I've been pretty swamped, too.  You still managed to pull off a pretty rockin' track.

I've been pretty swamped, too. You still managed to pull off a pretty rockin' track.

Thanks Edmund! I think February is a difficult month for a lot of us. I really struggled to put something out

[quote=Edmund Snyder]I've been pretty swamped, too. You still managed to pull off a pretty rockin' track.[/quote] Thanks Edmund! I think February is a difficult month for a lot of us. I really struggled to put something out

I think that I put a little more effort into mine this week than I usually do to the detriment of everything else I'm supposed to be doing.

[quote=laguna][quote=Edmund Snyder]I've been pretty swamped, too. You still managed to pull off a pretty rockin' track.[/quote] Thanks Edmund! I think February is a difficult month for a lot of us. I really struggled to put something out [/quote] I think that I put a little more effort into mine this week than I usually do to the detriment of everything else I'm supposed to be doing.

It has a nice groove to it and some pretty cool sounds that come in at various points.  Dig it.

It has a nice groove to it and some pretty cool sounds that come in at various points. Dig it.

Nice. The oscillating pad sounds cool with the lofi snare

Nice. The oscillating pad sounds cool with the lofi snare

Ahh really liking this - loose feels and wibbling chords

Ahh really liking this - loose feels and wibbling chords [img]http://49.media.tumblr.com/cecffe4d4f3154aeb002bf9441efff90/tumblr_nyp68bEuti1tf67l3o1_400.gifp[/img]

Really diggin' this. Reminiscent of Mo'wax stuff. I love the haunting synths and the sparse bass. Great great job, as always!

Really diggin' this. Reminiscent of Mo'wax stuff. I love the haunting synths and the sparse bass. Great great job, as always!

Thanks mate! I think I fixed the gif post. Let's see

[quote=tim koch]Ahh really liking this - loose feels and wibbling chords [img]http://49.media.tumblr.com/cecffe4d4f3154aeb002bf9441efff90/tumblr_nyp68bEuti1tf67l3o1_400.gif[/img][/quote] Thanks mate! I think I fixed the gif post. Let's see

That's right... Tim Koch's picture in full size

Thanks Brackeforth. Always add out of sync oscillation when out of ideas

THank you, man!

Well, Mo'Wax was a heavy influence in my early work. I spent my late teens and college years listening endlesly the "Headz" and "Fazes" compilations, so I guess it still shows sometimes

That's right... Tim Koch's picture in full size [img]http://49.media.tumblr.com/cecffe4d4f3154aeb002bf9441efff90/tumblr_nyp68bEuti1tf67l3o1_400.gif[/img] [quote=Brackleforth]Nice. The oscillating pad sounds cool with the lofi snare [/quote] Thanks Brackeforth. Always add out of sync oscillation when out of ideas :) [quote=CosmicCairns]It has a nice groove to it and some pretty cool sounds that come in at various points. Dig it. [/quote] THank you, man! [quote=dj someguy]Really diggin' this. Reminiscent of Mo'wax stuff. I love the haunting synths and the sparse bass. Great great job, as always![/quote] Well, Mo'Wax was a heavy influence in my early work. I spent my late teens and college years listening endlesly the "Headz" and "Fazes" compilations, so I guess it still shows sometimes

We must be more or less the same age then ... I was also hooked on all things mo'wax. The other day i played Sharp A2 by like vibert in a warmup set. It still rocks

[quote=laguna]That's right... Tim Koch's picture in full size [img]http://49.media.tumblr.com/cecffe4d4f3154aeb002bf9441efff90/tumblr_nyp68bEuti1tf67l3o1_400.gif[/img] [quote=Brackleforth]Nice. The oscillating pad sounds cool with the lofi snare [/quote] Thanks Brackeforth. Always add out of sync oscillation when out of ideas :) [quote=CosmicCairns]It has a nice groove to it and some pretty cool sounds that come in at various points. Dig it. [/quote] THank you, man! [quote=dj someguy]Really diggin' this. Reminiscent of Mo'wax stuff. I love the haunting synths and the sparse bass. Great great job, as always![/quote] Well, Mo'Wax was a heavy influence in my early work. I spent my late teens and college years listening endlesly the "Headz" and "Fazes" compilations, so I guess it still shows sometimes[/quote] We must be more or less the same age then ... I was also hooked on all things mo'wax. The other day i played Sharp A2 by like vibert in a warmup set. It still rocks :)

