Bees (w/bud)

rsorensen

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Bud posted a super cool track recently called 'Tranquility Base', an ambient piece he made with his Buddha Machine. I thought it sounded amazing and was happy to see he posted it as an open collab, so I jumped on it. Because I thought Kevin's track is pretty cool as it is, and because I can't leave well enough alone, I decided to mess around with it and change it up a little. So, I split it up into two tracks, ran them through the KT Granulator and pitch shifted them quite a bit. In this song the manipulated Buddha machine tracks serve as a constant, building drone that can be thought of as the sound inside of the head of the person singing - a little like swarming bees.
The song itself is about someone who thinks he is going crazy, but welcomes it as a new beginning. Weird, I know.
Thanks for the collab, Kevin. I would have never made this song without being inspired by your track. You are officially the MacJams Buddha Machine Masta.

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Lyrics

I do not understand
What you've been telling me
I'm too preoccupied
Your tongue is foreign speech

The bees inside my head
Are buzzing endlessly
My brain is shutting down
I think that I'm crazy

This is what I want
Yeah this is what I need
So I will let the bees keep working
Deep inside of me

In the final waking hours
Of my partial sanity
I will confide in you
And maybe then you'll see

That this is for the best
This baptism of fire
A brand new creation
Is just what I desire

This is what I want
Yeah this is what I need
So I will let the bees keep working
Deep inside of me

Song Stats

Hits: 704
Comments: 39
Fans: 22
Plays: 59
Downloads: 57
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Feb 23, 2009 - 06:06:36 PM
Last Updated: Feb 23, 2009 - 06:06:36 PM Last Played: Nov 22, 2009 - 09:00:54 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
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Song Actions

Hardware:

Taylor Big Baby, Gibson Firebird VII, Squier Vintage Jazz Bass, M-Audio KeyStudio 49i, Blue Snowball

Software:

GB08

Comments

mowguy3	mowguy3 said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	Bees Kind of haunting delivery with the vocals is choice. Acoustic is perfect and crisp. Killer track. Thanks to you both. Thanks for letting me take it with me, Russ Check out my latest song called A Different Shade Of Moonlight

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	russ thanks. Lately i can't get off the 'haunting' vibe for some reason, but bud's original lent itself well to it. Glad you enjoyed! Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Feter	Feter said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	Bees Amazing ...this built over a very trippy idea and it s so cool ... your guitar pickin and how you start to add more and more ...great vocal here .I always believed Buds sound beds can turn into something..kudos ...thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	feter thanks feter. glad you liked the build. bud's been posting some really cool and interesting things lately. glad he left them up for grabs! this song probably wouldn't exsist without it Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

michael2	michael2 said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	this is excellent Ridd. That's really cool that you wrote a song with vocals over the top of it. that acoustic sounds great, and the song itself is awesome. trying to get back into the swing of things here at MJ, glad I made it to this party. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

michael2	michael2 said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	hey i really like the change up at the end BTW. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	michael2 thanks man. i usually track 2 acoustics but stuck with one for this because i was happy with the way it turned out. glad you made it too. looking forward to hearing more stuff from you soon Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

LunaTrick	LunaTrick said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	Great work Ridd Ingenious use of Kevin's track. Very effective... and a great song! Check out my latest song called Luna Gypsy Heart II (Eternal Firelight)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	lunatrick thanks daniel. i was a little hesitant to mess with his original so much because it's so cool, but I'm glad you (and bud!)think it works. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

PinkFreud	PinkFreud said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	Excellent atmosphere The quality of your writing and talent never disappoints. Great concept - the droning adds so much to the theme of the song. Check out my latest song called 20 mg

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	pink hey man good to see you here. thanks for checking this out, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

bud

bud said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)

Really honored to get the Ridd treatment
What a great song you made here - the build is aces and your vocals are fantastic. I especially like the tone of the kick drum - it seems essential to the feel of the song. I must admit you took Tranquility to a place where I would never have recognized it - which is great. That's what's so cool about collabs - to have your children grow up to be cool people you'd like to meet.

