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[VariantX04]

Haha thanks man. I hope it motivated you to give the rest of the album a listen.

FOR NEW PAGE: DOWNLOAD CODES CAN BE FOUND HERE.

 

[VariantX04]

One of my tracks will be airing on RadioBahrain this Wednesday.

 

[VariantX04]

All codes were snapped up. Refreshed.

 

[VariantX04]

Trying out some new sounds and techniques i'm picking up from dubstep producers on YouTube. It's crazy how little I know about DAWs. Not going into dubstep, though, that's for certain.

 

[Cyan]

Still no Agent Whiskers on Spotify. :/

I wonder if it's a region thing, or if CDBaby is just slow.

 

[VariantX04]

Yeah. CDbaby usually sends out the music directly but it's up to the content providers themselves to decide when to put it up. I hope it's not a region thing.

 

[VariantX04]

6 hours until my song airs on the radio! It begins.

 

[VariantX04]

They played Downpour which I loved since I gave them 3 tracks to choose from. The DJ I contacted gave me an awesome plug and I'm extremely grateful for that. Good stuff.

 

[Cyan]

Awesome! Was this a local radio station?

 

[VariantX04]

Technically, it's a neighboring country's radio station. Our radio stations are terrible, unfortunately.

 

[VariantX04]

Sales/streaming traffic increased after the radio airplay. He said he'll be playing more Agent Whiskers from now on so that should help get things moving.

I've already started writing songs for a third album and they sound awesome so far. So many surprises coming.

 

[VariantX04]

Looks as though interest has just about peaked on GAF. Not getting much code download traffic lately. I'll be putting up the last few codes to see where the demand is then I'll focus completely on the third album and other projects. I'll be out of your hair soon, GAF! Promise. <3

 

[VariantX04]

Not sure if this is a good thing but I'm currently #87 on Amazon's best-seller list for Dance & DJ > Ambient.

 

[VariantX04]

Working on some crazy new stuff! Might release a track soon.

 

[VariantX04]

New song shaping up great! Will upload and open a thread for it and the upcoming album soon. Yeah, I know, I work fast. :/

 

[Cyan]

Still not on Spotify. Boo! :/

Just to let you know, I had this album on repeat while I finished my novel for NaNoWriMo. Great music for writing!

 

[VariantX04]

Awesome man! And yeah it sucks it's still not on Spotify but what to do you know? Still hoping they somehow upload it someday.

 

[Leezard]

I just used one of the codes. I'm enjoying it so far.

 

[VariantX04]

Glad to hear they still work. And thank you! Tell you friends, please. <3

 

[VariantX04]

Just giving you guys an update.

I'm 3 tracks into the third album and it's really different so far. More mature sounding, I think. Track 2 is 6 minutes and 42 seconds but it goes by so quickly. Gonna start working with Retro soon on the theme and artwork.

Also, I'll be uploading YouTube videos soon showing fans how I write my music. Should be fun.

 

[batbeg]

That's awesome AgentWhiskers. I had heard music from AFoS, but didn't know about Stage 2 until just now. I'm thinking I will shell out the insane $3 you're asking for this once I go get my wallet. It's really good!

 

[VariantX04]

That's awesome AgentWhiskers. I had heard music from AFoS, but didn't know about Stage 2 until just now. I'm thinking I will shell out the insane $3 you're asking for this once I go get my wallet. It's really good!

Your support and hard-earned $3 is much appreciated. Thanks man.

 

[VariantX04]

Both albums are now free at Bandcamp. Just click 'Buy Now' and input $0 to checkout.

 

[big ander]

So awesome of you.

 

[VariantX04]

Third album will be the same as well. Figured it's a way to get everyone to hear it.

 

[Jharp]

Thanks

 

[VariantX04]

Not a problem. Just trying to get as many people as I can to check out my work. Hope you can spread the word.

 

[VariantX04]

So I started doing YouTube videos. First video is how I normally write my music. Hope you guys dig it!

Youtoobz

 

[VariantX04]

And a new review is out.

Where, presumably, stage one was the Abstract Forms of Solace CD (September 2011) a feast of intelligent electronica cum hip hop from a place more noted for oil and gas than either of those two musical forms. Essam Whiskers (aka Agent etc) is a musician from Saudi Arabia who first contacted me last year and followed up one request immediately with another (this CD) you got to be thinking that this is a busy boy. Aaaaah, but does all this activity signify that you, the listener, should be in any way interested. Well playing, producing and mixing something as good as the first CD is what got it a reasonably high rating from me, and I had hope that this new one would be upping the game (even though it is a few months old by now).

Confused? Don't worry, normal state of affairs round here, ask anyone!

Stage 2: The Path Untaken is a seven track EP in the same vein as Abstract Forms of Solace as the first track, Awaken (A Paradise in Ruins), shows. While it IS classy electronica, performed and recorded very well, you will have heard something similar many times. It's only on Contagion (A Dance With Death) (track two) that Agent Whiskers finally dons his dancing pants, although it owes a lot of it's existence to the darker side of the 1980's electropop scene. By the time you've sucked these introductory tracks down you, the scene is set and Agent's description of the album being 'a sprawling electronic experience' would seem highly accurate. Obviously you are going to have to like the genre to really enjoy anything this musician comes out with because instrumentals are pretty much the whole game - and with electronica that can often be a problem.

However both Rescue Me (Deep Sleep) and Retribution (Feeling Alive, Battle Scars and All) (tracks three and four) acquit themselves as well as the preceding tracks and, if this were a western musician, most of us would be going 'oh yeah oh yeah'. Take into account the culture and musical tradition that Essam has grown up with and the music takes on a different lustre. Not one piece of music on this excellent set of instrumentals give away anything geographically but the fact that the musician comes from such a restrictive and often intolerant country (IMHO obviously) speaks volumes for his attention to the genre detail and that - to me - is where Agent Whiskers earns those 00 credentials (and a saucer of milk). As you may have noticed, the project tells a story and Downpour (Finding Love in a Post-Apocalyptic World), The Getaway (Just Drive) and The Final Chapter (The Godless King of No Man's Land Awaits) round out the CD and musically it does indeed work as a whole. So if smart, intelligent electronica is your genre du jour, get some!!

Excellent Electronica. Highly Recommended.

 

[VariantX04]

Man it's a total ghost town here. :lol

Whoever's reading this, do you have any questions you'd like me to answer for an upcoming YouTube video?

 

[VariantX04]

Q&A with Agent Whiskers