Gorglepoof

Einarus

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Another Genesis-wannabe song, inspired by many, many hours of Genesis (mostly Selling England By the Pound, this time). Originally the song had more tracks and more instruments, but sadly my iMac couldn't handle it - 25 audio instruments and a 100 effect plugins use *a lot* of power...
Anyway - hope you like it and, as always, all criticism welcomed!

The picture was taken at St. Mark's Square in Venice during my vacation last summer.

©2006 - Einar Sverrir Tryggvason

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Song Stats

Hits: 2751
Comments: 47
Fans: 22
Plays: 472
Downloads: 165
Votes: 31
Uploaded: Dec 01, 2005 - 04:33:51 PM
Last Updated: Sep 25, 2006 - 05:52:16 PM Last Played: Nov 01, 2009 - 09:39:56 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

Genesis (8), Gorglepoof (2), Grabblesnaps (1), Progressive (156), 11/8 (1), 7/8 (5), Moog (13), tempo changes (4)

Hardware:

iMac G5
MK-149 Evolution Keyboard

Software:

Logic Pro

Comments

	Josh Jordan said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)
	Good a little slow to start but besides that it's a nice relaxing tune!

cjhoose	cjhoose said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)
	excellent! Doesn't need those extra instruments to sound awesome, Ein. I really like it right after the halfway mark, and like ... pretty much every song you've got, there's a nice full warm sound. Check out my latest song called Julia

selters

selters said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)

Very soothing!
and I really like it when the drums comes in! This is music i can listen to for hours with headphones! You have this unique sound it skips from sounding a bit heavy metal, to classical. I can also hear a little 80s in here. Some elements reminds me a little of the sound trac k from Twin Peaks. Dont remember the name of the song or artist. Was it julie cruise? A good one!! Thanks for sharing!

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Epileptic Gibbon	Epileptic Gibbon said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
	Very soothing! I think you mean 'Falling' by Julee Cruise, which was the theme song to 'Twin Peaks'. --- "You never say please. You never say thank you." "Please don't be an idiot. Thank you." -- Bayliss and Pembleton Check out my latest song called Fiddler Off the Roof w/Komrade K & Caroline

Epileptic Gibbon

Epileptic Gibbon said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)

Actually reminds me of…
a Christmas song by Chris de Burgh at the start, 'A Spaceman
Came Travelling'. Are you familiar with that? I mean that as a
compliment, BTW. I love that very proggy keyboard bit in the
middle. Actually, I love the whole thing. You've out-done yourself
here, Ein! Just when I feel I've got the gist of this one you throw in
something different. Excellent proggy keyboard piece. Sorted!

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perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)
	With a title like that, it must be Einarus I'm liking the Einar style, synthy with a nice buildup and cool melodies. Cool 7 beat in there. I like it, nicely done! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

	said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)
	Reminds me of FM Cool stuff Cheers Ein

ziti	ziti said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)
	this is GREAT!!!!! but i already told ya that!! congrats, Ein, fine work deepest bow z Check out my latest song called All Smokey

Audiologic

Audiologic said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)

Ah, you finish it
Great song, I like the slow start with the shocking pace build up. I know
what you feel like with the mac not handling it. You can be in the I want a
powermac club with I and whoever wants to join. Chak just got one so he
gets kicked :) This tune is very engaging, and I like the small calm breaks
and then the calmer sections with a build back to the fast tempo. I have
been listening to this quite a bit from your "sneak previews" - I like what
you finished off in the end. Your music is a real treat.

Ben

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chikoppi

chikoppi said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)

Lush - the good kind, not the alcholic!
So mellow! The quiet swells in the right channel during the intro are a
nice touch. Very pretty melody you open with. Nice little details from
the percussion, like the quiet cymbal taps.

Oops, there it goes (1/3 in)! Great synth sound. Love the bends! Great
spot where you hesitate a beat.

Nice long upward chord progression at about 2/3 the way through and
fun variation on the rhythm that follows. I think your second synth solo
here is more effective than the first. It seems more melodic. You really
do rock that pitchbend!

