Description : This is the definitive version of my opening song of the album "Cthulhu Calling" now nearing completion. Of all my songs it is probably the most genuinely Krautrock and reveals my soul that for a piece is German as well as Italian. Your comments will be greatly appreciated, especially regarding the quality of the mix and the equalization. Update: new drumming.
This electronic track was uploaded by Stereonomicon. They retain full copyright and you are only entitled to listen and in some instances download. For further details on how you can use tracks see the terms and conditions and the tracks section of the help area.
Comments (17)
If you have time take a listen and give Stereonomicon some feedback.
Pretty cool mix you have here. Actually what attracted me to check it out was the title. I first learned about Cthulhu playing D & D and reading H.P. Lovecraft back in the college days. I dig the track as I'm always hip to interesting and unique approaches to music and music interpretation. It very much reminds me of early Pink Floyd and how they used sound effects and soundscapes as integral components in their material. Props on the production here, it's very good, and I especially like your focus on movement. A lot of producers overlook this aspect of the recording or don't put enough emphasis on it. Another important component in this type of music is texture or how well the various layers of sound interact with each other. Things like melody, tempo, harmonics etc. and how well they are combined really define the overall quality of the mix. You pretty much nailed that too.
If I was to find anything negative or had to nitpick something, I would say that as I listened I was hoping it would actually develop into something. It doesn't strike a chord, contain a rhythm or fully develop into a beat. Instead, the rhythm is intuitive and free-flowing. So essentially its a soundscape and cant be categorized as music. That's not a bad thing by any means, I'm just stating that as a listener I was left wanting or waiting on the music. However, Since you stated in your description that this will be the opening piece of your album, I feel that this is intentional and is essentially a 5 minute buildup to the first track of the album. Which makes me all the more impressed with your genius cause now I have to buy your album to see where this leads !!!
Dear Friend, I very much appreciated your in-depth analysis, you listened carefully and your comments are truly centered and precise. You are right in saying that this song does not have a traditional melody and evolution and you have well understood that it is essentially a soundscape which serves to introduce the rest of the album by gradually immersing the listener in Lovecraftian atmospheres. The rest of the album is designed to accompany the reading of HPL's works. In a few days I will receive printed copies of my CD "Cthulhu Calling", which will not be on the market, as I intend to give them to my friends. I also want to send a copy to all the friends of Looperman who have followed and encouraged me in recent months, so if you like I will send you one by post, to an address that is convenient for you to receive the package (write me in private to show me the address).
A cordial greeting
Marco
Marco, this is exceptional work. If they made candy for the ears, this would be it. As far as the mixing and mastering, I think it is spot on. There is a lot going on in this track, a lot of moving pieces traveling from one side of my head to the other. I'm not sure how you did it, but you allowed for that movement so I could still find each individual instrument without wondering what happened to it. As each instrument moves into another spectral space, another moved to occupy the spot it just left. Absolutely brilliant. This one is a master class in panning and balance. And it's really enjoyable as well. You should be proud. I hope all is well.
Dear Friend, I have read your very thorough comment and I thank you for your words that give me great satisfaction. In fact I worked a lot on the mix of this song to try to make it balanced and defined and I think I did it. Best wishes Marco
Nature intro cool! Woah I hear it coming in. Oooo different drum beat dang, I like this already. Yes it is hypnotizing me in a good way! Lol My ear is thankful for this right here. I don't hear enough cosmic sounds which I enjoy. Great work CC
Wow! How did I miss this track?
I've got to pay closer attention to what's featured on LM.
I know now, that if it's "Steronomicon to check it out.
I think the title threw me.
I love your work with evolving/rhythmic Synths. The foreground background panning is especially satisfying.
I was thinking "Pink Floyd"at first, but I'd have to say, it's all you.
I also like the sound of your new Drums.
Great track...
PEACE from the Beach...
Thanks Friend, your comment gave me great satisfaction, you listened carefully and I thank you very much for this. I hope you will like my next songs too.
Best wishes
I listened to this the other day, but unfortunately, I wasn't able to sit down and fully listen with intent. Today, I had the chance to revisit, and I'm glad I did.
There are a few things I really like about this track.
I use a lot of sound effects in my tracks to help build an ambiance, so using the water sounds in the beginning was a definite plus.
I particularly enjoy how the sequenced bassline stays steady through the entire track, yet all of the other synths fade in and out of each other. Like elements mixing in water. The entire piece is very fluid and seamless. The combination of arps, sequences, and droning pads perfectly represent submarine-scapes. I particularly enjoyed the fact that it could be a much busier track, but it stays quite reserved, and with what you do have in there, it's not crowded. Everything about this song is the perfect representation of underwater life.
