Related tracks: Afterglow

This track I've done about a year ago, and it was sitting in my library because it wasn't completely finished. Last week I looked at it again and kept polishing details until I reached pretty high level of production (well, to my standards anyway).

Song lasting 6:17 minutes is my longest track yet, so that's a record right there. Moreover, I got way better with arrangement of cells (in garageband), and now I can work with structures way faster, along with having the ability to make longer and longer songs. Pretty good improvement considering that last 6 months I did almost nothing on production level. I guess creativity works in mysterious ways. 

Here I'm using 2 basses. One continuous-sounding and the other short and punchy. Both electronic and heavily distorted. Intro is long and for over half a minute there's only bass plying. I wanted to let you sink that sound in on it's own, since for me that bass sound is an orgasm. I play 2 octaves, first lower one, then upper, then both. That's an intro. 

Then the rhythms start. I use 3 main ones and two additional ones (one at the beginning and one at the end). First main one is classic techno rhythm(kick on first and third, and snare on third), second one is complex rhythm with slow hi-hat (closed), and third one is with fast hi-hat(closed). 

After playing first one for over a minute and half (after intro), there's mixture of second and third one going almost until the end. Melodically, there's two melodies that complement each other and kind of play out the most of the melodic structure. In short slow down at the end I play only 2 basses with kick as obvious finish line.  
Enjoy.

Moderate tribe

All rights reserved, (c) & (p) 2023.
Taken from the upcoming full length album, by Shock the Algorithm (PTBR mid-2024)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/R6xz2BumOPs
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lyrics:
Another day goes by
another war inside my head

another trace of fear
but i never won't give in

Another night passed by
another midnight washed my sins

but i will face the day
no i never won't look grim


You said go and face your demons
don't let another day get wasted!

Death is the enemy, Death is the enemy oHhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh
Death is the enemy, Death is the enemy oHhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh
Death is the enemy, Death is the enemy oHhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh


Another year goes by
another book of memories 

and time doesn't wait
doesn't wait for no one

and don't you look away
you have to stand on your own feet

no matter what will come
you have to get your shit together


fight the good fight
fight the good fight

Rock and Roll Kills

Death is the enemy

Transformation

"Drin" means "Inside". Closer to the center, and maybe you worked hard (the way through) to get there... But you also might be separated from what's outside, and maybe you prefer sometimes to be outside.
There's also a video:
            https://youtu.be/4i9MtnDcDcA

Drin

It may be a blessing to have time to relax and drink tea. In my case, I'm drinking tea in a hurry.

This version is instrumental.

Tea Time Inst.Ver.

Tea Time inst.Ver.（お茶の時間 インストルメンタルVer.）

Periscope

EXPLORERS

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Hi everyone.

After three weeks sick, he seems to be starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel (That's what we say in Spain...).

My precious kidney stones have prevented me from focusing on songwriting and my commitments to some friends here, and will continue to do so for a while...

But my spirit regains energy and that's why I leave you here a composition from almost 8 years ago that I don't remember having published before.

It is one of the most complex electronic parts ever made.

It's true that I remastered it a few years later in my second mixing studio......yes, in my second car with BT.

I hope you like it, while I hope to expel two of my beloved stones from the four I have had since the last month.

Greetings.

Paco. ; )



Image by BIGPT in Pixabay.

DAW. Music Studio 2
Hardware. iPad
Mix. By car
21 Tracks of native instruments from MS2 and the Xewton forum.
16 tracks of kv331 Synthmaster

Explorers

Sounds Of Cosmos

Punk Rock Zombie

Cast of Characters:
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark-- VST sax solo, harmonica solo, organ, tremolo guitar (synth), composition, arrangement, mix
Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel --MD—lyrics & vocals
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– second electric guitar solo, and mastering
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –piano and electric piano solo
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, first electric guitar solo, rhythm guitar comping 

This song originated with a slower more Jazz oriented track Mark had previously written ('1 For The Money, 3 For The Blues' https://on.soundcloud.com/BtSS4). However, he wanted a more 'suped up' version with solos turns, so he turned to The Eclectic Collective (EC) to fill in the pieces by replacing some of his solos with their own. Mark had some lyrics in mind too, however, once he heard The Mysterious Decibel's excellent lyrics and vocals, the song totally changed the direction and the vibe, for the stellar. 

