hits: 2146
Comments: 51
Fans: 2
Plays: 335
Downloads: 125
Votes: 22
Uploaded: Oct 22, 2005 - 08:26:17 PM
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2005 - 01:25:07 PM Last Played: Nov 03, 2009 - 06:13:49 AM

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Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs

Song Actions

Keywords:

spooky (24), halloween (48), nightmare (20)

Hardware:

MIDI keyboard
electric guitar
my three sons

Software:

GarageBand version 1

Comments

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1494 days ago (October 23rd, 2005)
	w00t! first vote evar! Thanks for stopping by, voter. All of the marks you gave were higher than I anticipated. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

caroline	caroline said 1494 days ago (October 23rd, 2005)
	scary!! but that is what you intended so - well done!! maybe a tribute to audrey next time? pinker!! fluffier!! byee x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1494 days ago (October 23rd, 2005)
	scary!! Thanks for the comment...I felt I should have warned you before you dashed off to listen to it. My next work will be closer to pink & fluffy, for balance. --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

rik	rik said 1493 days ago (October 23rd, 2005)
	Soundtrackses it is :) Very effective use of gliding sounds. Maybe some of the instruments are too "easy", but so many ideas...and moreover you declared to have mostly played with GB. I like the mix too...but about this I'm not reliable since I'm an absolute beginner at the mixer table. Check out my latest song called Kind of Electric

screaming.org

screaming.org said 1493 days ago (October 23rd, 2005)

Soundtrackses it is :)
One positive mention of the mix is good for me. I have no
experience, either. I was afraid that I had the levels all wrong
after I uploaded it, because I played someone else's track and
got my ears blasted out. I had turned my volume way up during
mixing, and I think the final product ended up quiet as a result.
Who knows.

I think I know what you mean by instruments being "easy" in this
one...like the spooky church organ, and the spooky circus organ,
and the well-timed piano "plonk"...cliches for the genre, I know.
I know it should be possible to escape the cliches, because other
tracks mentioned in that same thread seem to do it successfully.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I feel like I'm at the bottom
of a very tall mountain here.

---
my latest track.

Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1493 days ago (October 23rd, 2005)
	Soundtrackses it is :) Well, scratch that. I think what you meant by "easy" is more like easy-to-pull-off...as opposed to your delicate interpretation of your Small Piano Pieces on Two Themes, for example. (check it out, folks!) --- my latest track. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

	said 1493 days ago (October 24th, 2005)
	Eerie and very subtle - much more subtle and I think more effectively creepy than my attempt in this area (Demented).

screaming.org

screaming.org said 1493 days ago (October 24th, 2005)

Eerie
That makes my day -- Thank you, Mungo!

It's funny, I listened to "(Further) Demented" about
three times yesterday, and never listened to the original
until this comment. I was staring at the artwork, swearing
that I'd seen it before, but how could I not recognize it!?

I thought my mind was slipping.

---
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>.

Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

underdog.

underdog. said 1492 days ago (October 24th, 2005)

japanese electronic music teacher
Hey Screaming.org.,

First, let me comment that you are one funny sum' bitch. I think I
may have rubbed a few out to the low-impact aerobics as well
(before broadband, there was Victoria's Secret, Aerobics videos
and Spanish television). I give you credit for being so open about
it.

I'll be honest about your song. I listened to it, and although I
wasn't tapping my feet, I definitely sensed some genious.
Demented genious? Possibly, but genious nontheless. Perhaps it
was the simplicity, or the achievement of the message you were
trying to convey. Either way, it is interesting. I had an electronic
music teacher in college. He was Japanese. He was very critical of
all of our work, and when he brought his own work, I was very
surprised to hear how 'unmusical' it was. It was a sequence of
blips and beeps. No rhymes, no patterns - however it was a work
that took him years to complete. I guess it is abstract music.
Maybe it was his culture. I don't know - I never really got it.

But anyway - thanks for the kind words, and lets hear another
track from you soon. Keep an eye out for a new posting from me
soon as well. It's going to be my flagship piece.

underdog.