I'm 38 to 39... "representin' 1977" here I'm sure we share a lot of references

I still remember a vynil shop in your hometown Brussels I visited back in 2000. It was near to a car parking and I got some Hardfloor maxisingles and some Ninja Tune release Sorry but I could not recall the name of that store, but this was nearby:

[quote=dj someguy] We must be more or less the same age then ... I was also hooked on all things mo'wax. The other day i played Sharp A2 by like vibert in a warmup set. It still rocks :) [/quote] I'm 38 to 39... "representin' 1977" here :) I'm sure we share a lot of references I still remember a vynil shop in your hometown Brussels I visited back in 2000. It was near to a car parking and I got some Hardfloor maxisingles and some Ninja Tune release :) Sorry but I could not recall the name of that store, but this was nearby: [img]http://cromwell-intl.com/travel/belgium/comic-book-art/pictures/031-008.jpg[/img]

I hear ya loud and clear that work and life can get in the way sometimes! But pretty good effort all things considered! Looking forward to hearing more stuff from you!

I hear ya loud and clear that work and life can get in the way sometimes! But pretty good effort all things considered! Looking forward to hearing more stuff from you!

Sick track as usual!

[url="http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Ever+wondered+how+a+beating+heart+looks+gif+is+45_6fb087_4876029.gif"][img]http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Ever+wondered+how+a+beating+heart+looks+gif+is+45_6fb087_4876029.gif[/img][/url] Sick track as usual!

Digging this...I really like those wobbly synths. Nice work as usual!

Digging this...I really like those wobbly synths. Nice work as usual!

idk man I think this came out pretty solid, wouldn't change a thing

idk man I think this came out pretty solid, wouldn't change a thing

The intro is pretty interesting!

You're bien bueno haciendo musica man, keep it up!

The intro is pretty interesting! You're bien bueno haciendo musica man, keep it up!

that was a great snare sound!

that was a great snare sound!

i think the best parts are the little breaks in between. there are some really weird moments in there. did you plan that or did they just happen?

i think the best parts are the little breaks in between. there are some really weird moments in there. did you plan that or did they just happen?

Love how offbeat it is, there are some awesome sounds in there!

Love how offbeat it is, there are some awesome sounds in there!

I don't get tired of 90s boom bap. By all means, continue!

I don't get tired of 90s boom bap. By all means, continue!

The boom bap is timeless! Dig it. Like the bass and synths, Mininova sounding good. Nice job getting it done, the weekly deadline is tough but a good motivator to finish stuff. Love the mentions here to Mo Wax and Ninja Tune, I'm similar age, used to spin all that on college radio station in Portland Oregon.

The boom bap is timeless! Dig it. Like the bass and synths, Mininova sounding good. Nice job getting it done, the weekly deadline is tough but a good motivator to finish stuff. Love the mentions here to Mo Wax and Ninja Tune, I'm similar age, used to spin all that on college radio station in Portland Oregon.

I too am not tired of the 90s boom bap.  Just go with the flow I liked those individual sorta bongo percussion hits throughout.  Nice work!

I too am not tired of the 90s boom bap. Just go with the flow :) I liked those individual sorta bongo percussion hits throughout. Nice work!

Man, I don't know what is happening. I saw a lot of Weeklybeaters saying they had a bad week (myself included). What is happening to the world?!

Btw, It should be quite obvious for everybody around here, but I hereby give you the title of King of Weeklybeats.

