“Red Skies” features Robin Schell on vocals and Dan Cubert on guitar, drums, synth, mix, production. I am playing keyboards, Linnstrument, organ, synth, NS Stick, and Zendrum.
https://soundcloud.com/jeremycubert/red-skies
Red Skies (Prog Rock w/vocals)
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- KVRian
- 689 posts since 10 Apr, 2015 from Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
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- KVRAF
- 6983 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
Cool.
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- KVRian
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- 689 posts since 10 Apr, 2015 from Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
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- KVRAF
- 6466 posts since 18 Jul, 2008 from New York
Everyone involved in this project is clearly talented. On this particular song, I am questioning the structure. There is an interesting song in the middle sandwiched by proggy shredding before and after. The whole thing doesn't seem like a unified work. Or perhaps I am not enough of a prog fan to get it?
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- KVRian
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- 689 posts since 10 Apr, 2015 from Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
I appreciate the listen and comments. The song is about the recent fires in Western US. The faster sections are meant to represent the terror of the fires while the middle section is the description through the lyrics and music. The change of tempo, time signature, and tonality is intended to support the story.
I think the listener is entitled to interpret as they see fit and it is a valid point of view. No need to be a prog fan. Thanks!
I think the listener is entitled to interpret as they see fit and it is a valid point of view. No need to be a prog fan. Thanks!
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aaron aardvark aaron aardvark https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=248508
- KVRAF
- 3056 posts since 22 Jan, 2011 from near Los Angeles
jcub,
At one point recently, a robo-call said I might have to evacuate, though fortunately the fire department put out the fire before it made it to my neighborhood. It did burn some houses a few miles from me. Fires in California are a fact of life for thousands, if not millions of years. It's typical we don't significant rain for months at a time, at a certain time of the year. Anyway, this song reminded me more of Yes, especially with the vocals. It all sounds very good to me, no complaints.
At one point recently, a robo-call said I might have to evacuate, though fortunately the fire department put out the fire before it made it to my neighborhood. It did burn some houses a few miles from me. Fires in California are a fact of life for thousands, if not millions of years. It's typical we don't significant rain for months at a time, at a certain time of the year. Anyway, this song reminded me more of Yes, especially with the vocals. It all sounds very good to me, no complaints.
You can hear my original music at this link: https://www.soundclick.com/artist/defau ... dID=224436
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- KVRian
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- 689 posts since 10 Apr, 2015 from Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
Thanks. I am glad you are safe. Maybe it is my perception from the East Coast US that things were worse this year.
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ChameleonMusic ChameleonMusic https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=430348 - KVRAF
- 1923 posts since 23 Nov, 2018 from Birmingham, UK
Enjoyed it a lot!
More YES that RUSH this one for me...a little fragmented in terms of its musical development compared with TIME MACHINE...maybe that was intentional considering the context?
More YES that RUSH this one for me...a little fragmented in terms of its musical development compared with TIME MACHINE...maybe that was intentional considering the context?
Mark Taylor, Chameleon Music - Professional composition and sound design for all media since 1994.
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https://www.chameleonmusic.co.uk/
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- KVRian
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- 689 posts since 10 Apr, 2015 from Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
Thanks! Yes, the intention was to have two contrasting parts of the song - one being more narrative and the other more visceral. One challenge in the prog rock genre is having too many parts or having parts that don't flow well together. I try to more mindful of that as I get older!
In one of my earlier bands, we discovered as we listened back to recordings that we tended to repeat parts one too many times or have one part too many. Lately, I find I am cutting out unnecessary repetitions and parts. But maybe I need to be more aggressive in my editing!
In one of my earlier bands, we discovered as we listened back to recordings that we tended to repeat parts one too many times or have one part too many. Lately, I find I am cutting out unnecessary repetitions and parts. But maybe I need to be more aggressive in my editing!
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- KVRAF
- 3374 posts since 28 Aug, 2012 from Melbourne, Australia
Sounds cool Jeremy. Plenty of great stuff happening. Maybe the drums could punch through more on the louder metal bits. I can appreciate the idea of the fire season living in Australia. The section at 3:30 is fabulous. Enjoyed it!
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Music with progressive intent.
Music with progressive intent.
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- KVRian
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- 689 posts since 10 Apr, 2015 from Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
Thanks very much! We were in Sydney about a year ago when the fires were just starting. Beautiful city.