song:Mas-Road To Tabriz

a new download link, for anyone interested in nabbing it, or listening further..
it's a new mix too!



http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=0FA0510D4172F166

download 320 kpbs mp3

good for 7 days.


this is a brand new, completely re-worked version of this new instrumental, with a lot of reviewer-input used to re-mix and master.

i'm starting to work up my follow up album to the 'Trouble' project, and it will be a mix of instrumental and lyric-format songs.

any last suggestions on this one?

oh yea, what did i change?

i added a really sweet, spacey long delay, to just ONE of the solo tracks at the end slow section.
the other one stays dry...
so you get the call and response, with a very grounded, pure, unaffected guitar, and a super spacey pink floydish affected guitar.
best of both worlds!!
heheh

i also selected a completely different snare, from the Rogers Wood 4.5 x 14-inch to the GMS Picollo 13-inch with mute...
re-eq'd the entire kit;
added more bottom head mic, used a different room reverb on the snare and left the rest of the kit dry;
and new compression settings on the kick, and toms. no compression on the overheads. panned the hi hats a little closer to center.

also, bass guitar eq'd with more high mid cut, going for a rounder tone, that still has the aggressive attack.
slower attack/faster release settings on the compressor.

whew....
the cold wind blows through this forum.

LOL

ok, how about a little info about Tabriz?



With a population of 1,600,000, Tabriz is Iran's Fourth largest city.

The founding of Tabriz is shrouded in mystery and myth. Various sources name the city as the possible site of the Biblical Garden of Eden.


The classical music of Azerbaijan is called mugam ("muğam"), and is usually melded with poetry and instrumental interludes. The sung poetry sometimes includes tahrir segments, which use a form of throat singing similar to yodeling. The poetry is typically about divine love and is often linked to Sufi Islam.
In contrast to the mugam traditions of Central Asian countries, Azeri mugam is more free-form and less rigid; it is often compared to the improvised field of jazz.

more stuff:
tabriz:
The first printing house of Iran was founded in Tabriz (1811).
The first modern school of Iran was founded in Tabriz by Hassan Roshdieh (1888). The language of instruction was Azeri.
The first Iranian special school for deaf children was founded in Tabriz by Jabbar Baghtcheban (1924).
The first Iranian special school for blind students was founded in Tabriz by a German mission (1926).
The first Iranian kindergarten was founded in Tabriz by Jabbar Baghtcheban(1923).
The first Municipality, city council and city hall in Iran were founded in Tabriz.
Tabriz Chamber of Commerce was the first of its kind founded in Iran (1906).
The first public libraries in the history of modern Iran were founded in Tabriz.
The first movie saloon in Iran was founded in Tabriz (1900). Also the first movie saloon in Tehran was founded by a tabrizi(1921).
Tabriz was the first city in Iran that got a Telephone system ( about 1900).

Tabriz is the number one center for production of the famous Turkish-Persian Rug.

well, i'm still on the fence about the opening section...

some folks think it's too intense, too busy, and in some ways, it is.

it was designed that way, but i'm not sure the 'design criteria' is necessarily all that good!
LOL again....

ok, a little background to the song arrangment, so you can get a bit of a visual...

the story:

someone i know, is Iranian (she says 'Persian'), and lives here in america, works here (came here by way of an australian college), pays taxes here, and is a scientist working on cutting edge nanotech stuff.

she is currently on her way to Iran, to visit family after her father passed away, and she couldn't attend the funeral, because of visa issues, homeland security, all that...
not to mention the stress of being considered 'an american' now, and going back to Iran, where the anti-american sentiment is at an all time high! (NOT)

so, the song embodies my idea of her trip...

the first part, is very hectic, because it just isn't coming together....
very stressful...

the middle part is getting there, and getting dialed into the place again, but not wanting to be involved in the religion and politics of the governing powers (her father had been a high ranking army official during the shah's regime).

the last part, is having to leave her homeland, possibly under duress, and come back to her home here... which is a fine home, her husband is waiting, but it's bittersweet to leave family that you cannot easily visit....

a new download link, for anyone interested in nabbing it, or listening further..
it's a new mix too!



http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=0FA0510D4172F166

download 320 kpbs mp3

good for 7 days.