Nam- The Madness That Was

SEA-K wrote on 7/15/2023, 8:33 PM
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Hello my Dear music friends,

This was a solo effort by me in 1986. A 5-track recording, the documentary intro and sounds are from a vinyl recorded in Southeast Asia on one track and piano, Roland Juno 6, Grumar Orchestrator and a Drummulator drum machine. I piggy-backed on a 4-track Tascam and when completed stood an empty quart bottle of American vodka. The ending expresses Americas failure to support us. I did a fair amount of effects along the way. And then I blah,blah,blah. My music starts at 2:15, be ready

Cover is SEA-K right after we were ambushed and immediate firefight.

CHRIS

Comments

Siggi-M wrote on 7/16/2023, 2:56 AM

Hi Chris, this is an interesting war documentary. Correct! Well done. πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ 🎬 πŸŽ₯.

LG,Siggi...

Kryo wrote on 7/16/2023, 3:28 AM

interesting and nice musicumentary... Music sounds like some New-Romantic-Wave, like "Visage", "Ultravox", "Spandau Ballet"...

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Jochen-S wrote on 7/16/2023, 4:09 AM

Hello Chris, my friend,
very nice musical documentary that I enjoyed πŸ‘πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘.
All the best and stay healthy πŸ™πŸ’ͺ
Jochen…

franco-galateo wrote on 7/16/2023, 4:16 AM

sound construction I would say excellent .. I read the presentation and I understood the project ... sounds, effects and good idea

Franco

SEA-K wrote on 7/16/2023, 5:16 AM

Hi Chris, this is an interesting war documentary. Correct! Well done. πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ 🎬 πŸŽ₯.

LG,Siggi...

Hello Siggi

No my friend, this is a vintage recording of me playing real instruments by myself and an expression of how I felt in musical form. It is an opera of the emotion I felt at the time and was therapeutic in nature. My goal was to express a condition (known as "getting it of your chest") through a new medium I learned at the time, playing the keyboards. Good, bad or indifferent, I feel it has great musical merit and God knows, I wish I could play like that and have that ability today. And true to HIS form HE has provided Magix and the DAW.

Your friend, CHRIS

SEA-K wrote on 7/16/2023, 5:54 AM

interesting and nice musicumentary... Music sounds like some New-Romantic-Wave, like "Visage", "Ultravox", "Spandau Ballet"...

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I could never put a genre to this work, and now you give me four that I like although Spandau Ballet is a band. Yes? Thank you for your kind words in assessing my work. It may be an experiment gone wrong. Probably lousy subject matter but my nature is "keeping it real".

Be well my friend.

CHRIS

Inti wrote on 7/16/2023, 7:51 AM

Hello Chris,
unfortunately I didn't understand every word, but I know about the war in Vietnam. At that time America had only to invade Hanoi and the war would have ended. The government at the time didn't do this because they were afraid that China would intervene in the war.

Your track is great and reflects part of the history of this country...πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ™πŸŽ²

LG Thomas

SEA-K wrote on 7/16/2023, 8:36 AM

Hello Chris,
unfortunately I didn't understand every word, but I know about the war in Vietnam. At that time America had only to invade Hanoi and the war would have ended. The government at the time didn't do this because they were afraid that China would intervene in the war.

Your track is great and reflects part of the history of this country...πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ™πŸŽ²

LG Thomas

Thank you, Thomas, I did appreciate your comment, but it was about the music and a tribute to several of my comrades who were killed and a few that were wounded, and I still see some of them today, and as a survivor I made a statement with my music. I submit that my music and how I accomplished it was either overlooked or really was bad enough to ignore. Too bad, I thought it quite an accomplishment to compose a Score to the actual sounds I experienced, and sharing it with my friends in the Magix community

Your friend CHRIS

SEA-K wrote on 7/16/2023, 8:47 AM

sound construction I would say excellent .. I read the presentation and I understood the project ... sounds, effects and good idea

Franco

Thank you, Franco that means a lot to me, it was a Score to the sounds of war. A 12-hour Project that was done once and for all. I wonder whether my music was too emotional or just plain crappy and perceived as something done in bad taste. Be well and happy my friend,

CHRIS

SEA-K wrote on 7/16/2023, 8:59 AM

Hello Chris, my friend,
very nice musical documentary that I enjoyed πŸ‘πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘.
All the best and stay healthy πŸ™πŸ’ͺ
Jochen…

Thank you Jochen, I am pleased you enjoyed my Score for a difficult subject. I am sure you can realize how difficult it is to make a 5 track recording in real time with the tools we had in 1986 in a basement studio. I am so happy I did this and so today I have it.

Your friend, CHRIS

hildegard-beister wrote on 7/17/2023, 7:24 AM

Excellent work, I like it very much πŸ‘πŸ‘ πŸ‘Œ πŸ‘‰β€οΈ

All the best, Hildegard

Jinty wrote on 7/17/2023, 10:23 AM

Hello Chris,

It's Exellent,you've done a great job,!!!!!!!!!!

All the best,

Jinty......

kreativ_music wrote on 7/17/2023, 11:21 AM

Hello Chris. An audio film at the beginning as if we were watching TV. You did an excellent job on the track. you are gifted. Lg, Tine πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ πŸ’ͺ

SEA-K wrote on 7/17/2023, 11:41 AM

Excellent work, I like it very much πŸ‘πŸ‘ πŸ‘Œ πŸ‘‰β€οΈ

All the best, Hildegard

Thank you, Hildegard, I am pleased you enjoyed my music done long ago. Homemade and Handmade

May you and yours be happy, healthy and at peace.

Your friend, CHRIS

SEA-K wrote on 7/17/2023, 11:51 AM

Hello Chris,

It's Exellent,you've done a great job,!!!!!!!!!!

All the best,

Jinty......

Hello Jinty,

Your comment is very kind, and I appreciate it more than you know. Thank you.

Your friend, CHRIS

SEA-K wrote on 7/17/2023, 1:07 PM

Hello Chris. An audio film at the beginning as if we were watching TV. You did an excellent job on the track. you are gifted. Lg, Tine πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ πŸ’ͺ

Thank you, my music friend,

Your beautiful comment is inspirational, Christine, you are spot on with your interpretation of what I was trying to convey with the music track. I brushed the dust off and wanted to show my friends in the community this solo effort of music that I did years ago and am proud of. Reluctant at first but went for it. I am so happy that everyone enjoyed it and maybe did not understand it, that's OK, you did..

A wonderful photo in your avatar, you are Lovely.

LG CHRIS

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Vio-Project wrote on 7/18/2023, 2:39 PM

Great contemporary document from the Vietnam War! Wonderful new wave music - fantastic work Chris! πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ

Best wishes and greetings from Sylvio 😎