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24th May 2009 09:49 - 15 years ago
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Description : Thumping low frequencies included. Not quite what I remember it feeling like when I was chased down a river bank by hippos, but a good approximation nonetheless.

(final tweaks and annoying audio artifacts removed) Fetish #1 done for now. Thanks for assistance, friends!

Comments (26)

If you have time take a listen and give n0mad23 some feedback.

DJSchmeeJ
DJSchmeeJ 15th Feb 2011 12:14 - 14 years ago
Wow I really love the imagery on this on. The percussion is great! Really drives it. I don't know much about DUB, but I know what I like.... and I like this! The beat just takes your body over... it forces you to move. Great job Fam!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
lol - it's one of those tracks that can't be ignored, at least not if the volume's at 50% or more! It's funny hearing this one a couple years later - and reminds me that it's totally possible to make interesting and compelling music with a DAW. And to think once upon a time I thought it was only fakery! Glad you enjoyed this one! Cheers!
toddj
toddj 13th Feb 2011 18:53 - 14 years ago
Wow! This is a great one. I still like the edginess. I really like the story behind the title for this track! You've got the knack for making a good drum track. This one definitely transports you into the African Wild with the jungle and tribal sound. This is still a Fun listen after all this time.

p.s. Thanks for listing my track in the Rave For The Golden Age Forum.

Keep on dub'n it up.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thanks Todd. This one still has a special slot for me, and I still dig listening to it when I remember to give it a spin. I think that's the thing about inspiration and inspired pieces - somehow they retain the Spirit of that Moment. It's so cool hearing all our evolutions in this, and stepping back to hear how we're really still in the same currents but doing things differently. Great fun. Thanks!
Salook
Salook 13th Feb 2011 02:35 - 14 years ago
Wow man listening to this again after such a long time, worth leaving another review....become very familiar with your style over the last year which to me... considering 'Music to have a rebellion to' has mellowed since this early material..though the chaos is still there in your present work ...it seems more controlled....here we have pure uncut furiousness which could easily be the representation of a furious hippo hell bent on bringing chaos to a village...the whole context of the piece listening now gives me those animated images.....within the madness of this track is some excellent sound work man...and it is Dub!

In the mood for listening to more from the man...and there are some classic tracks to choose from.

cheers.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Yeah, jahknow called it way back when, didn't he? It's dub totally removed from the Jamaican Reggae spices, but remains unadulterated Dub nonetheless. Raw, ferocious and ultimately danceable. Same stream, different gyrations. Cheers!
profplum
profplum 9th Apr 2010 06:41 - 14 years ago
Love the title and the swirley sounds its very original this track could probley push me over the edge played loud.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
It's a colourful track, isn't it? Actually Em, this was the track that made me admit there was something to this medium, and that exciting stuff could really be made with loops. I guess it goes to show some old dogs can actually learn new tricks. Thanks for the listen and review.
DJsDragoN
DJsDragoN 23rd Jan 2010 20:39 - 15 years ago
Hey Man! Really like the feel of this track! It really transports me deep in the jungles of Africa amongst the wild animals and lush nature! Yes it does give the feel especially in the begining of running to escape those angry hippos who were disturbed!
Very creative and cool stuff!
Keep up the good work!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thanks! This was my second piece recorded with this medium, and THE one that convinced me it's worth doing. It's been hard getting over my own prejudices with a couple dozen analog instruments grumbling about feeling abandoned. Thanks for the review!
Salook
Salook 25th Dec 2009 00:35 - 15 years ago
Alot of people may not know this but the Hippo has killed more people in Africa than any other wild animal, and this is a killer track..enjoyed your music tonight..thanks.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
I'm one of those that knows this, and I'm glad to shared it for those who read the reviews! Don't know if you read through any that reviewed before you - this song is actually inspired by my own experience with an angry herd on the Benue River in the north west border of Cameroon when I was 9 years old. My dad and I got chased several hundred yards down the river bank and narrowly escaped in a `66 Ford Bronco. I think I did a fairly good job of translating that experience into an intense sound scape. Thanks for the fave!
theHumps
theHumps 3rd Nov 2009 23:40 - 15 years ago
The titles to your songs are great! What a number you got here. It's like an industrialized jungle with mechanical animals all walking in sync. Interesting stuff!

