it's a great journey. I like the Beat a lot. The song grows constantly changing, and every moment does not get bored, rather intrigues. The final as it takes in these cases: not at all abrupt, but soft as a parachute that opens for a soft landing. Congratulations!

Hi MrNomad,
I am probably 9k years to young as well...if we measure ourselves in millenniums probably we are "almost the same age". Nice title...
The intro is amazing: love these drums (hip-hop? I wish hip-hop music had this type of drums...)
First "short solo" is sweet (due to the chorused sound): liked it.
Bass riff ~2:12 is a good one: catchy at the right point.
At 3:30 the bass gets "bassier": the riff is bit "lost" but the line really sets the atmosphere for the next section.
I like the "muted guitar chords" ~4:00 (not sure it is really a guitar...but it sounds similar to this).
The "synth" bass ~4:50 is a nice change: good intro for the resonator solo (according to the law in NomadLand...funny).
Clever use of the delay ~6:20: simple riff but with the repeated notes it gets "spacier".
Killer bass riff ~6:50 (simple but effective).
At 7:50 we get a change in the pace: honestly I was expecting it since I have seen the waveform... exactly what the song needed at this point. Well done.
And now a nice "relaxing section" which sets the scene for the distorted guitar part (which is a bit "too short" in my humble opinion).
Dreamy synth pads...and we come to the end...
Good. Very good (IMO 9.5/10 ... almost a perfect song).
Again a fav for you.
Ciao, Domenico

So the first listen and eview will be about the emotional feeling this track evokes and not the technical terms which will come later. I think what makes your music so interesting is that the bass is always moving , the drums are not overpowering or underwhelming but like goldilocks said to the third of everything.."it's just right". That being said golidlocks is a bitch sometimes for just taking other peoples stuff. You don't really take other peoples stuff, you invent your own sounds that are very unique to you. And thats hats off to yah for that, though I don't wear hats, if I had one...you know what I mean. tHis song starts out in Cminor. I just came up with a Pad sound that I added distortion too that actually fits so well with this tune. I should Share. Ahh I just entered the key change to D minor. very subtle actually. You may not have the years of musical training behind you but your musical instinct is in the genius level. Nice Fuzzy guitar solo BTW. End on that last note, the extra quiet sounds are not needed.
Always a fun listen my friend.
cruiserweights

YO yo ,
i keep it to 2 words.

Nice track !!

Hey Static...just stopping back at your place a minute with a further word of thanks for the helpful info on that mix I had posted...Had a little time to solo & analyse the tracks this afternoon...To my great surprise a majority of the issues were with a string pad track (that would usually be about the last place I would have expected)...I have had a stern chat with myself and am now lashing myself about the head and shoulders with a wet noodle....Will update my Sound Cloud version if I find time to remix....In the mean time I`ll have another listen to this one....thanks again...Ed

I feel so unqualified to speak.
But I do have some qualifications.
Two ears and the love of music sound noise the breeze in the trees and the sounds in the grass and on the beach.
I mention those things because this just feels so natural ... so comfortable.
Not sure what it sounds like but it feels wonderful ... kind of wraps around my synapses in a spiritual kind of way.
Lovely.
Three favourites today and all very very different from each other.

I see you have some very in-depth commentary on just about everything to do with this one Static...so there is little an old guitar guy could add that would be at all informative..Having played bass for a few years, the bass grooves you have going here are welcome music to my ears...can`t imagine you doing anything boring (even if you never changed key) and have to admire your attention to detail, not only in instrumentation but in the way the arrangement evolves...I do like the power drums and the outro leaves me with an oh yeah feeling...You do it well and I enjoyed being a listener...much respect to you....Ed

Yo, Wsup SN, My favorite part is the very cool guitar screaming at 9:24. That makes me feel great man, Thank you for expressing that the way you did.

I noticed when the track hits 9:00 the master volume gets a overload feel. I dig it, just letting you know it's noticeable a bit too much. It's the delayed guitar it starts exactly at 9. Goes with the following distorted guitar though.

