New prog/fusion-y instrumental track - Sol Glaciem

Beyond impressive, Steve.  Not only is this wonderfully composed and played but the mix is well put together and very pleasing.  I'm not a super big prog guy -- Yes is about it for me and one of my favorite groups (it's their ability to not only be great musicians but to write wonderful poppy songs and sing great) and of course Crimson -- but I always enjoy something this well done.  This is the most impressive instrumental piece I've heard on this site in a long while -- Bravo!  
 
-- Allan

Hi steve, this is an impressive piece of work, lots of different elements brought together in an interesting piece.
 
Rik

reminds me of happy the man,
with a touch of zappa, 
and yes.
 
very cool idea, to just play, and then tempo map it to add the spice
 
begs for a vocal.

amazing Steve and what a great way to be able to write it - it has a live feel to it. How easy was the tempo mapping? 

Steve!
 
Man, what a great way to get some human feel into a track. Very cool song and the mix is very well done. There were a couple of very minor spots where I could hear the hi hats sort of stutter where a change in the tempo map occurred. Might be those could be cleaned up, but that's just minor. Well done sir!
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Geez, I go away for a day and.......  thanks!!  
 
Allan - I appreciate that!   I've been a big prog fan since the mid-70s but Yes was always my favorite band growing up.  Musicianship, songwriting, harmonies, etc... Always been a big Steve Howe fan too.   Grazie.
 
Lynn - Utopia, huh...  I like it!  The original basis was very instinctive, but I guess the layers and such would be more cerebral since they're somewhat intentional.  At least that's about as cerebral as I can get. 
 
Rikkie - thanks.  Prog style music just begs (at least in my mind) for bringing together multiple elements.  Hopefully the right elements! 
 
Gabo -  I still have six Dregs albums on vinyl! Free Fall thru Industry Standard.   I think some of that is permanently imprinted somewhere in my brain, courtesy of Mr. Morse & company. 
 
Gonzo - now that is an interesting combination... (shakes head and smiles)    I'm not sure I'd want to (or even could) add vocals, but I will certainly keep it in the back of my mind!   About that UK reference - that was completely unintentional, but now I do hear something, maybe reminiscent of Jobson's work off the first album? (what a freakin' album)
 
Daryl - thanks, it definitely was a bit groundbreaking for me!  The tempo mapping was easy, the more difficult part (relatively speaking) was deciding when and where to simplify and adjust things.  But once that "natural click track" was in place, recording to it felt so much better than a static click. 
 
David - thank you!  I was also a big Kansas fan during the late 70s, and saw them live during the Monolith and Audio Visions tours.  I wanted to be just like Kerry Livgren (I also had blonde hair and a mustache)
 
Dan - thanks, I am happy with the way this process added some "humanity flow" to things.   I have a feeling it's going to be difficult not to do the same going forward.    I'll have to go back and listen for those hihats though - ironically, one of the reasons I did simplify the tempo changes was to minimize the possibility of plugin glitches!  
 

 Interesting composition with varied tempo.. sounds nice
 

Very enjoyable, very creative, nicely played and well mixed.  I hearing a number of different band influences.
 
Good job Steve nice one

A bit of Frank in this one. You are talented my friend. The composition is fantastic - your playing is very good - creative - and the overall mix is spot on. I love this.

Wookiee - thank you, much appreciated!   And yes, multiple influences were definitely involved on this one, some more intentional than others, but all there in my head either way (did that sound weird?). 
 
James - thanks!  This was the first time I've attempted anything remotely similar, and just based on this one experience I will certainly be changing how I approach recording going forward.  I highly recommend it!
 
Mark - another Frank reference.... cool!    Thanks, it was a fun one to do.  Appreciate the comments!
 
Mark - thank you!  Having grown up with prog embedded in my brain, stuff like this is comfortable for me.   As a life-long Yes fan seeing a reference to Awaken in any fashion in OK with me!  Now, if only I could record a masterpiece, perhaps using the phone lines in Switzerland...   
 

Thanks, Keni!  I'm glad you liked my little ditty and I appreciate the comments.
 
 

Thanks, Andy!    Yes, I appreciate that.     (<-- see what I did there? )

Steve,
 
Great work, very awesome track.   Your tempo mapping really breathes life into this music.  Very easy for these types of projects to go side-ways with MIDI (i.e. mechanical sounding)  None of that here.  Super impressive..

Regards

Absolutely superb Steve!!!
 
One of the best tracks I've heard on this forum.
 
Definitely early Yes.
 
Cheers.
 
Peter.

I really liked this.  You certainly have the knack of tying up all the tempo changes just at the right junction in time. Makes for a very interesting listen. Great choice of instruments and your guitar skills shine.  I think the production is excellent clear and concise and sounding very good on my headphones. Your following track on Soundcloud was also awesome. You have got it man.