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Tumbling Dice
by Kara Square
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Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 7:32 AM
 
Mana Junkie
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 9:11 AM
I’d say you’ve done them justice MMT. You done good!
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:34 AM
Thank you, Mana. I appreciate that.
Alex
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 9:12 AM
Sure it does!!! And it does it great in my opinion
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:34 AM
Thanks, Alex. Big time.
Snowflake
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:03 AM
impressive. this is a real art piece. great use of deb’s stems and spoken word, and your singing creation of chorus takes this from wandering to memorable hook. sweet.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:35 AM
So kind! Thank you. debbizo’s poetry is completely inspiring. I really wanted to highlight her amazing words.
 
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permalink   Snowflake Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 12:30 PM
her poetry is truly an exploration of inner soul. she paints such pictures with words!

btw, J.Lang’s remix of you is really something. it stands out in all my listening today.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 2:48 PM
Agreed. And thank you again. Yeah, I was quite jazzed to hear what J. Lang did.
timberman
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:15 AM
Jeez, so much good music here today. The hypnotic and very cool drums and percussion are fantastic and your vocal additions are so right. Top class mix!
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:38 AM
I agree with you, St. Paul… a ton of fabulous music. Thank you for your super-kind words.
Tom_Ena
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 10:43 AM
After a slow start - I was a little bit “what, just reading words and some bells for the whole song?” — *WOW*. The refrain really ties the whole thing together and suddenly the whole song emerges. Love it!
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 2:50 PM
Ha! I was actually concerned that the slow start might be a bit too slow… But I just really wanted direct the focus to debbizo’s words. I’m glad that you like it so much! Thank you, Tom!
Admiral Bob
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 12:49 PM
This wonderfully captures the essence of sadness in the way that it comes in places you don’t always expect it.

Like a sad moment in the garden: like going to meditate and find peace, and realizing after a Zen moment that there is no peace.

I love that the chorus is drawn directly from the poem.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 2:53 PM
Thank you for listening… and for your poetic review that so perfectly stated my intentions. Thank you for your kind words about the chorus.
debbizo
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 2:50 PM
Thanks K! You’ve done such amazing work with this. I love our collaboration. Your vocals are true to the poem and they really make it come alive. (I also thought it started a little slow but the slow start served to emphasise the refrain and I have listened several times now!)Well done!
 
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permalink   debbizo Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 2:51 PM
p.s. For some reason I didn’t get a notification for this upload.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 3:01 PM
You’re welcome! My pleasure! I was thrilled to find out that you were my assignment. Your words and the way you speak them deeply touch me. I am so relieved to hear that you love it! I was a bit nervous about this project (this is actually the first remix I’ve done of someone else’s work). Thank you so much for what you do.
 
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permalink   debbizo Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 3:09 PM
My pleasure too K! I’m so pleased that you are engaging deeply with my words. I’ll try to record more soon.
texasradiofish
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permalink   Sun, Nov 7, 2010 @ 7:01 PM
You done good.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 10:59 AM
Thank you, texas!
gurdonark
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permalink   Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 4:39 AM
Subtle, lovely, with a deceptive simplicity that required a lot of mixing skill. I really like the way you’ve handled the vocals and made them fit naturally into the mix. Very well done.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 11:03 AM
Thank you so much, Gurdonark. I often feel that less can be much more… I’m glad the simplicity is appreciated.
Abstract Audio
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permalink   Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 5:51 AM
Like everyone else have allready said you have done justice to those words. I like the chorus you’ve added, although I think in the first chorus the timing of the bells is a little off.
For me the slow start is perfect nicely balanced with the sort-off up tempo parts. I allways like the lofi sound of debbizo vocals and I love how you put that feel trough out the song.
Great remix it even grows on me every time I listen to it.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 11:11 AM
Thank you for your review, Abstract Audio. (Side note: I dig your user name muchly.) I think you’re probably right about the timing… the bells and I had a bit of a battle… I think they may have won in that area. I’m glad you like the slow start. Thanks again!
J.Lang
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permalink   Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 9:54 AM
I love your backing track and your vocals completely compliment Debbizo.
Well done.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 11:18 AM
Thanks, J. Lang. I’m glad to hear that what I did worked.
colab
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permalink   Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 12:58 PM
Yes - this is an absolutely terrific track. I think you’ve represented debbizo very, very well.

I like the pacing - deliberate progression and build-up.

Nice work.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Tue, Nov 9, 2010 @ 3:57 AM
Thank you, colab. I love songs that build-up and push forward… I’m glad that came through…
vo1k1
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permalink   Mon, Nov 8, 2010 @ 8:03 PM
Beautifully constructed piece. The delicate simplicity and minimalism compliments the spoken word perfectly.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Tue, Nov 9, 2010 @ 3:59 AM
So kind! Thank you muchly, vo1k1.
urmymuse
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permalink   Tue, Nov 9, 2010 @ 12:31 PM
This is absolutely fantastic! The sparse structure at the start (windchimes I love em) Debbizo’s profundity and then ooooh the tumbling dice ! Excellent, excellent excellent.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Wed, Nov 10, 2010 @ 7:06 AM
Wow, urmymuse, thank you so much for your words of support. I’m so glad that you enjoyed it!
SackJo22
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permalink   Sat, Nov 13, 2010 @ 4:49 PM
You succeeded in bringing the focus to Deb’s voice and words. This is a particularly sad and moving piece. Your vocals are warm, soothing, comforting, despite the troubling lyric. The pacing works for me in setting the feeling of hope and tension inherent in the story. Excellent work! (sorry for the late review — I’ve literally been working myself sick lately)
 
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permalink   Kara Square Tue, Nov 16, 2010 @ 8:22 AM
Thank you so much for your review. I’m glad to hear that the pace ended up working in this piece. It was important to me for there to be an immediate pull towards Deb’s words. I’m so glad that came through. (No worries about the delayed review! Please take care of you!)