Play of the Day, Basschat Composition Challenge, November...

[Dad3353]

[size=4][color=#000000]Play of the Day...[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=#000000]Feel free to 'follow' this topic to be alerted (warned..? ) when new posts arrive. I'll be using this same topic throughout for this month's Challenge.[/color][/size]



[size=4][color=#000000]Good day, all...[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=#000000]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/color][/size]
[size=4][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color=#0000ff]November Composition Challenge Voting[/color][/url][/size]

[size=4][color=#000000]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/color][/size]
[size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/papa-dusko/if-an-old-tree-trunk-could-talk"][color=#0000ff]'An Old Tree Trunk Spoke to Me (Improvisation)', from Che ...[/color][/url][/size]

[size=4][color=#000000]A couple of bars of grumbling, 'grindy' bass introduce a howling, fluid solo guitar. The bass continues its pounding riff while the guitar 'speaks' over the top. Some nice 'pinched' harmonics, and good phrasing; the piece is short, however, and has, despite a certain richness of timbre, quite a minimalist feel (no drums, nor other ornamentation...). Not an easy exercise, as all is exposed, no place to hide. Successful, none the less.[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=#000000]We have here an 'off the cuff' interpretation of the photo, with the bass supplying a low-end continuum, allowing the guitar to soar and express all the anguish of the tree's grimace with some virtuosity. The bass is a little more hesitant, and could have carried a bit more weight, or authority, although the riffs and variants are executed well enough. There's a void, normally filled by the percussion, which the bass gamely attempts to fill, but falls just that little bit short. The theme comes through, however, so the challenge is won; an enjoyable listen, all the better for not being over-charged.[/color][/size]

[size=4][color=#000000]My next post in this topic will feature...[/color][/size]
[size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/nigel-jewell/die-geschichte-von-hildegarde-und-godomar-a-german-fairty-tale"][color=#0000ff]'Die Geschichte von Hildegarde und Godomar (a German fairty tale)', from fingers211 ...[/color][/url][/size]

[size=4][color=#000000]Until then...[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=#000000]Have a nice day[/color][/size]
[size=4][color=#000000]Douglas[/color][/size]

[Dad3353]

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[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/nigel-jewell/die-geschichte-von-hildegarde-und-godomar-a-german-fairty-tale"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'Die Geschichte von Hildegarde und Godomar (a German fairty tale)', from fingers211 ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]A musical box, a grandfather clock, some ethereal intonation; these are the elements that incite some suspense, as a voice gives some explanation as to the origins of the story about to unfold. The tale is faded out, to be replaced by a pretty solid rock number, à la 'Rocking all over the World', where the lyrics proceed to relate the whole sad adventure, including a 'sing-along' section. The ambience evolves through a lead guitar spot, to become a festival of chorused voices, romping along to a complete train wreck of an ending.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Sly humour permeates throughout this work, with many a wink and a nod, with more than a hint of authenticity ringing through. The lyrics are excellent, the heavy, if predictable, backing is entirely in keeping; even more so as the revellers join in towards the ending. There, too, we are convinced by the falling apart, and almost relieved, as it could have gone on for much, much longer (at least until the pumps were dry...). Full marks for capturing the entirety of the photo, with a concept very aptly executed. OK, then, when you're ready..? All together now... “Godomar... Godomar... I can't hear you at the back there..! Sing up..!” [/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/dad3353/elegy-written-for-an-allergic-stump"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'Elegy Written For An Allergic Stump', from Dad3353 ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

