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seagull (5), somewhere (6), near (3), gone (23), darren (11), urbnite (11), hiding (4), sleepwalking (1), grin (1), sad (128), harmonic (4), neighbor (2)
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Description:
a sad little song.
special guest appearance by my neighbors ill-timed footsteps at the end.
p.s. please don't mind the occasional vocal flub. i wasn't up for as much rehearsal as i usually do before i record. :\
Lyrics:
oh my dear
you know i'm not here
stop pretending
it's not ending
i'm somewhere near to gone
i'm somewhere near to gone
you can't see me
i'm lost in your reality
hiding within
a sleepwalking grin
i'm somewhere near to gone
i'm somewhere near to gone
have no fear, i'm gone
i'm not here
i'm not here
Hardware:
seagull
me
presonus bluetube dp
firewire 410
luna
Software:
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great guitar &mdash 03/20/06 - 08:45:59 PM
i love the guitar accompaniment.
"Im somewhere near to gone"- this part especially caught my attention,
both vocally and lyrically.
You have quite a range! Impressive.
Very mellow/melancholy. . most definately suits my tastes.
Great job! [ Reply to This ]
great guitar &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:28:23 PM
thanks ElPeruano...
thats' my favorite line of the song, too!
glad i'm not the only one who likes such melancholy music every now and then. [ Reply to This ]
Great song &mdash 03/20/06 - 09:12:14 PM
The last few I've heard from you have been great, and this is no
exception. Thanks for sharing. [ Reply to This ]
Great song &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:30:06 PM
Hey Bob!
Thanks a lot - Seeing how good your stuff is lately that means a lot.
<a href="One Of These Days">One of these days...</a> [ Reply to This ]
Take one &mdash 03/20/06 - 09:12:59 PM
I like the intimacy and informality of this. Artist in the room!
Listen up. Something to exude. You sing and play well, my friend.
More of this! [ Reply to This ]
Take one &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:31:04 PM
Hey Richard...
Thanks for your kind words... I'll try and keep 'em coming! [ Reply to This ]
Sad little song indeed &mdash 03/20/06 - 09:19:16 PM
Oh, the resignation in your voice. It's like your are moaning in song. The "lost" in "I'm lost in your reality", the way you let it float, I could hear the ectasy in that agony.
Quite heartbreaking. Loved it. [ Reply to This ]
Sad little song indeed &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:32:37 PM
Thanks Charlie.
Glad to break your heart! Hope it's not permanent... :) [ Reply to This ]
so sad! &mdash 03/20/06 - 10:40:10 PM
Jeez, this song is sad!
Really nice work. I like the plaintive quality of your voice, and the guitar playing is top notch.
"I'm somewhere near to gone" is a nice line, and the melody used with it is beautiful.
[ Reply to This ]
so sad! &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:34:29 PM
Tis pretty sad... good to get it out!
Thanks for the nice words, quark.
Congrats again on the album! [ Reply to This ]
suits this rainy day &mdash 03/20/06 - 11:13:28 PM
here in brisvegas we are suffering a torrential downfall as part of the meteorlogical aftermath of cyclone larry. and this track is one of those atmospheric numbers that add to an already laid back vibe........i like the melody and the way its sung.......
although i have to admit that the whole thing is a blatant rip off of the theme from the golden girls............LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [ Reply to This ]
suits this rainy day &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:38:39 PM
glad i could compliment your atmosphere, vader!
hope all's well down under... and don't tell bea arthur! [ Reply to This ]
urbnite's moving castle &mdash 03/20/06 - 11:13:47 PM
Reminds me of the late and great Jeff Buckley. I can imagine a string
orchestra somewhere in there. Another reference is Nick Drake. Cheered
up my morning (true). [ Reply to This ]
urbnite's moving castle &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:40:43 PM
not sure i get the moving castle reference... but i'd like to!
thanks - for the lovely comparisons!
