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28th Sep 2024 11:32 - 1 month ago
Description : Ambient Indie I guess. Lots of empty spaces as usual. Put a proper ending on it now, just for Manuela!

Comments (28)

If you have time take a listen and give Zootman some feedback.

RichardShekari
RichardShekari 31st Oct 2024 10:56 - 3 weeks ago
This is smooth! I need my friend Morgan (Paperkut) to come have a listen to this; hes on Looperman too. Hes been trying to make his stuff as good as this, and theres a lot to learn from you. Thanks for sharing. it's awesome!
Zootman
Zootman replied 1st Nov 2024 - 3 weeks ago
Thanks Richard. This is one of my favourites too - sometimes I need to remind myself of what I say in the song. By the way, the irony of my comment to you re. your lyrics isn't lost on me in light of my current 'Starman' track. One could easily substitute 'Starman' for God.
2Sisters
2Sisters 24th Oct 2024 06:05 - 1 month ago
Hello Chris, An ending with a dedication, I feel honored that you thought of me in a part of your song, even if its just the ending. Smile Great ending! Best regards,
Manuela
Zootman
Zootman replied 24th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Well you were right it needed a decent ending. But actually I am thinking of you for a track I am working on now. I just messaged you via LM. Cheers Chris
LJmbbremen
LJmbbremen 22nd Oct 2024 19:43 - 1 month ago
Hey Chris,
you must sing more. Great. Loved to come down while i was listining. What a smooth, chill and wide open story told with a great instrumentation. I Do not know the ending from before, but i like what i have heard now.
Greetings
Matthias
Zootman
Zootman replied 24th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Hey Matthias, nice to hear from you. Thanks as always....I will try to catch up on some listening in the next day or two. Cheers Chris
VintageNights
VintageNights 18th Oct 2024 11:44 - 1 month ago
This is perfect to fall into when you are with someone special - it hits a soothe and chill energy in you but doesn't take you over. Perfect to have playing on your chillout list where your own demeanour is creating the canvas for the colours it throws forth. Kay0s
Zootman
Zootman replied 18th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Hello, you pretty much nailed what I think ambient music should be! So thanks, appreciate the listen and fav.
CaptainSour69
CaptainSour69 18th Oct 2024 10:27 - 1 month ago
I'm in love with that flutter echo... And this bassline is gorgeous
Zootman
Zootman replied 18th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Thanks man. I was listening to it again myself and decided it's as much a deconstructed and redacted song as much as an ambient thing. Just waiting for a convenient time to listen to your latest. Take care man.
randalld
randalld 11th Oct 2024 19:54 - 1 month ago
Sounds good! This is gonna be added to my car cruising playlist. I don't mind the empty space either, it's perfect ambient music.
Zootman
Zootman replied 15th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Too good man, thanks heaps. Hope you enjoy it. Chris.
RitajustRita
RitajustRita 9th Oct 2024 21:15 - 1 month ago
Wow chris this is beautifull!!
Great,great,great...the sounds,the voice.
Everything.
Zootman
Zootman replied 15th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Thanks Rita, man, been too busy to catch up listening to LM tracks lately. I
miss the gossip. Cheers Chris
CelestiaAngel777
CelestiaAngel777 9th Oct 2024 19:23 - 1 month ago
Hey Chris,

