RE: M.M.M. # 27: Shadow Man-Dala - Collaborative Art Journey With @Everlove (Original Beat)
Nice beat, brother! Great of you to give @dreemit's awesome series a shoutout as well. This turned out to be a two-fold collaboration then! From art to fiction to music. It all meshes well, especially with @everlove's photo. The grim open was quickly accentuated by that melodious beat. It's really catchy and has the makings to be a real earworm. I even imagine this being used as the background music for the main menu page of video games.
As someone who dabbled in Buddhism (or at least read extensively and practices some of its philosophies), I can't say that it perfectly captured it. But, as an Asian, I could definitely say that this fusion of melodies worked better than I had hoped. The true ethnicity of the beats are lost in their amalgamation, which turned out really great. You have such a good ear for music, and anyone should jump at a chance a collaborating with you in a heartbeat. Spectacular work, my bro!
Thank you very much bro. I was more than happy to give @dreemit some appreciation back with this musical gift. I definitely enjoyed making the grim open lol and yeah it's fast paced base would be good for like a Turok or free landscape exploration jungle/naturistic game.
Yeah I'm no expert in Buddhism, I haven't the slightest clue. I just aimed to use the instruments from each region and fuse them together. I could only imagine that Buddhist music is more so calming and relaxing and slow paced with long intervals of silence and long resounding echoes and stretched vibrations. But I was just having so much fun with all the instruments, I'm really glad you enjoyed them. And yes, as an Asian, being part Chinese, Hawaiian and Filipino, I always like to incorporate some of my ethnic roots in my music making. :)
Oh, wow! I didn't know you were part Filipino. That's so cool. Maybe that's why we get along so well.
Yes I believe so! I love Filipino food, oh mannnn I need to find a solid restaurant where I live here. I also need to learn how to cook it too :/
Learning to cook it would be the most sustainable choice. Between you and your wife, your family has such a rich, diverse history to pull from!
Definitely I completely agree bro, been so swamped with life, I've fallen behind on my responses. Forgive the delay. But yes I'm grateful to be in such a culturally diverse family, both from my marriage and my intermediate family as well.