Another story told by music &mdash 07/22/06 - 05:00:43 PM
Another story told by music. Well done Drakonis. I like the sounds .
I like the description "Sometimes..." , and also the story that the song is
telling me.
Thanks for sharing your music!
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Another story told by music &mdash 07/22/06 - 05:21:01 PM
I like taking people on story-rides... thank you for listening and going on the
journey. More stories to come! I also like your musical stories!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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Nice mix! &mdash 07/22/06 - 05:07:09 PM
This is a nice tune, Drak. Everything flows very well together. The
drums have good feel too. The intro had a sort of impending doom
sort of feel, but then the light melody comes in to lift it up. Your
description is what I think of when I hear this. By that, I mean this track
has a contemplative nature about it. Kind of . . .music to think to??? I'm
not sure if that makes any sense or not, so hopefully you get the idea.
I'm not sure how to put it into words right now. I listened to it a couple
of times and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing it with us! Peace!
-Boris [ Reply to This ]
Nice mix! &mdash 07/22/06 - 05:50:19 PM
Cool, I'm glad it came across with the ups and downs and sort of thoughtful
feeling. Glad to spin your mind into contemplation. Mike's drumming is
awesome, and he's great fun to work with!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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sweet sunshine &mdash 07/22/06 - 05:36:06 PM
there is definitely a contrast here, like boris said, between doom and not.
it's refreshing to hear some real drums... they definitely give this a boost.
cool textures and layers... very well produced.
definitely a summer fantasy. :) [ Reply to This ]
sweet sunshine &mdash 07/23/06 - 07:31:16 AM
Hi Urbnite, so you hear the light/dark interplay... good! You can listen on a
good or a bad day then :-) I worked and reworked the production on this, even
had my mixing-engineering brother-in-law give me some great tips. Thank you
for checking it out!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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Rhythmic dream &mdash 07/22/06 - 05:56:06 PM
Really like the pretty melody meets the dark background idea.
And the drums really add a little 'something, something' (Read: "Sauzin',
sauzin'").
Very nice work!
-A (Read: "E") [ Reply to This ]
Rhythmic dream &mdash 07/23/06 - 07:49:31 AM
Hey Einarus, the master of great melodies, this is quite a compliment coming
from you, thank you!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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very nicely done!! &mdash 07/22/06 - 06:27:49 PM
Another example of why we have "real" drummers about the place!
Mike has added a dimension to this which would have been impossible
to achieve with midi or loops. Relaxing, relaxed and thoughtful - very
nicely done Eduard!
Neil [ Reply to This ]
very nicely done!! &mdash 07/23/06 - 02:28:08 PM
The original drum track and Mike's magic are night and day... I'm glad you
noticed his creativity and skill shining through on this. I originally had a really
heavily distorted drumset on this to give it bite, but Mike took my ideas and
played them so well I didn't need to torque them much, and in fact they sounded
so good I backed way off on the effects so they mostly come through as-is, just
some flange/phasing to give a unique dizzy firey sound. Thank you for
listening, Neil!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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tremendously beautiful! &mdash 07/22/06 - 08:14:43 PM
I love this, the REALITY feeling that comes across, it's naturalness and
flow, and very interesting and surprizing combinations......it has magic to
it! NightBird [ Reply to This ]
tremendously beautiful! &mdash 07/24/06 - 10:07:04 AM
So glad to bring the twists and turns and surprises of life to your ears and
thoughts... and I'm happy to hear my music did so for you! I have more
surprises to come...
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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you are on a streak!! &mdash 07/22/06 - 08:19:26 PM
this is soo good...man, keep em coming. Great stuff. That you can use
the gear to create such human music is just unreal....sheeesh.
deepest bows to you
z [ Reply to This ]
you are a streaker! &mdash 07/24/06 - 10:14:26 AM
Hehe, a great compliment from you... after you have just posted another
delicious collaboration with Einarus! And after you critiqued this piece and
suggested the more solid ending... thank you very much Fran! Working with
Mike on this was a great pleasure, and the result is way beyond what I could do
myself. Woohoo!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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In this enhanced melody I hear &mdash 07/22/06 - 08:55:38 PM
the mingled emotions,not clamoring, but vying for attention just under
the surface; sadness and happiness playing leapfrog. "Hear me, hear
me, hear me, hear me, they whisper in the 2.07-2.10 segment. Then
hope rises, followed by melancholy. With the opposite feelings still
mingled, the melody leaves us knowing that life will always have its
ups and downs. All we need to do is continue to rise above on the
currents of hope.
