Appreciation Day

SmokeyVW

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spring is a great time to appreciate life

This is a new version of 52523 due to observations by apb and jiguma about "hiss". It turned out to be highend noise on the 3 slide mandolin tracks. I rolled off the highend from 12K up.

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Hits: 358
Comments: 15
Fans: 13
Plays: 25
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Uploaded: May 04, 2009 - 02:00:19 PM
Last Updated: May 04, 2009 - 03:01:25 PM Last Played: Oct 22, 2009 - 08:17:31 AM

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Char	Char said 202 days ago (May 4th, 2009)
	Very engaging, Smokey. Everything sounds great. Very singable. Thanks for a neat song. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

sloparts

sloparts said 202 days ago (May 4th, 2009)

I listened to both
and I can't hear the hiss that was in the first version. This is a different kind of song Bill, but it seems to have an endearing quality to it that makes it hard not to like. Love the change of pace and instrumentation that happens about 1:24 into it.

All in all I'd say we can all "Appreciate" your efforts on this one my friend. Sounds very good, with a nice clean mix now. That and the fact that it's just such a pleasant piece of music.

Ed

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Ed Hannifin said 201 days ago (May 4th, 2009)

In this part of the world,
...this is my favorite week of the year... All the buds pop off, the leaves come out, the flowering trees blossom, and the violets return to my lawn...

I really like how the introduction of unorthodox tones, textures and instruments, especially the mandolin bits, frames the more 'normal' synth sounds and gets them sounding fresh...

Ed

Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 201 days ago (May 5th, 2009)
	. "leafing out" is my wife's, and my, favorite time of the year too. i sort of threw several things into this stew... glad you liked it thank you Check out my latest song called One For Me

DeputyDoofy	DeputyDoofy said 201 days ago (May 4th, 2009)
	I appreciate this! :) I feel like some weight has been lifted and I get to appreciate much more music now. I envision one of those live-action scenes in Sesame Street, showing flowers blooming to this tune. Does a Sesame Street reference give me away as a new father? lol Check out my latest song called Sweet Smell Of Success

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 201 days ago (May 5th, 2009)
	. happy retirement! i suppose Sesame Street refs tend to be a give away, although i still catch myself thinking stuff like "Today is brought to you by the letter E and the number 7" thanks! Check out my latest song called One For Me

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 201 days ago (May 4th, 2009)
	who would of figured ....... using a slide on a mandolin. sounds very cool! very springtime feel in the composition Check out my latest song called November

ktb	ktb said 201 days ago (May 4th, 2009)
	52523 you'll probably tell me you did this ina couple of hours, but to me it sounds like it took some time, care and patience. Great use of sounds, tons of melodic seasoning. Very springlike. Made me feel young again. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 201 days ago (May 5th, 2009)
	. no, this project took quite a while to do. i worked on it in between several other songs. the oldest file in that folder is from April 11: it contains only the slide mandolin recordings and a click track. i tend to have a few songs in various stages of completeness at any given time. glad you liked the "seasoning" :-) thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

lengold	lengold said 201 days ago (May 5th, 2009)
	Lovely sounds and beautifully melodic. Great dynamics. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

blindsidedpoets	blindsidedpoets said 201 days ago (May 5th, 2009)
	Appreciation Day Cool tune indeed, the intro reminds me of that movie Kill Bill for some reason. Well done as always! Check out my latest song called Sorry (Bracelet of Hope Version)

Calchas	Calchas said 199 days ago (May 7th, 2009)
	Better! The opening drove my Cockatiel NUTS! Very unique sounds...Lovely melody. Spring is wonderful and so is this Bill! Be well friend! Check out my latest song called All Is Quiet

egobandit	egobandit said 199 days ago (May 7th, 2009)
	Well I didnt listen to the other version, but whats some hiss between songs huh? Love the middle reminds me of the beach boys in their smiley smile phase. To me anything that even comes close to smiley smile deserves a big bow and clap of the hand. Now what is the sound of one hand clapping? excellent!!!!! Check out my latest song called when its love

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 195 days ago (May 10th, 2009)

some info
some of this song was based upon slide mandolin tuned "slack key"

the opening theme has two sequences of 4 notes: one goes downward, the other upward. Those two notes are what you hear the strings on a mandolin playing, one note comes from what's on the usual portion of string from the slide down to the bridge. But the other note is what you hear from the slide up to the nut.

Check out my latest song called One For Me

MarkHolbrook	MarkHolbrook said 31 days ago (October 22nd, 2009)
	Bizarre swinging synths... Interesting start. Your music is so different and cool... sigh... I'm just an old rocker that knows little more than guitar, bass, drums and lousy vocals... I hope I have enough years left to learn some of this stuff! Check out my latest song called Never Say Goodbye - Bond Challenge

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Name: Bill

Eclectic, at best. I learned some music theory at school, and read a ton about it since. I've listened to lots of music over the years. I once played guitar in an actual garage band and actually got paid to play! Once. Although live performance is an... [see more]

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