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MarioD #788302 12/10/23 10:30 PM
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Lovely contemplative piece, Mario.
Certainly conducive to thoughts fading in and out. Those nylon strings sound great.
Regards,
Leon

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Our protagonist walks alone on an empty beach in the evening.

Maestro. This is one of your finest compositions in my not so humble opinion. Stirring. Contemplative. Satisfying.

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Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
I think it's more of a relaxing song than a sad one.
I really like it, especially what you did with the nylon.
Enjoyed the listen.
A lot!
I think you should release a chillout album one day, you're good at that.

Thanx so much. Maybe someday I will release an album, but don't hold your breath.


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Originally Posted by Leon1
Lovely contemplative piece, Mario.
Certainly conducive to thoughts fading in and out. Those nylon strings sound great.
Regards,
Leon
Thanx so much Leon.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Our protagonist walks alone on an empty beach in the evening.

Maestro. This is one of your finest compositions in my not so humble opinion. Stirring. Contemplative. Satisfying.

Thanx so much for this very kind review.


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You should be scoring films!!! This is so pretty, and so emotional!!! I agree with Floyd...nylon is beautiful!!!! GREAT work!!! Take care. Greg

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Originally Posted by Greg Johnson
You should be scoring films!!! This is so pretty, and so emotional!!! I agree with Floyd...nylon is beautiful!!!! GREAT work!!! Take care. Greg

Greg, that nylon is a $69 dollar guitar recorded with a cheap tuner piezo pickup! Thanx for this kind words.


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Hi Mario
Sounds really good
The sound of the acoustic guitar fits great
Well done
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

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Wow Mario this one jumped to the top of my favorites list for your tunes. Really well done. Awesome instrumentation and perfect mix.


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Originally Posted by PROJECT M
Hi Mario
Sounds really good
The sound of the acoustic guitar fits great
Well done
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

Thanx Andi, I'm glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by Scott C
Wow Mario this one jumped to the top of my favorites list for your tunes. Really well done. Awesome instrumentation and perfect mix.

Thanx so much Scott.


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Hello Mario,

Oh, I like this song a lot! Very nice melody and I do like the used instruments!
The flute, the nylon string guitar, and also that beautiful synth in the back, well... in the back?

I didn't get the impression that this is a sad song. The melody 'meanders' through my head and gives a very relaxed feeling.
Lovely!
Very far away from any dissonant tones ;-)

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Originally Posted by Birchwood
Hello Mario,

Oh, I like this song a lot! Very nice melody and I do like the used instruments!
The flute, the nylon string guitar, and also that beautiful synth in the back, well... in the back?

I didn't get the impression that this is a sad song. The melody 'meanders' through my head and gives a very relaxed feeling.
Lovely!
Very far away from any dissonant tones ;-)

Hans

Thanx so much Hans I appreciate your very kind works.

"Very far away from any dissonant tones ;-)" I got a chuckle out of that line!


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Hi Mario,
"with your long blond hair and your eyes of blue..." clearly its not that one!
Congratulations on this highly atmospheric piece. It may be soft and slow but there are some melodic twists that make this quite an arresting composition. I'm also hearing too much of the strings.
Take care,
Marc

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Originally Posted by mglinert
Hi Mario,
"with your long blond hair and your eyes of blue..." clearly its not that one!
Congratulations on this highly atmospheric piece. It may be soft and slow but there are some melodic twists that make this quite an arresting composition. I'm also hearing too much of the strings.
Take care,
Marc

Thanx Marc. Are you saying that the strings are to loud?


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