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A Far-off Place by Mystified [Email]
Genre: Classical

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Uploaded: Jun 12, 2006 - 09:02:46 PM
Last Updated: Jun 12, 2006 - 09:06:24 PM
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Description:
A very short (1-minute) piece I did to be featured in a larger collaboration, completed in about 2 hours.

I've found that sometime exercises in 'quick improvisation' like this are a great way to get ideas.
It's likely I will further build upon this idea in a future work....




(Artwork is a photograph of a section of a stained glass window in the Childrens section of my local library.)

Hardware:
Behringer B-1 Condenser Mic
Mobile-Pre USB
MAudio 61es Keystation
Mac Mini 1.42 GHz

Software:
GarageBand 2
Jam Pack 4: Symphony
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A moment to stop... &mdash 06/12/06 - 09:42:27 PM
an allow my soul to quiet itself...

No one does "whatever-you-call-your-music" better. Your spirit and
heart flow forth from you voice melodically in a way that lifts the
listener to a higher plain. Yes, tis true.
Greetings friend.

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A moment to stop... &mdash 06/13/06 - 08:05:38 PM
Thank you very much, Jack.
What a very kind and sensitive comment.

Thanks for listening :)

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Lovely &mdash 06/13/06 - 12:36:45 AM
It's always nice to hear the Mysti vocals...very classy
Steve

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Lovely &mdash 06/13/06 - 08:08:18 PM
Thank you, Steve!
Glad you liked this, too! Thanks for all your support!

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Beautiful &mdash 06/13/06 - 10:36:41 AM
For just a moment, you hold my heart in your hands Cat. Beautiful as
always.

God bless,

Rick


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Beautiful &mdash 06/13/06 - 08:13:57 PM
Thank you, Rick, for your lovely thoughts and kind words :)

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You Tease, This is too Short &mdash 06/13/06 - 03:30:35 PM
Now I'll have to keep an eye and ear out for the collaboration.
I like the artwork too. Is that supposed to be from Romeo and Juliet?

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You Tease, This is too Short &mdash 06/13/06 - 09:01:35 PM
Hahah, Mungo.
Sorry ;)
Though I'm glad you liked the piece!

The stained glass is actually a collection of various fairy tales/mythologies.
I'm guessing this picture is of Sleeping Beauty. The frog in the corner is part of a
Thumbelina scene, and then there are other various scenes. I might just have to
do a few more one-minute songs to go with each picture I have!

Thanks again, Mungo! :)

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Ooo &mdash 06/13/06 - 05:44:42 PM
Really sweet. You have a nice voice to listen to. So, yeah, about that lovely artwork... it's an intriguing and aesthetic image, but what on earth is the frog doing there? Heheh, I agree with Mungo about the too short.

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Ooo &mdash 06/13/06 - 09:05:03 PM
Thank you, David!
It's nice to be able to do what you really enjoy doing and have others like to
listen to it! :)

I mentioned more about the stained glass artwork in the above comment. It's
actually a really cool montage of scenes from fairy tales/mythologies.

Thanks so much again for listening!



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Sweet voice angel &mdash 06/14/06 - 06:05:15 AM
how are you!
I want to have the dream of the continuation of a beautiful singing voice.


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organ is it? &mdash 06/14/06 - 08:16:16 AM
wowie. sounds so familiar - perhaps from dreams- yet so different from
what's on Earth. Definitely you Mysti.

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As Always &mdash 06/14/06 - 08:34:47 AM
WONDERFUL!!!

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As Always &mdash 06/14/06 - 08:34:56 AM
WONDERFUL!!!

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As Always &mdash 06/14/06 - 08:35:04 AM
WONDERFUL!!!

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Be careful &mdash 06/14/06 - 12:10:14 PM
Leave too many pieces like this and MacJammers may start confusing you with "jonx" - brilliant rich compositions that really get you going but end all too quickly! Still, as you prefaced the piece with your comments and clearly labeled it as a "quick improvisation", we should know what to expect. Very excellent use of JP4 sounds and a nice soundscape - orchestral kudos!