The only thing I don't fully understand is the airy outro. For the entire track, we were submerged, but then it was a dry wind-like exit. To be clear, though, it's not a bad ending, or displeasant in any way. I still enjoyed it thoroughly. I just wasn't sure if we were being transported up and out of the water, or not.
As far as the mix and equalization goes. Everything sounds good to me. It's crystal clear, it's fluid and dynamic. There is a lot of motion, it's a wide expansive sound. Nothing jumps out in the mix, nor does it duck behind anything. It's not a wall of sound that's too loud to listen to, but everything can be heard clearly.
Overall, this is a high quality piece and I enjoyed listening to it.
Dear Friend, I very much appreciated your comment, you made a very profound analysis and you listened with great attention and for this I thank you. In September the printed copies of my CD album "Cthulhu Calling" will arrive and I want to give them to my friends of Looperman who have followed me more carefully. If you like, you can send me your address to my contact, so I can send a copy to you too. As for the ending of the song, this is related to the history of the submerged city R'Lyeh where the great Cthulhu rests. This city is destined to re-emerge by bringing its terrible inhabitant back to the surface. A cordial greeting Marco
I like the slow build in the intro. The arpeggio that comes in at 2:00 sounds great. The second arpeggio layer that comes in at 2:40 works well with the first. The long airy outro is really cool. Great track.
Hello Marco, this is one more fantastic sonic journey from your lab. The depth of your works always gives me goosebumps. I guess I will get me some books of HPL - I'm sure that will even increase the listening pleasure ...
Regards
Dear Friend, I am really happy that you liked my music. For me, HPL has been a great source of inspiration to produce new sounds. In September I will receive the printed copies of my CD album "Cthulhu Calling", I intend to give a copy to all the friends of Looperman who have followed me more carefully. If you like, send me your address in private, so I can send a copy to you too. A cordial greeting Marco
So well balanced, gliding from structure to structure, excellent choice of sounds. The effects of the elements gives them the space, small rooms or sharpness they need, really good mastering from fade in to fade out - great work, sell it! ;)
Perfect. I just made a nice cup of Chai Tea, Sat back and hit play to hear what my friend Marco has done with this. Love the bass intro fading in from the ocean. Cool the bass and the analoge toms are forbidding, then the squelchy synths remind you of some sick demented sea creature rising up. then the sequenced arpeggio synths are the people running away from the sea monster. The detuned choral synths represent people yelling, and the xylophone-like synths celebrate confusion. 3:18 is a subtle bass making you feel that the Monster is upon them, and the wispy synths are people being struck by its tentacled appendages. The white noise is the hopelessness of the situation for all the carnage wrought. The scene is now desolate. Yeah, I think you nailed the meaning of Cthulhu, and how´s that for a description. It was a really good cup of tea, and a good listen.
Have a good night mate.
Steven
Hi Steven! Your descriptions are incredible, full of fantasy and fascinating images and they give me great satisfaction when I read them. I believe you have a natural predisposition to writing short stories or perhaps books, which you could develop very well. Thanks and greetings, see you soon Marco
You might also like these tracks
If you liked CTHULHU CALLING third version by Stereonomicon you might also like these other Electronic tracks.
Description : Feel free to check out the video on YT as well (Alan McLaren Project - Upside Down) of this 6min journey from electronic to rock with some psychedelic moments...
This is my latest, but also one of my earliest tracks.... any feedback is more than welcome, thanks :)
Description : A demo of one of my current projects. The chorus vocal sounds like "Aaaaraashe" to me. The song is in C# minor with a nod to C# pythagorean on the chorus. The beat on the verse was inspired by the Peter Gabriel song Intruder.
Description : This is one of my earliest productions that I did at the start of my recording career. I did not have a keyboard at the time I made this song, so I improvised and used my sister's iPad and a 5 dollar GarageBand application instead, and plugged the headset jack into into my PT6 rig and did my best to turn each individual track (which were mono and there were about 25 tracks or so) into a stereo image. Then recorded vocals over it. My computer was so old and slow that I had to mix my music and then BOUNCE it to a new session - four times. My computer (which had 512 MB RAM and an 80 GB hard drive) couldn't handle more than 8 tracks at a time or it'd stop working because the processor couldn't handle it. Took me FOREVER to do. But I got it done. Had a lot of fun doing it too, even if it isn't my "best" work. I'm still happy with it, considering I didn't have many tools to choose from at the time.
Description : Long time lurker first time poster, pretty new to production n stuff, this is my first track in Ableton Live.
was going for a darkwave/synthwave sound, reminiscent of Justice, Carpenter Brut, Perturbator, ect.
