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shenry Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: Oct. 2018 Posted: Mar. 12 2021, 14:00 https://soundcloud.com/stephen-merrick-912812630/sets/the-electric-brae Back to top

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qcfoetus Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: April 2013 Posted: Mar. 13 2021, 16:09 Quote (Ommagest @ Mar. 13 2021, 05:45) Liked the playing, some skill there on the guitar and very nicely produced too. Agreed! Soft and soothing. I also love the cover art--lovely tribute to the original HR cover. Back to top

shenry Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: Oct. 2018 Posted: Mar. 13 2021, 18:23 Thank you both for the kind words. That's given me the confidence to finish the project. Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4770 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: Mar. 14 2021, 00:36 I was expecting some clever piece that gives the illusion of going up while it's going down, an analogue of the Penrose staircase. This piece is dull - asleep at the wheel. Back to top

shenry Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: Oct. 2018 Posted: Mar. 14 2021, 06:20 Ooh, that hurt! No, it's fine, I'm glad for your honesty. I was a bit sad after your comment, until I realised that negative criticism is important, plus each person has different tastes. And the idea of a musical illusion (a song that goes up while seeming to go down), matching the optical illusion of the real life electric brae, is an interesting idea that I intend to explore further. Back to top

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shenry Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: Oct. 2018 Posted: Mar. 14 2021, 10:09 No, it's actually Loudoun Hill. I live in Ayrshire. Where the electric brae is in Ayrshire as well. I was trying to create an image that summed up the rolling Ayrshire fields, but was a bit trippy and surreal as well. Back to top

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shenry Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: Oct. 2018 Posted: Mar. 14 2021, 16:33 I know it's a volcanic plug apparently!  Whatever that is. Geology is not my subject either. Back to top

shenry Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: Oct. 2018 Posted: April 05 2021, 16:19 Finished version now online. Listen to The Electric Brae, a playlist by Stephen Merrick on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/ThW4q Please listen and enjoy! Nightspore, I will understand if you don't want to, given the excerpts I posted didn't do it for you! Back to top

qcfoetus Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: April 2013 Posted: April 09 2021, 15:54 Thanks for sharing the finished version. I'll be adding specific comments on Soundcloud, but overall I very much appreciate the project. Your objective to produce something a bit trippy and surreal is well achieved. On the plus side, the sounds and textures are nice, the structure and composition are interesting, and the overall feeling is one of serenity with a touch of mystery. I especially like the end of Parts 1 and 2, with their slow crescendos leading to the finale. On the minus side, the project would have gained from the addition of a couple of solos at strategic points, to create contrast and make the ensemble stand out a little more. Still, I find this music satisfying and will certainly get back to it again and again in the future. Back to top

shenry Group: Members Posts: 131 Joined: Oct. 2018 Posted: April 09 2021, 16:42 Thank you for your comments, very much appreciated. Back to top

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