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A Rainy Day — 26 y/o pastoral prog, not iOS, eMagic Logic! 400mhz G3 iMac! Take or leave!
I don't know why I'm posting this. The recording and mix is rough; limited knowledge and 2000's era low-end hardware. There's a very early Zoom amp modeller and sounds from Roland JV1010. Some sounds from Reason v1 though.
Some people have said highly complimentary things, back in the day. Well, one person did and I didn't even know him outside the macOSX music forum.
https://thedairygiant.bandcamp.com/track/a-rainy-day
There's a whole album worth.
The posted song has what to me are Genesisy Tony Banks kinda chords in the intro and chorus, and a sorta Mutations era Beck folky verse. So how about that then!
I've seen other non iOS stuff posted a little so I'm using that as precedent.... And some nostalgia just overtook me so I posted.
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Just listened through phone speakers but I enjoyed that, solid track, and interesting backstory. You mentioned in the Bandcamp blurb that you wish you could sing better, but I thought the singing suited the song well, nothing wrong with it at all!
The whole album is very cool @JustinOllman
It sounds like you poured super much heart and time into it. Lovely guitar playing, synth sound design, drum computer programming, vocal melodies, authentic singing, mixing etc.
Absolutely no need to hide it. Well done on putting it on bandcamp!
I’m curious what happened in the next 24 years after this album. How much of a role has music been playing for you?
I hope you don’t mind me asking. I’m like 10 years behind and still discovering what role music should or shouldn’t play in my life.
Thanks @Gavinski & @jacou for listening and your comments, very encouraging.
Jacou, I wasn't playing live or with anyone else at that time, apart from some church music I used to do, which was very humble compared to what is known as 'worship music" these days. I'm not in that realm any more. But I was enjoying this amazing ability to record audio at home after only being able to do midi sequencing before then.
So I was quite good on guitar, and eventually someone asked if I'd play for them for covers gigs. And through doing that I met other people and played with several, mainly women singers who played no instruments or had fairly basic guitar skills.
One that lasted several years was a western swing band with a great singer/violinist and and a double bass player. we made an album and played live lots, a mix of mainly covers and some originals in a similar style, made a CD, some local tours. Played for the local swing dance club which was fun.
One singer songwriter I played with was super talented and original, she started to get quite popular and she always wanted me to play with her, we used to play and tour as a duo for several years. Then she got a record contract, went to the UK to record (I'm from New Zealand) and after she discarded me without notification. The first I knew was seeing a FB post that she was touring NZ with a live band, I knew I wasn't in it. That was one of the worst things as I'd put so much stock in playing with her, and I guess I had a lot of pride in it. She's reasonably famous in the 'indy' i guess world now, Aldous Harding.
Since then I've been doing live covers gigs at local bars, occasionally playing guest sports in other local artists original projects, so a few scattered live gigs there. But that has kinda dried up. But I still play with some talented local cover artists regularly about once or twice a week on average... maybe a bit less than that currently coz things are quite fluid there. And over the years I've put some other things on other bandcamp or soundcloud pages as the mood has taken me.
So I'm now 63, and lucky to till be doing music for something of a living, at least. I have no goals or ambitions for my own music, but I still write a bit and post the odd thing. This is one I wrote last year which is the most recent. very down beat, lol.
Thanks for enquiring. It's hard to know what role music should play, as you state. I've come to find joy in the humble live covers gig, it gives people pleasure, you are helping make their day more fun (usually...). and it's a very natural and organic thing. It's usually not very artistically satisfying. Not everyone gets to that position and that's OK. And, it's AI proof! I hope you find the right balance for yourself, and it can change over time and in unexpected ways
"A Rainy Day" is a great song. I marked down to give the full album (along with @Frenq 's and @pbelgium 's EP) a full listen tomorrow while I doodle on my Kindle Scribe. ☺️ Great music, Justin!
Thank you for your openness!
Playing guitar for live bands sounds like a lot of fun and good fellowship (well except for that one artist. I’m sorry to hear that).
That combined with some music production at home seems like a nice combo to me.
The YouTube song that you shared is very lovely too! I specially dig the guitar melody lines and the atmosphere!
The reason I was curious to hear from you is that I can relate quite a bit. I also grew up playing worship in churches. And also put lots of time and passion into a little DIY christian music album like 10 years ago.
https://lightheartmusic.bandcamp.com/album/earth
I soon will approach my 40s and I’m happy that I can produce some music here and there for clients (mostly for sports events). But yeah also not exactly what I was dreaming about and not the most stable job either. I guess that’s just the fate of being a musician.
I wonder if that dream of being some form of successful musical artist will disappear one day. Or maybe I just have to adjust that expectation and be more grateful for what I have.
@jacou That' a beautiful album, very cinematic, and dynamic with the quiet reflective and intense songs, You should be proud of that! Great singing too.
The thing is you can still dream of being 'successful', sometime those dreams come true for some people. And you're till relatively young (probably doesn't feel that way for you, as it didn't for me at that point!). But success and one's definition of it can change thankfully. I struggle with some bitterness for what might have been, and also things haven't worked out well as far as career goes. But i still have much to be thankful for. TBH I have very little passion left for music or anything at this point, which is probably natural with age (my screen name is a pun by the way) and the depression/anxiety that has dogged me forever.
So I'd say dream on and work at it while you're still a youngster! You'll adapt to whatever happens lol.
@jwmmakerofmusic Thanks so much for listening and the kind comments!
@JustinOllman thanks for your kind words about my album! Yeah it was quite a journey. Now 10 years later I would change a million things about it. But I guess it’s nice having it as some kind of blueprint of that time in my life.
I’m sorry to hear about you feeling bitterness, depression and anxiety. Man that just seems so typical for those sensible musician souls. Me included. I got these typical AD(H)D traits. Can’t stop thinking, feeling, analysing etc. It‘s hard to just stay focused and contained.
My family helps to keep me together a bit. Not easy to live in a small apartment with wife and two young kids. I barely get any focus. But I probably would fall apart if I were alone too much. So yeah I’m grateful for it.
I totally fell for your nickname heheh
So I guess it’s Simon then. I’m Jacob nice to meet you and to hear from you! Sending some slightly tired and depressed greetings over to the other side of the world. Crazy
@jacou Thanks so much Jacob!
Might be 26 years old but it’s still a darned good piece of music… some real talent to be heard !
Looking forward to listening to the rest of the album 👌
@GeoTony Thank for listening, glad you liked it!