Smokey's Embers (col w Drakonis)

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album: After
track 1: 4:02 Feedback
track 2: 5:12 Breathing
track 3: 7:12 Marching Through The Visible Man
track 4: 3:52 Cleft Synaptic
track 5: 5:08 Sippin' From The Big Dipper
track 6: 5:08 Ula Hemla
track 7: 2:54 Yaa Yaya Yeya Yeyeah!
track 8: 3:03 Rolling Down
track 9: 5:29 Piano
track 10: 4:07 Lucky
track 11: 7:34 How Ah Ya
track 12: 5:07 Smokey's Embers
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Song Description

This is a mostly orchestral version of Drakonis' song Ember - Rekindled.

Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness,
Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time,
...
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.'

-- John Keats, "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

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sound effects used in this song:

fire_embers_large_campfire.aif (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=17554)
By Dynamicell (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/usersViewSingle.php?id=47052)

fire wood bonfire high eq.aif (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=17374)
By homejrande (http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/usersViewSingle.php?id=52000)

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Song Stats

Hits: 1381
Comments: 36
Fans: 14
Plays: 157
Downloads: 75
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Uploaded: Oct 20, 2007 - 09:02:30 PM
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2008 - 02:13:44 PM Last Played: Nov 06, 2009 - 03:43:46 PM

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smokey (3), smokeyvw (8), ember (32), embers (2), drakonis (67), urn (1)

Comments

drakonis

drakonis said 750 days ago (October 20th, 2007)

renewed from the ashes...
Ember seems all young and strong sounding again... I see you sprinkled some Grecian Formula on this aulde relic, takes a licking and it Keats on ticking!

Now this is a delight, a symphonic version! Nice touch, to have the fires of time usher this in, and usher it back out at the end, the little bell effects seem to be the glint off the urn. Very nice re-orchestration, I like the strong brass and the timpani hits/rolls, the pizzicato and tremelo strings, they really maintain the feel. And I noticed a slight tweak to the harmony in the flute at 1/2 way in, which was a really satisfying change, I liked that. Very "classy" version... I think you urn a gold star for this! I'm quite impressed by how quickly you just whipped up something this stately. I certainly like it, let's see what others think. Thank you for taking this in yet a new direction!

ttfn,
Drakonis

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SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 748 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)
	wrong button i meant to append to your comment, but i messed up and it appears as a separate comment about ten posts down... Check out my latest song called Settle

bud	bud said 750 days ago (October 20th, 2007)
	OK - OK I'm at a loss for words I'll try beautiful, stately, rapturous, sensitive, elegant, rich, subtle, delicate, excellent, cool, neat, wow, thanks. There - I found some. Way to go Bill - really wonderful. Check out my latest song called Expanding Toys (Halloween Remix)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. well, it's mostly Drakonis's work. i just slapped on some symphony instruments :-) my favorite part is at the very end when the last ember goes out. thanks Check out my latest song called Settle

musichead	musichead said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	floating in Just thought Id float in and give you a listen.. I really like the sting bass sound. Im a bass player.!! :) The brass really sound great!!! I thought I was at real concert!! Drak gave me this link...great stuff here!! Check out my latest song called Lets Take a Holiday

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. i suspect a lot of the "real concert" feel is due to the AU Matrix Reverb. Drakonis used this Reverb on his original version as well. I changed the settings to form a space large enough to contain an orchestra. thanks Check out my latest song called Settle

guitapick	guitapick said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	Powerful... ...fine crafting, here, Smokey. Your control of the dynamics (both technically and musically) is really impressive... Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)

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the dynamics makes all the difference. just playing the synths on the keyboard without the expression control sounds pretty fake. i wish i could use the expression controller real-time, but i don't seem to have the touch. so it's all done with the pencil tool.

i usually start from the dynamics provided with a similar loop in Apple's Jam Pack, and modify it from there. "Desire D" was the basis for the dynamics of a lot of the tracks on this one.

thanks

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FGarofalo	FGarofalo said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	Very well done. Not much more to say. Frank. Check out my latest song called Chosen Few

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. thanks for dropping by for a listen. glad you liked it! Check out my latest song called Settle

lengold	lengold said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	Sounds like proper grown up music to me. Excellent. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)

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i wish i knew what "proper grown up music" actually is. symphonic music certainly has a long history, and it's an amazing accumulation of some of the best of many, many people's efforts. it encompasses various theories of music and composition, as well as tons of technology in the making of the instruments, and lots of invention in the techniques to play them all. it's pretty awe inspiring when you think of it that way.

i humbly suggest that this song only slightly approximates the wonders of a real orchestra - it's just a pleasant illusion.

but, thank you for your comment, and i'm glad you liked it. i am pleased with the outcome myself.