   Once we had a basic structure, Ken, as always, came up with the rhythmic foundation for the song, allowing Josh to add his version of Mark's bass line. Then, after MD gave us the vocals, we got down to adding the solos. As more EC members jumped on board with new parts, Mark kept lengthening the song, moving the solos & vocals around until it's final current arrangement. JJ opens the song with his thrilling piano solo, as well as the electric piano solo where he joins Mark on VST Sax right after the first singing verses. Then Josh added a melodic and very clean toned guitar solo with a very clean tone - the first of the two guitar turns. After that, Stephen added his fiery guitar solo with a more overdriven tone. After one more vocal verse from MD, Mark stepped back in to close it out with his nasty harp solo at the end. After Mark handled the mixing on this song, we turned once again to Stephen to take care of the final sound production and mastering, which he fulfilled expertly.  

  We hope you enjoy this jazzier side of the EC as much as we enjoyed making it. MD's lyrics are about a psycho killer artist who hides clues about his murders in his paintings. 
-Original Lyrics by The Mysterious Decibel:

Some might say he's crafty and planned
With a shade of black and a brush in his hand
Some might say the world is his oyster
But no pearl lays inside just a conjuring blur

He'll paint you a murderous scene
With the blending of  sin all between pigments of green
He's a shady fella who hides behind the canvas!
I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

Will you find it?
The secret
Some freak shit
are you so sure you'll really wanna Keep it ?
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
Ahhh a little secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
It'll haunt your mind like it does him too
He's a swifty one he'll come for you!
The secret
The secret
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?

I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

His art might show
might show
might show
just where he died 

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Side Note:
This past Tuesday, we released a fun little series of interviews over a 20 minute medley of some of our favorite musical moments. If you want to hear our voices and some of our thoughts about music, check it out! You might really enjoy it, especially if you follow us, and have been for a while. It's a celebration of all of our work over the past almost year together in various forms. This song was supposed to be a showcase of all of our skills to accompany that medley, except Tez isn't in on this one. He'll be on the next one, though, for sure! 
Thanks for listening!

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All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve. :)

Mark's Album (post-2020)

'A Brush With Death' Blues (with The Eclectic Collective)

(-- - -- -  À écouter avant le 1er chapitre  -- - -- - )
(--------  To be listened to before chapter 1   ---------)

Histoire d'une invention - - - Prélude to the Story

Dedicated to my late father. It's grief in music.

Sabrina Corpac's Album

Remember

Dreama AB

Low Battery

I-Pragmatism

I can't help but have fun making music. No matter what sounds are combined, the production will not be disrupted. Actually, I spend more time creating illustrations than songs. Being able to draw illustrations allows me to experiment with "jumping around" when creating music.

I in Japan ride the rhythm（290）

Opus81

Written, performed and recorded by Neli CoKo. All rights reserved. 2024.

Thank you for listening :)

Lyrics

In the mysterious stream
Of never ending happenings
In the tides of time
We flow, we flow, we flow.

In unawareness
We behave reflexively
Do the best we can
We don´t know, we don´t know, don´t know

Consciousness comes afterwards 
When we see the whole puzzle
It all makes sense from far away
we see, we see, we see

Backwards

Lyrics (JAP/EN/DE)
四弘誓願 
Shi gu sei gan mon
The Four Great Vows
Die vier großen Gelübde

衆生無辺誓願度
Shu jo mu hen sei gan do 
The living beings are countless, I vow to save them all
Zahllos sind die Lebenwesen, alle gelobe ich zu retten

煩悩無尽誓願断
Bon no mu jin sei gan dan 
Endless deceptive thinking and feeling, I vow to change everything
Endlos täuschendes Denken und Fühlen, alles gelobe ich zu wandeln

 法門無量誓願学
Ho mon mu ryo sei gan gaku
The Dharma* is unsearchable; I vow to discover it completely
Unerforschbar ist der Dharma*, ihn gelobe ich ganz zu durchdringen

仏道無上誓願成
Butsu do mu jo sei gan jo
The path of the Buddha is unattainable, I vow to follow it completely
Unerreichbar der Weg des Buddha, ihn gelobe ich ganz zu gehen

*Dharma
The Teachings of Buddha; also the cosmic law
Die Lehre Buddhas; auch das kosmische Gesetz

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Created and conducted 2024
by Kapellmeister Krause

Lyrics: Traditional (Author unknown)

Alternative spellings: Shigu seigan mon / Shi ku sei gan mon

Hymn of the Bodhisattva vows (Shi ku sei gan mon 四弘誓願)

Hymn of the Bodhisattva vows (Shi gu sei gan mon 四弘誓願)

Heavy Punk Rock 'n' Roll band turns into Synthwave nowadays! Brand NEW album "Ultraviolet Cosmos" available NOW!
https://shockthealgorithm.bandcamp.com/album/ultraviolet-cosmos