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Post by Muramasa on Dec 14, 2008 18:11:15 GMT -8
I don't quite know how to describe it, but maybe you could slow down the song in a sense. You know, gradually slow the beat until it comes to a complete stop. Like, when someone wants to eagerly return home, they'd drive fairly quickly, but have to slow down before they get into the driveway, you know?
Or am I taking the title of the song way too literally?
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Dec 14, 2008 19:32:24 GMT -8
Yeah, the title was initially trying to convey an emotion of empty-handedness. Of futility. But I wanted to get away from such melodramatic weight.
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Post by Muramasa on Dec 15, 2008 23:48:04 GMT -8
In that case, ending it would be perfect man! It would be less like a metaphorical "returning home a failure" kinda feeling and more of a "gee, I'm driving home, I can't wait to get back home" sorta feeling.
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Mar 21, 2009 23:00:12 GMT -8
Okay here are some recordings of a few of my songs. www.mediafire.com/download.php?j25j2jwzmygIt includes an expanded version of that last song under a new title, "Trapped Monk." The track list, in fact, is: 1. Trapped Monk 2. Obstacles (Make Life Worth Living) 3. Casualty of Causality 4. Greens and Yellows 5. Nihil In Denial |
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Post by Muramasa on Mar 26, 2009 15:03:07 GMT -8
You know, I didn't notice this new post until now. I'll listen to it while I'm walking.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Mar 26, 2009 16:06:24 GMT -8
You should make this one whole big song.
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Post by Muramasa on Apr 4, 2009 22:14:57 GMT -8
For the moment I'm digging Obstacles, I need to give it a few more rounds before I give an opinion.
In fact, are you even interested in an opinion? If not, I could just casually enjoy it then.
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Apr 5, 2009 17:10:38 GMT -8
Don't bother if you don't want to. I wouldn't know what to do with feedback anyway since they are what they are. Though I suppose I am curious about your opinion on the evolution of the first track from what I uploaded before.
By any road, I'll do up the prog/art mix.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Apr 5, 2009 22:22:16 GMT -8
Don't bother if you don't want to. I wouldn't know what to do with feedback anyway since they are what they are. Though I suppose I am curious about your opinion on the evolution of the first track from what I uploaded before. By any road, I'll do up the prog/art mix. Put some Ulver in that mix. Some "It is not sound". God that band is weird. |
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Apr 7, 2009 16:31:05 GMT -8
Okay, on this mix I tried to go with a bit more proggy stuff. www.sendspace.com/file/82xnu11. Unwound - Below The Salt So Unwound happens to be one of my favorite bands, and on this track from their final album they get more orchestral with their composition (which seems to be the theme of the entirety of Leaves Turn Inside You). But there still remains traits of their sound like the driving bass melody and low vocals. 2. Rodan - Bible Silver Corner I've never heard a song epitomize post-rock as much as this song. For those who might not know, post-rock developed in the 90's along side "math rock" to describe music "using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures rather than riffs and power chords." Inevitably post-rock grew to mesh with prog and metal to become what it is today. However, post-rock is also getting a lot of backlash in the last five to ten years since the whole quiet-to-loud build up has been done so many times that is has lead to a lack of new ideas. This track, however, comes from when post-rock was still fresh, in my opinion. My favorite part is around 4:30 when the song turns a bit pensive and there is subtle increments of grain on a distance amp. 3. Kayo Dot - Symmetrical Arizona One of the more interesting bands to come out of this new prog atmosphere, Kayo Dot is kind of a continuation of maudlin of the Well (in that when motW broke up, a number of the members formed Kayo Dot). With the inclusion of their astral projection philosophy to their song writing, their music takes a dimension most associated with Pink Floyd but I personally hear more King Crimson (particularly at 5:30 when the guitar begins to communicate with a violin, very Crim-y). 4. Ulver - This Is Not Sound Though I did show Adrian the video to this not long ago, I did plan on including this song for a while mostly because the vocals strike me as reminiscent of older school prog. However, everything else is... well... not. Basically, Ulver started out as another Norwegian black metal group but slowly began to incorporate various other elements into their music (trip hop, electronic music, chamber music, and other stuff). Eventually, the black metal scene cried foul and Ulver, six years after their formation, formally disassociated themselves from the scene and moved further into their experimental/electronic sound. This piece in particular is a pretty good example of what that means; electronic, metal, "epic," a keyboard rendition of a Bach melody, etc. 5. Emeralds - Alive In The Sea Of Information If "There Is No Sound" wasn't electronic enough, we have this wondrous Emeralds soundscape. It really does sound as the title implies, as though you are bathing in electronic data. I include this as not only is it a new release but also a new take on krautrock influences. 6. John Fahey - The John Fahey Sampler, Themes And Variations Of course this isn't prog, but I include this as it too has a lot of classical-influenced composition while still having more "hooks" in it than Fahey's usual songs. Just as orchestral as any progressive rock outing, more so in some ways. |
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Post by Muramasa on Apr 21, 2009 0:51:45 GMT -8
Cool, I'll listen to it for a bit.
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Post by Muramasa on Apr 23, 2009 13:29:21 GMT -8
I'm really digging Alive In the Sea of Information, but that's because I've been in a mood for ambient electronica or whatever the genre is. It also seems really appropriate to listen to it whilst surfing the web.
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Apr 23, 2009 14:20:41 GMT -8
I agree. Emeralds are really getting noticed amongst the "indie" scene. So much so that a lot of other synth-drone (which is what I call it) groups are popping up elsewhere. It's like New Age without being all yuppie.
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Post by Muramasa on Apr 23, 2009 14:50:10 GMT -8
Yeah, I can see the whole New Age vibe. Though, there's a low distorted sound in the background of this song that doesn't allow me to chill like lots of other New Age songs (incidentally, the only real New Age band I'm familiar with is Enigma).
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Apr 25, 2009 20:12:14 GMT -8
Honestly, most typical new age bores me to tears.
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Post by Muramasa on Apr 26, 2009 15:48:33 GMT -8
New Age really does seem best played in the background though, so it's pretty understandable.
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Post by You probably can't touch this. on Apr 29, 2009 3:16:49 GMT -8
So, should I do a mix of 80's post-punk? I think people would like that, if there is anyone else downloading apart from you, Anta.
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Post by Muramasa on Apr 30, 2009 23:16:14 GMT -8
Well, at the very least, I would download it. Why not right?
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