June Contest: Gossip

[Psy-T]

Reviews:

psy t: you should have made the arp go 1/32. That would have given it an even more sense of speediness.

cheers for the feedback shush

[folderol]

and a big honorable mention to folderol, whose track i liked the most this month, but found to be the farthest from the theme as well.

Wow! Thanks Psy

I know it was probably the slowest fast tune on here but I simply had to put something up or face a crisis of confidence, having done nothing on the competitions for so long

I'll be having a poke around at this from time to time, and try and develop it some.

[Scoops]

OK

Completely off topic, but.....

I was at "The Worlds Largest Music Festival" yesterday
There was a guy with a display that offered free, unlimmited web space, unrestricted band width, free domain, ect, ect.

It's at www.zude.com.

I was at the web site. It's got a couple glitches, but I just thought I'd pass on the info.

Scoops

[Barnadine]

Cheers, reviewers.

I can't say I've been particularly enamoured with any of this month's entries.
Feels like everyone (myself included) struggled with this theme - mainly with composition but some even on the basic premise of the theme.
..or maybe it's down to the 1 minute limit.

Yeah, that's a fair call, I think. Nice enough stuff but, for me, no real electricity down the spine. Wouldn't say it's the time limit though - a lot of the entries could have trimmed 30 secs or so without losing much substance, I reckon. (Especially mine and Pharaoh's.)

[me109]

keyman_sam

me109 - wish I could play the piano like that.

Yeah, me too! I sacrificed my chops to the sequencer. Really I never practiced enough anyway. At least the sequencer lets me create the music one way or the other.

But thanks anyway!

[keyman_sam]

keyman_sam

me109 - wish I could play the piano like that.

Yeah, me too! I sacrificed my chops to the sequencer. Really I never practiced enough anyway. At least the sequencer lets me create the music one way or the other.

But thanks anyway!

oh wow, if you can program notes like that, thats even more impressive than playing.

[DrApostropheX]

I was at "The Worlds Largest Music Festival" yesterday...

So is it true what they're saying about Kanye (or is Summerfest somehow bigger than Bonnaroo now)? Say it ain't so...

[folderol]

keyman_sam

me109 - wish I could play the piano like that.

Yeah, me too! I sacrificed my chops to the sequencer. Really I never practiced enough anyway. At least the sequencer lets me create the music one way or the other.

But thanks anyway!

oh wow, if you can program notes like that, thats even more impressive than playing.

Dunno about anyone else, but I find I get best results by using the sequencer as a sort of mini-recorder and just playing single-handed fairly short phrases, then stitch them together. Once you've got a sensible melody line you can just pad out the rest as appropriate. This lets me 'play' stuff I would never have a hope in hell of getting anywhere near otherwise!

P.S.
That's method 'A'

Method 'B' is quite different and top-secret

[me109]

Yeah, it depends on the piece. A lot of the time I play it all the way through and then tweak it till I fall asleep and the next morning, there it is. Or else I use the short phrases method, or the old standby, set the tempo to about half of what it would be if I had practiced as a kid, and play it like a dirge. I'll even step-sequence something if it's incredibly fast and has to be just right.

And my newest method, using multiple layers on Sonar in a loop, play it 5 or 6 times, then use the muting tool to erase the sections I don't like. Then I tweak it till I fall asleep...

[Scoops]

I was at "The Worlds Largest Music Festival" yesterday...

So is it true what they're saying about Kanye (or is Summerfest somehow bigger than Bonnaroo now)? Say it ain't so...

I really think it's all about marketing.

A couple years ago the Summerfest staff has Guiness book of records come in, and they declared it the largest music festival. It's been in advertising since.

Saw a person that sounded like it could have been Oddbod.
Maybe his double.

Scoops

[Max el Belga]

Oddbod told us here he was having trouble with his internet...
So he was in fact having a ball, without us !

Cheers,

Max... .. .

[keyman_sam]

BTW thanks everyone who voted for me. I don't really mind someone not voting me as much as someone not listening to my song before voting.

[Aziraphal]

Some quick impressions. Did I miss anybody?
Now to post the verdict in that other place...


