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seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:47 am

wavephonic wrote:very nice floater man, I like how the heavier stab has a cool bouncing echo, not unlike something eno would do. the subtle note changes kept it engaging without losing the atmospheric theme, perfect for lights out in the big chair. interesting about the graphic, I was shining a flashlight at cd's and taking closeup photos of the reflections and it appears very similar to that very effect.
good stuff

Thanks very much for the listen and thoughtful comments, wavephonic. Glad you enjoyed it

"Lights out in the big chair" - that's a great way to spend an hour or so.

About the image that I had up with this track - It was a small region of a photo I took of a yew tree in the garden. When I examined the photo later, there was a stray reflection/refraction in the image, so I zoomed in on that area and processed it in Paint.NET. I still have the image up alongside some of my other tracks. If you look carefully, you can see the tree in the bottom right corner.

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 2:55 am

I am listening to the MP3 from post 1.

Gorgeous and floaty. The female choir is especially lovely. Spacey and soundtracky.

Some subtle chord changes help to maintain interest but I could use some additional developments to keep me interested for 9 minutes. Probably not an issue for people really into ambient.

That bass at 2:42 is a bit loud. The final beep is jarring. My cat jumped.

Otherwise, the mix is very good. No additional mastering is needed.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Fri Apr 28, 2017 1:54 am

Googly Smythe wrote:Listening to this, I couldn't help but think of the opening to Michael Moorcock's The Black Corridor -
Space is infinite, it is dark
Space is neutral, it is cold
Stars occupy minute areas of space... &tc

I haven't read any Moorcock for a loooong time. I never read the Black Corridor, but I remember reading the Cornelius Chronicles and The Dancers at the End of Time series. I seem to remember that they were highly entertaining. It's quite odd that you mention Moorcock, as the follow-up to this track (still under construction) concerns itself with Entropy.

Thanks very much for listening, GS. Glad you enjoyed it

Googly Smythe · Post by **Googly Smythe** » Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:03 am

The Dancers At The End Of Time is one of the few books that make me laugh out loud, especially when Jherek (Cornelius) visits Amelia and her old man in their home. Outrageous! I'm going to have to read it again. Right now!

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 1:09 pm

Allomerus wrote:Great track Tim! Love the mixture of the stabbing synth and the choirs...
Such a wonderful listen after a long week as I chill out after dinner.
The space in this is great...
Well done!

Thanks very much for the comments, John. Glad you enjoyed it

I have trouble making space after a good dinner

Jesse Gorter · Post by **Jesse Gorter** » Mon May 01, 2017 2:16 pm

I think it's a bit too much passive for me, nice choirs but I didn't feel it as much as your other work before... Still good effort!

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Fri May 05, 2017 1:20 am

Frantz wrote:I am listening to the MP3 from post 1.

Gorgeous and floaty. The female choir is especially lovely. Spacey and soundtracky.

I think that is a combination of male choir (higher register from Miroslav) and the Sampletank female ahhh patch. The male choir was tricky to EQ at 475 and 950 Hz when I was playing the semitone intervals. I''ve just completed a dark ambient thingy using these same patches, but Paulstretched, and the male choir has some strong resonance/harmonics at the same freqs, so I'm going to try using Neutron for a change of scenery.

gorgeous, floaty, Spacey, soundtracky. I can live with that. especially the spacey

Frantz wrote: Some subtle chord changes help to maintain interest but I could use some additional developments to keep me interested for 9 minutes. Probably not an issue for people really into ambient.

That bass at 2:42 is a bit loud. The final beep is jarring. My cat jumped.

Otherwise, the mix is very good. No additional mastering is needed.

When I put this together, I didn't really consider "developments". I think it was always going to be about the atmosphere/harmonies. Maybe I'm getting old.

I may change the thread title to - L'Énergie Concentrée (now without cats)

Thanks very much for listening and commenting, Frantz. Glad that you're "back in action". I hope everything is ok now

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Mon May 08, 2017 12:42 am

Googly Smythe wrote:The Dancers At The End Of Time is one of the few books that make me laugh out loud, especially when Jherek (Cornelius) visits Amelia and her old man in their home. Outrageous! I'm going to have to read it again. Right now!

I would join you, if I could only find it. A trip to the bookshop may be in order.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Fri May 12, 2017 1:05 am

Jesse Gorter wrote:I think it's a bit too much passive for me, nice choirs but I didn't feel it as much as your other work before... Still good effort!

Thanks very much for listening and commenting, Jesse

Now that you mention it, it's probably time to hit those techno buttons again. It's been a while.

So many reverbs, so little time...

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Fri May 12, 2017 6:14 am

seismic1 wrote:I''ve just completed a dark ambient thingy using these same patches, but Paulstretched, and the male choir has some strong resonance/harmonics at the same freqs, so I'm going to try using Neutron for a change of scenery.

Looking forward to it.

seismic1 wrote: Glad that you're "back in action". I hope everything is ok now

I am feeling much better now, thanks.

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:45 am

Googly Smythe wrote:The Dancers At The End Of Time is one of the few books that make me laugh out loud, especially when Jherek (Cornelius) visits Amelia and her old man in their home. Outrageous! I'm going to have to read it again. Right now!

Yes... +1
I love it when they describe the dawn of time and how 'King Kong' was in charge of New York...
etc.

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:48 am

Thought I'd give the new master a listen...
Sounds great as well.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Wed May 17, 2017 1:02 am

Allomerus wrote:
Googly Smythe wrote:The Dancers At The End Of Time is one of the few books that make me laugh out loud, especially when Jherek (Cornelius) visits Amelia and her old man in their home. Outrageous! I'm going to have to read it again. Right now!

Yes... +1
I love it when they describe the dawn of time and how 'King Kong' was in charge of New York...
etc.

I couldn't find my copy anywhere. I've moved around so much and a lot of stuff has gone missing over time. I had to order a new one.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Wed May 17, 2017 1:06 am

Allomerus wrote:Thought I'd give the new master a listen...
Sounds great as well.

...and thanks for giving this another listen, John. Glad you're still enjoying this

annode · Post by **annode** » Wed May 17, 2017 8:32 pm

I would normally condemn the up/down interval theme, but I thought you owned it and it worked. I didn't care for any pads in this. For me it didn't work and sounded like a cop-out(American slang). I don't know what I would have used in place of the pad(s), but I would have kept to the minimalist theme and maybe used a single tone or voice in some fashion.

So, for me, too kitschy when a straight pure minimal space would have spoke volumes.
You can always count on me for the other side of the aisle Tim.

L'Énergie Concentrée (ElectroProg - Seismic De-Materialisation)