Several months ago my brother Tom sent me a CD of instrumental jazz-rock jams. Whereas my roots are in rock and folk, his are in rock and jazz. This makes collaborating with him a bit of a challenge for me.
Be that as it may, a piece called STARLIGHT spoke to me on first hearing. I decided, with Tom's permission, to make it into a song. This took some editing and rearranging of his individual tracks (which he promptly supplied) before I had a workable structure to sing and play guitar and bass over; the original being an extended jazz-rock vamp. (He excels at such things!)
The original mix was posted on another site. This is a thorough REMIX!
So here it is. Another instance of “sibling revelry” from me and my bro. A bit of a departure from what I usually do; it's a tad prog...a tad psychedelic. As there is no genre here for PROG-O-DELIC, I have chosen ROCK.
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Thomas Wark: Original concept & synth (drums, percussion, xylophone, and strings.)
Micheal Wark: Final arrangement, lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, and sound effects.
Now... let's get COSMIC!
I dig this a lot. The subtle syncopation in the instruments, with the exception of the percussive track, really sets it off. Well played!
a firm foundation ~ from then flow enjoyable parts . i’m tying andreas volenweider mindset with Poco pads subtle framework from which to highlight a memorable vocal
Right off the top the sound quality blows me away. As a composition I like this “PROG-O-DELIC” stuff!
Mature mix with lots of work on the arrangement flows like it has a purpose… Bravo boys.
Daug
THX gents… Fun to be able to do ANYTHING with my brother Tom!
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Another cool collaboration with your brother
Love the guitarwork here
excellent percussion
enjoyed it!
KC
THX KC! Tom knows his percussion… I appreciate the thumbs up on my amateurish guitar-slinging.
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I like. Great arrangement and great sounding.
Thanks Vic! GOOD to see you here on site. I hope you stick around…
Digging the funk feel here! Vocals really interesting and I love how you have mirrored the melodic vocals with with the bass line!!!!
Effects are well placed, and drums have a nice place in the mix. Very interesting listen all the way around!!!