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Uploaded: Jun 18, 2007 - 07:22:08 AM
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shimmer (4), drone (12), waves (20), pulse (6), distortion (34), shift (12), effect (12), volume (1), mass (8), slow (92), rinse (3), repeat (4), repeat (4)
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This is a drone piece based on the D chord. Apple loop drums and the rest is guitar, bass, midi keys, and air synth straight through or looped. I was inspired by My Bloody Valentine, but ended up sounding more like Sigur Ros.

Yesterday I posted a shorter version of this tune - and after listening to both on my iPod I've opted to replace it with the original unedited version. You're in for a 7+ minute listen. Thanks for taking the time.

Play loud.

Hardware:
iMac G5
Danelectro guitar
Ibanez bass
Oxygen8 midi keyboard
Alesis AirFX

Software:
GarageBand
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Happy Father's Day &mdash 06/18/07 - 07:52:43 AM
Very unusal, Bud. I hear shimmer, drone, waves, pulses, distortion, shift, effect, volume, mass, slow, rinse, repeation.............and birds.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

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I thought the birds were gone &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:19:26 AM
but they snuck back in. Thanks for taking a listen.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Turn Off Your Mind, Relax and &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:04:57 AM
Happy Father's Day.
Thanks for u/l the longer version.

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Vic posted a similar comment re TNK &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:25:01 AM
to the first version that was up for a little while. My daughter heard a little Norwegian Wood towards the end.

Thanks for your patience with the length of this piece. I'm sure there's a decent "radio edit" I could do - but I'm a sucker for repetition. In the end this may be the beginning of a different song entirely.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Yeahhhhhhhhhh........... &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:22:29 AM
I missed the shorter version... but that's all for the good. This needs some real estate to ri-i-i-i-de for a while.

I started thinking about what it might be like getting stoned and watching TV golf while listening to this... really loud. There's the putt...... oh man, the ball is turning into a 747..... and it's flying over the sea with winged chocolate rabbits...... oh man....

This is going straight into my iTunes, Bud. I can listen to this anytime and still pass a DOT random drug test.

I think...

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I love the TV golf reference - &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:31:59 AM
After I got wisdom teeth extracted many years ago - I was sent home with Percocet for pain. Being more of a psychedelic hippie I was new to this stuff so I took one and had a glass of wine that afternoon and turned on the TV. I watched the PGA and after a second glass of wine - or a second pill (maybe both) TV golf became my drug of choice. I swear they were whispering just for me as I floated over the rolling hills of green.

Now that I'm a clean living Dad - I sometimes watch golf just for the memories. BTW - anyone who watches golf on TV can handle a 7 minute instrumental.

Thanks for stopping by.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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funny &mdash 06/21/07 - 12:14:51 AM
u guys talk bout golf a a sedative so to speak.
I always use it at nap time.
Great tune bud.I am with you on this one. the sound is very psychedelic.
a keeper.
i will love to here you flashing back in my ipod when it shuffles up
thanks

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lovin it Bud &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:51:17 AM
this peice reminded me of the middle of a phish jam.....: ) very nice. The length is fine you kinda need the length to create the hypnotic trance state you get into listening . wow man ! downloaded Felice dia day los padres .........oh by the way how did you make the sitar sound ? Thats frickin sweet........

Toast

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Thanks DJ FT - glad you liked it &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:57:08 AM
The sitar is from Ben Boldt. You can get it free at the resource page here. The Boldt packs are great - and the cello is the Fitch Cello - also free here.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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60's &mdash 06/18/07 - 09:52:44 AM
Fresh out of the Late 60's early 70's A true meandering groove. Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for listening &mdash 06/19/07 - 06:45:39 AM
"meandering groove" hmm - the first hint that this is perhaps a bit long?

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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not too long &mdash 06/19/07 - 08:09:05 PM
I enjoyed every minute :)

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7 minute &mdash 06/18/07 - 03:09:20 PM
ride! tis reminds me of smoking a ton of weed by the boathouse in central park. forgetting I'm in manhattan then the end coms and reality sets back in and its the N train to astoria Thanks for the trip!

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Happy to be you ticket - &mdash 06/19/07 - 06:47:15 AM
or in this case - token. Ride on!

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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bud &mdash 06/18/07 - 06:06:53 PM
this is incredible. really like a lot. could be an instrumental edit of a stone roses song with that chimey sounding gutar. one of your better ones i think.

