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18th Mar 2011 04:56 - 13 years ago
Description : Umn.. Yeah... I started this on paper at work, and am at the point now where I want to consider laying down some bass guitar or guitar...

I almost just chopped it up into loops and gave it too the community, but I am thinking about trying something interesting with it.

Drums are cool... Took some work.
The awesome synth is actually a rhodes organ but heavily editted.
Pads...

I tried some really crazy bass guitar moves, but I need to rethink my dance moves.

THIS IS NOT DONE IN ANYWAY, i just did this in 8 hours.

Comments (17)

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

MightyBender
MightyBender 5th Feb 2012 02:20 - 13 years ago
Wonderful! I truly love your work! I also LOVE LOVE LOVE your samples and loops! :) I FEEL your emotions in your music. That's what it's all about.
DanGoldstein
DanGoldstein 16th Aug 2011 10:48 - 13 years ago
i like the wind and the ambience overall. and the groove is compelling. and good mixing!(IMHO)

chopping into loops might be a way to look deeper into some details which you might bring back into the track to further refine.

other thought is you might bring down the drum groove and introduce your bass guitar and a guitar solo. then bring up the drum groove again. might serve to expand and vary at the same time.

i admire your work
midisparks
NightHawk
NightHawk 9th Aug 2011 16:01 - 13 years ago
I can place this track in a Discovery Channel reclame :P
Good job man!
alividlife
alividlife replied 9th May 2012 - 12 years ago
I like to record birds, bugs and nature! xD
The songs ok I guess!
ClearPatrick
ClearPatrick 24th May 2011 13:30 - 13 years ago
BASS was hot. The beginning was too merged together for my liking though, but everyone's style is different! Its gonna sound awesome with vocals. Great track
HustlerbyNature
HustlerbyNature 10th Apr 2011 18:15 - 13 years ago
sounds like it should be on video game... wicked blend of sounds.. keep doin ya thang!!!
Salook
Salook 31st Mar 2011 22:50 - 13 years ago
Wow, man I dunno what you done since the first upload or what state of mind I was in when I first heard it but damn, right now, my face dropped when those drums kicked in, something octane about them, awesome pristine production oozing knowledge, posted as chill out..I'm sure it was cinematic before,,not sure but doesnt matter, still classic cinematic vibes I'm getting and I dig the whole Piece.

Seems there is some interesting history behind the Rhodes, I'll be sure to investigate.

cheers
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
Haha, yeah man... This one is cool....
But you should totally check out my new one, screw this track,... (even tho you are correct... something that I always toy with, and I think I learnt it from MrE from this site, is.... I will update tracks, here and there, whateva, you know?
Constantly changing things and watching the reaction from the crowd)

But yea..
The Fender Rhodes, is a fascinating instrument... A lot of the time you hear it in RnB and chill-out style tracks, but in reality it is basically a piano electric guitar. They call it "tines".

A Fender Rhodes MkII runs about $3,000 dollars circa the 70's production line.

I fuuuuucking love a fender rhodes. It's the ... most visceral, and pissed off sound I have ever heard. In my crazy opinion.

Harlod Rhodes built the first Rhodes instrument for injured soldiers who were dying or hurt in WWII. Being it could be small, and use pickups, and tons of steel strings, to create the sound, it was a nice fit. It wasn't bulky like a piany and could be moved to fit the soldier.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_piano

And jesus crap look at the tuning forks midway!!! Argh... so elegant and effective.
I love this instrument.

It is basically an electric guitar but a piano.

Love yer new avatar mayne.
Fumat
Fumat 30th Mar 2011 04:25 - 13 years ago
This is a soundtrack for James Bond...Should be...

Beautiful!

We got so much to learn from you...

Fumat.
Kgomotso
Kgomotso 24th Mar 2011 05:23 - 13 years ago
Great stuff, The combination of drums and bass, i am out of word. The sorounding sound of other intruments are fantanstic. Overall the whole track marvelous. Keep up the good work. The drums man! God bless
CONEYISLANDRECORDS
CONEYISLANDRECORDS 21st Mar 2011 22:02 - 13 years ago
Whoa man. Great drum work. I noticed you usually have some real solid drum work. Is this you playing live?

God,...this is like one long ass intro bro. Im still waiting for the badassness to kick in.

10 secs left,.....and its wind. lol

Dude I can hear some much shht going on with this in my head.
Really great base to work off.

Kinda like having an awesome plate but no food.

I know you could f*ck this all up with some guitar man. ( In a good way that is)

Makes me wanna take a stab at it myself. (not an obligation! lol)

Damn,...I just wrote a ton of shht. (after work first buzz of the day)
Spivkurl
Spivkurl 20th Mar 2011 18:47 - 13 years ago
Wow this is just indescribable the feeling this track gave me! I love all the elements you've included! This track really showcases your talents! Excellent title, it works good for the song! Really great work my friend! Faved for sure!
Phyruis
Phyruis 20th Mar 2011 09:30 - 13 years ago
wow.. the drum track on this is awesome brother... a piece of fantastic work on it's own...all the other elements are working well...

would love to get a chance to add the fx's and atmosphere on this brother....

it's a very good start..can't wait to hear the finished piece..

keep 'em coming brother
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
wow seriously!?

