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#854456 06/14/25 12:51 PM
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On The Move

Just having a little fun.

BiaB style- Gimlet Slow Funk Groove
Tempo - 75 BPM

Bass - Ample Bass - YinYang - preset Funk Line Cm
Piano - Lounge Lizard EP-5 - Time EP - preset Daily Tines
Guitar - Kontakt - Soundprops - preset DI 335
Strings - Kontakt - Soundprops - preset DI Tele
Drums - various Steven Slate drums
Percussion - Kontakt - various percussion instruments

I am playing the lead guitar and via my breath and keyboard controllers the Swam flute.

All comments are welcomed.


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Mario,

I hear little flashes of George Benson in here - EXCELLENT!

Love your guitar playing and that flute! Mix is perfect.

AWESOME!

Bob

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Downbeat funky groovy. Love the guitar in this. Very cool.


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Nice little taste of Mario-sweetness, this.
Loved that growly low flute trill!


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Super funky! Love the dynamic push when the guitar slides in at 1:15 or so. The flute tradeoffs are cool, too. That's a cool little band percolating away beneath it all. "A little fun" for sure!


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Originally Posted by rsdean
Mario,

I hear little flashes of George Benson in here - EXCELLENT!

Love your guitar playing and that flute! Mix is perfect.

AWESOME!

Bob

Thanx so much Bob. George Benson is an outstanding guitarist so thanx for that comment.


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Originally Posted by WaoBand
Downbeat funky groovy. Love the guitar in this. Very cool.

Thanx Chay I appreciate your comments.

Originally Posted by Tano Music
Nice little taste of Mario-sweetness, this.
Loved that growly low flute trill!

Thanx Tom. I really liked the flute sound in this one.


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Any amount of fun is a good thing these days.
More than a little here.
Enjoyed the guitar.
Very cool stuff on the flute....
Mix is Always good.

And always ...good listening.

fj

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Originally Posted by floyd jane
Any amount of fun is a good thing these days.
More than a little here.
Enjoyed the guitar.
Very cool stuff on the flute....
Mix is Always good.

And always ...good listening.

fj

Thanx Floyd. I'm glad you liked it.


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The flute seems just a little too forward for me...but the whole is a very tidy package and the flute is a nicely exotic one.
Guitar - yeah Mario, put that one in the cart.


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Originally Posted by rayc
The flute seems just a little too forward for me...but the whole is a very tidy package and the flute is a nicely exotic one.
Guitar - yeah Mario, put that one in the cart.

Thanx Ray. I'll work on better mixing when using a flute. Thanx for pointing that out. And thanx for the guitar comment.


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Very nice indeed Mario, love the mix and your use of the breath control is fab. The guitar sounds excellent imo. Fab listen, thanks bud.

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Originally Posted by PeteMcN
Very nice indeed Mario, love the mix and your use of the breath control is fab. The guitar sounds excellent imo. Fab listen, thanks bud.

Pete

Thanx Pete. I appreciate your comments.


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Really cooool vibe.

Loving the tone and notes you laid down from your ax and the flute.

Great mix and really no need to further parse things out.
Simply stated it's a fun listen!

Funk on,

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Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
Really cooool vibe.

Loving the tone and notes you laid down from your ax and the flute.

Great mix and really no need to further parse things out.
Simply stated it's a fun listen!

Funk on,

J&B

Thanx so much Janice and Bud. I had fun doing this one.


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Hi, Mario.

Sounds like you're having fun with the flute again.

With the dry, up-front mix, it's got a very 60's sound.


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Originally Posted by dcuny
Hi, Mario.

Sounds like you're having fun with the flute again.

With the dry, up-front mix, it's got a very 60's sound.

Thanx David. Actually I'm just having fun making music! I never thought about it but yes it does have a 60's sound. Thanx for bringing that to my attention.


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Sounds like you're having too much fun! The flute and guitar have the right flavor to put on top of the backing band. Grooving!

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Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Sounds like you're having too much fun! The flute and guitar have the right flavor to put on top of the backing band. Grooving!

Yes Scott I do have a lot of fun making music. It I wasn't I wouldn't be making music.
Thanx so much for listening and commenting.


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Easy listening and relaxing composition. Well-balanced (one could say equilibrious) groove.
Well executed.

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