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Malex Minute 037 - Structures Demo Mix!
Submitted by Alex on Fri, 11/17/2006 - 12:39am
Malex’s Structures comes out this week! Everybody check it out!
Transcript
Malex: Welcome to the Malex Minute, everybody! My name is Alex Markley, or Malex for short, and I’m hosting the show. We won’t be doing the usual today. I know our characters are in a sticky situation, and some of you even care what happens to them! But fear not, as we will return to their story next week.
Malex: This week, oh, this week is a very special week. In fact, this will be the most amazing week of my whole year! Of course, the Nintendo Wii and the PS3 both come out, but that’s not what I’m talking about. No, I’m talking about Structures – my latest album! That’s right, after a year-and-a-half of blood, sweat, and tears, Structures is finally shipping on Monday!
Malex: So, since many of you still have not heard any of the music from Structures, I’ll be giving you a quick tour… Right now!
~~ Sample Synaptic
~~ Sample Structures
~~ Sample dnb4themassive
Malex: As a collection of tracks, Structures is probably the best music I’ve ever composed. And, as a CD it’s the highest quality product the Malex Media Network™ has released to date. It contains 20 tracks, and it runs about 79 minutes. I’ve completely filled the CD, and I really feel confident that there’s something on it for everyone.
~~ Sample Turnabout
~~ Sample Dark Consequence
Malex: And not all of the music is meant to sound electronic, either. Several of the songs on Structures are there to make you feel a moment as if you were really there. For example: In this song, three original melodies combine with classic instruments to put you in the center of a coronation ceremony from an age long past.
~~ Track Return to the Throne (Interlude)
~~ Sample May the Best Man Win
Malex: As I hope you’ve heard, Structures has something for everybody. It’s important to me that as many people get a chance to hear it as possible, so if you like what you’ve heard, please share this file with as many people as you can!
Malex: Structures is available for purchase at our online store now at MalexMedia.Net/store. For direct links to other places to buy Structures, please visit MalexMedia.Net/findproduct/mmncd004.
Malex: Remember, Structures begins shipping on Monday, November 20th, so place your order now to get your copy before everybody else! Even better, if you place your order before December, 2007, you’ll get $2 off the regular $12 price, which means that you get your copy of Structures for only $10!
Malex: I’m sure you can tell that I really, really want to sell you a copy of this amazing CD, so I’ll quit talking so you can hear the rest of this song.
Malex: Thanks for listening to the Malex Minute everybody, and I hope you’ll join us again next week. Everything will be back to normal again, I promise.
~~ End*
* - Song playing during copyright notice does not come with Structures.
Buying Structures
A long time ago, in a business model far, far away, the Malex Media Network® tried to open our own online store and sell stuff from it. That didn’t work out very well, so we closed up shop and moved on to different things.
Therefore, sadly, you will not find Structures for sale anywhere on our site.
That doesn’t mean we don’t want your money though. No sir. We would love to sell you a copy of Structures. You’ll just have to visit the iTunes music store or CD Baby and buy it there.
We would be eternally grateful.
Have a great day!
——Alex Markley
Credits
Producer and Director: Alex Markley
Writer: Alex Markley
Voices: Alex Markley
Post-processing director: Alex Markley
Release manager: Alex Markley
Thanks to everyone for their help and support. 
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Comments
Stuffs
Update - Structures is now available to purchase for real. The info in this comment is old.
You'll note that I don't have Structures "up" yet. (The links in the episode don't really have any Structures info yet.)
It's late, and I'll be posting it first thing in the morning. (I'll also have a mouthful about why the Structures release didn't go as planned...
Hope you enjoy the music!
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
EE!
Magic is more than something that you see. Magic is something you feel. It's like the feeling you get when you hear that certain song or see that one person...that's real magic.
Magic is more than something that you see. Magic is something you feel. It's like the feeling you get when you hear that certain song or see that one person...that's real magic.
At Walmart, perhaps?
I will be in columbus for the next few days
Standing in line at a Walmart or Meijer, perhaps?
