The alternative music thread (not hip-hop, electro, techno etc.)

not bad !

 

thanks widowmaker, glad you enjoy.
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aaron james, really like that track, reminds me a bit of burial and similar chilled haunting stuff.
cool

 

Ok, I'm super noob at this. This was all done in Maschine. I haven't really figured out how to sample yet so I just step record for now.
http://soundcloud.com/pigeontoad/butter-nuts-squashed

 

Here is a new one from me, used Maschine heavily on this tune.

http://soundcloud.com/prismsounds/rendition

 

i can't think of anything cool to say except that i would like your constructive criticism on this. pretty please?

http://soundcloud.com/aaron-james-pixelbeard/may-12-2012-impacted-earwax

 

Several more additions to the Soundcloud page in my signature...
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New track: http://soundcloud.com/glaklandy/watchers

From jam to master in under 2 hours.

 

maschine standalone and nothing else.
http://soundcloud.com/hyena/beauty-lies-in-the-depths-of

 

What do you guys do about writer's block. I usually just wait it out, but there has to be a more productive method? What are yours?

 

Writer's block is just a state of mind. Forget it. Now.

Keep jamming and recording stuff. If you get stuck, save it and start again. Repeat this. You'll eventually get to something you want to stick with. Or you'll return to a previous track and develop that.

Just keep at it. Every track you make isn't going to be made of gold.

 

There are a ton of things to do. I like Mr36's comments as well, just open a new project, try a random kit, try anything, if it sucks save it and try again. I have at least 2 dozen maschine projects saved that are one kit, one synth, one bar that I recorded, hated, and left. They're still worthwhile because of the effort. Basketball players still miss shots while they practice.

One idea, pick a track and force yourself to sample from it. Pick a random track from iTunes, first thing that comes up, you must sample it and go from there. Try to remake a favorite song of yours, remake it from scratch without sampling. Take a pre-made loop in Maschine as a base, add other parts to it, and then go back and rework it.

I read a great article one time on djworx or one of those websites about putting together beats. I'll mess it up if I try to duplicate it, but the general idea was to put down a 2bar loop. Something simple, but something you make. Work on that 2-bar loop until it's something cool that you like. Then duplicate it and make it an 8-bar loop. Then make 4 copies of that. Take the first one, add something, a new sound or bass or whatever. Then take the second and add something different than you added to the first, and so on. Then go back through and change up something about the original loop in each of them, adding extra hi hats, dropping out kicks for emphasis, anything to differentiate them. Then after that listen to each one individually, if they sound the same, repeat the process until they don't.

 

Thank you guys so much for your replies and words of wisdom. I'll take them to heart and practice hard. Everyday I open up my comp and try something even if it's not good I do learn something new or a more efficient way to do things.

 

I missed this thread...some good stuff and a break from whats usually produced i think (im still on the first page)

I dont have much up at the moment, ive done a reggae type track and this, which prolly are alternative i suppose

http://soundcloud.com/the-trainset-ghetto/03-super-jakes-monsters

Maschine did the drums and some of the keys, in Live...

 

New track I smashed out in 2 days. neither hip hop or elecrto...maybe both whooo knows? its laid back slow tempo and a bit spacey. Hope you like it

Cryptic Cut - Sinking Sands
http://soundcloud.com/crypticcut/cryptic-cut-sinking-sands

 

A little something i knocked up today (had a day off work) whilst playing around with my new Virus Snow. It's DnB (sort of Neurofunk). Let me know what you think.

http://soundcloud.com/puzzlefactory/pandemic

 

fixed
http://soundcloud.com/5417r/bassy

 

Hiya, I have a gloopy sample heavy trippy ambient remix of Paco Sala - Spiral for your pleasure (remixed and mastered in Maschine of course) complete with my first attempt at a video.

Paco Sala - Spiral (Cryptic Cut's 'Ambient Death' Remix)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlg1AbKL2o&feature=plcp"]Paco Sala - Spiral (Cryptic Cut's 'ambient death' Remix) - YouTube[/ame]

hope you like it

this is the original version for comparison
http://soundcloud.com/user690248/paco-sala-spiral

 

http://www.zorchfactoryrecords.com/...m/163-cold-flesh-colony-cold-white-light.html

My new album release on the netlabel Zorch Factory Records.
Not written solely on maschine but there are quiet a few beats from NIs little box of wonders.
I got influenced by many styles on this one. It pairs dark ambient music with rock/metal, industrial and trip hop.
Experimental as hell but if you want to have this Silent Hill atmosphere in your living room then this might be for you
Hope you guys enjoy

 

My stuff might fall in here too. Been working a lot with soundscapes and I'm finding my stuff difficult to define.

Here's a link...

http://soundcloud.com/alexander-orion-pitt

 

always like ur stuff