Ominous Alien w/Bud

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I used Bud's "Tracker Drumz" < http://www.macjams.com/song/35822 > as the inspiration for this. I added some synth clav and bells, the rest is Bud's original track.

** Thinking about lowering the moog volume in the first half of the song and fading the bells as they climb just before the end.

Also, would mixing this with Bud's original gb file make a big difference? I used the mp3 he posted, and have not plans to tweak his work.

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Let me know what you think.

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Hits: 1060
Comments: 31
Fans: 10
Plays: 118
Downloads: 56
Votes: 7
Uploaded: Oct 14, 2007 - 04:49:40 PM
Last Updated: Oct 20, 2007 - 01:52:20 PM Last Played: Nov 22, 2009 - 12:40:25 PM

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ominous (3), alien (14), bud (9), drums (245), synth (308)

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Feter	Feter said 774 days ago (October 14th, 2007)
	Ominous Alien Hmmm ..what I think ? I think its a great colab and cool synth moog sound ..welldone !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

peacepiano	peacepiano said 774 days ago (October 14th, 2007)
	Feter Thanks for giving this a listen. Bud provided a cool sound bed. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

SecaMode	SecaMode said 774 days ago (October 14th, 2007)
	awesome sounds Hey, this sounds great! I love the sounds you've chosen and the open feel of the mix. So much fun. Check out my latest song called Deux Cents

peacepiano	peacepiano said 774 days ago (October 14th, 2007)
	Sergio Glad you like the sounds. The ending is all fun, trying to get some interesting sounds in. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 774 days ago (October 14th, 2007)
	et this is great! i forgot how much i like that portamento effect thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

peacepiano	peacepiano said 774 days ago (October 14th, 2007)
	Bill Yeah, I turned up the Portamento on this, it was a lot of fun playing the sounds. Good to hear from you. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 774 days ago (October 14th, 2007)
	alien time I was wondering how someone would approach Bud's drum track. You came up with a cool approach. cool melody and synths. really like the classic Kieth Emerson synth lead Check out my latest song called November

peacepiano	peacepiano said 773 days ago (October 15th, 2007)
	Vic Keith Emerson is my favorite keyboardist, I guess it shows. Buds drum track is real spacey with a lot of its own bass and synth parts, great stuff to work with. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

bud	bud said 773 days ago (October 15th, 2007)
	Bill - this is great so glad you took an interest in this track and gave it such a cool treatment. Love the lead synth and the open feel to your arrangement. Well done. Check out my latest song called try not to think

peacepiano	peacepiano said 773 days ago (October 15th, 2007)
	Bud Thanks for letting me take off with this. The original track is almost a complete song, so I was careful not to drown it out with my extra parts. Hope I succeeded. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

rjamadeus	rjamadeus said 773 days ago (October 15th, 2007)
	great jams nice work guys, i might have to check out those tracker drums. i'm already getting burned out a little with the loop thing. love the key's peace ! do you know if you can get some of those sounds with reason !! once again, great work as usual . Check out my latest song called can't get the blues

peacepiano	peacepiano said 772 days ago (October 16th, 2007)
	Rjamadeus The drum track is real cool. I'm not real sure how Bud put it together, you should check out his original posting. As for the sounds I added, I would be shocked if they were not part of the Reason arsenal. Thanks for listening. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

guitapick	guitapick said 773 days ago (October 15th, 2007)
	I think... ...that it's about time somebody took this "alien thing" seriously. All these movies about their "good intentions" when you and I know what's REALLY happening here... Synth rules, here...very cool...need to get something to "take it down with", my next listen. Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

peacepiano	peacepiano said 772 days ago (October 16th, 2007)
	GuitaPick The alien wins in this one ;) Synths rule this tune, but guitars are still dominant in live performance. Thanks for stopping by :) Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

DWL	DWL said 773 days ago (October 16th, 2007)
	Nice stuff guys cool sounds :-) Cheers Dick Check out my latest song called A Good Night's Sleep with Macferret, Sir Dennis Crowther and Pete Young

peacepiano	peacepiano said 772 days ago (October 16th, 2007)
	Dick Glad you gave this a listen. :) Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

paul f. page

paul f. page said 772 days ago (October 16th, 2007)

