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inchworm


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Mystified

 Genre: Ambient

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Description
So, this one all started with the photograph you see as the song art here.
Bryn took this photograph while visiting Utah, and when I first saw it, I was struck by the perfect little world of this tiny creature enveloped in green and so oblivious to the immense world around it. I knew one day it would end up as song art...

My Sunday piano improvisation was done with this photo in mind, though after I'd recorded it and added orchestral pizzicato strings and legato bass, I thought it just sounded too similar to other songs I'd done recently.

So I literally turned it inside-out and reversed it then paired it with the forward piano track.

Sometimes abstract, sometimes delicate, sometimes ethereal...To me it captures the magic of first seeing that photograph and the 'other world' that it was.

Enjoy... :)

Song art by Bryn Corbett
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Song Stats
Hits: 1046
Comments: 23
Fans: 20
Plays: 107
Downloads: 75
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Uploaded: Jun 09, 2008 - 08:54:50 PM
Last Updated: Jun 09, 2008 - 08:59:36 PM Last Played: Aug 20, 2009 - 04:37:36 PM
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Hardware:
MacBook, MAudio 61es
Software:
LogicPro
Comments
Feter said 517 days ago (June 9th, 2008)
inchworm
thisis impressive piano and orchetsra ..lingery and
very delicate as always ...brilliant music for a
brilliant photo realy ..thnx alot for sharin !!!!!
Mystified said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
thank you Feter!
It's cool when a photograph gets the creative mind in gear to create music, as this one did.

Thanks for listening and commenting.

And thanks, B, for the beautiful photograph that inspired this song!
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said 517 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
Fine
Fine piece of music perfect in every way, a piece of Art....
Mystified said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
thanks so much...
Your comments mean a lot.
I'm glad you like this piece. Thanks for taking time to leave a comment here :)
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springclock said 517 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
you never
cease to bring the goods....and you never cease to amaze...another brilliant tune from you...love the reverse piano...I'm a sucker for anything backwards....
love the way this just flows and pours in cascades from my speakers....thanks for this....peace....Ian
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said 517 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
Great!
Yes, different from your usual improvisations (from the technical way and use of effects) but it's still a Mystified piece! Amazing work, very creative.... I love your work, I love everything you do. Great track!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi
lengold said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
This has a
really lovely sound and feel to it. Quite sad - don't think I've ever heard a piano reversed before. Wonderful idea that works beautifully. Love the melancholy 'violin' type sound that is created.
Cheers
Len


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magnatone said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
inchworm
could you give me creativity lessons?
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Mystified said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
creativity lessons...?
hehehe...as IF you need them :D
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kassia said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
inchworm
Another beautiful, creative piece of music, Mysti. Love the sounds you put together here. You music soothes and surprises all at the same time.
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said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
Inchworm.
Its sounds awsome Beautiful soundscape.
very impressive indeed Well done. Love it

Cat have you heard Allannah singing a cover version Of Back on the Chain Gang -. Cover version of Chrissie Hinds. Its Brilliant !!
She calls it a silly recording for Texasfeel. its Amazing!! I love your singing also. You know that too.

Peace Dee.


KissMeKate said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
I love this piece!
The little distortion effects make it seem like the soundtrack to a dream. Extremely pleasing and solid.
guitapick said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
I love...
..the thread of the piano theme...the way it weaves throughout the piece...like the slow, perfect pace of the inchworm...

The reverse orchestral instruments were extremely effective...like the outside world, while the original theme just keeps on moving in and out.

Beautiful and well thought out piece, cat...loved and downloaded it.
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Mystified said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
Thanks :)
Falling back on my storytelling tendencies again with this piece--and you heard it the way I was trying to tell it :)

Thanks for leaving a comment--glad you enjoyed this!
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davisamerica said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
well...
right then ... :-]
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davisamerica said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
and...
downloaded .. :-]
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gail60 said 516 days ago (June 10th, 2008)
pretty song
Very unique and soothing as well as beautiful. I really enjoyed listening to this. Great song.
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said 515 days ago (June 11th, 2008)
Hi Cat
I think this is one of the best pieces you have ever done (musically and production wise)

It is a great compliment to me that you made this music as a result of my little photo of the worm in the Total Green Universe (TM bmc)

Very, very cool stuff

PS
Thank you for helping me to realise one of my great ambitions since I started working with you - to be able to view for myself some of the natural beauty that you have shared so many times on your magical hikes in Utah

b
Mystified said 515 days ago (June 11th, 2008)
Total Green Universe....
Thank you for these comments, B :)

While I realised the musical aspects of this song on my own, I probably would never have created such a piece as this without all that I've learned in the past two years in collaborating and working with you!

This piece is a combination of my taking that natural beauty that so inspires me to create, and further developing it with the things I've learned in respect to ambient music and production. I always wanted to merge my classical music 'ear' and training with the more modern elements of electronic/ambient music--and it's really fulfilling to explore and do that very thing...

So, thank YOU, too :)
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Peter Bauckham said 515 days ago (June 11th, 2008)
Sorry
it has taken me a while to get around to listening - too noisy at work and not enough time otherwise. Anyway, this is a lovely, calm, piece - very well arranged and recorded. I always enjoy your music but this is even more special!

Peter
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Diviner said 514 days ago (June 12th, 2008)
This is very good
Love the sounds that you produce in juxtapostion with the piano. It sounds very nice. Beautiful track, your description fits the track really well.
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Reinholt56 said 512 days ago (June 14th, 2008)
Sorry I'm late......
I love this piece. I heard it a few days ago but only got around to commenting today.

The ideas all work and everything seems to fit perfectly.

Take care.

Paul
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jiguma said 511 days ago (June 15th, 2008)
Lovely
A really beautiful piece Cat.
Neil
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Ambient music is a loosely defined musical genre that incorporates elements of a number of different styles - including jazz, electronic music, new age, rock and roll, modern classical music, reggae, traditional, world and even noise.

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