EmeraldTablet: 21st Century Rush
A party of very hungry Chinese folks wreaking havoc with their chopsticks?
donkeyt: fast
Rock solid, I mean solid rock.
farlukar: shift
Is that an old analog modem on fire?
nikp2000 train song
So much wahwahing without a sense of purpose.. what are they drinking?
Folderol Not So Fast
Luv your rich strings and general phatness, but this really Aint So Fast..
m luhtala: IfIAddSomeSpeed
What would I say .. I would say ... add some more lyrics too
Patrick9: MoroccoBound
Sure sounds like a mad camel fighting with a bunch of Dervish dancers!
streifentier: fade out
Really like the melancholy feel of this, a deep Leonard Cohen-like voice would've fit it better
1-2-many: frantic romantic dont wanna be
Kraftwerkish, vocal is too shy but runs along nicely
Barnadine: Treadmill
Sounds like a breathless hamster with portable iron lungs
beanpole: Lets Go Fast
It's got energy and the chorus is catchy in its simplicity ... I like it
ChrisWalton: almighurt
Nice jazz band on Ecstasy, i could wish for more development
Cyrosis: Poniard
Too mechanic, but a cool composition
DeepEddieZilker: Adrenochrome
Too dark and muddy for my tastes.
DrAX: Super Toilet Theme
Perfect theme for one of those crazy Cartoon Network shows
echovoodoo: roadrunner
Hmm, annoying yet fun
Funxi: Rapid Transit Chili
So many bells in here.. I'm not sure what they're trying to say
gag3: giantSteps
Neat modulations at breakneck speed, feels like Queen and Madness combo session
Ixox: IWokeUpTooLate
Whoa, that flutist had too much coffee (I can relate to that and the brass band can hardly keep up. Great stuff
jacksolium: intestinal chorizo and menstrual ketchup
Evil space dictator urging his monsters into battle? Scary
Jerru: College Teenage Confidential
Lovely smoking riffs, lyrics don't make much sense to me but who cares, gimme more
keyman sam: speedTrack
A bunch of pixies spring cleaning? Definitely a cartoon soundtrack.
LagunaRising: Germination
Sounds like crazy mushrooms popping out after heavy rain, and the band tasting some of them. Some of the modulations don't fit
me109: fast
Interesting teenage blues ballad, if Beach Boys were into jazz it'd sound like this (only a lot slower)
Mellotronaut: Ancient Chairs
Too confusing for me .. what's going on in here? Reminds me of a Youtube video with crazy killer rabbits..
Nav: Deathwish
Hmm, not to my taste .. sorry
offthewall: APassingJig
Nice futuristich echo of Erin's green isle, like Riverdance under water
Pharaoh: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

politecompany: runningoutfast
Needs something more, filter sweeps lose my attention quickly
Shrikant: Whistling Meadows
What planet do these meadows grow on? I bet it's full of deadly robots
Spirulence: A Midsummer Nights Epically Fast Escapade
Got my vote for the phat intro synth, the fast parts had a cheesy Commodore feel that somehow spoiled it but still, well put together
ZombieQueen: Catch That Flea
Drunken Pipa master returns, this time scratching
Max: SpeedLimit
Liked the Pulp Fictionish guitar riffs, otherwise too much anarchy in here
oddbod: mrvelocipede
Wow that was catchy and swing-a-plenty as heck. Definitely a keeper
Psy-T: So Slow
Prodigyish, would've liked it better without the overprocessed voice
t00nz: whathappensat480bpm
I dunno, what?
vicdiesel:
Is that a bird caught in the laundry dryer?
davebv: speedkvr
That broke the light barrier, and probably some of the driver's bones too..
jwatte: Engage
Too heavy on bass and that annoying synth sound .. can't relate to it much

[shrikant]

Shrikant: Whistling Meadows
What planet do these meadows grow on? I bet it's full of deadly robots

Not where I live
thanks for the review.

shrikant

[JacK_SoliuM]

hey, HumanBeing2, this month you must vote for your 12 favourite songs.
not 8, but 12.

cheers.