iCompositions Weekly Top Songs

1. Rock: Hallelujah (Cover W/Dylan) by fromano

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Some time ago, following a link my good friend FatChance exposed in chat, I could listen to a memorable take by K.D. Lang of a song I've always loved. Well, I had the original Leonard Cohen's version in mind, so I didn't expect such energy and elegance. My mouth could only say "wow". hehe.
Being a shameless megalomaniac, I couldn't help thinking "why not pushing the song a little more to the limit?". I involved Dylan in this thing, and he brought his distinctive vox, his taste and his skill to the project.
It came out a strange version of this classic, and liking it or not is obviously a matter of personal taste, but we had fun making it, and this is all the whole thing is about, isn't it?
Thank you very much, Dyl, for your unvaluable help and for your long-lasting friendship. It's always an honor and a pleasure to make noise with ya.

Enjoy the ride, my friends. Hallelujah.

Dylan : Lead vocals
Fulvio : Lead and backing vocals, all instruments.
L. Cohen : Genius.

2. Pop: LIberation by Geechi3

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

I fell in love with this track as soon as I heard it. Thanks to Alex for allowing me to lay some vocals to this piece.

This song is dedicated to my boyfriend Sean. He doesn't know it yet. I want your feedback so it's perfect. I think it's a curse that a singer never likes his/her own voice. There are parts where I feel like cringing...partly due to the mixing and volume issues and me not being able to sing on key sometimes.

ANYWAY....I hope you like it!!! This song is something I do hold close to me.

3. Rock: Edgewood Point by BossHook

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Last month Bo Diddley moved on to that great gig in the sky. A rock and roll creator from his start in Chicago on Checker Records, Bo carved out his own beat that would make the boys and girls crazy at the sock hops.

Bos beat was dirty. It resonated from the Stones version of Not Fade Away, Who - Magic Bus, Strangeloves I Want Candy, Springsteen Shes the One, to today KT Tunstell Big Black Horse and the Cherry Tree and many more, not to mention the covers of Bos own tunes by the Yardbirds, Dead, Thorogood, etc.

I wrote this tune as a tip of the hat to Bo a few years back and got to finishing it.

Edgewood Point is the place in Everytown, USA where a boy takes his girl in his Daddys car to look up at the stars and steal away a first kisses.

JL: Words, music, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, organ, drum programming, percussion, production and mix.

Horns: The Fabulous Rigatoni Boys

(c)2008 Boss Hook Music, ASCAP

4. Blues: DON'T CALL ME by TheCurmudgeons

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Dynamic Tune to Start our OLD FART project off with.

OLD HARDWARE ENGINEERS never die, they just cache in their chips
OLD ENGINEERS never die, they just do it until it Hz
OLD GRAPHIC ARTISTS never die, they just de-rez
OLD COMPOSERS never die, they just decompose
OLD GUITARISTS never die, they just get played out
OLD VIOLINISTS never die - they just become unstrung.
OLD MUSICIANS never die, they just go from bar to bar

OLD WANTS never die, they become needs

OLD SOLDIERS never die, young ones do...

Presenting: The Curmudgeon's -Dave & Geo

5. Jazz: These Eyes by k6

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

guitar...not perfect and will probably do another version...someday.

6. Electronica: BODY by RAMZAR

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Copy stolen from FL, learned when to use it, remix found in the database iPod ...... 2005?

7. Rock: Twist of fate by KCsGROOVE

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Tonight I was at Bing's place and he came up with a new song. It was almost completed, but he didn't have any lyrics. I came up with some lyrics and they fitted exactly.
So here's another one we wrote together
Bing took care of the music, with lots of guitars and I did the vocals
We hope you like it

8. Blues: Orbital Blues by ShadowofNine

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Filmscorz posted an open collab yesterday a Blues piece, what buzzed me was the final 3rd of the tune, an ambient sound scape, so I decided I would steal that part and try to do something with it, along the way I also decided to push the piece up a notch in the final 4th and used excellent blues riffs from Mick Reeves, so this tune does go threw some changes as it wanders along.

My thxs to Mick and Jeff for allowing me to hi jack some of there chops, and play with them.

Ambient sounds-Filmscorz
Dobro- Bob Dixon
Electric Blues Chops Mick Reeves
Electric Piano-Shadow
Drums-Bern Pearsson

Hope you like Orbital Blues

9. Ambient: La Sirène by Lafayette

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Coming back from holidays, with in my memory ... a cool siren.

Hope you like it so !

- LaFayette

10. Rock: CITY AT NIGHT by Barretok

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

"A man with a 44
Shoots the woman next door
The people in the building
Wonder: "In what floor"?"

