Totally didn't expect this from an "ageing wannabe musician (who cant play an instrument!!". :-) I so love this. It makes me wanna dance...with Austin Powers! All the instruments fit in their own space. This was so much fun. :-)

And we're niceley in with the piano lick. It's got a tropical vibe to it. Nice sunny and uplifting. That brass sounds really authentic. Is that a synth or do you play it your self with instruments? I have to say i'm very impressed with this. It's a splendid arrangement and everything about it shines.
Great piece.
FR

Hey Mark

Reviewed a couple of tracks for you so far (will review more are hearing your works) very impressive piece, excellent clarity and arrangement, listening to me this could fit under the Jazz genre, has a very jazzy sound and feel about, lots going on in the piece, but everything has its own space, which is a very good achievement...love this one...As said earlier will be back for more...Thanks for sharing this very good listen...Peace n Respect Mosaic...

A good listen for my ears. A smooth journey. I can picture an old classic movie having this as it's soundtrack. It's so nice to come across a unique sound such as this on looperman. Thank you for the share.

Professional sounding: clean and well arranged.
I really like the final part with the funky guitar. Cool!
Very hard to find a genre, since this song is really a time trip: you bounce forth and back between the 70s the 60s and the 50s ... but that makes it all very interesting!
As MrNomad alreay stated: unbelievable how much you have going in 3 minutes! Very good.
Ciao, Domenico

Fast riders on the storm start?? Nice jazzy/pop track

Haha, just realised i was bobbing my head along with the swing!:D This track is catchy, loving it! :D

If simple, fun and easy-listening was what you were going for, you definitely succeeded. It's a very pleasant track to listen to and flows very well together. The fact that it was one of your early mixes makes it even more impressive, because I think this is just great.

reminds me of the song "Sana Morette Ne Ente" but if it was done by the artist "Orange Lounge"

It's pretty cool, i dig it

Bonjour Mark ....

It is a concept tinged with great sincerity... You have designed here, with your passion and your heart... going beyond your "frustration" of not being able to play an instrument (this is the case of many people here, but you have the honesty, of have written)... "

You have skilfully used what that was at your disposal to create this pleasant track to listen, and I thank you for sharing this moment.

Continue to do this .... Good week.

Dan

an interesting arrangemenT & nice composition . I was waiting to hear U sing as usual buT the same instrumental version too was pleasurable . also regarding genre i can underestand U. I've had such error & trials with latin instruments(not such good I mean ,in fact such arranegement& instrumental texture )& yes this is a question mark for me too that what genre are true categorY for such textures ?
any way & beyond everything , this was a cool track .best wishes.___Behnam

great song man i love it. I see you downloaded my new song lol

Nice job, really enjoying listening to this stuff. ;)

This was fun listening...sort of sixties and seventies influences going on here! good work.
regards
Steve

This makes me think instantly...Samba! It's very authentic, even though it's obviously digital! I love the real sounds you've used! Good chord style! Fun song to hear! Definitely a little bit of the doors here! Fun stuff! Faved for sure! Thanks for the DL!

sounds nice & smooth! good job!

Stunning performance Mark, pure professionalism...there is no mistake and reason to critisize this unique piece...

10/10

Would you please play it on Loop radio? :-)

Danke

Hey Mark!

Do I hear Ray Manzarek knocking at the door(s)?^^....and soon after that groovy latino-like rhythm kicks in - do i hear Ian Anderson from 1968 (flute sound and style similar to "Serenade To A Cookoo" from "This Was" album)?...:)^^
Mark, you're like a top class professional cook who knows exactly how to combine ingredients to make a delicious meal:)
It's realy beyond me how you can even think that this will get bad reviews...or how hard your decision was to upload this here on LM !?...but maybe on the other hand this just shows how high your standards are, which I admire alot!:)
The most important thing afteral is that you gifted us with another hit composition...may there be many more!:)

Best wishes____Orlando

OK, you didn't quite answer my question about Magix. I'll look it up elsewhere myself though I think I'm guessing right though I wonder whether these loops are all classified by style or key or whatever.

Anyway, yes you are good at assembling these things as I don't often hear much to criticise or pops or clicks or melodic clashes or any other typical problems. Though I do wonder if it's partly because the source material is all well recorded and sort of doesn't need much processing.

Shame you can't play an instrument. I'm not much of a keyboard player (though I do play and record it a bit) but I do a lot of synth programming in my stuff, with good results. I've done whole, long, complex pure electro tracks on which I don't play a note - it's all synth programming (eg https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/147824).

Back to your track - it really is great fun, with so much energy and vibe.

0:27 I think that bass underneath the lead sound should be raised in volume. Or lead turned down. This a minor point!

It's an awful lot that you pack into less than 3 mins!

Someone said soundtrack music. I'd say maybe this could be the theme tune to some TV show. Would suit all sorts, I'm sure.

Oh...I was very briefly waiting for Riders On The Storm at that little intro line (also used elsewhere)...but I got this neat bouncing along tune & my feet were tapping (I`m not telling if my head was bobbing...thats a hippie thing..haha)...Like the sax...nice drop/transition at 1:50...& thereafter a picked up jazz vibe...geez Mark...I`m liking it even more as it goes along...builds really nicely...love this uplifting kind of stuff...great job....Ed

Hi Mark. I like the instruments you used, the arrangement, the flow. It sounds like a soundtrack to a movie. Great work.

sounds like something you would hear in 60's movie awesome sounds in this track put together very well :)

Steve

You got a winner here, Larry. It's my style with all the horns. I will download it and put it on my BAMM (big ass music machine!) to enjoy forever. Good Job.

Cheers,
Scott

Nice, sounds so groovy. Like how that harp plays in the intro (if it is a harp) and the piano sounds fun ;)
Nicely done larry ;)
thanks for sharing this with us

Riders On The Storm tinkly intro.

Then some instant coolness of busy bongos, guitar, shaker etc. A lot coming at me all at once!

Glockenspiel?

Flute?

There's a lot happening in first 35 seconds.

Then some brass coolness and a funky, classic beat.

0:54 long chords that sound a bit like a harmonium or organ.

Flute 1:10 is a part I like. Guitar just before that has a lovely swing to it.

Just to clarify: are these all loops that are sitting in the Magix software? You've never really explained what you're really doing with your tracks and I've asked a few times. Is there a big pool of all these parts and you just drag them to the timeline? That's just my guess.

Your tracks remind me a little of mine in that they're very busy and a lot of sounds and instruments hit you in rapid succession.

I guess this sort of is pop as it has quite a light sound but is very musical. Quite a 60s sound, especially with the groove and that flute.

Overall, it's good fun and I can't really fault the production. All sounds very clean though I have to assume all the original parts are very cleanly recorded so maybe there's not so much work to do there. You tell me...