Really enjoyed the variety in this, James. Great piece. Is this what modern instrumental prog-rock is?

Cheers,
Terry.

ohgrant


 Really cool James, wonderful sounding mix. Great video game music I would think.

Thanks Grant! Always appreciate the listen bro.

CreatingNoise


James, this is one cool piece of music.  I love the contrast of the pristine piano with the electronic sounding percussion at the beginning and how it keeps coming back throughout.  That heavy guitar interlude is really cool.  The mix sounds great on my system.  That piano riff is gonna haunt my brain for a few days, very simple but catchy.  Great way to set a mood.  Nice work!

Hey, thanks Tony, that's kind of you. That little piano riff..I remember sitting down, banging that out and thinking 'yeah, I'll write a tune around that'  I like it when that happens.


Still got the new DT CD in the van...

evadianepug


 Not what I was expecting. Different stuff from you, it seems or I've been away for awhile :-)  Really good stuff James.

Thanks Warren, glad it was surprising in a good way. 

foxwolfen


I like the tension in the beginning. The piano has a bit of an Eric Satie vibe at times. The change up at 1:38 or so was startling and dissonant. I suspect it was intentional, but the blend of the two styles later on does not transit quite so distinctly and is less dissonant. I am not suggesting you change it. Just describing the experience. This was really cool. I like it a lot. Very evocative.

Thanks Shad. Yes, I did want a 'sit-up' moment when the toms hit at mid-point. If it seems to blend better later on, I'm happy with that too.

'ow did I miss this one Jaymes?

Noice. Very Noice.

Synff bazz is pretty well ok too mate.

And you created the box file on my birfday too.

this project is really taking me places James. very nice to hear you doing something outside the usual SMB/AS aesthetic. mix wise it is your usual great job. i would maybe HPF the bass drum a little just to get rid of the uber-bassiness. The Weirdstone of Brinsingamen, eh? worth a read?

Scottytunes


Fantastic! 

philz


I'm not sure what a Svartmoot is, but the first 30 seconds had me crawling under my desk and hiding .  Very emotive and foreboding opening.  Liked the piece very much James.  Did you consider timpanis in there?

Sorry to skeer ya there Phil. A 'Svartmoot' (in this case) is an underground meeting of a race of goblins (the 'svart-alfar'). Think Orcs, but smaller. Glad you liked it. I think there's maybe enough low end in there without timpani's 

CLEAN


James - this is really nice - you really - very unique piece of music. Love it.

Thanks a lot Mark, that's much appreciated.