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31st May 2009 09:20 - 15 years ago
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Description : Inspired by Dj4Real's "Light Saber" pad loop and an image of a hot breeze blowing over the rooftops in N. Africa. Good enough to pull up again and do some editing. Remastered for this update. Uncredited vocal samples found on a Creative Commons based site.

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

DJsDragoN
DJsDragoN 29th May 2010 00:10 - 14 years ago
Hey Man! Brilliant work as always! You always manage to paint pictures in my mind while listening to your tracks! In this one I can imagine being in a hot desert like place walking around looking for water till all of a sudden a gust of cool wind takes away the heat you are feeling,refreshes you and you discover to your surprise a river with cool waters running nearby!
Very good stuff! Keep up the good work!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
This track still is happening, isn't it? I did this on a free program called I am the Mighty Jungulator, so everything was done with a mouse (no MIDI interface). The Punjabi vocals carry enough of that Islamic sound that it creates a great visual which is why I put it up as Ambient. Thanks for reminding me about this one - it's been a while since I thought about it.
williamisdabest
williamisdabest 10th May 2010 00:05 - 14 years ago
Awsome track my friend!!I love the dreamy haze it put me in.Great job!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thank you! This is one that I keep meaning to do an extended remix of. There are elements that just "work" here, and I do get that hot breeze blowing over sands vibe still when I hear it. Cheers.
FrenchKid18
FrenchKid18 1st Apr 2010 00:00 - 14 years ago
Hi Sean,
I enjoyed your track a lot,first because as you know I'm really fond of your music as many people on the site are.You always got this very special atmosphere and I can't really define it but I can feel sincerity and humanity through your music
Then,I fell in love with Morocco a few years ago,so your track brought back all those memories so thanks for that too.
Cheers
StÃÂphane
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Somehow this review slipped right by me! That I have "fans" here is still such a surprise! Isn't it great that we can make the music that we want to, and there are people that will like it? Still takes me by surprise at times. I've never been to Morocco, but do have aspirations and certainly have read much on the area and culture. Fez is the place I really want to visit (and jam with the Sufis there!) Thanks so much for reviewing this one my friend. Cheers.
Sector7even
Sector7even 24th Mar 2010 15:26 - 14 years ago
very cool namad! you def have the nak for the ambient and this indian vox is great. ive always had a soft spot for indian stuff.all the subtle sounds add so much to your mix. fantastic job and a real pleasure of a listen ;]
thanks
s7
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Hey Sector7even - I'm savvy enough to recognize the vocal style here, and it's from the same Sufi musical tradition as the famous Nasrat Fati Ali Khan. I did transpose the vocals so the singing was deeper, and I'm pretty satisfied with the result on this one. It really should be closer to 8 minutes long, but it's nice in this form. Glad you like it. Thanks for the review!
theassociation
theassociation 6th Feb 2010 12:44 - 14 years ago
tantalising sounds, flow,rythym,glimpses of melodies....peopl shy away from me when i would spend hours listening to instrumentals like this, daydream the day aayi have some friends from japan and nz in a band called many hands who attempt world music and rare sounds, but you got it down!a fav
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
I've come to understand that I prefer the instrumentation of World Music more than the genre. Especially when I hear the inherent psychedelic sounds in these instruments that electronica and technology try to recreate. I'm not sure if it's in the tones themselves, or in the arrangement, but so many are able to do very interesting things to us both in terms of emotional locations and psychological states. So, I guess you won't be surprised to learn that my childhood was spent in West Africa and Southeast Asia. IyamwhatIyam. Thanks for the fave, Mate! The ultimate compliment in my book. Cheers.
theHumps
theHumps 1st Jan 2010 01:13 - 14 years ago
This song has a very world/middle eastern feel to it and I'm really digging that sound lately. I wish this song was a bit longer, I was getting into it when it stopped, not many songs I can say that about. The vocal track fits nicely(wonder what he is saying?) You have quite a unique, distinctive sound that totally impresses me at every listen!!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Hey Wayne - thanks for the review on this one! Actually, this was a 'discipline' experiment for me, and the first of my tracks created following the "radio play" length rule. I agree - it really should be longer, and it's one of 2 or 3 that are on my list to go back to an create the extended remix version. The difficulty is that it's more fun to create new stuff instead! Glad you enjoyed this one! Cheers.
Mosaic
Mosaic 2nd Dec 2009 12:34 - 15 years ago
Man

So talented, brilliant mix of the vocals to fit in so well with this track, sure you are becoming one of my fav's here, when you have stunning work like this here, adding to fav's man, your a legend with the chillout and Ambient Genre man..

Estefano
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
This one was a challenge for me - I could hear what the sounds wanted to do, but had a really tough time making it match with what was happening in my head. The vocals are transposed down about 4 or 5 keys, as well as lightly effected. Ultimately, it came out just fine and really has me jacked about doing more work with vocals. If only I hadn't lost my singing voice (peer pressure) in my teens!
CalifKen
CalifKen 27th Nov 2009 21:07 - 15 years ago
Jeez Sean. Now that I know you a little better .... just, your "presence to me in my world" is just a brilliant one. And that really adds a whole new depth to your music. To be honest, I feel like I wouldn't even be able to say the words that could express the depth to which I feel this is sophisticated, timeless, omnitime, roots, ancestry, fresh, current, evolution, knowledge, history, chill, ambient, surrounding, delightful.

