A much more positive way to remember Topsy's sad demise. And a reawakeningl of my contempt for Edison, who engineered the stunt as a means of "demonstrating" the dangers of alternating current.

A much more positive way to remember Topsy's sad demise. And a reawakeningl of my contempt for Edison, who engineered the stunt as a means of "demonstrating" the dangers of alternating current.

Great compo, I like the bluesy bass progression in the second part, great choice of instruments as always! sad about Topsy but happy about your new track

Great compo, I like the bluesy bass progression in the second part, great choice of instruments as always! sad about Topsy but happy about your new track :)

Shocking.

Great song though. Pitch shifts are rather powerful.

The chromatic scale is the one with all 12 notes in it.

Shocking. Great song though. Pitch shifts are rather powerful. The chromatic scale is the one with all 12 notes in it.

wth we need to EXTRACT REVENGE for Topsy!

very cool "in the box" version of yourself.  This is like Virtual Reality NWSPR, based on the real human NWSPR, but the R stands for robots, so maybe the real you is just a fake human version of the real robot version.

wth we need to EXTRACT REVENGE for Topsy! very cool "in the box" version of yourself. This is like Virtual Reality NWSPR, based on the real human NWSPR, but the R stands for robots, so maybe the real you is just a fake human version of the real robot version. [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/ToMjGpnXBTw7vnokxhu/giphy.gif[/img]

Very nice mix of instruments and sounds.  Plus a highly catchy vibe.  An excellent tribute to Topsy.

Very nice mix of instruments and sounds. Plus a highly catchy vibe. An excellent tribute to Topsy.

What an interesting bit of history! I like the chord progs in both the verse and the chorus parts, and I like them even more contrasted with each other.

What an interesting bit of history! I like the chord progs in both the verse and the chorus parts, and I like them even more contrasted with each other.

Great piece of music! I love that loud bass sound in the end... very catchy! Wasn´t Topsy killed as a part of Edison´s mud slinging campaing against Tesla? Anyway, a cool track.

Great piece of music! I love that loud bass sound in the end... very catchy! Wasn´t Topsy killed as a part of Edison´s mud slinging campaing against Tesla? Anyway, a cool track.

Ah, just read Jim´s comment at the top... that Edison guy sounds like he could have had a future in modern politics...unfortunately!

[quote=Ashen Simian]Great piece of music! I love that loud bass sound in the end... very catchy! Wasn´t Topsy killed as a part of Edison´s mud slinging campaing against Tesla? Anyway, a cool track.[/quote] Ah, just read Jim´s comment at the top... that Edison guy sounds like he could have had a future in modern politics...unfortunately!

A great ode to Topsy. I really like all of this but I'm really feeling the long outro, that shift and the bass line, good ideas. A fitting marching feeling for Topsy to go out on, had he been allowed to go out with some dignity. Lovely sounds and style, those synths sound great. Nice vocoderizations. Clever tags on this one too

A great ode to Topsy. I really like all of this but I'm really feeling the long outro, that shift and the bass line, good ideas. A fitting marching feeling for Topsy to go out on, had he been allowed to go out with some dignity. Lovely sounds and style, those synths sound great. Nice vocoderizations. Clever tags on this one too :)

Yes, Edison killed a lot of dogs and some other elephants and is partially responsible for screwing Tesla out of history and some sort of financial security. But, he did not kill Topsy.  He had sold the Edison company and Topsy was killed 10 years prior and the hardware still had his name but he was no longer involved.  His dog killing days were past.

Thanks! Behind all the synths and vocoders, it really is a blues progression with a pop song treatment. My comfort zone!

Thanks! I could only budget for the first four in my attempted chromatic bass line and they were C#,D,D#,E.

what. What? Pshew... mind blown! Thanks for listening and cracking the robot / human / robot meta data.

