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Almost didn't upload this since I don't feel like this turned out very well. I apologize in advance for the poor quality of the third section. I used Reason, Metasynth, and Digital Performer to create this piece, and all THREE of those programs managed to corrupt my files at least once during the production of this. The third section is the rough audio copy; the original file is long lost, and I simply did not have time in the studio or motivation to recreate it. Fortunately, I was able to salvage the product, although I may reupload this later once I manage to upgrade the bass kick into something more powerful. I tried as best I could to channel into what Balinese and other Asian resources I had on hand to give this work its ethnic minimalist sensibility. And yes, that's me screaming and vocalizing in the background. :3
Dedicated to
Raytlin for his 21st birthday two days ago; we both share the same birthday and are exactly five years apart, coincidentally, and I hope the beautiful acid dragon takes pleasure in this low quality rendition that I spent the first three hours of my birthday re-rendering.
Special thanks to
SpiritWolfe for listening to it in person and giving me some very helpful suggestions that helped upgrade this from a piece of crap to a mud sculpture. ^..^
Music by
Guan
Dedicated to
Raytlin for his 21st birthday two days ago; we both share the same birthday and are exactly five years apart, coincidentally, and I hope the beautiful acid dragon takes pleasure in this low quality rendition that I spent the first three hours of my birthday re-rendering.Special thanks to
SpiritWolfe for listening to it in person and giving me some very helpful suggestions that helped upgrade this from a piece of crap to a mud sculpture. ^..^ Music by
Guan
Category Music / Techno
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File Size 6.37 MB
*hugs close, nuzzing softly with a gentle kiss to the cheek* Sorry I laid into my piece so much...wasn't really feeling all that hot when I wrote it. When school gets out, my attitude should get at least a little better. I dunno if I'll have a chance to do a "finished" and purely mastered copy given its currently the end of the semester, but I'll see what I can whip up at a later date. Glad you enjoyed it at least somewhat, babe; that WILL be on my composition recital so you know. :)
*smirks, lifting the human up in his big arms and giving him a playful nibble, carrying him off* You know, I've owed you a conversation for quite a long time. You've commented on so much of my stuff, and I tend not to return the favor as often as I should. The semester's not quite over yet, but I'll let you know if/when I can manage it. Thanks for being so sweet. :)
I love this one a lot now seance re modify it a little bit now it needed help. So my love I really enjoy helping you out on this song even though we got really tired. I will be willing to help you out again. I hope every one that listen to this song really do enjoy it. The Gecko work really hard. Love you my gecko and for every one that listen to this let your brain wonder around in your own world.
SPIRIT WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT POSSESSING PEOPLE WITHOUT ASKING FIRST??? SPECIALLY ME. :P *shivers a bit* That is so surreal seeing me type in broken English...don't feel bad though, it's my fault for not logging off of your laptop when I left it. Thanks for your kind words, wetta. :) *kisses a wolf on the cheek*
To do that, you need to type a colon before and after the word iconSpiritWolfe. No spaces.
To do that, you need to type a colon before and after the word iconSpiritWolfe. No spaces.
To me this sounds like a combination of African and Asian, which is very interesting. Your style has certainly changed from your older pieces that I like so much. The thing I have noticed with your last few pieces is that the different parts of the song don't seem to blend together as well as they could. These transitions seem weak. This is espeically true from 0:19 to 1:05. I don't really like that part of the song for this reason.
0:00 to 0:19 Good intro
0:19 to 1:05 Weak transitions - too choppy - I don't buy the vocals
1:05 to 1:46 This is a completely different song - I think it should be deleted, it doesn't fit in
1:46 to 2:53 More variety is needed here, its almost a full minute of pretty much the same thing
2:53 to 3:32 This is by far the best part of the song!
3:32 to 3:47 I like this as a transition between the previous part and the ending
3:47 to 4:38 Good ending
I would actually delete from 0:19 to 1:46 (that's 1:26 worth of song, which I think is OK since its a little long anyway).
I listened from 0:00 to 0:19 then skipped to 1:46 (the vocal scream works as a transition if blended) and then listened to the rest. If you could then edit 1:46 to 2:53 and give it a bit more variety and a little more melody and a little less length, this could be REALLY good.
0:00 to 0:19 Good intro
0:19 to 1:05 Weak transitions - too choppy - I don't buy the vocals
1:05 to 1:46 This is a completely different song - I think it should be deleted, it doesn't fit in
1:46 to 2:53 More variety is needed here, its almost a full minute of pretty much the same thing
2:53 to 3:32 This is by far the best part of the song!
3:32 to 3:47 I like this as a transition between the previous part and the ending
3:47 to 4:38 Good ending
I would actually delete from 0:19 to 1:46 (that's 1:26 worth of song, which I think is OK since its a little long anyway).
I listened from 0:00 to 0:19 then skipped to 1:46 (the vocal scream works as a transition if blended) and then listened to the rest. If you could then edit 1:46 to 2:53 and give it a bit more variety and a little more melody and a little less length, this could be REALLY good.
