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looprication progress: 21 winner! joined: January 2009 location: California, USA website: www.looprication.com influences: Boards of Canada, My Bloody Valentine, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Everything But the Girl, Portishead, Bjork, Radiohead, The Cure, The Smiths, dZihan & Kamien, Depeche Mode, The Orb, Kaskade, Kaito, M83, Sasha & John Digweed, Anthony Pappa, Satoshi Tomeii, GY!BE, Pixies, Joy Division, The Knife, A Place to Bury Strangers, Kraftwerk

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2010 Songs

1		flower	19 comments // 1 month ago
2		murder dub	13 comments // 1 month ago
3		pleasurable	8 comments // 1 month ago
4		Basquiat (instrumental version)	6 comments // 1 month ago
5		Green Grapes of Proserpine (with Audita Sum)	13 comments // 1 month ago
6		more stars than sky	6 comments // 4 weeks ago
7		run	6 comments // 3 weeks ago
8		hero	4 comments // 3 weeks ago
9		green	6 comments // 3 weeks ago
10		yes	12 comments // 3 weeks ago
11		funk it	6 comments // 3 weeks ago
12		shag	2 comments // 2 weeks ago
13		shimmer	2 comments // 2 weeks ago
14		when i was alive (with  caterwauler)	10 comments // 2 weeks ago
15		Flower (with Dennis Jernberg)	zong // 2 weeks ago
16		friend (NSFW)	1 comment // 2 weeks ago
17		all night (working title) - collaboration #2 (with  djx)	zong // 2 weeks ago
18		something wrong with me (with  kristian)	3 comments // 2 weeks ago
19		to be continued	2 comments // 2 weeks ago
20		hill (with Audita Sum)	3 comments // 2 weeks ago
21		candy (with Radical Snake)	zong // 2 weeks ago

Soundboard

• Audita Sum 3 days ago

  Alright, cool. I work on that.

• Audita Sum 5 days ago

  Good to know.

• Audita Sum 5 days ago

  Sooo, how's that putting together of hill going? I can do it if you want, though your track will get distorted in the process.

• Audita Sum 1 week ago

  Heyyy, I finished it today actually. Here's just the vocals for you to add to your mix. I've already added all the reverb and things needed, I think. http://boxstr.net/files/6396859_uyhpx/_Hillvocals.mp3

• Audita Sum 1 week ago

  I don't really need a wav file. It may be as much as a week or two until I can send it, since I have a bunch of papers to write this weekend and finals to prepare for. But yeah. Looking forward to doing another FAWM song with your work!

• theconsumption 2 weeks ago

  Don't know if you got this on Twitter, but if you're interested in making your own patches, you really should go to www.idmforums.com and live in the Studio/Sound Design area for a while. Also, a book called The Remixer's Bible by Francis Preve gave me some great ideas.

• friendof 2 weeks ago

  Hey, saw your comment on my "I Used to Dream" song... I'd LOVE any help with remixing... as I mentioned, the song and the various tracks overload my cpu and add that to the fact that I don't know what the hell I'm doing, I could use all the help I can get. Anyway, if you ever got bored and wanted to play with it, let me know.

•  Kevin Reid 2 weeks ago

  there is none other! Ypsilanti, MI: center of the universe. I just posted a demo of that tune if you're curious.

• Audita Sum 2 weeks ago

  Cool video. I probably will work with you in the future.
  
  And congratulations, yourself!

• ukruss 2 weeks ago

  Dude!! You won as well!!! Nice work!

•  John Q 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for your thoughtful comments and recommendations!

•  djx 2 weeks ago

  Hey thanks for tacking up the work in progress. I'm recovering from a DJ gig last night and nursing a hangover hehe. I'll be on it again tonight and tomorrow.

•  Steven Wesley Guiles (formerly Apple_Head) 2 weeks ago

  http://fawm.org/forums/thread/974/
  
  Love to have you out this time around!

•  kristian 2 weeks ago

  ooooo... sweetness man! Sounds awesome... thanks for the collab!

• Dennis Jernberg 2 weeks ago

  Re Reason + Record: I'll make sure to save up. Maybe even in time for 50/90.