Check out my latest song called The Prophet's Profits

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1492 days ago (October 24th, 2005)
	japanese electronic music teacher Thanks for taking the time to listen & comment! That means a lot to me. Thanks, especially, for sharing the story of your teacher. --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

cjorgensen

cjorgensen said 1492 days ago (October 24th, 2005)

Okay!
So don't put lyrics if they aren't there. Maybe I didn't listen closely
enough? Bah! I dig the track.

I like the weird layering. I like the back and forth.

I want a bit more though. I want a person yelling, a woman crying, a
boy lost. I want something added that makes the time spent worth it.

I like the sounds, just not sure of what they mean. Imagery without
pictures.

Thanks.

Check out my latest song called Gardens

screaming.org

screaming.org said 1492 days ago (October 25th, 2005)

Okay!
Thank you for lending your ears & comments. The lyrics are
in there, pretty low in the mix, though...sounds a bit like a
boy who can't find his brother ("Erik")...the "Kyle" appears after
the percussive impact before the circus organ, and it was
meant to sound like a blood-curdling reaction to some violent
event. There is also some laughter & a door closing when the
circus-organ begins.

I think you're right that these are too distant sounding. What
happened is that I was at the same point you're at...wanting
to add something to make the time well spent. I turned on the
mic to catch a brief spat between my two youngest sons, and
my elder son laughing about something. It was more real a
performance than I could expect to get from something planned,
so I decided to cut it up and use it.

Alas, there was too much his in the source material that I couldn't
make it stand out more.

Thank you for your feedback!

---
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>.

Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1492 days ago (October 25th, 2005)
	Okay! That should read "...too much hiss in the source material..." --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

alfalpha	alfalpha said 1492 days ago (October 25th, 2005)
	whoa... if this is your first upload (& I guess your first GB composition), all I can say is 'whoa.....!' Great nightmare music........ ...I want some more... Check out my latest song called Mania- w/DavisAmerica-The 'Sprout' Remix

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1492 days ago (October 25th, 2005)
	whoa... thank you, alfalpha! I hope I can continue to please. --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

drakonis	drakonis said 1492 days ago (October 25th, 2005)
	slow and growly The dragon likes it! Good eerie texture, nice startling drumhit early on. Sounds like you are following down the same echoey cave that Mungo has gone. Well done, a little short, but nicely paced! ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1492 days ago (October 25th, 2005)
	slow and growly I was hoping that this would make good dragon music. :-) Thank you for taking the time to write! --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

K.I.S.KISMET

K.I.S.KISMET said 1491 days ago (October 25th, 2005)

Suspensful
Bang! What was that?! Something is closely lurking. Lock the closet door
and be very, very quiet. It may hear you breathing. Sshh, uh? Nails are
scratching the door and fumbling the door knob. AAAAHHHSH*%#@T!!!!
Awe man.....it's just your brother playin tricks again :P

This is the perfect backdrop for one of Poe's works or something equally
as spine tingling. Subtle and effective.

Check out my latest song called Your's

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1490 days ago (October 27th, 2005)
	Suspensful :-) Thank you for writing. --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

	aswirlofpassion said 1489 days ago (October 28th, 2005)
	ok I like this song.. it reminds me of a song along time ago.. when i was little..

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1489 days ago (October 28th, 2005)
	ok thank you! --- <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/14549">my latest track</a>. Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

Leon	Leon said 1488 days ago (October 28th, 2005)
	spooky indeed.. creative I'd be scared listening to this on my iPod when i walk through a dark alley... Gives me a very strange feeling, the way you feel when you're being stalked or when you're high on something...ahem..not that I've tried anything like that before. ;-) Check out my latest song called The Nightingale (music and lyrics by Oceans)

Komrade K	Komrade K said 1488 days ago (October 28th, 2005)
	It's quiet Jenkins - too damn quiet! Well yes it is kinda quiet but actually I like that - you have to listen out as you would if you'd heard something scary nearby in the dark. This hangs together really well - took me by the hand and led me gently to a dark place. Good work oh Screaming one. KK Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

