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offline illfates from space (United States) on 2003-05-05 13:22 [#00685102]
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some of you don't like my track plugs, and some of you do.

this is for the latter.

http://www.expando.org/mp3/low_shelf_of_oneself.mp3

I think the mix is a little low, but I'm feeling a little
low too.

This is how I feel about getting rejected from this 7 month
relationship.

That's pretty much what all my new music is about. Oh
well.

Oh.. and none of it's synth, which is completely new for
me.

All sampled in my room last night.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-05 13:29 [#00685105]
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having a little listen..

I only use samples myself.

what kind of samples did you use?


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2003-05-05 13:34 [#00685118]
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it's okay.

it gets boring exactly halfway through. you change the beat
from that point on, but it feels like it needs a lot more. I
do like the "low" feeling it has, but it does seem to need a
kick up the ass, if you know what I mean.

nice melody. it does sound like a synth though - strange.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-05 13:47 [#00685138]
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great mellow track. I wouldn't guess it was an illfates
track if I didn't know. The melody reminds me a little bit
of this track on crunch 2, like the 3rd track I think. One
thing I've noticed with your tracks is everything is in
phase with the smallest measurable unit (like one percussion
his). Maybe try to make stuff out of phase with the general
pattern. Like if the track is composed in a structure of 4
groups of 4 groups of 4 etc, maybe make accentuate a few
bits by spacing the percussion out 5 or 6 units apart
instead of 4 (just a bit, then going on track again), if
that makes sense. etc. Great sounds again.


 

offline avart from nomo' on 2003-05-05 18:38 [#00685478]
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I liked this track.


 

offline Q4Z2X on 2003-05-05 18:44 [#00685482]
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nice


 

offline illfates from space (United States) on 2003-05-06 08:04 [#00686210]
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the samples are all recorded in my room.. a unenthusiastic
hand clap, some tape being peeled, all the bass tones came
from the five foot bong.

all the melody/harmony is a guitar with an ebow.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-05-06 08:08 [#00686217]
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Some of my best stuff was done immediately after a break
up...

I'll check this out tonight and post comments here.


 

offline AlbertoBalsalm from Reykjavík (Iceland) on 2003-05-06 08:24 [#00686235]
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this song reminds me of a song by Boards of Canada. I think
it is Pete Standing Alone


 

offline AlbertoBalsalm from Reykjavík (Iceland) on 2003-05-06 08:27 [#00686237]
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both the beats and the pad synth


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-05-06 08:27 [#00686239]
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that'll be because your great emotion surges past any
inhibitive creativity barrier, and your soul is exposed,
ceri.


 

offline Dael from the low end (Australia) on 2003-05-06 10:07 [#00686376]
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nice one illfates, I like it , especially all the percussive
elements and the use of vocal samples,


 

offline illfates from space (United States) on 2003-05-06 13:06 [#00686671]
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i think i'm going to get a little more hardcore with my
dedication to it, because i like most of it. scratch the
dnb rhythm in the last third, because it feels pretty
empty.

might add some heavy bass drones for emphasis.


 

offline illfates from space (United States) on 2003-05-06 13:08 [#00686676]
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yeah- seriously though. all i've been doing is feeling
miserable, but I've found myself acutely aware of music.
even the trashy muzak at work piques my attention. I wish I
had a good software vocoder or at least an auto-tune AU, i'd
try some singing.

I hate the way I feel right now, though. If I make some
better music, at least it's silver lining.


 

offline Clic on 2003-05-06 13:20 [#00686696]
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Very nice melody and sounds. I can't decide whether or not I
like the beat change halfway through. Sometimes I do, other
times I don't. All in all though, I like it. Nice work.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2003-05-06 13:23 [#00686699]
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I like it, nice restrained use of glitch noises, sounds a
bit like the melody to the exorcist theme tune in places,
Pacific State in others. A good melancholy track...

As Qrter said, it could benefit from a bit of variation half
way through othe rthan just the slightly beefier percussion.


 


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