B

11. Electronica: What's the Point? by pharmakeus

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

This track, latest in our ongoing collaboration, started with a profound poem by Mirco (MIR) which we then set to music.

12. Latin: Tanga Wine by mbehar

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

A song I wrote a few months back and played on the piano. I decided to stop being so lazy and finally got around to recording it and adding some bass, guitar etc. Hope you like.

Mori

13. House: 2008 yosCocktail by yosL

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

A Mix of 8 Tracks
(on the clubhouse upbeat)
intended for the catwalk

Thx Dudes & Dudas
O.

14. Rock: GREAT SOUTHERN LAND (No.1) by Garni

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

A song about the spirit and feel of Australia.
Sampled digeredoos taken from an indigeneous corroboree (traditional dancing).

Special thanks to Alan for his amazing vocals and brilliant bass work and to Jo too for her beautiful harmonies.

Northpoint: Vocals and Bass
Jovana: Backing Vocals
Garni: Keyboards/Synths, Guitar, Drums

A cover by the Australian band 'Icehouse' in 1980s.

A version with fuller guitars done by Kyle can be heard here

15. Inspirational: El Rey del Barrio by yosL

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Latin Inspirational House
with

guitar55 on nylon guitar
yosl on the house mix

Hope you like
Thx

16. Rock: STANDING BY by Barretok

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

"Thinking about your smile
So gentle, so divine
And in your vivd eyes
That at night just shine."

A rock love song

©Barretok2008

17. Classical: Capricciata by dirigent

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Musical fun in memoriam Adriano Banchieri (1567-1634)
Vocals and Production by Dirigent
Artwork by Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

18. Jazz: The Greater Truth by Filmscorz

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

There is a Greater Truth that guides us all...........all we have to do is listen.
Hope you enjoy!!

19. Other: That Grand Ole Feeling (UF) by becwil

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

After reading an article on some new finds of human remains that are 4 million years old in Ethiopia, I felt inspired to begin a collection of tunes based on the idea that ancient people tell their stories every time an anthropologist writes of our curious ways, then and now.

This collection of bare bones is called Ultimately Fossil.

This is the eighth offering from this dig.

I'll be celebrating my 24th wedding anniversary in August. I thought I'd write a piece thinking about love. The kind of love that changes everything in one's life. The kind of love I've had the fortune to experience. It's a happy and giddy love. And I wonder if our ancient ancestors had similar feelings. I'm guessing they did. The chemistry of love is part of our core make-up. It is a force that can't be denied. Whether we understand it or not.

This tune has its drunken phase and then sobers up into the proverbial happiness-ever-after ending. Much like my life.

Previously released of Ultimately Fossil:
Unearthing Our Own
Divergence
Mind the Gap
Lucy's Homecoming
The Keening Spell
The Hunt
Looking Into Fire

20. A Cappella: Dead Woman by Pablo Neruda by Heightened

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

ddball was really kind to allow me to use his reading of Dead Woman by Pablo Neruda without even hearing it first. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed on this one!

21. Folk: Passengers (finished) by Rusticalia

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Finished version of my song. The theme is about my sort of vagabond life up till now of leaving for different places.

Dobro by Jalanix and Piano by the_goat. Thanks for your contributions to this tune guys!

22. Funk: Out of Time (Reworked) by aaront

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

A tribute to Stevie, Sly and Prince. . .While still, you know, bein Aaron T. (Notice the nod to Steve Miller at the end as well) Enjoy!

23. Rock: GREAT SOUTHERN LAND (No.2) by Garni

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

I have added guitar from Lightning31 now to give this song more grunt! and bit of a drum solo too ...hehehe

A song about the spirit and feel of Australia.
The digeredoos are taken from an indigeneous corroboree (traditional dancing).

Special thanks to Alan for his amazing vocals and brilliant bass work to Kyle for his great guitar sound and also thanks to Jovana as well, for her beautiful harmonies.

Northpoint: Vocals and Bass
Jovana: Backing Vocals
Lightning31: Guitar
Garni: Keyboards/Synths, Guitar, Drums and Arrangement

A cover by the Australian band 'Icehouse' in 1980s

Original version we did is here

24. Alternative: Selfish People by o0o

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Something I recorded quickly on some beats I found on my drummachine... something I had to get of my chest...so no quality just an expression!

And on the same day Ziur created this terrific addition! Have a listen to this one.

Selfish People

25. Pop: Public Evil Plan by vegetal

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

This is my Public Evil Plan
I gonna broke your ears
With my music
Dancing

Super Killer.