Is that a voice sample or synth? Interesting sound and affect to the track. Dig the chillness of the beginning half of the track. Cool drum work in this one. Really clear and visionary. The music as whole does take you beyond our own world and into another place. I can't really describe all the pieces you put into this but I can say every piece carefully played sounds great man. The switches is great too. When funk hops.

Thanks for sharing, I dig it. How you been SN? Peace.

All I can say is .... Wow. The drums are awesome. The bass is awesome. The whole track is awesome. Love this groove.

This is definitely a bass driven tune. Not to be confused with a Valvedriven bass tune. Or, a tune called Valvedriven.

It's an atmospheric one. Much wider, in my opinion, than some of your others.

There are some nice, subtle transitions. Even some not so subtle, but effective.

The synth at 4:50 has a nice contrasting texture in comparison to the surrounding textures.

There's the power of the slide!

7:36 nice break. I like what you did with the vocal samples. Some nice effects.

9:24. Enter the distortion! I'm digging this. Personally, I think it could have been doubled in length.

There are those sweet vocal pads again to bring us to the outro.

This is kind of a brief review, I know. I plan on coming back for a more detailed and thorough review that this track deserves.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ride, and plan on coming back to do it again!

Full and rich sound as always. Those 10 min were over in a flash...I know this could be dragging or even boring to some people, but I enjoyed the richness of the sounds and I found lead bass as a highlight here! This one is a favourite!

Compliments_____Orlando

Hi again and many thanks for reply.

Firstly I am sorry for that negative review tone. I didn't realize it will ever sound like something that negative at all! Only tried to share some concepts, ok maybe from too much negavive perspective . I can't really complain about your music because you always post high quality tracks. I would say again this is some great music very unlike from the other stuff posted on the site.

The only problem is that when I need to think too much when going into the details of the arrangement I may do not like some single sounds, which is often the case here on looperman. For example: from the perspective of the real acoustic piano sound the artificial piano used normally in looperman electronic or cinematic tracks will always sound computerized and silly. So sometimes I feel upset and am posting weird or ridiculous track comments.

Anyway I do not really want to make you shorter tracks at all, just trying to suggest using slower or faster tempos than your usual - because it may really affect the form. There's absolutely no need to use any pre-defined songs structures (but it can be a great exercise anyway). By saying that 'there's nothing happening' I do not mean that it is boring. I never feel bored listening to your music.

I know there's much of new synths sounds and impressive sonic elements on each of your new track, new guitar riffs and more but from the global perspective I think you still make the same song. This particular musical form that you're using (I do not know how to label it correctly, maybe 4/4 kind of 8- or 16- bar blues) was probably something I heard before from you many times, dressed in different sound-image. I see that you're not really interested into the form exploration, I mean: in any specific traditional classic sense. That's why I said that there's no improvements. Again this is very subjective personal opinion of mine. I do not find discussing details of the arrangement very useful when there's so much things happening. Pointing them will probably take years of ceaseless commenting.

I know that working alone is harder so I sometimes download acapellas and loops as well and try to work with them. Also I did remixes and sometimes I can find someone to make a collab with. But of course it's not going to work every time.
So this is also good way to learn when working with other's stuff. I do not think it takes anything from the originality of my work.

Again I am sorry for a strange and negative tone of the previous comment, which was totally unintentional! Also I think you go too far in analysing and exploring what I exactly meant. Probably I am unaware of some important subtleties of the language. I freely discussed some possibilities of how different your music may sound instead of pointing things I liked.

Ok, so now I am going to play your track and listen to the music itself instead of thinking too much (I want to take it with me but sadly it's not possible).

Was not done with my first comment when video ads locked everything up and I had to send it early, or lose it. I apologize for the double comment. My blinking curser is gone! Writing this, there is no blinking vertical line showing me where I am in the text. oh, well.