I agree with you on the transitions, those do need to be much more smoothly executed. However, I disagree with you quite strongly on deleting those sections of the work. For one, the song was required to be over four minutes. :P For two, I think I could make those work if I could get them to blend more smoothly and add more harmonic elements to the rhythm section, such as a strumming tsugaru part. One thing I could do to fix the choppiness is to alter the flute part to have more attacks and rapid flourishes that complement the vocals (which, by the way, are not going to change :P *clears his throat*). Also, 1:46-2:53...sorry, but that's not going to change either. Aside from perhaps putting more dynamic contrast and offset rhythm in the cymbal crashes to make them actually sound like two plates hitting each other, the vagueness of the piece is VERY Japanese in design and meant to be repetitive as if to put the listener in a trance state while listening. YouTube a track of a shakuhachi playing in a traditional fashion sometime, and you'll see what I mean.
Thanks for the criticism. :) I appreciate your honest impression, even if I don't necessary agree with it all.
Thanks for the criticism. :) I appreciate your honest impression, even if I don't necessary agree with it all.
That's fine. :3 Re-post the song once it is revised and I'll see what I think then. If you can alter things and fix the choppiness, etc. it just might be better. We'll have to see. There's nothing either of us can do if the song was an assignment and had a length requirement. I think assigning a certain length to a song is stupid. It's like requiring a painting to be a certain size. :P
*frowns* But aren't paintings assigned to a certain size all the time? I mean, I know a pro artist here in town that was assigned a set size of board to do her commissions for the military. When I have my first commission done for me in gona ask for something wide and large for my desk top. Don't ya have to have set requirements to make sure they fit what ever you use it in? I think doing that would be good in any kind of art. Would be kinda lousy is a musician assigned for a movie only made ten minutes of music for an hour long dance movie wouldn't it? Limits are what ya get allot of int eh professional world hun.
I'm talking about art for art's sake - not commercial art or even commissioned works. I've always been an "art for art's sake kind of person. That's why I could never do art for a profession, even though I majored in it. I was really relating the song having been assigned to be a certain length as a university assignment to my experience majoring in art. Not once were we ever told what size something had to be. Technique, yes, of course, but not size.
I enjoyed the song to say the least. It's not something that I'm used to but by the end of the song it grew on me. I could see either myself or the persons mentioned in your comment doing a tribal dance or rigorous training to this. It succeeds in painting an image in my head.
I agree with wolfy the song does grow on you. This song is about what he is feeling not about anyone else. For the person that want to say delete parts of this song. I got news for you. The teacher likes the piece allot and told Gecko not to change it. I am not saying that Criticism is bad cause that is what the gecko needs but trying to make the song to your liking is completely wrong for anyone else to say including his husband. This was all done by his hart and that is where it counts. Just give suggestions for exsam. turn up some sounds like the voice and the dong Etc. Try to get part of the song to blend in better.
I think the gecko need to look through this page and see what every one says then if he sees more suggestions for the same part or slimier then maybe he should think harder about it.
I herd this song before the gecko posted it did sound horrible but grate improvement now. So my love keep up with the good work and follow your hart and feelings. If you need help with other stuff just let me know. You know where I live and my number.
I think the gecko need to look through this page and see what every one says then if he sees more suggestions for the same part or slimier then maybe he should think harder about it.
I herd this song before the gecko posted it did sound horrible but grate improvement now. So my love keep up with the good work and follow your hart and feelings. If you need help with other stuff just let me know. You know where I live and my number.
*hugs* Thanks hon for your words, though if you have something to say to Cassen, I would much prefer you say it directly to her instead of Wolfy. Don't worry, I'm not going to let anyone control my musical output and will take suggestions as I see fit to my style. I've become much better at keeping myself from being manipulated. You know that well. :P
And I hope my suggestions don't become slimier. Slime is difficult to wipe off. :P
And I hope my suggestions don't become slimier. Slime is difficult to wipe off. :P
To each their own. Opinion is just opinion. There are good parts to the song and parts that aren't as good. I didn't say he had to make it to my liking. Things are posted in forums such as these in order that opinions are written about them. If you don't know how to handle that, you shouldn't be posting in forums.
*holds her tongue from saying things that need to be said, but not said here*
*holds her tongue from saying things that need to be said, but not said here*
"If you don't know how to handle that, you shouldn't be posting in forums."
All right, enough. That was rather out of line, and I think he was handling your opinion rather civilly. I have to wake up at 5:00 AM for a church performance in Topeka, and in-between that and studying for my finals, I really don't have time to be moderating you guys. Also, although I do appreciate you holding your tongue for now and keeping private matters off this page, was that action in asterisk marks really necessary? Why not just send me a note? :P
All right, enough. That was rather out of line, and I think he was handling your opinion rather civilly. I have to wake up at 5:00 AM for a church performance in Topeka, and in-between that and studying for my finals, I really don't have time to be moderating you guys. Also, although I do appreciate you holding your tongue for now and keeping private matters off this page, was that action in asterisk marks really necessary? Why not just send me a note? :P
*chuckles* Not often I get to scream like that at a microphone and consider it something worth calling music. Thanks for your sweet words, and send me that Stepmania mix when it's done! I want to try it out. ^..^ Still need to send you some Stepmania mixes of my own, including a very difficult rendition of "Slightly Mental (BAKA GARAGE MIX)" done to the arrow keys. :P
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