This little ragtime number began life as just a snippet, written as background music for a home movie years ago. For the hard core ragtime buffs, I know this is not quite syncopated enough to be true ragtime, but hopefully its fun and bouncy…
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
This little ragtime number began life as just a snippet, written as background music for a home movie years ago. For the hard core ragtime buffs, I know this is not quite syncopated enough to be true ragtime, but hopefully its fun and bouncy…
This little ragtime number began life as just a snippet, written as background music for a home movie years ago. For the hard core ragtime buffs, I know this is not quite syncopated enough to be true ragtime, but hopefully its fun and bouncy…
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
Hi Eduard - fancy seeing you here :)
Lovely real-sounding instruments. Reminiscent of Fasching in Munich when we lived there - it seems that Peruvian music/bands were all the rage that year. You've reflected the warm but staccato feel of Andean music so well. A little too much movement between channels for me, but very effective none the less.
Cheers,
Neil
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
The long sustain on the piano and the Moorish progressions do give this a "warm desert" feel, very contemplative and soothing. The flute accompaniment was a nice touch... I'd love to meet the flute player, she has quite a set of lungs (smirk)... those are some long un-interrupted passages of notes... that, plus the quiet beauty of this kept me holding my breath. Nice!
ttfn,
Drakonis
Wow, what a surprise and honor! Probably would have been a lot easier if I'd shipped you the chords/tabs/sheet music :-) This is really an impressive bit of work, reconstructing a song, with a very different feel, and have that new piece stand so nicely on its own. Well played and sung!
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Drakonis
A folky ballad about the trials and tribulations that happen during home recording, in this particular case using a Boss microBR.
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Let me tell you all a story, most of it is true,
a strange and twisted…
Bwahaha... sweet silliness. I enjoyed the poke-fun-at-thyself style humor, and a catchy song to boot. Thanks for listening to my stuff too (just wait until you stumble upon my "Grapefruit Song", speaking of offbeat humor.)
ttfn, Drakonis.
I'm a complete idiot when it comes to all things midi related. Recently got myself a midi keyboard though and came up with this short piece just messing with sounds in Proteus. Really looking forward to the possibilities of combining this sort…
Uh oh... I have a long way to go just to get up to "IDIOT" level then! This is a great little interlude, well mixed and cool voice ideas. It is a pretty sparkly spot of space you found.
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Drakonis
This song came about a couple years ago as an acoustic piece, recorded without being fully written. It went untouched and almost forgotten until we started piecing the album together and were looking for a good driving tune. I think we greatly…
Ahhh... another sweet variation on this timeless classic (I happen to love this tune, and seek out wildly diverging adaptations)... very nice twist on the initial bassline, and instrumentation and drums were fun. Well done.
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Drakonis
This song started off just on bass and was saved in demo form as "bass led", as in led by the bass. When I needed titles for all the album tracks, I ended up taking "led" and making it "LED"--light-emitting diode.
I'm so easily led by geeky wordplay. Still, we arsenic-kering at the title. Really cool dark bass line, which rises above the drums and makes this intoxicatingly moody. Nice.
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Drakonis
My first Christmas original just off the presses with that cowboy, spaghetti western style.
Paul: Why don't you try Jingle Bells or something
Geas: Oh God,No, I hate the classics... that sucks......
Paul: Yea that does suck. Try emmmm, Oh Holy…
What great holiday ad-Ventures she is having! This is very nicely done (although I would BOOST the talking at the beginning to hear the banter better.) The cool surf music and quirky lyrics got me smirking all day now!
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Drakonis
Delicious dark ambient. The repeated "slithering" sound effects are a little loud in the mix... I would back them off a bit, and maybe have them slowly come and go to add interest. But the slowly morphing chords are hypnotizing... takes me off to Babylon-5-land :-) The ending was unusual, which is probably a good thing, and although it was on the verge of humorous, I can always use a smile. Good stuff!
ttfn,
Drakonis
I spent the day skrewing around with this Roumanian Minor scale again. I am really testing layered drums on this one, Toms mostly.
There's a lot happening. Acoustic, Strat, Bass, 4 Juno tracks, and all kinds of percussion.
Only a two chord change…
Delicious and educational... and well scored too! I like your choice to close the bar with just the bell, really classy... maybe it is the percussion, but this has a vague middle-eastern vibe, like a Babylonian camel caravan.
Another song in the works that I have never been happy with. Now that Mr. Tolar has me feeding raw meat to the Ibanez, this is the result. So, it's either a rocker, or I'm off my rocker!
Lyrics:
It was yesterday
when she said
she's leaving…
An unusual hopscotch path... it is dangerous to score in a sparse way like this, there is not much room for error. But you did well, keeping my interest throughout, even though this is a bit angular for my ears :-) Well done!
The memories we shared in the city, sparkle against the black alley street as they tumble toward the storm drain and are washed away forever.
Or at least, that's the imagery in MY mind from this wistful thoughtful music. :-)
ttfn,
Drakonis
I feel the warm sunset on my face, the cool salty breeze makes me zip up my jacket as I stroll along the beach, slowly parting the sandpipers ahead of me on the crimson path along the shore. This is great... I love the occasional "major surprise" chord in there.
ttfn,
Drakonis
While my wife and I were travelling back down the coast of California (near Big Sur) from a vacation around New Years, we stopped at a turnout over a cliff, and took a bunch of video of at least 15 California Condors, flying and hanging out on…
title is self-explanatory, past tense however.
i really wanted a song that had the flow, emotional intensity and unpredictability of an ocean. perhaps that's a bit cliche.
done over the period of two months in a little dark room with an…
Trip hop track, may be listened as a soundtrack...
