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8th Sep 2009 16:44 - 15 years ago
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Description : This is a track which was influenced by the feel of coming off my antidepressant medication. Clarity is how I describe the feeling. My wife said the song is scary. I'm not sure if it's finished, and I'm open to any suggestions. Let me know what you think!
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With Mix 2 I've added some variation and fills to the synth parts. I've updated the mastering slightly too. Let me know if you think this sounds better!
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With Mix 3 I added a new layer of lead synth for the later parts of the track. The break beats should be slightly more audible in the left channel too. I've also pulled down the lows and mids just slightly in the mastering. I think this song sounds pretty much done, hope to hear what you think!

From my album "I Already Bought Everything."

Comments (26)

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

lofthouse
lofthouse 21st Jul 2011 20:09 - 13 years ago
Hello my friend!
This track is very complex and so well put together.
You are brave to come off your anti-depressants ,I just keep adding more to my list.
I think most musicians are depressed.I think talent takes away a part of the brain that keeps us functional.
As my partner has often said to me,"you must be mad to sit up all night creating that racket".
I think I am totally mad,but I'm driven by that madness,and thoroughly enjoy sitting up all night making my racket.
The next day,I want to kill myself,because the racket I made the night before suddenly does just sound to me like a racket.
I don't know what to say to you other than keep on making a racket because it is music to my ears and to the many fans you have on the loop.And,please tell me,how do you even start to come off the anti-depressants?It would make me happy to wake up one morning and not have to take a fist full of pills just to get me through the day!
All that aside,it's about the music,and boy,you have it in your soul!g.x
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks for stopping by my friend! I think when it comes to those antidepressants I just got off of them because the side effects were out weighing the benefits of the medication. Simple as that... I still take a couple pills everyday, just for other problems... so don't get down on yourself! I'm sure there will come a day where you feel that you don't need the pills as much. I hope we can both keep creating a "racket"! I really appreciate your thorough and personal review! Thanks much!
JohnBoutilier
JohnBoutilier 30th Jan 2011 20:10 - 14 years ago
It's getting difficult nowadays to find a track of yours that I haven't reviewed, but I managed to find this baby. I didn't think coming off antidepressants could sound so good.

Absolutely wonderful track with your usual super production

Faved

John
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Yeah, you've gone through most of my catalog! Thanks very much! I'm glad you think my mentalness can sound good!
DeadPixel
DeadPixel 19th Dec 2010 09:58 - 14 years ago
Scary? sounds kinda upbeat to me... Digging the industrial aspects here, I like the whole "textures in sounds" sorta thing you get from the genre. Very creative piece of music you have here.

Kevin
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Yeah, I thought it was a little upbeat too, glad you agree! "Textures in sounds"... I like the sound of that! Thanks so much for listening and reviewing!
Paulzter
Paulzter 8th Dec 2010 08:46 - 14 years ago
Ive lisend to Mix3 and thaught it needs more variation.
What this track meens to me.. it makes me think how boring and repeditive life can get.. this track needs a happy ending.
Good work
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Yeah, I agree it's a little repetetive. I'll try to think of a way to give it a happy ending! Thanks for taking the time to listen and review!
toddj
toddj 28th Nov 2010 05:17 - 14 years ago
Glad you made it safely through your ordeal. This track has a sort of demented whimsicality to it. I like it though. I like the idea of a Robo-jam band. Very cool sound! How inspiring!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks for your supportive comments! Coming off those antidepressants can be tough. Demented whimsicality? I like the sound of that! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a review!
DJShemZee
DJShemZee 21st Nov 2010 17:28 - 14 years ago
love it.i`m probably in the same mood now...sounds brilliant to me especially the synth work.stay blessed
ShemZee
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks so much my friend! I'm really glad you liked the synth work! I really appreciate you stopping by to listen and review!
DonnieVyros
DonnieVyros 20th Nov 2010 22:56 - 14 years ago
Play 2 now...

