Love the textures and the rhythmic pings. Put a big smile on my face. Nice way to finish the year. 👍👍

Love the textures and the rhythmic pings. Put a big smile on my face. Nice way to finish the year. 👍👍

Yeah, well said.

It shows you put a lot of energy into this. The track takes its time to fully explode, and that's great. The first minutes provide a nice immersion into the sonic world you're building. It builds up gradually very pleasantly. The finale at 2:50 is a great payoff.

Unrelatedly, some of the synth lines remind me of the golden age of krautrock / new-age music. Good stuff, instant nostalgia for me.

Yeah, it's crazy WB2024 is over. We did it! As for 2026... I'll decide closer to next December whether I want to be doing the full streak again. I learned a lot, but it was also a lot of work and took a lot of discipline. In any case, now's time to celebrate.

[quote]so distressed it's disappearing (...) that's a whole 2024 mood[/quote] Yeah, well said. It shows you put a lot of energy into this. The track takes its time to fully explode, and that's great. The first minutes provide a nice immersion into the sonic world you're building. It builds up gradually very pleasantly. The finale at 2:50 is a great payoff. Unrelatedly, some of the synth lines remind me of the golden age of krautrock / new-age music. Good stuff, instant nostalgia for me. Yeah, it's crazy WB2024 is over. We did it! As for 2026... I'll decide closer to next December whether I want to be doing the full streak again. I learned a lot, but it was also a lot of work and took a lot of discipline. In any case, now's time to celebrate.

Some hot office gossip here! Love the gossiping voices throughout. Great melody, let's go!
I hear you on the thoughts on WB 100%
Crazy stuff, congrats on making it! By end of 2025 we'll probably have many ideas again and be ready for 2026 ... maybe. Have a great 2025!

Some hot office gossip here! Love the gossiping voices throughout. Great melody, let's go! I hear you on the thoughts on WB 100% Crazy stuff, congrats on making it! By end of 2025 we'll probably have many ideas again and be ready for 2026 ... maybe. Have a great 2025!

Oh man, what a great way to end the year!!

What a fantastic summation of the year for you. Sounds are all stellar - they blend so well, and the mix is great. Your sense of composition has always been good, but this song definitely shows your year of work: grows, ebbs and flows, and ends with a bang. With your as always awesome vocal chops! (“What’s going on here?”) Just an absolute joy. I’ve looked forward to your tracks every week, and this is a great cap for ‘24.

And damn…I wouldn’t even be here making this comment if it weren’t for you! Thank you so much for telling me about Weekly Beats - it’s been a wild ride, and one of my favorite things about 2024 (and yeah, I got married this year - it faces stiff competition!).

Here’s to making more music in the future, and looking forward to/dreading WB ‘26!

Oh man, what a great way to end the year!! What a fantastic summation of the year for you. Sounds are all stellar - they blend so well, and the mix is great. Your sense of composition has always been good, but this song definitely shows your year of work: grows, ebbs and flows, and ends with a bang. With your as always awesome vocal chops! (“What’s going on here?”) Just an absolute joy. I’ve looked forward to your tracks every week, and this is a great cap for ‘24. And damn…I wouldn’t even be here making this comment if it weren’t for you! Thank you so much for telling me about Weekly Beats - it’s been a wild ride, and one of my favorite things about 2024 (and yeah, I got married this year - it faces stiff competition!). Here’s to making more music in the future, and looking forward to/dreading WB ‘26!

I got pings. I can totally hook you up.

My stuff tends to hit a tone and stay there, so I'm working on building and including some variation in tone. I'm a sucker for classic synth lines, and I'm glad I somehow manage to channel some of that nostalgia! As for WB, I think I'm going to enjoy not having to crank something out every week, but I will try to hold myself to a regular schedule of some sort. It is a lot of work, but I'm pleased and encouraged by the results! Thank you for taking the time to listen to my stuff and help me improve it - your comments have pushed me in welcome directions!

Wow thank you! I've never sure about my composition (I always feel like I'm not doing enough) so that is encouraging to hear! This was a fun one to create, and I was happy to have a little extra time to work on it. I'm only sorry I didn't think to tell you about WB sooner! I always love seeing your stuff pop up on Facebook, but I've moved away from FB and (selfishly) decided to take your music with me! (I'm mostly kidding - I thought you'd get a kick out of WB.)