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Thanks Michael - &mdash 06/19/07 - 06:49:43 AM
I had a lot of fun with this. Your Rebsie remix was very cool.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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flash &mdash 06/18/07 - 06:25:52 PM
i used to have huge poster just like your song pic. it sent me directly to the correct state of mind, i'll tell you.

i love the way this slowly evolves, yet always circles the center of the beginning, of the beginning, of the beginning, of the beginning, of the beginning, of the beginning, of the beginning, of the ...

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In the beginning &mdash 06/19/07 - 06:54:37 AM
there was the D chord. What more do we need? Thanks for stopping by.

BTW - is the mix i.e. levels of distortion acceptable? I couldn't seem to get a cleaner version of this out of BG.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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distortion &mdash 06/19/07 - 05:28:22 PM
well, yeah, there is distortion in there - but it's the good kind!

i suppose a purist might prefer to hear tube clipping or tape limiting, but i like it OK. there's probably some way to emulate that, even simply by dropping the highend just a tad - but the crispness would go away...

i think it's part of what give this its drive...

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extended treat &mdash 06/18/07 - 08:30:28 PM
jam on and drone it. the backing synth, ep guitar is tres physchedelic, and i wish i know how to spell that word as well. nice slow evolving transitions. light the candles, and incense. great job

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Thanks for your comments &mdash 06/19/07 - 06:58:27 AM
the chiming guitar is played with a Jellyfish pick. Thanks go to Vic for the turn-on. Anyone looking for a real treat should pick up an Air FX. That's the low swooping drone and the squiggles - the only sunth on this tune.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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and the picture is cool too &mdash 06/18/07 - 09:07:05 PM
When scrolling on my Imac the picture is a perfect reminder of the place I used to go to called the Appalachain Lighthouse which featured the coolest light shows and greatest music. Thanks for the trip.

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I found the picture on google &mdash 06/19/07 - 07:14:12 AM
by searching "shimmer". I love word searching images. I think I'll try work backwards from an image one of these days. Thanks for stopping by.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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what the? &mdash 06/19/07 - 08:27:50 PM
i lost my place in line. that's my advantage of being on the other coast. usually.

well you know what i said before.

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Hi Vic &mdash 06/20/07 - 01:04:01 PM
You were the first and last to comment on the previous version I pulled down in favor of this longer overindulgent pot cloud.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Mmmmmmm....... &mdash 06/19/07 - 08:55:57 PM
I just sat back and let this one carry me away.

Thanks, I needed that.

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You're welcome &mdash 06/20/07 - 01:18:17 PM
glad to oblige.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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very nice &mdash 06/20/07 - 05:24:50 AM
love the build up.. meditative? medicative??

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Build me up &mdash 06/20/07 - 01:21:09 PM
Buttercup baby...
Thanks for dropping in (or is that out?)

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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pass that, wouldya? &mdash 06/20/07 - 11:36:59 AM
Love this. You've got that inscence-burning, lavalamp-lit, smokey-aired genre all figured out. If Jim Morrison were still alive (maybe he is!), I think he'd be givin' you the peace sign. This is awesome. Perfect to chill by.

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Thanks Miss &mdash 06/20/07 - 02:25:48 PM
I enjoyed your recent track very much as well - and what I find interesting is how many different ways there are to chill out. Thanks for stopping by.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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tour d'force &mdash 06/20/07 - 01:55:04 PM
Bud,
I have been gazing at my shoes for 7 minutes and have never been so happy. Sonic Youth drony, without the earsplitting squeels. Yeah, or, I agree, Stone Roses more like it. Maybe a tab bit of Brian Jonestown Massacre when you get into the tabla bit. Really cool, you are always pushing the envelope and coming up with stuff I admire. Oh, and yeah, I played it LOUD, thanks for that suggestion...;-)


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I like the shoe gazing reference &mdash 06/20/07 - 02:32:36 PM
The Jesus and Mary Chain were high on the influence list for this one too. I can only dream about getting my production chops up to your level - the WAR collab sounded awesome. I just read the 33 1/3 book on Loveless by MBV and now I'm reading the one about Paul's Boutique from the Beasties. These books are a hoot.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Eh eh eh... &mdash 06/21/07 - 08:18:02 PM
I'm thinkn', you had way more than your share of a good time on this one. Good on ya! Thanks for sharing! Macca

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Thanks Macca &mdash 06/22/07 - 07:40:04 AM
My drug of choice is music.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Nice &mdash 06/22/07 - 09:54:46 AM
This as listenable as it is ignorable (a compliment, believe me). I didn't play it loud because it's just too damn early in the morning, but as it played I was puttering around doing random everyday stuff; and I would find myself drifting away to the land of aural hum, and then suddenly snapping back to the music. Lots of power in the details; the whole picture very gentle and positive. I think this should be twice as long.

