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I spent a lot of time working on an abstract sound collage rather than making a song cause the loop drove me a little nuts – but I finally gave in to this little ditty. Sections of the other piece made it in – so it wasn’t a total waste of time. Well – maybe. I’ll let you decide.
The piano loop is pretty much intact. The tempo is based on the train bell timing, and the train has been sped up, cut up, looped, reversed, pitched and otherwise mangled to supplement the rhythm track.
I’m more familiar with subways than I am with trains. Here’s a morning commute observation.
Thanks to Chikoppi for the guest host opportunity and to SmokeyVW for finding the train loop at The Freesound Project http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=25068
Lyrics:
I saw her riding on the F train one morning
Standing there with her hair
Put up and falling down
Was there some effort to this careless arrangement
Or is it just what it does
When it’s left on it’s own
Her bag hung low off of one shoulder
And it pulled her skirt a little up her thigh
She wore knee-high boots
They were suede and they were brown
And her denim clad arm
Wrapped loosley round the pole
Hardware:
iBook G3, iMac G5, Danelectro guitar, Oxygen8 Keyboard
Software:
GB1, GB3, Audacity
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geez &mdash 05/23/07 - 10:52:47 PM
Bud, that's great. at one point it sounds like the train is harmonizing with your vocals ("put up and falling down"). this is like some crazy Young Americans era Bowie. The thin white duke, all coked up and waiting for a train. it's cool seeing what people did with this stuff. excellent work. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Mike &mdash 05/24/07 - 11:02:28 AM
My daughter caught the Bowie vibe too. I just wanted to be done with this thing - I'm not a techno guy but figured I'd lie in the bed I made.
Stay tuned for the anti-loop post that'll show up here later.
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So you're admitting &mdash 05/23/07 - 10:55:35 PM
the loop got to you?
Funny i almost went this direction of a soul type of thing. doubt if i would of pulled it off as well as this. A cool mix of a traditional style song and a collage of sounds.
Thanks for all your efforts. This must of been a grooling task.
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I admit it - I admit it &mdash 05/24/07 - 11:04:55 AM
It's great hearing how everyone subverted the loop - your entry blew me away.
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There she was &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:52:33 AM
just a ridin' on the F train singing,
"Doof wah diddy diddy dum diddy doof!"
I'm really enjoying this round of LIOLI. Have been pleasantly surprised at every turn! [ Reply to This ]
I'm enjoying it too - &mdash 05/24/07 - 11:06:13 AM
Thanks for taking part and stopping by.
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Very cool &mdash 05/24/07 - 06:50:58 AM
This is sweet, nicely produced, and a great funky vibe. Rather cool. Peace. [ Reply to This ]
Glad you liked it - &mdash 05/24/07 - 11:08:17 AM
the production was a whacky adventure - not very focused.
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Whoa. &mdash 05/24/07 - 08:37:28 AM
this is like psychedelic funk on Dance Dance Revolution---cool.
I'm not sure about the stepper synth (Circuit Dialogue) at the start, but I like the way you mix it in after the first lull in the tune. The drum breaks are really nicely mixed, and the synths, bells, and pianos put a good rushed feel to this tune.
nicely done,
-g
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Hi Greg &mdash 05/24/07 - 10:58:15 AM
I hear you on the Circuit Dialog (good ear) it's kind of arhythmic as a start. This piece evolved with no set direction and half of it was put together on the road in GB1 on my laptop. It seems I can't open a GB1 archive in GB3 on my desktop - so the result was working with a loot of premixed elements. By the time I was done - though there were at least 20 tracks involved I only had control over 4. Not an excuse for the way this sounds - just a window into the process.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting - gotta get over to your place for a listen.
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Bud(WIE) &mdash 05/24/07 - 11:34:46 AM
Great song... Your vocals sondz really nice on this song... Great job [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for stopping by and taking &mdash 05/24/07 - 07:27:35 PM
the time to comment. My wife kept getting me to do the vocals over till they melted into the music. At least I think that's what she meant.