26. Pop: Selfish People by Ziur

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Perhaps i had committed an impertinence to do this but o0o piece is so damn good that i was attracted like a mouse to a trap. Maybe an Oziur work... What do you think?
This is the original:
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=92672#

27. Other: When Carnival Comes To Town by k6

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

they let me loose on the korg again

28. Rock: Watch It Burn by PinkFreud

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Signorina Oscurata posted this awesome song and said if anyone wanted to rock it up, go ahead. So I did. Added guitar, bass, drums and some synth to give it a heavier feel. Hope I did the song justice.

Check out the original
http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=92625#

29. Metal: So Contagious by herrsolera

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

sonsofhypnos: male vocals
nadiestar: female vocals
Ignoramus: rhythm guitars
Eidolonia: lead guitars
herrsolera: music, lyrics

This song has changed more in my head than any other song I have yet written. It started off as a soft-to-heavy epic, then turned into a gothic doom metal song, and now now I have no idea what it is. It's part grunge, part doom, part symphonic, and all rock. The song also tells a story, both musically and lyrically, so please pay attention to the narrative development.

In a desire to break the mold and turn too-orderly-for-their-own-good MIDI guitars into a blaze of guitar crunch, I asked iComp metal veteran Ignoramus to ignite the song with his firestorm guitars. From there, it was time for the lead guitar, so I called on the best man for the job, doom aficionado Eidolonia. Not only did he perfectly recreate the leads, but he also added a cataclysmic solo, raising the bar in overall heaviness. Having digested their entire catalog and loved every minute of it, I asked the Midwest alt-rock duo sonsofhypnos to take lead male vocals and breathe life into our twisted male antagonist. Finally, one of iCompositions' most sought-after vocalists, nadiestar joined the adventure, playing the role of the young woman in our story and completing the balance between light and dark.

I am especially proud of this collaboration because it has been the most truly collaborative experience I have done yet. Unlike my other projects, which consisted of special guests contributing a solo or enhancing certain parts, every musician left their musical footprint on this project from start to finish. Putting together a mix that would unite every element and keep each contributor satisfied with the final product was a difficult task, and I pray I didn't disappoint.

I hope you enjoy this dark little story, and on behalf of my talented collaborators, thank you for listening.

Notable influences:
"7 Days to the Wolves" (Nightwish)
"In Mist She Was Standing" (Opeth)
"Light of Day, Day of Darkness" (Green Carnation)
"Lunar Sanctum" (Kamelot)
"Lifelike" (Dust for Life)
"Wall of Shame" (Course of Nature)

30. Ambient: This Thing Called Life by DLB

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

A mellow little tune

31. Ambient: Peace by the River by ScubaScissors

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

First iComp collab! I'm half really excited...and half nervous XDDD

All I added was the vocal on this one, so...thank you, Stockholm, for making such an awesome track and inviting me to collaborate on it!

The original is here

I added a lot of reverb to try to blend in with the other instruments, but I think I might have overdone it a little...opinions?

32. Blues: Inner Orbit Blues (Open Collaboration) by Filmscorz

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Here is a Blues in A minor for all of you to have some fun on. This is an Open Collab, so feel free to download and let er' rip!!
*There is a "trippy" little surprise at the end of this one!!
Enjoy!!

33. Ambient: Axis of Evil (Open Collab) by Filmscorz

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

As I sit and think about the evil that is done to people by some of the goverments in this World, I often think that the people that make these "decisions" must be very sad and lonely people, haunted by their actions. This track is written and dedicated to that ideal and to the people who are good and righteous. Anyone agree with me? The final section of this track is a nice groove, left open for anyone wishing to participate. As always, download and let er rip!!!

34. Alternative: Guitars in Logic by Acreus

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Having way too much fun.

35. Pop: Love of My Life (Queen) by ddball

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

this is just a sketch. I'm looking for someone willing to play with this.
Love of My Life is a ballad from the album A Night at the Opera by English rock band Queen. A live release of the single reached number 1 in Argentina and Brazil, in 1979. The preceding track on the album, "The Prophet's Song", flows seamlessly into this song, although the two were never performed back to back live.
Freddie Mercury wrote it on the piano and guitarist Brian May rearranged the song for acoustic 12-string guitar to facilitate live performances. May contributed occasional guitar phrases to the original recording and played the swooping harp glissandos by pasting together multiple takes of single chords. The song is a good example of Mercury's familiarity with rubato phrasing, showcasing his classical piano influences, notably by Chopin and Beethoven.

36. Other: La fuente de Cibeles by MishaThaler

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

I wanted to try something "Tubular Bells"-like. Don't know, if I succeeded. I was not so concerned about studying Mike Oldfield's composing tecnique profoundly.

La fuente de Cibeles (The fountain of Cibeles) is a tribute to one of my favorite cities, Madrid.

