https://soundcloud.com/user-47797156/fires

I'd call this two minutes of instrumental fluff, except it's not very fluffy. The basic inspiration was the wild-fires in Australia and it was crafted to express the emotions I've felt witnessing them from afar. I've been unable to write a lyric, because everything I've come up with is too on-the-nose. As a foreigner, I don't feel qualified to express in explicit language what I feel and think. I don't want to write a song that specific.

I don't know how to categorize this piece according to genre. It's a pop, jazz, piece to my ears with some classical elements as well. What to call that? Danged if I know.

Anyway, it's posted here for your perusal. I can hope that it moves you, but I don't expect it to be a forum "hit".

I miss being here as often as before, and I hope that soon I can begin to meet some of the new "faces" I've noticed, as well as try to keep up with old favorites.

Until then, "Fires".



****** Song Summary *************

Key=Fm , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=1:56

Style is _GRIMDAY.STY (Grim Day Cinematic Folktronica)

RealTracks in style: 1929:Synth, Bass, EuroDance VerseBass Ev 120
RealTracks in song: ~2293:Horn Section, Rhythm PopPads Ev 130
RealTracks in style: 2514:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickJoe Ev16 110
RealTracks in style: 2369:Strings, Rhythm PopCountry Ev 120
Loop in Style: House-Techno-Trance\House - crunchy_120_b drums ev16.wav
RealTracks in song: 2616:Guitar, Electric, Background FunkSingleNoteWah Ev16 100
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In addition, I used a 3/4 style:


RealTracks in style: 776:Bass, Acoustic, PopWaltz Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 1776:Sax, Tenor, Soloist JazzFunkMovin Ev16 130
RealTracks in style: 857:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockWaltzMutedA-B Ev 140
RealDrums [in Song:EthnicWaltz^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

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I tried for a section of poly-meter, but I'm not sure how well it comes through. The sax solo was playing in BIAB over an extended Fm chord, which I thought was pretty cool the way it "followed" the chords of the song simply by playing with scales in the tonic.

I spent more time in Reaper with my producer hat on, slicing and dicing, adding and removing than I actually did in BIAB. I don't know if the mix is "good", but I used a delay on the sax solo and the opening (repeated) guita, and some compression on the synth bass. Other than a final master with Ozone, I didn't do much track sound-shaping to speak of.

Last edited by Tangmo; 01/24/20 12:02 AM.
BIAB 2021 Audiophile. Windows 10 64bit. Songwriter, lyricist, composer(?) loving all styles. Some pre-BIAB music from Farfetched Tangmo Band's first CD. https://alonetone.com/tangmo/playlists/close-to-the-ground