I really like the structure of this song, ABAA'C maybe? Smooth and silky
the whole way through with lots of interesting variations. I'll agree with
the post above that you really don't need other instruments. This is a
very lush piece! Even though you progress through a variety of rhythms
you keep a strong central theme. Very diverse and cohesive at the
same time.

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BranDaMan	BranDaMan said 1456 days ago (December 1st, 2005)
	Awesome A little slow to start, but once it picked up it was great. thanks for sharing Check out my latest song called Giving Up (Instrumental)

drakonis

drakonis said 1455 days ago (December 2nd, 2005)

panoramic soundscape
Vibraphone starts with a sweet longing melody, which lays out the
chord structure for the rest of the song, something I like. Then drums
& synths build on it, not just piling on more and more, but instead
adding twists and turns of variety, hills and valleys of musical
expression. What a great journey you've taken me on. Interesting
climbing modulation near the end too. Did you add in the portamento
slides on the synth after the performance, or did you play it that way
live? Very nice, Faved/DLed another one by you!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Einarus	Einarus said 1455 days ago (December 2nd, 2005)
	panoramic soundscape Some of the slides were played live and some added afterwards. The wonders of the pencil tool! :) Thank all of you for taking the time to listen and comment! I really appreciate you taking the time to do so. --- -Einarus<br /> Confide nemini Check out my latest song called Running Scared (w/ Ziti)

	said 1455 days ago (December 2nd, 2005)
	bEAUTIFUL! sWEET TUNE iCY BROTHER! Man this tune rules!

dajama	dajama said 1455 days ago (December 2nd, 2005)
	First This is the first track by you I've listened to but I'll be checking out your back catalog! Love the sound on this. Nice keyboard sounds, nice melody. I like the intro. It builds up well, and the track has real emotional resonance. Cool. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

thetiler	thetiler said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
	nice tune like the piano especially, logic pro. One of these days I'll have to get that. Nice lead! Cool Check out my latest song called Little Drummer Boy Variations

pyrofly	pyrofly said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
	sleppy time sound like a lullaby at first.very nice work.i'm very good at comments.but this is good music fo shizzle Check out my latest song called Kick it first

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)

I was never much of a Genesis fan...
...except, years ago, one of my roommates had "Selling England By The
Pound"... I thought THAT was a really nice album... "Dancing Out With
the Moonlight Knight", or whatever it was...

Einarus, you get a very professional sound as your base... I'm never
sort of discounting in my head, saying, 'Heck, it's MacJams..." Your
sound is utterly CD-ready for starts...

But then, sound IS just the base: there ARE people who get their sound
together but don't have a whole lot to say musically. You are always
melodic, interesting and musical. Your pieces start somewhere, go
somewhere, and resolve.

The only thing that I'll say--which isn't a criticism, but just a
suggestion for direction or a hope for the future--is that someday you
may come across a MacJammer who can come up with Gabriel-esque
lyrics and vocals, or even Seal-like or Yes-like vocals, or some other
sort of strong proggy vocal, and then, watch out world!

But this is great all on its own...

Ed

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eleveneyes	eleveneyes said 1454 days ago (December 3rd, 2005)
	I feel gorgleproofed. I love the way you ease into this and the synth sounds are just lovely. Huge and warm and when you got everything going it's still full yet uncluttered. great composition and performance and production! Check out my latest song called Here With You - Better MIX

grah3am

grah3am said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)

Cinema Show
... is what this reminds me of a little - quite a compliment as it's the best song on "Selling England".
You could use this mix as the first two tracks, then add another 23 tracks if you needed more space to work in. That's what Queen used to do circa "Bohemian Rhapsody".
I'm hearing Gabrielesque vocals and some twelve - string guitar in here too. There must be some MacJammers who could oblige.
Now to go and listen to my old Genesis records again ...