Loops: jazzy rock drums, though slightly varied

37. Blues: Omar's Blues for Duke and Jeff by grathy

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Jeff's been posting some wonderful background tracks, and I wanted to put a new spin on his wonderful creation.

Jeff provided piano, vibes, bass and drums, and I twisted it from there, with some additional instruments including a vocal trumpet, putting a new spin on the blues...

No loops, not even the drums. What talent he has!

38. Jazz: Omar's XX-FAT Blues by fatchance

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Thank you Jeff for your generosity. James and I have both played individually on open Collab's before. I really love his soulful horn. So I asked if we could do it together in order to cut down the web space. So instead of one you get two for the price of one.
This is only the first of many more to come.

James & I thank you

Geo/FatCance

39. House: Dreams of Bossa by yosL

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Messin' around with an already a beautiful piece by k6
"these eyes"
hope you like it cause if you do i'll add more vox once on the island
with a mojito

A Bossa House
with

k6 on lovely guitar
yosl on the rythm, bass & intro vox

Thx Dudas & Dudes

40. Other: Hideaway by grathy

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Yoh sent me these terriffic background tracks, and I added in vocals and some echo guitar.

I'm not sure what genre this is, so I'm putting it into "other."

I hope you enjoy, and it's nice to be back singing again!

41. Alternative: burn by ageisbell

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

this is a tune done with nightshadesyndicate from macjams. nightshade did the amazing music...besides the guitar, which is me. greg, my co-conspirator in sons of hypnos, was gracious enough to hop on board for some backing vocals. i really hope you all enjoy this......think david lynch's "twin peaks", it heavily influenced this one. thank you....

nightshadesyndicate - all music except guitar
greg - "baptized by the fire" and breathy backing vocal
age - guitar and lead vocals/lyrics

42. Pop: Solar Flight by camomilla

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

This song was made by me and Lupi during our days on the beach in Bora bora to Pescara.
Here we met a beautiful girl, Miss Linda, who sang in our work.

Music & Production : Camo & Lupi
Vocals : Miss Linda.

43. Dance: Aerial by 921

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Progressive house is usually longer than this, but I thought I could use it as a start to a much longer set.

44. Industrial: Nokia City Sounds Experiment by lupiroz

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

DJ Shadow (actually not our Dave ), is doing a cool experiment: he selected some "urban real sounds" coming from the cities of the world, putting them available for downloading on "Nokia Trends Lab" site and asked people to do and uploading their own mix using those tracks, within the 5th August (not permitted adding other sounds but those ones).

For details please go here:

http://www.nokiatrendslab.com/join_lab.php

This is what I was to upload there, I'd like to take some advices from U to get further improvements on the structure of this mix, right tension and so on.
Many thanx in advance to those who'll give me suggestions, hope some iCompers will upload their mixes in there too!!!!

45. Electronica: DnB 1 (Roughly Made) by Argales

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

Well, i have been dreaming of make a DnB style one day, hehe
well this is just a roughly made... dont really put effort on it... just trying hehe

The only loops here is only the beat... and i add some effect on the beat too (in the end)

The vocals is basically i created using midi
The rest of the instruments is using AUX in from my keyboard

46. Inspirational: Breath Of The Spirit by guitar55

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

47. Rock: INTO THE MOUNTAINS by Morris

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

this song was uploaded two months ago, but the mix was horrible so I change it sems to me that sounds better
I deleted the other version.

This is a song composed a year ago, inspired in the mountains that surround the city of Monterrey (Monterrey with double r)
is played with a taylor guitar, roland s50 and yamaha PSR 530 hope you like it.

I

48. R&B: Life's No Good (With Out You)..... by Soundhound

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

The title was ( Life is good with you )......
I just turned it around, it suited an emotion
I felt long ago, with a lady that ripped my heart out....
Don't like just writing love smooch, smooch, hug, hug, kiss, kiss songs....
Relationships my begin that way, but I know they all done end
that way....
I want to thank ( FALZAABI ) for the track,
hope I didn't hurt it to much.....

As well I hope you all like it.......

Can-A-Mer Publishing reg. 2008

49. Jazz: NIGHT AT THE IMPROV: JAZZ # 2 Road Runner Man..... by OMNICELL

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

CHarlie Parker style.

BASS2X: Horn
OMNICELL : DRUMS/PIANO/ SYNTH BASS... /COMPOSITION

BASS2X Pulls it off with style again...!! in the second rendition of this ongoing JAxxzz colab... Lots more to come.....

50. Other: Blues Journey by grathy

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:22:29 -0400

I wanted to put a different flavor on the usual blues progression.....Morphs into a Latin piece toward the end....