Song of the Month Club - December

LostBoy85

@crouchie yay another singer! You have a really nice voice dude.I really liked the track,great music,hooky melody,a bit long for me but I get that it's a remix.Very pro sounding mix.Cant wait to hear more!

LostBoy85

@jocphone ,ooooh,I like that bass,very hypnotic,haha,please don't take this as an insult but to my immature ears it does sound like someone's farting as they're walking in places! (Grow up Leo for gods sake!) lots of things to keep the listener interested here mate.Im curious as to what's being said in morse code towards the end? Nice mix and an enjoyable listen.

LostBoy85

@theconnactic hey man,welcome to da club! This sounded very poppy to me mate which I love,the guitar was cool! Lots of nice things going on,great beat although I felt it could have used a fill once in a while.As I listen a second time I'm thinking maybe the lead in the first min or so is a touch loud but the rest sits together nicely.Nice track!

theconnactic

Thank you very much for the feedback, @LostBoy85!

@rkmonkey said:

@theconnactic said:
Posted originally here: https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/comment/184745/#Comment_184745

Motivated by the discussion in the linked topic, I made myself an attempt at composing house music this morning (Brazilian time, btw). It ended up more like "house-rock", but anyway. Auria Pro is solid: 28 audio tracks heavilly loaded with effects, and without a hiccup. Buffer set to 4096, of course, but still impressive for an iPad.

Su casa is rockin'. Great groove, mix and vibe.

Thank you so very much, @rkmonkey!

Simon_Acetone

@LostBoy85 said:
@Simon_Acetone, Hey dude,what a cool sample to base a track on.Interestingly Miss Lewinsky used to come and stay at a health spa that I worked at in a tiny village out in the sticks here in the uk every year! It was always so weird whenever I had to interact with her as she's really kinda average and unassuming and yet she brought the most powerful man in the world to his knees...or vice versa! ;D anyway back to your track...it blows!!! Haha,oh no I didn't!!:D I actually really enjoyed it mate.Nice work! That's two in a row now mate...keep 'em comin!

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it - that's a funny story too!

Simon_Acetone

@richardyot said:
@Simon_Acetone I would have liked to hear a little more in the way of surprises in your track this month, I thought it could maybe do with a little more variety in the music to hold the interest, for me the spoken word sample wasn't enough to keep me listening (although I did listen to it 3 times).

It wasn't holding your interest but you listened to it three times?! LOL

Simon_Acetone

@JohnnyGoodyear said:

@Simon_Acetone said:
Here we go, hat thrown in ring again....

I think the problem (mine, not yours ) is that I/we know of Clinton's political and personal struggles with the blue dress and therefore want more than what we know already. It's such a hashed over but also ridiculously lurid tale/affair that in some ways you're telling us a story we already know the punchline to.

That is kind of the point though, retelling the story for today.... What did it all mean?!

Jocphone

@LostBoy85 said:
@jocphone ,ooooh,I like that bass,very hypnotic,haha,please don't take this as an insult but to my immature ears it does sound like someone's farting as they're walking in places! (Grow up Leo for gods sake!) lots of things to keep the listener interested here mate.Im curious as to what's being said in morse code towards the end? Nice mix and an enjoyable listen.

No insult LostBoy, you bring your own experience when you listen

Morse code is here http://morse-code.eu/m/eJxjZJSTY3D08VHwDFbw8Q9zBQAUZwMq

Thanks for the comments

Jocphone

@rkmonkey said:

@Jocphone said:
At an epic 5 and a half minutes long here's my last submission of the year.

Have a great Christmas, those of you who are into that sort of thing.

Comments on other peoples tracks nearer the end of the month.

Interesting track, gets the imagination going.

Thanks rkmonkey

High5denied

@Simon_Acetone

Wow, that's one hell of a catchy tune! The lead synth is great throughout. I'm singing the melody in my head as I type, and the songs over. lol...That's how you know you wrote a good one. Almost 7 minutes long, and it didn't seem too long at all. Not anywhere near the same style of music, but I feel like when I listen to Ride the lightning, or master of puppets, or and Justice for all, looooong songs....That are awesome the whole way through. Good stuff.

High5denied

@JohnnyGoodyear - Black Dog's Love Song

Nice short song with that great voice. With lyrics that are great and hit at the right time.

High5denied

@fRAS

Cool out there in space kinda song. I could see this being used as a score in a film about Space exploration or Deep sea diving. Just the feeling I get from it. It's peaceful and Calming too. Congrats on your daughter. As I have found, they tend to be a lot more delicate than their brothers.

High5denied

@crouchie

The beat starts off, and it reminds me of the beat at the beginning of MJ's Beat it. Your voice fits the song well. And sounds great. Really starts to sound full and mesmerizing aroun4:30ish. I love the Bass synth sound in sync with the drums. Excellent song!

High5denied

@Jocphone

Those are some great sounding synths. The one that comes in at around 2:11 seems a bit loud to me or maybe out of place. The craziness at 2:34 is chaotic and yet there is a distinct melody there too. That is a fantastic part in the song. The sound that quiets at 1:17, and then is picked up again, basically it is throughout most the song, I love it. Great song.

High5denied

@theconnactic

Loved the guitar riff from the get go. When the electric lead comes in it sounds soo good. Just the right amount of funk, Jazzy, bluesy riffage going on in there. Reminds me of Santana, Not that I listened to them a lot. But it does. Maybe it's the guitar tone? The synth in there seems a bit loud at times taking away the awesomeness of the guitar's, especially in the last moments of the song. Great song, I enjoyed it a a lot.

