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polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:11 pm

A round encased in an ambient dirge with some time bending beats.

...I agree, it could be much shorter.

Mutual of Ohm Aha

or at SoundCloud:

http://soundcloud.com/polyslax/mutual-of-ohm-aha

Thanks to all who have a listen.

Edit:

I discovered a fatal flaw in my 11+ minute opus... my main consideration when arranging a track is to make it roughly the length of time it takes to smoke a cigarette, or a multiple thereof. Well, suffice it to say that 11 minutes doesn't comfortably convert to the cigarette system. It's kind of one and a half.

So, here's a slightly re-mixed and pretty seriously curtailed version of Mutual of Ohm Aha, called Deductible. When converted to the cigarette system of time this rolls in at one leisurely smoke.

Deductible

http://soundcloud.com/polyslax/deductible

blipp · Post by **blipp** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:54 pm

Absolutely brilliant and beautiful.

This demonstrates that less can most definitely mean more.

Quite possibly my fave track out of all the tracks i've heard so far here at KVR since my return.

Wonderful.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:21 pm

Thanks a lot for that blipp, really appreciate it!

leggie · Post by **leggie** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:30 pm

The intro keys was interesting but not for over 60 seconds and then some more as the lovely drums and bass kick in, maybe shorten the intro loads and fade it or reverb it up to the back of the mix when drums cut in, other than that a lovely track.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:53 pm

leggie wrote:The intro keys was interesting but not for over 60 seconds and then some more as the lovely drums and bass kick in, maybe shorten the intro loads and fade it or reverb it up to the back of the mix when drums cut in, other than that a lovely track.

Thank you!

I know, it's long, and that intro is crazy, hence my comment in the original post:

polyslax wrote:...I agree, it could be much shorter.

I'm sorry, I just liked it that way. I realize many people will be skipping ahead, and I'm ok with that.

Once again, thanks for your comments!

FaX · Post by **FaX** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:55 pm

Don't think I've heard a single thing of yours I dislike

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:11 am

Nice one Matt. The piano is nicely recorded, but I'm guessing that is a VSTi. I'm also guessing that SD2.0 is involved somewhere along the line. I can't decide what some of those other instruments are. There is a high pitched instrument that sometimes sounds like a reversed guitar, and at other times like a flute. The guitar and bass are rather nice too. The entire piece was very relaxing.

Moonlighting in insurance.

Good work

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:46 am

Good one! I listened to the whole thing without skipping.

The approach reminds me of Harmonia who were overlooked by everyone except Brian Eno. Here is the first track from their album from 1974. They typically had a hypnotic keyboard riff throughout their tracks but added more rhythmic elements. I think this is much more interesting than Kraftwerk's celebrated Autobahn which was released at the same time.

fateamenabletochange · Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:00 am

I like the piano parts working off each other, brilliant, beats stopping then starting again. Beautiful psychedelic warp I get from this.
Very very tasty.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:14 am

Thanks all very much!

Tim - there is reverse piano in there, and I think at times it crosses with an instance of Synplant and things get confusing. Trilian's Stick is on bass and, as usually happens when I use it, I end up playing some higher parts as well, so that's what is doing the guitarish part. Yup SD 2 C&V on those drums and Pianoteq on piano.

Frantz - yes, great track and I agree!

astrochimp · Post by **astrochimp** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:40 pm

a beautiful track!

(and imo rather short.

)

TrekStar · Post by **TrekStar** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:30 pm

I saw "11 minutes" and did not intend to listen until the end. then I found me listening twice to the whole thing. very positive vibrations, man!

cheers

wolf

D.H. Miltz · Post by **D.H. Miltz** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:07 am

Much enjoyed. Thanks, polyslax.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:32 am

Thanks a bunch gentlemen, glad you enjoyed it!

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:48 am

I discovered a fatal flaw in my 11+ minute opus... my main consideration when arranging a track is to make it roughly the length of time it takes to smoke a cigarette, or a multiple thereof. Well, suffice it to say that 11 minutes doesn't comfortably convert to the cigarette system. It's kind of one and a half.

So, here's a slightly re-mixed and pretty seriously curtailed version of Mutual of Ohm Aha, called Deductible. When converted to the cigarette system of time this rolls in at one leisurely smoke.

Deductible

http://soundcloud.com/polyslax/deductible

Polyslax - Mutual of Ohm Aha