Usa Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Hi there! Long time no see, I guess. I've been working on an original album for the last half year or so, and the pre-release single has been released on 12/12/12, just wanted to show it to you since it's definitely RPG/videogame inspired music. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed working on it! UPDATE: Second and third single “Secrets of the Forest” and “Chambers of Stone” out now — listen to them on my ReverbNation account! UPDATE 2: The album has been released now! You can listen to the whole thing on the BandCamp site! Edited September 23, 2013 by Usa Album release! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Now there's a face we haven't seen on the forums in a while. Cool track Usa - how close are you to finishing your album? Is it already done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-wix Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Very, very soothing. I could wake up every morning to this... When's the album coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Heeeeeeey! Long time no see, where have you been? Making this album I guess? Great sound here Loving it! Also this song is literally everywhere, even on Spotify... how did you do this? o_o Edited December 16, 2012 by Brandon Strader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Wow, so many questions - glad you like what you hear btw. More information on the album, as well as some sneak previews of some of the other tracks on there can be found in I can't give a precise date right now, as I am occasionally littered with other things like mixing and mastering gigs that hold me off of this a bit. For those of you who like to know what I was up to in the recent time, I also produced a single for world class pianist Andreas Svarc early this year that came out on beautiful yellow and red vinyl and as a digital release (songs can be heard here), with an album to follow next year. My own album "City in the Clouds" will be released somewhat early 2013, and I'll try do be done with it ASAP, however I have very stringent quality requirements set up for myself that probably prohibit a January release. I can however let you know that I already finished recording all instruments, except for a single electric guitar track that will be finished very soon. Live recorded instruments on this album include: · grand piano and electric piano variety · acoustic nylon and electric guitars · oboe and english horn · pan flute · ocarina As for the questions about distribution, I can only ask people at the label who did this. I just produced this, and they released it. I hope I was able to answer most of your questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Usa! How the hell are you? I haven't heard from you in ages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Hi Geoffrey! Haven't seen you in ages as well, but I still remember our Kirby collab very well, haha, those were fun times To answer your question, my last post in this thread gives away a little of what I've been up to in the recent year, and I'm totally fine, just haven't been around here for a while… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 I've got an update for you: The second single from my album has been released, and you can listen to it on my ReverbNation account. Also there's a new project website with lots of details about the project and soon audio clips, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Hey Usa, long time no see. Fantastic stuff, and I'm glad you're still rocking the candy candy sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPanther Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Sounds like something I've heard from Ragnarok, except way more pristine. I can dig this, awesome man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nOkbient Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Well, Usa, I can't say I know ya, but guessing from the responses you're getting I feel like I should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 Hahaha, wow! Sir_NutS, I haven't seen you in ages as well! Glad to know you're still around the scene And great to see all the positive reactions on my upcoming album here, thank you guys! There will be a third single coming end of June, and I'll show some more booklet artwork from the album here now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Amazing artwork. Is that all original just for your album? May I ask what distribution company you used? This is really freaking nice music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 @Zoltan: Yes, the artwork was created exclusively for the album, including character design and storywriting. The album is meant for release on vinyl so these will be printed in very large size (24" x 12") for the booklet. Of course there will also be a CD release with a CD-sized booklet and also digital releases (sadly without any booklet). The vinyl collector's edition will feature a download code for the MP3 version, as well. Distribution is done by the music label asme music, which just released another album that I partially produced, called "Cross-Section". The artist is a good friend of mine and if you are into atmospheric, spacey electronica, you should check it out The third single for my album will be available shortly, and here is another teaser artwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Hey Usa - haven't heard on this for a while. How close is it to coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) Hey Meteo, glad you're following me on this Actually I'm pretty close to a release right now, I've already released the third single “Chambers of Stone” and you can listen to it on my ReverbNation account. Also, there will be weekly updates to the album website with new song previews. There are already a lot of them, so for anyone interested in listening to a few more samples from this album you can visit the official website. Right now I'm finishing the artwork and final touches on the last two songs, after that it will be mastered and pressed, and soon after that available on CD, limited edition vinyl and of course digitally You can expect a September release date for the album if nothing gets screwed up royally Edited August 6, 2013 by Usa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I am finally the first American for something important - I'm the first American to own City In The Clouds! Seriously though, this album is master craftwork. This is literally nothing to hate on it and the amount of effort that went to create something that makes you appreciate the amount of effort that went into it (I almost wanted to be funny and spiral that sentence structure ) without being pretentious or overly elaborate is stunning. I'll be doing a detailed review of it later, but expect some high marks when I do. Go get this album if you're a Ghibli fan, it's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 And here's the moment you've (hopefully ) been waiting for: The CD (and digital) version of the album has been released! My label also set up a beautiful Bandcamp site for me so you can listen to the whole thing (even though the track transitions don't seem to work as intended). Here's also a picture of the box art of the CD version: While the album is not available everywhere in its physical CD form yet, it will show up in more places soon (Amazon, etc.) and you can get it right now from CDbaby, which also happens to be the cheapest option to get the CD in the States: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/daniellippert4 If you want to go digital, you can get it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/city-in-the-clouds/id694339330 http://www.amazon.com/City-in-the-Clouds/dp/B00ETIUJQO/ Thanks for your support! I hope you have a great time listening to this musical adventure that took me more than a year to finish and polish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I am bumping this because this album is gorgeous in all aspects. I can't get it now but I will as soon as I'm not broke anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 I got some news on the upcoming vinyl version of the album. Sadly, there have been some problems with the pressing and it had to be redone, so it will be released a little later than expected. However, the longer wait time will be totally worth it, as it will come on transparent blue "cloudy" vinyl in this limited collector's edition which also comes with a full sized 12" color artbook. This is the original way this album was intended to be like, as all the artwork has been painted in very high resolution for this size, and might look a bit shrinked down for the CD release. Now I just need to have my fingers crossed that everything will work out this time, and there will be no more delays with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usa Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) Hey, I'm really happy to inform all of you that there's an upcoming listening party on Arecibo Radio where my album will be featured, and there's also a prize draw where listeners can win a deluxe set with a limited edition vinyl LP and download version of the album! Tune in on Friday the 13th December on Arecibo Radio if you don't want to miss this More information about the event here! Edited December 11, 2013 by Usa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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