glad i could cheer you up... :) [ Reply to This ]
Kind of Blue &mdash 03/21/06 - 12:22:31 AM
Lovely track..I like the sparse live performance feel...you let your voice go
on this one nicely...using it almost like a jazz instrument improvising
around the melody. 'Hiding within a sleepwalking grin' is a really cool
lyric! Nice
Steve [ Reply to This ]
Kind of Blue &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:45:17 PM
stevel... thank you so much.
i do listen to a lot of jazz, actually. i was thinking the day i posted that, how i
realized jazz doesn't really influence my music. maybe it does.
a lot of times when i'm playing with melodies later in song, i go back and
make sure i have a solid way to do it the first time... i think of duke ellington
saying in the recordings of the newport jazz festival something like, "jimmy
garrison states the theme," at the beginning of festival junction. it's the
jumping off point for the rest of the song. just something that stuck with me.
now i'm rambling.
when i really just mean to say thank you. [ Reply to This ]
Your voice &mdash 03/21/06 - 01:14:37 PM
I keep coming back to your voice.
You have such a delightfully unique voice that it's always a pleasure to
listen to your songs. And you can really use it, too! And when teamed up
with your nice guitarplaying - well, you get songs like these!
Very nice work! [ Reply to This ]
Your voice &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:48:56 PM
Hell Yeah! &mdash 03/21/06 - 05:13:52 PM
Hell Yeah! &mdash 03/21/06 - 11:49:54 PM
better and better &mdash 03/22/06 - 01:56:25 AM
Darren,
You're developing a really interesting style - love the guitar sound, and
your voice is very unique (people say that about mine, and I take it -
and mean it - as a compliment). Excellent (but limited) lyrics - really
interseting ending. Getting better and better each song Darren - keep
em coming!
Neil [ Reply to This ]
better and better &mdash 03/22/06 - 11:50:39 AM
thanks neil!
unique is good!
thanks for the comments... better and better is a good thing. hopefully it'll
continue! [ Reply to This ]
Love the guest appearance ;) &mdash 03/22/06 - 12:16:39 PM
Love the guest appearance ;) &mdash 03/22/06 - 03:21:22 PM
It's got it all &mdash 03/22/06 - 09:50:16 PM
Plaintive lyrics, melancholy melody, emotional vocals, and strumming
your pain. This song is very striking, made especially so by the vocals.
You have a great voice and terrific range and you're not afraid to show
your emotion as you sing. Fantastic! [ Reply to This ]
It's got it all &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:40:32 PM
strumming my pain - ha, never thought about it like that. maybe i should do
that song next! if only.
thanks for your kind words, joanna! and i'm glad your cable came back!
-d [ Reply to This ]
presentation...... &mdash 03/23/06 - 10:25:50 AM
the extended notes on each word is great........ i love the minimalism of the lyrics...... it leaves a cold, vast interp for the listener....... this gave chills. you have a really nice voice........... [ Reply to This ]
presentation...... &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:43:39 PM
Incredible &mdash 03/23/06 - 01:40:29 PM
I don't know what's taken me so long to get here - I even went as for
as visiting your site (at myspace???) before, and I can't even remember
how I was led there... Great photos btw
I LOVE your singing on this one - A powerfully fragile delivery - I felt
like you were right here pouring your the dark parts of your soul out...
You left a beautiful puddle - Incredible - Cyd [ Reply to This ]
Incredible &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:47:12 PM
oh thanks cyd! is this the first one you heard? might not want to venture too far
back... there's some bad recording going on there!
a beautiful puddle... i might have to steal that!
thanks again! [ Reply to This ]
oh wow.. &mdash 03/23/06 - 02:51:11 PM
this is so organic! your vocal is friendly yet so so absorbing!! i like the
vibraato!! [ Reply to This ]
oh wow.. &mdash 03/23/06 - 02:51:14 PM
this is so organic! your vocal is friendly yet so so absorbing!! i like the
vibraato!! [ Reply to This ]
oh wow.. &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:32:08 PM
good good! &mdash 03/23/06 - 02:58:28 PM
This is a very good tune Darren. Maybe the one of yours that are imidately catchy? As well as it still has the characteristics of a Good old Darren Locke tune. Lovely! [ Reply to This ]
good good! &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:52:07 PM
selters - there you are!
thanks! yeah, kinda catchy, huh? in a depressing sort of way. i thought you'd
like that combo!
glad you stopped by. thanks for the advance ears, as well!