Or maybe I got all that from that pepperoni pizza
ps- real nice drums, too.:-)
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In this enhanced melody I hear &mdash 07/24/06 - 05:52:22 PM
Ah, Roxylee,
You are such an insightful and spicy poet, thinking with your heart... or maybe
you are right, it is just spicy heartburn. But I prefer to eschew the pizza and
assume the former... whatever that means :-) Thank you for being such a great
friend.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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There was something .... &mdash 07/22/06 - 11:04:26 PM
oddly familiar about this one .... and then it came to me ... I think you sent me an earlier version of this once upon a lifetime ago ..... it certainly isn't one that needs vocals .. it sounds perfect as an instrumental just the way it is .... I like the nicely placed swells .... it was very relaxing to listen to while drinking my beer after 12 hours of back breaking labour working on the new place ... thanks DRAK .... (I may never look at a can of paint the same way ever again)! [ Reply to This ]
There was something .... &mdash 07/24/06 - 05:48:14 PM
Thanks for listening to the final version of "Amble" here... yes I sent it to you
long ago wondering if you could put some finishing touches on it, but this
works pretty well too. Speaking of the ups and downs of life, sorry to hear
about all the fixing-up you have to do, but congratulations on getting a real
yard, and space between neighbors! Ooh, does this mean you can start
recording those really loud belt-'em-out songs now?
ttfn,
Drakonis
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like that main melody &mdash 07/23/06 - 12:56:30 AM
like that catchy theme especially. Like the drama of it.
Like the march feel.
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like that main melody &mdash 07/24/06 - 10:19:36 AM
Yah, the melody was pestering me for 3 years to do something with it... you can
feel the relentless marching forward through hard and soft passages. Thank
you for checking it out!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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Short 'n Sweet. 'n haunting. 'n a lot more... &mdash 07/23/06 - 04:20:11 AM
It has an immediately attractive and engaging quality. Triggers different
emotions; somewhat nostalgic, sad, haunting, but also up, fun, etc.!
Interesting combination! The main melodic idea has more places to go
than you take it! The fact that you don't take it to any of these other
places isn't necessarily negative at all, however, because there's
something to be said for 'short and sweet!'
Nice track. [ Reply to This ]
Short 'n Sweet. 'n haunting. 'n a lot more... &mdash 07/25/06 - 05:22:16 PM
Yes, it is simple, short and sweet, with ups and downs, more could have been
done with it, just like life itself... so I guess I nailed it! I started to do some
melody-echoing, but didn't get too involved because I did sort of like the basic
melody and didn't muck with it much. I'm very happy to hear that my working
multiple emotions into the music came across... that's a tricky thing to do, it just
sort of happened as I wrote it. OK, off to write something else now! Thank you
again for your thoughts and encouragement, and BTW I'm now reading Fux and
Mann madly, and should have a fugue ready by the end of the year!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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okay &mdash 07/23/06 - 06:28:28 AM
I have to tell the truth, I did not really like it, mostly because of the cheesy piano all along (mostly because of my weirdo tastes I should say). every single part in the background is really great and well produced though. I guess its just not my cup of tea but who cares! keep on keep on drako! [ Reply to This ]
I'm okay, you're okay &mdash 07/26/06 - 09:31:45 AM
I live for honest comments and feedback, and this is exactly what you offered
me... I sincerely appreciate that this was not your style, but you took the time to
comment anyway, and tell me what you did and didn't like... for that I thank you!
I would like to use a better main melody instrument... I have always wanted it to
be a female voice (I wrote this to be sung), but that is for a later version.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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You guys are WAY too kind &mdash 07/23/06 - 05:31:49 PM
Really. I am so flattered by the things you guys are saying.
