Prog/fusion instrumental - Singularity

Hi all,
Just pulled a new one from the oven.   This instrumental was originally inspired by Kenny's "Kenfucious" which made me want to do something more along the lines of fusion, a style I've never attempted before: http://forum.cakewalk.com/Kenfucious-m3625520.aspx
 
Unfortunately I don't think I quite hit the target since it started getting transitioning more to Prog as it went along, and no matter what, I just couldn't convince it to do otherwise.  Oh well.  
 
Anyway, here she is:  https://soundcloud.com/steve-cocchi/singularity
 
Thanks

Wow Steve. I wouldn't know where to start laying something this complex down. My brain hurts.

I am hearing King Crimson, ELP, Yes and a few other influences here Steve very cool  

Cool! Interesting instrumental music with different parts. I liked the composition and arrangement. Sounds good.

Oh yeah. For me this evokes my favourite prog band, Gentle Giant - they were highly complex, but also had swing. Brilliant stuff Steve, love this.

This is excellent stuff Steve
 
Prog Rules!
 
Production sounds top notch, as per Steve...
 
 
cheers
 
andy

Cool Prog song, Steve.  I really enjoyed this.  

Sweet! It's like ELP meets Kansas. Very mind boggling but it sure keeps one's attention!

eph221
Absolutely love it.  How did you remember all the obscure notes?  Were you reading it? :D:D

Thanks, David!   Nah, no reading here - I can read, I just did not.  The difficult part was going back to re-record cleaner versions of the initial recordings, and then trying to figure out what the @#$% I played.  
 

daryl1968
Wow Steve. I wouldn't know where to start laying something this complex down. My brain hurts.

Thanks, Daryl!   I just start with a line/section or two (or five) and then start stringing them together, bit by bit, add a little salt to taste...    But my brain did hurt on occasion too. 
 

dcumpian
Reminds me of an album I loved by Bill Bruford waaayyyy back in the mid to late 70's. Your right, it does tend to drift more into prog territory, but you started out strong!
 
Very nice, complex piece steve!

 
Thanks, Dan!  Long-time Bruford fan here (one of my all time favorites) so I think I might know the one you mean...   And yeah, can't help the prog thing, but at least I made it part-way thru!
 
 

Wookiee
I am hearing King Crimson, ELP, Yes and a few other influences here Steve very cool  

Thanks, Wooks!  Those bands are never seem to be too far back, no matter how I try.  After a few decades I guess it's just in the DNA.
 

biodiode
Well done on this one, interesting arrangement and certainly has strong links to the Prog genre.

Thanks, Adrian!  Appreciate the listen.
 
 

Makke
Cool! Interesting instrumental music with different parts. I liked the composition and arrangement. Sounds good.

Thanks, Makke!   I'm glad you liked it. 
 
 

AndyB01
Ooh early Genesis vibe for me - reminded me of The Knife from Trespass but without the lyrics. Great work - I don't know where you start to create such a complex piece - very well done. Andy

Thanks, Andy!  I really wasn't going for Genesis at all, but like I'd actually be disappointed with a Trespass era reference.       It all starts with a line.  Or two. 
 
 

jamesg1213
Oh yeah. For me this evokes my favourite prog band, Gentle Giant - they were highly complex, but also had swing. Brilliant stuff Steve, love this.

Thanks, James!   Now there's one I don't see mentioned often.  Yeah, I also liked Gentle Giant - Genesis-like but always just a bit different. 
 

jmasno5
Yes, Yes I mean Yes.  Very cool.  How did you record the drums?  They sound great.  Also, at about 4:09 I did think you were going to break out into West Side Story's, "America."  I listened on headphones and thought the mix was pro.  Really great job.  I don't know how you would approach a song like this. 

Thanks, John!  As for the drums, well...  I know it goes against the grain around these parts, but it's really just a single instance (SIT) of AD2 with two reverb sends.  Most of the "feel" is in the velocities IMHO.   Oh, the America line - that was completely unintentional and I didn't even realize it until you wrote it!   Then again, I always liked how Chris Squire quoted the line in Yes' version of Paul Simon's "America", so maybe that had a sub-conscious effect...
 
 

synkrotron
This is excellent stuff Steve
Prog Rules!
Production sounds top notch, as per Steve...

 
Thanks, Andy!  Appreciate it.   And I will never argue with Prog Rules!  
 
 

bjornpdx
First class musicianship here Steve. So is this all improvised?

Thanks, Bjorn!   Yeah, most of the individual sections start out as improvisations/noodling that I then tweak, edit into shape, and string together.   That's typically how I do this type of material. 
 
 

michaelhanson
Cool Prog song, Steve.  I really enjoyed this. 

Thanks, Mike!   I appreciate the listen. 
 

batsbrew
nice 70's style prog rock!
 
it's fun to listen to, 
and great to hear someone still carries the torch,
i listened to a LOT of this stuff in the late 70's...
 
this has a bit of flavor of happy the man, crimson, and steve hillage, to my ear...
 
i really like the flourish of the ending
 
nice mix as well!

Thanks, Bats!   I guess someone has to carry the torch, huh...  I don't mind.    
 

Good tune. Well played. Well recorded and mixed. Nothing bad to say. Had YES written all over it.

Steve...your stuff ALWAYS blows me away...always top notch and this in no exception. Crazy timing...love it. You are so good at what you do! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas!!!!

tobiaslindahl
Mike Keneally and 70's Frank Zappa comes to mind. A+

Thanks, Tobias!  Those are some heady comparisons.   
 
 

Wayfarer
Good tune. Well played. Well recorded and mixed. Nothing bad to say. Had YES written all over it.

Thanks, Nun Biz!   Yes is always lurking somewhere in the back of my brain...
 
 

DannyDee
Not my thing usually but this i liked.

Thanks, Danny!   I certainly appreciate the listen, especially since it isn't typically your thing.
 
 

thepogue
Steve...your stuff ALWAYS blows me away...always top notch and this in no exception. Crazy timing...love it. You are so good at what you do! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas!!!!

Thanks, Tom!   I very much appreciate it.   Oh, and a belated Merry Christmas to you too.
 
 

sven450
This is just prog-tastic, and I love it.  Give me more!

Thanks, Sven!   "Prog-tastic"...  I'll take it.