- d [ Reply to This ]
cool..but more words in the lyric sheet i hope &mdash 03/23/06 - 03:40:12 PM
Cool guitar playing, Darren... The song is kinda folksy and has a plaintive
tone..like a sad longing song. I like the melody, although it gets a little
repetitive. The lyrics are simple, but if felt short and incomplete. It
would be good to lenthen the lyrics so it wont be too repetitive and so
there is deeper connection to the music... Still, it's a very artistic song.
Thanks for sharing, Darren.
[ Reply to This ]
cool..but more words in the lyric sheet i hope &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:29:39 PM
hi leon! thanks for the kinds words!
also, i want to thank you for your honestly and actually constructive criticism!
yeah, the lyrics are simple. i was actually trying to push myself to
communicate what the song was about in a few words as possible. sort of an
exercise in simplicity for me.
and i do agree that it's not complete as a story (usually i like to tell a whole
story). but this story is not done yet, so there's no way to finish it. maybe
the end will be in another song... but for me this song said everything it
needed to.
and now i'm rambling. don't mean to reject your critique, either!
thanks again!
- d [ Reply to This ]
for goodness sake!! &mdash 03/23/06 - 04:47:23 PM
what am i supposed to add to all of that??
you could hold notes for gold medals darren!!
your voice is lovely and the guitar sounds great and almost 'sitar-y' in places. and the lyrics work for me too
apart from that.... i didn't think much of it at all!!! lol
xoxoxoxoxo [ Reply to This ]
for goodness sake!! &mdash 03/23/06 - 10:44:26 PM
oooh... now i want a sitar! that would be fun. yeah- i've got a drone thing
going on in parts - glad you noticed! i love the sound. like bagpipes!
maybe next time you don't get to hear first! actually, i know that - we already
decided!
thanks lovely.
xoxoxo [ Reply to This ]
real nice &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:07:32 PM
great acoustictone and the barren sound really lends itself well to the song....sad and inspired but good from start to finish....I like the open sound to the voice as well....and thats a very steady falsetto....big kudos!!!! [ Reply to This ]
real nice &mdash 03/23/06 - 10:47:02 PM
Wow!! &mdash 03/23/06 - 09:12:27 PM
Lots of emotion in this. Excellent job playing and singing. I really like
the lyrics- simple, yet very powerful. [ Reply to This ]
Wow!! &mdash 03/23/06 - 10:48:27 PM
thanks mikey!
yeah - it was a bit of an exercise in simplicity for me! [ Reply to This ]
Uniquely Poetic &mdash 03/24/06 - 09:30:21 AM
The Vocal (Fine Instrument, there) is as haunting as the Longing that
haunts the narrator. Extraordinary presentation.
The single mic does a good job and provides precise detail, but seems
to bias toward the highs and transients of the guitar. If I could change
just one thing, I would mic the guitar separately for a separate EQ from
the Vocal.
A Really Fine piece, in my opinion. Fresh vision and execution.
Compliments and regards,
Cooper [ Reply to This ]
Great song &mdash 03/26/06 - 08:30:54 AM
Very cool tune. You have a lots of production warmth in this track.
Guitar and voice play off each other so well. You have an early Niel
Young, but a sweeter tone. I like the guitar playing very tasty and
relaxed. Voice, very in control.
