Listen To Open Season Dub Song By Spivkurl At Looperman.com
16th Oct 2017 15:08 - 8 years ago
Description : Here is my most recent song, and one which I considered keeping under wraps until my album was released. With the Halloween thread, I thought this may be a chance to raise up the "funny ha ha" or "funny strange" vibe, and tuck under the nervous laughter. It was not made for this holiday or the related thread, but simply to express something which I think about regularly. I'm sure you'll get the impression!
Any masking, distortion or cross modulation is entirely intentional. This is, after all, intentional electronic brain manipulation.
Any masking, distortion or cross modulation is entirely intentional. This is, after all, intentional electronic brain manipulation.
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Description : Vocal Stem is available for download.
Place your verse in the middle and add any instruments you like to play. This is why I left so much space on the track.
Video and track stems are linked in my profile page. Click the avatar and grab hi-res files. :)
Have fun!
Place your verse in the middle and add any instruments you like to play. This is why I left so much space on the track.
Video and track stems are linked in my profile page. Click the avatar and grab hi-res files. :)
Have fun!
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Description : Huge thanks to Mr. Looperman for creating this site!
This is a collaboration with an amazing singer who I met on this site.
Feedback is appreciated in any form!
This is a collaboration with an amazing singer who I met on this site.
Feedback is appreciated in any form!
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Description : Chilled out ambient transcendental dub. Grab yo drank and grab some shrub.
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18th Nov 2016 11:45 - 9 years ago
Description : Here is a short example where I used a simple harp loop.
...it is not perfectly mastered but gives some idea.
- except Drumloop everything is self composed and played on Harp and Keyboard / VSTi Synth.
...it is not perfectly mastered but gives some idea.
- except Drumloop everything is self composed and played on Harp and Keyboard / VSTi Synth.
Cheers Bro
been a while since ive visited looperman, thought id poke around the dub tracks.
this is some crunchy dub, diggin it!
heavy sound happening.
Cheers man!
I don't know about an Halloween thread but yeah there is an Halloween vibe here !
Great work mate
An album ? Where ? When ?
Cheers
I can't help but make strange songs, as most people have noticed. It's what I do... strangeness.
I am in progress on the final song for the album. I hope to have the last few recordings finished today, and hope to have the entire album released on Halloween (just by a fluke and not on purpose). The download should be freely available, either on my website or bandcamp or both, hopefully with a compact disc option on bandcamp (probably 3$ for US fans, or added shipping for world wide). I will probably create a thread to announce it, so keep watching the forum.
Thanks again!
I think I can identify with what you have said here, with the possible exception of the last points;
"Life itself is getting better for most humans in the world." This is something I do not see. Can't even think of a single example. "Better" is such a subjective idea, and requires a point of reference to even exist. I think about the changes I see and hear of, I look around my community, I remember the past... and all that I can think is "IT'S SO BAD."
"But the fear is it can all come crashing down due to Natural events, which will bring us right back to our brutal survival animalistic state again." Instead of fearing natural events and their destructive possibilities, I hope each day that this is indeed what cuts the human race down to size. While this may or may not bring us to our "animalistic" state, it is very likely the only chance for survival of humans and the entire ecosystem. "Brutality" is not something I would think of in this situation, as that is an essential characteristic which comes to mind in modern humans.
I appreciate you coming back with some clarification, and I welcome the chance to explain myself further. Have a good day!
Your music has always stood alone in my opinion unique, intriguing and well worth listening to. Well put statement in musical form. Right on!(product of the 70's,ha)
Wayne
I too enjoy songs with a political edge, especially when compared to all of the questionable political items present on social media platforms. At least when it comes to music, and looperman specifically, when someone disagrees or is offended it will usually lead to a responsible discussion. So often when I make my views obvious elsewhere, there is an instant reaction of paid political shills, fake news, and questioning of my understanding of scientific method. Life in Amerikkka I guess.
Art and music seems like one of the few hopes for getting messages across which would otherwise be met with defensiveness. Even if I intend an album to lack political objects, it still creeps through. I suppose the only ways to avoid this would be to burn my microphones or start taking the medication again. ;)
Your opinion of my music means a lot to me, especially since I know that you have a hugely varied listening catalog. Thank you for listening! I look forward to visiting your profile today!
Love it Spiv, keep em coming bro.
