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    Posted: October 08 2010 at 10:48

At long last, this is my first time posting original music. As I say at the beginning of this video, this song was originally supposed to contain lyrics. But I couldn't seem to get the lyrics that were written for it to fit properly. After many efforts, I gave up and trimmed down the song, keeping only the instrumental portion of it. Originally entitled 'Sentinels', here is "There's No Other Way To Say It" written by me, all instruments performed by me (drums, guitars, bass, maybe some keyboards, I don't remember). This was recorded back in my infancy of recording multitrack music on the computer. The mix isn't very good, but it's okay as an archive. :) If you have a good set of headphones and can crank it up, you just might hear some bass. :) Also be sure to listen at 480p quality, not 360p. (gotta soak up all the quality you can find. :) ) Let me know your thoughts. Thanks for listening!

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYrOJaBIpA8
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Points: 32524 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2010 at 10:56
I actually hear the bass just fine.

It's lot heavier and jazzier and more of a jam than I expected (based on the title and the many pictures of acoustic guitars).  Yes, it is a bit muddy, but still an exciting and well-performed instrumental.  Love the variety of guitar textures.

Cool stuff man- as usual, thanks for sharing!
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Points: 97 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2010 at 11:08
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

I actually hear the bass just fine.

It's lot heavier and jazzier and more of a jam than I expected (based on the title and the many pictures of acoustic guitars).  Yes, it is a bit muddy, but still an exciting and well-performed instrumental.  Love the variety of guitar textures.

Cool stuff man- as usual, thanks for sharing!
 
 
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Points: 316 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2010 at 11:32
Wow, this is not bad at all
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Originally posted by Shevrzl Shevrzl wrote:

Wow, this is not bad at all
 
 
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Sounds good Chris
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Nicely recorded Chris. It's a good mix for my laptop which acts as an auto EQ-forgiverizer (patent pending). As an engineer and producer multi-instrumentalist always amaze me. I work with a multi-instrumental keyboardist/composer and sometimes write lyrics for him. Let me know if you need any help in this area. My biggest critique would be to try and develop a stronger sense of 'song' so that it doesn't sound so much like a jam. I realize some people like this but providing more structure and definition to the writing will most certainly strengthen your compositions. Thanks for sharing.

Check out Steve McCann (solo) and BUSKER (listed on PA) on my site.

http://whitepinemedia.ca/links.html

 


Edited by JD - October 08 2010 at 12:46
Thank you for supporting independently produced music
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Originally posted by JD JD wrote:

Nicely recorded Chris. It's a good mix for my laptop which acts as an auto EQ-forgiverizer (patent pending). As an engineer and producer multi-instrumentalist always amaze me. I work with a multi-instrumental keyboardist/composer and sometimes write lyrics for him. Let me know if you need any help in this are. My biggest critique would be to try and develop a stronger sense of 'song' so that it doesn't sound so much like a jam. I realize some people like this but providing more structure and definition to the writing will most certainly strengthen your compositions. Thanks for sharing.

Check out Steve McCann (solo) and BUSKER (listed on PA) on my site.

http://whitepinemedia.ca/links.html

 
 
Thanks for the feedback, JD! This song was recorded back in 2002, when I was quite new to recording with computer.  As I mentioned, it was originally supposed to contain lyrics, the mid instrumental section was supposed to sound 'jammy' I guess, but yes, more structure would be good. Great feedback, thanks!
Chris


Edited by chris21125150 - October 08 2010 at 12:49
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Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

Sounds good Chris
 
 
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Oh Chris... you're so talented! You need to make an album, buddy! I'd buy it the day it came out! Big smile

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Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Oh Chris... you're so talented! You need to make an album, buddy! I'd buy it the day it came out! Big smile


Hey thanks for that, J-Man!
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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2010 at 00:38
I prefer the shorter sections where it's not so busy all the time, but the skill is certainly there. You're a better player than I'll ever be! Overall, I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing! Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

I prefer the shorter sections where it's not so busy all the time, but the skill is certainly there. You're a better player than I'll ever be! Overall, I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing! Thumbs Up


Thanks for the comment and the complements, JLocke!
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Points: 97 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2010 at 22:38

Hi all. Here's a song that I wrote the music for and recorded myself playing all the instruments back in 2004. This has been posted to Youtube. Here's the write up I posted along with the video:

The real purpose of this video is to bring out of the closet a song that I've virtually kept hidden for over six years. This song embraces my love for Progressive Rock music. The concept of this song came from an old friend of mine, Allan Partridge. He entitled it 'Embosis'. The lyrics were already written and I was to come up with some music for a concept album. The project was later abandoned, not on purpose but due to the distractions of life.
In this song you will hear a rare performance of me on vocals. That doesn't happen often, I don't consider myself a singer. What you are hearing is actually made up of two seperate parts of the concept album; the first being the prologue, the second being an instrumental section that was to show up later on the album. All of the instruments are played by me (guitar, bass drums, keyboards). I wrote and recorded the music back in 2004. Hope you like it. Let me know your thoughts and thanks for indulging me in my nostalgia!