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Thanks for your comments &mdash 06/22/07 - 12:42:47 PM
I completely get what you're saying about ignorable - I consider it high praise. In the My Bloody Valentine book I recently read Kevin Shields talked about striving to have his music work differently on different systems and at different volumes. I was thinking about that when I did this which is why I left it long as an ambient piece. I also think it hangs loud - but in a different way.

Good luck at DTW - I'm afraid I can't make it.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Makes me think... &mdash 06/22/07 - 12:25:57 PM
...of a very, very deep ocean.

Didn't even notice the 7 minutes. Great stuff. VERY loud.

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Thanks Bob &mdash 06/22/07 - 12:44:23 PM
glad you liked it - and didn't mind the length.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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winding down... &mdash 06/22/07 - 04:54:00 PM
This helped me get through the last few minutes of work on this dragging Friday - thanx!
This piece sets up a nice space - and the ending is perfect...

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Glad to help you through the day &mdash 06/22/07 - 05:15:20 PM
I was wondering if anyone actually made it to the ending. I appreciate the comment.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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hypgnosis &mdash 06/22/07 - 05:24:01 PM
piper at the gates of dawn echoes.....this is transitional and ethereal, and quirky. Magical in the car. Excellent

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Thanks for stopping by &mdash 06/22/07 - 08:17:46 PM
"good in the car" is a real compliment - as is the Floyd reference.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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7 mins &mdash 06/22/07 - 08:35:02 PM
I stayed for the whole song...it was worth it..well worth it. I rwally liked it.
Ive heard few get away with playing one chord in a song...you are one

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There are other chords? &mdash 06/22/07 - 09:10:37 PM
Thanks for stopping by.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Hot damn... sweet tune! &mdash 06/23/07 - 11:03:29 PM
Giving a lot of depth to a simple idea... you have made much more out of less here. My Bloody Valentine is one of my favoritist bands... and this falls under "influenced by" rather than "copying", I would say... which is good! ALso reminded me a little of Cornershop's drone pop gem 6 a.m. Julliander Shere (I probably mispelled that). Bye!

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I couldn't copy MBV if I tried - &mdash 06/24/07 - 10:01:56 PM
I'm easily influenced and then my limitations kick in keeping me "original" or at least adequately inept. Thanks for stopping by.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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Yipeeeee! &mdash 06/23/07 - 11:42:41 PM
Another song LONGER than the "required" 3:30! Bud, I would happily listen to a 15 minute version of this baby, but the 7-minutes-plus will do for now. This one is my new Father's Day theme...

Be well!

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Thanks Mike - &mdash 06/24/07 - 10:05:28 PM
I'll send you the other mix which is the edit of the 47 minute version I started with. Just kidding. Old guys do it longer.

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"music is a better noise" - Essential Logic

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"Old guys do it longer" &mdash 06/25/07 - 04:34:21 PM
...ha ha...

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Flashback! &mdash 06/25/07 - 11:40:03 PM
Heading down 2nd Ave. for the tunnel at 2:00AM on Monday morning catching all the lights, heading back to the Grove, the window pane kicks in somewhere around the Water Gap, route 80 opens like space in the starry night. Thanks for the memories.

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Psych-out! &mdash 07/09/07 - 05:02:08 PM
I can hear the TNK influence there on the drums...this has a really cool full sound to it..lots of things going on to captivate the ears! Light that joss stick and relax and float downstream!
Cheers
Steve

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Thanks Steve &mdash 10/07/07 - 09:51:48 AM
I love TNK and MBV - figured they'd make a great combo.

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MY Bloody... &mdash 10/07/07 - 01:43:35 AM
Truly anexcellent dynamic rythem.

Heightened

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stay tuned for a major remix &mdash 10/07/07 - 09:55:46 AM
by Vic Holman - and check him out if you haven't already.

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Palandrone &mdash 10/21/07 - 03:31:40 PM
Too repetitive. But I get the idea. Where is Ravi Shankar?

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Repetition was part of the idea &mdash 10/22/07 - 11:45:48 PM
glad you got it. No Ravi - just Vic Holman - check out his version - Tomorrow Knows.

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My Bloody Father's Day &mdash 11/30/07 - 11:22:06 PM
Loved it from beginning to end. Downloaded. Cheers

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