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Stun Nutz

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This is a collab with perceptualvortex, _nderscore and Mungo. It all started with an evolving "spine beat" that I created from some sounds that PV sent me... and it took off from there. PV cooked up a bunch more sounds, _nderscore supplied the most of the synth work, and Mungo contributed vocals. I chopped, rearranged, tweaked and put the thing back together with more added noise...and the result is this electro-psychadelic big beat freak fest...Rock on!!

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bop bop bop

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Hits: 3063
Comments: 42
Fans: 11
Plays: 456
Downloads: 135
Votes: 30
Uploaded: Sep 08, 2005 - 11:42:12 AM
Last Updated: Nov 09, 2005 - 11:34:04 AM Last Played: Oct 27, 2009 - 10:49:57 PM

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collaboration (115), noise (59), sounds (10), effects (19), unmelodic (1), non-melody (1), spine (2), structure (2), bop bop bop (1), drama (15), aliens (21), Bishop (1), spewing milky white stuff (1), terminator (2), tension and release (1), construction (3), deconstruction (1), relentless (4), distortion (37)

Comments

	said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	freaky sound fest like the eerie textures and that spine beat is mean. the vox stabs are cool, liked how it builds and the ending is great. good collab here dudes. cheers

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	freaky sound fest A "mean" beat... I like the way that sounds... appreciate the comment, Mr. K! Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

SlimGirlFat	SlimGirlFat said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	This is drenched with an eerie haunting texture in the beginning which evolves into a miasma of soundscaped visions. amazingly, one can imagine the nerve impulses firing as they leave the spinal chord.. weird, but a good sort of weird.. Nice collab, mix and arrangement. production excellent Slimmie Check out my latest song called Not Enough

Stun Nutz

Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)

another word...
"miasma" is another great word... now we just need to add that to
katchoolik's "mean" and we have a "mean miasma"... I like where this is
going...

Also, thanks for stopping by! It is always nice to see a girl in these
parts... especially a MacJams Queen such as yourself! It's usually the
fellow geeky noise-loving dudes who stop by (you know who you are!).

Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

cjhoose	cjhoose said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	so wierd I love it. very raw industrial-ish sound. Yikes. Is that a gunshot? :D Check out my latest song called Julia

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	so wierd I love it. Alright... another girl...guys, we are on a roll here! Thanks CJ! No, there are no gunshots in here, but a lot of these abstract sounds are open for interpretation... there is a sound effect of a body falling down the steps, though... see if you can pick out where it is. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

Eccentrikamerika

Eccentrikamerika said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)

55378008
this certainly makes a place for itself in my
subconscious. there is this haunting little melody
that goes through hell- that's what keeps drawing
me back.
it's also interesting to go back through the piece to
pay attention to the specific contributions of each of
you rascals- i think each contributor brought out
special, unique aspects of themselves and their
styles to fit this little collage.
cheers. it's like indian food.

Check out my latest song called Car Go Fast

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	55378008 Yeah, there are sections in this that definitely sound more like one of _nderscore's tunes, or even something created by PV or Mungo... we are all cross-breeding and feeding off each others ideas. Pretty soon we will just be this one giant fleshy undulating collective with multiple appendages. I think I am gonna be sick. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	55378008 I brought the samosas and the molai kofta. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	55378008.4 1/3 does indian food go with beer? ahhh-who cares.. pass the tabouli Check out my latest song called glyd

thetiler	thetiler said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	inner workings Making me think there is a whole new world of internal sounds that I am waking up to. Thanks for venturing out into the unknown! An artistic flair for the music of our inner being. Check out my latest song called Little Drummer Boy Variations

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 8th, 2005)
	inner workings Thanks Tiler! It's great to get comments from people who create very different types of music... one of these days I want to find a way to collab with ya... somehow! Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

holyparsnip	holyparsnip said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Bodies down the stairs Hey Stunner, this is a sweet track. You guys did a messed up job. The in and out textures, the array hear is spectacular! There is so much going on, bit I like how it's not a jumbled mess. I coulda listened to this all day. Good job kiddies Check out my latest song called Democracy Despotism Scale (collab)

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	vixxion i love that you look at things 'differently'. an impossibly incredible mix, stunn. this is a total joy, guys.. thanks for letting me play in the sandbox ;) Check out my latest song called glyd

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	I second what _nderscore said. I'm pretty amazed at how well you integrated all the pieces. You have a great sense of dynamics, space and calamity. This features my first recorded vocals, wahu! Thanks for letting me play too, Stun! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

	said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Third Excellent mix/production. Thank you for letting me 'bop'.

