Description : Totem #2 remixed on Live 7 LE. Iron nails and needed gris-gris added to complete the fetish. Creators of the loops, and those who've left feedback - my cedar bark hat is tipped to you.
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I loved this track N0mad. The unreality and imagery are astounding. The sounds don't mingle... they dance together in a very rhythmic but corporeal way. Very Nice!
The first of the songs that got me to admit that real music can be made with a DAW. Being a live performer, I really was bound up in the idea that if you're not banging on skins, plucking strings, or blowing across or through things, it's not really music. Now if I can only get my 14 year old to see this as well! Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for the review.
This one seems a little more upbeat in tempo than others I've heard from you. After hearing those tracks you sent the other day I am trying to picture your evolution from that to this and it all makes sense, I think, haha.
The title is so appropriate and as I'm listening to this I'm picturing in my mind little folk working furiously to this beat, it is a humorous thought to say the least. Like your other work this just has a great percussive and almost mystical feel to it. You have a unique quality that is mind boggling, I don't think I could make such a track, it's not in me but it lives vicariously in your spirit.
Yes, there's a thread of swampy psychedelia in the analog stuff that shifts into this approach as well. Figures you'd hear the "mystical" feel as well, and it was that that created the imagery of gnomes slipping through the veil into mundane reality. Once I had that, it was pretty obvious where the tune had to go next. Thanks for the listen and review, Wayne!
Just when i thought i had heard all of your tracks up on here... this is one that slipped the net, real pleasure to catch one of the earlier numbers that is so fresh to my ears right now.
Factory gnomes.... after the first listen i had to play this several mores times to try and pinpoint the samples you kindly shared.... they have to be in there surely? Dark drum and bass progressions is the order of things here, at least to my ears. Another class track and faved for future listening. cheers.
This track and "When Hipps" were the first two satisfying bits I did. Cleaned up in Ableton later really helped, but the core is there. I don't think I actually would have gone any further with this stuff if I hadn't liked this one so much. Glad you finally got to hear it!
Idk if you planned on this track being ethnic or not. But, it certainly comes off to me as like indian or south american, because of the percussion and the flute. I like all the chimes
Interesting...I wonder if it's possible with my aesthetic to do something that doesn't have "ethnic" flavors. I think it's due to my needing to do percussion as if it's tuned - no simple beats, and either percussive or hidden melodies driving them. The flute's actually an illusion here - it's from a pad loop played backwards using massive reverb and delay effects. The chimes were added in the final mix-down, and still one of my favorite sounds in this one. Thanks for the review and getting me thinking about things!
LLLOOOVVVVE that sound - tho I was expecting gnomes, and this doesn't sound like gnomes to me. definitely gnome factory, but the gnomes are gone, and little rifts that lead to the future are ripping open in the factory, and digital worker ghosts have taken over the factory and they are building you a studio, my friend. awesome work, fav'ing. like this a lot.
CalifKen - so glad you dig it! I love the image of "digital worker ghosts" from the future building me a sonic studio. I hadn't considered that it was a factory building garden gnomes at all - isn't that weird? The gnome in the title is from my own metaphorical totem reference scheme - a way of keeping track of "those damn things" that pop up across cultures and vary with every cultural lens. My great-grandmother used to tell me stories about the brownies at her grandmother's home and how they fed it burned porridge. My best friend from Niger told me a similar story and I've got my own ideas about the real non-variable in the quantum model - so there you go. My Gnomes are probably closer to your future digital worker ghosts than the ceramic kind. "Gnomes in the Totem schemata of n0mad23". Thanks for faving it!
Thanks RawHead. I love doing the soundscape stuff, and getting that tribal element's really important as I want my stuff to motivate dancing. Sorry about the response time here; somehow I completely overlooked this review. Now to check out your tracks!
Play 2 now...
Maybe this is one of those odd Twilight Zone moments, but I'm pickin up similarities in the grooves with the other song of yours I just reviewed. Coz the vision of the faux mineral water ad carries over to this one. Perhaps it's the beat and closeness of the tonal patterns of the synth?
Like the former had more of a emphasis on leads where this one focuses more on the pads and percs?
Anyways, I think what makes this track stand out are the above mentioned pads and the long winding bass you used on this. Gives it an almost globular feel (think lava lamps). And for visual purposes, that's great in lending itself to making spectacular visuals for a performance. It'd be kinda interesting to see how this would play on Windows Media Player with the visualizer set to random. Or one could just have a blast creating stuff for it on-the-fly. Cool stuff mate. Later on!