Thanks for listening! Topsy probably deserved a better mix, but I'm on a tight schedule

Thanks! After all the layers were applied I think chorus came out with a fairly nice, although standard pop hook so I was pleased

Topsy was killed by greedy, ignorant attraction promoter who no longer wanted to pay for the Elephan't up keep and could not give him away so they made a spectacle out of killing him at the grand opening of a new amusement park that still stands at Coney Island today. The elephant had previously killed an abusive man and that was the excuse. But the real reason was ticket sales to see Topsy had declined.

As Devo says, it's a beautiful world we live in

Yeah, I liked the outro and although it was a last minute goof brought on by boredom of the song, it did kind of have an elephant walk kind of feel.  Thanks!

[quote=Jim Wood]A much more positive way to remember Topsy's sad demise. And a reawakeningl of my contempt for Edison, who engineered the stunt as a means of "demonstrating" the dangers of alternating current.[/quote] Yes, Edison killed a lot of dogs and some other elephants and is partially responsible for screwing Tesla out of history and some sort of financial security. But, he did not kill Topsy. He had sold the Edison company and Topsy was killed 10 years prior and the hardware still had his name but he was no longer involved. His dog killing days were past. [quote=Gab Manette]Great compo, I like the bluesy bass progression in the second part, great choice of instruments as always! sad about Topsy but happy about your new track :)[/quote] Thanks! Behind all the synths and vocoders, it really is a blues progression with a pop song treatment. My comfort zone! [quote=Devieus]Shocking. Great song though. Pitch shifts are rather powerful. The chromatic scale is the one with all 12 notes in it.[/quote] Thanks! I could only budget for the first four in my attempted chromatic bass line and they were C#,D,D#,E. [quote=orangedrink]wth we need to EXTRACT REVENGE for Topsy! very cool "in the box" version of yourself. This is like Virtual Reality NWSPR, based on the real human NWSPR, but the R stands for robots, so maybe the real you is just a fake human version of the real robot version. [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/ToMjGpnXBTw7vnokxhu/giphy.gif[/img][/quote] what. What? Pshew... mind blown! Thanks for listening and cracking the robot / human / robot meta data. [quote=CosmicCairns]Very nice mix of instruments and sounds. Plus a highly catchy vibe. An excellent tribute to Topsy.[/quote] Thanks for listening! Topsy probably deserved a better mix, but I'm on a tight schedule :) [quote=Avarine]What an interesting bit of history! I like the chord progs in both the verse and the chorus parts, and I like them even more contrasted with each other.[/quote] Thanks! After all the layers were applied I think chorus came out with a fairly nice, although standard pop hook so I was pleased :) [quote=Ashen Simian]Great piece of music! I love that loud bass sound in the end... very catchy! Wasn´t Topsy killed as a part of Edison´s mud slinging campaing against Tesla? Anyway, a cool track.[/quote] Topsy was killed by greedy, ignorant attraction promoter who no longer wanted to pay for the Elephan't up keep and could not give him away so they made a spectacle out of killing him at the grand opening of a new amusement park that still stands at Coney Island today. The elephant had previously killed an abusive man and that was the excuse. But the real reason was ticket sales to see Topsy had declined. As Devo says, it's a beautiful world we live in :) [quote=miraclemiles]A great ode to Topsy. I really like all of this but I'm really feeling the long outro, that shift and the bass line, good ideas. A fitting marching feeling for Topsy to go out on, had he been allowed to go out with some dignity. Lovely sounds and style, those synths sound great. Nice vocoderizations. Clever tags on this one too :)[/quote] Yeah, I liked the outro and although it was a last minute goof brought on by boredom of the song, it did kind of have an elephant walk kind of feel. Thanks!

nice track and great tribute to Topsy. I love all of your vocoder work and that outro!

nice track and great tribute to Topsy. I love all of your vocoder work :D and that outro!

digging the vocoder work too!

[img]https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7aCV2Be0Cfk4H8nC/giphy.gif[/img] digging the vocoder work too!