Sometimes I think your long vocal phrasing and vibrato (tasty) gets
over played. But no sooner than I type that ,the:
'I'm somewhere near to gone' part plays, whoa...that's perfecto!!!!
I think you could mix it up sometime and sing more words,
synchopated delivery, in spots. So when the
'I'm somewhere near to gone' part plays it contrasts and is more
special sounding.
Very very cool, very pretty very nice. Lots of cool stuff going on Mister. [ Reply to This ]
neil youngish &mdash 04/13/06 - 02:23:00 PM
This one caught my attention because of the oh so Neil Youngish guitar. I really like the lazy mood this song puts me in.
Well done.
prc [ Reply to This ]
beaauuuuuuuh &mdash 04/18/06 - 09:12:04 PM
i can't believe i'm just hearing this on ksvy. this is beautiful. i think you
use the timbre of your voice perfectly here.
lyrically, i think this is absolutely perfect- and everything else falls into
place as well.
wicked, derwood. [ Reply to This ]
beaauuuuuuuh &mdash 04/18/06 - 09:12:46 PM
i can't believe i'm just hearing this on ksvy. this is beautiful. i think you
use the timbre of your voice perfectly here.
lyrically, i think this is absolutely perfect- and everything else falls into
place as well.
wicked, derwood. [ Reply to This ]
It is a cold night. &mdash 04/20/06 - 06:00:34 AM
The combination of ... &mdash 05/22/06 - 03:54:52 PM
Lo-Fi and your vocals gives me a sense of Belle and Sebastian ..
(if you've never heard of them, try "The State I'm In".
Very good emotional song all the same, nicely done.
..and PS. thanks for the help with getting iChat working - I lost my DSL
connection abruptly .. happens from time to time .. and I wasn't sure
of quickest way to get up and running again - it didn't work after the
connection came back .. (probably changed IP) so I unlike MJ chat ..I
had to restart ichat .. and you were gone .. I told Caroline. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful &mdash 05/31/06 - 08:01:12 PM
Beautiful song. And the performance got that special "live" feeling. I don't
know how you recorded this, but i really feel you recorded it single-shot,
guitar and vocals at the same time. And i like it that way because remains
pure. If I'm wrong... you fooled me well, but i enjoyed being fooled. [ Reply to This ]
Sexy-na koe &mdash 06/15/06 - 05:59:41 PM
That means in Japanese: Sexy voice.
Definitely gayish. I loved it.
Wolferina [ Reply to This ]
Definitely... &mdash 07/01/06 - 01:04:09 PM
Has a Neil Young feel to it.
Fleshed out a bit --- lyrically and instrumentally --- this could be a a
very nice piece of work. It's pretty nice in its raw form, as it is. ;-)
Keep up the good work, Darren.
--- Joe
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My fave so far &mdash 07/20/06 - 02:55:30 PM
Glad I came across this one. Ya know, I would ever have checked this out if I were just searching by genre. It's very nice and melodic, with a great vocal line. I wouldn't want to change it myself, but I can't help but wonder how this would sound with a touch of radiohead-esque electronics... [ Reply to This ]
My fave so far &mdash 07/22/06 - 01:00:10 AM
hey EZ...
welcome, again. glad andrew sent you this way.
thanks for the kind words... now that you mention it, i can't help but wonder
what this would sound like with a touch of radiohead-esque electronics, either...
love me some radiohead. think you've got some nigel godrich in you? :)
- d
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<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/19187">I'm Not Here</a> [ Reply to This ]
Georgous song &mdash 10/07/06 - 07:53:02 PM
I love every bit of it just perfect. I see pixelated scenes, strangers walk by
as I pass in my warm car. Not hearing anything. This could slot into a
movie so easy so easy. perfect !! [ Reply to This ]
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"Im somewhere near to gone"- this part especially caught my attention,
both vocally and lyrically.
You have quite a range! Impressive.
Very mellow/melancholy. . most definately suits my tastes.
Great job!
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