[Dad3353]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4][/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/dad3353/elegy-written-for-an-allergic-stump"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'Elegy Written For An Allergic Stump', from Dad3353 ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]A dramatic thunder of timpani announce a deep synthetic voice, accompanied by a suspended sneeze which fails to break. The low singing is doubled by equally low rasping horns (we can reveal that these are 'zukra'. Further details of this traditional instrument can easily be found on Wikipedia...). The voice drones on, warning all that a sneeze is imminent, punctuated with more timpani rolls. Stumped for words, the tune repeats, but now the litany is joined by a posed nursery rhyme, sung by a dancing circle of children. The slow pace is held by yet another voice, reciting more sneeze-related doggerel. The poor tree seems plagued by a continuous series of sternuations and baiting from the surrounding youngsters, until released by a final drum stroke.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]A rather literal interpretation, belying the static nature of the sculpture in the photo, adding a sense of movement, in contrast to the eternal suspense of the sneeze which will never come. A bit long and overdrawn, maybe (but, then again, trees are not the most fleet of subjects...).[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/skollob/grimm"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'Grimm', from Skol303 ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

[Dad3353]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/skollob/grimm"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]'Grimm', from Skol303 ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]A strident, echoing call heralds a distant veil of shimmering synths; these awaken a sub bass and a squawking melody-riff as a reiterated reply. A short pause for a gulp of breath before the laden beat of drums'n'bass stagger over an insistent interrogative clamour with evident fatigue. A semblance of dialogue ensues between a barking sub and the cawing riff; some resolution is reached, allowing the original call to echo out once again across the dissipating mists...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]A fitting sonic match to the elvish nature of the photo, with suitably 'earthy' emotions evoked by the atmosphere created. It's easy to conjure up the imaginary menagerie producing this 'conversation'; despite the sense of movement contradicting the fixed plight of the trunk... ('Unless the footsteps we hear are those of another ...? But made by what feet..?' one wonders uneasily...)[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/dredd-and-the-badass-weed/hooz-blooz"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]'Hooz Blooz', from Leonard Smalls ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

[Dad3353]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/dredd-and-the-badass-weed/hooz-blooz"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]'Hooz Blooz', from Leonard Smalls ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]A lone handclap starts off a slow, lumpy, rock-steady drum beat, there's a gradual piling up of participants. A fairly traditional bass covering some rather less conventional bass tones, then in slides a surreptitious drawbar organ; we build up to speed with what is, in essence, a common-or-garden 12-bar blues format. We're not in our comfort zone, however, as 'voices', didgeridoos and various insubstantial tentacles brush across our hearing. The drums continue unperturbed, apparently unaware of the vibrant life force pulling us in all directions, as the bass lines morph and twist sonically, whilst maintaining the pulse until, at the very end, the riot of uncontrolled nature finally has its sway and brings all to a glitchy end.[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]So. Now we know. This is the music that triffids dance to. Unsettling, because of, and not despite, the familiar form used to lull our senses into a wicked trap. The overbearing odour of sweet perfumes, the giddy sway of towering stalks, the hypnotic drumming... No-one here gets out alive. Now we truly know what it sounds like to be devoured by triffids. I may give up gardening.[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/theboysings/i-loved-her-since-we-were"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]'I Loved Her Since We Were Seeds (Come Back Treesa)', from the boy ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

[Leonard Smalls]

Excellent review yet again!
And no didgeridoos were harmed in the making of this song, just dismembered voices!

[Dad3353]

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[Skol303]

Thank you Mr D! Very honest, insightful, poetic and evocative as usual

[size=2]...but that's enough about me.[/size]

[Dad3353]

[Dad3353]

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[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/theboysings/i-loved-her-since-we-were"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'I Loved Her Since We Were Seeds (Come Back Treesa)', from the boy ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Bam..! Straight in..! Needs a health warning; the high volume of this straight rock could catch out an unwary listener. 'Crunch' guitars [i]à la[/i] T-Rex, a rather muted rock'n'roll bass, a plodding bass drum and 'machine gun' snare strokes fill out a rather 'tiled bathroom' singing voice. The lyrics save the situation, relating the desperate pleas of a forlorn suitor whose other half has been taken from him. Altogether a sad tale, not best served by the relentless backing which rapidly grates like a chorus of chainsaws. The playing itself is adequate, it's the mixing and general production which lets the effort down. Very much appropriate in subject for the picture, though, and not badly sung (for a tree...); the title alone is worthy of mention for fitness of purpose. Could/should have been a hot contender; disappointed.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/jack-the-lad"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'Jack The Lad', from lurksalot ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

