Full of emotion. Enjoyed the music, especially the
drumming. Reminds me of the pixies when they sing
'here comes your man' over and over. Each time you say it
-it adds something new.

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Thanks. I too thought it was lonely when I went back and listened to it.
Originally the "hello" track was just there to see how the "telephone lines"
effect worked in with the music, but when I went back to it I ended up liking
the track as it was.

The original track had a church bell ringing 13 times at the end (thus the
name). Now I just say hello 13 times, since the bell didn't fit.

The Pixies comparison is flattering, even if I don't see it. :)

Someone didn't like the song though.

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Good production, interesting, but not disorienting, stereo
panning.

The repetition is OK, in the genre of Ambient, as I
understand it, this is expected. I enjoy Eno. :)

What might take this to the next level?

Let's see - a musical reaction representing the person's
disappointment at not being answered. A slight, darker,
shift in mood if you will. - or just the the opposite to the
extreme - a calliope of circus music just for the hell of it.
Because his ex-girlfriend or the ex-boyfriend of his
current girlfriend on the line has nothing to say. :)




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very lonely - reminds me of floating a vacuum. wish it
had more variation, as the song sort of wears on you near
the end. but it makes a nice soundscape - which is what
you say you want to use it for.

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Good placement of the voice samples... it wasn't too
much, or too little.

it does have a lonely feel to it...
very empty sounding.
simple, but effective.

Even though it sounds like the same samples being re-
used over and over throughout the whole song, you did a
really nice job of placing them, to keep them from being
too repetative sounding.

Nice work.

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I like the string/synth pad, and the placement and quality
of the "hello's." I did not like the quality of the drum. A
very low res sound coupled with a slight unevenness in
the playing was distracting. Also, a little up front for me.
As I was listening I began to think that the drums could be
some kind of knocking that the voice is responding to
with the hello. But that wasn't enough for me to *like* the
quality of the sound. I do like the piece overall. Very
atmospheric, and a touch creepy with the voice asking,
and getting no answer.

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As if a mortal man and a metaphysical construct were
trying to converse. A song set at the boundary between
disparate entities. Each knowing the other is there but
unable to find a common language. The telegraphic
carrier signal and the analog voice have no common
interface. This is a very sad song - drenched in
existential angst. To me, it represents the silence of God.

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I love that telephone effect, reminds me of the bit from
Genesis read by that apollo astronaut. I got a little tired of
the synth stacatto chords, maybe you might add a little
variation. Cool drum groove.

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I agree with other comments that this perhaps could be
filled out a little more...but I like the concept you have
going here...


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Nice piece.

Nit one: could use a denser sound.

Nit two: please quantise those drums. This is distracting.

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TennesseeVic,

thanks for the feedback. Not sure what you mean when you say "quantise
those drums." I did the synth stuff using my Edirol PRC-30. I
felt like a kid playing an old school video game, going back and forth
between the keys. I really want something I can hit with sticks to trigger the
beats.

I jumped on the net and read a little about quantising, but don't know how
one does this in GB.

"Could use a denser sound."

Agreed. I was intending this as a backdrop to a spoken word, so wanted it to
be minimalistin in the middle, but think it gets boring since I didn't end up
doing that.

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interesting

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