[EDM] Conflagration (mp3)

bvanoudtshoorn · September 14, 2011, 12:54:50

It's been a long time since I last posted here; too long! I guess that it's symptomatic of my not having time to write as much music as I'd like to.

Anyway, I have managed to find the time to write a few pieces. This is the most recent. I've been meaning to write a piece in this idiom for years. It's an industrial/orchestral hybrid. I don't know why, but I always find this style of music fun, notwithstanding its occasional heaviness.

The usual Native Instruments suspects are at play in this piece: Kontakt, Massive, FM8, and Battery. All of them driven by OpenMPT and Xlutop Chainer.

You can grab it from my website, or just grab the MP3 directly.

jmkz · September 14, 2011, 13:43:03

Welcome back!, I've missed your touch style

I like the way you have composed, specially your integration of violins...

wandering genie · September 20, 2011, 19:26:02

bvanoudtshoorn: Just listening to it! Some interesting parts, the sound you choosed for the main riff is very accurate. And the slow parts are very climatic. I imagin them great as a soundtrack. As a small critic, the riff becames too repetitive to my ears for some moments.

Saga Musix · September 20, 2011, 19:30:30

You have some really nice sounds and sound combinations there, but I have to agree with wandering genie that this gets quite repetitive after a while. The same melody over and over... :\

bvanoudtshoorn · September 20, 2011, 23:14:29

@jmkz: Good to be back -- thanks!

@wandering genie: Glad you liked it. Yes, I think that it does get a bit repetitive after a while. The problem is that when I tried doing different things with it, a) they sounded bad

and b) they would've needed time to establish themselves, which would have made it longer than I would've liked. :/

@Jojo: Thanks -- playing with timbre is one of my favourite pastimes. And yes, I think it may be a bit repetitive...

Thanks for the feedback, guys -- I really appreciate it!

Asharin · December 17, 2011, 23:19:31

I thought it was fantastic, sometimes repetitive isn't a bad thing, it certainly sounds less repetitive than most of my 'music'

I don't even usually like this kind of thing but this was most enjoyable

I really must make some more music myself sometime, it's been almost 4 years... :/

Harbinger · January 17, 2012, 14:58:32

Notes as i'm listening:

I love the classical orchestration and the minor key theme in the intro, and the transition to a modern sound is nicely seamed. The timbral choices are decent but maybe a bit too much bass layering and lack of high-register voicings to either lead a melody or provide some background motifs. The transition back to orchestra is also well-done.

Don't know when i'd want this in my ears though. Not exactly easy listening, can't really dance to it, and too unusual to be put in the background as i work. Hmmm...

bvanoudtshoorn · January 19, 2012, 10:24:16

@Asharin: Glad you liked it!

@Harbinger: Hmm, I know what you mean about "not knowing when you'd want this in your ears". Glad you enjoyed it nevertheless!
I agree that it's generally quite a low-/mid-tone-heavy piece. I think that the difficulty lies in the warmth of the orchestral tones...

Thanks for the feedback!

mrvegas · February 07, 2012, 12:13:21

Listening now. Personally, I love this kind of thing -- good use of technology and good music. I like it very much. Agree slightly with the criticism that a few cuts could be made. There's nothing wrong with a 2:30 song.

I found the comment about wondering when to listen to it interesting. Implied therein is the concept that music is always a background experience. Not to take the comment out of context, but a big problem with the musical audience these days is the lack of interest in listening as a primary interest (as opposed to something to do when one is doing something else).

Anyway, nice track.