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	said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	Great ! Smokey, this is a real fine version of Drakonin's EMBER, the sounds here really CLASSICAL, great sounds going here from the brass till the strings in the background ! Thank you for sharing such gem .. this is a really great music. WOW man .. impressive. Faved and D'loaded

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)

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wow, thank you. i really must credit Drakonis: he wrote the notes. i spent some time taking apart his original version and got to more deeply appreciate his work. his composition is more structured than it seems. somewhere along the way it struck me that a "classical" approach might work out nicely.

actually, there are sounds from Drak's original version mixed in during the flute solo, and they are not strictly "classical" - but i wanted to add a nod to his original work somehow.

thanks again

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	said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	Amazing One of your best compositions I'll heard. Enjoyable! Oh! yes very much.KUDOS Kenta

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. glad you enjoyed listening. thanks go to Drakonis for composition... Check out my latest song called Settle

Moviz	Moviz said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	This is a wonderful interpretation.... beautiful sounds all so clear andas Bud says 'Stately' sounding... love the fire effects too, M Check out my latest song called A Soldiers Dream (Remix/record)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. ah ha! "interpretation" - that was the word i was trying to think of! i did change Drak's original development away from "rekindled" into something that just sort of dies in your arms. i guess that is what the urn picture is all about... thanks Check out my latest song called Settle

Feter	Feter said 749 days ago (October 21st, 2007)
	Smokey's Embers just so impressive ..Entirly huge work welldone !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. thank you very much Check out my latest song called Settle

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 748 days ago (October 22nd, 2007)

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about that tweak to the harmony in the flute half way in:

i perceived the early portion of the flute part as a bridge. and somehow it just wasn't working for me. maybe the change in instruments really focussed the spotlight on the flute solo too much for the bridge?

so i changed it from a bridge into a cadence. i was hesitant at first. it's a pretty strong cadence, for example the #7 only appears one time, right there. there's also a rhythmic augmentation there, and again, only there (although that was yours, i just embellished it a bit). but i think it works. the flute continues uninterrupted into its solo from that point. that cadence also splits the piece into two parts, but not too strongly, i hope.

thanks for giving me a shot at this!

Bill

Check out my latest song called Settle

davisamerica	davisamerica said 747 days ago (October 23rd, 2007)
	very nice having played in the fields of ember i know how each artist digs deeply to hear the dragon's song. must say, i too felt like i was sitting and listening to a wonderful live performance. absolutely a wonderful version!! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. i did indeed dig deeply and found gold. or a fire-breathing dragon? this was a very fun and satisfying project. it all unfolded very quickly - just a few days from getting the files from Drakonis to this posting. thanks Check out my latest song called Settle

Heightened	Heightened said 744 days ago (October 26th, 2007)
	Smokey's Embers Amazing! Wonderous! Loved every second of it! Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	. i loved working on this one, i guess it shows. i still have the disassembled, loop version of Drakonis's work. maybe i should create another entirely different version? maybe someday... thanks Check out my latest song called Settle

	said 743 days ago (October 27th, 2007)
	Spectacular! By Zeus, this is how this piece should have been done to begin with! Ominous sonic splendor! Take a bow gentlemen! Be well!

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 736 days ago (November 3rd, 2007)
	. thanks it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time Check out my latest song called Settle

Alannah	Alannah said 736 days ago (November 3rd, 2007)
	This is .... ... by far the deepest and richest Ember to date! Wow wow wow .... it's ALIVE !!!! Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 736 days ago (November 3rd, 2007)
	. odd that you say it's alive - i kinda thinks it ends with a quiet death. thank you very very much Check out my latest song called Settle

david.sfinzi	david.sfinzi said 716 days ago (November 23rd, 2007)
	embers Yes! Very nice! Check out my latest song called Baroque Concertino in F

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 710 days ago (November 29th, 2007)
	. thanks for listening and commenting Check out my latest song called Settle

	said 635 days ago (February 12th, 2008)
	Smokey's Embers (col w Drakonis Hi My God !! this has got lots going for , my vote snd download to my ipod on repeat. 1st the music is just so magical and the composition to just die for. Second my cat is called smokey and I love antiques and the Vase pic is as beautiful to look at as his this fantasic masterpiece work of art. Peae Dee.

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 633 days ago (February 14th, 2008)

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wow! i guess this made an impression on a few levels.

i have two cats presently: Samantha and Midi.

Drak's composition is the perfect collab vehicle: it's fairly minimalist, well-written, and nice to listen to, so there's lots of room for expansion in many directions. i was surprised no one had tried a symphonic version - so i had to do it!

that lovely vase is actually an urn - someday, after my last spark pops and fades, a similar urn may hold my ashes...

thanks

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SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 633 days ago (February 14th, 2008)
	. if you have time, check out all the versions of Ember - it will be worth your time. the link is up in the song Description. let Drakonis know what you think Check out my latest song called Settle

richardhowardjones	richardhowardjones said 521 days ago (June 5th, 2008)
	Thank you for a great orchestration. Fully with Drak (Eduard) on this one . A truly noble Ember.A light but deep arrangement. Check out my latest song called GOTTA GO

Boundless	Boundless said 138 days ago (June 23rd, 2009)
	Wonderful What a fine classical twist to Eduard's fine piece. Fine work - thanks ! Check out my latest song called Here to Hear - collab

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