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zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:09 am

Hi guys,
long time no post here but inspiration was at limit down lately.
However inspired by Spe3d's excellent acoustic kit (thanx for that Peter) and some very ... erm inspirational entries by the usual or not so usual suspects I made this little abstract-dark piece. It's around 6 mins (8MB in 192 Kbps, 5.4MB in 128 Kbps).
This one is different of what I usually do so I'd appreciate some comments

www.artmaster.gr/zeoy/zeoy_AteDarkness9.mp3

PS first who guesses the relation of the title with some musical element of this track wins ... my appreciation

zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:12 pm

OK a small bump or two didn't hurt anybody, right?

But lets make it useful giving some gear details:

Made with Tracktion 1.6
Bassline: Farbrausch + Frohmage + various FX
Noises: a)some recordings with my Shure beta57 + xhip effects b) guitar+slide+simulanalog+ retrodelay c)slowed down+pitched+f****d up voice sample
Drum loop: made with sfz loaded with Spe3d's acoustic kit1+W1 limiter+Glacesoft reverb

Final Mix on the master bus

tip: not in 4/4

the_nihilist · Post by **the_nihilist** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:37 pm

It's quite cool. Now, I'm gonna be honest and say I don't really like the sound of spe3d's drumkit, but I think you put it to excellent, hypnotic use here, and it takes the song from something that sounds dark ambient into a really unique kind of piece.

Gargoyle · Post by **Gargoyle** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:54 pm

Cool track zeoy... nice mix of dark ambient and groove in it

zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:56 pm

the_nihilist wrote:It's quite cool. Now, I'm gonna be honest and say I don't really like the sound of spe3d's drumkit, but I think you put it to excellent, hypnotic use here, and it takes the song from something that sounds dark ambient into a really unique kind of piece.

Thanx for listening. Glad that even you didn't like the sound of the kit (IMHO it's got great character) it worked for you.

Gargoyle wrote:Cool track zeoy... nice mix of dark ambient and groove in it

Me? Dark ambient? Damn KVR

As for the groove... sorry, couldn't follow vurt's advice; you know, this "say no to dru*s" thing

Gargoyle · Post by **Gargoyle** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:21 pm

zeoy wrote: Me? Dark ambient? Damn KVR
As for the groove... sorry, couldn't follow vurt's advice; you know, this "say no to dru*s" thing

And why should you when it works as well as this

zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:51 pm

BTW anyone with an idea about the title-music connection?
C'mon... I already gave you a tip in my 2nd post

vtx · Post by **vtx** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:24 pm

delicious zeoy,
excellent cross of beat and ambience,
loved the spacy sounds and pitched work
nice mix came across here, good work
thought that big git lead was coming at the end
we'll do lunch, oh wait a minute, your on the other side of the world, or outta this world with this piece, ha!
great stuff man, talk to ya soon

zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:09 pm

vtx wrote:delicious zeoy,
excellent cross of beat and ambience,
loved the spacy sounds and pitched work
nice mix came across here, good work
thought that big git lead was coming at the end
we'll do lunch, oh wait a minute, your on the other side of the world, or outta this world with this piece, ha!
great stuff man, talk to ya soon

that goes straight to the press release

Thanx buddy

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:25 am

Very nice, this.
I like Dij at the best of times and you've put it to good use here. (At least, it sounds like a dij.)

Some nice incidental sounds in there as well, like little creatures running around inside my head.
The percussion's nice and laid back and slightly jazzy in it's looseness.
The slowly evolving space pad sounds good and the track keeps throwing odd little fx surprises at me.

Nicely produced as well. The seperation works really well.

I've listened a few times now and still keep picking up on new sounds.

zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:06 pm

Glassback wrote:Very nice, this.
I like Dij at the best of times and you've put it to good use here. (At least, it sounds like a dij.)

what exactly is a Dij? All I used is in my 2nd post in this thread.

Glassback wrote:Some nice incidental sounds in there as well, like little creatures running around inside my head.

one of those little creatures is my son

Glassback wrote:The seperation works really well.

That "

" tells me there is some hidden reference here. Works well with what exactly Mick?

Thanx for listening buddy

As for the title-music connection its in the title now...

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:09 pm

zeoy wrote:
Glassback wrote:Very nice, this.
I like Dij at the best of times and you've put it to good use here. (At least, it sounds like a dij.)
what exactly is a Dij? All I used is in my 2nd post in this thread.

Dijeridoo.

I thought the 9/8 timing was a bit too obvious so it couldn't possibly have been that!

Ah well. Guess I don't get the prize then.

zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:14 pm

Glassback wrote: Ah well. Guess I don't get the prize then.

you already got it Mick or ... wait a minute ...

Dijeridoo you said ?

Obfski · Post by **Obfski** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:57 pm

I don't think it's in 9/8

, I hear a mixed meter 4/4 and 5/4. Do I get a prize for hearing something different?

zeoy · Post by **zeoy** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:26 pm

Yes but 4/4+5/4=9/4. Now for 9/4 vs. 9/8 the difference is what you count as a beat. In fact this rythm (with slighly altered accents and usually a bit faster) is very popular in folk Greek music and we all call it 9/8. It's called "zeimbekiko" and its faster cousin is called "kasirlamas". Both originated in Turkey I suppose.
Maybe Tuz has something to add ...

Ate darkness nine (dark ambient over a 9/8 groove)