Relax (ElectroProg - Seismic Jollity)

[2NDMOUSE]

This one took 10 hours to record in May 2010. The June 2012 remix took about 14 hours, most of which was concerned with the actual sonics. Only 2 synths were harmed in the making of this, The excellent Synth1 and the EnergyXT synthesizer. The drums are all EnergyXT.

mp3/192Kbps/6:36/9.1MB

Or, on SoundCloud

http://soundcloud.com/whatsisname/relax

Recorded in EnergyXT2.5.2/Remixed in EnergyXT2.6
Synth1
EnergyXT Synthesizer
EnergyXT Drum Sampler
IK Classik Studio Reverb
T-Racks Linear Phase EQ
T-Racks Opto Compressor
T-Racks Vintage Equalizer
T-Racks Brickwall Limiter

It's a great mix Seismic. Everything is crisp and clear.
Stylistically , it's not normally what i'd go for but I really like the lead synth parts , first at 2:40....then followed by an almost japanese koto-ish plucked lead.
It's a very capable track but i have a personal dislike of supersaw sounds.
The snare drum sounds like the same one that was used in Yazz " the only way is up "
Top marks for a very cohesive mix. No muddiness or ambiguities with any of the sound at all =)

[wavephonic]

relax, my fav thing to do. it got me sitting back but kept my head bobbin around. you nicely weave notes in and out, I like that. your overal arrangements make me think you were into progressive rock, although the music is more of an electronic slant, the tracks go through passages and progressions much like some older material.

[seismic1]

whow! i nearly missed this one. it's very, very good! it has a lot of moments that i tend to like most about your music: moment with little or none beats elements, where the rhythm just comes from the arps and the synths. i find those parts always very fascinating.

Thanks very much for listening and taking the time to comment, astrochimp. Glad you liked it. I only drop the beats out to pull you in


Remember this from September last year?

this one didn't really work for me, mainly because the title made me expect a song, where you were experimenting with combining your style with jazz! and i was really excited, if and how that could work...

I'm sorry you were disappointed astrochimp. I sometimes like to have a little fun with the titles of these tracks.

Actually, I do have a slightly jazz-tinged track to remix in the future but it won't be ready until December/January. I'm currently working through a backlog of 40 remixes!

I just put up my Jazz-tinged Tangerine Dream mashup thingy (6 months later than planned):?

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=355410

Warning - it has drums

[seismic1]

This one took 10 hours to record in May 2010. The June 2012 remix took about 14 hours, most of which was concerned with the actual sonics. Only 2 synths were harmed in the making of this, The excellent Synth1 and the EnergyXT synthesizer. The drums are all EnergyXT.

mp3/192Kbps/6:36/9.1MB

Or, on SoundCloud

http://soundcloud.com/whatsisname/relax

Recorded in EnergyXT2.5.2/Remixed in EnergyXT2.6
Synth1
EnergyXT Synthesizer
EnergyXT Drum Sampler
IK Classik Studio Reverb
T-Racks Linear Phase EQ
T-Racks Opto Compressor
T-Racks Vintage Equalizer
T-Racks Brickwall Limiter

It's a great mix Seismic. Everything is crisp and clear.
Stylistically , it's not normally what i'd go for but I really like the lead synth parts , first at 2:40....then followed by an almost japanese koto-ish plucked lead.
It's a very capable track but i have a personal dislike of supersaw sounds.
The snare drum sounds like the same one that was used in Yazz " the only way is up "
Top marks for a very cohesive mix. No muddiness or ambiguities with any of the sound at all =)

Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment 2NDMOUSE I had a lot of fun putting this together. Most of the patches are default presets, but some of the Synth1 sounds came from preset banks I downloaded. I think that supersaw is just a Synth1 string preset layered over a Synth1 init patch! The snare came with the EnergyXT drum sampler. I have a track coming up where I use a supersaw like a sledgehammer over the top of a relatively low-key rhythmic device. I hope I get away with it

Glad you liked the mix

[seismic1]

relax, my fav thing to do. it got me sitting back but kept my head bobbin around. you nicely weave notes in and out, I like that. your overal arrangements make me think you were into progressive rock, although the music is more of an electronic slant, the tracks go through passages and progressions much like some older material.

Yeah, I used to love Prog back in the day. It was pretty much all I listened to for about 20 years. I still listen to some of those bands now, but because I also listen to other styles as well, there is less time for that. I'm glad you spotted that passages/progressions thing. It's something I made a conscious effort to do and it's very nice when people pick up on that.

Thanks very much for listening and also for the great comments

[astrochimp]

I only drop the beats out to pull you in

you know me very well!

i do remember the conversation we had and just checked out your tangerine jazz and i gotta say it's very, very good! definitely something original and unusual!

[evolutionator]

Ok.

[seismic1]

I only drop the beats out to pull you in

you know me very well!

i do remember the conversation we had and just checked out your tangerine jazz and i gotta say it's very, very good! definitely something original and unusual!

Memory. A wonderful thing. It's great when it works

[seismic1]

Ok.

Tx