This one Is what it Is. I reversed a sampled cello loop of Bach that's 10 sec. long and knew what to do as it pulled up incredibly visual memories. Six samples in all played and recorded live on an Max MSP standalone, after 5 or 6 'dry-runs' over 3 days. If you've read any Terrance McKenna, you'll get my reference to the Language Elves. It would lend itself to spectacular visual performances as it's already a sonic representation of just that. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.
The depth with panning.. delay that you utilize...
there is something goin' on in your head.. that I don't think a lotta people could even grasp..
Again...
I need it to be said to me.
Like.. .. how could I explain
it's like seeing symbols but .. not correctly understanding the symbolism.
I think I do.. "But.. Do I?"
It has elements.. (to me) of staring fear in the eyes.
The listless taste of ... indignation
the joy of victory, but... a sense of ... doom
all through the kaleidoscope of music
it's very well done..
something in me still secretly wishes
that it transferred from the musical psychedelia, into HARD rhythms and grinding grooves..
lol
would buy your CD if you supplied some cool liner notes
:)
Yes, you would be the one that gets it! The language choices - uncanny! My instrumental nonverbal ballad about the Language Elves. I'll write you about the provocative stuff, but your last comment/critique - this is the hard limitation of iamthemightyjungulator. Very, very limited platform that can only be played as an instrument. One shot - get it right with a max of 6 loops. No vst effects, no sends, nothing. It's too bad, too as it's got serious potential. I'm thinking that I owe M. Oden a huge dept of thanks as I wouldn't have pursued this type of music at all hadn't that program been so much fun to play with.
I can see the factory gnomes jammin away on mini percussion instruments in their factory, great ambient track, truly hypnotizing, great production. Peace Love and Freedom to be a gnome.
Though I'm new to this realm, I've been making music for nearly 15 years now and 'genre' has always been a problem for me. Under the fuzzy definitions I see here, I'm beginning to thing my stuff (all of it) belongs in Ambient. It's weird but pretty groovy, hip wiggling music. Maybe it's Top 40 Pop!
Hey n0mad..my first visit..howdy there...I really like the almost organic texture of this piece,it's got a subtly shifting metronomic appeal..very mesmerising and evolving like a slow flowing musical extrusion...plenty of shades within this and very enjoyable..cool gear!..cheers planet :)
planetjazzbass of crazy, crazy Melbourne - the honor's all mine! I must admit to 'lurking' your music already and amassing some of your loops for potential use. This was my first 'real' piece using Jungulator tech and I'm now bloody dissatisfied with it! The potential is all there, but I can HEAR where there's room for much improvement. Cheers on the listen and review!
I would have to say, avantgarde! You may just have a style all of your own man. Very cool stuff! You could add some deeper bass to your material, but I think your sound works good just the way it is. Maximum Props to you Nomad. Keep it up.
Very trippy sounding track. i can tell that you put alot of time and effort into this. I wouldn't necessarily call this track is more psy/goa sounding trance then the regular trance i listen to. The ethinic kits used in here enhance the track to its highest potential. i just wish there was some bass or synth somewhere in this. I would suggest putting this song in the ethnic category. Wonderful rendition either way :)
Bass - I've thought the same, too. The genre thing is troublesome, so I think I'll follow the advice from the forum(s) and take a tally - hopefully I'll figure out which genre it actually fits into.
I really like this one, too. It's a strange little tune with its roots in a loot of generic traditions - old skool Industrial, Acid House, etc. Next it's time to sit down and figure out whose loops need credit.
This IS the bomb. I love your stuff. Man, this is sweet. The rythm is perfect for the genre. How about calling it Jungletrance. You could be the Jungle-ator. Please keep this up.
Thanks! The genre problem is with me again. I actually spent part of my youth in West Africa and tend to agree with my African friends - music is music. Trance? Ambient? Industrial Dance Noize? A band I was in a few years ago billed ourselves as "Pacific Northwest Folk Punk Music" and nearly came to blows when an International Music Festival organizer labeled our 'genre' as West African Dub Fusion. Go figure!
First off, love the title... and deffo have it aptly named. Funny thing is, you've translated your organic music knowledge very well into electronica because this still manages to sound organic. Very cool track... not sure if I'd call it trance myself, perhaps maybe ambient? Trance tends to be 4/4 time with heavy synths... this is much more atmospheric. Lovely :)
Thanks,
I actually considered labeling it as ambient as well, but after listening to a dozen ambient tracks here I thought otherwise. Perhaps I better listen to more!
Description : Headphones are recommended for a more immersive experience :P - - - A weary American soldier is walking through the remains of what used to be a small town in the middle east, only to rediscover the horrible reality that sometimes war can affect even the ones who have no part in it.
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This is my first attempt at creating a virtual environment to tell a story and convey emotion. Hope you enjoy! Comments are welcome!
