Lost At Sea

MannequinRaces

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Description

This song is based around a sample that I took of my dish washer. The sample starts out simple enough and then gets more chopped up at the end. The song evolved from there. Also in this song is a new pedal I got that is a photo theremin. You change the pitch of the theremin based on how much light is hitting the sensor. Another interesting thing is that nothing was quantized in this song! I've gotten criticism in the past that some of my productions sound too robotic so I tried to be a bit more organic on this one. Thanks for listening and please leave a comment good or bad!

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Lyrics

No lyrics, it's an instrumental!

Song Stats

Hits: 627
Comments: 38
Fans: 15
Plays: 88
Downloads: 26
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Uploaded: Nov 17, 2009 - 10:42:26 AM
Last Updated: Nov 17, 2009 - 10:42:26 AM Last Played: Mar 16, 2010 - 12:19:47 PM

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Creative Commons License:
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Song Actions

Keywords:

calm (51), radio communication (1), bloops (1), blips (3), screeching noise (1), instrumental (588), experimental (421), water (58), sample (24)

Hardware:

Electro-Faustus EF102 Photo Theremin, Zoom H2 for recording my dish washer. M-Audio Oxygen 8 v2., Presonus Firepod, iMac.

Software:

Record

Comments

Char	Char said 123 days ago (November 17th, 2009)
	Does the dishwasher sound different on different wash cycles? What about a duet of dish washer and clothes washing machine? The theremin is wild. Reminded me of an organ grinder. (Ooh, that sounds nasty.) It has a forlorn quality but also a bit of anticipation. I like it. Thanks. Check out my latest song called Intangible Bud mix

MannequinRaces

MannequinRaces said 123 days ago (November 17th, 2009)

Lost At Sea
Hi Char! Thanks for checking this one out. My dish washer sounds pretty much the same. The other cycles aren't as rhythmic. You can get different sounds out of it by changing up how many dishes clank against each other. My clothes washer is pretty boring. Maybe a duet with the clothes dryer. The photo theremin is very hard to control. It is extremely sensitive. Very hard to play musical passages on it! You're dead on about the forlorn quality. Glad you pointed it out. Thanks again!

Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

Feter	Feter said 123 days ago (November 17th, 2009)
	Lost At Sea I admire new ideas and using your dish washer machine to produce a sound that help your musical idea to evolve this is cool ...nice sound track thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 123 days ago (November 17th, 2009)
	Lost At Sea As always Feter thanks for checking this song out. I find it's good to sometimes exit my comfort zone and try new things. Sometimes exciting things happen. Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

Rocha Malhada

Rocha Malhada said 119 days ago (November 21st, 2009)

household items
I'm a big fan of using things to add in to music. I've thought of the washer/dryer, but haven't gotten around to recording them.

The washer here has a "trudging" cadence that could also be used in a scape of marching soldiers in a swamp...

maybe check these of mine out sometime?

http://www.macjams.com/song/47559

http://www.macjams.com/song/47633

. - Harold

Check out my latest song called Screamin'out with PV and Feel

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 116 days ago (November 25th, 2009)
	Mad Man 'Marching soldiers in a swamp!' I like that mental image. I'm off to check yours out in a bit. Thanks for listening and commenting Harold! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

smokey bacon jnr	smokey bacon jnr said 116 days ago (November 24th, 2009)
	I like that that sounds great! If you hadn't mentioned washing machines, I would been really puzzled by that sound, but it goes well with that deep cello tone you get presumably from the theramin? Nice compostion - and doesn't Record make it sound crystal clear too. Check out my latest song called Hung Up

MannequinRaces

MannequinRaces said 116 days ago (November 25th, 2009)

Lost At Sea
The deep cello tone that you refer is a harmonium from the Abbey Roads refill. Yes, Record does make things nice and crisp. I'm still learning the in's and outs but I love have the EQ and compression all in the channel strip! I also used a bit of master bus compression. The theremin sound is the wobbly tone that goes really high at the end. Thanks for listening and commenting!

Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

mikkinylund	mikkinylund said 109 days ago (December 1st, 2009)
	I believe... ...this is the first one I am fortune to listen to from you. And, it's awesome! I like the creativity, which makes it unique. Has a bit of Sigur Ros flavor it, but that's just good. I love this. Very different! Check out my latest song called Irina from Nevsky Novgorod

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 109 days ago (December 1st, 2009)
	Lost At Sea Cool. Glad you liked it! I've been meaning to pick up the Sigur Ros CD. That type of music seems to be up my alley. Thanks for listening and commenting. Have a look at my back catalog and I'll check yours out also! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

Boundless	Boundless said 109 days ago (December 1st, 2009)
	What creativity Quite a soundscape. Fascinating. Merci ! Check out my latest song called Weather or Not - Jim Bouchard's Collab

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 109 days ago (December 1st, 2009)
	Lost At Sea Awesome! Thanks for checking this out and commenting! Glad you liked the soundscape! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 109 days ago (December 1st, 2009)
	Swish swash If a toy boat winds up in a washing machine, that is probably what it'd hear. Cool track, and a creative idea. Check out my latest song called Big man

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 109 days ago (December 2nd, 2009)
	Lost At Sea Awesome! Thinks for listening and commenting! Hmm, maybe I'll have to throw random objects in my machine to see what kind of sounds I can get! Better not, I'll probably void the warranty if I throw some crazy stuff! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

michael2

michael2 said 109 days ago (December 1st, 2009)

my god
that is amazing. i am completely blown away by this (and on my 4th listen). i love how you blended the synthetic with the organic. such a great melody and sound from the harmonium, and the production touches are perfect: the synth and theremin bits are subtle and add a touch of chaos, while the dishwasher keeps the beat down. i really like the first synth that comes in and abruptly ends with the cymbal crash. this is a great direction for you. if i can make one suggestion: I think it would be really cool if the abrupt ending of the song were dry and had no delay tailing off. but that's just me; the song is as good as it gets.

Check out my latest song called Acting So Strangely (with ParticleDots)

MannequinRaces

MannequinRaces said 109 days ago (December 2nd, 2009)

Lost At Sea
Thanks for the fantastic comment Michael! It's funny you mention the end because I was wrestling in my head whether or not I should keep the delay tail or chop it off! I tried cutting it off but it didn't sound quite right. On this song I really enjoyed mixing the organic with the synthetic! I definitely want to incorporate more of that into my future songs!

Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

jiguma

jiguma said 108 days ago (December 2nd, 2009)

I've often thought
about the opportunities of combining samples from real life as loops in music, but my style doesn't lend itself all that readilly. This is a really interesting piece of music Adam - it creates a real "sea shanty" feel, and you carry this off very well indeed. If organic was an aim, then I think you've definitely succeeded here. Easy to get that underwater feel. I'd have loved it to be longer so I could "immerse" myself in the sound for longer.
I really enjoyed this one - thanks!
Neil

Check out my latest song called PBGB/jiguma Radio Interview

MannequinRaces

MannequinRaces said 108 days ago (December 3rd, 2009)

Lost At Sea
Thanks for the great comments Neil. I toyed with the idea of making it longer but I didn't want to ruin a good thing. I view it more as an experiment rather than a 'song' but I do like short songs that get a musical idea across quickly. I think you should break out of your comfort song and incorporate some samples from your surroundings! You do live close to the ocean, right?!

Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

michaelkoppenheffer	michaelkoppenheffer said 108 days ago (December 2nd, 2009)
	Any song that starts with a dishwasher Is a winner with me... And I think you did well by not quantizing; this does indeed feel like an organic piece of music. (And almost too short...though it forces me to listen to it again:) Check out my latest song called The Inland Empire

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 108 days ago (December 3rd, 2009)
	Lost At Sea Thanks for listening and commenting! Yeah, it's really hard not to push the quantize button! It is a bit short but repeat listens help! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 108 days ago (December 2nd, 2009)
	Wow Adam I LOVE how this develops. I like how you pulled the parts together. It really has a sense of desolation. It's kind of twisted and I like that! Check out my latest song called Growler

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 108 days ago (December 3rd, 2009)
	Lost At Sea Thanks for listening Doug! Glad you like it. Definitely has a feeling of desolation. The slow tempo and the churning sound just made me write a sort of sad melody line! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

particledots	particledots said 107 days ago (December 4th, 2009)
	nice experiment works well Check out my latest song called Acting So Strangely (with michael 2)

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 107 days ago (December 4th, 2009)
	Lost At Sea Thanks for listening and commenting! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

lengold	lengold said 97 days ago (December 13th, 2009)
	What a great use for a dishwasher, mine is definitely no good at cleaning dishes. Very imaginative and creative, enjoyed. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called A Little Crazy with cchaplin

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 88 days ago (December 22nd, 2009)
	Ha Yeah, mines not the best at cleaning dishes either! Thanks for checking this one out Len. Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 80 days ago (December 30th, 2009)
	deep oh yeah - very organic i like the water associations - very nice i wish it had gone on to more depth - but that's ok thank Check out my latest song called Lunar Eclipse (w/ tonestones, awigze, scofugate)

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 80 days ago (December 30th, 2009)
	Lost At Sea Thanks a lot for listening and commenting! I appreciate it! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

falcef	falcef said 74 days ago (January 5th, 2010)
	Lost At Sea Salve ho ascoltato questo bel brano ha del classico che fa riflettere dei fondali marini immensi, mi sono venute in mente le immersioni subaque. Very good complimentis Check out my latest song called Egon-and-Nosky

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 72 days ago (January 8th, 2010)
	Lost At Sea Excellent! Thanks for listening and commenting! I believe your comment translated in English is something like: "You hello I listened to this fine piece has some classic that does to reflect some marine backdrops immense, I have come in mind the immersions subaque." Thanks again! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

Dharma_Logos	Dharma_Logos said 40 days ago (February 8th, 2010)
	Even after reading your description... I still have no idea how this music was made. But it is creative, beautiful, soothing, and thoroughly enjoyable. Check out my latest song called Fairy Daydream

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 39 days ago (February 10th, 2010)
	Lost At Sea Awesome! Thanks for the great comment. I'm usually asking people how something was crafted but it's nice to be on the other side of the fence for once! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

curtithird	curtithird said 40 days ago (February 8th, 2010)
	very unique and epic It's relaxing, and I love the dishwasher thing lol Check out my latest song called The Choir's Turn

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 39 days ago (February 10th, 2010)
	Lost At Sea Thanks for listening and commenting! I'm glad that you find it relaxing! Also glad that you dig the dishwasher. Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

ectoplasm	ectoplasm said 40 days ago (February 8th, 2010)
	mellow very nice Check out my latest song called the sun slept in today

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 39 days ago (February 10th, 2010)
	Lost At Sea Thanks for listening and commenting! Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

Demeter7	Demeter7 said 8 days ago (March 13th, 2010)
	The poor downtrodden dishwasher army, slogging through the greasy breakfast dishes...soulful, almost heart rending. You are good. :) Check out my latest song called Fiddloop

MannequinRaces	MannequinRaces said 7 days ago (March 13th, 2010)
	Lost At Sea My dishwasher never gets that much of a workout! I'd say it performs light duty. Thanks for listening and commenting! ;) Check out my latest song called Lost At Sea

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Name: Adam McClure

Hi. My name is Adam and I'm a one-man-band from Dayton Ohio. I do music as a hobby but hopefully one day will start releasing my songs. If you like quirky music along the lines of Radiohead, The Octuopus Project, or Black Moth Super Rainbow you ... [see more]

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