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Now that is bloody well mixed imho. V impressed, sounds lovely. Nice hippie, psychedelic, acid-trip thing going on there. Like it a lot
Yep, liked this. Really nicely mixed, got real depth to it. Reminds me a bit of Reznor's 'Ghosts' album, but probably only cos of my limited knowledge. Slide is a winner, definitely.
Well that comes together nicely. Actually preferred it before the beat came, was shaping up to resolve really nicely, and don't get me wrong it did, but I was hoping for a slightly, well, weirder beat I suppose. But I love the synth loops and by the end I was getting really excited about how they all came together. Really like it a lot.
I really, really like that vocal. Great voice mate. Arrangement is nice, guitar great, I always struggle with sampled instruments but your mix suits v well. Great stuff, looking forward to more!
Your tunes are always v impressive and this is no exception. I couldn't really get on with the screeching guitars though, but that's just a matter of taste/style. Liked the buzzy electro bits in the middle. Good tune.
My favourite of yours without doubt. The guitars are just right, particularly the lead. Great retro atmosphere, it really drew me in. Your lead vocal sits well too. Please re-record those backing 'oo's though cos they really don't sit right. But the rest is bloody lovely!
I like the vocal and guitar a lot, you David Byrne-alike you! Really sounds good to me. Agree that bass and drums could be replaced, but there is a lovely intimate feel to the track that I really enjoyed. Will listen to this a few times, definitely. Nice one
I like this a lot, love my stuttering electro loops as much as the next man, but I would have loved it if that sequenced loop had a bit of distortion on it and had been brought right up in the mix. A proper crunching, buzzing blast. But this really does sound nice as it is, really good remix, well done
Not mine, @crouchie, I was just quoting @RedSkyLullaby to compliment him for his nice remix.
@badrico, great track. Would agree that the vocals are a bit low on it. Could be cut down some in length, very definitely a long song to keep the same rhythmically all the way through. But love the mix, love the vocals, harmonica is great, and everything just moves along. Bit of JJ Cale in there, which is good for me.
Yep, like that, must check out the Google searches suggested. Like the break at 1.30 a lot, lifts it right out of Gadget-land for which I am very grateful. It builds really nicely this one. Very good.
@hellquist, man, love how that gets going. Is that all played, or sequenced? Great sounds and mix. A little too long, liked the changes in dynamics at the beginning, but the last third was getting a bit too repetitive, though I loved the way it wound down at the end.
Finally got round to reading the whole forum this month, including the discussion about it being easier to be nice, and wanted to say keep the comments honest like u did. What u and @JohnnyGoodyear said has really made my have a good old think, and I feel challenged by it. Keep it coming, it's much appreciated.
@DavidEnglish, it's not my thing, but it sure sounded lush and lovely. I'm not a huge fan of ambient music, but I enjoyed it. I'd tell you to layer on a bunch of melodies, harmonies, backing tracks and percussion, but that would hardly be the point.
Like that! Nice little bubbling electro tune and the harmonica is genius. Would like a bit more bass, maybe a tiny bit less reverb, make it fell a bit more immediate, but that's nit-picking cos it's great. Agree with the stop at 4.30 comment mind.
Nice feel, not my cup of tea so I can't provide too detailed a commentary. There's a real richness to some of the sounds - was this from the mastering app? I must admit I just stick everything through a pro-mb preset, then through pro-l, then sit back and wonder if It's all worth it ;-). I like the vocal loops and they come across v well in this mix. Nice one.
Whoops, sorry. Loved ur stuff too ;-)
I like this a lot, love my stuttering electro loops as much as the next man, but I would have loved it if that sequenced loop had a bit of distortion on it and had been brought right up in the mix. A proper crunching, buzzing blast. But this really does sound nice as it is, really good remix, well done
@richardyot, @theconnactic, @rickwaugh, thanks for nice and good comments.
Well, I wouldn't say I play every note in the traditional sense, I basically play chords with one hand and additional notes with the other on a midi controller (ChordPolyPad in this case), basically knowing how the sound, which is an arp, will react to my input. Being an arp it does have a life of its own though. However, for this particular song I did bind the pads in ChordPolyPad for X/Y both on the chords and the notes, meaning I can create combinations of modulation, whilst I play, which turn quite interesting (IMHO). In that sense track 1, the main track, is one take, both for calmer areas as well as the intensity build-up. I love ChordPolyPad, it is totally amazing as a controller. Oh, yeah, I also actually have a couple of "empty" pads (no notes), but just for X/Y modulation, which was useful for the first break/chorus/whatever part, where I wanted to turn down the arp to something a little calmer.
I didn't use Ableton in the sense that I utilized the things it is famously good at, which are the scenes. As I only have the free/lite version I only have 8 scenes, which in this case probably would have been more than enough, but I mainly used it as a linear DAW with traditional tracks. I spent ages trying to work out the automation and how/why it didn't work as I thought it would, but hey, now I have learnt quite a few new things about it.
I will be listening and reviewing over the next few days to all other submissions. This months song took quite a lot of energy and head scratching for me, and I feel like I've been in a bubble and just came out in time for the pompous releases/updates of various apps, which we currently seem to be in.
