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Last Played: Nov 25, 2008 - 12:50:30 PM
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Uploaded: Oct 04, 2008 - 05:07:06 PM
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Thanks to whomever launched the Second Chance Challenge. I was motivated to sit down today and take a crack at Feter's Classical Challenge that escaped my efforts earlier this year. For the most part - the wonderful music submitted to Feter's Eine Kleine Nacht Musik MJ fit the "classic" classical form. This however fits more into the pop serialism quasi classical compartment. Whatever that is. I also think I might have been influenced by all the Leonard Bernstein tributes I've been hearing this weekend.
Hope you enjoy it.

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Swirls &mdash 10/04/08 - 05:24:17 PM
Love the interweaving of highs and lows. The constants that keep introducing new sounds that gets more and more intense. Enjoyed!

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Thanks Tim &mdash 10/04/08 - 09:50:34 PM
this was fun and happened fast. Easily coulda spent more time on it - but it felt good as a quick improv - and I felt like I had to get back in the saddle again. It's been a while since I've just knocked something out quick for fun. Glad you enjoyed it.

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cool sounds &mdash 10/04/08 - 05:34:06 PM
Are this all loops or are you playing this yourself? Cool sounds anyhow:) Just like listening to the sound track from a James Bond movie from the 70's...

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All loops &mdash 10/04/08 - 09:54:12 PM
edited - penciled - tweaked and slipped around - but no instruments were harmed in this creation. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. Hadn't thought of Bond - but you're right. Wasn't that John Barry?

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Serial Killer &mdash 10/04/08 - 06:03:11 PM
thi is Genious ..WOW ...whata suprise ...the structure
just so deep and wonderfull ...I m so impressed my
friend ...this is top notch ...thnx alot for the gem !!!!

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Once again - you're too kind Feter &mdash 10/04/08 - 09:55:49 PM
This was a quick bit of fun - and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the Classical Challenge - or this might never have happened.

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You Deserve A Second Chance &mdash 10/05/08 - 06:29:26 AM
Glad to hear this wonderful piece of music that might have never been written.

You've motivated plenty of us in the past bud.

Thanks

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Thanks SC &mdash 10/05/08 - 09:58:52 AM
I appreciate what you're doing here. Great idea.

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again &mdash 10/05/08 - 06:36:41 AM
continuing to push the creative boundaries.
You are are real talent bud

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Thanks for stopping by &mdash 10/05/08 - 10:00:12 AM
nice of you to take the time to listen and comment.

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Unexpected delight! &mdash 10/05/08 - 11:54:35 AM
Geez Kevin...I didn't realize you had this sort of thing in you. You are definitely multi-talented my friend.

Waltzing in the Twilight Zone!

Be well!

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Thanks for dropping by Mike &mdash 10/05/08 - 03:20:48 PM
I just started with a little idea and let it lead me. Glad you could dig it. Loved your Ridd cover.

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It is dark &mdash 10/05/08 - 12:04:11 PM
and it is foreboding: something is coming. I was thinking about the Edgar Allen Poe stories made into movies with Vincent Price. Since it sounds like a dance, I'd say this would've fit Masque of the Red Death. It has an un-peaceful, un-easy feeling. Would work for a Halloween ball. Thanks.

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Gosh - it seems I'm going dark &mdash 10/05/08 - 05:45:49 PM
guess this has some tension and undercurrents. I thought it was kinda quirky and fun - but I'm a poor judge of my own work. I hear what you're hearing - and I grew up reading Poe. Good choice.

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Heizen Lows &mdash 10/05/08 - 03:25:48 PM
Like ego said, those deep dark tones and those flutey highs sounds really build into a big and unique sound. It almost sounds like something off a Mike Oldfield album.

Cool bud. You back from France?

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Good call on Mike Oldfiled &mdash 10/05/08 - 05:53:31 PM
I was heading there as soon as the tubular bells came along. I always dug what he was up to - especially when he was working with Kevin Ayers. Thanks for the visit. You coming to the NY Decom? Sent you an invite. How's Katie doing?

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waltz street shuffle &mdash 10/05/08 - 03:44:32 PM
different is good.

cool waltz you made up here. i really liked the second half with the additional instruments. cool

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Nice hearing from you Vic &mdash 10/05/08 - 06:12:04 PM
I kinda think I let part one go a little too long without changes - but I was getting into the repetition.

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fun is good dog! &mdash 10/05/08 - 04:14:00 PM
ok kevin .... you do this "dark" and "quirky" stuff extremely well ... just who the heck are you really??? ;-]

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I'm just an average terrier &mdash 10/05/08 - 06:13:41 PM
who's into music. That so strange?