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Einarus	Einarus said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)
	Cinema Show I'm glad you noticed the Cinema Show connection. The spot where I go to the 7/8th section in the end is very much inspired by Cinema Show (interestingly enough when it enters the 7/8th part). Thank you all for taking the time to listen! I'm glad you guys liked it! --- -Einarus<br /> Confide nemini Check out my latest song called Running Scared (w/ Ziti)

The Composer

The Composer said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)

Nice
I've always liked this type of music... and you're doing some nice stuff
here. Just mirroiring some comments from before, I like some of the
detail you've put into this song... the cymbal taps, small effects that
just sit under the mix and the piece as a whole works pretty well. No
real critisism for this piece I think...

...if anything, I'd really like to hear you develope some of your music in
the unusual time signatures (the 7/8 and 11/8)... and not just because
I know you can (and have been) doing some really funky things with
them... but also because you're using them more as riffs and you're
doing most of your developement in the 4/4 time signature. An idea
might to try and change the focus... make 4/4 the odd and peculiar
time signature and make the 7/8 groove through the whole piece.

Eitherway, nice work... love this stuff!

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eltopo	eltopo said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)
	A cinematic effort Great use made of Logic's lush synths love the builds towards the middle and end. Almost sounds like Goblin in places, the progressive band that did several Dario Argento soundtracks. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)
	Nice Kinetic and fluid. Relaxing and energetic. Check out my latest song called Capitalist's Drag

chakeres	chakeres said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)
	Top Shelf Excellent work ein. Got a nice blues vide running through it. I like how it builds and then settles back down. But that is your style and something I have always liked about your work. Very nice dynamic throughtout._JAC Check out my latest song called Steady

caroline	caroline said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)
	nice one ein-stein.... like that vibraphonish sound and the way it swells and slips away - nicely done - thank you for sharing xxx Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

Ed Klingenberger	Ed Klingenberger said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)
	You had me at the title... ...and then I discovered the music was just as awesome as the song title. Great job! I love the meter changes and all the other shifts in tempo and mood. Clearly, you listen to a lot of Genesis, but the benefits of that are evidently shown in this piece of music. Awesome. Check out my latest song called All-Star Break

Joanna	Joanna said 1453 days ago (December 4th, 2005)
	melodic I love that slow, tuneful beginning. Sets a great mood. Then it picks up, gaining energy, but that original thought is carried throughout. Very nice indeed! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

illuminati	illuminati said 1452 days ago (December 5th, 2005)
	Lush and compelling Whoever said this sounded like Chris De Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Traveling" is pretty well on track. How about some vocals? I can hear Marillion-style Hogarth vocals, especially over the middle slow down. I'd volunteer, but I haven't had a head cold in a while. Check out my latest song called Vainglorious

Jim Bouchard	Jim Bouchard said 1452 days ago (December 5th, 2005)
	great stuff Heard this a few days back and liked it then, like it again on a second listen. I think it would be great with some Genesis-type vocals... If I wasn't up to my eyeballs I would volunteer to collaborate... It all works, sounds like vintage synth-rock! Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

	said 1452 days ago (December 5th, 2005)
	measured introspection Excellent sonic experience. I am quite impressed. Aggressive comfort. Sleep, wake, run, rest, run, finish.

jesushairdo	jesushairdo said 1452 days ago (December 5th, 2005)
	cool picture too! hiya. this one has definitely Genesis blood running in it. very dramatic and yet it rocks when the drums kick in! really cool! Check out my latest song called Elephant in the Sky (Orchestra version)

DynamiteDave	DynamiteDave said 1452 days ago (December 5th, 2005)
	Great work! I dig the spirally syth sound. It's pleasant and no overbearing. Can't wait to see if rework it with vocals - the proper vocals! - It's great as is and we wouldn't want to ruin it. Check out my latest song called Hot to trot

Komrade K	Komrade K said 1451 days ago (December 6th, 2005)
	Mr Prog! Einar - this is great fun and brilliantly put together (although I have to warn you I was seeing dwarfs dancing around a miniature Stone Henge at one point!) Are you going to grow you hair long so that you can do some proper keyboard player head shaking? Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

said 1451 days ago (December 6th, 2005)

