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 | Ejh said 1056 days ago |
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First off, who cares.... ...about the song, it has such a cool graphic I'm going to give it high numbers anyway... I REALLY like that image... This reminds me some of the band Nightnoise, and...can't remember...another of the Windham Hill bands....with Daryl Anger... I like the use of the hand percussion that isn't too perfect... And the piano has a human quality to it, too... I hear the Celtic quality in there, which in my book is a good thing... Ed |
 | perceptualvortex said 1056 days ago |
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Wow This is just amazing. All of the instruments are played so beautifully, and weave together perfectly. If Oregon sounds anything like this I've got to check them out. And I entirely agree with Ed about the artwork, which is great. |
 | thoddi said 1056 days ago |
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I'm in the boat What vivid images came to mind listening to this. I found myself on a river made up from images seen on TV or something from the Lord of the Rings. Swirling around without much control over where the boat would turn next. Great performances by all. |
 | Tadashi Togawa said 1056 days ago |
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The earth somewhere I traveled. It was invited to this music. Wonderful travel. Travel of sound. |
 | Mcboy said 1056 days ago |
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classy music that defines description.....oregon comparisons are fair tho.....the percussionist is playing djembe. talikng drums(armpit held drum hit by a stick on its head) while the piano, viloin and clarinet have a discourse....how kool can this be.....hehhhe....i like the balance beteween delicateness and the driving percusssion.... the melodic lines swoop and sweep acrosss the soundscape......what a delight!!!! 10-10-10-10.....great musicianship, composition and arrangement! |
 | Emily Rohm said 1055 days ago |
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Fantastic! This makes me want to do modern dance again. It has an infectious sense of movement that pushes on throughout the song. I absolutely love the surrealist artwork. I am definitely going to check out more of Kush's work. 10s from me. |
 | Jim Bouchard said 1055 days ago |
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Ah yes... Nightnoise indeed. I do like this a lot! I think of it more as Jazz than Celtic, so the genre police could come around and slap the cuffs on you, but it's really great. The fiddle is really well done, as is the clarinet. Incredible how this sounds like you were all in one room, a testament to the players I guess. |
 | thetiler said 1055 days ago |
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like the pic and of course the music is nice. The piano provides a terrific backround to the violin. Like the clarinet as well. Like the free style as well, like that modulation with the violin caring the lead into that. Good going |
 | jgurner said 1055 days ago |
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Honestly.... ...the first time I listened, I found myself paying most attention to the percussion, no offense to the rest of the awesome performances, but the perc is just all over the place. Lots of interesting sounds and rhythms. The whole thing just has such a light, joyous feel. So much fun and energy. It doesn't just feel "live" it feels "alive." |
 | K.I.S.KISMET said 1055 days ago |
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Wonderful.... more traditional with flickers of AfroCelt. So colorful and moving. Tell me...is this the same BBarner that created his tunes on the metro in N.VA? Just wondering. Loved every minute of this song. Something to aspire to (in my case, in another lifetime) |
 | jiguma said 1055 days ago |
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Complex and challenging Complex and challenging (well, to me anyway!) - lots to like here, but I suspect "Celtic" is not the rght genre - "World Jazz" sounds right to me. A lot of the percussion was fragmented, as you would normally hear on top of a drum kit rather than instead of the kit. To me a live drum track would round this out nicely, and hold it all together more. Having said that, there is no doubt that everyone played beautifully and that the piece is very well written. The "liveness" makes you feel like you're listening in a club. Also loved the art! Neil |
 | Komrade K said 1054 days ago |
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Wonderful experience This has been a fantastic virtual ensemble experience and I'm very grateful to Tobin for letting me have shot at this. It's pleasure to 'work' with such fine musicians. I've seen Oregon mentioned in some of the comments above and that's very flattering - what a terrific band to be compared with! KK |
 | dreadmon said 1053 days ago |
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Totally refreshing Now, how delightful was that? Simply delicious! |
 | Leon said 1053 days ago |
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I was caught in the swirl of music... Love the superimpositions of classical and world/tribal sounds. The flute and the congas juxtaposed on the decidedly classical piano background gives this a rather adventurous style and a rugged theme yet smoothly rendered texture. The somehat syncopated rhythm, and twists and turns paint a picture of the swirling currents of emotions, just like the raging waters depicted in the artwork, which is very well-selected by the way. Downloaded for my further learning and appreciation. |