Just great!
I love all those little extra bits and pieces you drop in throughout the number. There seems to be some throughful strategy going on here. A nice track for some bizarre film clip. ... As you know, I don't usually "think" in these terms, but I sure can appreciate what you guys have done here... The ending: AWESOME. Just love it.
Peace.
Paul

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peacepiano	peacepiano said 771 days ago (October 17th, 2007)
	Paul- This kind of piece is more layers and parts slipped in than melodies and harmonies, so I am glad you were able to appreciate it. I had a lot of fun with that ending, thanks for the kudos!!! Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

	said 771 days ago (October 17th, 2007)
	Tarkus in slow motion excellent stuff !!!!!

peacepiano	peacepiano said 771 days ago (October 17th, 2007)
	Egobandit- Tarkus Rocks!!! Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

michael2	michael2 said 771 days ago (October 17th, 2007)
	this is amazing. i love that old skool Keith Emerson vibe you're rocking on this. good melody too. what synth are you using on this track? it sounds so good. great job. i too did a track based on this, check it out if you get the chance: http://www.macjams.com/song/36070 Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 771 days ago (October 17th, 2007)
	michael2 Thanks for your support!! The synth is GB's Ominous Dancefloor with the the glide (portamento) turned up some. Its a monophonic synth so you can get some interesting effects when more than one key is played at a time. Also, I use maximum keyboard sensitivity on piano like keys. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

John Stebbe

John Stebbe said 768 days ago (October 20th, 2007)

Neat
PeacePiano, this is an excellent track. I love the Clavinet sounds. One of my favorite records is Bill Withers' "Use Me" which used Clavinet (the real thing) to great effect.

I also love the panning of the various sounds on either side of my headphones.

Reminds me a lot of early Billy Preston instrumentals from the late 60s and early 70s, like "Outa-Space" and "Space Race."

Your pitch-bend wheel is getting a real workout. You really know your way around a keyboard!

That ending is just terrific. I have always loved 'true' synth sounds, sounds which do not attempt to reproduce any traditional instrument, but revel in their own glorious electronic uniqueness. And that last lick really exemplified that. Weird pitch bends, scratch-type sounds -- great stuff!

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peacepiano	peacepiano said 768 days ago (October 20th, 2007)
	John- I don't know how to respond. Billy Preston could really cut loose on the electric keyboards of his day, very high praise. This was a very fun track to do because Bud's rhythm track freed me from trying to be my own beat keeper. Thanks again for the comments, I always appreciate what you have to say. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Doug Somers	Doug Somers said 763 days ago (October 25th, 2007)
	Very cool The synths and rhythms, here and there, remind me of so many other artist back through the decades all fused together in such a fresh and an interesting way. Great results guys! And thanks for bringing this forth! Keep well, Doug Check out my latest song called Desiree (MJ Space Race 2009)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 763 days ago (October 25th, 2007)
	Doug Something old, something new, something borrowed....oops wrong context ;) This was a fun song to record, I am glad you enjoyed it. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

kristyjo

kristyjo said 760 days ago (October 28th, 2007)

Great stuff
The moog sound is great. Also the tubular bells. It has a retro feel - like from the early 1970s when those instruments were being used in a lot of the pop music I wasn't supposed to be listening to.
I love the way you take that ascending pattern, and then instead of stopping and moving on to something else, you keep going and going. You do end up with some cool effects at the end.
I don't think you ought to fade the bells - they're great as they are.

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peacepiano	peacepiano said 760 days ago (October 28th, 2007)
	Kristyjo I had an older brother and sister, so my parents had pretty much abandoned the effort of sheltering me from music like this. I'm glad you like the bells. I was actually thinking Mike Oldfield when I did this but I think I kind of got carried away at the end :) Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

davisamerica	davisamerica said 719 days ago (December 8th, 2007)
	right then bill i couldn't find my way out of newbie haze when this was posted...too bad for me..very nice surprise now Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 719 days ago (December 8th, 2007)
	DavisAmerica Always more than happy to get comments on songs that have been up for awhile!! And there are thousands of other great songs on the site! I have only listened to a few, but many are really worth digging up, especially old stuff by Tobin, Paddler and Peter Greenstone. Thanks. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

davisamerica	davisamerica said 719 days ago (December 8th, 2007)
	too cool and thanks bill Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

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