Stunning...
and brilliantly floating in and out of harmonic balance. I love the
etheral feel I get when listening to this song. It's a gentle flowing
sensation like a slow, determined river. Then it hits the rapids section
and denotes danger, excitement, and enthusiasm. Great song art fits
the mood of this piece perfectly. I particularly enjoyed the way this
song builds and builds. Then, explodes into the epic that it is. Only to
return full circle back to it's roots. Very impressive song. Very
expressive instrumental. I would have loved to have heard a real violin
near the end, for some reason. But, that's just me. Thx for sharing.

savage4hire	savage4hire said 1451 days ago (December 6th, 2005)
	Very cool compostion, flows well Somone is sitting on a frozen mountain, contemplating life, icicles form on and around that person. finally in the end jumping to death. Check out my latest song called Dark Throne of the Bunny King

aclarke	aclarke said 1451 days ago (December 6th, 2005)
	Not much for me to add... very good song. Interesting all the way through. I agree... some vocals would enhance this- but it stands quite well on it's own. Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

screaming.org

screaming.org said 1451 days ago (December 6th, 2005)

untimely browser crash
I had just written, more eloquently, how I really like this composition.
I even offered you a job as one of my court composers when I strike
it rich some day.

The faux-distorted-guitar power chords do secretly want to be done by a
real guitar, but that was my only wish.

Nice odd-meter drums towards the end. Just the sort of Genesis
influence my ears wanted to hear.

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EMP	EMP said 1448 days ago (December 9th, 2005)
	Synth Heaven Great track build really well. What more is there to say. Great work. Check out my latest song called FP Tour

Tadashi Togawa	Tadashi Togawa said 1442 days ago (December 15th, 2005)
	The melody melts among the waves. Very dramatic composition. The rhythm is wonderful. The sound shakes like the filling pull of the wave. Check out my latest song called Mexican taste

urbnite	urbnite said 1442 days ago (December 15th, 2005)
	how? how did i miss this? actually... i know how. i confused it with grabblesnaps. anyway... great tune! i wasn't expecting it to rock out when it did... don't really know what else to say... seems damn near perfect to me! Check out my latest song called Everything's Perfect

Drew Kopr	Drew Kopr said 1421 days ago (January 5th, 2006)
	Great writing Great song writing my man. I would love to hear this with vocals singing the melody line in parts. Check out my latest song called WinterSong

Mcboy

Mcboy said 1418 days ago (January 8th, 2006)

what i like
about this piece , is the pictures it paints in my mind as i listen......i can
almost write my own story,movie, in my mind to the changing musical
textures you have put together.....truly well done composition, the
electric piano tone reminds me of an early chick corea "return to forever"
flavor.....the flow of the composition is excellant!!!!

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WG	WG said 1417 days ago (January 9th, 2006)
	I hate it Just kidding :D I totally dig it and although I never listened to a ton of Genesis, this rocks. I wish we could hear the other stuff that you didn't include because of all the power it takes up. Maybe when you get a G5 :-) Check out my latest song called Clouds Go By

Alannah	Alannah said 1372 days ago (February 23rd, 2006)
	Thanks To ... Skippers Podcast I got to hear this song ... and D/L-ed it .... very nice. Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

ktb	ktb said 1230 days ago (July 15th, 2006)
	takin time to build a great composition. love the way it evolves, the mix is excellent and the performance is top shelf. accomplished and distinctive. the main "electric piano" sound has my favorite phased flavor, at least it sounds that way. many props Check out my latest song called Texas stump

PsalmsProgressions	PsalmsProgressions said 25 days ago (November 2nd, 2009)
	love it good leads Check out my latest song called To the Bone

Artist Info

Name: Einar Sverrir Tryggvason

Videos This is my brother's animation short from Vancouver Film School for which I wrote the music. This short was nominated for an award at the siggraph 2009 computer animation festival, in the WTF (Well told fable) category. Collaborati... [see more]

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Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other "progressive" genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early

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