The chorus is the right direction, although the original fifths and sparseness and the new choir now begin to hint at "2001 a space odyssey" to me... that is not a bad thing at all (and it could just be me) since R. Strauss's original piece, if I remember correctly, was quite angular, dissonant, and prickly, but your piece on the other hand, is quite smooth and "gently awe-inspiring" :-) I like the additions. If it were me, I would still sprinkle just a little more bass in there... I imagine a low distant gentle "thrumming", that swells and dies back a little, grows more, dies back, etc... slowly building in volume toward the 2/3 mark of the piece, then slowly dying back away. Sort of like the Bydlo/Oxcart from "pictures at an exhbition" by Mussorgsky. It would be very low in volume, just a lightly discernable rumble as it goes past... but, I'm projecting onto your asteroid, sorry! ;-) I do that when I really like a piece.
ttfn,
Drakonis

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very kind. Thank you for your comments again.

If you are interested in trying your bass/bydlo idea with this piece I'd be happy to have you take a run at it. Same goes if you are looking to animate the artwork. New artwork definitely goes beyond what I am ever planning to improve.

Also listened to your Musimorphosis you referenced and it's electric lobster variant and was most impressed. So much music to hear, so little time ....
Cheers,
Doug

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I forgot to mention, the song art photo is perfect, although I kept expecting it to move... like this song artwork does :-)
http://www.macjams.com/song/25837
It almost makes me want to create some 3D asteroid art for you...
ttfn,
Drakonis

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This mix is perfect for the picture you suggest.

Great work Doug.

Paul.

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Thanks for the kind encouragement! I'm glad you enjoyed the remix.
Cheers mate,
Doug



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...are a perfect combination. I love music like this-- which inspires imaginative journeys :)

Thank you for sharing!!

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certainly my very great pleasure. Producing various styles of music is not only fun but the hearing can transport us to such different spaces. Thank you for having a listen and for leaving your encouraging remarks!
Keep well!
Doug

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I really enjoyed listening. Added to my favorites and downloaded.

Thanks for sharing.

nyakki

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Nice to have you stop by for a listen! Glad you liked the piece. I appreciate your taking the time to comment. I've enjoyed your own work in my iTunes as well.

Keep well,
Doug

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It's tooo short! Honestly, I could have listened a lot longer to this. Maybe because I have a song (Metropolitan) that uses one of these instruments and it kind of goes on for ever.. ;-) Space is a big thing and it takes time to travel through it, whatever TV-series are trying to tell us, with warps and stuff...

Well done and keep up the good work!

/Henke

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and that it could go on. This was always imagined to be a short tone poem, even back when I played it live on the Roland. It captures a moment - or a few anyway, with this encounter. That said, I think I feel a longer either synth or classical piece forming and I hope it pops to the surface soon. It would stretch my capacities further to develop and morph themes in a longer piece, and that would be a fun challenge. Your recent work has been quite inspiring to me in that respect BTW!

I'm glad you stopped by and thanks for the kind remarks!
Keep well,
Doug

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Can hear the improvement. This is a lovely track, very gentle and floating. Again very Eno/Tomita, but thats no bad thing. Great track, well done.

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Thanks for stopping by for the remix and for leaving your supportive comments. Glad you liked the new results. I was just over to check out your latest and am still bouncing from your great techno stomp.

Keep those coming - you have a real gift for them!

Thanks again,
Doug

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