Wow! Really unusual.I like what you’ve done with the Nightingale, especially near the beginning. And the percussion…change of musical phrase / style / pace.

Well it certainly gives me the feeling I’m in one of those birdhalls you find at the zoo.
And this soundscape/remix proberbly would fit on one of those cd’s you can by in the giftshop over there.

Absolutely beautiful! For me, a journey into the inner soul of an Asian garden.

from the Hans Christian Anderson story:
“I will sit on a bough outside your window, in the evening, and sing to you, so that you may be happy, and have thoughts full of joy. I will sing to you of those who are happy, and those who suffer; of the good and the evil, who are hidden around you. The little singing bird flies far from you and your court to the home of the fisherman and the peasant’s cot. I love your heart better than your crown; and yet something holy lingers round that also. I will come, I will sing to you; but you must promise me one thing.”
“Everything,” said the emperor, who, having dressed himself in his imperial robes, stood with the hand that held the heavy golden sword pressed to his heart.
“I only ask one thing,” she replied; “let no one know that you have a little bird who tells you everything”.

I love the way you’ve used so many disparate samples to give the song a free and narrative feeling. I think it’s great that remixes allow one to create little cinematic experiences, all in 3 or 4 minutes.

Here the story-telling nature of the piece stands out—and I’m enveloped in a great cloud of artificial birdsong and truth revealed in fantasy.

I also like that you’re taken my simple ideas in songs and fleshed them out with more dynamic mixing choices. I don’t tend to fill out my songs all that well, and it’s fun to hear your additions. Thanks for remixing me! It’s a story well told.

Funny that Gurdonark’s own entry today should be a bird song. :)

I definitely like all the far east touches to this. It adds a definitely melodic and rhythmic note to the atonality, bringing order to the chaos.

Gurdonark times nine. Has a naturalistic flow of elements and yes, very much like a story being told. With enough new developments to keep one intrigued throughout. Really well done.

Clean and clear sounding. To me, good choices in variation!

I enjoyed walking through the glitchy garden that you have created Ivan, suprise round every corner … very nice

this is brilliant. you really made excellent use of gurdonark’s samples and sounds. i’m meditating in a zen garden with birds flying around me and clouds moving swiftly overhead.

I really like this Ivan! For me, it did tell a story. Reminded me of a short film I recently saw.

This is the cartoon I dream about every night and in the morning all I can remember is that I was being very happy and having lots of fun, but now I’m awake {:( Thanks for making my dream a reality :)

In addition to the splendid narrative aspect of the piece noted above, I love how you created something that sounds like both you and Gurdonark. I really enjoyed listening. You combined the ambient samples with the Asian instruments and birdsong delightfully. Bravo!

very nice and creative. I might have to have a play with this ! :)