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Delta Danger

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I'm terrible naming my instrumentals so humor me with this one ...please??!! I envisioned vicious alligators, a voodoo priestess, a thick daunting mist, strange and nefarious-looking birds in the bald cypress trees, occasional fingers of spooky sunlight peeking through the canopy of Spanish moss - you get the picture. Thus the title.

This is another one I put together while I was doing my chemo last year. It's a musical bed with no real lead tracks but the slide guitar carries the tune pretty good. I tried like heck to get a few more horn stabs in the background but BIAB was stubborn and stingy - it's not from a lack of trying! The reason I didn't create a lead track for it is because I submitted for possible inclusion in a movie and they wanted a swamp sounding bed with minimal or no significant lead track. I kinda liked it when I finished it so I never went back for a lead track at a later time.

If I got real ambitious I could probably write a lyric for it. Maybe some day - just not this day! Thanks for your time to listen and comments.

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Love this Al & Di. Very cool rhythm to this tune..


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Hi Al,

I don't see/hear the danger at all. It gives me a feeling of riding a horseback, slowly and rhythmically (I never ride a horse, but anyway... wink ).
Gives me a nice feeling, so I'd call it: Equestrianism.

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Alan,
Love the rhythm and slide.Nice try on the horns ( I tried something similar with those horns in BiaB- they are tricky)
I enjoyed the swampy atmosphere!

Robert

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Good one, Alan. Enjoyed the listen.

You described it as sort of "dark and sinister", but I thought it had a bit of "bounce" and "liveliness" to it... swamp creatures having a dance...

Very well mixed.

smile

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This little tune has a great mix on it and I really like the chord changes. To me this is Jazz meets delta blues at some happy place in the middle. Drums sound exceptionally good to me. Thanks, Torrey.

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nice one

good mix and arrangement

I really like the groove

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Hi Alan, Very cool vibe on this! Love the Guitar riffs, they have a very good flow to the rhythms. Nice work! smile


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After reading your dialog, I really didn't know what to expect, but I can state that I sure was pleasantly surprised.

This has got a great rhythmical feel, excellent jive, and all around sound that makes you want to go and listen to it again and again.

Really, really cool.

BTW: The tune title is just perfect.



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floyd said "swamp creatures having a dance." That was funny...and fitting!

We enjoyed it from beginning to end.

Nice production and good potential for a film or tv background theme.

Nice.

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Nice sound, well mixed.
It gaves me the sensation of the ambient you want to describe.

Well done.

Sergio



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Yowsa! I need me some crawdaddies now y'all.

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Cool tune!

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Scott and Rob & Anne Marie,

Thanks a bunch for the listen and the kind words - glad you enjoyed it! Your input is appreciated.


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Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Alan,
Love the rhythm and slide.Nice try on the horns ( I tried something similar with those horns in BiaB- they are tricky)
I enjoyed the swampy atmosphere!

Robert


Thanks ya! Much appreciated. And yeah, those midi tracks - especially the horns - have a mind of their own! Thanks again.


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Good one, Alan. Enjoyed the listen.

You described it as sort of "dark and sinister", but I thought it had a bit of "bounce" and "liveliness" to it... swamp creatures having a dance...

Very well mixed.

smile



Glad ya liked it and appreciate ya letting me know! I wrote a song about 15 years ago called "Midnight In The Swamp" where a verse talks about snakes and alligators dancing in a pirogue left behind. Never posted it here as I created it in my older music creation software - before I became a BIAB user.

But glad ya like this one. And yes, the bayous have a rhythm as do the critters there. Best to you,

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Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
This little tune has a great mix on it and I really like the chord changes. To me this is Jazz meets delta blues at some happy place in the middle. Drums sound exceptionally good to me. Thanks, Torrey.


Thanks Torrey - much appreciated. And I think that's an apt description! Wishing you the very best,


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Originally Posted By: Joe -PG Music
Hi Alan, Very cool vibe on this! Love the Guitar riffs, they have a very good flow to the rhythms. Nice work! smile


Hello Joe, from PG Music! First of all - you guys have the best music creation software on the planet - love it! And glad you liked the vibe. Thanks for the kind and encouraging words. Best to you,

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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
After reading your dialog, I really didn't know what to expect, but I can state that I sure was pleasantly surprised.

This has got a great rhythmical feel, excellent jive, and all around sound that makes you want to go and listen to it again and again.

Really, really cool.

BTW: The tune title is just perfect.



Good evening, VT! Glad the surprise was pleasant - that's always a good thing to hear! Ab=nd feel free to listen to it as often as you would care to - no extra charge!


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
floyd said "swamp creatures having a dance." That was funny...and fitting!

We enjoyed it from beginning to end.

Nice production and good potential for a film or tv background theme.

Nice.

J&V


Hi guys! More than delighted you liked it! You two are always so supportive of everyone here - I think we speak for just about everybody when we say that's so danged nice of you! Thanks so very much! Nothing but the best wishes for yas.


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Originally Posted By: Sergio Guarneri


Nice sound, well mixed.
It gaves me the sensation of the ambient you want to describe.

Well done.

Sergio


Thank you very much, Sergio. You are very kind with your words. best to you.


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