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Tango Macabre


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djdrshaman

 Genre: Experimental

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This piece was commissioned by a modern/contemporary dance company and presented as a story piece: a woman slowly descends into schizo-madness as her reason is eclipsed by a stream of memories, fantasies, and delusions. an oversexed French maid. a woman in a busty flowing red dress lying on top of a piano. a maniacal pianist, cloaked and hooded, seeming undead. a manic guitarist in whiteface. a demented opera singer on a box dancing circles around herself and her parasol. ghoulish ballroom dancers bustin' out some disco. a thriller-style dance combination after the declamation of "jus' like that". There is a wall of sound and layer upon layer here; with repeated listenings, you will surely pick up on more nuance and detail -- Jus' like that. hehehe
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Hits: 913
Comments: 19
Fans: 8
Plays: 139
Downloads: 65
Votes: 7
Uploaded: Oct 04, 2007 - 10:09:56 PM
Last Updated: Oct 07, 2007 - 11:38:47 AM Last Played: Nov 06, 2009 - 02:50:06 PM
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***itiswotitis*** said 783 days ago (October 4th, 2007)
love it
great tune.. love the way you have put this together...wonderful stuff.
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djdrshaman said 783 days ago (October 4th, 2007)
thx itis
glad u had a grand time with this piece

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***itiswotitis*** said 783 days ago (October 4th, 2007)
if
i couldfave it twice i would...and it d/loaded so i can tango round the living room :D

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Be Realistic...Demand the Impossible!
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fdumptch said 783 days ago (October 4th, 2007)
Tango-Licious
Too much fun.
Loved it

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djdrshaman said 783 days ago (October 4th, 2007)
icious is in
thank u -

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vbluesky said 783 days ago (October 5th, 2007)
cool
nice story and fab pic...I love the mix of modern opera, bass drum and tango....Carmen never sounded so danceable, ...BlueSky
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djdrshaman said 782 days ago (October 5th, 2007)
thx itis
strange mix of elements but it works somehow- glad u enjoyed this -

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Feter said 783 days ago (October 5th, 2007)
Tango Macabre
schizo-madness Tango ? or its a new way to
do tango .all I know it sounds as any of you
music impressive and creative . well done !!
djdrshaman said 782 days ago (October 5th, 2007)
feter:
schizo madness is a term i coined ie nuts!

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drakonis said 782 days ago (October 5th, 2007)
filled to overflowing with... "jus like dat!"
intriguing and delicious, the way you interlocked the puzzle pieces here... I actually really really liked the way you chose, when one piece of the puzzle didn't quite fit (Carmen's descending sequence from her aria), you had her slightly alter it so that it did fit, which I took as metaphorically altering herself to fit the shifting perceived reality around her. This made my head spin, and danced delicately between alluring and cacophonous. I picked up little bits of many things, definitely have to listen a few times (with Spanish & French translation hats on). Loved all the laughter, some sounded intentionally forced, others manically out of control, awesome. Ole and Bravo! Now, where's the door to this little room?
ttfn,
Drakonis
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djdrshaman said 781 days ago (October 6th, 2007)
:)
drakonis: you have such a keen ear and remarkable insight into my work - and can pick up on all the subtle nuances and musical metaphors that dot the piece-- the door? i'm sure if u dig deep enough, you'll find the key.

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said 782 days ago (October 5th, 2007)
Tango !
Very lovely piece of music Jose, the sounds really clear and well arranged ! I'm enjoying this tango my friend
Thanks for sharing

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dynoMYSTIC said 781 days ago (October 6th, 2007)
A
very nicely arranged, believable soundstage; this song took me to an actual room with dancing and debauchery, and I wanted to stay and participate. Alas, the song ended...
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djdrshaman said 781 days ago (October 7th, 2007)
just download the song
and listen to it - the room is always open . hehe

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paul f. page said 780 days ago (October 7th, 2007)
Yow!
The tango as a genre has such delicious baggage attached to it. What is so intriguing about your tango is the background dialogue, the laughter, etc. Feels like a totally "live" performance in a smoky cabaret or saloon or something. Great mix of all elements. This could easily be a soundtrack. There is just a little suggestion of sleeze throughout. Perfect.
Paul
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said 778 days ago (October 9th, 2007)
Second time I've tried
to leave a comment on this (I unintentionally toasted out my first attempt).
Anyway, the gist of it was: I really dig how SEPARATE all the elements in this are. I suspect the real work was mixing it. Sounds like it was a blast throwing all that stuff in! I think we could all benefit from a few more commissions, too.
djdrshaman said 778 days ago (October 9th, 2007)
thx matt
i thought u'd enjoy this sonny - my answer to your samba - with a hint of skin mischief- have not gotten to work on our collab recently but i will get to it
richard13 said 276 days ago (February 22nd, 2009)
I'm happy to have found this
I must have been in the mood for dark corners and smoke tonight. I can't remember how I got here, but thanks, it's been ... macabre.
Cheers
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