Man, I don't know what is happening. I saw a lot of Weeklybeaters saying they had a bad week (myself included). What is happening to the world?! :( Btw, It should be quite obvious for everybody around here, but I hereby give you the title of King of Weeklybeats. [img]http://i.imgur.com/BWx5GTf.gif[/img]

Thank you man!

Thanks mate. I'm still catching up with your late weeks. It's been hectic. Glad to see you keep rockin'!

Guess "wobbly" is a good way to describe them. I was about to get rid of them a couple of times and start from scratch but... I'm sure you know that feeling when you're wondering "does this really works?" ...
Thanks, man

Glad to hear that. As I told cfurrow above, I was about to clean everything and start from scratch... Some bug in my ear still whispers "it does not work completely"... Guess it happens to everybody

[quote=Ipaghost][url="http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Ever+wondered+how+a+beating+heart+looks+gif+is+45_6fb087_4876029.gif"][img]http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Ever+wondered+how+a+beating+heart+looks+gif+is+45_6fb087_4876029.gif[/img][/url] Sick track as usual! [/quote] [img]https://media4.giphy.com/media/l0Nwtw3jnhf2ltkhG/200.gif[/img] Thank you man! [quote=filby]I hear ya loud and clear that work and life can get in the way sometimes! But pretty good effort all things considered! Looking forward to hearing more stuff from you![/quote] Thanks mate. I'm still catching up with your late weeks. It's been hectic. Glad to see you keep rockin'! [img]https://media1.giphy.com/media/q5FUU2UyI7Fxm/200.gif[/img] [quote=cfurrow]Digging this...I really like those wobbly synths. Nice work as usual![/quote] Guess "wobbly" is a good way to describe them. I was about to get rid of them a couple of times and start from scratch but... I'm sure you know that feeling when you're wondering "does this really works?" ... Thanks, man :) [img]https://media4.giphy.com/media/5xtDarDVvnNDcM9KL2E/200.gif[/img] [quote=ice smashing]idk man I think this came out pretty solid, wouldn't change a thing[/quote] Glad to hear that. As I told cfurrow above, I was about to clean everything and start from scratch... Some bug in my ear still whispers "it does not work completely"... Guess it happens to everybody :)

The merit belongs to The Professionals for their rendition of "the Godfather theme", Youtube and the relative crunchiness of the Akai s3000xl

Thanks! The offbeatness comes not because I play offbeat, but because I often sample and chop breaks like in the old days, programming "on the grid" and pitching down until it "more or less" fits the bar. Then I use slight offbeats to "fill" the gaps, because if I don't do it you'll hear overlaps and/or silence when the breaks end.

Most of the times, the results are different from what you can achieve in Ableton Live. The process is Messier and sometimes infuriating, however sometimes something more interesting comes out from it

Well, I'm glad I'm not boring you guys. I'd really want to bridge the past with some synth-driven future. Anyway, when it comes to the beat, I guess some sounds still resonate in my head from back in the day, before rappers had perfumes named after them, clothing lines and "twitter beefs" (I'm not even sure what that means)

Well, I guess I should credit in the description: breaks from a late 60's rendition of "The Godfather theme" by The Professionals (I think they were a session group). After some youtube browsing and some chopping on my Akai s3000xl... You can believe me, sometimes I really miss "warp points" when dealing with "oldschool" sampling

Thanks for listening, man! Really appreciated

haha "Representin'" 1977 here

Guess some of us lived our late teens and early twenties with a lot of Ninja Tune, Warp and countless others. I maybe don't listen to the records so often, but certain names showed me that it was possible to do music with a few machines... Remember DJ Shadow, Krush, Vadim, Cam, Spooky?