Paul_T	Paul_T said 1487 days ago (October 29th, 2005)
	Nicely paced terror! You have a bright future in sound design! Even though there was no real music in this piece, it was timed perfectly with the sounds in all the appropriate places. Very inventive! Check out my latest song called Armor Pajamas

Paul_T	Paul_T said 1487 days ago (October 29th, 2005)
	Nicely paced terror! You have a bright future in sound design! Even though there was no real music in this piece, it was timed perfectly with the sounds in all the appropriate places. Very inventive! Check out my latest song called Armor Pajamas

	jayleen said 1487 days ago (October 29th, 2005)
	Nice Nice

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1487 days ago (October 30th, 2005)
	sneaking.. right up behind you.. crawling into your ears.. wiggly worming into your brain.. it kinda tickles! excellent job of putting the production 'warp' on things, resulting in some very interesting sounds. loved the lows-i just wanted MORE of everything :D DL'd Check out my latest song called glyd

mtriviso	mtriviso said 1485 days ago (November 1st, 2005)
	Levels! I too have problems getting levels right. But that's a whole field of study in itself! Check out my latest song called E-Minor Oct 2 2007

Denny Borsboom	Denny Borsboom said 1484 days ago (November 2nd, 2005)
	volume you can download a program like amadeus II and use the normalize function to make the song louder. If it goes clipping use compression or limiting to keep the meters in the green. I hope this is useful. Check out my latest song called Memphisto

nyakki	nyakki said 1483 days ago (November 3rd, 2005)
	Scary I really enjoyed listening to this piece. Nice job on the atmosphere and the mood. Thank you for sharing. Check out my latest song called Maple Leaf Rag v2

Macaudion

Macaudion said 1482 days ago (November 3rd, 2005)

verklempt
Wow, now, is this the first tune that you posted??? I'm only become
familiar with abstact through listening to guys like, Mungo and STun,
so I can't believe that this is your first. Those guys are veterans and
thei is every bit as good and so on....

Nice bed of textures. I scare easily and can become uncomrortable with
the level of spook that is typically created here. Something about this
was calming in a very strange way though... It was more like a
halucinational image, one that might be drug induced... Or this would
work in a scene where someone just punched a needle into their arm...
All of a sudden, the earth starts to vibrate with everything coming into
life... Very vivid image in my mind. This is good. This is really good!

I didn't just say that I've done drugs and I'd found them to be
comforting at some point in my life, - did I... Just say no to drugs...

Cydniko

Check out my latest song called 123 iGetU

Macaudion	Macaudion said 1482 days ago (November 3rd, 2005)
	verklempt Oh yea, Comment Tag, you're it, no touchbacks. Code word; verklempt". Check out my latest song called 123 iGetU

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1482 days ago (November 3rd, 2005)
	verklempt the tiler is now it --- screaming.org Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1482 days ago (November 3rd, 2005)
	verklempt Yeah, this was my first. Thanks for the praise, Cydniko. I'm pleased with how well this noise experiment was recieved. I can't believe you used the words "calming" and "needle" so close together...gives the shivers. --- <font color="#cc9966">screaming</font><font color="#6699cc">.</font><font color="#cc9966">org</font> Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

Joanna

Joanna said 1482 days ago (November 3rd, 2005)

Fascinating
I listened once through my speakers, but I could tell that I had missed
a lot, so I put on my headphones and tried again. That really opened it
up. I could hear the faint voices and lots of really interesting, layered
sounds that swam from ear to ear in a spooky, resonant ballet. I'm far
from an expert on experimental/abstract pieces. I tend to be rather
pedestrian in my tastes, but I can recognize talent when I hear it.

Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

	said 1481 days ago (November 4th, 2005)
	this is intense Creates a big atmosphere through its minimalism. Could serve well in a film. Really well done.