Looking for some feed back, constructive criticisms or even just your thoughts if you liked it or not. This is just a rough cut on this current WIP, just the bones of it if you will.. If you have some cool title suggestions, would love to hear those too.
Thanks for listening.
-B
Description : Far out mid-tempo fat beat deep chillout grooves with Eastern/Arabic and slightly menacing vibes, huge delayed synth bass and a great palette of psychedelic layered and intricate sounds (mostly synths) and a stirring, epic feel. Even has guitar solo section reminiscent of some 80s power rock which is then followed by a brief synth harp solo. I began making it straight after staying round the flat of the flute player from the legendary Ozric Tentacles - easily the greatest ever space rock band. I made this in about 2001 and still think it might be my best track (and it's nice and short, for a change). My production skills were much weaker in those days (no EQ, compression or mastering used here) but, somehow, this one turned out pretty much just right. Feel free to disagree. Now sit back and get ready to trip extremely far out. If you manage to return, let me know how that trip was...
Description : Got some spare time finally...just started on some random ideas basically (lets say kygo meets alan walker). A blend of dubstep,edm,downbeat,tropical etc.
It's still a work in progress, so i would appreciate your honest inputs. Thanks to all those whose loops I have used in here, sorry I don't have time to search them out.
Edit-added some more filthy sounds from my previous tracks and gave it some ending. Advice will be helpful.
Pretty cool mix you have here. Actually what attracted me to check it out was the title. I first learned about Cthulhu playing D & D and reading H.P. Lovecraft back in the college days. I dig the track as I'm always hip to interesting and unique approaches to music and music interpretation. It very much reminds me of early Pink Floyd and how they used sound effects and soundscapes as integral components in their material. Props on the production here, it's very good, and I especially like your focus on movement. A lot of producers overlook this aspect of the recording or don't put enough emphasis on it. Another important component in this type of music is texture or how well the various layers of sound interact with each other. Things like melody, tempo, harmonics etc. and how well they are combined really define the overall quality of the mix. You pretty much nailed that too.
If I was to find anything negative or had to nitpick something, I would say that as I listened I was hoping it would actually develop into something. It doesn't strike a chord, contain a rhythm or fully develop into a beat. Instead, the rhythm is intuitive and free-flowing. So essentially its a soundscape and cant be categorized as music. That's not a bad thing by any means, I'm just stating that as a listener I was left wanting or waiting on the music. However, Since you stated in your description that this will be the opening piece of your album, I feel that this is intentional and is essentially a 5 minute buildup to the first track of the album. Which makes me all the more impressed with your genius cause now I have to buy your album to see where this leads !!!
Good stuff and nice marketing,
Neo
A cordial greeting
Marco
A cordial greeting
Marco
Bear
Mate, your music is a piece of stratosphere music, my friend.
Nice work on this track mate.
The mix is brilliant too.
Well done.
Faves
Maj
I've got to pay closer attention to what's featured on LM.
I know now, that if it's "Steronomicon to check it out.
I think the title threw me.
I love your work with evolving/rhythmic Synths. The foreground background panning is especially satisfying.
I was thinking "Pink Floyd"at first, but I'd have to say, it's all you.
I also like the sound of your new Drums.
Great track...
PEACE from the Beach...
Best wishes
I listened to this the other day, but unfortunately, I wasn't able to sit down and fully listen with intent. Today, I had the chance to revisit, and I'm glad I did.
There are a few things I really like about this track.
I use a lot of sound effects in my tracks to help build an ambiance, so using the water sounds in the beginning was a definite plus.
I particularly enjoy how the sequenced bassline stays steady through the entire track, yet all of the other synths fade in and out of each other. Like elements mixing in water. The entire piece is very fluid and seamless. The combination of arps, sequences, and droning pads perfectly represent submarine-scapes. I particularly enjoyed the fact that it could be a much busier track, but it stays quite reserved, and with what you do have in there, it's not crowded. Everything about this song is the perfect representation of underwater life.
The only thing I don't fully understand is the airy outro. For the entire track, we were submerged, but then it was a dry wind-like exit. To be clear, though, it's not a bad ending, or displeasant in any way. I still enjoyed it thoroughly. I just wasn't sure if we were being transported up and out of the water, or not.
As far as the mix and equalization goes. Everything sounds good to me. It's crystal clear, it's fluid and dynamic. There is a lot of motion, it's a wide expansive sound. Nothing jumps out in the mix, nor does it duck behind anything. It's not a wall of sound that's too loud to listen to, but everything can be heard clearly.
Overall, this is a high quality piece and I enjoyed listening to it.
Take care.
Aaron
Best wishes
Regards
Have a good night mate.
Steven