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offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-17 14:43 [#00953881]
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A track Im working on... its not finished, but I wanted to
see what you all thought... and if you have any suggestions

thanks!

Bertrum


 

offline DJ Xammax from not America on 2003-11-17 14:46 [#00953887]
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*Downloading...


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2003-11-17 14:58 [#00953898]
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ditto


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-17 14:59 [#00953901]
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sweet. lemme know your guys' thoughts. :)


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2003-11-17 15:12 [#00953925]
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it's cool, the part at 1:05 where it's just the beat, it
seems kind of like it doesn't need to be there.

there's a lot of parts where i just feel like there needs to
be more going on

but then again i like my music around 200+bpm


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2003-11-17 15:15 [#00953934]
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i'll take a listen - could you return the favor and listen
to my new jazz stuff on the board?


 

offline Oddioblender from Fort Worth, TX (United States) on 2003-11-17 15:43 [#00953989]
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yeah, i REALLY like this - i like those subtle oddballs
samples that are scattered all about - the beat is great
too. and as usual, your stuff has fantastic melody - lots of
good textures too. fantastic as usual. =D


 

offline Dozier from United States on 2003-11-17 17:51 [#00954242]
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i like this shit


 

offline bryce_berny from chronno (Canada) on 2003-11-17 19:16 [#00954410]
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tune sounds like a lazy absynth poop


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2003-11-17 19:22 [#00954423]
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It's okay but what are you trying to communicate to the
listener? Do you want them to be excited by you, non
different or something else?


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-17 19:45 [#00954504]
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just setting a mood. Take from it what you will :)


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2003-11-17 20:41 [#00954576]
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i accidentally posted this in Roygbivcore's thread but:

zeus,

this song is huge. it sounds really big. reminds me of NIN
or something, however remotely. If i had anything to
suggest, it would be to add some kinda vocal. some sweet
fem vocals.. or no.. wait.. like some low volume death metal

vocals. like in the background eq'd to sound like wax paper

on a comb. like some guy screaming but low enough volume so

that you can barely make out the lyrics kinda shit.

or some real slow heavy distortion scratching. some call
and response style stuff.

anywho, that's what i'd do.



 

offline kochlear from aud-stim.com on 2003-11-17 22:37 [#00954725]
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this is trippy as fuck. i enjoy it muchly.


 

offline zaphod from the metaverse on 2003-11-17 22:42 [#00954728]
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i don't know why, but this vaguely reminds me of "at the
heart of it all". anyway, sounds good. sort of unsettling
for a "downtempo" track, but thats probably my boards of
canada saturated ears talking.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-17 22:43 [#00954732]
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sweet :)

Im glad you guys dig this!

yeah, I think vocals would work on this too. It would be
funny if all my songs ended up having vocals on them (my
last track is for vocals, although I havnt gotten anyone to
sing yet)

But yeah, cool :)

Thanks again


 

offline Jaysuz Jones from Wasaga Beach (Canada) on 2003-11-17 23:03 [#00954752]
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It's fantastic.

Granted, that's almost the norm with Thor, uh, I mean,
Zeus.

But for once, I not Celcus, speak the truth.

Shit, I can rhyme.

Maybe the only song that you've recorded that deserves
comparison to Fragile - era NIN.


 

offline Jaysuz Jones from Wasaga Beach (Canada) on 2003-11-17 23:05 [#00954755]
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Again, I'm frustrated because my fuckwad computer is
defaulted to RealPlayer.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-17 23:05 [#00954757]
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thanks man!

:-D


 

offline Jaysuz Jones from Wasaga Beach (Canada) on 2003-11-17 23:08 [#00954762]
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Zeus, fuck, if there's a way that I could donate audio, I'd
go apeshit at the chance to provide 'vocal textures'.

Or actual singing.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-17 23:09 [#00954765]
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:)

ill keep that in mind when I get it more finished up


 

offline Jaysuz Jones from Wasaga Beach (Canada) on 2003-11-17 23:09 [#00954766]
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I could sing too, ya know !

Now I just need to prove it...


 

offline Jaysuz Jones from Wasaga Beach (Canada) on 2003-11-17 23:15 [#00954769]
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Beatboxing, aural deconstructions, guitar loops, falsettos,
synth sub - bass melodies, drone...

