This is a mix of several musical styles and began with the opening mute guitar phrases. For awhile, it was the guitars, fretless bass, drums and organ. I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted to do with it and couldn't really decide on a lead instrument. Then I happened upon the root of the synth sound that makes up the lead in two parts of the song and started working on making that a fuller sound by layering elements together. Then the moog-like bass added something that melded the original african-style song with a more progressive rock sound.
 
Needless to say, there were several iterations of the song and it ended up being bigger than I had planned
 
You can listen here:
 
https://dancumpian.bandcamp.com/track/the-spirit-moves
 
or
 
https://soundcloud.com/dcumpian/the-spirit-moves
 
Hope you enjoy and any comments or suggestions are always welcome!
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Nice piece, Dan! I like the photo you chose to go with it!

This sounds very nice here Dan, the mix sounds nicely balanced with some interesting writing, thanks for sharing.

Sounds incredible even on my crappy laptop. A really nice piece of music, Dan!

TheMaartian
Nice piece, Dan! I like the photo you chose to go with it!

Thanks John! Took me awhile to find an appropriate image!
 
Regards,
Dan

Wookiee
This sounds very nice here Dan, the mix sounds nicely balanced with some interesting writing, thanks for sharing.

Thanks Wookie! Glad it kept your interest!
 
Regards,
Dan

Really great tune, arrangement and mix!

A wonderfully happy mixture of percussive and melodic instruments!
The clarity and balance of the mix is impressive. The arrangement is big, wide open and musically in bloom.
As a musician I always make the same mistake of listening to the production first, and not the song itself.
This time the song immediately grabbed my attention. The vibe is that strong.
Well done sir, well done!
 
Mark

I second what Mark said!  This is a great example of how to use dynamics to make a song breathe, and I would refer those, who are dynamically challenged, to this song.

kevinwal
Sounds incredible even on my crappy laptop. A really nice piece of music, Dan!

Thank you Kevin! I really appreciate the kind words.
 
Regards,
Dan