Long Walk In A Desert

iG.STUDiO

Get Flash to see this player.

Description

The synthesizer bass riff and the wind were created in MelodyAssistant, exported as .AIFF files. Effects applied in GarageBand.
There is no loops, all the drum patterns were constructed manually in GarageBand, using Techno Drum Kit Software Instrument.
The bells are recorded, so are the sax "flaps" (to reinforce conga sound when the riff builds up) and a pseudo-guitar lick at the end (sax with Amp Simulation effect).

For the artwork I used a fragment of an original photo by J. F. Maion.

Leave a Comment

You must be registered and logged-in to comment.

Song Stats

Hits: 3230
Comments: 26
Fans: 5
Plays: 374
Downloads: 176
Votes: 17
Uploaded: Jul 25, 2004 - 03:52:18 PM
Last Updated: Jul 27, 2004 - 07:31:44 AM Last Played: Oct 28, 2012 - 12:25:41 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

Yamaha "CustomZ" tenor saxophone YTSZ82, RadioShack 33-3004 dynamic microphone with XLR-1/4" converter, iMic USB interface, iMac G4 800Mhz (1GB RAM).

Software:

MelodyAssistant 7.0.1
GarageBand 1.1

Comments

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 3221 days ago (July 25th, 2004)

Arabic wild winds
Very sweet sax duet and desert concept. There is still a
touch of distortion occasionally in the right side sax. Your
breath, all the production work, are really cool. Although
this is really a tone poem sort of concept song without a
melody, except the arabic tonal scale, it is a very cool
track that left me moved and transported. Effective and
wonderful.

Check out my latest song called Frozen Man (by James Taylor)

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3221 days ago (July 26th, 2004)
	Arabic wild winds Thank you, Tobin. This scale had been haunting me for years, I just had to let it out. I am not sure about the distortion, though ( I thought I managed to keep it under control this time, could it be just the reverberation overtones conflicting with each other and the phaser?) Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

	freakyjazzyfunky said 3221 days ago (July 26th, 2004)
	Custom Z Yeah man-you get s great sound on that Tenor....im thinking of getting a custom z tenor myself....i already got an alto custom z. Check out my latest song called I'm A Little China Boy

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3221 days ago (July 26th, 2004)
	Custom Z You won't regret it, I promise. <a href="http://igstudio.blogspot.com/2004/05/yamaha-custom-z-tenor-sax-yts82z.html">»READ MORE«</a> :) Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3221 days ago (July 26th, 2004)
	Custom Z correct link format this time Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

nobunaga	nobunaga said 3220 days ago (July 27th, 2004)
	very different in a great way I really enjoyed listening to this especially because you are not doing the same darn thing as everyone else. I liked the different scale, the mix was solid. I'd have done a bit more with the drums, but they worked as is, maybe a fade out ending. Check out my latest song called Seven Dubs Four

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3220 days ago (July 27th, 2004)
	very different in a great way Thank you. I try :). As for the drums, yes - the tune is begging for a long and juicy percussion solo, but I dread the very idea of manually putting that in, besides, it might end up sounding very artificial, and I have nobody to play them for me so far... may be later. Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

Cameron

Cameron said 3220 days ago (July 27th, 2004)

wonderfully evocative
I really like what you've done in this tune, very creative,
interesting sounds produced and performed well.

The way you've traded sax tracks back and forth works
excellently. I also like the rising high synth sounds and
the little modal middle-eastern flourishes which add an
exotic spice to the track.

Great piece!

Check out my latest song called Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3219 days ago (July 27th, 2004)
	wonderfully evocative Thank you. I've been sitting on this for a while, and then working on it for a while as well. Glad you liked it :) Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

mcsweb

mcsweb said 3219 days ago (July 27th, 2004)

Very imaginative
and interesting! I think the wind could be toned down
with some more (what? reverb? I dunno what.) to make it
more atmospheric and less up front. It sounds a little too
artificial right now which makes it sound slightly corny.
That is just a minor quibble, and I like the idea of the wind
though -- the rest of the creativity of the song more than
makes up for it.