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
GAH!
*seizes with delight*
Malex... send a copy to Tuesday school - i'm officially calling dibs on a copy of Structures! I... must... have... it...! The... awesomensssity... overwhelming... ear drums... rupturing... eyeballs... being consumed... can't... keep... describing... symptoms...
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Run run run, as fast you can! You'll never get away; i'm the marshmallow man!
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"Have you seen how much cotton candy he can eat?"
"Yes! 5.1 Pounds. That's why his blood is so good on pancakes!"
STAT!!
Quick!! Get band-aids...sutures...restraints...HURRY UP WITH THAT THORAZINE!!! Stat, people!!
STAT! STAT! STAT!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
Wow. ... Just wow.
For the first time I actually sat down and listened to this music with headphones and with nothing else going on at the same time.
And I love it!
I love the way the percussion, in dnb4themassive, seemed to dance playfully around my ears.
And in Turnabout, the whisper, the way it was so quiet but so clear; it was haunting.
Dark Consequence made me feel like I was in a huge and darkened cathedral.
And Return to the Throne truly sounds like it belongs on one of my Celtic folk music CDs. And I'm a stickler about what actually counts as Celtic music.
Way to go Malex!
If this CD doesn't sell I'll eat my hat.
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"Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop." - Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Everything looks perfect from far away.
Hey
Thanks for the compliments, everybody.
ttyl
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
OMG
DARK CONSEQUENCE...
*has a crazed fit*
SHIP IT NOW!!!
*passes out with delight*
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Cling to the machine, Fixated with 0's and 1's, m3rge to this reality, lost until you were asleep forever, crying to the screen hoping for an answer, Did you?
This is... m3ch@n1c 3n51av3m3n7.
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Gone
Ah, gratification...
*basks*
Seriously though, I'm really, really glad that you like Dark Consequence, GFG.
See, the original Consequence was secretly always my favorite song from Surreality, but nobody ever really mentioned it. You know, friends would say, "I listened to the CD, and I like track N." Only, they never said they liked track 3.
That is, until you came on board, and said that out of all of my music, Consequence was your favorite! Even though I had always toyed with the idea of remixing Consequence, I never had the incentive to actually do it until then.
So, the moral of the story is that your feedback really matters!
ttyl
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
Wow...
I already knew i wanted one, but now i like hafta have one!
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"Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." Anonymous
"Is that a spittoon on your head?"
"You're just jealous."-Contradictionary- Phlegmingo
*gasp*
*faint*
THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
This is a shocker, but that's the first Malex music I've EVER heard!!!!!!!! (except for Firefly and EMIT patrol)
I don't really like trance music ... heck, I barely like music sometimes, but that was so good. I normally don't like music without lyrics, except Celtic. But, like Aisling, I think Dark Consequence and Return to the Throne really sounded Celtic, and I LOVE IT!!!!!
I think my favorite was "dnb4themassive" (I think that's the one). The lyrics were so beautiful
"There was a different story
A tale of hearts unfolding
But they have brought it to an end
Who will tell this story? Who will sing this song?
Who will ring the bells? Does anyone know right from wrong?"
WOW
*faint* It's so deep and hauntingly beautiful ... *faint again*
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Fear of the Week:
Gnosiophobia - Fear of knowledge
SCI-EENNNNCE!!!!
Wait...
"But, like Aisling, I think Dark Consequence and Return to the Throne really sounded Celtic, and I LOVE IT!!!!!" -Mariel 7
Dark Consequence? Celtic? Not to put a damper on your undoubtedly thrilling enthusiasm about Malex's new art, but I think this one rendered with something of an antialiasing error, if you will.
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Photorealistic Surreality: the mimicry of what one supposes the visual conditions of an impossible scenerio would be like in real life
Gaussian blur fixes everything!
eh ... whatever
It still sounded great ... and that's what matters
I think I got some songs confused
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Fear of the Week:
Gnosiophobia - Fear of knowledge
SCI-EENNNNCE!!!!
*lol*
We understand...
