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It has been a while, I am on sick leave since a couple of months, and I've seen that there are a lot of new songs posted, so I will have a great time l catching up. Linux music is strong and that makes me happy.,

This weekend Kajsa and me made 3 new tracks, and we hope you enjoy them...

Oscillator studios presents

Dreams of Seagulls - Call Me

Music: Staffan Melin
Voice: Kajsa Olsson

Made with only free software: MusE, Surge, Calf, drumkv1, Dragonfly reverb

Bandcamp: https://dreamsofseagulls.bandcamp.com
YouTube: https://youtu.be/AyVRfQmbNHo

Wow, the vocals are sounding really strong on this one. The synth with the heavy portamento effect going on is also a nice touch; as always, great work with Surge.

And it certainly has been a while, great to hear you're back!

Tenaba wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:00 am Wow, the vocals are sounding really strong on this one.

Yeah, Kajsa did a great work on the latest tracks!

Tenaba wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:00 am And it certainly has been a while, great to hear you're back!

Thank you @Tenaba, it is great to be back!

Welcome back! And you return with a nice surprise in store. Honestly, when I heard the first few chords, I thought that I would not like the song itself. But the melody convinced me otherwise. There is such a nice tension between the vocals and the chord. Also I like a bit of theremin-like sound and playing.
Best wishes, Jeanette

Hej!
Nicely done! Vocals that convey more than words...they convey feeling too...
And artwork, therefore
Melissa

jeanette_c wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 8:15 am Welcome back! And you return with a nice surprise in store. Honestly, when I heard the first few chords, I thought that I would not like the song itself. But the melody convinced me otherwise. There is such a nice tension between the vocals and the chord. Also I like a bit of theremin-like sound and playing.

Thanks a lot @jeanette_c! Yes, the electronics and Kajsas great vocals contrast in a rewarding way, I think. She did a great job!

It is unfortunately not a real theremin, just a Surge patch, the portamento adds the organics. Still, it is too a useful contrast!

Thank you for listening and commenting!

OccinticLady wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:12 pm Hej!
Nicely done! Vocals that convey more than words...they convey feeling too...
And artwork, therefore
Melissa

Thank you very much Melissa (@OccinticLady, we are both into space music! I was very much inspired by an old Vangelis song, "So long ago so clear" with Jon Anderson from Yes, maybe not in sound but in format!

oscillator wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:53 pm

OccinticLady wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 1:12 pm Hej!
Nicely done! Vocals that convey more than words...they convey feeling too...
And artwork, therefore
Melissa

Thank you very much Melissa (@OccinticLady, we are both into space music! I was very much inspired by an old Vangelis song, "So long ago so clear" with Jon Anderson from Yes, maybe not in sound but in format!

Ah, when Jon AND Vangelis teamed up and indeed made great sounds...

Quite lovely! Nicely reminiscent of the early '80s, too.

Slightly off-topic, but your location got my attention. Are you familiar with Patrick G, who records and performs as eleKtroFish?

Jamesf wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:48 pm Quite lovely! Nicely reminiscent of the early '80s, too.

Thanks a lot for listening and commenting! Yeah, the early 80s is not very well spoken of, but a lot of great stuff was made around that time.

Jamesf wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:48 pm Slightly off-topic, but your location got my attention. Are you familiar with Patrick G, who records and performs as eleKtroFish?

No, unfortunately not, who is he/the project?

oscillator wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:08 pmThanks a lot for listening and commenting! Yeah, the early 80s is not very well spoken of, but a lot of great stuff was made around that time.

It was a formative time for me, so its connotations are mostly good here

oscillator wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:08 pm

Jamesf wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:48 pm Slightly off-topic, but your location got my attention. Are you familiar with Patrick G, who records and performs as eleKtroFish?

No, unfortunately not, who is he/the project?

He's an electronic dance music producer from Gothenburg, though he's closer to electro than EDM. He's on Bandcamp, which is probably the fastest and easiest way to check out his work. We really only cross paths in Lepzig, at Wave Gotik Treffen, but he's a really sweet guy and I know he's enthusiastic about collaborating with other artists.

In 'Call Me' I found the theramin-like sound too loud over the singing, otherwise very good.
'Blue' - simply beautiful.
Enjoyed 'Crimson Moon' too.

folderol wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:42 pm In 'Call Me' I found the theramin-like sound too loud over the singing, otherwise very good.
'Blue' - simply beautiful.
Enjoyed 'Crimson Moon' too.

Thanks a lot @folderol! You could be right about that sound. I should really get a pair of monitors, for mixing I just play the song through the speakers in my living room. I find sinuswave-like sounds very hard to mix properly.

Wonder song, angel voice!

psyocean wrote: ↑Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:13 am Wonder song, angel voice!

Thanks a lot for your kind comment, @psyocean! I'll be sure to tell Kajsa!