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Plodding

By miraclemiles on May 29, 2022 11:49 pm

Sat down and created most of this earlier this week after a somber day hearing news reports about the tragedy in Texas. I needed to go make music to decompress. Turned on the Push and captured the first ideas that came out for an hour or so. Wanted to vocalize something, but didn't want to bug my family in the next room with my shoutings as they were relaxing. Added a sample of someone coughing. Then I typed some random words I was thinking into 15.ai and brought the output into Live to chop up some more. The next day, more catharsis by banging on the e-drums and adding those as some extra chaos to this. Title is the quick placeholder I used for the session. When I thought about it today, still seemed to fit, kinds of described the vibe of this, and also describes the too-slow pace of progress and change that never seems to come. So right now feeling thankful for a healthy family and opportunity to make, share and hear new music every week.

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This track is EPIC. The bass sound and vibe, laid back but somber grabs you and doesn't let go until the end. It's good to see 15.ai being used! This now sounds like a post apocalyptic AI hiphop track. embellished with tasty percussion. It comes from also a dark, sad news, thankfully we have music to channel this. I loved this track. Faving it.

Progress in this country is painfully slow and in many cases we seem to be going backwards.  The bass and drums sound huge and kept this track plodding forward while the ai voice was utilized really well.

This is really fantastic. I love the way you make use of vocal samples. I think that for some of us, have a creative output for expression is really important. Essential, sometimes. It was something I thought about while reading your description, and again while listening to the track.

Love the bass to start this off, nice transition in the middle section, chaotic ending is great with the drums and vocal banter

there is so much going on in this track. had to repeat it many times to get a little overview of what you`ve been putting in the soup. this is great art. maybe you share my philosophy: less is less and more is more.

Kedbreak136 wrote:

This track is EPIC. The bass sound and vibe, laid back but somber grabs you and doesn't let go until the end. It's good to see 15.ai being used! This now sounds like a post apocalyptic AI hiphop track. embellished with tasty percussion. It comes from also a dark, sad news, thankfully we have music to channel this. I loved this track. Faving it.

Wow thank you! Glad you to hear you liked it. Love your description. Can't wait to play with 15.ai more, I think I heard about it first on your songs. What a great project, you have used it really well too.


CosmicCairns wrote:

Progress in this country is painfully slow and in many cases we seem to be going backwards.  The bass and drums sound huge and kept this track plodding forward while the ai voice was utilized really well.

So true, yeah the backwards movement is what's frustrating. What's happening!?! Thank you!

hent03 wrote:

This is really fantastic. I love the way you make use of vocal samples. I think that for some of us, have a creative output for expression is really important. Essential, sometimes. It was something I thought about while reading your description, and again while listening to the track.

Hey thanks so much! I love vocal sounds, I think its always great to hear a human (or machine human Ai) voice of some sort. Yeah having creative expression I feel is pretty essential, so glad you thought about that. I want everyone to experience the power of creative expression, but maybe it's not for everyone, I feel like it could be, not sure smile



Jason Nijjer wrote:

Love the bass to start this off, nice transition in the middle section, chaotic ending is great with the drums and vocal banter

Glad you liked the bass! you're a bass master smile , yeah its a sample based ableton instrument. Bass of Velvet I think from a free pack from last year, maybe the Singularities? Cheers.

Q-Rosh wrote:

there is so much going on in this track. had to repeat it many times to get a little overview of what you`ve been putting in the soup. this is great art. maybe you share my philosophy: less is less and more is more.

Yes, yes I do share the less is less more is more philosophy! smile So cool you listened to the layers of soup ingredients here. Very honored to hear you thought this is great art, thank you!

As usual excellent sounding percussion and a driving groovy rhythm.  The middle section half is extra catchy.  Bringing back some old school Orb vibes too.  Nice work!

Tone Matrix wrote:

As usual excellent sounding percussion and a driving groovy rhythm.  The middle section half is extra catchy.  Bringing back some old school Orb vibes too.  Nice work!

Thank you!! If there's something I wouldn't mind being associated with it would be good percussion and grooves smile smile -- Ah Orb, yes, hadn't thought of that but yes!

feelin' this smile

miriclemiles helping us dance out the existential dread

I hear you brother.  This evokes the confusion, angst, anger, and surreal experience of that week and this moment in our culture. Love the drums throughout but especially on the outro! Great sonic expression and therapy.

sounds of frustration! very masculine stompy groove. yeah we are lucky to have music to sublimate this bad shit going on.

emily wrote:

feelin' this smile

miriclemiles helping us dance out the existential dread

That's right! Dance it all out, let's go!

NWSPR wrote:

I hear you brother.  This evokes the confusion, angst, anger, and surreal experience of that week and this moment in our culture. Love the drums throughout but especially on the outro! Great sonic expression and therapy.

Right on, good to know there's kindred spirits out there frustrated as well. Sonic therapy is the stuff. Thanks for checking it out!

license wrote:

sounds of frustration! very masculine stompy groove. yeah we are lucky to have music to sublimate this bad shit going on.

Yes! I was a stompy male that week! Music is good!

Love the shit out of the drums on this, particularly the big supermassive highlights bangers. Kind of a punk track, this, which I mean as “ayyy, excellent!”

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