Djed by Tortoise was one of the first super long songs I was introduced to at university, a whopping 20 mins and still reveals something new everytime I give it a spin.
As a keen searcher of value for money CD singles in my teens I loved the Orb's Blue Room as well as Oldfield Vs The Orb which had a great 15 minute version of Sentinel and Porcupine Tree's Voyage 34 was one half hour long song.
Love ‘Rainfall’ track, getting into a repetitive hypnotic state is essential to every day. I think many of us are just walking around sort of ill with too many disruptions, transitions, information, excitement. I have a track that’s 7 minutes and feel like I’m milking it already, but whatever it needs to be, it will be.
Yeah, the self indulgence thing is something that disrupts further development…I choose to ignore it. I have a soft spot for Led Zeppelin and they were extremely self-indulgent but at least they were themselves, albeit embellished in many ways! But that’s exactly what they represented, so it was just authentic really.
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Djed by Tortoise was one of the first super long songs I was introduced to at university, a whopping 20 mins and still reveals something new everytime I give it a spin.
https://tortoise.bandcamp.com/track/djed
As a keen searcher of value for money CD singles in my teens I loved the Orb's Blue Room as well as Oldfield Vs The Orb which had a great 15 minute version of Sentinel and Porcupine Tree's Voyage 34 was one half hour long song.
brilliant! Been a few decades since I listened to Djed - excellent suggestions
This is a subject very close to my heart because I love longer tracks and my friends often joke about my 10 minute tracks.
Some favourites -
Underworld - Cups
Talaboman - Discodrums
Ceephax Acid Crew - Emotinium (Roy of the Ravers Secret Mix)
DJ Ralf - Da Lord
Panoram - Seabrain (Quiet Village Remix)
Oni Ayhun - OAR003-B
Space Dimension Controller - Everything Is Better Now
Shina Williams & His African Percussionists - Agb'oju L'ogun (Original 12 " Version)
Roisin Murphy - Simulation
and your unreleased 10 minute version of Hankerchief
Thank you! Didn’t realise that long handkerchief remix wasn’t released!
Love ‘Rainfall’ track, getting into a repetitive hypnotic state is essential to every day. I think many of us are just walking around sort of ill with too many disruptions, transitions, information, excitement. I have a track that’s 7 minutes and feel like I’m milking it already, but whatever it needs to be, it will be.
Yeah it’s tricky to get over the ‘am I being totally self indulgent’ hurdle sometimes!
Yeah, the self indulgence thing is something that disrupts further development…I choose to ignore it. I have a soft spot for Led Zeppelin and they were extremely self-indulgent but at least they were themselves, albeit embellished in many ways! But that’s exactly what they represented, so it was just authentic really.