I could export everything and send... in fact I will.
:)

umn.. But I do plan on adding some variations on the drums tomorrow, also I am trying to get a little girl to sing "I want to live forrrrever" and then kinda lay that over on it...
I think it will add a very very very nice level of surrealism to the track?
But either way man, I will send what I have...
Getting the individual cymbal/hihat tracks and stuff can be done too, it's kinda been bounced down and down over and over lol
VickyDan
VickyDan 20th Mar 2011 08:41 - 13 years ago
I described what I thought, here, but I think I should add, than the violin adds another dimension. Damage, I can not comment better, on the comparison ....

Dan
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
That is beautiful... I had not thought of that.

In a way.. Life is scarce? We have so much.
SO to live forever is something people want.
But in that we take and take and TAKE and TAKE AND TAKE. Damage. Wow. Thank you!
And holy crap man, happy birthday!!!!!!!
:)

Definitely going to look into your work later.
I appreciate the comments greatly.
(I am glad you do not think I am terrible at the violin) lol
Salook
Salook 19th Mar 2011 23:34 - 13 years ago
This is Awesome Abe, love all those interferences..kinda gets you jumping...8 hrs work?...back in the Zone ;)drums and pads are amazing, the arpeggio guitar?...gives off a twilight cinematic touch for me, love it man, faved...now i'm going shopping for drum loops ;)
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
Thanks!!!
heh, I was all the way in this one when I saw yer review, and I was like DAMNIT!!! I hoped he would get to hear the string work I did!!
lol

Yeah I just spent all day playing this effing piece of crap violin, and I am soooo rusty.. Man I really need to get back to BASICS man.
sigh

Definitely twilight yea.... it's weird.. that's actually probably my favorite instrument, a Fender Rhodes.
It was a toy developed by this injured soldier during world war II.
I find it very visceral as a mallet/organ instrument. And to everyone else, they think smooth/jazz/pretty lol
While I think in my head Anger/Rage/Revenge.
Weird.
Anyway

Yeah, thank you man, I have been getting back in the zone a little... I just updated it with a cool middle-eastern toned string section in C ionian.
JohnBoutilier
JohnBoutilier 19th Mar 2011 05:26 - 13 years ago
Been saving reviewing this track for hours now. This review will mark my 3000th review on looperman (minus all the reviews that have disappeared because users deleted their profiles, etc). Anyways, though I'd give the honour to you. I must say you know your stuff and this track demonstrates it in spades.

Keep bringing on great music

All The Best

John
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
Holy crap!!!!

That .... is Eshars record lol.

Awesome!
(Virtual hi-five!)

I will try... I swear I feel ... lately that I am married to music and it's getting a little stale in the bedroom lol

Totally random, I was trying to make a track using the sounds of the galaxy.. then I found this and I can't sleep lol
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia07966.html

I am honored for the review!
LarzCreative
LarzCreative 18th Mar 2011 23:11 - 13 years ago
I agree with Eshar. Less is more. ;-) Sounds more complete. Has a real nice flow to it. Cool beginning! Love how you break it up with the rhodes organ and then introduce a new beat. That beat goes really well with the organ! Nice creative track. Gonna Fave this one!

Later,
Larz
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
Hehe, thanks!... Grrrrr tho as well.. Cause I had this opened up like right now right now.. and I am feeling kinda ... indifferent about it.

I am going to do an orchestra at the end, as long as I can figure out the key modulation...

I swear I would probably be better off as a studio musician than an artist lol...

But anyway... ... I think I am about to throw the kitchen sink at this one lol
VickyDan
VickyDan 18th Mar 2011 08:34 - 13 years ago
Experimental music, very well done, with passages of intense and profound (the drums) .... I like this atmophere that you created. It's really good ....

Dan
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
Thank you VickyDan!
Yeah, I gots blisters on my fingers (not from playing guitar but clumsly smashing my fingers against the snare drum lol)

I updated it with a middle-eastern string section that I chopped up playing a crappy violin.
TraXnCtrl
TraXnCtrl 18th Mar 2011 05:31 - 13 years ago
Hey Abe....man you are getting so good at the drums you have been working on.....almost a drum solo in its own right

really catchy chilled melody, but those drums certainly bring it to life

BTW great name for the track too

faved
Trax
alividlife
alividlife replied Unknown
Hey thanks Damien! Yeah... man... I am in no way done, this will probably be an ongoing thing.. I plan on even redoing the drums a bit, and maybe looking at the key and try and switch it up.

I have a lot of commercial obligations at the moment that keeps me really tied up, but this one just kinda speaks to me...

I do want to state for the record the drum idea actually came from ableton, but I completely re-interpreted it! I have been practicing my ass off tho, so thank you thank you thank you!!! lol

I REALLY need to stop by man, it's been waaaaay to long.

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