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1477 days ago (November 9th, 2005)
	this is intense Thank you! --- <font color="#cc9966">screaming</font><font color="#6699cc">.</font><font color="#cc9966">org</font> Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

DeComposer	DeComposer said 1478 days ago (November 8th, 2005)
	dig the digging... dirt deep...where being buried alive is only a dream, then the nightmare becomes a reality...

	said 1477 days ago (November 8th, 2005)
	Screaming I went through your arsenal of songs Screaming, and this is by far your best of the bunch. Glad to have you on board and look forward to hearing you make more sounds and grow.

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1477 days ago (November 9th, 2005)
	Screaming :-) Thank you for listening to my humble arsenal. --- <font color="#cc9966">screaming</font><font color="#6699cc">.</font><font color="#cc9966">org</font> Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

DeComposer	DeComposer said 1477 days ago (November 8th, 2005)
	this is what dreams are made of... this dark ambience is disturbing and especially as appealing. As in a tragedy (like a life cut short), this piece ends too, too soon...

screaming.org	screaming.org said 1477 days ago (November 9th, 2005)
	this is what dreams are made of... I'm honored that you came by to comment twice! Thank you for listening & sharing. --- <font color="#cc9966">screaming</font><font color="#6699cc">.</font><font color="#cc9966">org</font> Check out my latest song called Bleed (alley-oop)

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1475 days ago (November 10th, 2005)
	The details are very nice. This is realy cool, Mr. asm. Sort of goosebump inducing, and the sudden bang is great. I like the deepness. I hope this is just an appetizer. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

atonalis	atonalis said 1472 days ago (November 13th, 2005)
	hey. i dug this quite a bit. extremely haunting soundscape. for this being the 'start', you have an incredible sense for 'the dark' Check out my latest song called lit with a wet match.

ChrisKevin	ChrisKevin said 1472 days ago (November 13th, 2005)
	creepazoids Man am I glad I listen to this last night at 2 in the morning in my dark quiet apartment. 10'S across the board for fear factor alone. Chris Check out my latest song called Wave ( vocal remix)

AquilA	AquilA said 1463 days ago (November 22nd, 2005)
	I Hope Not Otherwise, I'd wake up screaming. Very creepy. Interesting effects you wove together. Quite disconcerting. In the end it sounds like there's a beat developing. Might be interesting to explore that musically. Check out my latest song called Bounce Buffet w/ Hectorious

jmt	jmt said 1460 days ago (November 25th, 2005)
	to expand Yeah... I feel like I've been there! Nice and creepy. This would be great to expand on... Check out my latest song called mARINERS lULLABY

alley-oop	alley-oop said 1459 days ago (November 26th, 2005)
	Mister Sinister Hey dot-org, It's your fav Bruce Dern imitator. This tune is great! Freaky. I'm really glad that you decided to post a track. I'm very happy and impressed yo named all your sons Erik. Just like George Foreman naming all his sons Erik too! Check out my latest song called anymore

composerclark	composerclark said 1403 days ago (January 22nd, 2006)
	Musique Concr�te It's very, very good! You absolutely need to re-master this and bring up the levels, though (uh, if you want to, that is!); the material seems too good to leave at such low audio levels. It's great stuff! Please do more! 9, 7 (because of the audio levels), 8, 9 Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

loyd vader	loyd vader said 1402 days ago (January 22nd, 2006)
	Musique Concr�te i concur on the level suggestion and would also like to say that this is a great example of space creating atmosphere....void like atmosphere requires void which is space.......i really like this piece.... --- \m/\m/ Check out my latest song called im not lazy, im just tired

Corporal Beef	Corporal Beef said 1401 days ago (January 23rd, 2006)
	Yep, that's it That song plays in some of my nightmares! I really like the space in this piece-not contrived at all, it's just...there. If this is any indication of what's to come...I'll be there. Check out my latest song called Long Ago

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A computer programmer by trade, I'm here to learn and have fun in my "copious free time". I had some piano lessons in my youth, which mostly amounted to learning how to "interpret" a handful of classical pieces.As an adult I started teaching myself ... [see more]

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Experimental music is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. There is an overlap with avant-garde music. John Cage was a pioneer in experimental music and defined and gave credibility to the form. As with other edge

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