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Year recorded: 2008
File size: 3.51 MB
File type: mp3
Bitrate: 128k
Sample rate: 44.1k
Source files:
Drifting.it
File size: 3.51 MB
File type: mp3
Bitrate: 128k
Sample rate: 44.1k
Source files:
Drifting.it
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by bvanoudtshoorn
Thanks Mrsix, roncli! I'm glad you enjoyed the track. I *did* have fun playing with both time signatures and expectations. :) I really appreciate the feedback. // Thanks also to gilgamesh and Din, who I didn't reply to. I also appreciate your feedback. :)
by roncli
Laying a 6/8 line over a 7/8 line for 3 measures and then filling in 3 notes on the 6/8 line to catch up to the 7/8 line before playing the last 7/8 measure... Just when I thought I had this song peg'd, that came and threw me for a loop and made me listen even closer. Some amazing musicianship here.
by Mrsix
Hmmmm, 7/4 nice! I like this, great song. I really like Louigi's remix, and I also really like this. Both great in equal measure!
by gilgamesh
Wow, this tune is going to my favourites list in this instant. The hypnotizing pattern of bells create a mysterious flowing atmosphere. I read the description after listening and I thought that you must be a big fan of Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea". It sure is one of my all time favourite novels I've read. ;)
by Din
And I'm sure I meant to say "sound LIKE the fringes" rather than...yeah. It's been a long day.
by Din
This sounds exactly as you've described it, although it sounds like being hopelessly lost in general, after the whole experience has started wearing on the mind. The slightly detuned flute and pitch bends sound the fringes of sanity gradually fraying, with madness and panic creeping ever nearer. Very well done, monsieur.
by bvanoudtshoorn replying to clones
Thanks Clones! I'm glad it makes sense for the picture I've got in my head. :)
by bvanoudtshoorn replying to Space Walk
Thanks Space Walk! I'm glad you could "see" the music. And a great in-depth comment, too! :D
by bvanoudtshoorn replying to Cortoh Hasur
Thanks, C-H. :) I'm glad it's not "Barry-ish" - I wanted to do something very different. I'm glad it worked...
by hanhis
Great soundtrack-style, great visions. Bells are quite hypnotic.
by Cortoh Hasur replying to Space Walk
Exactly, yes. Another string to Barry's Cello ;)
by Space Walk replying to Cortoh Hasur
Agreed. This takes distance from his usual style, but only shows how talented he is, since he has done a tremendous work.
by Cortoh Hasur replying to Space Walk
And.. after a few more listenings to it, I'd dare to say.. this is not Barry-ish at all..
by Space Walk
Amazing Barry. Just amazing. The insertion of elements like sun, heat, dried days, salt water and being lost are like work of a master in this one. That bell should be there as well indicating the wind. The choice of native and tribal drum sets is fabulous. The pan flute is like the fly of the condor and takes your perspective into bird view, actually making the boat visible inside you mind down under over the ocean. The northern African influenced background instruments bring the taste of sand and dried ground into the mind. Space Walk says this is a complete achievements of sound and music, since it tells, indicates and pictures exactly what the description says. Faaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic.
by clones
This is very nice Barry - it sounds like it is a track for a movie about a castway in the south pacific.
by Cortoh Hasur replying to bvanoudtshoorn
Actually.. I'm gonna look into the .it file, yes.. Probably, I'll learn new things out of it. Thanks ;)
by bvanoudtshoorn replying to Cortoh Hasur
Yes, a little. On purpose. And then I used slight pitch slides on some of the sustained notes, too, to move it by small parts of a semitone. (Take a look at the source in OpenMPT if you like.) :) I guess that I was inspired by the Arabic etc. microtonal scales, though.
by Cortoh Hasur replying to bvanoudtshoorn
My "exotic scale" was a really wild guess. And certainly not an educated one, just.. more I went by ear, and it sounds like some of the ancient arabic pieces I have at home, on CDs. But so, the flute is slightly out of tune? (for my personal edification)
by bvanoudtshoorn replying to Cortoh Hasur
Thanks C-H! That was a quick comment. ;) I'll take another look at the bells - I agree, they're a bit loud. Thanks for the suggestion. // For the panflute - it's not an exotic scale, as far as I know. I've moved it around the base note by 1/3 to 2/3 of a semitone. :) // I'm glad you enjoyed it.
by Cortoh Hasur
Most evocative, yes. The sun, the slow and almost hypnotizing rolling of the water.. Technically, this is well done, again, Barry. My only "gripe" would be about the bells. Maybe a tad too "present" or in more technical words, too loud. Maybe EQ them, high band, and reduce it a little. But that's about it. Now, on a more emotional perspective, this is both langourous and.. slightly disturbing. Because of this light off-tune on the pan flute. Or is it some arabic scale? (where is Spectra whne I nedd him? ;) ) Afterall.. being alone at sea with the sun for only companion is not always.. paradize ;) . Great ambience.. great track, Barry!