Boudleaux And Felice - indie rock collaboration with JanKun

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@JanKun ,
Much appreciated!
Thanks a lot!
Flo

JanKun

@klownshed said:
@JanKun

I don’t think there’s anything to be sorry for, just a storm in a teacup :-). You asked for feedback and got it — both barrels 🤣

And I agree posting in Richard’s SOTMC and chewing the fat there is to be encouraged. Especially when it’s filled with genres you wouldn’t usually listen to. It’s a good expertise to listen with intent when you’d normally skip. We can always learn new things.

Let’s just nerd out talking about our music and apps and stuff. If you fancy complaining there’s always the headphone jack — never gets old. ;-)

If you’re interested in the SOTMC, check out November 2021. Klownshed’s entry is stunning 🤪🤣

Just listened to the track! Really love the synth coming at 1:54. Is Maynard James Keenan the singer 😉?

klownshed

@JanKun said:

@klownshed said:
@JanKun

I don’t think there’s anything to be sorry for, just a storm in a teacup :-). You asked for feedback and got it — both barrels 🤣

And I agree posting in Richard’s SOTMC and chewing the fat there is to be encouraged. Especially when it’s filled with genres you wouldn’t usually listen to. It’s a good expertise to listen with intent when you’d normally skip. We can always learn new things.

Let’s just nerd out talking about our music and apps and stuff. If you fancy complaining there’s always the headphone jack — never gets old. ;-)

If you’re interested in the SOTMC, check out November 2021. Klownshed’s entry is stunning 🤪🤣

Just listened to the track! Really love the synth coming at 1:54. Is Maynard James Keenan the singer 😉?

Haha, no. :-)

McD

@richardyot said:
To be fair to @flo26 he was tagged by my good friend @JanKun, maybe that wasn’t a wise idea.

Oh fuck, I missed that essential detail... @flo26 I apologize for my excessive negative review
of your requested review.

The only good that comes from my comments are the elevation to #1 on page 1 for more listeners to hear the work.

JanKun

@Sandstorm said:
@richardyot this is a great tune. I can definitely hear there is alot going on but maybe buried in the mix in places.

Love the low end piano notes in places and the breathy vocals in the chorus.

The intro is cool and i love how you bring the music in with what i can only describe as the reversed cymbal effect, does that make sense? Btw, how did you create that effect?

My only criticism would be there is no punch to the overall sound, it just sounds weak. Could you remaster and maybe compress it a bit harder to really make it a bit more punchier?

Thank you for listening. The mix is pretty dense on the chorus as I was aiming at a "wall of sound" effect. I did a first mix before handing it to Richard, and finding a balance between the brass section and the breathy vocals was a bit difficult. I am glad you could hear these enough to enjoy them.

I had a lot of fun working on the intro, cause I was adding small pieces of sound here and there without any timing or tempo frame constraints. In a way, it felt more like painting than sound design. When listening to it, I still can picture myself inside a car tuning the radio. I hope you also do.

You're right about the cymbal effect. Glad you asked about it because there are a lot more things going on than it seems. Indeed, I used two reversed cymbals hardly panned L R. But not only. I also reversed a sustained piano chord (with hard attack on the low notes), a Rhodes, 2 saxophones (1 alto and 1 tenor) to add some grit and some heavily reverberated choirs as well. This very short reversed sound effect required 12 audio tracks. Now I told you about the sound it contains, I invite you to listen to it one more time and I am sure you will recognize most of the timbre I mentioned.

I hear you about the lack of punch. I am not a big fan of compression and try to avoid it as much as possible. But once we clear our ears after a few weeks, we will try few things on this track again.

JanKun

@ocelot said:
You've a Dylan meets Morrissey vibe, but louder. 🙂
Would be interesting to hear a sparser mix where the bass reinforces the main melody.
Enjoyed it.

We are currently looking for a project name. We might try "The Fatty Zimrissey"😉

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@McD said:

@richardyot said:
To be fair to @flo26 he was tagged by my good friend @JanKun, maybe that wasn’t a wise idea.

Oh fuck, I missed that essential detail... @flo26 I apologize for my excessive negative review
of your requested review.

The only good that comes from my comments are the elevation to #1 on page 1 for more listeners to hear the work.

Absolutely no problem here.
Thanks!

McD

@flo26 said:
Absolutely no problem here.

I'm truly sorry for telling you NOT to be honest when you were asked for your honest feedback.

Personally, I still try to start with several positives and THEN suggest something I could use less of. But that's based on years of "middle level management" training. Anyone watching "Ted Lasso" gets it... you always try and meet the person where they are and pull them towards being more effective.

For anyone that gives a shit about coaching I recommend the "Five Minute Manager"... I had one once and I worked my ass off for that guys good opinion of me. He also got me lots of recognition and financial benefits in return. Only after reading the book did I realize he had a process to feed my need for recognition and "atta boys". Everyone takes more risks when they feel safe to try.

"Never step on someone who is learning."