• Dennis Jernberg 2 weeks ago

  Got your lyrics to Flower. I see what you mean when you say they're cheesy. Consider them wordsmithed.
  
  As for ReaNoise... Well, I've got to stay within budget if I still want to be able to get instruments...

• carbonxkiwi 2 weeks ago

  Thank you for your comment! I'm sorry to hear about your various medical problems - that's rough! I have actually tried to work on demos twice - the first time my laptop died (it has not resurfaced) and the second time the school computer crashed the program! I'm afraid I give up for the moment! Thank you for the comment!

• Lions Cub in the Boomerang Nebula 2 weeks ago

  well done sir, well done 8)

•  Rob Cooke - Boy@Heart 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for your amazing comment on my song. It has lifted my spirits further thank you.

•  heavyhedonist 2 weeks ago

  looks like you have stacked together another great progression. it does shimmer and build. Congrats on the engagement!

• Radical Snake 2 weeks ago

  Sent

• Lions Cub in the Boomerang Nebula 2 weeks ago

  how'd you know about the acid?????? I'm glad you like it, and it's always fun feeling dirty ^.^

• astroboy 2 weeks ago

  I've never heard such brillaince!

•  Mal 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for the awesome comment on Stripped! Especially after you listened to Yes. I wouldn't have come back after that.

•  dreamscuba 2 weeks ago

  Thanks very much for the comments on my song.

• Dennis Jernberg 2 weeks ago

  I'd still like to do those lyrics for Flower. There might be a bit of a project compatibility issue, though, since I use Reaper. (I'll have to save up if I want to get Record, especially since I want Reason along with it...) But if we can get past that, I wouldn't mind having a look at the lyrics too so I can see how I can rework it, as lyrics are one of my strong points.

• johnrickenbach 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comment! I appreciate anyone who appreciates a Rickenbacker guitar...can't go wrong with that one...

• Radical Snake 2 weeks ago

  Almost there! Thanks for all the comments man, definitely helps with that final push, (though we might come up a little short this year lol).
  I would love to do more songs like Green Stars for Everyone, but m-audio decided that updating their legacy keyboards' drivers to windows 7 isn't an urgent matter. We almost couldn't do any recording at all, but presonus finally came out with theirs early feb. lol
  
  I do have some stuff I started on, but haven't been able to finish. Maybe I can send it your way?

• Candle 2 weeks ago

  Hey! Yeah, I had a typo in the song's URL. Everything is working now. Thanks for dropping by!

•  Chasing Andromeda 2 weeks ago

  loop, totally interested in the 411 on that mastering engineer...thanks for the listens. And I would dig doing some collab.

•  heavyhedonist 3 weeks ago

  i shall feast soon, my good friend. today i'm doin g a slow burn...

•  carlos 3 weeks ago

  Hey Loop! haha yeah no kidding... I'm already wanting to upgrade the video card for the SCII and Diablo III ...
  I've got a Mode-ish 3/4 time song I'm about to finish.. but could soooo use some synth work!.. let me know if you can squeeze another collab in!

•  Dan Vaillancourt 3 weeks ago

  Wow... Acid coffeehouse... What a great genre name. ha. I tend to bend genre boundaries to keep it fun and interesting... Glad you liked it.

• Lions Cub in the Boomerang Nebula 3 weeks ago

  sounds excellent to me, though I don't know exactly what that would entail. Just lemme know and I'll see what I can do,

• jadesongbird 3 weeks ago

  Thanks so much for your fine comments! I can't remember what crucio means (other than the Harry Potter version), but you're welcome to it!

• Audita Sum 3 weeks ago

  That sounds magical. I've never gotten to see Antony and the Johnsons in concert.
  
  Yeah, Kate Bush is one of my biggest songwriting influences. I always admired her ability to tell stories in songs. That's a great compliment.