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	one, two, three Thanks for all the noise, guys...without you this would be a pretty bare bunch of bones. Your contributions added a lot of depth. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

mandolinquent	mandolinquent said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Wonderful... This is so clever; such a great mix of really excellent textures continually evolving. Really impressive. Can you call abstract witty? If you can, can I call it that? Check out my latest song called Had We But World Enough

drakonis

drakonis said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)

StunNing!
PV/Mungo/_nderscore & StunNutz, definitely a spine-chilling
force to be reckoned with! This is a fascinating and very
evocative journey to... where am I? pulsing lights & oblate
spheroids rushing past... eek, I'm inside myself looking out...
look OUT! Whew, it's over. Definitely not a Disneyland ride
with you guys involved, but very nicely 'scaped. Great use of
a variety of sounds, added reverb was perfect without getting
muddy, I liked how big and clean sounding this was, great
mixing! Wow.
ttfn,
Drakonis

Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

Kevin Apgar	Kevin Apgar said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	You only get better... What an eerily mean miasma of industrial Indian calamity! Oh... wait... ;-) You know I love ya, Stunner.

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	You only get better... What a particulary poignant placement of prose! Hey - I was gonna e- mail you a link to this tune... you beat me to it! Good to see ya... Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

ledebutant

ledebutant said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)

Listening over and over again.
Holy! This is absolutely incredible, I would be deeply
impressed with this if it had been the work of one
musician, but the fact that this came from four separate
people and then you put it together, SN, just makes it
even more amazing. Every single element seems as
though it's in exactly the right place.

You guys all did an amazing job. I hope this isn't your last
collab. I've downloaded this and have it on repeat.

Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

ledebutant	ledebutant said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	P.S. I forgot to mention the incredible cover art. Did you do it, SN? Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	P.S. Thanks for stopping by, ledebutant! I usually do all the artwork for my tunes. The image above is a combination of a bunch of doodles (I draw a lot at work when I am on the phone) and a medical stock photo... Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

laine	laine said 1540 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	I can see the sounds! Hi I love love this Inspires me to make film and Paint it is soooo visual all sorts of wild scenes are going through my mind as I listen to this I love music sound that makes me see and this has such an edge to it kinda dangerous edge. Great sounds Brilliant* thankq Laine

K.I.S.KISMET	K.I.S.KISMET said 1539 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Bri-Bri-Bri-lliant... .....collab! I could see this as a soundtrack for a medical film on Discovery Channel or some Sci Fi movie. Loved the panning/phaser(?) effect, and the cover art put the cherry on top. Check out my latest song called Your's

	said 1539 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	something out of.... an "Aliens" type flick. On the edge of the seat sound collage that is almost visual. This is an amazing collab. Never dull or repetitive, if fact, just the opposite. Completely engaging. Jack

AquilA	AquilA said 1539 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Borg Meets Alien Dadai took the words right off my keyboard. Very moving, in a visceral, creepy way. I can see the next victims careening off the walls of their doomed ship as the heartless hunters close in on their next meal. Nicely done. Great mix, production and dynamcis. Terrific work guys. Check out my latest song called Bounce Buffet w/ Hectorious

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1539 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Borg Meets Alien Hey, if this is like Alien, then I am imagining Mungo as the android character...you know, the one that spewed the white milky substance when he was ripped in half...?!? I forgot his name. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1539 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Borg Meets Alien Ash, I think...? And wasn't he played by Ian Holm who went on to play Bilbo?? Anway, I keep thinking Alien also, maybe partly because of the whole 'spine' thing. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1539 days ago (September 9th, 2005)
	Borg Meets Alien You are right about Ash...(i just checked www.imdb.com)...but I am really picturing Lance Henriksen, playing Bishop in "Aliens." Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

	said 1539 days ago (September 10th, 2005)
	Borg Meets Alien LOL. That sounds painful. --- Mungo

Cameron

Cameron said 1539 days ago (September 10th, 2005)

the future is now
Okay, most of us are stuck in musical styles from the
twentieth century on back, while you guys are forging
ahead with this tune. Maybe someday this piece will sound
"dated", but not anytime soon!

What amazes me most about this piece is the choice of
sounds and the way they are combined. With four
collaborators, it might be easy to clutter up a track, but
you all have preserved a lot of space in this. It has room
for the ears to "breathe".

