Must have forgotten to check this out a couple of years ago when I listened to quite a few of your tracks.

This has a hell of a vibe. Big, swirling cavernous sounds that should be blasted out a soundsystem in a desert. Or really just anywhere outdoors. But maybe not a in a quiet flower garden whilst people meditate.

I guess the bagipes mesh with the deep metallic drums to make something that is a bit like some sort of futuristic (Scottish) clan warfare.

I wouldn't call it dub but I'm sort of struggling to give this a genre name. The best I can come up with is Cavernous Tribal.

"public domain Morocco field recordings from the 1950's"

Maybe I should get some of that sort of stuff as it would probably fit well in some of my music.

Congratulations!

Very Nice - similar to some of my cuts but better. Good subtle changes and unique instrumentation. I guess if I were to quibble, and this is a matter of taste, there was not as much contrast and surprise between parts as I would have liked. Loved the drama at the intro and very effective use of contrasting but really complementary aural imagery.
-clindsay

this track is unique .sounds all work well with eachother

Incredible eclecticism within an outstanding and unconventional composition!

Hat's off and respect___Orlando

GOD Awesome intro.
Ok, this is WAY off topic about this track but the bagpipes remind me of something.

One time i longboarding in a neighborhood right next to mine, and a friends with me and we hear this ANNOYING ass screeching right?? So we keep skating and were following the sound. And all of a sudden like we pull around the corner and its getting louder and theres this dude just standing in his front yard with a quilt thing on and just blaring a bagpipe at like 9 at night.

Weird.

ANYWAYS. This was cool and ambient as hell, has a jungle kind of feel. Tons of different vibes and feelings i get from this. Good one!

Damn...the Scot in me wants to bear arms 15 seconds into the track!lol...Man your dabbling heavily into rhythm necromancy,your going to invoke some entity one day...this really works,the undercurrent of those metallic kettle drums or whatever they are is mesmeric...gives me the visual impression of some druid festival (or orgy!)..I see your using an APC40 now,that must be cool and really improve the work flow environment,I've often thought about getting one but I went the Novation Nocturn route combined with my midi controller keyboard functions,yet the desire still lingers! hahaha....Bloody marvelous track,you are the conduit for world music undoubtedly (plus great input from Salook and Nuada)....tres cool! cheers Dave :)

I was at that party and you should have seen the chick I was there with. A great night of mead and psychedelics, mixed with the most wonderful debaucheries in preparation for the morning battle with the evil enemy. May his head find rest upon my spear.

I like the track.

Faved

John

wow Dub always sounds so hypnotising if you ask me..
and you also used world's most annoying instrument (the bagpipes)
But still you succeed into making something nice out of it!
I really like this man! Especially the drums! :)

Respect to Nuada for the vocals as well!

One more time, I'm surprise how you manage to integrate so many different influences (cultural) into one liquid dub track. This crecendo is abso-freaking-lutely giving me hallucinations.

Anyway, yeah, I can imagine this with an alaap style vocal from some qawal, and trust me this stuff would fly off the shelves and be copied and distributed so many times you'd hear it every thursday at this local festival I like to visit from time to time.

Gotta take a camera there sometime, show you guys what I'm talking about.

Such brilliant distribution across the frequencies. It's so rich, and yet not overwhelming. I'm glad I played this one tonight, gonna dream of the dhol and a phat bassline and an 808kick sample!

What I love about your music is the rhythm.
What I love 2nd is the dialogue..

BRILLIANT USE of the drone. Omg I am stealing that.

I love it. I have always thought about ... well ... everything we talk about, and I absolutely agree with the visceral quality of the bagpipes and Irish work in general.

I coincide with the other comments that applaud the old and new being thrust together like flint.

Particularly what I enjoy a lot about this is the whole-tone drop and the groove of the under area of the mix.

I also particularly love the drums. haha... I always love your drum work. I need to steal your secrets.

Biggest complaint, and I only offer this to you humbly .. is that you are always on the verge of alienating the listener... Which for me? I absolutely cherish about you as a creator.
But I could see how... it would be lost upon people.
They wouldn't be able to feel it.

And you know what. Fuckthem lol. They don't deserve it.

Well done.

I am absolutely excited that you and Salook are thinking of doing another round.

Faved.
Downloaded. (from the e-mail)
Need to e-mail you.
My car got stolen and sold most of my possessions lol. Looong story.