Edited November 25, 2015 by Dad3353

[Dad3353]

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[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/jack-the-lad"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'Jack The Lad', from lurksalot ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]A lone bass gives a two-bar intro to a solo, accapella voice, ringing out with assurance and confidence, relating the first verse of a well-known, and very popular, folk song, first recorded in the early 21[sup]st[/sup] century, but eagerly adopted by lovers of authentic folk music over these many decades since. This version (thought by some to be the original, performed by the author himself...) has the sparse, hand-clapped chorus and backing vocals that have become the signature and trademark that we all love so much, with the added bonus of the repeated intro bass line at each verse. The regional accent, (unfortunately authentic, too...), makes it difficult for some modern listeners, less versed in the native dialects of the time, to follow all the nuances of the tale, but are aided by the helpful repetition of the key lines of the verses.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]It is to be hoped that those that say that “True folk music is dead...” may reflect on the error of their ways and rejoice that, since the demise of the acoustic guitar (for lack of resonant trees since the overheating of the planet...), the electric bass, once thought of as a humble instrument suited only to a shunned spot at the back of the stage, blossoms to its rightful role as centrepiece of this erstwhile ditty. Good stuff. (Another..? Yes, why not, but it's my round this time. No, no; I insist...)[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/let-the-wood-speak-let-the-wood-sing"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'Let The Wood Speak, Let The Wood Sing', from Bilbo ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial]Edit : My apologies; I've just realised that, having just got back from a spin in the DeLorean, I've got my dates all mixed up, and have posted inadvertently my revue from the November 2235 edition of Folk and Rock. It'll have to stand, now, as I wouldn't want to interfere too much with the space/time continuum. Sorry. [/font][/color]

Edited November 26, 2015 by Dad3353

[Dad3353]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4][/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/let-the-wood-speak-let-the-wood-sing"][color=#0000ff][u]'Let The Wood Speak, Let The Wood Sing', from Bilbo …[/u][/color][/url][/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Let the wood speak indeed..! This is a solo upright bass, aptly plucked by the scatting vocalist in fine unison. Freestyle, with a minimum of carried theme to keep the piece on track, but with continual variation both in timing, expression and melody (of sorts...). Joyous, lightweight, fresh; a technical exercise moulded into a complete work in its own right. Quite some degree of virtuosity, with never a moment of self-indulgence to spoil the aplomb displayed. The vocals leave the bass to shine under a solo spotlight towards the end, and return to underline once again the theme and lead us out in style. An excellent, original demonstration of that which a tree would sing to itself. Well done, Master.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/user-145360766/the-last-tree-cried-out"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]'The Last Tree Cried Out', from Dapper Bandit ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

Edited November 26, 2015 by Dad3353

[Dad3353]

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[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"][url="http://soundcloud.com/user-145360766/the-last-tree-cried-out"][color="#0000ff"][u]'The Last Tree Cried Out', from Dapper Bandit ...[/u][/color][/url][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]A strummed, modulated bass runs through the song structure, paving the way for a softly-spoken melodic bass, to be joined by another, and yet another, equally treated with various delays and subtle filters, building successive layers over the reiterated chords. These slip away, leaving the centre spot to a convoluted bass line, soon interwoven with others, twisting their way over the gentle strokes relegated to the distance but unwilling to give way completely; rightly, as it turns out, as they have the last soothing word.[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]A delicate piece, with only one instrument, but constructed in strata, giving an almost 3D effect. The treatments, although very present, do much to enhance the arrangement without distracting from the purity and concision of the execution. There is an imaginative flow from the opening theme to the final notes which keeps the ear refreshed and renders coherence to the ensemble. 'A pleasant listen' falls short of doing it full justice.[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/jellyknees/wood-migrations"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]'Wood Migrations', from JellyKnees ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

[the boy]

Great reviews as usual Douglas. I will try harder next month.

