You pick your chords from the same music tree as I do!
This is a circus of the mind. Not of the known tangible
dimensions. You have captured the essense of clowness...
not JUST the clowns themselves, but their souls. There is
definitely something going on in your brain that defies
commonality. To get to "here" with it is amazing! The path
is clear... BTW, has anyone noticed an increasing number
of "Clown" songs at MacJams, lately? Brilliant, Cameron...

8-8-8-8

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Thanks, Alimar! It is indeed interesting how many of us seem to be drawing
inspiration from one another, so it's not surprising that we're "picking chords
off the same tree".

I have been constantly amazed and delighted to listen to everyone's songs on
this site for the past ten days. SO much talent goin' on here! I am enjoying
getting to know several of you on MacJams. Talented folks, all.

Summer is prime time for circuses so perhaps that's why there's increased
energy in that direction here recently.

CLOWN ON!!!!

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I'm bent enough to get this. Swell.

Some of the drums are choices I wouldn't make, but I
love the synth sound.

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Thanks, Troy! Your subject title pretty much sums up my personality in
general.

Yeah, I agree with you about the drum choices! Some were rather random;
others more intentional. I think I'd change the tom-toms to something else.
(Any suggestions?)

I'm hoping that the loud, swelling sound in the middle wouldn't be thought of
as a mistake; I put it there on purpose....conjuring up images of a drunk tuba
player in the circus band, or feedback on a cheap PA system....or whatever
your mind wants to create.

Thanks again for your comment!

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I thought I'd just post what actually happened in my
head while listening to this song.


The setting is under water and there'a a whole bunch
clowns swimming around like grouper fish, heh! As
the music gets slower the begin to descend further
and further down the water. Then, as the speed
suddenly picks up, they start goin' wild swimming
back up until they reach the surface. The visuals of
these clowns then poppiing out of the water, like
dophins!


Pure fun!

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I really like this... It is telling a story and you can follow it quite easily. Oddly enough I listened to this again while reading packosmokes' visuial and could really see how it fits! LOL!

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Thanks, Giovanni! This brings up something I wish could happen here on
MacJams: some sort of collaboration with animation folks, or just film folks in
general. MacJams musicians could provide soundtracks to (Mac) film-makers!!

Wouldn't THAT be something? (Maybe it's already happened or is happening
and I just don't know about it....)

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Cameron - That's a great idea! Perhaps you should post that thought on the forums!

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It reminds me of Mr Bungle. :-)

Been working on my own song for four hours now.. really
tired... This song captures my state of mind right on spot!
Going on repeat here now.... ;-) Inspiring! (All eights)

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You have caught perfectly the sleezier side of the Circus.

I like how this composition breathes and has a life all its
own. Stephen King and It can't be too far away...

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this was wickedly wild & wacky. seemed playful at times,
then it all flipped upside down & got sort of freaky.
excellent mix of sounds & effects! you have captured the
mood of the circus perfectly! packosmokes' comment
scares me

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soundtrack for the trippy mind.
Totally enjoyed this piece. I feel the circus vibe.
Big smile.

Cheers

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Those opening synths are almost vintage Residents, the rest
of more Barnum and Bailey pit orchestra.

Big fun!

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GREAT title for your comments here, TennesseeVic!

And this *WAS* "big fun" to put together. I'm glad that my friend James
encouraged me to post this piece -- I wasn't going to, at first; thought it was
too silly. I'm glad that people seem to like it.

Thanks!

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You are truly one of the greats here!

I am always astonished at your flawless expressions
of existence...

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NOW you're making me blush, Cydniko! I'm so glad that you like this piece
and my music here. Your comments on all my tunes have made my day!

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in this romp - less coffee, more green tea! me? i'm off to put on a tutu and stand on the back of a pony! thanx - i like it!!! in fact... it's a download x

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Listening to this song reminded me of too many clowns getting into a tiny VW Bug. You know that part of the circus where they do that! LOL
This is a really fun piece!
Nat

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I wanted to comment on something of yours I hadn't heard, and after
going through 3 "classical" genre pieces that I had already heard and
commented on, I saw this and thought, "hmm, I wonder what this is
about?"

It's demented, is what it is! Wonderfully-so, I might add. I love the
opening; at that point it's mildly commical, but equally interesting in
an experimental music kind of way. I kind of wish this first little bit
had continued a bit longer.

The shift in metre to 3/4 and a slower tempo makes it clear that this is
deliberately fun music, a bit like Mozart's "Musical Joke," where the
joke is the number of times he does things that are considered bad
taste, like violate the "rule of 3" in sequences, and basically have very
trite melodic material. You can only do this kind of musical joke if you
know music well enough to know that one "ought not" to do these
sorts of things, which you obviously do.

Great fun! I've said this in a previous comment, but you should
compose more! Yes!

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