Jocphone

@High5denied said:
@Jocphone

Those are some great sounding synths. The one that comes in at around 2:11 seems a bit loud to me or maybe out of place. The craziness at 2:34 is chaotic and yet there is a distinct melody there too. That is a fantastic part in the song. The sound that quiets at 1:17, and then is picked up again, basically it is throughout most the song, I love it. Great song.

Thanks High5, interesting breakdown. All the "synths" are little SunVox projects which I string together for the final song (see pic). That early middle section is one of the bits I would change if I did a retake, but I was happy with the song overall and was wary of spending any longer on it and watering it down too much.

theconnactic

@High5denied said:
@theconnactic

Loved the guitar riff from the get go. When the electric lead comes in it sounds soo good. Just the right amount of funk, Jazzy, bluesy riffage going on in there. Reminds me of Santana, Not that I listened to them a lot. But it does. Maybe it's the guitar tone? The synth in there seems a bit loud at times taking away the awesomeness of the guitar's, especially in the last moments of the song. Great song, I enjoyed it a a lot.

Thank you so very much, @High5denied: you saying that my guitar tone reminds you of Santana's was a huge compliment. Thank you indeed!

High5denied

@Jocphone

If there are two apps that I am afraid of, it's SunVox and IVCS3. More Kudo's to you for using SV. You've done great things with it.

Halftone

https://m.soundcloud.com/bristolmanor/standoff

Was busy past couple months and couldn't participate - but here's a Gadget track I started maybe 3-4 months ago. Could never find a decent 2nd half until I added the 303 line that slowly comes in at the breakdown. I'm pretty happy with the overall mix and arrangement - my favourite part is the acoustic guitar riff that comes in after the piano stabs.

theconnactic

@Halftone, the link appears to be broken...

Halftone

Hmmmm I just clicked on it and it took me there ....

theconnactic

Now it worked for me too. Nice song, @Halftone! You are right: the acoustic guitar riff is really catchy and very good. Congrats!

Halftone

@theconnactic said:
Now it worked for me too. Nice song, @Halftone! You are right: the acoustic guitar riff is really catchy and very good. Congrats!

Thanks ! I look forward to hearing and commenting on others soon.

JohnnyGoodyear

@Halftone said:
https://m.soundcloud.com/bristolmanor/standoff

Was busy past couple months and couldn't participate - but here's a Gadget track I started maybe 3-4 months ago. Could never find a decent 2nd half until I added the 303 line that slowly comes in at the breakdown. I'm pretty happy with the overall mix and arrangement - my favourite part is the acoustic guitar riff that comes in after the piano stabs.

Is a bobber. No doubt. Like it. Want to hear the 12 inch with some serious layered voices chanting/singing like happy hippies in the background, hand claps the whole thing (I'm thinking of the end of the long version of Bowie's 'In Memory of a Free Festival'-vibe). And maybe some Geoshred slathered in there also, but I fear I'm going to be saying that a lot for the next few weeks Could also imagine a funk brass section.

Seriously though this goes at a good rate. Has got a real groove to it. I normally lose a little interest without lyrics, but I was motoring along to this one. My favorite thing of yours I've heard.

Jocphone

@High5denied said:
@Jocphone

If there are two apps that I am afraid of, it's SunVox and IVCS3. More Kudo's to you for using SV. You've done great things with it.

Thanks for the compliments High5 but I do feel that the fear of SunVox is mostly imagined. Sit through some of Solar Lune's videos if you ever feel like finding out how simple it really is. I don't think SunVox is difficult it is just different.

richardyot

@Simon_Acetone said:
It wasn't holding your interest but you listened to it three times?! LOL

Yeah, I always listen to stuff multiple times before commenting, and funnily enough if I'm not sure about a track I will listen to it more rather than less - it's not fair to be critical unless you really have given something a chance. I really liked your track last month, so maybe this one was just wasn't on my wavelength.

richardyot

@Jocphone another interesting soundscape, with lots of different sounds, probably not quite as accessible as some of your other recent efforts, but the main problem is that having heard vocals in your entry from last month I now expect to hear them every month! For me the vocals instantly make the track more accessible and enjoyable because they lend a human dimension to the music, which otherwise sounds bit too abstract and intellectual.

richardyot

@theconnactic the playing and the production where good (the playing is obviously very good), but for me what this track lacks is any sense of emotion and story, it sounds like a musician jamming, rather than a song that wants to take you on an emotional journey. A display of technical prowess yes, but it doesn't really make me feel anything.

richardyot

@Halftone really loved everything about this one, a great very hooky bass line/main riff that propels the whole track along and which the other instruments dance around beautifully. Loved the choice of sounds, all the elements are extremely well crafted in terms of tone and music - every part feels like it really belongs. Most of all though it's a got a great groove and some great melodic tunes.

Jocphone

@richardyot said:
@Jocphone another interesting soundscape, with lots of different sounds, probably not quite as accessible as some of your other recent efforts, but the main problem is that having heard vocals in your entry from last month I now expect to hear them every month! For me the vocals instantly make the track more accessible and enjoyable because they lend a human dimension to the music, which otherwise sounds bit too abstract and intellectual.

I haven't ruled a version with vocals out, and we are only half-way through the month. Not promising anything as I think it will entail a shed-load of extra work but, we'll see..