bjornpdx
I really enjoyed this. You mentioned that it's a mix of several musical styles and I'll agree with that.
The African kind of sound at the beginning reminded me a bit of Paul Simon and then around 2:50 I'm thinking of Vangelis. I wasn't too sure about that wah-wah sound in there though.
I really liked the bass line which as you said helped tie things together. Very well done.

Bjorn

Thank you Bjorn! I assume you are referring to the sine synth sound that goes up and down during the breakdown? I don't really know what I liked about it, but it stuck, lol...
 
Regards,
Dan
 

daryl1968
Very nice Dan. Really accomplished and confident piece of music sir. I take my facemask off to you 

Thanks Daryl! I appreciate that!
 
Regards,
Dan

daryl1968
....and the breakdown is bloody marvelous........
 

My favorite part for a while when I was hip-deep in the project...
 
Regards,
Dan

Mesh

MGC59
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

Dan, I completely agree with Mark as he put it really well. I'm listening to this on H-Phones and can truly appreciate all the details you've put into this.....talk about clarity and very well balanced mix......it was simply a pleasure to listen to this. Great thing to have such quality musicians/engineers as yourself in these forums. 
Bravo!!
 

Thank you Mesh!
 
Regards,
Dan

Hi Dan, 
Wow ! your song came out fantastic  I love all the themes and all the places the song goes .
Love that Bass pocket you did around 2 and change …
Very nice blend of sounds that I wouldn't expect to hear in the more traditional African sound …
Great Mix too .
on a side note , back East I played w a trad African Jazz band for outdoor concerts . When I moved out West I played with an Artist who did much of the music for The Lion King and The Color Purple ..( those projects were before my time w the Artist ) 
I happen to Love the Genre even though on my own I'm not setup to  do  it ..
 
Great Job 

 
Kenny

Hi,
A great Journey from Caribean islands to eastcoast downtown quarters,then a little walk in the bigwest country side and then,and then... Super job.
I cannot refrain mooving my head like an idiot while listening to this tune,I indeed appreciate the overture.
Thanks a lot.
All the best.
Olivier.

MGC59
Actually, this mix is very clear both with and without headphones. You are doing somehing right when you can reach that point!
 
9 mixes! I can barely keep track of one! My work flow is way too archaic to do multiple mixes! Once mine start to sound bad, I tear it all down, remove all effects and start over. I really need to learn to use the mix snapshot feature.

Thanks again Mark! I think you misunderstood my comment; there were 9 mixes that I considered "final" and then I found something I didn't like (or thought I could do better) and would make adjustments to the mix. I do my own "mastering", if you will, so I have a mix setup and a master setup (in a separate project). This allows me to separate the processes, though it can complicate things when I'm still changing the mix, lol.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

MGC59
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

 Exactly.  Great job..

markno999
Dan,
 
Great track..  I was expecting Paul Simon to start singing after the intro:)    Very pristine mix.
 
 
Regards

Ha ha, thanks Mark! It gets better with every mix...practice, practice...
 
Regards,
Dan
 

dcumpian
 there were 9 mixes that I considered "final" and then I found something I didn't like (or thought I could do better) and would make adjustments to the mix.

I started naming my exports songname-final and then I add ha to the end because I know it's never the final. Every new final, I add another ha to the end. So the more finals I do, the funnier it gets. Also an easy way to track which one is the latest (has the most ha's).
 
Anyway, +1 to the other comments, a really great track.