Ahhhhh...
And to think I was NOT going to post THIS one on dSound.
This may not be the favorite of my original musical productions. However, it is a rather special one.
I'd dabbled in music production on and off over the years, from songwriting and recording during my teens with a guitar, drum machine, and 4-track cassette recorder, to making some beats on a MPC 2000XL after high school, and toying around with Reason and Logic in my twenties. Yet, this is the first completely original complete production I'd put together - I believe in 2013, a year after arriving in Bali...
Listen to Rok Sivante's "Sunset Symphony" on dSound
There's an interesting love-hate relationship with this one...
In part, I don't like how it turned out.
The song structure could have been better. The sections suitable for verses feel incomplete, the drums not properly done, the outro kinda drags on... as an entire composition, not the strongest.
However, there are parts...
The intro...
It's progression, as the string-ish synth plucks come in with the reverse reverb...
The triangle-like keys compounding in, and the the flute-ish notes blending in prior to the synths and kick joining the party...
So lush.
Such a wonderful soundscape.
where it all began: in the bale at my rental villa in Kerbokan, Bali...
And then that damn verse section comes and kinda fucks it up. Lol.
But then, it comes back around.
Bridging back into the chorus, with those mallet-like plucks and the chord progression changeup...
Perhaps dragging out a little bit too long, and not leading into a proper chorus as expected - though buliding nicely into the second verse section, which feels to flow much nicer with the white noise hats filling up more space and coming together more wholesome than the first...
And the break.
Fucking long, yeah.
But man, is there ever a certain magic in there.
The symphony, growing element-by-element.
The intensity building with the compiling of textures.
The richness, filling out as that single progression expands in depth with the addition and changeup of sounds.
And gracefully shifting into the conclusive epochs, drawing from certain phrases that've come before - building to smoothly transition out, the kick persisting like a heartbeat, deeply resonating until its collapse into the ambient space.
ahhh.
and furthering the work, from BED...
Yeah.
There's some wonderful love that went into this, and that persists for it.
I'd been putting producing music off for years. As I had put off moving to Bali for years.
But I did make the move. And, this was the product of the first move made back into music.
Undoubtedly, there's a bit of that dreaminess in it - the ethereal essence which drew me to the Island Of The Gods, and the tropical vibe of the island. (Inspired, surely, in part by the sunset gigs I was DJing at some amazingly stunning beach clubs).
Yep. As imperfect as this one might be, there's still something special about it.
And now... it's your turn to have a listen and catch a glimpse of the inspiration.
May your journey through this soundscape instill your spirit with a little (or a lot) of the passion that went into it, and the beauty of the experiences encapsulated in the work during the time it was created.
Enjoy!
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Good jop friend.
To tell you the truth @rok-sivante I didn't like it that much, I found it kind of monotonous, could be that I am kind of hyperactive, and i don't have that much patience.
I always love listening music especially before going to sleep and when I wake up every morning.
If im all alone music is my friend!
Another quality content about music niche @rok-sivante your follower here from the Philippines learned more about symphony thru your contents.
Thank you for sharing us your profession and masterpiece! Keep in touch ans enjoy the rest of the day.
It's 5:00 oclock early morning here in Philippines enjoying mlthe music.
Can I know the name of the device given in the picture?
that was the M-Audio Keystation Mini 32.
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I love your music @rok-sivante, If you have time ... you can listen to my new song I uploaded a few minutes ago .. Thank you brother !!
Keep up the work!
I like the way you describe it. I personally think that music is not the final product, the song itself. I think true music is the process of production. The beauty of the process and how much you enjoy it. As long as you enjoy the process, the rest matters less.
great perspective, one to keep in mind as I get back into producing... :-)
I actually did Like it,but what I loved the most is how you talk about music and everything you wrote here,it is obvious how it’s something you love and I really appreciate that kind of people and the passion you put in what you do. I will most certainly follow you :)
Although you have dabbled into music production on and off you were still able to produce this. That's really amazing. That's one thing about talent, if try to run from your talent, it will bring you back with time. Hey you are really talented. Please always update me with more of these stuff, I will Love to listen to them.
Another lovely offering, nice pace and really sweet ethereal feel.
i enjoy your post! thanks
I really like your Hair Rok! :D
lol. thanks, mate. t'is no doubt a major stressor keeping it well-kept, but compliments like these surely made all the effort worth it... :-D
It's really hard to tell whether your ginger, blonde or brunette from the picture though :p
The glimpse of yours.....🙏 and the song another class one👌
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first of all, i like the way you describe your music...this song is very well made man!
and i know exactly what you mean by "love-hate relationship" between you and your music :) sometimes i have the same struggle to decide whether a song is ready for putting it out or not, but i think that´s a part of the process of being an artist/musician. Keep up the good work!!!
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