Re: [LAU] Some music made with linux, from the vaults

Hello Ken! Nice tracks. Not my top five out of your tracks, but definitely nice. :-) I like both titles very much though. They convey something eccentric and slightly nerdy. :-) I didn't start on the right foot with breakfast at 1. I thought: why 808, why not 909? This question however was answered quickly, when the Rhodes joined the funfair. Nice touch that! In combination with the Rhodes, the 808 made much more sense to me. It left the piano more space to breathe and roominate. I love those funky/jazzy reminiscences. Something I can never pull off, as well as you can. No rock 'n' role and no funk. :-) Nice little track! Allure oddmeter, did hold a slight allure. Unfortunately something had to be steady in this song and the poor old drumtrack had to suffer that dubious pleasure. :-( If that had been replaced with a real drummer or a drumkit of any sort played live or programmed in interesting and twisted ways, this would have been on its way to a smash-hit. :-) Oddly though, I didn't find the 9/4 too confusing. Perhaps I didn't always follow the twists and turns of the bassline, but it felt comfrotable to listen to. Enough so, tht I could enjoy the mean basslines. Not as predominant and pregnant, as I've heard them in some of your other songs, but it was there. While listening and discovering the acoustic piano, I started thinking, that one could probably have fun with this piece, writing an analysis of the composer's intentions. So many events and twists, for such a small arrangement and that style of music, that one could assign to underlying themes, desires and messages of the author. :-) Coming back into the non-fictional world, those ongoings are, what makes this piece interesting, in spite of the looped drums. May I finish this with a wish: do more housekeeping and cleaning, perhaps you'll find more. :-) I will hope for the best and leave you to being prepared for the worst. - Honestly: both of them nice, sturdy tracks, not catchy, but catching. Warm regards Julien ---------------------------------------- http://juliencoder.de/nama/music.html