Since in just over two weeks from now, I will have lived on this planet for 4 decades, I decided to take a trip down memory lane. Get ready for a glimpse into the exciting, sometimes bizarre insanity that is my life.
I have been making videos since the early 80's, after my Dad bought our first video camera. I used to make comedy sketches, commercials, music videos, game shows, even tried to shoot a mini-movie! (I know, welcome to nerdsville). I also had fun making a show using space lego and making them move by pausing the picture, changing the lego people, and filming again. I usually recruited the help of other friends and family members, such as my Dad, cousins, uncles, etc. We always had a blast and some of the videos became family favorites and were talked about for years afterward! After I discovered Youtube, it was like a chance for me to take it to the next level and revisit my youth.
You are about to witness a side of Chris Lawley that few have seen. Some will be disturbed by what they see, others will be entertained. : ) Included is a never before seen shot of an awkward teenaged Chris with a shaved head and scar from brain surgery to cure epilepsy. It also features some favourtie shots of moments with my three boys.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nx5ebZ-Ww8



Edited by chris21125150 - October 09 2010 at 22:40
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I didn't listen to the song, but the way you wrote this post, reminds me of Daniel Gidenlow from Pain of Salvation. Why? Because he also likes to write several hundred words to explain his music. That's sweet. You like to be with your family. Daniel also likes his family, as he wrote songs for his wife and kids.

You even said "I decided to take a trip down memory lane". Daniel also mentioned "down a memory lane" in an article about his masterpiece album Remedy Lane.

The way you talk about yourself, it feels like you're from a famous band and people already know the name Chris Lawley. Although I had never heard that name before, now I feel like I know you. I guess what I'm trying to say is that musicians should talk about their lives more often, so we as listeners can feel the emotions in their music better.

P.S. The Lego film technique you mentioned, it's called "Stop-motion animation film". Classic UK shows like Bob the Builder and Postman Pat are shot the same way. It's nice to know that a prog musician also makes animation films.
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Points: 97 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2010 at 01:45
Originally posted by paganinio paganinio wrote:

I didn't listen to the song, but the way you wrote this post, reminds me of Daniel Gidenlow from Pain of Salvation. Why? Because he also likes to write several hundred words to explain his music. That's sweet. You like to be with your family. Daniel also likes his family, as he wrote songs for his wife and kids.

You even said "I decided to take a trip down memory lane". Daniel also mentioned "down a memory lane" in an article about his masterpiece album Remedy Lane.

The way you talk about yourself, it feels like you're from a famous band and people already know the name Chris Lawley. Although I had never heard that name before, now I feel like I know you. I guess what I'm trying to say is that musicians should talk about their lives more often, so we as listeners can feel the emotions in their music better.

P.S. The Lego film technique you mentioned, it's called "Stop-motion animation film". Classic UK shows like Bob the Builder and Postman Pat are shot the same way. It's nice to know that a prog musician also makes animation films.



Thanks for the comment, and thanks for....not listening to the song??? :/ 
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Points: 1327 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2010 at 01:54
Originally posted by chris21125150 chris21125150 wrote:

All of the instruments are played by me (guitar, bass drums, keyboards). I wrote and recorded the music back in 2004. 


Time for a new list: List of one-man projects who play every instrument and write everything all by themselves.

Wintersun comes to mind. On "their"(his) debut album, Jari Mäenpää wrote everything and played everything: guitars, bass, vocals, synths,  except for the drums. That said,  Chris Lawley remains the purest one-man projects in the world.Clap Oh I can see that Chris is embarassed as he reads my post. I'm just kidding my friend.
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Points: 97 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2010 at 10:11
Originally posted by paganinio paganinio wrote:

Originally posted by chris21125150 chris21125150 wrote:

All of the instruments are played by me (guitar, bass drums, keyboards). I wrote and recorded the music back in 2004. 


Time for a new list: List of one-man projects who play every instrument and write everything all by themselves.

Wintersun comes to mind. On "their"(his) debut album, Jari Mäenpää wrote everything and played everything: guitars, bass, vocals, synths,  except for the drums. That said,  Chris Lawley remains the purest one-man projects in the world.Clap Oh I can see that Chris is embarassed as he reads my post. I'm just kidding my friend.


Hey, thanks for that, paganinio! I appreciate your words. Embarrassed yes, very shy. :)
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