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I recorded this on Christmas Eve when I had 200 subscribers. I didn't post it on YouTube. My voice is the hardest thing for me to share with others for lots of reasons (I'm sure many of you can relate!) but I'll let you all hear it, as humble thanks for supporting me these past 2 months. I hope you know that I would not be able to make videos of this length and quality and depth every week without you. I started the TDS series alone, but I am finishing it in no small part because of you. Thank you for believing in me and what I'm doing.A little background on how I recorded it: My mic was new to me and I was playing around it with late one night when all my housemates were gone. I put on this epic reverb and got the idea to vocalize the plucky, almost bell-like melody of A Warm Place. I recorded my own version of the chords first, then recorded the vocals after. I imagined myself in a big cathedral with pink stained glass, closed my eyes, and just went with it. It was really meditative. I hope it brings you a little peace. 

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ixi SINGS: "A Warm Place" improv

I recorded this on Christmas Eve when I had 200 subscribers and I didn't post it on YouTube. My voice is the hardest thing for me to share with others for lots of reasons (I'm sure many of you can relate!) but I'll let you all hear it, as thanks for supporting me. I hope you know that I would not be able to make videos of this length and quality every week without you. I started the TDS series alone, but I am finishing it in no small part because of you. Thank you for believing in me and what I'm doing.

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Brian

Ethereal

elise

I agree with Brian's take.

Dream in Digital

That was absolutely stunning! You have a beautiful voice. You actually made a NIN song sound... angelic. A song from The Downward Spiral is now angelic?! That is some parallel universe, next level sorcery, ixi. Those things shouldn't even be in the same sentence but you did it. Massive, massive props to you for achieving the impossible with this one and for sharing it with us!

Dr. Jeff

Really transporting Ixi. I understand your being reserved with sharing this, but your voice is a powerful instrument. Give it wings

Beguile

Absolutely beautiful! I'm saving my own copy of this just in case someone accidently deletes the internet. :)

Travis Hyde

Wow. I respect and understand the reservation of sharing your voice with people, but this was hauntingly beautiful. At your own pace, I hope this is the start of many more vocal moments.

Mike McLaughlin

Absolutely mesmerising performance, I know how difficult it can be to get the courage to share something where our musical vulnerability may be on show, but the sheer melodic beauty of your vocal performance it's utterly heartbreaking (in a very good way), so happy you shared this & I hope we get to hear more of your vocals in future, because your singing is every bit as good as your piano/keyboard playing.

Josh Allard

this was incredible! thanks for sharing

elise

Last night I listened out of my phone's single speaker. This morning I'm listening on headphones. This is just breathtakingly beautiful.

Etvid

That was very beautiful! Thank you!🙂

Ruthie Ward

Pure. Goosebumps. You're extraordinary, Ixi.

Grey Eminence

Wowie! I loved your choice of fx, that big reverb was just right. Your instrumental track was really complementary too. I felt like you were singing a nice counterpoint to the bass. You sounded fantastic both technically and emotively. It's hard for me to put my voice out there too as it's the most personal thing, where the body is literally the instrument. : ) It's one of my last frontiers as I don't like my previous vocal style and took down most of the old material with vox.

ixi music

Thank you! I'm going to find the backing track I made and share with anyone who would like to play with it.

ixi music

Aw, thank you so much. With encouragement like that how can I not sing? :)

ixi music

Thank you. I'll try to let it fly more!

ixi music

Giving me the sweaty eyes. ♥️