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Geek Culture / new song: Chrysalis

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Hawkeye
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Posted: 4th Jul 2006 15:06 Edited at: 4th Jul 2006 15:06
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The name actually comes from a Dick Francis novel, where one of the horses is named Chrysalis. I'd been hanging onto this song for ages (months, actually - no kidding), finally decided to call it finished yesterday, and as luck had it, stumbled across that name *inhales sharply*

So...

Provos - Chrysalis.

A cross between chillout and ambient, mostly chillout I think, but with the deeper pad work you'd expect in an ambient song.


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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 4th Jul 2006 15:25
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I think it's ambient. Relaxing music. This sort of background music is not my cup of tea however.

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Flindiana Jones
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Posted: 4th Jul 2006 17:15
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Wooha! I love this tune. Very nice music to chill to. Heh, it's funny, but we just had Chrysalises that turned into butterflies...I saw the name and nearly laughed out loud.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 4th Jul 2006 17:19
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Hot ambient tune! Sounds really Diablo 2 (Second act).


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Hawkeye
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Posted: 5th Jul 2006 00:35
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Thanks chaps! I did learn the thing about butterflys after I finished the tune, but decided the name still fit well enough.


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Jeku
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Posted: 5th Jul 2006 01:19 Edited at: 5th Jul 2006 01:22
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I like ambient, but your calliope or whatever it's called is too loud and the vinyl loop in the background is a little annoying. Also, there's not really a melody in there that I could find.

Don't get me wrong, it sounds technically nice, but I like my melodies

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Still listening--- it's a little jarring the difference between the first 2/3rds and the last third.

I usually don't critique music in detail but I appreciated your comments on my song Automaton 3000 in TDKs forum so I thought I'd return the favour


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Matt Rock
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Posted: 5th Jul 2006 07:56
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Isn't this the name of that car company in Fallout?


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Drew Cameron
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Posted: 5th Jul 2006 13:09
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Isn't that Chrysler?

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Teh Go0rfmeister
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makes me wanna download and play populus

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Hawkeye
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Posted: 5th Jul 2006 16:57
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Quote: "I like ambient, but your calliope or whatever it's called is too loud and the vinyl loop in the background is a little annoying. Also, there's not really a melody in there that I could find.

Don't get me wrong, it sounds technically nice, but I like my melodies

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Still listening--- it's a little jarring the difference between the first 2/3rds and the last third."

Ahhh, the second genuinely helpful bit of crit I've received on this track! You are indeed correct, the vinyl loop really ought to be cut out of the intro and only appear with the drums. The entire tune feels out of whack (mix and progression) to my ears, I decided I had to get some feedback or otherwise I'd never get any better.

Oh, and not to seem ignorant, but what's a calliope?


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Quote: "Oh, and not to seem ignorant, but what's a calliope?"


Isn't that the Asian flute that's playing near the beginning? At least I *think* it's technically called a calliope, but I'm probably wrong


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Hawkeye
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Posted: 5th Jul 2006 20:46
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Quote: "Dictionary.com:
cal·li·o·pe Audio pronunciation of "calliope" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (k-l-p, kl-p)
n.
A musical instrument fitted with steam whistles, played from a keyboard"

So I guess not... it still needs some eq though, it's too res in the h.f. content (around 5k) and too loud around >8. Just couldn't be arsed to do it


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Matt Rock
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Posted: 7th Jul 2006 03:18
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It wasn't chrysler, it was chrysalis (I think)


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