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the talking drum spoke to me. Actually, so did the rest. cheers and thank you Happy New Year! |
 | iSong said 1052 days ago |
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Hlle hlle hlle! Best track I heard so far (sorry Cameron!) Great compsition, "Masterlymastered" :) Q:Authored by: K.I.S.KISMET on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:20:24 -0600 more traditional with flickers of AfroCelt. So colorful and moving. Tell me...is this the same BBarner that created his tunes on the metro in N.VA? Just wondering. Loved every minute of this song. Something to aspire to (in my case, in another lifetime) I have never heard "AfroCelt" like that word |
 | SpasmodicMan said 1052 days ago |
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Joy Ok, so I hate joyful, or distruct joyful, and this track says Joy Joy joyfully Joyous all over it and I tried to distrust it but try as I might it won me over. I'm glad it ended without a flourish since I might not have kept trusting it since joy almost never ends in a flourish. A "wave goodby" maybe. Better than nice. Next time I see someone walking down the street with a suitcase, I'll wonder if it is some guy carrying shakers and pods. Or hope at least. |
 | Stun Nutz said 1052 days ago |
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complexity So much going on, but doesn't sound too cluttered... very energetic and rich... needs to be listened to multiple times to fully comprehend. I really enjoyed the combination of various instruments/styles. |
| MNTNJAM21 said 1051 days ago | |
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Captivating piano sounds excellent, clarinet and violen additions work well w/ the song. thoroughly enjoyed listenting. great picture as well. |
 | loyd vader said 1051 days ago |
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good effort your write i was confused as to whether it was more world jazz than traditional celtic.............................lol the change to the piano is awesome....does sometime sound like the percussion is hit for the sake of being hit rather than to create interesting and earthy poly rhythms and thus makes things sound confusing and too busy sometimes....... |
 | jakgetar69 said 1050 days ago |
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Beautiful song Most people think of gloomy mournful music when the celtic genre comes up (which I personall enjoy) but this is a good example of the many upbeat celtic songs. good job. |
 | TEXASFEEL said 1049 days ago |
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Where do you start? I'm thinking a Tobin composition and everything else falls in place. What a delight to listen to. This is above and beyond any skills I posses and just goes to show me what an outstanding group of musicians collaborated here. Regards, John |
 | composerclark said 928 days ago |
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Infectious It has an infectious feeling of fun/play running through it. Love the opening; strangely enough, the first few violin notes reminded me of Toots Theilman, the great jazz harmonica player. The low drum (might be a conga; it comes in only on one of the first few bars then becomes slightly more active) is pitched in such a way as to form a dissonance with your repeating pedal note (E), and this bothered my ears a bit-- not sure if anyone else would feel the same way. Maybe it's just got some overtones that clash or something. Not sure what it is. I like the section changes, and the transitions between them. They all work really well. I especially like the piano transition/modulation that occurs at about the 40% mark. I also think the violin could take more breaks from playing than it does. It plays steadily almost all the way through (except that transition I just mentioned). The violin sounds great; it's just that it assumes the role of primary importance here, and it'd be nice to have it back off a little more often to let the others shine. Finally, I think it'd be nice to vary the texture even more. This relates to my previous comment, but basically, if you ever do this again (and there's no need to; sounds great as is), consider sections for just piano and percussion, piano and clarinet, clarinet and violin, etc. Lots of permutations possible. Very nice work by all. |
 | Feter said 825 days ago |
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Giant Work ! such stream of emotions there ..alot of pictures telling stories there ... wonderfull ...just so Huge well Done ..! ! |
 | Doug Somers said 432 days ago |
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It's all joy, dancing and light, each part with its own voice and vibrant personality! Thanks! Doug |
 | Char said 165 days ago |
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I am so glad that I got invited to the party. I am grateful you posted under Celtic, which may be my most favorite music. Otherwise, I might have lost my way. Wonderful. All 10's. |
Nothing synthetic about this. This has a real 70s jazz feel to me,
reminds me of the band Oregon. I especially enjoyed listening to all the
percussion, which seems to dominate the piece. Very nice, odd mix of
instruments and rhythms. Delightful!