Drak - you aren't taking nearly enough credit for the rhythmic template
you laid down. The part that you wrote and forwarded to me may have
been simple, but it had an excellent pulse and it basically defined the
part that I played. I appreciate your kind words and would like to
reflect a bunch of them back on to you - I have kind of an unwritten
rule for collabbing with people: I have to dig the song at the outset,
and this song really qualified. Even after numerous plays as part of our
iterative process, the song still is quite moving in its simplicity and
theme. I like the final round of tweaks (and that last drawn-out chord).
To borisluxx, urbnite, Einarus, jiguma, Roxylee: my most humble
thanks for your kind reviews of the drummy bits. [ Reply to This ]
You guys are WAY too kind &mdash 07/27/06 - 12:17:02 PM
Mike, this was great fun to work with you on, and we got to learn from each
other along the way, which is the best part. Your interpretations and
improvements on my drum track ideas were great. Thank you again!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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Cool melody &mdash 07/24/06 - 03:43:24 PM
Very nice melody, It reminds me some songs from Leonard Cohen, maybe
because of the instruments used. I only don't like the flanged drums.
And try some vocals on it to see if works too. [ Reply to This ]
Cool melody &mdash 07/27/06 - 03:28:54 PM
Hi Rolo, thank you for the comment. My original distorted drums were really
effected... but when I heard Mike's replacement drums, I backed off a lot on the
effects because he added the stuttering gait and interesting sounds himself, and
I didn't want to mask them much. But I understand wanted to hear them totally
clean too. Glad you liked the melody, and yes, I'd love to have it sung... I'd love
to have somebody step up and replace the melody/harmony instruments with
vox!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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Beautiful Balance &mdash 07/25/06 - 10:57:06 AM
It truly is striking how you manage to walk the expressive line between
the difficult days and the wonderful ones in this piece. Boy, there's
nothing like a real drummer, either; nice work, Kev.
This is a lovely piece of music. I wish someone would build that Day
Extender I've been dreaming of, so that I could play with vocal. I think
it would be a nice addition, though the song definitely sounds alone. I
have to compliment you on the mix, too. It's beautifully balanced. [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful Balance &mdash 07/30/06 - 08:37:45 PM
Thanks for the compliments on the mix, I did spend a long time balancing
things. And I'd go in 50/50 on that day extender for you, I'd love to hear you
put together some singing on this... let me just take a number here... ooh, I got
"639"! (Loudspeaker crackles) "Now Serving #5 for Ledebutant Collabs!"
Oh, sheesh.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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hey drakonis, &mdash 07/26/06 - 07:56:44 AM
very,very, nice piece of music, the melody is really fine, it has that touch
of (Naaa i don't know the english word) blueness ? i like so much.
I like music that kicks my fantasy and starts a little movie in my mind.
Don't know already if i like the phaser on the drums, but the drummig
itself is awesome. [ Reply to This ]
hey drakonis, &mdash 07/30/06 - 08:23:59 PM
Guten Tag, and thank you for listening and giving me your thoughts. I try to
write music that has a touch of emotion (blue-ness?), and starts a movie in the
listener's head... so I'm excited to know I did that for you! I wanted a little
distorted "bite" on the drums to make them sound slightly surreal... but Mike's
drumming was so good that I backed off the effects a lot. I did leave some in
there, but maybe I should take it out completely, and let his performance shine.
Danke, ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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Hey cool &mdash 07/27/06 - 12:19:46 AM
So, I'm catching this a little late, I guess! Nice composition--and
excellent drumming kevmikwa, very fitting and keeps the song
propelling forward. Very interesting song art too. This has a very
psychedelic feel to me, full of contradictary gloom and cheer, and it
keeps sort of opening up as it goes, endlessly-blooming-flower style.
