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Post by Objecks on Sept 12, 2004 3:46:45 GMT
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BiblePiano
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Post by BiblePiano on Sept 12, 2004 4:56:51 GMT
Charlie,
NICE! Great melody, instrumentation and touching lyrics.
Always leave us an instrumental version as well as one with your vocals.
Wish I had talent to write songs like this!
Collin
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Post by mattl on Sept 12, 2004 5:53:24 GMT
listnin now (just listened to stans thats wah ahm tawkin dis way. ) very pretty and well played m'man as usual your efforts in the arrangement dept show, and are obviously worth it. dont like the midi solo but thats me.. , and i know you enjoy programming that stuff so i know ill be ignored on this, just mentioning it oh wait.. the strings part is nice now wheres a string section , sitar & flute player when ya need one? hehehehe i cant even find drummers and bass players in a town w/a thriving music scene (guess their asll working with the good musicians. hehe). . great tune charlie.
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Post by Fatch on Sept 12, 2004 16:05:10 GMT
I really, really like this one...even with that MIDI solo going over it:). If this was done with a keyboard even, it wouldn't catch me as so....midi;). Anyways, great stuff--looking forward to more.
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Post by JimDurand on Sept 13, 2004 3:25:51 GMT
Charlie, parts of this remind me of Silk Road that you recorded for the Roads Project. Nice composition. Looking forward to the vocals. Jim
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Post by Objecks on Sept 13, 2004 4:11:27 GMT
Thanks for listening, guys! Yeah, Jim, "Silk Road" was a model for my midi programming. There's also a John Lennon song that I can't seem to place (maybe "Beautiful Boy"?) that has a tune similar to parts of "Friendship." Haven't dug out the albums to check. I'll bet Mike knows! Collin, I did want to put this one out there before messing it up with my vocal. ;D An instrumental version works with this song because of the different variations in tunes played by the various instruments. It probably doesn't make sense to do that with folk songs or some blues songs, where the instruments don't carry a tune. Matt & Fatch, don't like the midi lead? Not sure what I can do about it outside hiring Jim or Robin to play real flute. As for the koto, trumpet, and french horns... forget it! This is probably the closest you'll ever see me to a sappy, sentimental piece, but there's a very personal story behind it. Several couples who are close friends of ours are having a reunion, which we'll be unable to attend. I'm burning CDs of this song and a few others to send to them so I can be with them in spirit. The Haiku reference is something of an inside joke... I'm uploading the vocal version now -- still need voice lessons! Charlie
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Post by sgulley on Sept 13, 2004 14:54:54 GMT
Charlie,
I too liked the unique feeling & overall song. It is smooth & oriental sounding. I actually kind of got into the MIDI parts mixed with guitar. Some of the "Organ teetering" or whatever you call it sounds a little jerkey yet relevant and defined well. Wouldn't a harp track have fit into this? (always putting in my 2 pennies)
Good work, Stan
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Post by Rob on Sept 26, 2004 23:02:27 GMT
sappy!! funny. great tune and arrangement and crstyal recording. but im still trying to towrk out how it comes out oriental....very clever...me ignorant...but i shall have a few listens to see i can work it out. nice work.
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Post by holzra on Sept 28, 2004 1:55:13 GMT
SATORI in the Southeast . . . great job charlie . . . you guys are all maiking me sick, moving forward so fast with your stuff while i seem to be moving backwards . . . i love the lyrics, the initial riff is very nice and when the accoustic kicks in, very, very nice
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Post by Objecks on Sept 28, 2004 21:35:52 GMT
... but im still trying to towrk out how it comes out oriental... Hey Rob! The Chinese scale is basically a pentatonic scale. I'm in key of G, and the notes are G A B D E G. Same scale as a blues scale in key of E, just a different "center" (starting and ending point). Add the midi koto, which is a Japanese stringed instrument, and midi flute, another instrument used in Oriental music, and there you go! I used a midi grand piano for bass, which also gave the song a different sound. SATORI in the Southeast . . . Hey Roger! There you go, sending me back to research! Thanks for listening and for the kind words, guys! Charlie
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holzra
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Post by holzra on Sept 28, 2004 22:35:06 GMT
and is this what you discovered?
"Satori is the spiritual goal of Zen Buddhism. " ??
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