Hello everyone!
The subject is not a command to give me hell, although you're welcome
to do so, if it is your wish. :-) Yet it's the title of my new song. A
bit more fusion this time, I suspect, more dynamic changes and some nice
arrangements. I can say that, since I'm not really responsible. It
happened. Sometimes you're in luck, stricken by the right idea at the
right moment. :-)
Here are the links:
http://juliencoder.de/nama/be_mean.ogg
http://juliencoder.de/nama/be_mean.mp3
Or the website itself:
http://juliencoder.de/nama/music.html
the whole idea evolved from a small theme in a whole tone scale, that I
had earlier in the year. Then I forgot it, almost reinvented it early
this week and the rest fell in place around it. You might call it a
rhapsody in prog.
this time it's really a wobby art piece of music, since I wanted to
finish it tonight. I started yesterday evening. So please excuse a few
mistakes, which I would have corrected, if I had time. :-)
Instruments used were Linuxsampler for drums, piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer and
Gigatron (thanks Q!). Beatrix as hammond organ, fluidsynth for the bass,
the Clavinet for the Clav :-) and the Nordlead for the analogue leads. I
think that's it.
I recorded, mixed and mastered everything in Nama. Loads of ladspa
plugins were involved in that process and here's a thanks to all those
LADSPA authors. I think they can all take it, since most of them have
earned it with this piece. :-)
\Also thanks to the list for loads of very good hints, that I've taken
up. this time I'm very fond of the snare and the Clav. finally found some
good settings, that I'll certainly save as presets. the bass drum needs
more work, I know, but I can't figure out, what to do with it. Perhaps
another one or two day session may be required to get it, where I want
it. :-)
Please give me your feedback, as long as it's nice or constructive or
even better both, I'm happy to hear it. :-)
Absolutely un-meanly yours
Julien
What I find most interesting and unique about your music is that you combine Latin music
with Prog-Rock. At first it was surprising and amusing to hear Son Montunos played in the
middle of a prog-rock track, but I liked it because I'd never heard that done before,
and I've learned a little of latin music and played some too, so I have an
appreciation for it. The kind of retrograde motion that's present in Montunos, sambas,
and claves always reminded me a bit of the rhythmic fancies Bach was doing, so it fits
together that way too.
Your latin and prog keeps getting better and more smoothly integrated with each new track.
It's a unique sound and I like it a lot. Please keep the salsa-prog coming!
-ken