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Beautiful &mdash 06/14/06 - 03:21:49 PM
You have a very beautiful voice. I would like to hear the larger
collaboration.

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you keep this up.. &mdash 06/14/06 - 03:32:08 PM
& i'll be waxing poetic again ;)

beautiful, as always

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ave maria...... &mdash 06/17/06 - 02:41:36 PM
simply a beautiful improv....................

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Beautiful voice on a beautiful person. &mdash 06/17/06 - 05:21:23 PM
Sigh...dreamy.

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It was a long ways back... &mdash 06/19/06 - 03:22:21 PM
Wonderful, Mysty - Talk about a musical journey - It's dosen't matter
how long the trip, it was definitely a place worthy of travel to... -
Thanks! - Cyd

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I passed my anniversary date last month... &mdash 06/19/06 - 08:34:07 PM
...and I've been revisiting and relistening to my by-now-considerable
MacJams playlist...

I am struck by the changes and differences in the music of the people
I've listened to over the year.

In your case, you have always had the gift of a naturally beautiful voice.
What has grown, to my ears, is a sense of surety and confidence not
built on adherence to technical discipline, but from a surer sense of
who is in that heart of yours singing, who you are as a singer, maybe a
surer listening to that within you from which the singing comes.

In any case, I appreciate what you do more and more as you go along.

Ed

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Prayer? &mdash 06/21/06 - 02:57:51 AM
I don't know what the text is, but it has the feeling of prayer. Very
beautiful, very soulful, and of course your voice is a remarkably
powerful and expressive instrument.

But now what? You mentioned that this is to be featured in a larger
collaboration, but can you tell us anything more? I'm curious to know
what the larger project is about, how this will fit in, etc.

Something that would work well, I think, would be to compose a series
of similarly short prayer-like songs (perhaps with some instrumental
interludes), each expressing something slightly different. I'm sure
that's not what you had in mind, but I'm convinced this would be a
wonderful project!

Compose 11 more of these, please!

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Awww... &mdash 06/27/06 - 05:34:52 PM
...over so soon?
Oh, well - I guess I'll just have to listen to it 5... 6... 7, 8, 9 times more...
Tell you what - I'll just listen to it again and again until you post a longer
version :)

Beautiful.

-E

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A Sincere Thank You &mdash 07/03/06 - 11:39:18 PM
Geez, you guys....

I post a little 1-minute song and now I sort of feel guilty for not being around
as much, considering all the lovely, lovely comments here.

I wish I had time to respond to you all individually, as I did in times past, but
please accept a sincere THANK YOU for your words here on this song.

This past year and a half has been an amazing, amazing journey for me
musically. And, as I've regained my footing (so to speak) vocally, and
experimented in songwriting/composing, I have sort of discovered my niche.
I am continuing to write music, though at a less frenetic pace, as well as
returning to some other creative endeavors I've sort of neglected in the past
year.

Just know that I really do appreciate so much the comments you've left here.
I will continue to post as I work on this, that and the other.

Thanks so much again!

Cat

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A Mystical Treat! &mdash 07/09/06 - 12:32:30 PM
Gorgeous, haunting quality to this short but very effective piece . Very sad
and deeply moving. Reminds me a bit of a mystical Jocelyn Pook. Love
her work and love this as well. See you have quite a lot of music up here.
I think I%u2019m in for a treat.

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Beautiful is short... &mdash 09/06/06 - 11:23:32 AM
When your voice entered in this song my heart just leaped and I lost my
breath for a second. Awe-striking as a [cat]hedral (yes, the artwork helped
with that image, I guess). Also a bit Enya-like in places? I guess to your
advantage, though... Looking forward to the larger piece!

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beautiful &mdash 03/09/07 - 09:26:55 PM
Isn't it awesome when you lay down something simple and it turns into something magical? I want to hear the rest! Great stuff. BTW, thanks for your comments on my own tracks, appreciate it. ;)

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Great church effect for sure &mdash 02/13/08 - 11:46:58 PM
Great control of your voice.

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