Love to share references. Still looking for "the perfect break"

[quote=george bowles]that was a great snare sound![/quote] The merit belongs to The Professionals for their rendition of "the Godfather theme", Youtube and the relative crunchiness of the Akai s3000xl :) [quote=Abludo]Love how offbeat it is, there are some awesome sounds in there![/quote] Thanks! The offbeatness comes not because I play offbeat, but because I often sample and chop breaks like in the old days, programming "on the grid" and pitching down until it "more or less" fits the bar. Then I use slight offbeats to "fill" the gaps, because if I don't do it you'll hear overlaps and/or silence when the breaks end. Most of the times, the results are different from what you can achieve in Ableton Live. The process is Messier and sometimes infuriating, however sometimes something more interesting comes out from it :) [quote=roboctopus]I don't get tired of 90s boom bap. By all means, continue![/quote] Well, I'm glad I'm not boring you guys. I'd really want to bridge the past with some synth-driven future. Anyway, when it comes to the beat, I guess some sounds still resonate in my head from back in the day, before rappers had perfumes named after them, clothing lines and "twitter beefs" (I'm not even sure what that means) [img]https://media3.giphy.com/media/JnLSi2bWr80p2/200.gif[/img] [quote=Tone Matrix]I too am not tired of the 90s boom bap. Just go with the flow :) I liked those individual sorta bongo percussion hits throughout. Nice work![/quote] Well, I guess I should credit in the description: breaks from a late 60's rendition of "The Godfather theme" by The Professionals (I think they were a session group). After some youtube browsing and some chopping on my Akai s3000xl... You can believe me, sometimes I really miss "warp points" when dealing with "oldschool" sampling :) Thanks for listening, man! Really appreciated :) [quote=miraclemiles]The boom bap is timeless! Dig it. Like the bass and synths, Mininova sounding good. Nice job getting it done, the weekly deadline is tough but a good motivator to finish stuff. Love the mentions here to Mo Wax and Ninja Tune, I'm similar age, used to spin all that on college radio station in Portland Oregon. [/quote] haha "Representin'" 1977 here :) Guess some of us lived our late teens and early twenties with a lot of Ninja Tune, Warp and countless others. I maybe don't listen to the records so often, but certain names showed me that it was possible to do music with a few machines... Remember DJ Shadow, Krush, Vadim, Cam, Spooky? ;) Love to share references. Still looking for "the perfect break" :)

Well, as you could tell, the "skeletal" of most of my tracks is actually rather monotone and miles behind what some of you, real instrumentalist, could do. As you could see in the arrangement view, I deliberately "make holes" every 4, 8 or 16 measures to try to mantain the listener's interest. I'm always thinking that you'll get tired of those "tricks" so I really put an effort in placing some surprising elements.

Since I play my arrangement endless times, I follow the song "as another listener" wishing that "it would be cool if now some snares would drop" and things like that.

So basically yes, Christian. The breaks and gaps are completely planned, trying to distract people from the fact that I suck at songwriting and harmony

So extra respect to your acoustic jams. I'd be scared to death, unable to hide myself between drum fills and the usual "i took the bass off and then on again". But please don't tell anyone

[quote=colorful grey]i think the best parts are the little breaks in between. there are some really weird moments in there. did you plan that or did they just happen? [/quote] Well, as you could tell, the "skeletal" of most of my tracks is actually rather monotone and miles behind what some of you, real instrumentalist, could do. As you could see in the arrangement view, I deliberately "make holes" every 4, 8 or 16 measures to try to mantain the listener's interest. I'm always thinking that you'll get tired of those "tricks" so I really put an effort in placing some surprising elements. Since I play my arrangement endless times, I follow the song "as another listener" wishing that "it would be cool if now some snares would drop" and things like that. So basically yes, Christian. The breaks and gaps are completely planned, trying to distract people from the fact that I suck at songwriting and harmony :) So extra respect to your acoustic jams. I'd be scared to death, unable to hide myself between drum fills and the usual "i took the bass off and then on again". But please don't tell anyone ;)

Muchas gracias, joven! En serio, muchas gracias por escuchar. Tu trabajo está super bueno también.

Man... Molto Obrigado! I'm flattered, although I think others deserve that honour far better than me.

