Phil, Baby &mdash 03/23/05 - 10:56:07 AM
Very Phillip Glass in the way the off-time strings and
piano cycles, fades and pans.
Creates a nice spacy atmosphere. [ Reply to This ]
Phil, Baby &mdash 03/23/05 - 10:59:45 AM
Thanks, Troy. I heard Glass in concert a few years ago. Solo piano. I have
been interested in his music for years, but didn't think this piece would
remind anyone of him. I appreciate the comparison. [ Reply to This ]
Sonic meditation and mystery &mdash 03/23/05 - 11:01:51 AM
Very interesting meditative piece, passing the main voice
around like Philip Glass. Evokes a soundtrack sensibility.
Even the stuff not looped has a looped feel, giving it an
interesting theme and variation motion. I feel the
emotional power behind the layers, the chordal shifts, the
colorations. Very nicely done. [ Reply to This ]
Sonic meditation and mystery &mdash 03/23/05 - 12:19:38 PM
Thanks Tobin. I wanted this to have a looped feel, more along the lines of
Steve Reich, though, than Philip Glass. I enjoy the subtle shifting and
repetition, while others (like my wife) find that brand of Minimalism hard to
listen to and annoying. I was trying to write something here that would
appeal to both of us.
Thanks again for listening. [ Reply to This ]
Sonic meditation and mystery &mdash 03/25/05 - 11:10:23 AM
Yes, Reich. I know what you mean about annoying repetition, which you have
avoided here completely. This is unfolding and fascinating, soothing and
contemplative. More than loop or theme manipulation, this piece is a very
thoughtful composition of skill and emotional power. [ Reply to This ]
Dawn to Dawn &mdash 03/23/05 - 12:44:59 PM
Wow, Tom. Not only am I impressed by your fast success
in wrangling the all-electronic medium, I am impressed by
the piece itself. It builds and unfolds like the dawn of a
new day, becoming industrious, powerful, and then weary,
settling back down to where it began. Really wonderful. I
can't wait to hear your next electronic pieces as you learn
more and more how to use your new tools. But don't
forget the old ones you've done such great things with. [ Reply to This ]
Dawn to Dawn &mdash 03/23/05 - 01:30:28 PM
Thanks for the vivid description, Peter. And don't worry, I won't throw my
guitars away. I'm just like a kid with a new toy right now, that's all. Deep
down I'm still analogue... [ Reply to This ]
Very Well Done &mdash 03/23/05 - 03:40:35 PM
I found this very well balanced both across the stereo
spectrum and over the course of its development in time.
Soothing and engaging, but not distracting. [ Reply to This ]
Very atmospheric piece &mdash 03/23/05 - 04:03:47 PM
Sounds a lot like Bill Nelson's ambient music. This is really
superb. It's going on my new iPod Shuffle. [ Reply to This ]
Wow cool! &mdash 03/23/05 - 09:24:53 PM
Cool tunes! I like the way how you mixed those electric
sounds and the classical tunes. I really like it!
7 - 8 - 8 - 7
- H a W k S [ Reply to This ]
damn! &mdash 03/24/05 - 12:45:39 AM
That was a beautiful piece! It sounded innovative and
was also moving. I'm impressed. I downloaded. [ Reply to This ]
String theory transcended &mdash 03/24/05 - 06:21:08 AM
A mirror. Reflecting what I think should be inside. Flowing
through the slight changes is a rhythm of significance
unfolding, folding, almost revealed, withheld, almost
revealed again. Like new age with a 20th century music
twist and movie soundtrack influences. Like a poet
transcending strong theory at the dawn of a new century. [ Reply to This ]
Wow! &mdash 03/24/05 - 12:44:45 PM
What did you dip that toe into? Great song. Cool mix. Very well done. [ Reply to This ]
ethereal &mdash 03/24/05 - 01:11:11 PM
Great piece to use in a documentary. You used 3 loops
and listed them above - did you play something original?
It sounds too well crafted to be strictly loops. [ Reply to This ]
ethereal &mdash 03/24/05 - 02:31:37 PM
I guess I wasn't clear about that in my brief song description. I played
everything on the Casio keyboard except for the three loops listed above. No
other loops were used, although, as Tobin pointed out, much of the stuff I
played live is repetitious and has a looped feel.
Thanks for listening, schroder, and for your comments. [ Reply to This ]
Great piece! &mdash 03/24/05 - 03:12:35 PM
I enjoyed this one very much. To me it reminded me of
Tangerine Dream some of the earlier stuff which I
appreciate. The sequences are very well integrated and
work seamlessly together. Nice momentum and feel to
this one. Great Job! [ Reply to This ]
Great piece! &mdash 03/24/05 - 03:20:54 PM
Thanks Patrick. I listened to "4:15 pm and the minutes after" many, many
times before writing this. Such a wonderful piece of yours.
