Oh, this is SO great!
As soon as I saw Russ's idea in the tent, I knew it would grow into something. And now after a nights sleep, it's lookin' real good.
Mr Sushi, I don't think you should be backward in coming forward. If anyone has a way with words, it's you my fine feathered friend.
Who is Sushi? I have trouble deciphering your name 'creativity', Flooz.Originally posted by Sooz
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Could be wrong, but I believe she means Seikou-KishiWho is Sushi? I have trouble deciphering your name 'creativity', Flooz.
Oh yes, of course.
Thank you Babarooni.
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Well, don't say you didn't ask for it ;-D
Depending on the genre of the music, there are several examples I can think of that might serve as good illustrations of possible themes. If we were considering something like melodic rock, I would offer the following as an example. It's a song about reincarnation.
Blind Guardian — Lost in the Twilight Hall
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNS79HE3ZE0
There's another song I like that shows themes with which we Totters might resonate. Lines like "slip back into your skin and get back to the show" and "abandon the notion of having choice, we'll lure you in with lies so just slurp the sweet honey" strike a chord with ideas we discuss. It's Japanese but that's not really important. A Romanisation and passable translation of the lyrics are included on the video. The somewhat ethereal nature of the song and the way the pitch and volume of the voices rise and fall help to underscore a more supernatural flavour, which I imagine might be a recurring theme here. The fact the singers have never even existed is just the icing on the cake for me
Kagamine Ren and Lin — Trick and Treat
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Sleep well, Riss. We know it is sleep time when we misspell our own names.
BTW. I like the daft o'clock phrase. It works.
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I will be recording my music in an 'A' 432 tuning. It is my desire that there is accord amongst the musicians that music is best put on the proper 'carrier wave' for health and consciousness.
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Morning all, just checking in and delighted to see there is a definite spark of interest in this thread.
Clearly our tastes in music may well be diverse but regardless of music genre we all share common ground in our beliefs.
Hopefully that will be the common denominator as our ideas start to evolve.
Although I am working all weekend as I do every weekend, I look forward to keep checking in and see if anyone starts the ball rolling in addition to the existing lyrical contributions.
I suspect our resident wizard may well be conjuring a riff or two as I speak!
Having said that, there is no hurry whatsover to rush anything.
Getting the ingredients right beforehand will surely make for some very tasty composition.
I'm so looking forward to see what transpires and adding a little of my own flavour as it evolves.
Good luck all!
Russ
Modz has a guitar piece on the tent thread, perhaps it should be here instead? (Naughty Modz.)
I am not a musician, (all musicians, roll your eyes in unison), but just some thoughts - and I know there will be layers put on this, I really like that drumming where it's kind of like a military sound. Only thing that comes to mind is the drumming in Soldier of Love by Sade - will find a link later.
The other thing I like is the whirring sound of, uh, I don't know what it is, will try to find a link for that too.
Just my pennies worth.
Link is Sade, Soldier of Love, the drumming throughout is like a military sound. I am sure there is a technical name for it, but I have no idea.
Creates a very sombre, reverent feel
As I said in my post with the link, I wanted Russ to give a listen before it goes here. It may not work out. It was one of many ideas I could have gone with. All different rhythms and genres.
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For the life of me, I can't find the song with the whirring sound. It's in many (but not a lot of) songs, but one in particular is a song by Cruel Sea.
When I find it, will post.
OK, found something, not exactly what I wanted, but if you listen closely (it's very faint and continues a bit towards the end of the song).
At 2.14 mark you can hear the instrument I'm talking about. It's a whirring sound.
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Hey Sooz, it could be something as simple as a washboard with an object brushing over its rippled surface. It has a similar sound to a maraccas but I think the latter is more likely and is sampled.
Modz, I had a listen to your track and its really cool.
I particularly like the interesting chord changes you use in the bridge of the song. Reminds me of a sort of Argent type scale where guitarists would actually play chords other than majors or minors. Those were the days! Lol
I think you should include it in the thread so others can get a feel and perhaps contribute to its flow.
regards
Russ
Done.
https://soundcloud.com/modwiz-1
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