ok well i guess i found a few
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Ken - I've indicated that this medium is quite new to me - starting experimentation in April/May of `09. One of the major insights I've had has been in my own connection/interface to musical production. I've always 'felt' that instruments dictate what is played on them. Not so much the traditional means of playing, but what the sounds invoke. I pluck and bend strings on my mandolin in more of a blues approach and never do the tremolo strum thing. In this digital enviroment, I'm finding the same thing to be true for me. Certain sounds (samples) dictate the approach and in turn the composition. This is true whether using only samples or a combination of live recordings of 'analog' instruments. DJ4Real's "Light Saber" loops for me sonically resulted in this song. Finding the other samples to support them was the real challenge, and the rest was tweaking everything to make it work. For example, the vocals have been transposed and are at a subsequently lower register than the original samples. I think it's why this and other songs I've made 'work' - it's really not that different in approach to what I've always done - it's just now my fellow musicians exist in their samples, and I'm playing all my electronic devices as a single complex instrument. Systems approach, maybe? Cheers for the lovely review, friend!
MU2TUNES
MU2TUNES 15th Nov 2009 00:14 - 15 years ago
Genre-expanding, hot like the wind, grats!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
MU2TUNES - thanks for the listen and review! If it's genre expanding, then it's a success in my book. Your "hot like the wind" comment reminds me of the harmatan winds that blow across the Sahara, and that sounds like success, too. Cheers.
victormusic01x
victormusic01x 2nd Oct 2009 20:45 - 15 years ago
another track of yours man that i thought i had listened to but hadn't...this and the other one are super remixable n0mad, the one I added a second review on recently!..the vocal sample is one of those awesome anonymous ones that is definitely perfect with this context...as AJ said and someone else even more directly, u have found your own niche and it's all yours man, very difficult to achieve these days guy...great...

victormusic01x....looking into every nook and cranny...
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
lol - "I know in myself a secret Egypt that doesn't exist/is this good or bad/I do not know" - Rumi. Silly me, I really thought that if you sat 5 people down with the same samples you'd get 5 near identical tracks. Uh-huh.

Guess you won't be surprised to learn I now know longer think this way.

The thing I'm wrestling with now is reception - are people digging my "niche" because my audience are fellow musicians/artists? Or in fact, has history finally accelerated to the point where my "thang" is actually accessible to a broader audience? Guess it doesn't really matter much, because I'm having fun with it, and it's fulfilling the creative needs I have. That there's approval is just a plus. Thanks for the review and the fav!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 29th Aug 2009 20:52 - 15 years ago
This really stands out when compared to much of the ambient I've heard. The atmosphere really works with the vocals. This track has a subtle intensity about it. Nice one!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thanks. I've put it as ambient because of what it seems to do emotionally. Thought I might put it up as Hip Hop, but that seems to be pushing the boundaries of generic definition. The vocals are actually transposed about 3 or 4 notes below the original specifically to tease out that intensity and make it feel like it's compelled. I'd really like to make a long version of this one, but it won't work without the vocals, and uncredited (I've been searching for the source everywhere I can think of) they make me a bit nervous.
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros 4th Aug 2009 08:27 - 15 years ago
Play 2 now...
Yeah, I think those vocals were very apt for this song. In fact, in a way I think they made it a winner.
And sometimes I really wish this'd be the kinda stuff they play on the radio, ya know. Like have one of those 'top 40s' stations have a nightly hour of world music. Man, could you imagine? I bet that'd just blow the doors open on the industry by way of sales and such.
And normally my view of Ambient is luke-warm, but this captures a side of mellow that makes me wanna move. Great stuff mate. Def sav/fav'd. Later on!

PS. Check out the band Engine-Earz on
YouTube sometime, you'll love 'em!
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
The vox are actually several pitches higher than what you hear, and I think moving the tone down was a really good idea. I've got some more of these vocal samples (both male and female) that I'm itching to do something with, and this review certainly inspires me. Yeah, I'd love to hear radio stations offering up world music with some regularity. It's our exposure to other stuff that brings on the inspiration to try new things. I dig your comment about it making you "wanna move." For me this is where it's at, and I never press the record button unless my hips are wiggling in time with my groove. Gonna check out Engine-Earz right now! Thanks and cheers.
YourzTruLee
YourzTruLee 20th Jul 2009 03:07 - 15 years ago
I am not usually one to comment in music outside of my genre, since i dont consider myself qualified enough to provide a good perspective on music i rarely listen, but this is amazing, im glad i dug deep enough to find this! great play, thanks for sharing!

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Spit
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
I know just how you feel. I'm constantly amazed listening to tracks on this site that are outside of my comfort zone. Thanks for listening and feedback.
SSA88
SSA88 2nd Jun 2009 00:20 - 15 years ago
It has a nice flow and rhythm to it. Subtle, relaxing, and the vocals really tie it in nicely. Feels like a good interlude track that could be brought into another song perhaps.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Thanks SSA88 - I was really surprised at how well the vocals fit with this one - what I call "a happy accident." I've been experimenting with a version about 6 minutes long that includes more of the vocals and additional percussion layers. We'll see if it flies.... Thanks for your review, and cheers!
toddj
toddj 1st Jun 2009 05:13 - 15 years ago
Very middle eastern lounge. Intensely groovey. You can't go wrong with a Dj4Real loop. Nicely mixed. A definite download and Fav. You could loop this tune several times
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
I was hoping someone was going to say something about length. I'm playing around with an extended version that's between 6 and 7 minutes long.
Dj4Real
Dj4Real 31st May 2009 17:05 - 15 years ago
i really like it....great use of that loop..
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
Two loops came from you, so a most gracious thanks from me to you! Seriously, Light Saber became virally infectious and I've obsessed over it for days. Your "dj iq" was what really pulled it together for me. Cheers!
Steevo
Steevo 31st May 2009 10:50 - 15 years ago
Hi, this sounds great very evocative of the middle east.
n0mad23
n0mad23 replied Unknown
DJ4Real's loop really did make me think about mosaic tile work and chirography and I've always had this thing about Fez, Morocco. I can't think of one without the other.

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