•  Elaine DiMasi 3 weeks ago

  One of the papers I read was from the BBC experimenter-guys, who'd built some boxes to test. The paper said that the boxes before being caulked "didn't do anything", and they nearly gave up on them before sealing them and measuring again, finding a big effect. The air inthe box is acting like a spring: you compress it, and the increased pressure provides the restoring force to pump the lid forward again. This motion then is damped by the air dragging in the fiberglass. If the box doesn't hold a pressure, it's like making the spring way too soft. The lid won't spring back fast enough, and it won't resonate with the bass waves, so it won't absorb any of their energy.
  
  I see that these boxes are calling out to you. That's cool in an insidious kind of way I do recommend the links in the gearslutz threads. But if I'd felt they tell the whole story, I guess I wouldn't have put in my two cents!

• Candle 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for the great comment on "Forces"! Yeah, I've seen you around as well & haven't had a chance to listen to any of your stuff either. I hope to rectify that tonight…
  
  See You In The Shadows…

•  Bruce H. McCosar 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for the comment on "The Last Word is Hope" -- When I think James Bond / spy-rock, I always think Portishead Never been in a Bond film, but certain tracks sound like they should have been.

• Radical Snake 3 weeks ago

  Even though we haven't been commenting we are still listening, really digging your album this year, instrumentals are underrated. Also really appreciating your comments.

•  Elaine DiMasi 3 weeks ago

  Hi and thanks for the note! You know, I had my doubts when I was building them, was I completely crazy? But I'm convinced they work. The room seems cleaner, my sweep tone tests are a little better, and best of all, when I have the sound turned up and lay my hand on the panels I can feel them vibrating like a drum along with the bass, in a way that the walls, hollow-core doors, etc, totally don't.

•  Bruce H. McCosar 3 weeks ago

  Greetings, and thanks for the comment on "To Dance in Nameless Places" --
  
  I am learning a lot this FAWM. You mentioned 'lounge' -- now, I've been making music since 2000, but I'm kind of esoteric and off in my own head a lot of the time. Generally when it comes time to assign a label to myself I just have to take a wild guess. The closest I can get to is progressive rock or modern jazz. I'd actually heard the term 'lounge music' before, but it made me think of Larry the Lounge Lizard, so I never followed up on it. I just read a description. Sounds pretty neat, actually, so thank you!
  
  It would have been far better if I hadn't played it with new strings. The 3rd string went flat in the 2nd and 3rd chorus, right on the final melody note. Oh well.

• Audita Sum 4 weeks ago

  I'm glad you liked my interpretation.

•  kristian 4 weeks ago

  hi! Glad you're back in action man! of course I'm still up for collab! So what I thought what this :
  
  Wouldn't it be cool to try an Ableton Live collab project? Since we both run Live, we could use something like Google Wave (I can get invites if you don't have any) to share the project file. We could use plugins etc. whatnot; just have to remember to freeze the tracks that use plugins etc. .. we could discuss more over e-mail so I won't drown your Soundboard hehe .. you can e-mail me at kristiab [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no

•  djx 1 month ago

  Are you better yet? Dude I can email you some chicken soup...heal up bro!

•  kristian 1 month ago

  Hey! I might hit you up on a collab thing I got planned.. you up for it?

• Audita Sum 1 month ago

  Cool.

• Audita Sum 1 month ago

  Yeah, Annie Proulx is pretty much extremely awesome. Thanks for the comment on Harbormaster, BTW. I was worried that part with the autotune in the background might be distracting.

•  carlos 1 month ago

  hey loops.. great influence list... added to watchlist.. .anyone that uses synth delay is a friend of mine!

• Dillon Richards 1 month ago

  Ahaha. I guess so. Awesome!

•  ǝɯɐɹɟ ʎʇdɯǝ 1 month ago

  Your comment on http://fawm.org/songs/707/ "It seems to be defined not by borders between things but because of the lack thereof." Sometimes I do not know how to describe my own intentions, but I think you nailed it!!! Thanks!

• Nathan Schleicher 1 month ago

  Thanks for the comment. aka, I have no clue what the bands sound like that you referred to!!! I bet I'd like them though, send me a link!

