5 Oct
2022
5 Oct
'22
12:15 a.m.
Hi,
as a long time silent reader of this list, I have often enjoyed listening to the music you
keep posting here. However, I didn't have anything to contribute until now.
That has now changed and I have released my first album on Bandcamp:
https://holgerdehnhardt.bandcamp.com/releases
It's ten simple songs - except one with vocals in english (or something like that;-)
or german.
Of course it is produced exclusively under Linux - but not only with open source
software.
The album is - except for my voice of course - completely made in the box, all sounds
(Zynaddsubfx, Odin, Geonkick, Diva) are self-made, I wanted to do that for 'practice
reasons'.
I hope you like one or the other song
Holger
5 Oct
5 Oct
2:49 a.m.
Hi Holger,
Oct 4 2022, Holger Dehnhardt has written:
...
...
thanks for sharing this album. The heavy, dragging tones underlying
almost every piece were a pleasure to listen to. I think my favourite is
all of a sudden, which to me carries Russian melancholia as prominent in
early 20th century composers such as Rachmaninov.
It's a pity that you always mixed your voice so quietly. Especially the
polyphonic parts are very well done and open up the songs.
The sound design is very consistent. do I detect some leaning towards
late 70s and 80s synth schools, like Kraftwerk? Your vocals are
reminiscent of Kraftwerk. I hope you'll take that as a compliment.
All in all, a frefreshingly depressive experience, if a little too heavy
handed in some of the arragements for my taste, but that is taste not
objective criticism.
Thanks again and don't be a stranger! :)
Best wishes,
Jeanette
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4:45 a.m.
Hey, Holger!
On 10/4/22 12:50, Jeanette C. wrote:
Hi Holger,
Oct 4 2022, Holger Dehnhardt has written:
...
...
thanks for sharing this album. The heavy, dragging tones underlying
almost every piece were a pleasure to listen to. I think my favourite is
all of a sudden, which to me carries Russian melancholia as prominent in
early 20th century composers such as Rachmaninov.
It's a pity that you always mixed your voice so quietly. Especially the
polyphonic parts are very well done and open up the songs.
The sound design is very consistent. do I detect some leaning towards
late 70s and 80s synth schools, like Kraftwerk? Your vocals are
reminiscent of Kraftwerk. I hope you'll take that as a compliment.
All in all, a frefreshingly depressive experience, if a little too heavy
handed in some of the arragements for my taste, but that is taste not
objective criticism.
Thanks again and don't be a stranger! :)
Best wishes,
Jeanette
Guess I must be weird, but it didn't seem depressing to me. Maybe I just
like that style of music? I do really like Kraftwerk. Nowhere near as
melancholic as Rachmaninoff!
I have a couple of songs in my collection from a Russian band called
AcousticBoot. The text in their band information in the old MPS3 is in
some character set my system can't display! Band name "Àêóñòè÷åñêèå
Áîòèíêè" and a song title "Êîãäà ìû áûëè íà âîéíå (íàðîä)" ("When We
Were On War" according to the English filename). They're much gloomier
than yours!
How did you make the instrument sounds?
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10:18 p.m.
Hi David,
I'm really impressed by the feedback in this list!
Guess I must be weird, but it didn't seem
depressing to me.
Let me say it Solomon: The sound originates in the ear of the listener ;-)
In fact I had a somewhat dark atmosphere in my mind as I love to listen to that kind of
musik.
Maybe I just
like that style of music? I do really like Kraftwerk. Nowhere near as
melancholic as Rachmaninoff!
However I am happy about both comparisons, even if I would never dare to make them
myself.
I have a couple of songs in my collection from a Russian band called
AcousticBoot. The text in their band information in the old MPS3 is in
some character set my system can't display! Band name "Àêóñòè÷åñêèå
Áîòèíêè" and a song title "Êîãäà ìû áûëè íà âîéíå (íàðîä)"
Hmmm, I tried just to pronounce this, but have failed miserably...
("When We
Were On War" according to the English filename). They're much gloomier
than yours!