This sounds absolutely AMAZING! like the sound of this and that guitar is stealing the show indeed. A very coolio and unique production here keep em coming, I can imagine this being played in a smoky room of super chilled out laid back musicians :) Nice one!
Zootman
Zootman replied 15th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Ha nice one Celestial Angel, I think you must have been doing some magic recently in the heavens what with our fantastic aurora a couple of nights ago, down here in the southern hemisphere. Thanks so much for the comment etc. Always appreciated. All the best, Chris
JohnMatteson
JohnMatteson 8th Oct 2024 05:40 - 1 month ago
Diggin this track bro. The mix is pretty cool. The slow pace is my kind of thing kind of like Robin Trower groove. Dig your guitar fils. Very kick back, nice one!
Zootman
Zootman replied 15th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Nice one....I'd never heard of Robin Trower but checked out a couple, including a live performance. Pretty cool, great guitar tones. Cheers Chris
Micky
Micky 7th Oct 2024 09:13 - 1 month ago
Hello Chris, I think it's perfect. And the sound is balanced. The guitar may dominate a little, but it's so good that I think it's OK. You can tell, it breathes space. Very nice track!
Cheers,
Micky
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Ha, yeah I can't seem to bring myself to fill in those spaces. I'm gonna try and make something super dense one day just to see if I can do it. Cheers Chris
AnthonyAttard
AnthonyAttard 6th Oct 2024 16:05 - 1 month ago
Nicely done, atmospheric, great guitars, right portions of vocals and an excellent result. To my ears and on the headphones, yes I might like a bit more "bassy" bass sounds. Not of special importance though.
Wish you the best, Anthony.
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Hi Anthony, thanks for checking it out. Always appreciated ....Cheers Chris
Nonube
Nonube 6th Oct 2024 08:05 - 1 month ago
Very cool - sounds great on these open back headphones - btw ive done a teagarden with mitchell - only you could figure out what that means
Zootman
Zootman replied 6th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Hmmm, you got me! Jack teagarden? I've got an idea for jorado too. Spoken word maybe, but I hate the sound of my own voice so we'll see.
XDOUSP
XDOUSP 3rd Oct 2024 17:33 - 1 month ago
Good mix! I drop a like on this one well done
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Much appreciated!! Have a good one. Cheers, Zoot.
RichardShekari
RichardShekari 3rd Oct 2024 16:52 - 1 month ago
Great track! It sounds fantastic, man.
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Muchos gracias my friend. Thanks for listening. All the best Zoot.
Neomorpheus
Neomorpheus 2nd Oct 2024 16:18 - 1 month ago
This was a nice listen with my morning coffee. I was surprised to hear the guitar, which sounded great. I loved the mix of the heavy reverb background and the clean center track. As far as the levels and mastering I think its tight. Personally I love tracks that are punchy. But I tend to over accentuate, especially where bass and guitar are concerned so maybe I'm not the best choice for comment there, but for what its worth I'd say you nailed it.
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
That's all good, thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. I'm enjoying using the guitar lately, specially maybe in ways that aren't quite traditional. Cheers Chris
pseudoble
pseudoble 2nd Oct 2024 12:27 - 1 month ago
This came up nicely - for sure dont need that other bass, the ambience is great and you got that guitar sound ringing nicely - real cool slow burn minimalist kind of a track. You could build on this one but it's sweet as is
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
We'll see. Thanks Ian.
atw
atw 1st Oct 2024 19:10 - 1 month ago
Cool track, with a dark atmosphere, which I like.
Sounds good on my headphones ...
Maybe the ending is a bit abrupt, but overall a very good track!
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
ah yes the ending. Still need to get around to that lol. Thanks a lot for the listen and comment mate. Cheers Zoot.
VintageNights
VintageNights 30th Sep 2024 14:19 - 1 month ago
Hello - writing here not as a musician but as a lyricist conveying the 'first hit' of reaction, I felt like a bit more percussion around the vocal (and indeed, more vocals around the 3.00 mark), would pull the whole thing together, off-setting and showcasing the overall chill ambience. Very pleasant on the ear - keep going, I enjoyed it - Kay0s
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Hi, thanks a lot. Yeah i did have a few more lyrics written. The vox you hear was just a scratch/test thing but then I couldn't get around to recording more. Anyway, I think you're probably right. We'll see, might come back to it Cheers Chris
Pnnywze
Pnnywze 30th Sep 2024 10:38 - 1 month ago
And Ambient Indie it is lol. Man the whole team seems to be on fire lately. I think this is leagues ahead of what I last heard from u. I feel like I'm at a show like Farm-Aid or something lol. Thanks for taking me there bro. Lovely work. - Aaron
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Farm Aid??!! Cheers man, spot ya later. Chris
Cyberflares
Cyberflares 30th Sep 2024 07:15 - 1 month ago
loving that bass you got a gd level going on here man nice sounding guitars and to top it off cool cool vocals great job man. :)
Zootman
Zootman replied 8th Oct 2024 - 1 month ago
Thanks Robin, got a bit busy so late on the reply and not much time to listen :( Hope all is well mate, Chris
IAmLegendary
IAmLegendary 30th Sep 2024 00:07 - 1 month ago
Emotionally Crafted Art!