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A little city travelling music, please &mdash 05/24/07 - 01:58:06 PM
Very surreal, like drifting in and out of someone's head while they ride a commuter train and absently study the details of an attractive woman... The music seems to catch all these wonderful little emotional nuances that dance around inside the mind, on and off, decision and indecision, flavours and possibilities...
It suggests far more than it depicts, and that's very slick. Nice moment on the subway, Bud. Can't wait to hear the 'other' entry too! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Rik &mdash 05/25/07 - 03:13:07 PM
I think the indecision you hear is my uncertainty that I could really get behind this tune. Ultimately - I just had to stop tinkering and let it be. Glad you enjoyed it. Your entry was wonderful - and had me laughing along with you at the end.
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Very pictorial &mdash 05/24/07 - 04:17:31 PM
I can ACTUALLY see this girl. Having been riding the subways in Manhattan recently, this kind of brings it back somehow.
Lost thoughts whilst getting from A2B.
Nice one Bud - and thanks for organizing.
Jim [ Reply to This ]
I actually have one of these girls living &mdash 05/25/07 - 03:18:24 PM
in my house. I realized afterward that I could have been describing my own daughter on her way to school. I really like the way peple look in the morning in the subway - not fully awake and armed with their world mask. I've always wanted to do a candid portrait series on the trains.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting - and also for taking part in the challenge.
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Another great submission! &mdash 05/24/07 - 04:18:15 PM
I wish I could do this stuff. I gave up looping after producing 2 1/2 albums of crap...This is excellent. Love the funky groove you got going. Hey! Did I just see the Geico caveman stroll by? Is that Tom Hanks in the corner doing something with mortor and a trowel? Where the hell am I? Arrrrgggghhh!
Be well!
The Other Shoe: http://www.macjams.com/song/32104 [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for stopping by Mike - &mdash 05/25/07 - 03:28:45 PM
Been digging what you've been putting out lately - including The Other Shoe. My only complaint is I don't hear enough trains in your stuff. I'm sure they're there - but I guess you mix em way back.
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dancing on the tracks - while tying one on &mdash 05/24/07 - 04:52:37 PM
opening: that train sample is so much more intense played faster!
like the mix of electro-sounds with the sampled train sounds
danceable in the extreme - i like all the changes - and the echoey ending is perfect
thanks [ Reply to This ]
Man it's hard keeping up with this train &mdash 05/25/07 - 06:59:35 PM
thanks for posting and commenting and finding the train in the first place. The train brought more than just sonic options - I think it bore an emotional weight that connected with people too. Who knew?
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Oh and go ask her... &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:29:38 PM
what comes to mind listening to this great song is a man on a train thoughts all over the place, He notices a girl and imagines Her life...
daydreams.... [ Reply to This ]
You got that exactly right &mdash 05/25/07 - 07:01:54 PM
how does the better half live? Loved your song BTW. Thanks for posting and commenting.
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my feeling is &mdash 05/24/07 - 05:55:33 PM
this is like someone waiting for the train and you know how when you get bored you sometimes start making up songs to things that are going on around you . and sorta poking fun or just observing felt like you were setting the musik for those thoughts . I likey good stuff ! [ Reply to This ]
While I was doing this &mdash 05/25/07 - 08:01:12 PM
I kept hearing the music of the subways coming and going and the bleed form people's iPods - then I started listening to my mix in my iPod with the sound low enough to let the other sounds in. Then I missed my stop.
Dug your entry. Gotta go back and listen again.
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TRACKING &mdash 05/25/07 - 07:56:27 AM
Six Train. One AM. The Night's young.
Vocals are a little back on this rig, but Full Bop, regardless.
Mise en Scene - very Cool.
best,
Coop [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Coop - &mdash 05/25/07 - 08:07:54 PM
the vocals are a little buried - you're right. I could make up some crap about the mix reflecting the atmosphere of the subway where sounds blend and blur - but who would I be kidding? It is what it is.
