super track. already classic.

 

I hear a bit of Everlast in there!

Serious track

 

fantastic!

 

or soundcloud


very nice painting, can give a lot of different feelings, but of course the first thing i thought was "someone running. away from something? catching something?" well it didn't matter, i wanted to capture the feeling of rushing/driving, going forward. also, the faceless man seems to be running "out of the painting" and this can lead to *many* interpretations.. so of course, what do i do? make a quick arpeggio with some strings. ok not bad, but it sounds way too repetitive, the classic octaved pattern. so i inverted the last section, the lower notes up, and the upper notes down. gave it a nice feeling. "mmmh, i like this arp, i wonder how it sounds with a synth..." and then i completely scratched the orchestral idea, which im not good at anyway. i'm pretty sure i've heard this pattern in other 90s tracks, but i can't recall any at the moment.

song was shaping up well, very "minimal" not so much stuff in it. the arp plays for the whole duration. but it was missing something. of course, i grabbed samples of jonestown because those never fail to deliver energy and power (eh...) i'll admit those don't have much to do with the picture, but surely fit the vibe of the music.

i might have fucked up the kick's sub, i don't have strong speakers (let alone a decent room lol). all in all, i quite like the way it slowly turned into this. i think many things could have been done better, but the original strength and motivation to shape up the track is over.

track is in F minor, 137bpm, with the last note of the arp out of scale by just a semitone: it sounded very nice so i left it there. done yesterday in 4-6 hours; today i spent another hour matching volumes and adding finishing touches. while it's uploading i'm listening to other submitted tracks and now i feel quite "behind" as compared to mine they seem much more professional or at least more creative! good job everybody. its nice to see that this is helping people produce more or at least come up with ideas. well done all.

 

@Backtired

Yeah man, fucken loved this one! Proper driving/driven track and loved the midway rant. Righteous and riotous. Bossed it!

 

@Backtired .. Thank you so much! Early this morning before sunrise I needed to drive to the Kia dealership for the Winter/Spring tire change and decided to listen to your "getting on down the road" entry on the way, when, because your song is so damn hot, my car actually burst into flames. The craziest thing is, all through the inferno the song was still playing and it got louder and louder and louder. When the fire crew finally arrived instead of putting it out they began dancing around it like wildmen in a stone age ritual.

You owe me big time!

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Last edited: Mar 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM

@Backtired
Raging track! Jonestown's some crazy shit!