If this ain´t fun, then I´m dun... .. .

[Max el Belga]

 ...OK, it ain´t correct English, but the title rhymed at least.

This morning I wanted to try out my new little speaker set.  For that purpose I used some bounces of songs I´m working on, but are waiting to be finished.
Between those thingies appeared a 4:26 long song, almost done.
My wife asked me what I was laughing for.
"This is just a funny song", I explained.
There was a small detail I didn´t like though and opened the song to correct that.  Unfortunately I found out that in the meanwhile I continued working on the piece.  It was almost completely different, had grown two more minutes and with a few more recordings, ready to fit in...

Too much work to change a detail in the first version, so I decided to share it as it is :

http://maxebelga.kara-moon.com/music/Max_el_Belga-Ouch1.mp3

Have fun with it,

Max... .. .

[kara]

It is fun, so you're not dun.... 

I'm allways amazed how creative you are with samples, I should realy try this someday... but I must say that I wouldn't have an idea how to make a song with samples (if there not mine).
I think I lack imagination to do this 


Great funny song, Max

k

[rharv]

Yep, I enjoyed it too.
 Jumped around a lot.  The song, not me..

[elwoodblues1969]

Max,

Wonderful medley of musical styles & it's really something to shake your *ss to...would make some great adult movie music as well!

This piece of a real eye opener & a great groove to wake up to in the morning...really gets the blood pumping..great stuff!!

Elwood

[Max el Belga]

Tx guys.

Kara, working with loops is more or less like composing a song, together with the other band members.
Somebody comes up with a lick on his instrument and the others, one by one make/suggest their arrangement around it.  You either don´t know what they'll come up with.  So the surprise factor is very high !  
Then you need to mould and chew until the whole fits together well.

OK, this is rather a method used by people who don´t depend on partitures, IMO.

We have in fact so many ways to make music/songs.  The most important is to enjoy what you do.
I like the sound of acoustic guitars, but I prefer to play electric.  I like aquarel but I prefer painting with oil...  
Take for instance Raul Midon, a blind singer-guitarist.  He has a unique playing style, probably an insult to the classical positioning, but he sounds/plays amazingly brilliant and obviously loves what he´s doing !

BTW, mostly my songs are a mixture of real played stuff and ('manipulated') loops.

Cheers,

Max... .. .

PS : Interesting concept, this month´s song contest !
Last month I couldn´t join in, ´cose the local TV asked me to do a jingle for them.

[folderol]

Nice to hear one of your pieces again. They are always quite original.

[Laguna Rising]

Hi Max
there isn't much to say: this is one of the highlights of your style
Yeah, cool stuff

Cheers

[Martin E]

Hi Max. How's the weather?

Prrrrr Lots of things going on in this song . You seem to have been subjected to the Zapp culture. It's too much for my feeble constitution.

[Oren]

If you hadn't told me, I never would have guessed this was composed from separate song ideas. It flows, continuity and variety in equal measure.

Fun, too  !

Another dandy, Max.

Oren.

[Fred S]

I ka-rum-ba, Maximillion!!

I little spice...perfect for a Monday morning. I'm smiling now