In german we say: Was nicht ist kann noch werden - means "What is not yet can still
become". Wait for my next songs;-)
Seriously, I'm not going to overdo it, but I like a certain melancholy in music.
How did you make the instrument sounds?
In general? A lot of the bass sounds where done with Odin which I really like for that.
The stepped LFO for example was the base for the intro sound in 'In der Nacht'.
This DX7 like piano sound was made with ZyAddSubFX and I used it in some of the songs with
slight modifications as some kind of 'signature' sound.
After I fell in love with the U-HE Diva, I used it for most of the pads and lead sounds.
Even though it is not as flexible as ZynAdd, it is much faster to create sounds with it -
at least I found it much easier. And when I did not come to he desired results, I fell
back to ZynAdd.
All drums are done with the great great Geonkick.
But please don't ask for a strategy. Often I just played around, had an idea and found
something completely different. So chance definitely has its share in the songs;-)
All the best
Holger
8:46 p.m.
Wow Jeanette,
thank you for taking so much time to listen to the songs and share your impressions. I did
not expect this, even if I have already noticed that you comment basically very
well-founded. I really appreciate it!
thanks for sharing this album. The heavy, dragging
tones underlying
almost every piece were a pleasure to listen to.
As a guitarist and tenor, of course I love the bass ;-) and had a lot of fun creating the
sounds!
I think my favourite is
all of a sudden, which to me carries Russian melancholia as prominent in
early 20th century composers such as Rachmaninov.
From the sound and the quite simple structure, this is
also my favorite song, emotionally it's a bit different...
It's a pity that you always mixed your voice so quietly. Especially the
polyphonic parts are very well done and open up the songs.
Here immediately you put the finger in the wound;-) (Is there such an expression in
English?)
It's almost impossible for me to mix my own voice. It is always too loud, too quiet,
too thin, too thick, too sharp, too hollow ...
The difference between the 'inner and outer' sound is still hard to handle and I
have missed a second pair of ears very much.
The sound design is very consistent. do I detect some leaning towards
late 70s and 80s synth schools, like Kraftwerk?
I grew up with the music of the 80s, probably that has left its marks ;-)
Your vocals are
reminiscent of Kraftwerk. I hope you'll take that as a compliment.
Come on, how could I take that as anything other than a compliment.
I saw Kraftwerk at Lollapalooza three years ago and even though they are even older than
me they put on a pretty impressive and modern show ;-)
All in all, a frefreshingly depressive experience,
"frefreshingly depressive " nice expression! If I ever become famous, I will
trademark this - and you will get royalties;-)
if a little too heavy
handed in some of the arragements for my taste, but that is taste not
objective criticism.
This in fact was intended. BTW I don't see criticism as bad.
Thanks again
Many many thanks again to you and
and don't be a stranger! :)
no, of course not!
All the best
Holger
8:55 p.m.
Hi Holger,
you're very welcome and I'm looking forward to your next songs. I know that a
second pair of ears is valuable in the process. Even I rarely publish anything
before I've shared it with another musician friend and lsitened to his mixing
feedback. Vocals in particular can be difficult to mix, they are so dynamic.
Best wishes,
Jeanette
--
* Website: http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound
* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMS4rfGrTwz8W7jhC1Jnv7g
* Audiobombs: https://www.audiobombs.com/users/jeanette_c
* GitHub: https://github.com/jeanette-c
If only I could trade the fancy cars
For a chance today,
it's incomparable <3
(Britney Spears)
13 Oct
13 Oct
2:32 p.m.
On Wed, 5 Oct 2022 18:56:14 +0200 (CEST)
"Jeanette C." <julien(a)mail.upb.de> wrote:
Hi Holger,
you're very welcome and I'm looking forward to your next songs. I know that a
second pair of ears is valuable in the process. Even I rarely publish anything
before I've shared it with another musician friend and lsitened to his mixing
feedback. Vocals in particular can be difficult to mix, they are so dynamic.
Best wishes,
Jeanette
Late to the party.. Was away and off grid. Some very nice work here, overall
style seems downbeat which is not a problem but i think the occasional brighter
track would provide more balance.
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Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
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