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'Mara'


Here's another piece from my 'Weirdstone' project.

'Mara'







Ed Kocol - bass
Dave Carlson - drums
Me - guitars, synths, mix


 
Jyemz
 
 
 



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    bapu
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 13:12:34 (permalink)
    Thanks for letting me participate mate.

    You share your sandbox nicely.
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 13:28:22 (permalink)
    Awesome stuff gentlemen
     
    I'm getting a sort of early Genesis vibe from this... which is nice
     
    Mix is simply exquisite by the way.

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 13:29:28 (permalink)
    Love the production - very smooth and open.  Drums in the background deep but have spots where they are more distinct than many ... rockers.  Same w/ the bass.  Great arrangement.

    Some tasty guitar in there, too.  very evocative.  Sounds radio ready, tho few stations would show that much taste ;-)

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 13:29:48 (permalink)
    And James has now gone all Bleep & Booster on us
     
     
    Yay!!

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 13:49:38 (permalink)
    That was a fun ride through your imagination.  Solid all the way around and tuneful.  Good jobs!

    All the best,
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 13:53:35 (permalink)
    BTW, there's a rumor going around that the bass is a 1977 Alembic.
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 14:10:33 (permalink)
    Hi James and co, that's quite a trip, I like it.

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 14:29:45 (permalink)
    Very nice guys. Excellent playing by all
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 15:56:34 (permalink)
    bapu


    Thanks for letting me participate mate.

    You share your sandbox nicely.

    Thank you Mr Bazzman. 

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 19:50:47 (permalink)
    This piece deserves to be at the top of the page.

    Make it so, Bapu!
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 20:18:45 (permalink)
    Nice work gents... everything flows well... all elements sound great... love all the cool synth work too...  
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 20:29:07 (permalink)
    James you are the master of sounscapes and your tones blend so nicely with the synths. All performances were brilliant on this as is the production. Loved it!

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 21:36:19 (permalink)
    Wow, this was not what I expected "at all..." The synths were really cool. The voicing, and the patches. Guitar and bass were nice as well. 

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 22:16:32 (permalink)
    I love it.  Great work guys.  

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/04 23:20:03 (permalink)
    I was about to turn it off when it picked up. I think the intro was a tad long. I would prefer a much more powerful feel from the drums in the first half, and the first guitar was also a bit quiet (I expected it to grow and was disappointed that it did not). Something odd is happening with the drums at 2:15... I listened to it three time to be sure, but it sounds like a bit of a stumble. The second half was very interesting, and you used a wonderful sounding set of synths.

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 00:18:45 (permalink)
    Very cool. Really enjoyed the feel/sounds and the guitar and bass tones
    were full of flavor.
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 03:19:33 (permalink)
    SteveStrummerUK


    Awesome stuff gentlemen
     
    I'm getting a sort of early Genesis vibe from this... which is nice
     
    Mix is simply exquisite by the way.

    Thanks very much Steve! Early Genesis eh? That's interesting, but now you mention it...

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 03:41:07 (permalink)
    AT


    Love the production - very smooth and open.  Drums in the background deep but have spots where they are more distinct than many ... rockers.  Same w/ the bass.  Great arrangement.

    Some tasty guitar in there, too.  very evocative.  Sounds radio ready, tho few stations would show that much taste ;-)

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    Thanks a lot J.A., I really appreciate those kind comments. 

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 05:40:21 (permalink)
    Very Cool !!

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 06:32:35 (permalink)
    Lynn


    That was a fun ride through your imagination.  Solid all the way around and tuneful.  Good jobs!

    Thanks Lynn! I've loved the book that inspired this project since I was a child, and it's a great pleasure to get absorbed in trying to create the moods that come from written words.

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 06:35:08 (permalink)
    That was great from start to finish!

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 06:55:20 (permalink)
    Really like that tremolo guitar during the intro. Bass guitar tone is nice and meaty. To me, the snare could use just a titch of reverb or maybe 20 to 30ms of delay and a slight bump of 1k eq. Lead guitar has a nice "Tull" tone that fits just right. This is good stuff James. I'm a buyer when the disc is done.

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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 08:00:09 (permalink)
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    Very, very nice guy.  Love the way it builds.  Excellent job by all.

    Much appreciated Phil. I always try to get build up an instrumental, got to keep 'em interested.

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 08:01:36 (permalink)
    Rikkie


    Hi James and co, that's quite a trip, I like it.

    Rik

    Thanks Rik, it was nice to have a proper rhythm section on this one, the guys did me proud.

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 12:51:29 (permalink)
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    Very nice guys. Excellent playing by all

    Thank you Daryl!

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 16:27:49 (permalink)
    notnat


    Nice work gents... everything flows well... all elements sound great... love all the cool synth work too...  



    Thank you Frank  Synths are all Dim Pro with a few tweaks and pitch wheel mularkey. 

     
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/05 16:41:05 (permalink)
    Great stuff chaps. Nice choices of sounds and great arrangement. Guitar playing is pretty tasty too.
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    Re:'Mara' 2013/01/06 04:03:48 (permalink)
    ohgrant


    James you are the master of sounscapes and your tones blend so nicely with the synths. All performances were brilliant on this as is the production. Loved it!

    That's very kind of you Grant, thanks very much 

     
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