more bass guitar ambient/instrumental/experimental, if you do something similar let me know and i add you to droning earth vol82
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more bass guitar ambient/instrumental/experimental, if you do something similar let me know and i add you to droning earth vol82
I've been busy finishing up several projects. A little share too much info, my health has stabilized sufficiently for me be cautiously optimistic 
I won't go any further but some of my projects have been pretty internally derivative based on the last few years.
This is one of those. It has a language warning for a couple F-bombs. It's based on my growing up in Ridley Park Pa. in a mostly black neighborhood, as a lil white boy Funny thing is, I didn't know it, really, and didn't feel that way until I moved to California where my skin and who I hung with was very noticed. Sad, but true. You read about racism in the 70's now and it's from a perspective I didn't see. What I saw was families. Poor ones, just trying to get by. Enjoying what they had, loving each other as a community. When one of us kids acted out in the neighborhood, chances were high you got an ear full, and a maybe even a pop on the head from Moms along the way walking back home. That would never fly now.
My love of gospel came from there. My family were Episcopalian but I loved the Pentecostal church down the road. The music was on point and I felt drawn to that place. It is also in my DNA all these years later. I'm not particularly religions but I am most certainly gospel.
A long winded intro for this I guess I got that off my chest.
The picture is of, left to right, Me, Tim and Jeanne Beth, mid 70's just enjoying life. Plus, I had chuck all stars yo, how bad could it have been?!?
I won't go any further but some of my projects have been pretty internally derivative based on the last few years.This is one of those. It has a language warning for a couple F-bombs. It's based on my growing up in Ridley Park Pa. in a mostly black neighborhood, as a lil white boy
Funny thing is, I didn't know it, really, and didn't feel that way until I moved to California where my skin and who I hung with was very noticed. Sad, but true. You read about racism in the 70's now and it's from a perspective I didn't see. What I saw was families. Poor ones, just trying to get by. Enjoying what they had, loving each other as a community. When one of us kids acted out in the neighborhood, chances were high you got an ear full, and a maybe even a pop on the head from Moms along the way walking back home. That would never fly now.My love of gospel came from there. My family were Episcopalian but I loved the Pentecostal church down the road. The music was on point and I felt drawn to that place. It is also in my DNA all these years later. I'm not particularly religions but I am most certainly gospel.
A long winded intro for this
I guess I got that off my chest.The picture is of, left to right, Me, Tim and Jeanne Beth, mid 70's just enjoying life. Plus, I had chuck all stars yo, how bad could it have been?!?
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still could describe myself as totally amateur (never studied any music) but been doing music for some decades, below almost 20 year old track.
another over 20 year old track, almost pooped my pants, havent heard so cool dark ambient in years, freely downloadable here
For folks with children on the spectrum, especially those profoundly so, this will be familiar, if also painful. I sympathize. Though exceedingly personal this song could be about having the daily struggles and triumphs of an autistic child, and adult.
This is our story.
This is our story.
Wow! I had two sisters that played Clarinets of all sizes, Your tone and intonation is fantastic. Nice piece.
Thanks for the kind words! but I know for a fact you're lying, my first cousin Bruce was first clarinet in the US Army Band for 30 years and he tells me I pretty much suck!
(Actually, he's far too nice to say it, but yeah, I'm embarrassed to say I play clarinet! He makes me cry! 
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A beautiful tribute to your son. Again, so sorry for your loss.
I have a low-functioning autistic nephew, so I understand your song very well.
EDIT: I couldn't finish the song -- it wrecked me, having a son myself.
Maybe my 70 year memory of my sisters skills is slightly overrated?? LOL!Thanks for the kind words! but I know for a fact you're lying, my first cousin Bruce was first clarinet in the US Army Band for 30 years and he tells me I pretty much suck!
My son is high-masking on the spectrum, but I'm familiar. It's not how I thought it would be, but he's still the best.
Is that your voice?
New piece I'm working on... hoping my band catches on otherwise it's going in That Drawer... you know the one
It's a work in progress, so yeah it's a bit rough around, well, everything...
Cheers from France
It's a work in progress, so yeah it's a bit rough around, well, everything...
Cheers from France
New piece I'm working on... hoping my band catches on otherwise it's going in That Drawer... you know the one
It's a work in progress, so yeah it's a bit rough around, well, everything...
Cheers from France
The lower volume intro, and the lower volume part between 0:27 and 0:43...I'm guessing you want those parts to have a certain effect, but IMO they're a little distracting. I'd like to hear this piece go full bore from beginning to end. Purely IMO, of course!
Aside from that, I like it a lot. Those are some MEAN riffs! And I think it sounds good "rough" - that raw sound works for this piece, Again, IMO.
Hey thanks for the feedback
you're right about the intention : for the intro I like the "explosion" effect when everything comes together, but I'll give your suggestion a try. And for the other lower volume part, I'm trying to leave some headroom for the singer 
but for the rest of the time he'll just have to fight for a spot in the mix! Honestly I'm just having fun trying to drive the meters to the breaking point and filling as much space as possible with heavy stuff... Screw the singer right?
Oh...I didn't know there will be vocals added. In that case, it makes perfect sense. And now that you mention it...the lower volume intro does add a sense of anticipation for the "explosion."Hey thanks for the feedback
Honestly I'm just having fun trying to drive the meters to the breaking point and filling as much space as possible with heavy stuff... Screw the singer right?
But I do dig it as an instrumental.
Yeah I should have mentioned there's a singer in my bandOh...I didn't know there will be vocals added. In that case, it makes perfect sense. And now that you mention it...the lower volume intro does add a sense of anticipation for the "explosion."
But I do dig it as an instrumental.
(actually a singer and we all do backing vocals to some extent). I'm really hoping this piece will turn into something we do
