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The Natives are Restless - the coming of Ikhabod by VicDiesel [Email]

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Last Played: Sep 16, 2008 - 06:39:58 PM
Downloads: 79
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Uploaded: Jun 25, 2006 - 10:01:49 AM
Last Updated: Dec 24, 2007 - 03:48:07 PM
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Description:
Last week I posted a tune here that got favourable reviews -- except that the esteemed critic Ikhabod Pain took violent exception to a synth that I used. Conceding that he had a point, I made this reworked version.

You can hear the original and read further comments
here.

Hardware:
Butch Hall E minor Native American Flute, Rhode NT1A microphone through Focusrite Saffire interface, Mac G5.

Software:
Logic Pro; tons and tons of effects.

The flute is processed with KTGranulator, Discord, several delays and reverbs.

Muon Tau bass through Logic Ensemble, SpaceEffect, pitch divider.

Synths are CA5000, Crystal, ES2, and Tassman Saturn 6.

Percussion from Culture: shaker egg and flightcase. (Really.)
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Lovely stuff &mdash 06/25/06 - 11:07:36 AM
very meditative. I'm a big fan of Carlos Nakai and the native american
flute. DL 10's and off to listen to that IK nono synth.

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Lovely stuff &mdash 06/25/06 - 11:28:47 AM
Thanks for the high score and the flattering comments.

I've seen Carlos Nakai live, and I learned about the Native American flute in a
workshop from Virgie Ravenclaw. From their explanations I know that the
flute is an instrument with meaning, with function in their rituals, and even
with magical and healing properties.

For that reason I felt some scruples in making this track to begin with. Such
an untraditional treatment, by an outsider to their culture, could be seen as
disrespectful. However, I think that, though unconventional, this piece still
shows the voice of the instrument.

In a way I'm still letting the instrument speak with its own voice. The result
was as much a surprise to me as to the listener.

Victor.


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Lovely stuff &mdash 07/04/06 - 12:48:11 PM
Oops. Ravenhawk is the name.

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oh boy &mdash 06/25/06 - 01:31:51 PM
This is astonishing... loaded with athmosphere. An immediate download.
Walter

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dig it &mdash 06/26/06 - 09:17:24 AM
I like the unusual nature of this track. Very crisp production. btw I listen to your former self's tune "Tune up, Chill out" often. It's one of those tunes that has a super vibe

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Earth, wind, fire and old spirits &mdash 06/26/06 - 12:46:11 PM
Reminiscent of a CD I picked up at a rummage sale. Brul: We the
People, A Tribal Gathering of Music. I'm wondering if tribal chanting
would help or hurt this. The music floats across a wide soundscape but
does not come front and center with any particular theme or message.
More like the whisperings of thousands of primal spirits than the
declaration of a single living entity.

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Earth, wind, fire and old spirits &mdash 06/26/06 - 12:48:51 PM
C'mon, Simon! Can't you support a "e" with an accent in Brule? My accented
"e" disappeared in above comment!

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Earth, wind, fire and old spirits &mdash 06/26/06 - 01:14:31 PM
Richard, I understand you sentence now. I thought perhaps your were utilizing
'clubdrugs" while typing ;-) A software interface glitch

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Earth, wind, fire and old spirits &mdash 06/26/06 - 04:07:16 PM
I'm going to have to write a positive song for Eric Clapton called "You Can't
Always Get What You ASCII For".

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flightcase &mdash 06/26/06 - 06:59:29 PM
The dancing of your solo work really impacts over the first 2 mins but if
you're going to riff over a repetition it has to build... this scattered like
geese halfway through. Trust me.. there is something more under that
ululating mountain waiting to emerge. I'll listen to your original version.
Salut!

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title &mdash 06/27/06 - 06:06:07 AM
A truly wonderful composition. A pleasant droning background over
which the flute floats and improvises. Downloaded.

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astonishing... &mdash 06/27/06 - 12:17:27 PM
Feel so good listening to your song. A very good one!
The percussion is great and the flute makes me fly all over..
I'll like to listen to a thin melodic female vocals with this wounderful piece of music.

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Visceral &mdash 06/28/06 - 06:09:35 PM
Very unusual and captivating. I'm sitting here listening to it in the
background as I surf other pages only to find that it seems to be affecting
my heart rate and breathing. I think you've really captured the essence of
their rituals here. Nice work.

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Visceral &mdash 06/28/06 - 07:10:07 PM
Thanks very much for the big compliments.

Victor.


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DL'd and faved! &mdash 06/29/06 - 05:27:02 AM
So happy you stopped by to post a comment on my efforts (which feel
sadly lacking next to this). I might have missed this otherwise and that
would just not do!

I cant say anything technical that hasnt been said already but I can say I
look forward to zoneing out on this piece while making didges.

Thanks for pointing me here!

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Funky Trance &mdash 06/30/06 - 03:09:31 PM
Very creative tune. It's kinda like a new age native american groove.
Very cool man Thanks for posting:-}

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Funky Trance &mdash 07/02/06 - 06:36:30 PM
Thanks for listening and commenting.

So that's Neo-Native Electro-Trance/Funk?

I really think MacJams should have that as a category!

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Funky Trance &mdash 07/02/06 - 09:09:25 PM
Yes they should have a experimental funk category.

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Hypnotic &mdash 07/02/06 - 10:30:36 AM
Cool sounds, great production. Enjoyed your work.

Ed

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Very nice! &mdash 07/25/06 - 07:58:09 PM
I really don't care that anyone else might not appreciate the synth; I likie
it. I really did the sound you've got on it. The breathing sounds are a nice
effect too. I can hear a bit of a didge thing going on in there. Very cool! I
get mesmerised by the sound of a didge. This has a nice ethnic feel and a
worthy production for sure. Peace!


-Boris Luxx

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Very nice! &mdash 07/25/06 - 08:12:39 PM
Thanks for commenting.

The "breathing sounds" are, eh, my breathing....

I guess I was compressing the sound a bit too much, so they came out louder
than intended, but when I listened to it I liked the effect. If you hear multiple
breaths, that's because of all the delays on the sound.

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,-) &mdash 10/09/06 - 11:22:11 AM
Exxxcellent!

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I really enjoy the creativity..... &mdash 12/04/06 - 01:44:16 PM
Ikabod, influenced this? I really like this diversity, brings out the spontanaity. The flute sounds and is that a digearedoo? Good stuff, thanks for sharin' MJG

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meditative in all the right ways... &mdash 10/21/07 - 09:21:47 PM
i love this! great track...the flute playing is phenominal, and the effects are just perfect. you did a great job here, immediate download!

age

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very very cool &mdash 12/30/07 - 11:53:51 AM
this is great
I'll be back for sure
keepin this

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very very cool &mdash 12/30/07 - 11:55:18 AM
this is great
I'll be back for sure
keepin this

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Interesting- &mdash 12/30/07 - 03:35:16 PM
There's lots to listen to, here. I guess that I personally like the NA flute better when it is not quite so effected. This gives a more synthetic feeling all the way around.
Still, you play around with many interesting effects, and in a different mood, I'd probably really enjoy this more.

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woa ... &mdash 09/04/08 - 05:13:58 PM
i missed this !! absolutely cool

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and .... &mdash 09/04/08 - 05:17:09 PM
I could download !!! and did.

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Well, Vic, &mdash 09/04/08 - 10:11:24 PM
You are an amazingly gifted musician and composer. I have really responded to Native American flute music since I first heard it. You take a great deal of care in producing your pieces and you do the culture an honor by making music that moves the listener in the same way that a traditional treatment would. I loved this. Thank you.

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