Anyway, the pixelated walking king made my day. I would keep it nearby as a positivity talisman for the bad times.

Again, thanks for your really kind words. Your work is excellent and really inspiring, and BTW I was sorry to hear about your Grandmother.

Eu desejo que ela tenha tido uma boa vida

[quote=Naikymusic]The intro is pretty interesting! You're bien bueno haciendo musica man, keep it up! [/quote] Muchas gracias, joven! ;) En serio, muchas gracias por escuchar. Tu trabajo está super bueno también. [quote=matheusleston]Man, I don't know what is happening. I saw a lot of Weeklybeaters saying they had a bad week (myself included). What is happening to the world?! :( Btw, It should be quite obvious for everybody around here, but I hereby give you the title of King of Weeklybeats. [img]http://i.imgur.com/BWx5GTf.gif[/img][/quote] Man... Molto Obrigado! I'm flattered, although I think others deserve that honour far better than me. Anyway, the pixelated walking king made my day. I would keep it nearby as a positivity talisman for the bad times. Again, thanks for your really kind words. Your work is excellent and really inspiring, and BTW I was sorry to hear about your Grandmother. Eu desejo que ela tenha tido uma boa vida :)

I like that beat and chilling synth. Hope to hear more like this....

I like that beat and chilling synth. Hope to hear more like this....

pretty nice beat you produced here. quite like to dark atmosphere and good variation throughout the song. keep up the creative work.

pretty nice beat you produced here. quite like to dark atmosphere and good variation throughout the song. keep up the creative work.

Very interesting track!
He has many groovy Elements that are somewhat reminiscent Rap / HipHop Style !

Very interesting track! He has many groovy Elements that are somewhat reminiscent Rap / HipHop Style !

Love that swing here and the sampled breaks are great! I could listen to thos stuff all day

Love that swing here and the sampled breaks are great! I could listen to thos stuff all day

Well, it's really "accidental swing"... I start using straigt notes on a pattern, but since there's no timestretching and everything it's been manually chopped, silences appear. So then I move every not slightly until there are no gaps and funny wonky swings appear

Thanks for listening, man

Danke schön, m2K7. The beat element is always in my mind and I am afraid I'm too much hip hop influenced, son I try to marry the synths with some heavy "phat" breaks

Thank you, mate. Sorry for the late reply to your comment. I'm catching up.

Really working hard to build those dense atmospheres. Would love to consider this some sort of "progressive hip hop"

Thank you Q-Rosh. You could bet I have more boom bap reserved. In fact, I should restrain from falling into the cliche I've got a weak spot for fat breaks and crunchy drums.... Need to work on my melodic skills also

[quote=donnyjankowski]Love that swing here and the sampled breaks are great! I could listen to thos stuff all day[/quote] Well, it's really "accidental swing"... I start using straigt notes on a pattern, but since there's no timestretching and everything it's been manually chopped, silences appear. So then I move every not slightly until there are no gaps and funny wonky swings appear :) Thanks for listening, man [quote=m2K7]Very interesting track! He has many groovy Elements that are somewhat reminiscent Rap / HipHop Style ![/quote] Danke schön, m2K7. The beat element is always in my mind and I am afraid I'm too much hip hop influenced, son I try to marry the synths with some heavy "phat" breaks [quote=chiefthomson]pretty nice beat you produced here. quite like to dark atmosphere and good variation throughout the song. keep up the creative work.[/quote] Thank you, mate. Sorry for the late reply to your comment. I'm catching up. Really working hard to build those dense atmospheres. Would love to consider this some sort of "progressive hip hop" :) [quote=Q-Rosh]I like that beat and chilling synth. Hope to hear more like this....[/quote] Thank you Q-Rosh. You could bet I have more boom bap reserved. In fact, I should restrain from falling into the cliche :) I've got a weak spot for fat breaks and crunchy drums.... Need to work on my melodic skills also

Badass oldschool sound

Badass oldschool sound