PS, ... I don't want you to take this to heart, but ... I wanted to say to you, if you could somehow find a way to link your incredible way with centrifugal force and songwriting... I feel you could really blow some minds..
I do want to state for the record this is violent in all the right ways.
It reminds me of the best of hardcore and deathmetal from certain parallels.

[Draft 2 comments]

Phenomenal! Great move in getting Nauda for the recitement...perfectly tasteful and gives the track a theatre feel...great use of the effects on the vox also....awesome mix Sean always admire how you speak about creative ideas and put them into action....listening to you speak about the whole idea and concept of this piece then hearing it come to form like this is mindblowing!

Saving my nerves for the post-edited version, scarily good.

Man, you keep out doing yourself, and I didn't think it was possible, ha! This is great, the bagpipes and the drums along with the incredible percussion and Nuada's vocals really make a statement. The intro was great and things only got better from there.

Had to listen to this a few times to let it all soak in. Trying to seperate sounds, lots going on but it's a great piece. Where did you get the bagpipe sounds? Ableton? This is big sounding, really fills a room, way to go guys!

Wayne

the vocals are really nice. And its got a great fusion of Scottish bagpipes and middle eastern drums. Really nicely arranged, a pleasure to listen to, as always :)

Great Job N0mad!

Ste :D

Just wanted to say that I really like the new draft! The poetry is fantastic! Nuada has a great voice! Really good song!

I could not hit the favorite button fast enough on this one. Great vox by Nuada...really compliments the rest of the track. This one has a traditional feel, but I think it needs to. I have Celtic roots as well, and this one feels almost tribal to me, and stirs something deep in my soul...

The best thing one can ask of music is for it to inspire emotion, and this one does that as good as any song I've heard in a long, long while.

My hat is off to all involved, but especially you, Sean. This one is a masterpiece. When you are satisfied with the final product, I would love a copy :)

Bear

[This and previous reviews are to Draft 1 and pre-vocal additions]

Those bagpipes are awesome! I love the parts where the music degrades into rhythmic experimentation! With this song I think you could coax any hesitant group into rebellion! Like others have said, this is very psychedelic! Love the soundscape! You put so much feeling into your tracks, I'm very impressed! Faved for sure!

At the start of the track, I thought it was someone's cell phone going off, LOL. Very unique beat and nicely done.

Keep it up, my friend.

Many elements, sounds busy and full, this is typical for you!
I have honestly say that you surprised me with Scottish melody,
I like that,great work n0mad track sounds very good!

Much respect

Alen

wow this track really got my hairs standing to attention...being a scot i feel a certain afinity with the pipes as i grew up next door virtually to the local pipe band practice hut and always watched them and listened to them :). amazing mixture of beats and fx . Mindblowing stuff bud excellent

:):)

Yeah what would a rebellion music project be without bagpipes, amazing how you have fused the past with the present here...the sonic movements and the way they make you dance is new....almost like following the piper up the hill twirling and spinning on the way up...very Psychedelic and makes you want to look upto the sky and embrace life....very powerful track man can't wait for you to finish this piece.

this reminds me of some of the tracks I heard whilst waiting for the levellers to take to the stage in their early years.. some nice ideas and the soundscape works really well with that scots warpipes sound..loving the idea behind this track...nice ...keep 'em coming brother

I'm glad I caught this one when I did. This track definitely has it going on. I'm always hopeful for a rebellion of good against evil. With so much going on these days it would be nice to see more people living as free individual persons. It may never happen in our time, but one of these days people will wake up from their sleep and slumber and realize that they too have the power to rise above the tyranny of big government. This track in some way exemplifies that very notion of rebellion. The bagpipe sets very nicely with in this track and seems to trumpet to the masses that victory is obtainable. Your drum playing is impeccable and you've outdone yourself again with this one. I can't wait to hear the next draft. I think that having that poem recitation at the intro would work well. Keep it up Nomad!

Very Unique sounding track. Had a lot of stuff going on but very well mixed. Keep up tha good work.

_C-DUB_

Hey my friend

Very much a scottish type of sound about this one, with the bagpipes, nice beat, has a very relaxing sound about this piece, nice fx/synths, clarity and the arangement of the mix is great,this one could just as easy go under chillout, have to say a very very enjoyable listen, excellent work on this one matey...fav'd...Peace n Respect my friend...Estefano....PS First to review of your piece's :-)