As usual we tried to create a deep atmosphere with loads of melodies to give the listener a little journey full of new findings every time :)
Anyway this time the BPM is a bit quicker : 87…
Pretty melodic harmonies, juxtaposed with a relentless beat and a little grit in the mix to create an air of tension. It is the beautiful girl who will not tell you certain disturbing things about her past :-)
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Hey drak, I has a special feel to it! Truly enjoyable! Doug
Drak you are kicking ass!!! Hee Hee
Ah...'bout time we heard some rag. Great playing!
Nice piano -- very catchy.
Hi Eduard - fancy seeing you here :) Lovely real-sounding instruments. Reminiscent of Fasching in Munich when we lived there - it seems that Peruvian music/bands were all the rage that year. You've reflected the warm but staccato feel of Andean music so well. A little too much movement between channels for me, but very effective none the less. Cheers, Neil
Soooooo beautiful!
Very intricate composition. Great sounds! Bring up the bass a little bit. The bottom end seems under represented.
Hello Mr. Drak! Very very cool!
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Mesmerizing arpeggios... intriguing to hear the melody rise out of it all.
The long sustain on the piano and the Moorish progressions do give this a "warm desert" feel, very contemplative and soothing. The flute accompaniment was a nice touch... I'd love to meet the flute player, she has quite a set of lungs (smirk)... those are some long un-interrupted passages of notes... that, plus the quiet beauty of this kept me holding my breath. Nice! ttfn, Drakonis
Wow, what a surprise and honor! Probably would have been a lot easier if I'd shipped you the chords/tabs/sheet music :-) This is really an impressive bit of work, reconstructing a song, with a very different feel, and have that new piece stand so nicely on its own. Well played and sung! ttfn, Drakonis
Bwahaha... sweet silliness. I enjoyed the poke-fun-at-thyself style humor, and a catchy song to boot. Thanks for listening to my stuff too (just wait until you stumble upon my "Grapefruit Song", speaking of offbeat humor.) ttfn, Drakonis.
Uh oh... I have a long way to go just to get up to "IDIOT" level then! This is a great little interlude, well mixed and cool voice ideas. It is a pretty sparkly spot of space you found. ttfn, Drakonis
RF, great dark chasm you open up here and pour molten guitar and singing into. I can feel the ache. ttfn, Drakonis
Ahhh... another sweet variation on this timeless classic (I happen to love this tune, and seek out wildly diverging adaptations)... very nice twist on the initial bassline, and instrumentation and drums were fun. Well done. ttfn, Drakonis
I'm so easily led by geeky wordplay. Still, we arsenic-kering at the title. Really cool dark bass line, which rises above the drums and makes this intoxicatingly moody. Nice. ttfn, Drakonis
What great holiday ad-Ventures she is having! This is very nicely done (although I would BOOST the talking at the beginning to hear the banter better.) The cool surf music and quirky lyrics got me smirking all day now! ttfn, Drakonis
Delicious dark ambient. The repeated "slithering" sound effects are a little loud in the mix... I would back them off a bit, and maybe have them slowly come and go to add interest. But the slowly morphing chords are hypnotizing... takes me off to Babylon-5-land :-) The ending was unusual, which is probably a good thing, and although it was on the verge of humorous, I can always use a smile. Good stuff! ttfn, Drakonis
Delicious and educational... and well scored too! I like your choice to close the bar with just the bell, really classy... maybe it is the percussion, but this has a vague middle-eastern vibe, like a Babylonian camel caravan.
ouch. Great raw music, with a powerful message sent to the heart of this other protective dad. :-) I liked your use of the guitar as the doorbell.
An unusual hopscotch path... it is dangerous to score in a sparse way like this, there is not much room for error. But you did well, keeping my interest throughout, even though this is a bit angular for my ears :-) Well done!
The memories we shared in the city, sparkle against the black alley street as they tumble toward the storm drain and are washed away forever. Or at least, that's the imagery in MY mind from this wistful thoughtful music. :-) ttfn, Drakonis
I feel the warm sunset on my face, the cool salty breeze makes me zip up my jacket as I stroll along the beach, slowly parting the sandpipers ahead of me on the crimson path along the shore. This is great... I love the occasional "major surprise" chord in there. ttfn, Drakonis
FYI - I just updated the accompanying video with this music, much better edits, much more information in the video, etc. Hope you enjoy it!
wild headphone pan-osity... a lament for what is lost, but what won't quite leave the mind. Introspective trance. Nice.
Brava for a song for babushka. This has a warmth and beauty. A sweet tribute, wonderfully sung and played.
Pretty melodic harmonies, juxtaposed with a relentless beat and a little grit in the mix to create an air of tension. It is the beautiful girl who will not tell you certain disturbing things about her past :-)
Very calming... the drone plus pan pipe gives this sort of a New Age vibe. Nice heartwarming melody. Best wishes to Lynda and friends.