If yer wife was thinkin along the lines of old 50 foot atomic death bots, then I could see why she'd think this was scary. Coz I kinda get this vibe of being chased by some killin machine... If that machine was built like a Buick. I think it has something to do with the monotonous sound of that one guitar at the beginning (makes me think of either stomping feet or lazer fire or dare I say, electro-shock therapy... doing the "Lightswitch Raver").
This is such a groovin lil track... And it even sounds as if it uses that sound font I discussed in that other review. It works perfectly here IMO. The only thing that I think is off is the name... Mainly in relation to the first paragraph I wrote. Though that's completely "Toemaytoe-toemahtoe", because just because I'm thinkin of homocidal mechanisms don't mean the next person will. Ah ha, and there's my "Clarity", haha. Later on!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Yeah, I don't know if my wife was thinking about death bots, but I can hear what you mean! I'm glad you found it to be a groovy track! It's good you could find the "Clarity" in this track! Thanks for reviewing friend!
BluntsAndBeats
BluntsAndBeats 5th Jul 2010 16:31 - 14 years ago
this gives me an edgy feeling... like im walking down a hallway and the fluorescent lighting is flickering on and off. coming off meds always gives me this feeling, this song seems to fit that bill perfectly. thumbs up. didnt hear the old versions but this one sounds great..not something I usually listen to but it caught my attention which can be tough! i think its the drums i like so much something with the timing, good job
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
You describe what I was feeling when making this song perfectly, you must've had similar experiences. I'm glad you didn't hear the old versions, as this is a major improvement. Glad you liked the drums, as if I remember right they took a while to get just right. Glad I could catch your attention! I appreciate your review my friend!
Jpipes24
Jpipes24 14th Apr 2010 04:00 - 14 years ago
I need to take my xanax lol J/k This is a cool track I feel you on this one kinda sounds like my brain lol...
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Haha! I'm glad you could feel what I was going for on this track! It sounded like my brain when I made it too, but my brain chemistry is different now...lol! Thanks for taking the time to review!
ParkerMusic
ParkerMusic 1st Mar 2010 20:19 - 14 years ago
This is really cool. I absolutely love the way it moves from beginning to end. Thank you for sharing.
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Hey friend, glad you could get into this one! Thank you much for your review!
ShamanStone
ShamanStone 16th Feb 2010 07:10 - 14 years ago
Its like a robot jam band or ROBOLOUNGETECH is what I would call it. I thought it was great, very simple yet well layered like baklava. Great Stuff Spiv ~Eeeville
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Roboloungetech, I like that! A lot of my recent stuff could be categorized as this. I try to use my sounds as if they were a band, so a robot jam band sounds about right. Thanks for saying it's well layered, that's a nice compliment. I appreciate you taking the time to listen!
Mosaic
Mosaic 10th Dec 2009 09:17 - 15 years ago
Hi Mate,

hey can get what you are getting at with this track, about things that are in your head, first ever relationship broke down as partner had Bi Polar(I did not end it), the games and talking inside the head,I think that is what I felt you have gotten into this track, on the comment of another synth, personally from my experience, my partner hated change, everything had to stay same, that is why I think that you have gotten this track right my friend...

Estefano
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Hello again my friend!

I'm glad you can understand where I'm coming from with this track, it sounds like your personal experiences help clarify it for you. There are often so many conflicting circumstances internally, it's a great place to get inspiration from though.