Check out my latest song called try not to think

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	bud Thanks a ton Kevin. I'm glad you don't mind that I essentially decimated your track lol. Seriously though, I wouldn't have written/recorded this without starting with yours first, so I appreciate and respect your work. The honor's all mine Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	beehive hairdo piled high and dressed up nice and pretty. excellent tune and a imaginative way to use and manipulate Buds Tranquility track. top notch playing and vocals. you sure hit a few notes there near the end. woah Check out my latest song called November

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	Vic Thanks man. Regarding the high notes at the end, there may have been some gonad squeezing involved. That's all I'm gonna say. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

magnatone	magnatone said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	Bees Could this be more cool? I think not! I just loved Bud's original track, and your changes and additions are spectacular Ridd (great lyrics/vocals). The bee sounds are....creepy beyond words, very very effective. Congrats! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	magnatone Thanks so much Karen. They ARE creepy! I know! I can't get them out of my head either.. uh oh. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

ShadowofNine	ShadowofNine said 275 days ago (February 23rd, 2009)
	Super neat track, cool vocal, enjoyed... Check out my latest song called Brothers and Sisters

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	shadowsorca thanks a lot. glad you checked it out Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

gh0ul	gh0ul said 275 days ago (February 24th, 2009)
	wow One of the coolest songs i've heard in sometime. What else can I say? Check out my latest song called Solace for the bass

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	gh0ul you've said enough! thanks very much Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

lengold	lengold said 274 days ago (February 24th, 2009)
	To be able to take bud's track and turn it into this is nothing short of brilliant. Thanks for another great download. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	lgold thanks len. bud's track was brilliant to begin with. glad you like where I took it Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

MarkHolbrook	MarkHolbrook said 274 days ago (February 24th, 2009)
	I agree with haunting... This is different but great! Check out my latest song called Never Say Goodbye - Bond Challenge

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	holbrook thanks mark! and happy belated bday! Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

sloparts	sloparts said 274 days ago (February 24th, 2009)
	Great track Ridd Love the theme and the way you approached it. Lyrically excellent and your vox is spot on. The music builds and then goes back to the bees. Very cool my friend. I like it. Ed Check out my latest song called Just a little Something

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	slop thanks ed. i actually didnt know it was going to build like that. just kinda happened. glad you like it Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

Parichayaka

Parichayaka said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)

And I used to LIKE bees...
Very solid production, great vocal performance and pro-level song writing. Good job with the drum loops - it's really hard to mix those with live vocals and instruments and you're using them very powerfully (I think we're sharing the same loop in a completely different setting, check out 'Ambient Guitar Chill').

Anyway, can't believe I haven't commented on your work before. Also like that there's a 'new beginning', not just sadness and despondency:)

Check out my latest song called f12

rsorensen	rsorensen said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	parichayaka thanks a lot. i'm starting to spend a little longer on editing the drums because the loops were getting too recognizable. that said, yeah I think you're right we did use the same one lol. thanks for checking this out. I'll have to listen to some of your stuff as well :) Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

tempie	tempie said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	bzzzzzz...ohmmmmmm you totally rsorensened the buddha. dig the bees concept, love the "bees keep working inside of me" line. Cool lick/backups at the end. And love the falsetto too. Check out my latest song called Get Away with Murder Eyes (5XArms Cover)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 268 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
	tempie thanks. the falsetto at the end was originally a harmony part but discovered it worked well alone. glad you like Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

cjdaley	cjdaley said 273 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	attracted by the buzz and then really stung. spectacular build up and dramatic ending. Check out my latest song called shortbus spaceship (feat. the Flying Monggz from the Ninth Planet) by the Monggz

rsorensen	rsorensen said 268 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
	thanks man need some ointment for that sting? dont worry bees die after stinging so you'll get your revenge. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

lavalamp	lavalamp said 271 days ago (February 27th, 2009)
	Strong... ...vocals man. Really enjoyed this one. The instrumentation is super. Liking the high notes too. Very good stuff, LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

rsorensen	rsorensen said 268 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
	dave thanks a bunch. I had fun with this. bud's buddah track really determined where this song was headed. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

yrp

yrp said 271 days ago (February 27th, 2009)

Accurate
portrait of madness.
Excelent music and the image of the bee is terrfying.
Bud should be happy and proud that his ambient piece spawned so many great things.
If you have a thing for bees, look for the book "The Life of the Bee", by Maurice Maeterlinck.
It´s a poetic and old fashioned description of the life of this fascinating little being.

Check out my latest song called Light (with onesweetworld)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 268 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
	hey thanks! I'll definitely check that out. I'm finding inspiration in a lot of books and stories lately Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

TilSupper	TilSupper said 269 days ago (March 1st, 2009)
	summsel good job. if you like come to our site http://www.macjams.com/artist/TilSupper but first have some breakfast, please. regards bts Check out my latest song called Older

rsorensen	rsorensen said 268 days ago (March 2nd, 2009)
	wait a minute didnt i see this exact same post on a bunch of other songs today? hmmm.. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

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Name: R Sorensen

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