...my only problem: a decent connection + modest computer +
limited resources - infinite time = my shitty lack of music
making opportunities.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-18 08:08 [#00955395]
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bump


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2003-11-18 08:27 [#00955427]
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Oh I LOVE the fucking percussion and the rumbley bass, and
the creepy subtle melody. Excellent. It's downtempo, but
it's not chill. One of my favorites yet by Zoose.


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-18 08:34 [#00955441]
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thanks man :)


 

offline Fuckwagon from Dallas (United States) on 2003-11-18 09:08 [#00955470]
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this song is good. what are you going to do to finish it?


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2003-11-18 09:19 [#00955484]
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Ha, the drums and rhythmic noises kinda remind me of Money
by Pink Floyd, except waaaay creepier. Shambling undead
cyborg creepier.

You're doing catchier stuff these days, like it.


 

offline Chri5py from my Solarbear (United Kingdom) on 2003-11-18 09:23 [#00955491]
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Like it....

I wasn't too keen on some of your ealier pieces but you're
really pulling together some good work now.

I know you don't need the big head but, you're one of the
artists on here that will usually come up with the goods for
me in the music dept.

;)


 

offline Wizard MaC from Amersfoort (Netherlands, The) on 2003-11-18 09:32 [#00955501]
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i think it's a good track, although its not really my style


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-18 13:45 [#00955902]
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fuck: not sure yet... I gonna listen to it a bit more, see
if anyone suggests anything cool... but do know that I want
to add alittle variation to the drums (kick hithat snare...
not the sound effecty ones.

fleet: "Shambling undead cyborg creepier. "
hahah sweet :) thanks!

chri5py: thanks man :) it means alot!

wizard: thanks for listening! :)



 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2003-11-18 13:48 [#00955909]
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Haven't heard any Zeus material in quite the while! I will
check this out!


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2003-11-18 14:07 [#00955930]
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I liked it! Is was slower but not too slow. I didn't lose
any attention and was focused on the structure of the song.
Turned out quite well!


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-18 14:24 [#00955946]
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thanks man :)


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2003-11-18 16:50 [#00956137]
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this is a really cool track! i love the melody. i kept
expecting vsnares-esque horror clips.


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2003-11-18 17:51 [#00956187]
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I enjoyed the noizy noises, ya know, the ones that fit with
the beat. Waaht, sttshhh, do, do, waaht, shee, do, aht
teek...


 

offline b0nk from 1969 in the sunshine (United States) on 2003-11-18 17:56 [#00956191]
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most improved artist goes to Zeus.. stuff just keeps geting
better in my opinion. i tend to judge based on whether or
not i'd listen to these songs- and for the past couple of
tracks i find myself going back to them for a listen- def on
my playlist!


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-18 18:06 [#00956196]
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sweet :)

Thanks guys!


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2003-11-18 18:26 [#00956223]
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I've noticed that your style seems to mainly consist of slow
hip-hop type beats with lots of atmospherics. A bit of BOC
and Dj Shadow. Always chill, so doing crazy drill beats is
out of the question, but I really like what you did with
this one. The thing most artists (including myself) seem to
have is a lack of interest in the songs. I really dug your
track but after 2 min it just didn't keep my interest. Its
okay to milk your sounds throughout the track but you have
to do it wisely. I highly suggest listening to Bola (who is
a architectural genuis with music, imo). Its seems that most
of Bolas tracks rely on the individual sounds 90% of the
time, and actual arrangements for the other 10%. But I've
also notice that you are definately more of a
composer/arranger (or at least have great potential to be)
so definatly take a look at your track and ask if you need a
different formula, rather than verse, chorus, verse, chorus
(not saying that you do this, just using it as an example.),
figure out ways to incorporate some chord changes along with
it. Melody changes are a great way to keep a listeners
interest. Consult some Ilkae for good examples of chord
changes and atmospheric sound construction.

I'm blazed so I hope that I didn't come off as an arrogant
ass. Good luck.



 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-18 18:28 [#00956225]
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nah man, that wasnt arrogent, it was good advice :)

thanks!


 

offline Zeus from San Francisco (United States) on 2003-11-19 13:18 [#00957301]
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bump


 


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