Description : the other end of the scale from me, yep people, this is a ballad. its for all the people who have lost somebody long before their time was due,
i used my experience of tragic loss and how i hid my mental health issues that stemmed from it while writing it, its repetitive but has fresh verses
its to Matthias music Du Bist Nicht Mehr Hier almost the same title, He has suffered too that's why he wrote the music and dedicated it to his brother. i hope i have done it justice
Description : This track contains several loops, all of them are from looperman artists - listed below. I don't know if "ambient" fits well for it, but i get most loops from that category. :)
Inspired by the Final Fantasy series and my ex girlfriend. Hope you will enjoy it (not my ex! :D). As always, free to use for a song, any opinions-critics welcomed... UPDATE 2015.10.24.: improved audio quality - lower lows, higher highs. Now in 256kbps!
Description : Working with DarkKZ by Beatskillz, Synthmaster 2.9, Waves Bass Fingers, Microtonic drum synth, Izotope nectar 3 elements, Ozone 8 Elements & several other plugings I'm trying for the first time. The vocal samples are from Ghosthack, LANDR & Sampleswap. Hope you like it. Cheers.
Post script: The word "Ambient" has come up several times in the comment section for this, so I switched the genre to that. Thanks for the input. I really appreciate it.
Description : I made this with Garageband and was inspired by Anime music, such as Naruto. And if you noticed one little part is very similar to one of the melodies.
Description : ambient, guess i was trying to blur the lines between soundscape and music or something like that. will still edit here and there. put it on, lie back and sift. bass loop from LM's megapaul - darktimes and danwilson - drug induced crush
Description : Depression and sadness can sometimes serve as motivation for creativity as in the case of this track. A few months back I went through a period of loosing a few friends and co-workers. Attended a few funerals and as a result found myself reflecting on life. One night I had the urge to try to transfer my feelings into music and this is what came out. Some baratone guitar accompanied by synth and accapella.
Final EDIT: Further tweaking on levels and a slight change up in the timimg of the choir section.
Description : Hello,
this is a track between composition and cover.
Amandine (Sova Berry or Dine on soundcloud) made a cover of the a cappella "Song of Sophia" by Dead Can Dance.
I liked it very much, so i decided to make an instrumental with her vocals.
Hope you'll like it and if you want to comment, you are welcome, whatever you think.
Bye
Description : Ambient, Chill Out, Cinematic .... I´m not sure ... Take your headphones. Close your eyes. Start the engines and have a ride into the unknown. A spacy little trip from somewhere into anywhere outside. - U_P_D_A_T_E - I made a video to this track. So you can enjoy now the flight with open eys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON4u0bRZJ4k
The title is so appropriate and as I'm listening to this I'm picturing in my mind little folk working furiously to this beat, it is a humorous thought to say the least. Like your other work this just has a great percussive and almost mystical feel to it. You have a unique quality that is mind boggling, I don't think I could make such a track, it's not in me but it lives vicariously in your spirit.
Excellent my friend, always a pleasure!
Wayne
Factory gnomes.... after the first listen i had to play this several mores times to try and pinpoint the samples you kindly shared.... they have to be in there surely? Dark drum and bass progressions is the order of things here, at least to my ears. Another class track and faved for future listening. cheers.
Maybe this is one of those odd Twilight Zone moments, but I'm pickin up similarities in the grooves with the other song of yours I just reviewed. Coz the vision of the faux mineral water ad carries over to this one. Perhaps it's the beat and closeness of the tonal patterns of the synth?
Like the former had more of a emphasis on leads where this one focuses more on the pads and percs?
Anyways, I think what makes this track stand out are the above mentioned pads and the long winding bass you used on this. Gives it an almost globular feel (think lava lamps). And for visual purposes, that's great in lending itself to making spectacular visuals for a performance. It'd be kinda interesting to see how this would play on Windows Media Player with the visualizer set to random. Or one could just have a blast creating stuff for it on-the-fly. Cool stuff mate. Later on!
lol
figures..
The depth with panning.. delay that you utilize...
there is something goin' on in your head.. that I don't think a lotta people could even grasp..
Again...
I need it to be said to me.
Like.. .. how could I explain
it's like seeing symbols but .. not correctly understanding the symbolism.
I think I do.. "But.. Do I?"
It has elements.. (to me) of staring fear in the eyes.
The listless taste of ... indignation
the joy of victory, but... a sense of ... doom
all through the kaleidoscope of music
it's very well done..
something in me still secretly wishes
that it transferred from the musical psychedelia, into HARD rhythms and grinding grooves..
lol
would buy your CD if you supplied some cool liner notes
:)
Toddj
Lisa
I actually considered labeling it as ambient as well, but after listening to a dozen ambient tracks here I thought otherwise. Perhaps I better listen to more!