By the way, in your avatar, you do bear a striking resemblance to Salvador Dali.
https://s1.postimg.org/594a51r8e7/Dali.jpg
Your discussion of art intrigues me, and it is not subject matter which I see brought up very often. The idea of my songs being akin to paintings is something which makes perfect sense... I have lived, both as artist and part time muse to a painter for over twenty three years. In my early albums, there were a few songs which I self-described as audio sculptures, but this was simply an idea influenced directly by technology... which may just be catching up with itself.
There is some amount of irony in your mention of StaticNomad in this context. It seems that He and I "rub each other the wrong way" in musical matters. No matter how polite we are trying to be, we both end up offending each other! I can't explain it either... are we meant to be competing/balancing forces?
I have a great respect for mystical elements in life, nature, subconscious - or whatever. I do, at various times, insert information at both the superliminal and subliminal levels, just like some of those who came before me. Many of my largest influences are those who's music became more intelligible after conditioned listening. Even when I walk the streets, I don't hide that my intention is to change people's minds.
I too have reasonably good hearing, possibly to the point where I hear things that aren't even there... can I get a LOL LOL. I have gone to significant measures to both diminish and encourage this sort of hearing. Possibly working in an optical lab for many years gave me some tolerance for sound.
Love it Spiv, keep em coming bro.
By the way, in your avatar, you do bear a striking resemblance to Salvador Dali.
https://s1.postimg.org/594a51r8e7/Dali.jpg
I'm rambling here, because I have succumb again to sloth and gluttony... Your last insertion, regarding Salvador Dali, deserves an inclusion though. With no intended disrespect to the dead, I must admit to the situation of my avatar which may have contributed to the similarity. At the time that this painting was created, around early 2009, I was coming off of a few years of access to substance... I was still smoking my Indonesian cigarettes and rolling hard, and bottomed out at around 130 pounds. My wife and Love captured the moment on polaroid, and it became a painting which represents me, and still hangs in my main studio. This kind of relates to my mention of being artist/muse earlier. I don't know how this relates to Dali, but I am sure that he was sufficiently self-medicated!
Sorry, I guess this isn't really a comment on this particular track, but rather a more broad thought train about your work. Once the thought hit me I felt I just had to mention it.
Cheers, as always!
I think that I can accept the idea of my "tendencies toward texture" as a compliment, since I feel like I am in good company with that sort of music. Some of my favorite musicians, especially of the electronic sort, probably had the same things mentioned about them... people like Brian Eno, Cevin Key, Matt Johnson, and even maybe some of the more recent NIN/Trent Reznor work.
I am very fond, and also very sensitive to texture, probably partly due to my neurological issues. A good example is clothing and fabric in general. If I am shopping for clothing, the first thing I will do is rub the cloth between my fingers. Usually this is enough to notice any negative neurological reaction to the texture. Only if it passes this test will I even try it on. Sounds are similar to me, except I rub them between my ears... ha ha.
Thank you for taking a listen and leaving your words!
I got not any word at all (without the refrain cause i could read them in the lyrics) but the structure of this one fits for sure the being of humans. This is cool and strange at the same time but a little fare away from dub in my opinion. But that is maybe a kind of trick or treat and really ok in the days of Halloween :)
I would enjoy reading the lyrics to get the meaning a little more.
But i could enjoy the listen for sure without them.
stay tuned Spivkurl
joe
I seem to have a very different conception of "dub" to the common human. My references of dub are mostly tape based, aside from and including most of the ones I have done on my own.
The Clash is one big "dub" influence to me.
Iris-T-Shirt is a big influence on songs like this. My wife and I are always looking for ways to manipulate political statements to suit our purposes. This song reminds me of an Iris-T-Shirt song, and what we did with Goerge W back in the day. We made him honest for the time.
The lyrics that I posted are the only ones I truly wrote. All others are just manipulation, and I say that with only the greatest of self esteem.
The written part is mostly a statement about wildlife management and it's application to humans as wildlife. The sampled manipulated portions only serve to enslave prominent figures to support my views.
Thank you for taking a listen, and delving into my strange POV!
Seriously though, if you have a decent EQ, then it can be used just like other filters with some setup. Even the very basic FL "parametric EQ" (not 2, but the first one) has some great filter options and a good range... in fact it is probably better than the rest of the stock filters in FL, since they don't have a consistent cutoff range between filter types. If you start to think of EQ as filters (which they of course are), then I use filters of some sort on almost every mixer track of every DAW project.