Thanks for stopping by my friend!
n0mad23
n0mad23 23rd Nov 2009 03:02 - 15 years ago
Yeah. This is The One.
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Heh, Thanks friend!
FrenchKid18
FrenchKid18 11th Nov 2009 16:26 - 15 years ago
2nd review of the track.Still find it great.Your beat is just insane!My favourite of the genre for the moment.
Cheers
French kid
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Hey, thanks for the kind words! Your support is greatly appreciated!
lofthouse
lofthouse 19th Oct 2009 21:10 - 15 years ago
As usual,u amaze me.You have a raw talent that just captures my imagination and takes me to better places.Having bipolar disorder,I know where you're coming from trying to get off the anti depressants
But lets face it,the best muso's are all fuc-k-ed in the head!I think that's what gives the inspiration.Just my two cents worth,but love the track,regardlesss!!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
I'm really glad that you could identify with this track. Thanks for the kind words! I would agree that a lot of inspiration comes from the internal issues we deal with. Thanks for stopping by to listen!
CalifKen
CalifKen 13th Sep 2009 02:16 - 15 years ago
Your description makes a lot of sense to me. I hear and feel the clarity for sure. Perhaps with your wife the thing is her clarity is different. Maybe for her you should get a song together that would be her ideal clarity, move between that place and what her place of being on the med would be, and then play that for her, so she can understand. Neat little project there for ya!! I like this - nice work. Love the true descrip too. Really feel ya here bro.
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks for your understanding and helpful review! I can't say that I'd know where to begin, trying to guess what my wife's version of clarity would be. I'm glad you can feel this track too! Thanks for stoppin by!
Aivaras
Aivaras 11th Sep 2009 19:28 - 15 years ago
hmm, I don't have much experienced listening to this type of music, but what I felt from the start that synth(guitar synth from the start) is too loud and always the same. So I would suggest, to try add one sound and mix up with guitar synth. Mix should start from ~1:00s. I like the breakdown, but after it same synth as you started with, so it should be really nice if it would start with another sound and after some time add old synth again :)

Just my thought - the way I create music.
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks for the listen and the comments. I think the synth you are speaking of is the modulated hoover lead. If you listen very carefully it is blended with another sound later in the track. I don't usually like to do a lot of switching up of sounds in my tracks. Keeping the same sounds going throughout the track gives the feel of a band in a way - like when you're playing in a band you don't usually switch instruments halfway through a song. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for your help!
bcway
bcway 11th Sep 2009 05:55 - 15 years ago
Awesome track, I'm gald I checked in to see what wonderous glittery sound treasure you have revealed for my waiting ears (firmly ensconced with headphones so the frigging neighbors won't complain but as usual I digress ).
Keep them coming !!!!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
I'm really glad you enjoyed this one. You're probably hearing the track as intended, since I do a lot of my mixing with headphones. Thanks for stopping by!
Optym
Optym 9th Sep 2009 23:13 - 15 years ago
Love it! It's like my mp3 player got drunk! I like how it has an eb & flow to it, like when you first walk on land after being on the boat for a bit. More please :)
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Sweet... I hope your mp3 player doesn't get sick... lol. What you say about first walking onto land, I can really identify with that. That really describes the feeling I've been having while working on this track. Thanks for helping me understand myself better!
jfw
jfw 9th Sep 2009 21:19 - 15 years ago
Great industrial groove to this track replete with Robo voice over - great stuff. Which of your arsenal of toys was involved?
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks for checking this track out! I did use one toy on this track - that was some drums sampled from a hing hon EK-900 keyboard kind of a famous circuit bending target. I like it because of it's driven analog sort of sound. Thanks for the review!
n0mad23
n0mad23 9th Sep 2009 08:02 - 15 years ago
Faved. I'll be back to tell you why.

Ok, feeling a little more articulate again. Strange to find that certain levels of music/sonic interface push me right into non-verbal realms these days. I can feel things, I just can't describe them.

This track is brilliant. It's very physical, and motivates (compels) movement. BigPete's right as it does induce a happy state, but it tickles something a bit deeper, too. There's something very Dadaesque or Surrealistic happening here. It's one of those tracks you're just not quite sure if you should laugh or cry behind. Like you've framed the nature of absurdity and hung it on the wall for examination.