Wayne, the Humps
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Glad you dig it! I've just been alerted to your presence here, and I'll be by to listen and review some of yours as well.
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 12th Sep 2009 18:39 - 15 years ago
This is such an exciting track! The orchestration makes this song beyond reason, almost like mind control. Amazing tribal trance material here! Nice work! Faved!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
"A cross section of some hot springs" and certainly a successful attempt at sonically identifying a personal archetype. It's a point of abstract personal fear now banished. Thanks for the fav!
Dj4Real
Dj4Real 4th Sep 2009 19:13 - 15 years ago
Wow. I could feel this like a wave that hits me on one side and then move through and back to do it all over again....Great work,
The only thing In my opinion it turn up the drums a tad... Other than that, great work..
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Yeah I think I overcompensated with this one in some ways, as originally it had no bass anywhere including the drums. On the plus side, the drum intensity is a bit like having charging hippos coming from somewhere behind! Someday I may come back to this one and try to do something about pulling the drums back a little, but first I'm going to apply what I've learned into a new series of tracks.
FrenchKid18
FrenchKid18 25th Aug 2009 13:33 - 15 years ago
Ha,such an original track and title.
Like the way you evoke a scene or place with your music.At some point,I could feel the breath of hippos behind me!
Great track

French Kid
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Bonjour mon ami (it is still morning here)! My first incarnation as an adult was as a graphic artist, so I suppose there's no escaping the influences of the past. I suppose it's why I naturally try to create soundscapes as opposed to 'traditional' song structures, as well. As I remixed this one last night, I was surprised in watching the spectrogram in my master channel that the sound in this actually moves in waves back and forth across the frequencies. Water agitated by the movement of annoyed hippos! Glad you enjoyed it!
jfw
jfw 19th Aug 2009 10:51 - 15 years ago
Great african feel to this one. The meter and those low end frquencies do indeed convey a kind of weighty loping movement and there is definately a hippo snort in there - great stuff.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
And it's the one track that's got no African drums on it! Funny how we can invoke location sonically with the right/rite frequencies and rhythmic patterns. I'm glad you can hear the hippo snort, too (which is how I came to title it), as I thought maybe I was the only one. Glad you dig it!
Reverse1984
Reverse1984 15th Aug 2009 18:06 - 15 years ago
Very very creative track. So many cool noises going on at once. I love the flow of this piece...and I love when that snare comes in!! Great work man...you have an original sound that rocks...my kinda stuff!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thank you kind sir! I'm delighted that I was able to remaster this one with this degree of satisfaction. I'm beginning to think that Abelton Live 7 is capable of anything that you can imagine doing! The key of course being "imagination," and the helpful hints that other users provide! Cheers.
Acrylic
Acrylic 15th Aug 2009 03:06 - 15 years ago
Woah, noise. Thats gotta be a frequency wall. This is some trippy stuff man. sounds like what i think maximalism would be.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
"a cross section of some hot springs in action" - planetjazzbass' description below is the best I've read yet, but I know what you mean. Wall0soundD. I like that "maximalism" a lot; occupying the opposite spectrum to Philip Glass probably needs to be done. Any volunteers? Cheers.
C69
C69 14th Aug 2009 15:42 - 15 years ago
This is the very track that caught my attention. Now its even better!!! The bass sounds great. Ready to go I'd say. C69
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
C69 - the first to ever listen to this track and instantly write a review! I had hoped you'd like the revision here. Soon some of those others you've commented on will be revised and uploaded, too. I look forward to seeing your take on them as well. Cheers!
Planetjazzbass
Planetjazzbass 14th Aug 2009 05:22 - 15 years ago
I like this one heaps!..plenty of incoming swell (like waves) and a lot of sonic reflections and tangents in the mix..as far as compositions go I'd like to hear a bridge section but this isn't like most compositions ,it's more like a cross section of some hot springs in action...I think you definitely need way more bottom end..the frequencies are very focused in the mid range... you'll be able to rectify this very shortly I think ;)..great work! Dave
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Yes, I'm a bit fond of this one in particular, which is why I'd like to get it right. Originally 6 loops and me playing with volume and built-in effects amplitudes in real-time - this is when I realized that my resistance to electronic music creation was something to face. Music is music, and there are things that can be done with this approach that I've always dreamed of. And you looperman friends are a generous resource that I really didn't anticipate. Thanks Dave!
alividlife
alividlife 14th Aug 2009 04:54 - 15 years ago
oh and this one too!!!!

CHECK OUT THAT APHEX TWIN PIC!
EPIC WIN! lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrogram
alividlife
alividlife 14th Aug 2009 04:42 - 15 years ago
http://www.mymusictools.com/download/spectrum-analyzer/

along with abletons spectrum analyzers, you might be able to cut closer to the sound you seek?

Understanding these...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectral_analyzer

I hope that helps some?

Sounds really cool still!
:)

I would still really enjoy a melodic interval in here, which I know is a bit against your background.
You really do have something special Sean.
Keep It UP!

