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On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 09:46:06PM +0200, Julien Claassen wrote:

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> Hello everyone!

>   The subject is not a command to give me hell, although you're welcome

> to do so, if it is your wish. :-) Yet it's the title of my new song. A

> bit more fusion this time, I suspect, more dynamic changes and some nice

> arrangements. I can say that, since I'm not really responsible. It

> happened. Sometimes you're in luck, stricken by the right idea at the

> right moment. :-)

>   Here are the links:

> http://juliencoder.de/nama/be_mean.ogg

> http://juliencoder.de/nama/be_mean.mp3

>   Or the website itself:

> http://juliencoder.de/nama/music.html

>   the whole idea evolved from a small theme in a whole tone scale, that I

> had earlier in the year. Then I forgot it, almost reinvented it early

> this week and the rest fell in place around it. You might call it a

> rhapsody in prog.

>   this time it's really a wobby art piece of music, since I wanted to

> finish it tonight. I started yesterday evening. So please excuse a few

> mistakes, which I would have corrected, if I had time. :-)

>   Instruments used were Linuxsampler for drums, piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer and

> Gigatron (thanks Q!). Beatrix as hammond organ, fluidsynth for the bass,

> the Clavinet for the Clav :-) and the Nordlead for the analogue leads. I

> think that's it.

>   I recorded, mixed and mastered everything in Nama. Loads of ladspa

> plugins were involved in that process and here's a thanks to all those

> LADSPA authors. I think they can all take it, since most of them have

> earned it with this piece. :-)

>   \Also thanks to the list for loads of very good hints, that I've taken

> up. this time I'm very fond of the snare and the Clav. finally found some

> good settings, that I'll certainly save as presets. the bass drum needs

> more work, I know, but I can't figure out, what to do with it. Perhaps

> another one or two day session may be required to get it, where I want

> it. :-)

>   Please give me your feedback, as long as it's nice or constructive or

> even better both, I'm happy to hear it. :-)

>   Absolutely un-meanly yours

>             Julien

>

What I find most interesting and unique about your music is that you combine Latin music with Prog-Rock. At first it was surprising and amusing to hear Son Montunos played in the middle of a prog-rock track, but I liked it because I'd never heard that done before, and I've learned a little of latin music and played some too, so I have an appreciation for it. The kind of retrograde motion that's present in Montunos, sambas, and claves always reminded me a bit of the rhythmic fancies Bach was doing, so it fits together that way too.
Your latin and prog keeps getting better and more smoothly integrated with each new track. It's a unique sound and I like it a lot. Please keep the salsa-prog coming!
-ken

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