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"DEUS" with music by Ady Cohen from Ady Cohen

Ady Cohen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:57:14 GMT

Hi all,

The new TV series DEUS, for which I have composed the music, starts airing by Israeli satellite broadcaster YES beginning next Sunday, November 23rd.

This prestigious and sophisticated series, YES's flagship series aimed at teenagers, is divided into 52 20-minutes episodes, and will be shown twice daily.

The series stars some of Israel's most popular young stars: Michael Lewis, Adi Himelbloy and Michael Moshonov.

I will try to upload the series opening, accompanied by my Main Theme for the series, after the series starts...

You can read more (in Hebrew) and watch some clips here.

Best wishes,

Ady

Primesounds sale in our web shop from Emil Hansson

Emil Hansson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:42:56 GMT

We're doing some cleaning at the warehouse and are selling out all our Primesounds sample CD's at half the price. Check em out below if you like:

A Funky Future
Previews (64 kbps mp3)

Distoteque
Previews (64 kbps mp3)

Flum
Previews (64 kbps mp3)

Metriam
Previews (64 kbps mp3)

Prime SFX
Previews (64 kbps mp3)

Session Strings
Previews (64 kbps mp3)

See you again, everyone!! from HUMANOISE

HUMANOISE — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:04:41 GMT

Cood luck everybody in the contest !!!! I stay the hospital from November 18, next tuesday, about 2 or 3 months. I will be 37 years old in there. I honor about I could keep current top 30 about 2 weeks in the contest and I could make my friends 420 and more in this community!! I will never forget all your kindness. Good luck everyone, and See you again !!! RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO.

Atlas Reshaped from Subliminal

Subliminal — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:11:37 GMT

At last, I have finished my remix of Anchor's Atlas. Now, it may seem that I am on a roll here, but I started quite some time ago with both Atlas Reshaped and A Comforting Solution. Not that I have been working on both these songs all that time, but still, both were not exactly created overnight. Next up is a serious attempt at completing my version of Blind Date. This one I have been working on when I got stuck with everything else, but now it is time to try and finish it.

Unplug the Plugins ! from niteshift

niteshift — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:52:13 GMT

Well, what a harrowing week it's been. Having the time to sit down and actually get it all togther and create something has got to be a gift at the best of times. A month just to write, a collection of internet collaboraters to help speed the process along, and long days dfirting off into the creative ether. Nothing could be better right ?

Now, nothing at all is suppossed to go to plan, and with no agenda, the pressure should be off, to just go with the flow and let the mind have a mental splurge. That is, until internet collaborater No1 comes up with some lyrics, a great tune, and a great voice to sing the tune, to a musical piece first visited a couple of months previous.

So, it's into the dark recesses of the computer, to pull up the track, and see how it sounds with a new melody line. Sounds great, and everything is flowing along well. So, it's a quick mixdown, and onto the internet for peer review.

First comment : "There is something very wrong sonically like the music is playing from a separate source than the vocals. I have never heard you have this sound before, is something off on the set up?

Second comment : " ...but the vox sound like they are recorded in a room quite different than where the music is taking place "

Third comment : ".....had the same sense of something off, so I'll look forward to the next one? "

And so they went on . OK, check and recheck, and yep, there is a phasing issue, and yep, those vocals are sounding really different to the backing track, so what's the problem ? The problem was, that the backing tracks were recorded months ago, built up one by one, with various effects being added to the tracks. Sometimes 2 or 3 units per track, as it was a bit thin at the time and needed some "oomph" After adding a total of thirty five tracks, each with it's own clutter of little gizmos to make it sound "better" the whole thing ends up a sonic cosmic slop, spinning around in the phones like a demented cat in a clothes drier.

Only solution. Back to basics. Back to square one. Back to kindy school and back to the simplicity of the sandpit. Like a child scribbling with crayons, the plugins are unceremoniously detatched and thrown out the virtual window hopefully to be shattered on the ground into a million little bits never to return. Replaced with just an EQ, a bit of reverb, a smidgeon of compression, and a big dash of ears, all is well in sonic land.

