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  1. Kakku
    Not sure if I'd categorize this as EDM. Seems more a mixture of styles  but that's ok. That melodic part that comes in at about 0:20 and other places seemed kind of familiar to me.
    Very good tune.  I played it a few times and really got in to it.

     

  2. Mark

    I'm used to thinking Yo Yo Ma when I hear cello but you gave the instrument a new direction. Excellent performance and mix. I didn't think the song sounded too bassy at all.

  3. Are We Through?   Revised version

     

    Ancient history. The lyrics are close to what was said at that time but I may have  embellished a bit.

    There might be some Melodyne artifacts in the vocal, but this is the best I could do.

    Thanks for listening.

  4. Lynn
    Really like all the playful accompanying sounds in the background.

    Kind of unusual melodic phrases that complement each other very well and stick in your head for a long time. Outstanding lyrics too and as usual your vocal performance is top notch. Well done!

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  5. Douglas, Freddy, Ed D, Bob, kakku, Daryl
    Thanks much for the comments, esp for finding that the soundtrack fit the video!

    I kinda thought you like monkeys, Daryl.

  6. Freddy
    I think you've captured that traditional delta blues sound. Really liked that little guitar riff in the background and the lyrics (nicely sung!) exemplifies what someone like Mississippi John Hurt would have done. Best of all IMO is the harmonica,  both the tune and the playing. Well done!


  7. Steve
    Love the weeping synth in the background. On first listen it seemed to be the usual boy loses girl story, but then there's "obsession" and "her misery" and "I wanted more" so maybe the song is more about the woman leaving a bad relationship. Anyway, I like the song. You have a way of setting a mood with your music.

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  8. Olivier
    Very nice song, well sung and played. Very good mix too, the guitar and vocal are very clear. The fade out at the end is a little too long and I found it distracting. I think a more traditional ending would work better.  Just my opinion.

  9. Thanks Tom
    Yeah we did see ebola warnings in a couple of places near the border with DRC and we were in the same general area as the American woman and her driver who were kidnapped, but I still think it's a very safe country. Well, it's safe except for the way people drive over there.

  10. You tell a really good story  with characters we've probably all known at some time or other.
    It's hard to move the narrative along with short verses and a strict meter, but you did a nice job.
    Really liked the ending that sums up what Jimmy is all about.

  11. I got an email from NI thanking me for my recent purchase or registration of a new product.  

    panic/ What?? I haven't made any recent purchases! /panic

    So I thought my account got hacked or something but no, it's this Blocks Base thing that I guess has been placed in my account as a  gift?

  12. Thanks. Have to say the trip was a bit of a splurge but worth it for the experience of seeing
    a whole other world beyond your familiar and comfortable day to day life.

  13. Uganda

    https://vimeo.com/329705018/38f2178ab5

    A friend of mine talked me into signing up for a group tour of Uganda. It was for bird watching mostly but also for
    viewing animals in the wild that you usually only see in zoos. So here's a slide show of the photos and videos that I took over there last month.

    The soundtrack probably isn't very African sounding, but I like it.

    Zero G Voices of Africa
    NI West Africa
    Stylus RMX
    Omnisphere
    Bolder Sounds Buffalo Drums

    Thanks for listening.

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    Paul
    I like the straight up pop sound that you do, reminiscent of 50s and 60s songs (you know, when music was good)
    Must have been difficult to write the lyrics and yet worth it to get the words out. I'd like to suggest that you change the "that broke"  to either "who broke"  or "you broke"   Just sounds better IMO.

  14. Bob,
    You seem like a nice guy and yet you play that hard rock and roll music. 😁
    Great guitar playing as usual and you write great lyrics, especially for the genre. Wishing you a lot of success.

    Just realized you sound a bit like Billy Idol in a couple of spots.

  15. Gary
    Ditto on the above comments on the volume. Had to crank it up at the beginning then down again at the end.
    But it's a really nice somber piano piece which evokes a lot of images. I thought the strings came in at an appropriate time. The drums made me think of marching soldiers and impending doom - well done there. There was a brief violin flurry thing at 5:30 that took me out of the mood for a second. And I  expected some kind of resolution at the end, but things sort of just stopped. Maybe still a work in progress?
    Anyway, I really enjoyed listening to the song.

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