Sinister Jazz (LIOLI 8)

Mystified

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I think a little sinister Jazz is in order for the good Doctor.... ;)

Thanks to Bryn for listens and suggestions, and for sending over a very cool distorted rhythm-and-effects track for me to use.
The instrumentals and vox are my musical weavings.
The loop in this is fairly obvious--i turned it backwards and assigned it a new software instrument ...enjoy!

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Hits: 921
Comments: 43
Fans: 27
Plays: 119
Downloads: 62
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Uploaded: Sep 27, 2008 - 11:39:43 AM
Last Updated: Sep 28, 2008 - 11:02:49 AM Last Played: Oct 30, 2009 - 08:40:43 AM

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Keywords:

sinister (4), jazz (501), Mystified (163), sbc (68), downtempo (68), beats (141), moonlight (11), LIOLI (53)

Hardware:

you know...the usual....(MacMini for recording vocals, Behringer B-1 Condenser Mic, MAudio Mobile Pre USB, MAudio 61-es MIDI keystation, macbook for final mix)

Software:

and more of the same...(GB 4 for the MacMini, LogicPro Studio 8 for final mix on the MacBook)

Comments

Cameron

Cameron said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)

interesting title!
Those two words aren't often linked together, but it works.

Interesting departure from your usual vocal style; definitely different than your more classical offerings. Very enjoyable.

Good selection of sounds in a very clear mix. Imaginative treatment of the loop.

Suggestion: Not everyone may know what your hardware and software is, especially the newer listeners. But even I do not remember if you use GB or Logic or whatever, so I encourage you to always post what you use.

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Mystified

Mystified said 425 days ago (September 28th, 2008)

the title...
...strangely enough, came about after I sent over an early mix of the loop with the bass and synth to Bryn to listen to.

I was trying to decide just 'what' it sounded like, and in the discussion, 'sinister jazz' was mentioned, and there it stuck.

When I recorded the vocals, I improvised the chorus first, and then improvised the lead afterwards. (yes...most everything I do is still improvised)

Thank you for listening and commenting, Cameron :)
It's always nice to get your impressions on a composition.

I'll go update my recording info: beyond upgrading my software to Logic, I'm still using the same old condenser mic and pre-amp I got nearly 4 years ago!

Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

sloparts

sloparts said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)

Oh Whoa now, Cat's on fire
Searing vocal work and lush backgrounds make for one "Evil Woman" about to take your soul. If I were the Dr., I'd be afraid, very afraid.

this is a very spooky sound Cat and I just love it. At then it almost sounded like the song was a breathing, living being waiting to devour anyone who gets too close.

Excellent work Cat, just excellent.

Ed

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Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you, Ed! I love how you describe it as almost sounding like a 'breathing, living being"... I'm a storyteller at heart, so that's a very cool description! Thank you for listening and commenting :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Feter	Feter said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)
	Sinister Jazz Interesting how all that sound bed with all the motions layed under your vocal work...this is jut amazing ..wonderful singing Cat as always . thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	thank you Feter! Once again, you're right here with a comment. Thank you so much for all your support. Glad you enjoyed this one :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

WillyB	WillyB said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)
	... wonderful feel and flow of both the music and vocals. Also loved the production...perfect touch. Check out my latest song called Lazy River (w/TERRAPLANE)

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	thanks! Production is something I'm still working on ironing out, so I appreciate your comments :) Thank you for listening! Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

chikoppi	chikoppi said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)
	Jazz and Self-Medication I so feel drunk when I listen to this. Very stylish! I dig the persistent synth that sort of winds away in the background. Check out my latest song called Loop It or Lose It 9

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Sinister Hehe. Your comment gave me a chuckle. Thanks for listening and sharing your impressions! :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

HenriROGERsoloandbands	HenriROGERsoloandbands said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)
	Creative Nice vocals harmonies and melodies . The backing track is great too . Check out my latest song called HyperKineziK 1/1

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you! I very much appreciate your listening and then taking time to leave a comment! :) Now, I need to get caught up on my listening to the rest of the LIOLI entries! Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Char	Char said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)
	Very cool, Mysti. Diana Ross and the Supremes were never this tight. Thanks. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Char :) Thank you! A very kind comment. I just had a lot of fun pretending to be a jazz singer for a few minutes! I'm glad you like the result, and thank you for letting me know :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)

Another Veteran of the LIOLI wars
This is how you do it boys. And for the ladies on the team, you can throw your opponent of guard with subtle influences like this and then spring the trap when their guard is down. ( Well it worked when I had to catch my cat and take him to the vet ) (no puns intended) hoo hoo hah ha ha haaaaaa. Oops, wrong role. Sorry about that. (Gonna have to talk to casting about that)

Nice work here Super Looper. This is sure to confuse the Dr and throw him off guard. Very very well done I might add.

CSP

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you, Capt! Let's hope this helps to put the good Dr in his place, eh? Thank you so much for listening and commenting :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 425 days ago (September 27th, 2008)
	sin sister vocals sounds so great it should be a sin. cool music track to spread out over. groovy! Check out my latest song called November

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	sin sister jazz? Hehee. It was a fun departure :) Thanks for listening and letting me know you enjoyed this piece! Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Alannah

Alannah said 425 days ago (September 28th, 2008)

WOW .....
.. you do the "jazz thing" very well ...... (mind you I might have turned up that main vocal track just a titch .... or should I say "torch") ... I like it that you are "tinkering" around genre wise .. and trying new things (I still like the mystified things mind you) ... but I enjoyed this one a lot ....

Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you Alannah! I really do like to tinker in different vocal styles (which is why I have far too many songs posted on my song page!). Thank you for dropping by for a listen and leaving a comment :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Diviner	Diviner said 425 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Oooh, Creepy Very nicely done. The music is very good, love the sounds you have created. The lyrics are very nice and well sung. Well done, its very good. Check out my latest song called Space Program (Space Race 2009)

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by for a listen and leaving your thoughts on this piece. I had a lot of fun doing it! :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Rik_Berryere	Rik_Berryere said 425 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	OOoooooooooooo..... .....I've never been more fascinated and frightened in my life... I feel unable to resist that voice, that droning synth, but this is going to cost me I'm sure, cost me and clean me out and leave me a broken shadow of who I used to be, but the sweet, scary and sublime whisper of this song is just impossible to resist.....

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	fascinating and frightening, eh...? I'm always fascinated (and sometimes frightened!?) by others' responses to my songs. It's very cool to get feedback and see how a piece is observed or experienced by others--so I appreciate you taking a moment to let me know! :) Thank you! Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

particledots

particledots said 425 days ago (September 28th, 2008)

Sinister Jazz
Very nice to hear this has developed
Love the vocals, particularly the background vocals.
When I get back in to making music one of these days perhaps I will do a version with no lead voc and background vocal sparseness emphasis...(I am creating my own oblique strategies here)
:-)
I like the snare drum that overlays the drum pattern I sent you...might be interesting to randonly meddle with the reverb settings on that throughout the song
The synth drone is one of my fave parts of this song and it helps to amplify the sinister feel
Great production (on Logic Pro 8 I assume?)

b

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Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you, B!! I'm with you on your comments here, and really am looking forward to the remix :) Thanks for taking the time to comment. And thank you for sending the drum pattern--it made all the difference in this song and added an entirely new dimension of 'color' to it :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

yrp	yrp said 425 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Very Misterious track... Something rare to find these days. The mood of this track makes me feel weird (in a very good way). It is a great surprise to find your music. I will surely delve your catalog to listen to more and more... thanks for the music. Check out my latest song called Light (with onesweetworld)

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you! It's funny how this song evolved. I didn't set out to create a specific vibe when building upon the loop, but the addition of the modulating synth definitely set the sinister tone. Mysterious, yes! Making music intuitively often is :) Thanks so much for listening and leaving a comment. Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

wurzel	wurzel said 425 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Mmmmmmmmmmmmm that's sweet and spooky. Great mix. Check out my latest song called A Bell In The Valley (Cathedral Mix)

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you! Thanks for listening and leaving a comment :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Moviz	Moviz said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Great Title and the backing tells the sinister part very well to the silky smooth bluesy vocals; great sound, regards M Check out my latest song called Come Back Billie

Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Hey :) Thanks so much for dropping by to listen and leave a comment. Glad you enjoyed the listen :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

regulus

regulus said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)

Your so clever
I would not have fathomed the loop were it not for your tell of its treatment. i had to listen a couple of time to grasp that transition. Love the vox back up and you are for ever coming up with tantalizing compositions. This is a little on the dark side but for facing the circumstances it is well placed. Love it and your new bio page. It just keeps one wanting to see and hear more.

Your are definitely one of the major Loopertroopers here, Major Mystified.

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Mystified	Mystified said 424 days ago (September 28th, 2008)
	Thank you! A little on the dark side, yes--just enough to keep balance with all the other more cheerful things I post :) Thank you for your kind comments, and for taking the time to share them here! Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

michael2	michael2 said 423 days ago (September 29th, 2008)
	cat this is sick, i love it. one of the more creative entries (not that they all don't have their certain magic). your voice is captivating as always, and the sounds you used are, well they're sinister. great job. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 423 days ago (September 29th, 2008)
	wow this sounds like one of those mash-ups from the UK with classic jazz records and some of the high-tech whizz-bang electronic equipment. That droning siren is GREAT. cool tune. Check out my latest song called Times Have Changed

dajama	dajama said 423 days ago (September 29th, 2008)
	I have to echo Cameron's comment about the title - cool and intriguing! In fact, the whole track is intriguing. Your vocal is really nice, and I like the music a lot. Great idea to reverse the loop. Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Nicely done. Peace. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

stacey	stacey said 423 days ago (September 29th, 2008)
	Lady! Loving every little thing! You are seriously talented. Seriously. Check out my latest song called tick tock

I. Spike	I. Spike said 422 days ago (September 30th, 2008)
	Toot sweet... I think your voice is too sweet, toot sweet, to be sinister... I dig the lilting dissonant quality.... grew-vhey! Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 422 days ago (September 30th, 2008)
	loop? what loop? cool intro - lots of nice slightly distorted sounds the vocals are primo - wowee that background portamento synth really makes the mood oops - completely forgot to listen for the loop thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

LunaTrick	LunaTrick said 419 days ago (October 3rd, 2008)
	Cool... Dark and Siouxsie-like... nice change of pace for you. Check out my latest song called Luna Gypsy Heart II (Eternal Firelight)

thetiler	thetiler said 418 days ago (October 4th, 2008)
	I like it when the myst gets nice and funky, especially with the jazz feel. Way to go Myst! Check out my latest song called Little Drummer Boy Variations

PentaRay	PentaRay said 400 days ago (October 22nd, 2008)
	When is your album release? This page is filled with superlatives already... and they are right! I think the key elements are (1) your vocal harmonies and (2) the contrast they make with the spooky background. More of these, please! Check out my latest song called Just You Wait 'till I Am Sober (LIOLI#09)

loricunningham	loricunningham said 283 days ago (February 17th, 2009)
	super cool The title really DOES work for this song! Wow - you have combined a couple of styles that I don't think is really done all that often. The song works! Great job, Cat!!! Beautiful vocals, tight harmonies. Check out my latest song called Thoughts of You (Emeria song)

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