We live, we learn, and try to remember that "better" does not always mean "burden me down with gadgets" So the next time you consider brewing up a batch of sonic soup, just remember....... unplug the plugins.

cheers, niteshift

4 new (old) songs! from Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:00:24 GMT

Hi friends, I've recently added four new songs to my page, relatively old for me but new for this site: Two more or less spontaneous instrumental improvisations (category: humor) and two songs, 'Bushmensong' and 'Mystery to Me'. The latter being based on an improvisation of words, guitar and Groove Agent. The lyrics seemed meaningless at first but in retrospect they reveal some meaning, at least to me. Song art will follow… I hope you like them.

Freedom from Subliminal

Subliminal — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:43:42 GMT

I have finished another track for my Orpheus In Hell project. This one features Snowflake's spoken word piece Freedom, which is therefore the title of my song. You can also hear some excellent clarinet playing by Fireproof Babies, which he recorded specifically for this song. The track opens with a flute solo, originally called Still Life, which in its final version was inspired by the Dead Can Dance song Piece For Solo Flute from their splendid live album Toward The Within. I used a stretched and reversed version of my flute solo as an extra layer in the second part of the song.

A Comforting Solution from Subliminal

Subliminal — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:24:56 GMT

There is a new remix to be enjoyed. It's called A Comforting Solution and it's a remix of Artie Q's song Belief. I could waste your time by talking at lengths about it, but Artie has said it all here. The only thing I would like to add is that it was Duckett's drum loop which got the creative juices for this remix flowing again. So, thank you Duckett!

Finally I entered these songs !!! from HUMANOISE

HUMANOISE — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:13:27 GMT

Finally I entered " DREAM9 ( I'LL BE WHO I WANNA BE ) ", " THE FLOWER AND BUTTERFLY ", and " My favorite Unknown Sound " to this contest !!!!! Everybody, Vote for me if you like them, All right ? I will do my best until when I stay the hospital !!!! Do your best, too!! Good luck, everyone! RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO.

Micro-Phones contest open for voting! from Emil Hansson

Emil Hansson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:51:38 GMT

Step right up and vote folks. This is more important than the US election! =)

Fortunately, I am still in my house ( not hospital ) !!! from HUMANOISE

HUMANOISE — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:31:00 GMT

But I will stay the hospital soon, the day will come. So I will do my best untill the day will come!! I can't still answer for your comments, but I'm thinking everyone is my friends. " Hey, you are all music lovers, right ? " RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO.

Unplugged Live music Club (Pub) from Luciano

Luciano — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:56:50 GMT

Really sweet and emotional night with Verità Immaginate 2008 .... then music of really Grunge Artist.

But Vote for "DREAM9" if you like !!!!! from HUMANOISE

HUMANOISE — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:30:02 GMT

But I entered just one song " DREAM9 ( I'LL BE WHO I WANNA BE ) " so have a listen and vote for it if you like, O.K ? Wish you will get success and happiness !!!! RESPECT & PEACE. Everybody!! See you again !!! Regards, HIROTO.

I will stay hospital again from today during in the contest. from HUMANOISE

HUMANOISE — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:05:56 GMT

Unfortunately again, My mother has treated my injury since I came back to my house from hospital stay, but my injury got worse recently. I will have to stay the hospital from today and will be operated. I can't be back to my house about two or three months. But I will be back!! Stay helthy and creative, Everyone !!!! Good luck all of you in the contest !!! RESPECT & PEACE. HIROTO.

Sorry for I couldn't answer for your kind comments !!! from HUMANOISE

HUMANOISE — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:24:55 GMT

Unfortunately I had to stay the hospital about 5 month ago. Because I sat in front of the PC for a long time and I got injury on my hip depth and I got high fever that's why I staied the hospital. And then I was treated and I came back to my home but I had still the injury. that's why I have needed to take a rest long time, I mean that I couldn't sit in front of my PC long time. I couldn't answer for your kind comments, you know why ? Everybody, take a rest, enough sleep, eat much and move your body !!!!! Don't concentrate too much for your creating music also doing internet, All right ? Regards, HIROTO.