David Sprouse

Lyrics could stand on their own as a work of art.  The vocals are a little more passionate..on T2?  There's a cohesiveness to your songs that a lot of us lack here;  I mean, really up there with the best.

I really like the tone of the drum.  is that from ni mideast?  nicely crafted piece.  

Interesting beat.  I had a long debate with someone whether white is a color or the absence of color.  dangerous lyrics, but I love it.  great instrumentation on this.

Reminds me of *the association* from the 60's.  as everyone said, lyrics are stellar and I love the melody.  great song!

2 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

That's some tricky orchestration going on there David. Sounds great!
-Bjorn

Thank you Bjorn.  I know you're really busy and it means alot.

On 1/23/2022 at 8:08 AM, SupaReels said:

Steve,  I think I need to redo the Flute line with a breath controller.  That'd make the arrangement come alive.  Thank you for commenting and listening.

Look forward to the re-mix .. are you using a DX7 ? I only say 'cause I have never used a breath controller in favour of the old mod wheel thingy. Been watching Spitfire software stuff .. gives me a whole new respect for your work ... it's hard! always a pleasure to hear your uploads.🤝

Steve

 

Steve--I remixed it, the dynamics are still a little bland.  I had to *pan normalize * it as  I mixed it too far on the left (I think I'm going deaf in my right ear).  Not perfect, but better than it was.

On 1/22/2022 at 3:42 AM, Wookiee said:

Again another pleasant and enjoyable example of your talents @David Sprouse. A nice introduction to the start of my day, thank you  

Wookie thanks for listening.  It means alot to me when you lend me your furry ears.

Look at all the magnificent things science has done for mankind.  Reminded me of being in a planetarium, great sound track

brilliant makke!

It does sound like early stones.    As usual your lyrics are great.   my day wouldn't be complete without some blues. thanks.

Happy words.  Enjoyed your song.     I like your lyrical style,  lots of couplets (in a song about love). 

Their songs were so epic compared to the stuff we hear today.  I mean, I I'm not just an old man saying this about *the kids today*.  You did a really good job on this, with all the right marks of originality here and there.   

I can relate to the tendonitis story.  I've have osteo arthritis and play guitar gingerly now.  This is a really mature song for a 23 year old.  Could have been written by John Lennon.

enjoyed it, it felt live...improvised.  there were moments where the energy wasn't consistent, (as if the audio was damaged) maybe that's by design.  Good one.

I liked the loose feel at the beginning  Satan would love it if mankind had no rhythm.  

Like your song alot.  It's an innocent question your asking (or is it?).   

I would echo (sorry) jack's idea of a little ambience on the lead vox.  Have you studied the etymology of the phrase *o.k.?*  It's interesting.  Nice song you have here

Bjorn, this is incredible.  Your ability to reverse engineer soundscapes, then make them your own is remarkable.  You're always so musical (and sometimes humerous).  Thanks for sharing.

On 1/20/2022 at 5:02 AM, SupaReels said:

Excellent work my friend, however I do agree with AndyB01 in that the instruments seem to lack a little color in places and there seems to be a compression problem towards the end giving a sort of breathing 'in and out' sound ... if that makes sense, plus it has been cut off far to quickly ... But hats off to you as I don't know how you get such a complicated piece of work together ... 🤔

Stay safe

Steve 

Steve,  I think I need to redo the Flute line with a breath controller.  That'd make the arrangement come alive.  Thank you for commenting and listening.

On 1/19/2022 at 11:44 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Now I have to agree with noynekker - this goes excellently with my Pinot Noir (my favorite!!)

this is very well done, really enjoyed the listen

Nigel

 

Oregon has some very fine pinot noir's, hope you can come and visit some time.Thanks for listening.

On 1/16/2022 at 8:04 AM, Douglas Kirby said:

That was excellent - it sounded quite good through my headphones. Nicely done. Regarding a hint of distortion - I think it was right on the edge - but not bad to my ears.

thank you douglas.   The distortion is from the contra bassoon I think.  thanks for listening and commenting.

On 1/16/2022 at 3:19 PM, noynekker said:

Hi David . . . well, there's nothing baroque about this, sounds great to me ! (guess you've heard that one before ?) Nice smooth listen for a Sunday afternoon, goes with Pinot Noir very perfectly. What's that low instrument in the middle, bass clarinet ? . . . what a cool sound.

Thanks for listening Bruce.  I think you hear the contra bassoon, those low notes?  I'm glad somebody is still drinking even if I don't anymore. haha.

On 1/18/2022 at 7:22 AM, DeeringAmps said:

Much enjoyed David.👍's!

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thanks for the thumb's up tom, it's greatly appreciated.

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Always interesting from beginning to end.  I liked the guitar/sax doubling as well, it's a unique timbre.  I'm glad you got a real bassist. 

Lovely sounds and images.  Was that you at the end  looking at the trees?

Loved this tim.  very uplifting.  I don't know if it's the compression streaming services use or what, but they do it to my classical pieces as well..they concentrate all the energy in the midrange.    The ending was kind of abrupt haha.