Non-Contest #5

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    Microcosm makes Macrocosm - CUELLIMANGUI

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    To receive the official “Non-Contender” pin
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    • The submitted track must be an original piece created for the occasion, with the above image as inspiration.
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    Should there be no voluntary act of sacrifice amongst (all) participants, next host will be randomly selected.

    First pick is made between those who never hosted yet and, if for some reason it can’t be done this way, second and ultimate pick will be made with full pool.

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    Nota bene:

    For any member lurking in the shadows, maybe waiting for the “right picture” to show up, remember this is not a contest. There is nothing to lose, only to gain by participating. This is a unique occasion to maybe try new things, walk unexplored horizons, but also eventually do what you already know and can do. In fact, it’s totally up to you.

    You are the only judge of your work, and self-critic is probably the most ruthless you’ll ever encounter.

    There are still at least 3 dozen of containers full of “Non-Contender” pins… We all secretly hope to see you try, even if with just a small piece by length or effort because..


    Les petites choses font les grandes”!
    Have fun :)

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    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6j2m...ey=ekpkrd4e1gx7oqz7iqwbod6e5&st=wgszbnmz&dl=0

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  3. Grape Ape

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    merci, art trés interessant
     
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    Catwalk time
     
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    while the cat sleeps the mice play.
     
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    Nice, there are all those layers to get lost in until....
     
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    But there's more than one way to skin a cat !
     
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    Cat Man Do!


     
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    ok I give up, I'd hate to make it any worse than it is....

     
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    Bassifondi, that's incredible. It's like watching a collar camera on a kitty on her nightly neighborhood escapade and walkabout! Your piece is so very visual and see it all before me.
     
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    @Bassifondi that cat surely has the biggest fangs and the sharpest claws !!! Very cool !!! :grooves: :goodpost::grooves:
     
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    The Spaced Out Cat (inspired by the artwork and by Inca, a precious little cat belonging to one of my good friends. Inca often dreams of being the first catronaut in outer space!)

    The theramin melodies in the intro are played on an instrument created by audiosex member @0on3 and are meant to be reminiscent of a cat's meow. The artwork, to me, looked like the cat was floating in space watching the stars and constellations, hence the feel of the track.

    The cat sat on the mat, Dreaming stars in endless flight, Chasing comets in the sky, In cosmic dreams floating free, Paws touch planets, Tail swirl slow, Purring in the cosmic wave.



    ...and here is Inca as a little adorable kitty dreaming of the stars

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    @Bassifondi : yo you wasted no time. its so abstract and free and changes in form much like the creature in the image and very fluidly - some mighty morphin psychedelic electronica, had to listen to it a few times to get a good grasp of it. i like this mix too, nice job

    @Aidene : theramin always reminds me of halloween, thought it was gonna be something spooky but then it falls into these serene waters. your voice also sounds pretty good on this one, with interesting layers. idk if thats like suppose to be a saxophone; sounds good though and adds to the smoothness and this mix as well is very smooth. comfy stuff, i like being comfy
     
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    @Aidene Sublime. Your voice relaxes me!!

     
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    @Lois Lane @Aidene @Grape Ape Thanks for you nice comments. with this track instead of my usual and mostly failed techniques whenever I had an idea I followed it which lead to the changes.
     
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    @Bassifondi that is one grown ass kitty we've got there ! Feels like its facing an oliphant at some point even. Great use of some oriental sounds and i really like the creative ways to go from one point to another in the track, it makes it more fluid ! And special mention for the end percussions :wink:. You should continue following up with your ideas this way, you'll most likely end up developping your own new technics !

    @Aidene you never fail to amaze me.. track after track... Out of everything i could listen up until now, this is maybe the most balanced. It sounds so good. Your voice, the sax, the sub, the notes details, very spacious.. all together it makes such a sweet vibrating embrace carring to the ends of the universe. It's distantly warm. Got it blasted in the house, again, this was an experience.
    I don't know much about the theramin but absolutely loved your instrument Oon3 ! Another small part making in the big picture. Thank you
     
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    @aschnt Thanks for your encouraging words. I used to spend too much time mixing unfinished parts. this time after composing a part I used my gut feeling to decide where to go, what was needed, then I went back to fix the errors. instead of spending time pre-mixing I did the track no fx no real mixing. I'll keep with this method. Thank you all, this non contest has given me a lot of energy. since the lockdowns I haven't done any live shows or really anything. You guys are great.
     
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    As a lurker, this has been one of my favourite non-contests..

    Well done one and all, so far. Inspired and inspiring. :cool:
     
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    Digging both these tracks!

    @Bassifondi - Particularly liking the instrumentation choices and beats programming.
    @Aidene - great vocal on this evocative tale of the Kosmic Kitty.

    Only 4 days in and it's already a high bar this month. :bow:
     
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    wow yo thats really dope, thanks for sharing; i loved reading that. im also glad youre growing artistically from this - thats real shit that matters
     
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    I feel you. Lockdown took quite a toll on most of us.. That's the whole point of all this brother, having fun while letting ourselves go to some artistic direction. Personally i like seeing this as going to the gym, we may all have our own reasons going to it but we all have something to gain from it. And gym buddies don't let each other down.
     
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