Legendary!
Zootman
Zootman replied 30th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Thanks a lot. Gotta get some work done now, but hopefully do some more listening later! Cheers Zoot.
glennwhite6504
glennwhite6504 29th Sep 2024 14:32 - 1 month ago
Hi Zootman....listened to your track and thought it was pretty interesting...a nice mixture of effects and instrumentals with soft vocals intermittently thrown in.....I enjoyed it, good job.
Zootman
Zootman replied 30th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Glad to hear it thanks! Cheers Zoot.
BananaLu
BananaLu 29th Sep 2024 10:14 - 1 month ago
i dig that loose sound and what you did with your guitar is just straight soul, a great conversation and brought so much energy. your voice tone and ideas are great and i love that whoo. I listened at monitor and headphones and its great clear mix of all instruments and vox. I red the comment from doudei and tried the cut around 6k it changes up for a bit clearity. Im thankfull for his comment, because i suck in mixing . But we talking upper echolon type shit here, with your production. It really stands out in dimension and feeling. i want more vox from you, such a beutifeul voice.
Zootman
Zootman replied 30th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Hey man, thanks as always. I fixed up that problem frequency that Doudei mentioned, I think it's a lot better now. Its really allowed the the clean delay guitar fx to come through more. Cheers Chris
2Sisters
2Sisters 28th Sep 2024 21:39 - 1 month ago
Hello Chris, the song is flawless in terms of both quality and structure. The instruments and vocals are clear and distinct. The arrangement of the instruments is excellent and the guitar touches me deeply. Phew, it's probably better that you're so far away and I'm in good hands. *smile.
Best wishes, Manuela.

Oh yes, great song!
(One more small thing, you know me as an ending fetishist *smile, who pays attention to endings, the ending seems a bit abrupt. Couldn't the last chord have been allowed to fade out?)
Zootman
Zootman replied 28th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Everyone likes a happy ending lol. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The structure is quite loose but it is there. I also mucked around a bit with adding some more sounds etc. but in the end just didn't think I was adding anything it needed. As for ending, yes you are probably right. I did rush the ending somewhat. I will probably fix that up at some point, along with checking out the high frequency thing Doudei noted. But unfortunately it's a Sunday and I have reports to write:( Hope you have a great day/night. Chris
dimestop
dimestop 28th Sep 2024 19:43 - 1 month ago
everything sounds great on my headset Chris, and when i listened on speaker sounds good too bass is clear even when the one git drops its still clear to hear vox are right in the mix to, it has a sombre vibe but brightened by the lead, personally i think you got the balance on point, you know i would say if i thought anything was out of place your my mate, i think you nailed it, good listen for me
Zootman
Zootman replied 28th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Thanks for the feedback Paul, always appreciate you listening. I was hoping it had kind of an upbeat vibe, in an ambient and minimalistic way, or at least the lyrics were trying for that. Cheers mate.
doudei
doudei 28th Sep 2024 18:50 - 1 month ago
by the way i think 1000 chars is a bit low max size for comments. just wanted to say i had to shorten the comment below a bit to make it fit.
plus it says at the bottom of the textbox "Min 5, max 3000 characters. Plain text only." which doesn't match the actual limit. i will try reporting it.
Zootman
Zootman replied 28th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Yeah I agree. Though I'm often just tapping on my phone when listening and commenting to LM tracks, so I'm generally pretty brief. Cheers from Down Under.
doudei
doudei 28th Sep 2024 18:45 - 1 month ago
i just listened on stereo first, then with headphones, and it sounds great on both.
what chilled vibes. simple yet awesome music, my friend.
i like how open and wide it feels with the reverbs and delays on the instruments and vocals, while the dry, close percs and that clean guitar give a nice contrast to the reverberant parts. this is a good mix in my ears.
i get what you mean about struggling with mixes. i feel like my ears adjust and get used to the sounds quickly, and then it's tough to make the right decisions without using some other reference to gauge where i'm at.
one small thing i noticed while listening on headphones that i missed on stereo - and having the benefit of listening to the tune for the first time, which also helps immensely - were the high frequencies, which felt slightly distracting
i quickly played around with eq a bit, cutting quite wide and shallow around 6k did the trick for my headphones, resulting in a tiny loss of clarity on low volume over speakers though
Zootman
Zootman replied 28th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Hi there, thanks so much for taking the time to listen and work that our. The high frequencies probably come from one of the perc loops. There are about 5 layers of drum loops. But that one is kind of all cymbal. I ummed and ahhed about keeping it in, or reducing it a little, but it ended up staying. I'll try and replicate what you did and see what happens, if I can get the chance. Thanks a lot, Chris.
Danke
Danke 28th Sep 2024 14:40 - 1 month ago
Cool ambience this time ... there is enough bass and that was incredibly played ... :-)
mood is outstanding as the male "voice" ...
guitar jam is huge too ...
thanx for the upload, dl and fav of course,
fistbump,
Danke
Zootman
Zootman replied 28th Sep 2024 - 1 month ago
Many thanks for listening and your continued encouragement Danke. Means so much to me. Cheers Chris

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