There is also a reassuring sense of continuity of beat and
sound that holds this piece together from beginning to
end. The tendency of experimental music like this might
be to drift off into a "blob" of sound, but somehow this
track has a beginning, middle and end.

Great job, all!

Check out my latest song called EPONYM

Stun Nutz

Stun Nutz said 1537 days ago (September 12th, 2005)

the future is now
Thanks, Cameron... yeah, the overall structure of this was always in the
back of my head when I was arranging/mixing it. I wanted it to have
"breathing space" (quieter moments to balance the noisy areas) as well
as a definite beginning, middle and end... I'd like to think of it as a mini
symphony of noise. How's that for pretentiousness! Anyway, you hit the
nail on the head with your comment.

Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1536 days ago (September 12th, 2005)
	Freaktastic What a great combination of talents! This is fascinating to listen to. Such interesting textures, organic and electronic together. I stays captivating the whole way through with so many little details playing their parts. Very eerie and strange in the best way. Very cool song art, too. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

grid stalker	grid stalker said 1536 days ago (September 13th, 2005)
	Sin City Distorto Really dig the synced textures, atmos and vocal fx. Dick Tracy or Sin City Distorto. Impendingly beautiful! Check out my latest song called Eddy Current

Tom Atwood	Tom Atwood said 1536 days ago (September 13th, 2005)
	Hard to miss with this group Excellent combination of heart and soul and sound and machines here. I particularly enjoyed Mungo's vocals. But really, it was all wonderful. Keep moving ahead, Eric, et al. 10's/DL Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

	said 1534 days ago (September 14th, 2005)
	Hard to miss with this group Thanks, Tom. I owe my performace to Eric's direction when I got the initial sound file (which sounds much different from how the song ended up), to go 'bop bop bop' to the beat. --- Mungo

	said 1533 days ago (September 15th, 2005)
	delicate and fantastic is this song. It's a nice experience. 9-9-9-9

Macaudion

Macaudion said 1518 days ago (September 30th, 2005)

Man, my bad
Stun, When I saw your name for a comment on one of my tunes, I
thought, it sure has been a long time since I had seen any postings
from him. To my surprise, dismay and good fortune, I headed down
the street to your place to see if I had missed anything. Boy did I Miss it
and missed it in a big way. Not only had you posted, but you have
teamed up with my 'heavy hitter' favorites!

It is friday evening, I am heavily seasoned to taste... :)

WOWWWWWWWWW! This is the good stuff!!! After standing up to and
contesting my envy, I settled down, laid back and closed my eyes and
did what I felt safe enough too do, I expected the best... I love it when I
can do this and what happens exceeds my wildest imagination. You
guys... Man!

Individually you guys take me, but this..., this is ridiculous!!! If my hair
could be blown back it would be.... Instead, my scull has expanded
beyond a safe comfort zone while trying to imagine how each of you
does what you do, let alone the mad trio.

It seems that everything clicked here... I remember how I had a hard
time when I was first introduced to abstract by you guys, but now I
look forward to it as much and in most cases more than most. This one
was very cool

I know that inviting me to the party might crash your intent when
creating abstract (given that what I do is noticeably structured), but I
would love to do something w/ any one of you if you should happen
upon a space that I might fit on a future piece.

Thanks for this and again, thanks for your continued support.

Dion/Cydniko

Check out my latest song called 123 iGetU

atonalis

atonalis said 1485 days ago (November 2nd, 2005)

from the spine........
comes a nervous system with muscles, skin (alien of course) and head which has many faces........... another beautiful collab. where i come from.... i've never seen more than 2 collaborators on one track. this is really nice........... jarring, tingling, crunchy and somewhat warm and soothing........ this track is, well, great.

Check out my latest song called lit with a wet match.

mvh9591	mvh9591 said 1307 days ago (April 30th, 2006)
	woooooo.... Mr. Stun Nutz You have a great whatever here. I love the beginning. (Fat and well programed) Keep Rockin' MacJam Bro, mvh: ) Check out my latest song called Ease My Troubled Mind

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Name: Eric Kauppila

The alter ego of mild-mannered suburban family guy... Projects and collaborations under other names: spiritMasheen with pooey and _nderscore Mixed Nuts by MacJammersUnited blister beatz released as the ElectroClubCrew blister beatz – dir... [see more]

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