Glad you stopped by.
BTW - WAITING is an awesome track.
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Electro-jazz-funk-fusion &mdash 05/25/07 - 08:15:02 PM
You've got a solid groove going here. Nice and busy, but nice. This track would probably work as an instrumental. In fact, as low as you've mixed your vocals, it might as well be. Throw in a lick here and there, and you'll never notice their absence.
Victor. [ Reply to This ]
I was kinda thinkin Soul Train for a while &mdash 05/25/07 - 10:58:37 PM
the vocals were more for the sketching the setting than leading the band - but you're right about not missing them in another version.
Thanks for checking in.
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I love the warped soul groove... &mdash 05/26/07 - 11:12:31 AM
...and the way the trainishness is brought out in the lyric...
I REALLY like the lyrics... I recently had occasion--twice--to take commuter trains and subways that I used to take daily, long ago, and it really brought me back to the commuter life I used to live. So does this...
I used to know a guy who had one of these moments and actually spoke to the girl, and she ended up being his girlfriend...
I like how the lyrics are like a photo, or a haiku or imagist poem, just getting that one moment, a couple of thoughts...
I really enjoy this...
Ed [ Reply to This ]
I appreciate your comments Ed &mdash 05/30/07 - 11:23:18 AM
You got to the heart of the intended vibe of the lyrics.
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Wow &mdash 05/26/07 - 08:10:34 PM
BUd total mind blowing this is the bass and drums are tight and rockin Love it !!!!!! [ Reply to This ]
Catch this train &mdash 05/27/07 - 01:03:58 AM
This has a great groove Bud, and I love the vocals on this - kinda understated, Bowie yeah, but with a bit of Ian Curtis in there also. I had to check this out cause of the great title, and the lyric is just as good ... nothing better than unrequited love/lust.
Steve [ Reply to This ]
I Hear a bit of Lou Reed and a dash of Roxy too &mdash 05/27/07 - 06:38:22 AM
Interesting take, embracing that house piano loop. When I heard it, I wasn't in a pop electronica mood, so I found another way to use it. [ Reply to This ]
Heh, Embracing the Loop &mdash 05/27/07 - 06:41:17 AM
I just read your comment on Myshkin's song.
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Ars longa, vita brevis. [ Reply to This ]
level 42 &mdash 05/27/07 - 02:40:01 PM
wow, this hums. great job with all the elements. super charged funky. absolutely luv the syncopation. cool lyrics/concept. knee high boots rule [ Reply to This ]
Too Things &mdash 05/27/07 - 06:19:29 PM
I like your lyrics and the overall production. Not easy to do.
Nice going.
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a terrific... &mdash 05/29/07 - 10:00:59 PM
...combination of collages, Bud!
Your vocals are great and the lyrics are a 'wistful' addition to the electronic trippy urban sound, resulting in something like a an 'audio urban tale'- full marks & faved!
Cheers,
Alf
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Excuse the collective post - &mdash 05/30/07 - 11:26:24 AM
but I'm a little swamped at work. Thanks to everyone for listening, commenting, faving, or participating - I appreciate the feedback and had a great time on this project. [ Reply to This ]
Still a train in there... &mdash 05/30/07 - 01:02:20 PM
...you cannot escape!!!!!!!
Unlike others; I like the F train. Like this tune, too. Great rhythmic/dynamic/instrumental shifts.
Just like a choo choo train!
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I like the F train too &mdash 05/30/07 - 05:22:09 PM
I don't understand all the grousers. Thanks for stopping by. Maybe see you in the neighborhood soon?
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Nice Track &mdash 08/07/07 - 05:52:53 PM
Cool groove. Nice sounds. It would be great if you could EQ the vocal a little more so it separates a little more from the instruments. [ Reply to This ]
Knee-High Boots &mdash 12/08/07 - 10:39:34 PM
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