[Dad3353]

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[Dad3353]

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[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"][url="http://soundcloud.com/jellyknees/wood-migrations"]'Wood Migrations', from JellyKnees …[/url][color="#0000ff"][/color][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]A drawn-out glissando up the neck of a disto guitar serves as intro to a low, slow bass line, pushed along by choppy swing rock drums, with an equally lethargic “Yawn..!”, allowing the slide guitar to establish the form of the piece. Tone-wheels a-spinning, a lush Hammond joins in; the tapestry is rich. A spoken voice introduces the subject; there are shades of the Floyd in here somewhere (memories of “Marmalade; I like marmalade”...). The vocals thicken to sing the chorus line, followed by a Gilmore-esque solo. The 'thoughts aloud' continue; the bass is bobbing about deftly all this time, aptly underpinning the structure. The initial drowsiness is forgotten as we jog along peacefully to the conclusion and restful resolution.[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Yet another interesting and thoughtful interpretation of the picture, containing an elegant contradiction between the inertia of the sleepy stump and an almost jaunty trip 'down South', following in the wake of the seasonal exodus of the birds. Well written, very well played, making ample use of the instruments and arrangement without overcrowding. I'd have brought the voice further forward to better appreciate the astute lyrics, although that could just be my deficient hearing. Discreetly classy; very good indeed.[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]My next post in this topic will feature...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://soundcloud.com/alibabu/yawning"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][size="4"]'Yawning', from alibabu ...[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

[Dad3353]

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[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Good day, all...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/size][/font][/color]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/273776-november-composition-challenge-voting/"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial][size=4]November Composition Challenge Voting[/size][/font][/color][/url]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/alibabu/yawning"][color=#0000ff][u]'Yawning', from alibabu ...[/u][/color][/url][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]A softly resonant bass drum and gently shuffling brushed snare announce a very discreet 'pad' keyboard lending support to a solo lead legato bass gliding harmoniously in the foreground. Divers percussions add veiled movement; a more traditional bass tucks itself neatly in the corners. A pause for breath, the bass steps forward slightly as the fretless gives way to a delayed guitar which takes us on another audio journey, floating over the continuing keys and percussions. The piece comes to an elegant close; our feet return to ground level as the delicate drums fade out.[/size][/font][/color]
[color="#000000"][font="Arial"][size="4"]An elegant piece, thoughtfully constructed and performed with some virtuosity. The title gives the link to the picture; despite this, the authoritative playing prevent any soporific effect, we are not reduced to drowsiness, but rather follow the twists and folds of the meanderings with interest. One or two moments of tension, but the edifice is maintained intact throughout, and bears repeated listening with no effort. Excellent.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Here endeth my ramblings for this month; more next time, I hope.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Until then...[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Have a nice day[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Douglas[/size][/font][/color]

Edited November 26, 2015 by Dad3353

[lurksalot]

Bravo good sir , a splendid selection of reviews showing top form to boot.
many thanks again for your insights , they certainly do add an extra level to the challenge.

[Dad3353]

Edited November 26, 2015 by Dad3353

[Bilbo]

Your review of mine kind of hit my concept right on the head, Dad. 'That which a tree would sing to itself'.

[Dad3353]

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[alibabu]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1448567291' post='2916565']
Your review of mine kind of hit my concept right on the head, Dad. 'That which a tree would sing to itself'.
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And your bass sounds lovely. Nothing beats the real thing!

[Che]

Its such a joy reading your poetic writing Dad Good man!

[Dad3353]

[quote name='Che' timestamp='1448617361' post='2916813']
Its such a joy reading your poetic writing Dad Good man!
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[fingers211]

Excellent reviews again Dad...

Review of the week for me is Mr Lurksalot....very good sir !