Pêle-Mêle (mixed feelings)

by @ambroise

Liner Notes

I spent the day fixing my recording setup. Note that on my to-do-before-fawm-list. Tired, bored and angry, I finally got to make a microphone word on my DAW. Did this little comfort tune and it felt a relief.

#instrumental #12barspurple #harmonica #lydian #modal-challenge

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@mace66

I can picture myself sitting at a bistro table outside a cafe with a coffee and a pastry just watching the world go by with this playing on a little lo-fi transistor radio

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This has a rather medieval feel which I really like.

#tit4tat

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The modal harmonies suit the title well. I love the angular strumming and the little bits of low melody on the guitar.

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Love that this sounds like it was recorded on an old phonograph. Lovely stuff.

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That lydian mode is hitting the spot! I really enjoy the careful back and forth between the harmonica and the guitar.. there is a lovely contrast between the slower swells and the insistent picking on the guitar. A beautiful melancholy you've painted here.

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This is such a beautiful piece of music - are you going to try all the colours in the 12 bar spectrum. Love this!

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@pippa

This is gorgeous, right up there with the best, IMHO. Good job, Ambroise!

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This calmed me down as I was trying to do too many things at once. What a gentle soothing feeling. Merci!

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@oxymore

I really love that song, so soothing. ♥

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This song is what I would assume bicycling through french country side would be like. Serene calm and perpetually in good but somber mood.

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Love the title and great sounds in the 12barspurple. 😉 Guitar tone and harmonica have a great vibe that makes me feel I am listening to street musicians in a European street. 👏(Sorry that you had to spent the day fixing your recording set up! Never a fun chore.)

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@ttg105

Very European sounding ditty. The harmonica is like a bird flying over a burbling stream. Guitar sounds great!

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@ambroise

The link was on "last tune added" on my soundcloud... It's all back to normal now. Thanks !

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De rien, monsieur! Et maintenant - mon critique! - ... Mais c'est tres jolie! Quelle surprise - Agreable malgre l’harmonica :) Non, c'etait une blague - il a besoin de la basse, comme toutes les chansons sans la basse! I promise not to review any more of your songs in my terrible French! j$

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@akeli

How lovely! What a great outcome of a long day of fixing technical gear. It puts me in the same place as Cesaria Evoras Songs from Kap Verde: windy and melancholic.

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Calm and peaceful! I love the harmonica so very gentle here both instruments play together like two lovers … Beautiful!

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@debs

Contemplative and whimsical! "Ponder" really does feel like the perfect adjective for it.

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Cool song! I really enjoyed this one. There'a so much to ponder with a well-done song containing a harmonica, lol. Nice work!!

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We’ve all put off fixing the setup. I feel your pain.

This came out cool. It has this surreal kinda air to it. Could be the main theme in a French heist movie…I’d watch the movie and buy the soundtrack! Very cool.

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Hi, nice to hear you again. Such an evocative, beautiful instrumental - it meanders from wistful to precarious, it feels like it could spring off in any direction.

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@gindark

I love the sound you achieved here. At first I thought it was a regular country or bluegrass blues, but then the latin progression reveals itself, with the harmonica providing a little mournful songbird on top. Made the melancholy or even saudade texture / mood more interesting and delicate. It's a great start and I hope the equipment setup is now perfect for you because I can't wait to hear more.

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Very pretty! I really like that there's a sort of "raw" sound to this, and the layers are lovely together.

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@speakk

Beautiful! The harmonica has a slightly loud high tone for an otherwise mellow mix, but this is still very lovely.

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@owling

Ho ! C'est très beau et mélancolique. J'adore comment la plainte légère de l'harmonica s'intercale avec la guitare.

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@tageule

Wow. You can make stuff like that even when you are frustrated? That's impressive. It sounds so beautiful and relaxing.

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@willow1

Nice to see you here, Ambroise! This is a sunny sound.

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That's so frustrating to have major tech issues when you just want to get started! At least you got a lovely song out of your frustration.

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This is very sweet, so gentle and relaxing. Thank you 😄

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