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I will.. &mdash 10/05/08 - 07:47:14 PM
...never think of a waltz in quite the same way after hearing this...Well, it's sort of a waltz 1-2-3 // 1-2 ///1-2-3... Wow. This is SO inventive and beautifully orchestrated, Bud. WAY DIFFERENCE from anything else I've heard from you. Most intriguing and delightful. You have a lot of command of the effects and such, too. Really well-mixed. Now I can LEARN something from this. Thank you.
Peace.
Paul
P.S. End seems awfully abrupt...let it ring a few moments longer.

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I wish I knew what I was doing &mdash 10/05/08 - 09:34:05 PM
and exactly what you're talking about with the counting of the time. I just got lucky cooking up a dish and kept adjusting the flavors till it felt worthy of serving up. So glad you enjoyed it. The interesting thing about working with loops is you really can play by ear.

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Very cool &mdash 10/05/08 - 09:58:48 PM
And very different from what I would expect from you. Of course, I should know by now that you are full of surprises! This is very nicely done. Makes me think in a way of Michael Nyman. Nice arrangement and lovely use of different elements to create an offbeat mood. Cinematic and engaging. Very cool. Nicely done. Peace.

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I like Michael Nyman &mdash 10/06/08 - 10:24:48 AM
Very kind comparison. Thanks for stopping by.

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I can see this &mdash 10/06/08 - 01:32:27 AM
as a cinema track bud. Lovely listen.
Cheers
Len



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Thanks Len &mdash 10/06/08 - 10:26:18 AM
good hearing from you. I'm finally getting back in the swing of things around here.

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Impressive &mdash 10/06/08 - 10:48:16 AM
this sounds great. i felt 'on edge' throughout this, and I think maybe that's what you were going for. love those big horns that come in halfway through. Definitely has a Bond feel when they do. Great job, Bud.

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I saw Goldfinger as a kid &mdash 10/06/08 - 08:45:50 PM
when it first came out. God I loved it - especially the title sequence. Thanks for stopping by Ridd.

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beautiful &mdash 10/06/08 - 06:07:13 PM
very cool track Kevin, a little danny elfman vibe (sort of carnival like i guess). i just had to hit play again, this is really great. love your choice and the approaches you used in the instrumentation. very cool.

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Thanks Michael &mdash 10/06/08 - 08:49:30 PM
Elfman is cool. So far this tune is all things to all people. I think I dipped into the magic of Muzak.

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I'm a fan of Bernstein's... &mdash 10/06/08 - 07:30:37 PM
...and I can hear some of that in here. I hear Phillip Glass, too.

You're choice of instrumentation is really effective...nice piece, Kevin.

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Glass was my first influence going into this &mdash 10/06/08 - 08:53:36 PM
then I took a left turn and got into sonorities and accents. That's where I felt some of the stabs from West Side Story with the horns. Nice of you to take time for this .

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Hey bud &mdash 10/06/08 - 11:05:17 PM
This got me thinkin bout Gil Evans Spain w/ Miles
you can have bass2x play the muted trumpet
and you got the new millennium version
great work man, gonna download it and keep it on my chain
peace out
tm
ps
I was on your home page here and you got those two great videos
way cool vids
when the first one came to an abrupt ending i almost fell off my chair
captivating to say the least ;)

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Thanks for stopping by &mdash 10/08/08 - 08:39:28 AM
I love how this tune reminds people of so many different things and they're all things I'm into. Glad you had a chance to check out the vids. Time to do a new one.

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twilight zone &mdash 10/08/08 - 12:01:03 AM
really cool. I love the marimba, or is it xylophone, sound towards the end.
tense, eerie vibe maintained throughout, builds nicely... effective...
fun to listen to... thanks for posting!




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It's vibraphone towards the end &mdash 10/08/08 - 08:44:24 AM
it was cool how a jazz loop slipped into the mix as easily as it did. I thank jam packs for the success of this piece - I was just a conduit. Thanks for your time and comment.

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so- &mdash 10/08/08 - 02:07:28 PM
how many tracks did you end up using, anyway? This is very interesting, and has lots of twists & turns, despite you using the same core loop throughout. how d'ya do that? :)

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Hi - and thanks for stopping by &mdash 10/08/08 - 03:07:12 PM
I think in the end I used about 12 tracks - but only about 6 at a time. I found loops that were similar in nature and then tweaked them to create the interplay I was looking for. By the end the original tracks were gone - it was a progressive addition/subtraction process.

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Very Cool track Kevin &mdash 10/24/08 - 03:57:24 PM
I like the way you kept this piece evolving and changing throughout it. Kind of dark and mysterious and more than a little foreboding to be sure.
The high parts against the lows at time made it sound like some kind of macabre dance of the zombie clowns or something.

Okay, who are you and what have you done with Bud,

Great job my friend, thanks for finishing it up and posting it.

Be well and be cool,

Ed

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