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At 1:51pm on October 27, 2009, Leoncio Lara Bon said…
Thanks for connecting Jan,

Wow!, Love your music! Wonderful textures and sonorities

Hope to hear more soon!

Best

Bon
At 10:47am on October 4, 2009, Chris Dargay said…
Phenomenal ear candy! Thank you.
At 3:03am on September 1, 2009, Michal Cielecki said…
Wow really nice music there! And great performers too! :) I think HARD WATER is most interesting.

Cheers,
Michal
At 1:03am on August 27, 2009, Kelly Dowhower said…
Brilliant sounds---ain't no doubt!

Brilliant! Period!
At 10:42am on August 26, 2009, Kristofer Emerig said…
Hi Jan,

Finally got around to it. Absolutely love GODZ EATZ Shiodome Sequence, by the way.
At 2:58am on August 2, 2009, Simon Godden said…
I don't think I could do what I do with a gun to my head either .... lol.

Seriously though, once I learnt the basics, it was play for me too.
At 1:43pm on July 31, 2009, Ray Kemp said…
Are you running a x64 system as I do. Trilogy will not run on Cubase x64 so this cue was done in 32bit. Yes I'm also looking forward to the Trillion update.
I think Eric said around October.
At 1:40pm on July 31, 2009, Simon Godden said…
Fabulous sounds Jan. True originality.... luvvitt!!!! You heard of Edgar Varese at all? Like you without a plug socket... lol.
At 6:48am on July 31, 2009, Ray Kemp said…
`Strange Theory` includes:
JABB Brush kit 1
Trilogy acoustic bass
Pettinhouse DirectGuitar 2.1 Jazz pickup
SampleModeling Trumpet
WIVI Bb Clarinet 1
Sampletekk White Grand Piano

Audiophile ? Hmm! I keep trying
At 6:38am on July 29, 2009, Ray Kemp said…
Jan,

Staying clear of the endless drivel in discussion about genre, shape, form, theory, mathematics and on and on......................................................

I think "Ray Dio 3 through 6" is a truly amazing piece of "art".

Thanks for sharing.

Sincerely

Ray
At 10:37am on July 22, 2009, Anne Goodwin said…
As promised Jan, I have some comments with respect to your tracks. First of all, I can say that it is amazing to find how your music 'grows on me' the more I listen to it. The first time around is like trying a new dish from an exotic country and not being entirely sure if this is going to be appetizing to me or not. The second time, I'm starting to develop a taste for the dish and some of the flavours are definitely pleasing. The third time around and I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't be eating more of the stuff - and more often!

Ray Dio 1 & 2 - eerie, weird, cool, suspenseful and kind of like being in outer space or deep, deep down in the ocean. Tension created, always present eerie overtones, spacey stuff. Brilliant. Ray Dio 1 ends at approximately 3:27 right? If so, I particularly liked the first selection.

Yume - lovely cascading drops of sound, soothing, relaxing, trinkets but I am rather rudely pulled out of my reverie around 1:10 when the pace picks up and wakes me to the day.

Abstraxion - can't find the words for description. First time around I thought hmnn, 'looking from inside a bug' but second time wasn't sure if that actually 'caught' it. Very aptly titled.

Heresy - jazzy with an underlying beat and beat pattern that holds it all together, providing continuity; musical and 'interesting' (I know that's a horrible word to use but I lack vocabulary and besides, I LIKE interesting!). Definitely the most 'structured' of the 4 pieces and therefore probably my favorite although, strangely, it can be difficult to choose.

My husband was listening and felt your music has influences from Frank Zappa. I've never listened to Frank Zappa so I would have no way of knowing. Would you feel that there may be 'Zappa' influences in your music?

Thanks for the experience - and I hope you feel complemented when I say that because an experience goes beyond mere sensation. I am always open to new experiences - or at least I try to be - and so I thank you for giving me one!

Best regards,
Anne
At 9:25am on July 20, 2009, Anne Goodwin said…
Your music does challenge me Jan but I am willing to have an open mind, to learn and to attempt comprehension of something that is unfamiliar. Please be patient with me however; it does take me time to absorb new things. I will put aside a day this week and I will get back to you with my 'feedback' or my 'response.' Have a great day!
At 1:07pm on June 25, 2009, Chris Alpiar said…
Hey Jan, welcome to the forum. I really dig Ray Dio haha, really cool stuff in there. Really set me back 15 years to when I was still playing in the avant garde jazz scene. I love the end of that piece, the last 2 mins or so. Anyhow welcome to the forum, I hope you get into some discussions! There is a great need for perspective in our discussions from a thoughtful and free mind like yourself

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