7:00-7:24 has some beautiful moments of squawkiness and attitude-ness. AHHH! I have no spell-check either! Your low end has broke my fucking computer!!! Please send your rowing butler with a replacement.

Here comes my negative comment.

7:48 drums don't seem to fit. I mean they fit, bit seem too happy and carefree. That changes at 8:24. New hi-hat that really changes the room feel.

9:24 distortion brings whores of a different color. That's the expression, right? I like the inserted attitude it brings.

You end by revisiting the beginning. If you had made some heavy stuff after the intro, like what's before the outro, you would have a palindrome track here! Though you really don't "repeat" things.

Your nice track has been thoroughly dug by the Evanator, bro.

As for "holding on to nothing", there seems to be a whole lot of waveform that disagrees.

Delicate beauty is not meant to be whored around. I don't go for the chick who shows me her tits, I go for the one in the corner, by herself, reading a book on tantric sex and has a pocket full of alligator clips, and she knows exactly how to place them.

Hope all is well with you. I'll send a link and let you download from my account at Samplephonics. My password for there is not used anywhere else so all is good. There is also a Leeds Organ there that is just too big for me to take. (if I had a nickel for every time I've said that). It's in three parts and probably sounds amazing, but that's something for an external hard-drive.

Take care, and I hope you can pick up a bow soon and feel a little better about your purchase. I'm sure you'll be rockin that shit pretty soon! I'll be uploading something this week, maybe, and you just might like it, though I'm having trouble working in the six-string. It may stay minimal. It has a great name though.

Peace, Piece, Peas, Goose!

Evan

Greetings, cellovater.

Odd I can comment on this track, seeing as how I'm negative 8,968 years old, but I had a desktop computer and headphones in utero so we're good. My internet connection has always been a bit shaky. Fucking AT&T.

Man, I do like the bass guitars. You seem to be using less high-end string rattle than I do.

Something is going on in the background that I REALLY like around 0:30 and on. Atmospheric swells that almost sound like reverse cymbal that has been slowed and softened. I dig that a lot.

Around 2:30 is some of the best bass playing I've heard you do,... in my opinion. Your kind of guitar line but on the bass.

I'm really liking this track. I like to hear how others handle metric shit-tons of bass guitar.

4:12, all these elements are great together, then the shuffling snare. Lovely.

4:48 bass synth is killer. Croaky, and what god's voice would sound like, since he smokes a carton a day.

6:12 change is subtle but very nice. Guitar line with the delayed 'ascending' notes is just the right fit, and paints the picture of the boggy swamps of heaven.

6:36. Consider my fancy to be tickled! That revers stuff in there is small yet tastfuly effective. Smeared a huge grin on my face.

Yet again, another grate track.
Man you are way above almost reaching heaven with your music.
Great job well done

Thanks

Jamid

hi. so just sitting this early afternoon and listening to your new track I realized that this is very much a kind of 'levitating' while 'holding on to nothing' smoky music. For example from 5:50 I can hear a guitar solo starting in a lower range and it really seems to gradually progress till 6:48 at first (but it doesn't really evolve too much). It sounds still like a teaser a bit. I mean... guitars are great as always! but there's too much of drum sequencing for my taste and way too much of 'echoing' of your guitars by other instruments. Still it's very skillfully made and very impressive but why do not create something which would be much simple than that sometime?
I say that because there are many places on this composition (and probably on many others compositions from you) where nothing is really happening other than just that 'holding on to nothing' (for example from 6:48 - just a bass groove). That way you can easily continue and transform this one into a 30 min song I guess.
Ok, there are very interesting guitar riffs but it's only a little part of this composition. If you will ever try to place them in a totally different context (without all synth 'echoing') you could have much shorter but very powerful tracks eventually, who knows. I say that because after listening to your productions over a longer period of time I can't see many very significant improvements (maybe you can point them?). It's more like you are 'already there' with very specific sound and type of music prefference.

Anyway this title sounds to me bit like a big ego thing, something similar to your '3000 miles of funk' if I remember correctly.

Great music as always!