Check out my latest song called Forgotten - 12

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3215 days ago (August 1st, 2004)
	Very imaginative Thank you. I might indeed consider rebalancing the wind a bit, right now I am so tired of this piece, I can't think straight; it needs to settle a little... Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

Monophobe	Monophobe said 3219 days ago (July 28th, 2004)
	Smooth! I liked this very much. Ambient arabic jazz sounds. I really enjoyed the pitch slides on the strings. Surprised me when they came in. Check out my latest song called Can I Turn Now (MacJams Re-remix)

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3214 days ago (August 2nd, 2004)
	Smooth! Thank you. Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

	said 3216 days ago (July 31st, 2004)
	Very Nice I like the mystery. It reminds me of something from Blade Runner. Great evocative musical melodies. 7-8-7-8

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3214 days ago (August 2nd, 2004)
	Very Nice Thank you :) Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

penguinsocks	penguinsocks said 3215 days ago (July 31st, 2004)
	beautiful very interesting, delicate, and moody. you really bring the senses in with this piece. interesting texture in the photograph reflects the many wonderful textures in this piece. well done! Check out my latest song called reel me softly in the shade

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3214 days ago (August 2nd, 2004)
	beautiful :) Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

Mcboy	Mcboy said 3213 days ago (August 3rd, 2004)
	exotic.. very cool and exotic...... Check out my latest song called Bluesphemy (MJRF 2010)

Mcboy	Mcboy said 3213 days ago (August 3rd, 2004)
	exotic.. just got back from vacation....will be working on the melody for the collaboration....cya later... --- I live for music....... Check out my latest song called Bluesphemy (MJRF 2010)

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 3213 days ago (August 3rd, 2004)
	exotic.. :-) Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

AshleyBeanHead

AshleyBeanHead said 1924 days ago (February 13th, 2008)

No Tracks Left Behind :)
Brief Description: This piece you heard or about to hear will actually put you on a camel back crossing the desert sands leaving a thirst of dramatic art at its best!

Pros: Very creative and just right (as in changes and play length)! Great Intro (wind/percussion transitioning) with the wind fading- in and ending with the wind fading out! Percussion is fit (amount uses, beats accented, clarity in the mix). The Bass sythn works well holding the rhythm tight and awesome Sax work (that%u2019s has a melodic feeling/performance and accentuations, in my opinion), I really enjoy the tone elements (breaths dynamics on the reed, kind of portraying the wind, if you will.) I like how you get that Egyptian sense as the core melody throughout the piece. The SFX (Wind) on the synth is creative; Great Production work to boot! Overall, this piece is clean in all aspects (IMO), like the camel your rode on, left no tracks behind...

Cons: None!

Suggestion: none

~Doc

Check out my latest song called Heightened & ABH: 2P's & 5I's (Repost)

sloparts	sloparts said 1567 days ago (February 3rd, 2009)
	Very interesting use of sound to convey the feeling of being there. Love the sound of your sax in this piece, it is rich and full. The effect of the left and right ear sounds in the headphones it wonderful.. This is an amazing piece my friend, thank you for sharing it. Ed Check out my latest song called Quack's Blues

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 1562 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	=) Thanx! Nice to see an old song revisited after four years of hanging here... Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

saymme	saymme said 1562 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	Long walk in the desert ! NICE!!!! Adventurus, inspiring, fantasy, arabia, wings - is what first come into my mind hearing this , its totally great hearing this kindof music...wow u must've worked on it for a long time ! A real treat !(!) Sometimes I wonder what would happen(how it would be) to only listen to nonvox music . . its like 2 different worlds ! Pleasure on me THX : )

iG.STUDiO	iG.STUDiO said 1562 days ago (February 9th, 2009)
	=) Thank you! Nonvox music is what I do a lot... :) Check out my latest song called Spiral Samba

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 1558 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	Great staging! Really wide! Desert trip! Check out my latest song called Alone (reboot)

Fan List

Artist Info

Name: Ilya Gerasimenko
Location: Manhattan NY United States

Long story (waaay too long), and not very interesting. Born in Eastern Europe (Belarus), moved a lot, lived in Moscow, Cincinnati, Cleveland, worked in a different areas (all sorts of design: industrial, graphic, web), ended up in New York. Always pl... [see more]

Check out some of my other songs:

Genre Info

More songs in Jazz (instrumental):

Chat