Even in Juxtapose, the "Tower" is always Destruction...

Anonymous: 8-1-66

The 22 continue... and conclude... or do they?

A somewhat moody and yet 'happy go lucky' song that reflects the childlike wonder of Rockets/Space programs in Modern Russia, the United States, and the old USSR. Explores and defines new genres (Ambient Dance, Progressive March)

A bit of Funky Fun with three separate IKMM Modo Basses

version 14, still a work in progress... but getting there....

This is very very very much a work in progress...much more to come...

was: SigfredMagicFireMarch 1 R 3 R 2

A WIP the famous organ piece rendered using Slayer 2 and Modo Bass VSTs rigged through AmpliTube 3

As I work toward finally finishing my club series of tracks based on Wagner's Die Walküre , I decide to share my orchestral version this time. Even though this version is pretty close to the score, I have added a bar or two here and there to change the original a bit.... as I tend to do ;)--don't get me wrong, this was a very difficult thing to create over all, this is far from being just a midi "port". Instrumentation is a blend of 'traditional' and a bit of NI's massive and of course TB 303. I used Image line's Direct wav a lot, a bit of Sakura ( many of the strings, a few brass, main timpani voice ) and a good bit of the Morphine synth (English horn, trumpets,trombone) a tad of Stylus (timpani, Tuba, Wagner Tuba)

**Update 11.11.17: brought the duel organ back a bit in the mix. Finally got the drums to blend better. fleshed out the Morphine lead, sounds more like a 70's era Prophet synth now...

new mix name/version is: WMvsKansas_SongForAmerica_11_1_F2_5

**Update 11.3.17: cleaned up the drums a bit and added a "sweet spot" 303 line that I think really adds to the original song and fits the overall mood and style--note that this is the first real Wintermut3 add.. so far ;) - mix number is 11b, sub mix name is "on flight of angels" (mostly to do with doubling up the organs and the type - cathedral, church (b3) and the ethereal like nature of the break down at around 6:27

was: Wintermut3 vs Kansas mix 11b as sub mix name

Background:

Of my many inspirations from the 70s was the band Kansas and one of my most favorite songs of theirs was this one. "Song for America" really showed me what rock could be and really what music could be. My recent : "Future Worlds" very much pulled on this track in feel and even a bit in design. I have wanted to present this song for quite sometime, but wanted to wait until I had all the elements I needed and this is the first pass release after 7 previous mixes I am very happy with how Modo Bass really brings this together (a large reason I held off doing this track for so long was because I wanted a more "real" bass) I need to address the drums a bit as the midi source I pulled them from didn't have velocity and FPC does such a better job if the velocity can be varied.

**Note** part of the reason I am doing this is to hopefully bring a new group/generation of listeners to discover Kansas -- a great and sadly often misunderstood Progressive Rock/Southern Rock band. Another part is to pay homage to a band and a song I greatly respect (especially from a sound engineering aspect as this is a beast to get mixed right, mostly due to the amount and variety of voices... :) )--in a case like this, phasing is your friend :)

i always felt this track should be a metal song.... took score/midi for orchestra and scored three guitars, bass and drums... all progressive metal...

10,23.2017 Update: Pass 2, fixed some of the main tones and took the main "voice" slayer down an octave and worked the basslines a bit more ... cleaner and more defined now... blended the over mix a bit more