Quote: Chuck BerglundA unique composed mix of sounds, im not familiar with illbient, a form of electronic, ambient, down tempo fusion?
To be honest, I don’t exactly have a strict definition either. Electronica roasted on the dark side. :)

Thanks for your review.

Quote: Denny WalkerThis has a nice mellow ‘smooth sailing’ feel to it that catches and holds right from the first note. I think the pads (or are they synth leads?) have a wee bit too much presence but other than that I like this a lot.
Right you are. I just listened to it again this morning on different headphones, and it’s a different experience. All sound levels should be tweaked.

Ah well. That’s what happens when you put in about four hours’ worth of work. :)

Thanks for your review - I appreciate it.

Quote: SackJo22Good sounds, some sonic surprises…and do I sense, perhaps, just a bit of irony?
Irony? That is not entirely outside the realm of possibility. :)

Thanks for leaving a comment!

Quote: PitxThis is the first time i heard about illbient.
Well - don’t listen to me - wikipedia has a pretty good description which references a CD that set the stage for the wider public (“incursions in illbient”) and which I strongly recommend.

I would have used more of your excellent sample if I had more time - and I know I ended up sort of bastardizing here. Maybe next time. :)

Thanks for your comment.

Quote: DoKashiteruI’m really enjoying the way the gated synths work.
If I remember right you’re a Reason user too - there’s no real magic here - just a combination of a few Thor sounds with effects to get that pulsing sound. (For instance - I ran the jennyrave sample through a stutter-like combinator effect to create a backing rhythm).

Thanks for your support - I appreciate it.

Quote: SubliminalVery very nice. It reminds me of your Fat Tuesday tracks. What’s the status on that?
Hahahah - damn you for bringing those up. :)

Back in April I sat down over a few beers to critically listen through all of them and take notes, and I ended up with five pages of fixes/tweaks I’d like to do based on what I’ve learned since the last time around.

It literally is the never-ending project. What can I say? :)

Thanks for leaving a comment. I appreciate it. Except for bringing up Fat Tuesday. :)

Quote: scottalthamI love mixes that are melodic / experimental / ambient / imaginative / avant-garde / inspired / offbeat / individual / classy / tranquil / rhythmic and radiant. ‘Nuff said.
Hahaha - nice. That’s a hell of a thumbs-up. Thank you for that.

Quote: TheJoeYou were always good in composing this kind of tracks. Some sounds remind me of some of your earlier tracks.
You’re actually quite right - the glitch, bass and pads are the type of things I always used to do - and I never had access to things like this beautiful acoustic guitar or the various new toys. :)

Thanks for leaving a comment - I appreciate it. Oh, and I haven’t forgotten about our other thing. I promise. :)

Quote: radiotimesI really like this - especially the drums!:O)

That bass sound is great and whilst being right down at the bottom it still cuts through with great presence in the mix. Please share with me your settings for that!
Those drums are legendary. I thank you for uploading them. The world will never be the same.

Re: bass - there is no real magic here. It’s a Reason Subtractor bass synth that I modified - has a low freq/mid resonance LP24 filter - and two waveforms (sawtooth and a more complex one - suitable for creating electric piano sounds).

Hmm. Looking back at that paragraph I have to say it was utterly boring. Ah well. There’s a time for that too. :)

Thanks for leaving a review. Much appreciated.

Quote: audiotechnicaI raise my glass to you again.
And I raise it right back atcha. Thanks for the review and the reference. I don’t know what I’m doing with that either, but I have a long list of fixes and changes which means that it’s unlikely to be completed this year. :)

Let’s sit down for a beer and a proper catch up one of these days.

Quote: Jurgen_Herrmannlovely surprise, the use of the guitar.
warmly Jürgen - your compositions are very inspiring for me!
Thanks Jürgen! I feel very much the same way about your music, so I appreciate the feedback coming from you.

I was very lucky to find Pitx’s guitar sample - it brought a nice life to this track that it wouldn’t have had otherwise.

Thanks again!