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Photorealistic Surreality: the mimicry of what one supposes the visual conditions of an impossible scenerio would be like in real life
Gaussian blur fixes everything!
Behind the times
I still don't know the songs by name, except the nicknames I've been giving them. I must purchase a copy so that I can learn the names and tell you all which ones are my favorites.
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
Thanks and stuff!
Thank you so much for your compliments, Mariel 7. It's really very encouraging to know that somebody who generally doesn't listen to electronic music likes some of mine. It really validates my work.
"Dark Consequence? Celtic? Not to put a damper on your undoubtedly thrilling enthusiasm about Malex's new art, but I think this one rendered with something of an antialiasing error, if you will."
Quartz, please. It doesn't matter how wrong you think somebody is, you just don't correct them this way.
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
Speechless
OK, like Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can't see it right now, but my head is exploding!
I am so blown away...I've gotta hang on to something, or I'll get sucked into the Tornado! What's this?! Toto, I don't think we're in Bowling Green, anymore, we've been whisked away to the wonderful world of STRUCTURES!!!!! Absolutely amazing. Utterly fantastic. Completely awesome!!!!!!!!
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
:-D
I'm so glad you enjoyed the demo, NW! Was there a specific song that grabbed your attention?
ttyl
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
...
What are you talking about? I said I thought that perhaps something had gotten confused, and it was supposed to be a joke. Am I perhaps putting more of a damper on her enthusiasm for your art than I was aware?
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Never squeeze a sheep.
Gaussian blur fixes everything!
Am I perhaps putting...
Yes.
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
Aha.
Well, I'm certainly sorry. I was hoping it wouldn't have any such side-effect, and I'll try to be more cautious in situations to come.
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Never squeeze a sheep.
Gaussian blur fixes everything!
The Interludes
I find I'm liking the ones called (Interludes) best. They're more melodic.
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
YAYFULNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lilly just gave me the CD and it's SOOOOOO good. As soon as I got it on Friday, I got on to write how awesome the full version is ... but the site crashed
... so yeah, it's good ... and, um, buy one ... like now
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Fear of the Week:
Gnosiophobia - Fear of knowledge
SCI-EENNNNCE!!!!
Re: Malex
"Was there any one song you liked in particular?" (not exact wording) - Malex
Well, I heard the sample that you posted as the Malex Minute for last week, so all of the songs were intertwined, for the most part. However, I thought that all of it was extremely professional and very well polished. I honestly think it is very high quality. In my opinion, Structures is just as good as Echoing Green, Antidote, etc. Really. It is awesome. I can say that I really did like the song that was meant to be from a medieval coronation ceremony. That was pretty cool, a themed song. And it really does sound exactly like a song to accompany a procession of courtiers and a prince to be crowned. That's really neat! I also like the way you used a lot of Faith's voice. She has so much talent, I am really excited to see her using it even more. Her voice is so beautiful....
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
- Proverbs 3:5-6
:-D
Thanks a lot! Your opinion is always very valuable to me, so it's really encouraging to know that you like what you've heard.
ttyl
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
Ack!
I watched Mom buy one from Malex and then she said its for christmas! And ya know where she hid it? On top of the microwave
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"Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." Anonymous
"Is that a spittoon on your head?"
"You're just jealous."-Contradictionary- Phlegmingo
Lol...
It wasn't my idea...
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
Microwave, eh?
So you get to sit there and stare at it for a whole month.
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"Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop." - Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Everything looks perfect from far away.
But...
she hid it... On top of the microwave
Will the heat bother it? Malex?
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
Hmm
It actually might.
--Alex Markley
"As always, anyone asking 'Available' Anna (an Answerco Associate) about anything acquires an already-acknowledged answer." --Answerco - All answers. Always.
Alex Markley
“Arrogance is bliss! Or is that ignorance? Either way, I win!”
Egad!
Quick Lilly!! Have her move it!
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I get up, I walk, I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing. - Hillel
We should take our comfort from God's word, not from the circumstances of our lives.
:)
I like synaptic. Overall I like them all.
chris