Distortion is bit tougher in the virtual realm, which is why I stick to hardware more for that sort of sound. Even with my fairly basic modular system, tons of different styles of distortion are possible. Guitar pedals and processors are always a good option, though the noise floor makes them a bit more difficult. For one of the basses on the song I'm working on now, I use a MIDI out to control a MIDI/CV box to run a fairly basic voice on the modular. It uses one VCA, of my own design to add some nasty distortion, then a second to do the envelope shaping... then the output goes to a rack noise gate/expander, which feeds the POD 2.0 for amplifier drive and compression. The result is pretty noise free when the notes aren't on, but has massive amounts of dirty power.
Thanks for taking a listen!
A guitar solo is a good idea, though it won't happen on this song... unless I were to incorporate it into a liveset I suppose.
Thanks for taking a listen and leaving your words!
This kind of experienced the sound is your own signature! i'm really admiring by the obtained result!
The drums line is awesome and in the last part when you free the kick, hummmmmm... this sound! incredible!
To simplify: first hearing, on my speakers with a correct volume - second hearing: with my headphone, pumping up the volume at his maximum :D
i don't know if the following word are correct but let me tell you that unicity is yours, my friend!
big art as usual!
Bleep
Of all the songs on the album, I feel that this one was a good example of going back to my roots in electronic music. It has the flavor of some of my favorite Iris-T-Shirt works, and also some elements which were present on my first couple of solo albums.
Part of this is probably due to the time signature, since I used to work in 5/4 time very often while taking breaks to listen to classic jazz records. Deliberate manipulation of political speeches also used to play a significant role.
I think that the whole last album is best heard in headphones, since much of the work was done this way. I required privacy and focus, so this works well. I also required freedom and exhibition, and this was only barely realized, unfortunately.
While unicity is not a word I have heard often, I can accept it as a kind compliment. The first dictionary definition I came across had this to say... "the quality or state of being unique of its kind." I could coalesce with that! Thank you!
I have to repeat myself: unconventional and brilliant as usual!
Ciao, Domenico
I'm happy that you enjoyed listening, and I appreciate the support!
Cru
The suggestion of "satire" seems to be a common reaction to this song so far, and it is interesting to me. I'll just paste part of my response to Orlando in regards to this - "There really was no mocking in my intention, but simply adjustment of spoken words to serve my literal purpose. Is that satire? I don't know for sure, still."
I have a strong bitterness about humans and their efforts to shape and control natural forces, when they know so little about such things. Their life is short and consumptive, their history is short and violent, their mass religions are disrespectful to nature and those who live in harmony with nature. This shows little credibility for being able to control even themselves, or to shape even their own future... aside from what I have explained in the song itself.
Thank you for listening and leaving your words!
Wow very deep and well spoken track mate.
really well done for it.
Made me glad to be back mate.
Fav's
Jamid
I cannot take all of the credit for the "well spoken" nature of the track. The bulk of the words should be credit where credit is due, and that is some Canadian officials. I did manipulate the wording to make them say what it felt like they were saying to me.
The "open season" idea has bounced around in my head for quite some time, but became more clear in a recent visionary experience. After that, it splintered into what shows up in the song... maybe not as cohesive as I imagined, but just right in other ways. Things always get forgotten, hurried, or splintered when I am on the home stretch of making an album.
I appreciate you taking a listen and faving this one! Thanks!
Compliments and respect____Orlando
As I mentioned to toastedavalanche in the previous comment, I needed to contemplate the idea of satire a bit after reading the comments which were coming in on this track. Since it was not my intention, it made me curious. There really was no mocking in my intention, but simply adjustment of spoken words to serve my literal purpose. Is that satire? I don't know for sure, still.
Thank you for listening to yet another of my odd songs!
TA
I don't know for sure that I shun linear progression, but I am sure that I have no true conception of it. Maybe it is a disability, or a beneficial trait for an artist.
As far as distorting the familiar, I do agree that this is something I focus upon... not simply in music, but in general. My suit coat has sported a button/pinback for many years which states, "question reality" which I suppose, for me, would be a first step in the quest to distort the familiar.
The word "satire" has come up a few times since I released this song, which made me think a bit more upon the subject of satire. I became interested, since my intent was not satire, but in fact something to be taken literally. Who am I to judge the impression of listeners though? I am no one. I am nothing. I am wildlife. I am vermin. (Is this satire as well?)
Either way, I am very happy to receive your comment, and I thank you!