Actually, I think you have a talent for melodies like that, seems I've
heard it in your music before. And with that flange on the drums,
there's a melted kind of thing going on (like the song art). I hear what
datafunk is saying; the lead melody instrument (sounds like layers of
instruments?) feels a little flat timbre-wise. Some kind of richer
sound--and I'm not sure what that would be exactly--would be more
ear-tantilizing, I think. Anyway, I really enjoyed this song, and found it
to be strange in a lot of good ways. [ Reply to This ]
Hey cool &mdash 07/30/06 - 10:05:55 PM
David, I appreciate your ears and thoughts on this, I admire your work a great
deal... so, this was originally written to be sung, and I should have spent more
time making a richer sounding lead, but I do want to replace it with a singer,
Sometime. I do like to have some ups/downs type pull in my music, and in this
one especially, glad it came through. Mike's drumming is really fitting here, I
was very pleased with what we worked out together. You like my "Persistence of
Memory" artwork? :-) Thank you again for stopping in, always a treat!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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Very enjoyeable and satisfying &mdash 07/27/06 - 03:41:45 PM
.. optimism seems to win .. over the top of the darker under-currents ..
.. being more of a realist .. I would have liked things to get drak ..I mean
darker .. and then be somehow pulled out by the lighter melody
that dominates over the top - being a romantic too ..
but having said that - I think it's jolly good. [ Reply to This ]
Very enjoyeable and satisfying &mdash 07/30/06 - 10:12:49 PM
Hey, good to hear from you again! Hehehe, you see the darker side of life?
There are two sides... and I guess I *am* an optimist. Let's see, what is the
definition of an optimist again? Oh yes, "Things are so bad now, they can only
get better." :-) No, I'm pretty sure I'm a pessimist then. Glad you liked the
interplay of light and drak-ness.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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Hypnotic groove &mdash 07/27/06 - 09:17:25 PM
Drak, I really like the percussion alot. Its a haunting melody. Nice job [ Reply to This ]
Hypnotic groove &mdash 07/31/06 - 02:23:02 PM
Welcome to Macjams, Queen Royal, and thank you for listening and being
hypnotized. Mike did a great job on the drums, I imagine you two will have a lot
to talk about :-) I look forward to hearing your works here soon!
ttfn,
Drakonis
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deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there<br>
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nice melody &mdash 07/27/06 - 11:28:02 PM
well drak, it's a pretty nice melody. a relaxing piece. sort of midevil in a way. tho more in a somewhat video game way, but it's too beautiful for simply video game music. [ Reply to This ]
Nice - but ..) &mdash 08/05/06 - 08:07:17 PM
I would suggest to put the melodie into another instrument.
Why not the "Grand Piano" (or two) for a warmer sound.
To my german ears it sounds to cheap like some plastik toy ;)
Don't get me wrong - I like the song and the melodie !
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Nice - but ..) &mdash 08/06/06 - 01:19:30 PM
Well, that does it! I got the message! :-) You are not the only one who thinks
my main-melody-instrument detracts from the overall piece, so you have given
me the incentive to rework it with a better sounding instrument there. Rob, I
appreciate your (and others) honest critiques, this helps me a great deal, Danke
Schön! I will post an update to this in the next day or two, hopefully a better
one!
ttfn,
Drakonis, learning, one note at a time --- deja vu, it's the next best thing to being there
### Today's song: Fractal Serenity[ Reply to This ]
:-) &mdash 09/24/06 - 02:35:33 PM
Everything about this is amazing. From the artwork to the description to
the talent and support involved in this song. You created something very
beautiful. [ Reply to This ]
lots of work &mdash 09/24/06 - 04:35:22 PM
Thank you for appreciating each aspect of this piece... I did do a lot of work on
the music, the artwork, and write-up of my thoughts. I also re-worked this with
a flute as the main instrument (The Zauberflöte version) which you may like
better, and there are a couple of very humorous versions too (Grapefruit and
Mosquito songs), which might actually make you giggle... Anyway, I appreciate
you stopping in to listen to my music. Welcome to Macjams!
ttfn,
Drakonis --- The one with the most true friends wins!
### Today's song: Sometimes - Magic Flute mix[ Reply to This ]
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I like the description "Sometimes..." , and also the story that the song is
telling me.
Thanks for sharing your music!
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