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Ghosts Of The Fallen


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Description
This is a long one.
This song was almost entirely created using Native Instruments Software (except for garageband and one or two built in garageband instruments). The programs used were: Guitar Rig, Photone and Metaphysical Function from Electronic Instruments X2 (All three are fantastic). This song contains plenty of dark soundscapes and guitars in a Pink Floydish 10 minute long epic. Enjoy, comment, rate, fall asleep, wotever.
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Song Stats
Hits: 1884
Comments: 27
Fans: 4
Plays: 374
Downloads: 132
Votes: 25
Uploaded: Aug 15, 2005 - 11:00:55 AM
Last Updated: Aug 15, 2005 - 10:38:01 AM Last Played: Nov 27, 2009 - 09:50:06 PM
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Hardware:
PowerMac G4 1Ghz, 768Mb Ram, M-Audio Keystation 49e.
Software:
Garageband, Guitar Rig, Electronic Instruments X2 (Photone, Metaphysical Function,) T-Racks
Comments
CIPHER said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
Intense
Such a great range of textures. The rapid panning between L
and R during the mid section actually made me a bit
nauseous - powerful stuff!

I like the atmosphere you've created. Downloaded.
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perceptualvortex said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
Lots of cool stuff
I like the guitars in here a lot. I was afraid such a long song wouldn't hold my interest, but actually, I quite like it. I prefer the groovier bits to the ambient ones, but the whole tune holds together nicely. Cool!
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said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
Epic moment
Sweeping Soundscape Lifts Payload to Summit of Bold
Mountain -- a suggested headline for Future OverWorld
magazine. This is a glorious piece, Liam. In this I hear the
mathematician agreeing with the philosopher that raw
metal resonance and amplified drumskins are good
things. This is possibly your most profound offering at
MacJams and you did it without words. The power of
harmonics.
obbster said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
Epic moment
Thanks for the comments. Your right about the "amplified drumskins" lol. It
was one of the many tracks that were put through guitar rig for good measure.
In fact i ran out of software instruments tracks on my G4 on this peice. 90% of
them were put through guitar rig, even Photone synths were put through. Really
not sure why, it takes up loads of CPU and i probably could have gotten the
same sound through T-Racks or just Garageband EQ.

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Macaudion said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
Gotta give it to ya
9/9/9/9

Blown AWAY!

Very nice...

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Macaudion said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
Gotta give it to ya
I'd like to change my order please 9/10/9/9

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_nderscore said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
beautiful journey
this is knock-out stuff. DL'd/faved
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Pie said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
nice...
...nice guitar emulation :-)

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aclarke said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
What next?
Very imaginative and interesting...DARK.... now that's an
understatement.

I'm impressed Obbster- you've really expanded your musical
horizons quite nicely. As usual I wasn't disappointed.
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Einarus said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
Eerie
Really dark and alluring. The beginning and the end could
easily fit as a horror film soundtrack - really cool.
Nice "guitars" as well.
Very cool!
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stevec said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
it's an opus!
This is incredibly impressive. The kind of thing Floyd
would be doing if they started today. I was concerned
about the length, but I never lost interest - truly a
mystical, dark, moody journey.. All 9's! Fav'd.
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Avi360 said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
!
not bad, keep on going!
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Cameron said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
from great depths....
...this music comes from a far-away place. It is amazing,
truly.

I am particularly impressed with the opening.
Contemplative. The notes unfold so deliberately. No rush
here. This is one of the most impressive examples of
musical restraint I have heard in awhile. You give the
notes SPACE. Very tasteful.

Then it amps up a notch with the next layer of sounds.
And again, the music builds to the next level. Then it
ramps back down, symmetrically.

This piece really WORKS, because of the artful
combination of sounds, well produced, and well-paced.
The theme is simple and coherent -- the musical message
is consistent from beginning to end.

I must admit that this piece has touched me musically in a
way that I have not experienced in a while.

Masterful job, obbster. You're onto something here!

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said 1676 days ago (August 15th, 2005)
All hail...
Obbster the king!!!

Brilliant!

Breathtaking!

Wasn't sure, when reading the description, if I would be
able to last a 10 minute song. Good thing I gave this a
listen or I may have missed out! Congrats on this
masterpiece!
caroline said 1676 days ago (August 16th, 2005)
thank you!
i'm taking this to use with groups of kids in drama classes next week - i'll let you know how we got on! x
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holyparsnip said 1674 days ago (August 17th, 2005)
Can't tell you
When you listed your influences, I almost didn't hit play. I
almost projectile vomited. I am glad that I give anything a
chance, even though I am a music snob.

This is a great track! Thanks for going against the grain
on this one!
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gregd said 1670 days ago (August 21st, 2005)
One word...
... organic. This song grows like a seed in time lapse
photography, and quickly becomes its own jungle. I like it.
Quite a world you've made in this tune.
Awesome awesome awesome.
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Quiet Lifer said 1669 days ago (August 22nd, 2005)
My cup of tea
This is up there with the prog big guns... I love the texture,
diversity, building, seeding and the exquisite payoffs...

This music is why I love progressive rock.
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PelicanSky said 1663 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
PERFECT
This is Pure Music, I Like the sound you have created. Did
you make most of this with garage band? What jampacks/
Instruments do you use? Also whats guitar rig? Is that
something u can use for guitar loops?
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obbster said 1663 days ago (August 29th, 2005)
PERFECT
This was sequenced and mixed entirely with Garageband. No Garageband Jam
packs were used. I used Native instruments Photone (it's a Software synth
created using their own Reaktor 5 Synth engine), Metaphysical Function (this is
an interesting peice of software as it creates soundscapes modelled using a
variety of mathematical functions with a great visual experience as well) and
Guitar Rig which is a Guitar Amp simulator. U can apply Guitar rig to any
software synth in garageband and it models a variety of vintage and modern
amp sounds and other effects.

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keith bradley said 1652 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
awesome
great creativity, restraint, ear.
AquilA said 1645 days ago (September 15th, 2005)
Impressive
and certainly not a lullaby to fall asleep to. Nice range of
sounds, effects and melodies. Brings you up, brings you
down, and keeps you coming back for more. Really enjoyed
that.
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said 1627 days ago (October 3rd, 2005)
Schweeeet!
I like the bitcrush guitar. Gritty kitty.

Lots of movement and atmosphere. Really takes it's time, yet it's not too
long that way most 10 minute songs can be.

This really has NOTHING to do with your listed influences. And that's a
good thing.
jmt said 1622 days ago (October 8th, 2005)
and this will be
Pretty cool... More attention to the "rhythm" sections and this will be really cool...
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said 1622 days ago (October 8th, 2005)
nice trip
Hey Liam, this is a nice and dark trip....
nice instrumentation....good atmosphere....
like the guitar parts and the bass....
this is a nice one.

Cheers

virtualruffy said 1588 days ago (November 11th, 2005)
nicely done
it reminds me of some of Demon's work in the 80s (UK based). Nice.
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dajama said 1573 days ago (November 26th, 2005)
patience
Love the way you have the patience to let this song build and build. It
totally held my attention as you went from the ambient beginning to the
more rhythmic 'rock' middle. Very nicely done.
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