I also love the title in relation to this. "Clarity" - I love that term. In my best writing to date, I have a character who's a pharmacology major who develops a habit to a drug whose street name is Clarity (the backbone is ketamine) which of course leads to several very inspired and absurd lines. In my imaginary development of this drug and its effects, this track is truly the internal soundtrack I've always had in mind. Drugged shuffle Dada absurdity lending itself to cut and paste Shakespeare poetry performance art.

Best and most danceable Art track I've heard this incarnation. Cheers.

EDIT: Version 3 is the one! It's one of those situations where a favorite has gotten even better. Bloody brilliant (or should I say the Clarity is impeccable). All I can really say is, "Stabbed with a white wench’s black eye/The wheel is come full circle/If you want to win anything - a race, your self, your/Life - you have to go a little berserk/Thus conscience does make cowards of us all" (Vivian on Clarity).
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks for the listen and the fave! I understand completely feeling non verbal after listening... my relationship with music has been largely non verbal lately as well, hence all the instrumentals.

I find it hard to respond to such an involved review. To compel movement with a song is very intriguing to me, I suppose that's the compulsion behind dance music... it's nice when it happens spontaneously.

Interesting comparison between clarity and a drug itself, especially if this song can speak to this comparison. I'm intrigued to hear of this writing of yours... are you writing a novel or something of the like?

Thank you for the inspiring comments, I really appreciate it!
BigPete
BigPete 8th Sep 2009 21:50 - 15 years ago
this is great your voice effect is so fu*&?ng awsome, robot with emotion, love the whole fun atmosphere to the track, almost futuristic retro, truly original as usual the production sounds fine to me, real treat this track a fun ride very happy face :)
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
By voice effect you must mean that modulated hoover synth, I assume so cuz it's a little robotic and there's no real voice in this track. I'm glad someone thinks this track is fun not freaky! I'm happy you say the production sounds fine, since this was done a little differently than usual. Glad I could put a smile on your face!
Reverse1984
Reverse1984 8th Sep 2009 21:42 - 15 years ago
This track reminds me of some band...but at the moment I can't think of what. When I remember I'll let you know. But anyways, awesome track. The feeling of the track, I would have to agree with your wife, it's a little freaky...but cool freaky. I think it would be possible to add something else into this mix..maybe another synth or whatever. Overall though, its another killer track...which I've come to expect from you. Keep rockin man. Congrats on the superstardom. if anyone deserves that its you!
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
I'd really be curious to hear a band that this song reminds you of! The mix is so dense allready I've been scared to add another synth to the mix... but that can be scary at many times, who knows maybe I will add to the track. Thanks for the constructivism and letting me freak you out!
FrenchKid18
FrenchKid18 8th Sep 2009 20:20 - 15 years ago
So you're back again with that amazing track,and if I'm not mistaken it seems you got upgrated to a deserved rank of Superstar member!Great beat,no,sick beat!the synth is just right on time.I quite agree with your wife:this track is deliciously freaky!
Cheers
French Kid
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Hah! You're too kind! The beat on this one got sort of complex in it's creation, but I think the stereo field it projects is worth it. Thanks for taking the time to listen!
GHOSTthatcheR
GHOSTthatcheR 8th Sep 2009 18:48 - 15 years ago
sick track bro, i love what you brought to us deffinatly. i would say id love to hear maybe another synth popping out from the depths of this track, maybe one a little higher than the main synth u got throughout the track. just a stab from a sound like that here and there over the track. But man, i really like it. And keep making music cause its there for everyone to listen!
ThatcheR
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thank you very much for the complimentary review! I am considering what you've said and I will probably try to update the track. Keep a watch, it won't be long! I have no intention of stopping at making music. Thanks for listening friend!
remfraiche
remfraiche 8th Sep 2009 16:49 - 15 years ago
nice track :D really liked the feeling of youre song please make more quallity music
Spivkurl
Spivkurl replied Unknown
Thanks very much for listening! I definitely won't stop putting out tunes, hopefully quality ones. I appreciate your comments!

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