I will be in contact soon!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Can you hear my palm slapping my forehead? It was one of the first tools I played with and thought how useful it could be, then completely forgot about it as I explored other things. I'm on my way to check out the links you've provided. The melodic interval...show me? I think I need to rub the Buddha belly to grok it. Love you little Brother Abe!
Dj_ATA
Dj_ATA 13th Aug 2009 07:26 - 15 years ago
Normal instruments used in Electronic music , excuse me but i hadn't knowledge on this genre , all what i know is i heard those musics in movies and games i thought it's need to full studio stuffs for do one of these , you must have a talent to do these things man !

really great =)
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thanks for the listen and review! All done on a laptop with various Max MSP programs, this latest version with Ableton 7 LE. I've put a new version up since your review and spent a lot of time fine editing the wav in Audacity. I think it sounds even better!
LS2GTO
LS2GTO 12th Aug 2009 02:39 - 15 years ago
This is sweet. I can see this used for a movie sound track. I wish we could download it.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thanks for the listen and fav! It's still drafty, but I think I'm nearly there. The 3rd remix is now up, and hopefully I've resolved the issues I still had with it before.
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros 3rd Aug 2009 01:46 - 15 years ago
Play 2 now...
Hmm, this one does come across as a bit odd. Kinda like I could picture this being played in the green room or something. Or even better, I'm thinkin this'd be cool to play on one of those Scion commercials. Coz it's different or in a way it sounds experimental to me. Course, this would be really cool to pair up with some song that has more melody in a mash-up mix. Thanks for sharing. Later on!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
I like the idea of this being used as a mash-up. I think you've pretty much hit it on the head here: it's actually more like a couple of tracks spliced together than a song, in that it's a live recording created with iamthemightyjungulator. I think I'll pull this one into Live and see if I can't expand it into something a bit more complete. Thanks for the idea here. Cheers!
victormusic01x
victormusic01x 7th Jul 2009 17:47 - 15 years ago
this one sounds even more industrial to me man for some inexplicable reason, still in the same general area you've been investigating....I wanted to hear an almost intense slightly funky groove to come in somewhere...because u know I like them commercial flavors from time to time :)....another fave for me, I think you are getting close to an entire album here maybe!
thanks for sharing your artistry and always breaking new boundaries!

victormusic01x....in the nyC...listening to new directions in sound...

80)
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Yup - I've still got all my Throbbing Gristle, Coil, and Psychic TV vinyl. I never play it as my spouse threatens divorce when I pull it out. I agree with your assessment and I'm now exploring Ableton Live Lite 7 to get me out of the limitations of doing this "live" with freeware. I'm thinking that I'll be able to do this 'playing' the computer like an instrument, but be able to do the overdubs and revisions necessary to move it to the next logical level. To this point, all my music here you've listened to has been done with a single mouse. Not bad considering, but too hobbyish or amateurish for what I really want to do. Thanks for your encouragement Victor, it's birth cohorts that inspire me the most!
alividlife
alividlife 26th Jun 2009 02:44 - 15 years ago
i love the african feel a lotta your material has

great pulsing subrhythms and fantastic ... polarity mind twisting squeels and shimmers.

man, this feels like i ate a half ounce of magic mushrooms and wore nothing but a hat and a plastic shovel and i am chasing after that willy hyena who stole my banana

lol
love it, keep doing whatever the hell you are doing lol

added to the n0mad23 greatest hits
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
The Noize. Check out my gallery for some of my favorite instruments - the geng gongs in particular. The bamboo jaw harp's can make sounds that are inherently psychedelic in nature. Since I discovered them in the mid `90's I've played them a lot in conjunction with a Boss DD-2 digital delay pedal. Playing to/with an effect like that is to me the ultimate in Hi/Low Tech and it's not unlike what I'm trying do do with sampling. Maybe my stuff should be labeled "Retro" - like late neolithic. Grabbing whatever works and I can scavenge up!

The African roots...well, no getting away from that one even if I wanted to.
Mcdahate
Mcdahate 9th Jun 2009 20:50 - 15 years ago
Tottaly unique. A really different one. I like this chill ambiance you putted in your track. As fiery said, it should be in the ambient-experimental section but i like your perfect job !
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thanks - I've followed through and this piece is not longer classed as "trance." I'm encouraged by the reception and thinking that a lot of people do actually appreciate something different. Sure makes me want to make more music! I'll be checking your tracks out presently.
toddj
toddj 1st Jun 2009 05:47 - 15 years ago
Edgy and gritty this one. The synths and sequencers sound truely trippy. You've got the nack for making it sound original.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Hippos ARE edgy! True story - when I was 9 my dad and I were chased by a herd of hippos along the edge of the Benue River in Cameroon. They can hit 35 mph on dry land! A truly horrifying experience. Hippos are a personal archetype of big edgy things, and the bass tones in this reflect it.
fiery
fiery 26th May 2009 21:38 - 15 years ago
Haha, I gotta admit your song titles are creative. The imagery alone of the title made me want to check it out. Again, you've managed to incorporate organic sounds into electronic music. Very very cool... again not really trance - this could maybe fall under ambient/experimental? I dunno, I just know I like it ;)

Lisa
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
One of my bands was called "The Hybrid Association" and our mission statement was "There are a bunch of people playing music around the world. We're some of those people." I'm posting "Kali with Peanut Sauce" next.
C69
C69 26th May 2009 16:12 - 15 years ago
Very strange, I love it like your other track. Really spacey total originality. The kind of stuff the mainstream music industry ignores. Keep it comin'

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