Mosquito Murky

Komrade K

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This slab of acid mutant swamp blues was originally intended to be something quite different but once I started adding the electric fiddle it went off in a whole other direction. Besides the fiddle the other sounds you can hear are midi bass, treated midi bass and a variously treated section from a field recording of a mosquito (which has ended up sound a bit like cicadas). I had to stop working on this for about 4 weeks owing to a ruptured eardrum and it was strange rediscovering the initial creative spark after such a lapse – the ruptured eardrum was not a result of working on this track!

KK

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Uploaded: Jul 28, 2007 - 07:13:15 PM
Last Updated: Jul 28, 2007 - 07:26:07 PM Last Played: Oct 14, 2009 - 06:38:39 PM

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cjhoose	cjhoose said 852 days ago (July 28th, 2007)
	field recording huh... I hope nothing went wrong with that endeavor. :D But. Wow. I don't even know what to say, except, it's aliiiiiiiiive.... Check out my latest song called Julia

Komrade K	Komrade K said 849 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
	Hey CJ! Well it's pretty alive, the fiddle was pretty much improvised in one take and then I redid a couple of short sections. KK --- Latest track: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/33965"> Mosquito Murky </a> Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

Diviner	Diviner said 851 days ago (July 29th, 2007)
	Interesting Very experimental, but I like it. The metallic violin has a very haunting and sparse feel and the bass keeps it moving. This is a very good track that could sit well in a cinematic film. Hope your eardrum gets better. Check out my latest song called Space Program (Space Race 2009)

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Komrade K said 849 days ago (August 1st, 2007)

I know where you're coming from...
...because I almost posted this as a cinematic track owing to it's atmosphere. Although most of what I post tends to be folky/rootsy do have an experimental noisy side - which I think is a good thing because it can help enhance the more traditionally based stuff.

KK

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michael2	michael2 said 850 days ago (July 30th, 2007)
	really cool i love this, that violin is intense. i love just staring at the pic that goes with it while i'm listening. great job. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

Komrade K	Komrade K said 849 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
	Intense... ...I like that - it's something I frequently strive for! Thanks! KK --- Latest track: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/33965"> Mosquito Murky </a> Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

lengold	lengold said 850 days ago (July 31st, 2007)
	Martyn this is awesome. I love the haunting tone that you get on the violin - very moving and unique. I hope that your hearing is returning and that you make a full recovery. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

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Komrade K said 849 days ago (August 1st, 2007)

Thanks...
...for listening and for your good wishes. My ear is definitely improving -leastways I can play fiddle (with the mute on) and hear stereo over my headphones. It's still not right tho' but I want to avoid going to the quack again as that might involve some surgery...aaaaggghh!

KK

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jiguma	jiguma said 849 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
	Interesting piece Martyn! Certainly inventive - hope the ear sorts itself out. I hear lots of creaking doors - probably not a very fiddler-friendly thing to say, but I don't mean it as a criticism. This is very atmospheric stuff (and a little spooky). Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

Komrade K	Komrade K said 848 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
	Spooky indeed... ... I listened back to it tonight for the first time in a couple of days and it gave me the shivers... KK --- Latest track: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/33965"> Mosquito Murky </a> Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

composerclark	composerclark said 849 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
	Hendrix Nice! I like the atmosphere... kind of of a Jimi Hendrix feel. I also like the way it plays with a slow blues feel. The ending came unexpectedly; I thought it could have kept going, possibly evolving into a more obvious (i.e., less experimental) slow blues. I hope the ear fully recovers. Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

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Komrade K said 848 days ago (August 1st, 2007)

Hendrix!
Actually this is not the first Hendrix comparison I've had - I keep meaning to have a go at Purple Haze (and I think you've spurred me on to finally do it!)

I'm often wary about letting tracks go on for too long - I don't want to sound self-indulgent. I know you successfully compose quite long pieces but I don't think I have the compositional nounce to make it work for me.

KK

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Latest track: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/33965"> Mosquito Murky </a>

Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

echoroom	echoroom said 844 days ago (August 5th, 2007)
	Buzzzz Dark and murky, the fiddle almost plays like a harmonica tone here. Feels like a jailhouse blues song in a David Lyncg movie. Great stuff. Steve Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Komrade K	Komrade K said 840 days ago (August 9th, 2007)
	David Lynch yes... ... or some southern gothick zombie gore-fest! KK --- Latest track: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/33965"> Mosquito Murky </a> Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

thetiler	thetiler said 821 days ago (August 28th, 2007)
	This reminds me of a haunting feel right after the civil war. Has really that dissonant that all is not right. But you seemed to do it all right. Would make a terrific movie section with that theme in mind I think. Way to go. Check out my latest song called Little Drummer Boy Variations

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Komrade K said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)

The Civil War?
I didn't know you went that far back Bill! ;)

But seriously... as you say there's that feeling that all is not right... I actually find the track a bit creepy when I listen back to it now (and I know what's coming!)

Thanks for listening and commenting - I appreciate it.

KK

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Latest track: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/33965"> Mosquito Murky </a>

Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

Feter	Feter said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)
	Mosquito Murky wow ...what did you do to the E fiddle to sound like that ? this is very blusy wailin !! peace ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

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Komrade K said 817 days ago (September 2nd, 2007)

Electrical trickery!
I run the electric fiddle through a guitar effects unit to get those nice grungy sounds. The blues is something I venture into often when I'm jamming at home - I've got a few bluesy riffs on the fiddle (and mandolin as well) which may see the light of day on MJ at some point...

Thanks for listenin'

KK

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Latest track: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/33965"> Mosquito Murky </a>

Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

	said 537 days ago (June 7th, 2008)
	Cool... Stunning.. I love it my friend! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

Komrade K	Komrade K said 526 days ago (June 18th, 2008)
	Hey Birdman Thank you for taking the trouble to listen to this and a number of my other tracks - it's great when the old stuff gets an airing! KK Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

hooverfry	hooverfry said 254 days ago (March 17th, 2009)
	wow this is spectacular. other worldly. haunting. really enjoyed this. sorry to hear about your ear. thanks Check out my latest song called Walking On The Air

Komrade K	Komrade K said 207 days ago (May 4th, 2009)
	Whoops! Just caught up with this comment... was it really made 47 days ago?! Thanks for the great feedback. My ear has long since healed - in fact my hearing in that ear is now much better although I nearly blew it playing some loudly distorted acid blues the other day! Cheers KK Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

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