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8th Dec 2009 12:05 - 15 years ago
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Description : ok i live in a small outback town in Western Australia.I found a 1923 beale piano in a back room of the local and only pub my mate whos a drummer tuned it for me (enough said)and this is what we recorded with a sony handycam and uploaded with windows moviemaker its very raw and very real so we left it as is.And yeah its me playin from memory im disturbed.All done in one take i think the piano is beautiful,and this one hadnt been played for about fifty years.Its meant to sound likeits old dusty vinyl

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theassociation
theassociation 4th May 2010 04:38 - 14 years ago
what a coincidence???? theres a piano tuning add on the player!! great rendition, wonderful haunting sound
SpyderX
SpyderX 24th Apr 2010 21:57 - 14 years ago
Of the half-dozen or so versions I've heard of this song, yours really delivers the haunted quality it deserves. Job well done, Prof!

Peace and love,

Spyder
Marius9
Marius9 9th Mar 2010 22:10 - 14 years ago
This is really cool. I like this tune. I prefer the original Tears For Fears version of it, because the music doesn't really capture the mood at all, giving that keen sense of irony.
I'm impressed that you could do all this from memory. I knew it at one time, but forgot it.
It's cool to hear that you are saving up to restore that piano. If you can find the right people, it shouldn't cost you more to restore it than buy a new one, unless you have to outright replace most of the parts. I used to be an apprentice for a player piano restoration shop (Got laid off) back in 2004. I assisted with the restoration of vintage pianos and both vintage and modern player pianos, and most of the price comes from the fact that not many people do it. If you do a little research though, you'll find that it really isn't all that hard. Most of it just involves having a lot of patience. Cheers.
Willbraham
Willbraham 4th Mar 2010 08:35 - 15 years ago
This extremely beautiful! You should definitely put this up on youtube and various other sites. This sounds as if ghosts from the past played the song and we, the present people, are just receiving it. I can't tell you enough how genius you are for creating this. It's almost one of those things where you go, " I should have thought of that". Amazing stuff. Highest compliments, bravo!
profplum
profplum replied Unknown
Thank you for the lovely review the piano was in a derelect squash court behind the pub my friend whos a drummer tuned it and never lost a string,the landlord of the pub said it had been there for at least thirty years.The piano now lives at my house and looks alot better, shes got new wheels and i am saving up to get her restored which will cost twice as much as buying a new one.One more thing I googled the serial number and found out when it was made and where theres not much missing on the internet.
Mechanic
Mechanic 14th Feb 2010 17:05 - 15 years ago
wow it's got a really moody eerie quaility. Resident evil Groove lol
Love it!
theHumps
theHumps 8th Feb 2010 00:01 - 15 years ago
Very well played! The hiss almost sounds like a wind storm from an old movie, well I have had a drink,lol. It somehow fits with the sound of the piano, weird. There is some character they way it is, cool.

Wayne
ElinaMilan
ElinaMilan 6th Feb 2010 17:49 - 15 years ago
Nice melody...good )
ToxicConcepts
ToxicConcepts 4th Feb 2010 00:49 - 15 years ago
Mad world has to be one of the greatest pieces of music around, from the original, to the cover in Donnie Darko, and all the covers around I have to say that your version ranks up there at the top. I think that still slightly out of tune piano you played it on mixed with the white noise from the mic in the cam made the music sound amazing, your playing was totally dead on and I wish I could play from memory that well.
Planetjazzbass
Planetjazzbass 1st Feb 2010 09:53 - 15 years ago
Cool interpretation Ms.Plum....one of my best friends Campbell used to specialise in playing old piano's in pubs,did it up to almost the day he died....nothings better than real ambience and this has plenty of that...the hiss on this track can be removed easily you know then it would be really cool...cheers planet
BemusedStranger
BemusedStranger 1st Feb 2010 00:03 - 15 years ago
so sweet, love the recording style. it kind of has an errie feel to it. maybe its just cause i like donnie darko so much. lovely.
stephenfewell
stephenfewell 30th Jan 2010 23:30 - 15 years ago
Thanks for your kind words on my track, right back at ya with this, I love it, and I live in an even smaller town in country Vic. Stephen
sash
sash 30th Jan 2010 14:41 - 15 years ago
Hey prof, loved the hissy scratchy piano sound, it does sound like vintage vinyl.Reckon Tears for Fears would love it, very haunting, prob due a re-release.Anyway have fun .Peace and love Sash
bobbybooth
bobbybooth 19th Jan 2010 16:11 - 15 years ago
Wicked sound. That fuzzy white noise gives it something prettycool.
n0mad23
n0mad23 22nd Dec 2009 22:41 - 15 years ago
I actually remembered the Tears for Fears song within 15 seconds of pressing play. I think your version captures the sentiments better than the original, somehow. Maybe it's the spirit of the `23 Beale? Very nice and simultaneously haunting.
naturatech
naturatech 22nd Dec 2009 20:24 - 15 years ago
actually the bad quality of the recording makes it sound even more beutiful, i like it
e2thaN
e2thaN 19th Dec 2009 13:54 - 15 years ago
Piano sound is awesome! I'm a sucker for renewed vintage, etc. Props to the tuner also. If you take requests, please go back and record some more!
profplum
profplum replied Unknown
the piano was in a deralict sqaush court at the back of a pub i googled its serial number so know where and when it was born.It now lives in my bedroom with me i think shes happy.
Tiltedbeats
Tiltedbeats 19th Dec 2009 12:20 - 15 years ago
aww brew, this tune is beached is!!!

pretty much owned it up right there. loved it
needs a beat, but that's just me

PEACE!
Butcha d-_-b
profplum
profplum replied Unknown
you aint just you theres lots of you
MosReQuest
MosReQuest 15th Dec 2009 04:45 - 15 years ago
nice! take a look at the mad world remix i did for hip hop.
Mosaic
Mosaic 10th Dec 2009 09:46 - 15 years ago
Hey

love this track with what you have done with it and what you had to work with, brilliantly done, Good to see another Western Australian here :) I also are from a small country town down south called Esperance, have a couple more pub's you have there :)You up north or South??

Estefano
profplum
profplum replied Unknown
im north in kalbarri at the moment but spent most my life in the kimberley ive not been to esperance but did come close when traveled the nullabor in a 76 kingswood still got her.Never bumped into casey chambers though lol.
DanielGtrman
DanielGtrman 9th Dec 2009 12:23 - 15 years ago
ya-hay!! you done it again! I used to have an old jalopy piano. you can't beat em for turning out the atmospheric stuff which is what you did here. it reminds me of those "autoplay" pianos that have a metal cylinder with holes in. kind of pre-cambrian midi. I've always liked this song, and I reckon you had a laugh putting this one together..great stuff
MStokes
MStokes 8th Dec 2009 20:13 - 15 years ago
Love this. Terrific match of playing and production. Shout out to yr pno tuner.
Shardlow
Shardlow 8th Dec 2009 18:54 - 15 years ago
the mood's brilliantly captured
somethings things are best left untouched and we love the fact that this was an off-the-floor, one-take number.
nicely haunting, like a foggy evening of inebriation
Thanks from The Guild
ImproveWithError
ImproveWithError 8th Dec 2009 13:53 - 15 years ago
This very cool, the piano sound is very nice, very real sound, nice job on this.

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