•  orest 1 month ago

  Hi there! Thanks for your time and comment.
  I'm using East West's libraries, RA, Goliath and Orchestra platinum complete

• Dillon Richards 1 month ago

  Thanks a lot for those nice words. I'm super glad you liked the song. Watchlisted, too.

• Sean_T_Wright 1 month ago

  Thanks for the kind words!

•  kristian 1 month ago

  I guess a big thank you should be in order for pointing me out to this site! Thanks in advance hehe, I might finally get some shit done!
  
  ps. Hope you get better soon!

• ukruss 1 month ago

  Whats up Loop! Sorry I only just discovered the messages thingy...wasn't ignoring you.

• theconsumption 1 month ago

  The tambourine and shotgun incidents were not, in fact, related.
  
  Watching you.

• Radical Snake 1 month ago

  loop de loop good to see you back bud, hit us with some of that sweet chin music

• Psy-T 1 month ago

  Hey, thanks for the compliments about Echoes man, glad you liked it.
  Have a great FAWM.

•  Steffan Pitzel 1 month ago

  Dang... With the LA Philharmonic - that sounds amazing. I got his new one on iTunes - but I haven't sat down and listened yet. I want to save it 'til I can give it my undevoted attention. Antony doesn't get the credit he deserves. I'm always happy when I find someone that understands.

•  Chasing Andromeda 1 month ago

  Had a great time improvising to "shame" this morning. Nice ambient break there. Listened enough to know I want to hear more.
  
  Have a great FAWM!

•  caterwauler 1 month ago

  Haha, nice
  Yeah my boys talk a lot, and unfortunately Mojo learned a very annoying word : "no!"
  Not long ago we've taken him to the vet for vaccination and he was crying "noooooooon" (in French of course) to the poor woman. I was ashamed ^^
  Also we bought a DVD to his brother because we had noticed he was watching "In the Night Garden" on TV. When they are pests we play it to them.

• Justin Erwin 1 month ago

  Hey Man - thanks for the words of encouragement - I'll just have to keep pluggin' away - glad you liked my art - looking forward to February starting, and collaborating!

• Jules 1 month ago

  Hey Looprication!
  Thanks for your sweet note - I'll be looking out for you as well!

•  G Slade 1 month ago

  Thanks for the kind words on "Let It Bleed", seems I can't outgrow that song..at least not yet anyway. lol...here's to an awesome FAWM...

•  nextdoorninja 1 month ago

  Yoyo.. back for more... can't wait to hear all this new music!

• Justin Erwin 1 month ago

  I love your work man, and would love to collaborate - let me know

•  heavyhedonist 1 month ago

  Loop-- Thank you, i did receive the masterpiece! then i was virus-y sick all week, and just now feeling up to real typing. I've listened over and over-- it has just a mesmerising flow, and the quality is fabulous, crystal clear and rich. Bravo! Great cover art (not to mention a sweet mention!). It feels like too perfect a progression to have happened naturally, but i don't remember the order well enough to be sure... the way 4:20 in beirut goes into fireflies is magical. this disc needs airplay!

•  caterwauler 1 month ago

  Thank you
  You can have all the vocals you want, you know I'll be more than glad if we get an opportunity to collab
  Yeah, the stuff I've heard from you would definitely make a great sountrack!
  From Mojo :"mamrraow mrrrrrr *purrrrrrrrrrrrrr*"

•  Errol 1 month ago

  Allloooo looprication! Oh hey, was last year your first year too! This year will be lots of fun. I did like being a noob though... I miss being noobish...

•  djx 1 month ago

  Rock on. I'm gearing up for another run of creative burstivity. Hoping to work together on a track or two yet again bro!

•  AquaMunkee 1 month ago

  Hey, hey, great to see you back here looprication!

•  Billy Sea 1 month ago

  looprication, welcome back my friend. Yeah, not a whole lot of San Diego types here, but we are so that is a great start

•  caterwauler 1 month ago

  Hello fellow shoegazer

•  cts 2 months ago

  I've been meaning to get with you since 50/90. You think it a collaboration of some kind might be in the mix?

• Rose Deschamps 2 months ago

  I would very much love to be Beth Orton to your Chemical Brothers. Count me in!