@crouchie Excellent reviewing spree there Mister Crouch!
I saw your reviews: well done, you reviewed all this month's entries, including my own two submissions (you didn't reviwed my third song, "Casual", but I didn't intended it as a third entry, and perhaps I shouldn't have posted it here anyway). That's the spirit. I also try do just that, to list and review everything, but not with near as systematic an approach as yours.
Thank you for the feedback and compliments to my two songs: much appreciated!
Hey, @DavidEnglish: nice song indeed. Liked your choices synths used, and the mix is very good. A suggestion comes to my mind: If you have the original master, you could both in the LMC topic so people could judge by themselves the quality of IK's latest offering.
An older man, certainly not a young man, and not so much at the end of his tether, but more having long since given up on the rope.
He has made many poor or questionable choices, ones he justified to himself as he moved along, agreeing that he would have to pay for them later. Now it’s that time.
He’s in the pit, not looking for absolution or forgiveness, just some last tenderness. The person he’s singing to isn’t there, but in his delusion, as ever, he believes that maybe, just maybe, she might be persuaded to appear.
Come On Down
In the hallway of my life
there were no lies I did not sell
I could preach a pretty heaven
and now find myself in hell
but like a blind man without his stick
who still rises at the bell…
Through every door I am confronted with
both my right and to my left
and in each birth now occurring
I read the sentence of my death
but there’s no one else I’d rather be
but tonight here bereft…
There’s no days I ‘ve got left
to make up for the dead time
no way from down here
to look up at the skyline
nothing in my future
only one thing comes to mind…
Many years ago
We had cause to meet in the night
I can’t say for certain
If that ideal was called right
All I’ve got is darkness
You are still the light
Hey girl, come on down...
Cheers for your thoughts @crouchie
I should say though that I'm not planning on adding vox to any of these tracks I submit to the SOTMC. If they aren't interesting enough as instrumentals, I shall work on them a bit more (which I intend to do anyway).
On the subject of Gadget regarding 'beats', I'd say there's more to it than (initially) meets the eye. The automation is a real treasure trove and now that we have a compressor, you can get a decent 'thwack' from the drums, at last. There's an awful lot to Gadget (in particular) regarding the effects and the huge palette of Darwin sounds, which rewards experimentation. The 'Gadget sound' point does has some validity, but only some.
@badrico Welcome. I know it's already been mentioned but man, that harmonica! It gives pure joy listening to one of those. It's so effective & fits perfectly in your tune sir. The rhythm section along with those flicks & clicks glue it all together. It doesn't need any flash drumming & feels so, well, right! The bass riff is infectious & vocals, lyrics & delivery are very good. The star for me though is that wonderful harmonica. I could listen to a continuously repeating loop of that. Great stuff.
@DavidEnglish thoughts, feelings. I exited the space shuttle to carry out essential maintenance. Undid the safety harness & drifted off into the darkness without a return ticket. I adopted your song for the soundtrack to my journey into the stars. I enjoyed the almost haunting, spacious effect you've created & delivered. I'm sure that I heard & saw Mr Clooney still buzzing around up there. I ignored him & soaked up the rest of your song. Much more interesting & satisfying.
@JohnnyGoodyear very good, one of your best I think. Simple but haunting piano, excellent lyrics, great vocal delivery that really suits the overall dark vibe of the track. There's even a refrain (not a chorus).
I wouldn't mind seeing the full lyric posted, since the lyric is the highlight of the track it makes it much easier to follow along if you can read as well as listen.
The only (very minor) way this could be improved would be possibly some overall compression or limiting, or maybe just additional compression on the vocal, I had to turn the volume up quite a bit to listen to it.
What this has in spades (and it's something you're very good at) is the vibe/feel/mood, it works very well.
OK, thanks for updating us on this David.
Thanks Mister. I have had a slow time of it of late and in the unbidden diary of ourselves (that songs so often are) that's probably reflected in the feel of this.
No compression or limiting used here. To be honest I am too ignorant to know what to do with them at this point. I have spent time over-medicating vocals in the past and am edging back to less and less. This one has Stereo Designer on it (Wide 4), but otherwise the effect is simply a bad cold and a sore throat.
As you know, my only real intention is to simply capture something of the current mood or my thinking, a bit of psycho-analysis in aural amber for later inspection if nothing else. I'm guessing that (for me) maybe SOTMC 2017 will be a matter of revisiting the 'best' (to my then ears) of the work done previously and then, finally, doing some proper recording, mixing, mastering. For now, I'm just trying to get stuff down.
@hellquist Great intro to wet my lips & grab attention, then building through your clever drum groove (almost a buzz type roll). Very nice. Initially I wasn't 100% sure about the two synths. One very calming underneath & the other quite brash on the top. After a few more listens I'm glad you did that as it does add an edge, a twist to proceedings. Enjoyable melody & all those little bits you've added. They sound like a couple of androids whispering sweet nothings to each other & they are beautifully mixed in, just sitting below the lead. It's a grower & I will revisit later to cement my thoughts. Top job.