(Hope you had a good trip) [ Reply to This ]
Is that an accordian? &mdash 03/24/05 - 03:21:00 PM
If so, dang! Never heard an accordian sound so cool.
There's an intriguing sound of urgency in here. I think
Tobin nailed it in relation to a film soundtrack as someone
runs around trying to gather information to solve a
mystery. [ Reply to This ]
Is that an accordian? &mdash 03/24/05 - 03:25:10 PM
Pack, I swear no accordians were injured in the making of this song. I'm
guessing what you heard were 3 Fitch cellos playing in close harmony that
may have sounded like an accordian. Cool idea, though. [ Reply to This ]
very modern &mdash 03/24/05 - 07:12:19 PM
You have a good ear for finding and using the different sonic spaces available. I also, can hear the "Glass-like" elements, but it also reminds me of a John Cage experience we attended in my college days. We went to "Blue" with musicians placed all about this large civic center playing this never-ending/looping piece. This was similar in that I could imagine that the different part I heard were coming and going as if I were in motion and hearing the different instruments in a doppler-like movement.
Good show! [ Reply to This ]
in a word..... &mdash 03/24/05 - 08:09:43 PM
Huh?! &mdash 03/24/05 - 08:20:15 PM
Wow- I'm listening and very impressed thinking "Excellent
composition here".
You didn't just dip the toe... you went right up to mid
chest, but not over your head. Nice work! [ Reply to This ]
nicely done &mdash 03/25/05 - 04:46:42 PM
great complexity & emotion. the way the sounds
collectively build, decompose, then build again is pretty
wonderful. hope you get the rest of that foot wet! DL'd [ Reply to This ]
Ideas &mdash 03/26/05 - 08:42:11 AM
This gives me ideas. Not just the piece itself but the
informed comments. Thanks for posting this. Good luck
on the contest (i.e. if I don't submit a TUMi piece). [ Reply to This ]
very original &mdash 03/29/05 - 12:32:24 PM
I am in an internet cafe listening to your three loops.
I love it . Its daring and evokes musical colour.
I am listening to it again . It is very in keeping with Easter in mood.
Beautiful stuff there. It reminds me of Peter Gabriel in parts. I must say I envy some of your ideas . [ Reply to This ]
How Do You Do It? &mdash 03/29/05 - 04:25:55 PM
You don't get much sleep either, do you? Between
working, being a dad and all of life's other little hassles,
to be able to put out so much multi/multi tracked music
is phenomenal. Oh yes, I forgot to mention, high quality
music as everyone has already commented on. [ Reply to This ]
Video game. &mdash 03/29/05 - 09:26:05 PM
Neat stuff, but I think I would hear something like this in
an underwater video game puzzle. Or like some shareware
tetris clone. It's the midi in the middle that gives it that
"OH JEEZ I MUST SOLVE THIS PUZZLE QUICK" feel. [ Reply to This ]
Sounds like you have added some filtering &mdash 03/30/05 - 02:34:46 AM
These loops go well together for this kind of feeling, did you add filtering to them, 'coz I do not recognize them from the stand alone loops themselves. This sounds more like a jazzy piece, it is nice. [ Reply to This ]
Sounds like you have added some filtering &mdash 03/30/05 - 05:15:41 AM
Thanks CelesTina. I am not much of a technician and am not sure I could
filter a loop if I tried. The TUMi loops in this piece (listed in the song
description above) have no effects added to them. There are several other live
parts--which play off the TUMi loops--that also have a looped feel. These are
parts that I played over and over to add layers.
Three Loops was actually built around TUMi Strings Melody 1. It was the first
track laid down, and everything else developed from there. Thanks again. [ Reply to This ]
I'm listening to more entries &mdash 04/15/05 - 02:50:16 PM
because the contest is closing soon I think! I had only
listened to the first part of this piece, and after listening
to the whole thing, I really liked it. It's very original, and
pleasing to the ear. Thanks and cheers. [ Reply to This ]
Wow... &mdash 04/16/05 - 02:46:50 AM
This is quite a montage of sound and texture, tempo and
rhythm.
Nicely done! Now that my own piece is finished, it's nice
to stroll through and listen to what others have done with
the loops.
Thanks for sharing your love of music, and your talent in
creating it, here.
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very nice &mdash 04/16/05 - 07:53:06 AM
another fine song from you atwood-nice balance of
natural and electronic-you seem to "get" what minimalism
is about-have you heard any Rachel's?-you might dig it...a
beautifully done piece-thanks for your great music! [ Reply to This ]
Really emotional piece.. &mdash 05/02/05 - 08:06:24 AM
that I found truly mesmeric. Fantastic build up of layered elements that you've combined so well into a subtly shifting continuum. Downloaded to my ipod.
Keep up the great work!
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piano cycles, fades and pans.
Creates a nice spacy atmosphere.
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