Sonic Wallpaper
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2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 10:59 AM
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AquaDub
genre: dub
A mellow dub track with filtered percussion that adds a nice backdrop for the underwater tones that drip up like bubbles of air.
Download: AquaDub BY: Sonic Wallpaper
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Strange Stuff
genre: psychedelic rock
A catchy tune based on an a funky groovy progression. You may find you head rocking out to the song... if this happens, don't worry - go with it, and soon, you'll be on your feet doing some kind of wiggly side to side dance.
Download: Strange Stuff BY: Sonic Wallpaper
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Kylo
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 7:15 PM
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Aquadub: omg loop this and you get heavy eyed quick... hehe. Nice jam touches kinda tapping through the pieceful aquasphere... 
Strange stuff: wake up from aquadub for sure. hehe, there's that sorta whistling electric guitar sound again. You like that sound...phat trombone clips... We got funk with that now... Percussion's a little bit repetative- for listening's sake but not for a drive down to the playground with a black spray-painted van and bags of candy in the back seat.
yeah... I'd have to say I dig'em both... Strange stuff seems a little bit too centered in the speakers... It sounds like everything's happening in the middle kinda thing- maybe the slightly distorted high-hat rythm could've been shuffled back & forth to give some fluff' a duff. 
kewel man.
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(((stereofect)))
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 10:07 PM
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AquaDub (my fav of the two) is nice and dreamy.
Strange Stuff is equally good, although in a slightly different vein.
Yup... good stuff, Gideon.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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LoveCraft's Adjectives
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 7:36 AM
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Aquadub aptly titled, feels friendly and familiar after the deepspace mindwarp of that Youtube Shulze piece from 1977 I just enjoyed . . . thanks for sharing!
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 10:44 AM
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DL'ing.....
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Sonic Wallpaper
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Sunday, February 11, 2007 at 11:20 AM
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I was thinking the AquaDub is more of an ambient dub track - but we don't have that genre on the site. I think I'll add it though.
StrangeStuff seemed to need another line on top - but all the overdubs I tried didn't feel right. It's almost just right for an MC to do something on top of - or someone to sing on. I myself tend to not like vocals in songs anymore, but I can definitely hear room for them on this track. For a few weeks, there were some more spoken parts in this track - but they just didn't seem to add to it, so I deleted them.
There's 3 guitar tracks on StrangeStuff - all played live, then cut up in a few places to fix some timing issues (not loops danny), 2 were played in the same position w/ different effects, and the 3rd is played 1 octave higher to get a thick sound on the progression. The bass is played live too, and the beats were made from 2 different loops along w/ some percussion added.
Kylo - I know you are a percussionist, so you are probably listening to the percussion parts of songs more so than others. I too like variation in percussion, but for this, it felt like it needed to flow more like a band - where I usually see a percussionist holding a pattern through a whole verse before breaking it up. But - since this track does sound a bit loopy, a variation on the percussion may help it.
Thanks for the listens and feedback More tunes on the way!
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absurdist lover
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 11:29 AM
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I agree with Kylo about that beat. I like to hear the drums hold a pattern and yet have some more interesting divisions and fills/rolls here and there. That style of drum programming impresses me the most recently because it's the perfect balance between going nuts and having a loopy riff.
It doesn't have to be anything spectacular and maybe if the track did have some vocals in it or some other layer of goodies it wouldn't matter. Or maybe it's just my opinion. Which it is.
Anyway I liked both of the tracks though it sounds like they're very much in your comfort zone. That's by no means a bad thing but when you get the time for it I think you should try something radically different - I remember your older material being a bit more eclectic.
I love the bongos in Aquadub and the occasional pitch slides on that vibraphone-like sound (especially the one at 1:11).
Sendy 
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fingertwister
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 11:13 AM
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Wow, I totally love Aqua dub -fabulous track. You have really managed to paint a journey through sound here.
Strange stuff was fun and groovy!
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absurdist lover
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Thursday, February 15, 2007 at 8:10 AM
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I've grown to appreciate the minimalism of Aquadub a whole lot more actually. I'm reluctant to comment on other's music these days since my outlook changes so fast sometimes.
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Sonic Wallpaper
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 8:28 AM
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Sendy - I agree with you, my music isn't as 'risky' or 'different' as it was years ago. I'm sure some of it has to do with time, as I just can't put the hours into a track like I should and want to. Another aspect is that I've been exploring my guitar and bass as stimulation for starting songs. In the past my tracks began more with samples and hand programming with an occasional guitar part - lately, I start w/ some form of beats and jam on my bass to get things started. The end result is a more 'song' oriented structure. I do have a few other songs in the works that deviate from this pattern - I'll see about shifting gears and working on those songs more so the next batch should come out a bit different.
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 9:50 AM
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Sonic Wallpaper wrote:.....as I just can't put the hours into a track like I should and want to.......
Maybe load it up for a remix?
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louwhoz
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 4:10 PM
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Quote:Maybe load it up for a remix?
Oooooooh.....I'm lovin' it! Remix time!!!!
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Subtronik
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RE: 2 New Sonic Wallpaper Songs Released
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 5:06 PM
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Aqua Dub: Felt like a 70's flash back party track. Big and bold. Great sound quality and good choice of different elements.
Strange Stuff: Very laid back. Sounded more dub than 'AquaDub'. Liked everything except the delayed clacking sounds.
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