I forgot it was only this year you guys got married! Congratulations again on ensnaring a fantastic collaborator/songwriter/vocalist (and more). I can't wait to hear what you guys come up with next!

[quote=perman00b]Love the textures and the rhythmic pings. Put a big smile on my face. Nice way to finish the year. 👍👍[/quote] <3 I got pings. I can totally hook you up. [quote=rplktr][quote]so distressed it's disappearing (...) that's a whole 2024 mood[/quote] Yeah, well said. It shows you put a lot of energy into this. The track takes its time to fully explode, and that's great. The first minutes provide a nice immersion into the sonic world you're building. It builds up gradually very pleasantly. The finale at 2:50 is a great payoff. Unrelatedly, some of the synth lines remind me of the golden age of krautrock / new-age music. Good stuff, instant nostalgia for me. Yeah, it's crazy WB2024 is over. We did it! As for 2026... I'll decide closer to next December whether I want to be doing the full streak again. I learned a lot, but it was also a lot of work and took a lot of discipline. In any case, now's time to celebrate.[/quote] My stuff tends to hit a tone and stay there, so I'm working on building and including some variation in tone. I'm a sucker for classic synth lines, and I'm glad I somehow manage to channel some of that nostalgia! As for WB, I think I'm going to enjoy not having to crank something out every week, but I will try to hold myself to a regular schedule of some sort. It is a lot of work, but I'm pleased and encouraged by the results! Thank you for taking the time to listen to my stuff and help me improve it - your comments have pushed me in welcome directions! [quote=Paisleyfrog]Oh man, what a great way to end the year!! What a fantastic summation of the year for you. Sounds are all stellar - they blend so well, and the mix is great. Your sense of composition has always been good, but this song definitely shows your year of work: grows, ebbs and flows, and ends with a bang. With your as always awesome vocal chops! (“What’s going on here?”) Just an absolute joy. I’ve looked forward to your tracks every week, and this is a great cap for ‘24.[/quote] Wow thank you! I've never sure about my composition (I always feel like I'm not doing enough) so that is encouraging to hear! This was a fun one to create, and I was happy to have a little extra time to work on it. I'm only sorry I didn't think to tell you about WB sooner! I always love seeing your stuff pop up on Facebook, but I've moved away from FB and (selfishly) decided to take your music with me! (I'm mostly kidding - I thought you'd get a kick out of WB.) I forgot it was only this year you guys got married! Congratulations again on ensnaring a fantastic collaborator/songwriter/vocalist (and more). I can't wait to hear what you guys come up with next!

This is SUUUUUUUUUCH a cool use of all those office noises!!!! Fantasic!!!!
I'm a big fan of how playful the main melodic bell is - it feels like it's almost playing tag with some of the other voices in the mix, calling and responding to them. SUPER cool stuff. Not to mention the vocal chopping, too!
The hours spent extra polishing really show here, this feels like a very complete work. Awesomely done!!!

YES!!! 100% this!!! Hahahahaha... This was my first time, too and that's exactly how I feel.

It's been awesome sharing this musical corner with you this year, friend Looking forward to our continued M8 Community
Jams!!!

Cheers, and may 2025 bring you plenty of wonderfully musical moments

This is SUUUUUUUUUCH a cool use of all those office noises!!!! Fantasic!!!! I'm a big fan of how playful the main melodic bell is - it feels like it's almost playing tag with some of the other voices in the mix, calling and responding to them. SUPER cool stuff. Not to mention the vocal chopping, too! The hours spent extra polishing really show here, this feels like a very complete work. Awesomely done!!! [quote=MRDRCAT]I understand why people speak of it fondly, miss it, and also are a little relived when it skips a year.[/quote] YES!!! 100% this!!! Hahahahaha... This was my first time, too and that's exactly how I feel. It's been awesome sharing this musical corner with you this year, friend <3 Looking forward to our continued M8 Community Jams!!! Cheers, and may 2025 bring you plenty of wonderfully musical moments =)