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Song Of The Month Club - November 2024
What is the Song of the Month Club?
It's a place where musicians come to give and receive feedback on their work. Anyone is welcome, whatever their level of ability.
The spirit of the club is to contribute: if you submit a song for others to comment on, you should also have the courtesy to listen to everyone else's contributions and give as much feedback as possible. Posting a track and not listening and commenting on others is not cool.
The purpose of feedback is to be honest. Essentially you should give your truthful impressions of the song, whether good or bad. Negative feedback, if done in the right spirit and with courtesy, can be the most useful and can help the artist to grow.
All submissions are welcome, don't hesitate if you want to contribute. We like all kinds of music and we are particularly fond of vocals (but of course we still love a great instrumental). If you are thinking of experimenting with vocals this is a good place to get started.
We ask that you only post one song per month in this thread - if you're lucky enough to be able to produce more, then please just submit your strongest material
And finally, iOS is not a requirement for posting here. If you've recorded your song using nothing but a ukulele and a Fostex 4 track, that's fine.
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My entry for the month, lyrics in the spoiler:
If you want to see the light
You have to look into the night
Contradictions that convey
The mystery can lead the way
The voice in the silence
Will speak suddenly
The whispering islands
The wind through the trees
We couldn’t see
The stars were out
We drifted our sleep
We couldn’t reach
The distant shores
The sea was far too deep
And so you blindly
Felt tears run down your cheek
Way behind me
When the world was cold and bleak
If you grasp this whisp of smoke
The fractured dreams it will evoke
Can be your guide, into the dark
Where stars emerged from a single spark
The howl in the darkness
Will make your skin crawl
It shatters the silence
With its awful call
We couldn’t see
The stars were out
We drifted our sleep
We couldn’t reach
The distant shores
The sea was far too deep
And so you blindly
Felt tears run down your cheek
Way behind me
When the world was cold and bleak
(edit) I also made a video for this one:
I knew I was going to like this one from the off. Starts with a sense of purpose. Love the waves of distortion- gives the track a firm hand without being aggressive or disagreeable to the ears. Definitely my favorite track I’ve heard of yours to date.
My entry came about due to a piece I wrote about five years ago. That piece became two tracks about my head pains. I may post one of them next month, as I was intending to this month. Then after the slightly harder on the ears tracks, I happened to put on some Gong. Later that night I chatted to my wife about morning cups of tea (that she was looking forward to in her holidays, hint hint). From that came about some more mellow tracks, which I post here now.
I posted the tracks as I would have a vinyl single with an A and B sides. So I’m putting the A side here for your critique. The B side is after it on the YouTube if you care to listen to it for completeness, but obviously I’m entering only one track here.
I am posting two versions, as I mixed one on my iPad speakers while on the sofa. I then tried it on my monitors and there was uncontrollable bass (I do have 3 bass tracks at some points in the track), so I’ve posted another version that has the bass better controlled. I’m still learning how to mix for different speakers, so bear with me!
Monitor Mix
iPad Mix
The bass line is really great, and very much the star of the show IMO. The instrumental breaks are all really interesting, and the solo instruments, horns, and keys add a lot of interest and life to the track. There is a ton of creativity in here, and it's all really fun and engaging. Great job.
Thanks.
On second listen of yours I got more of the synth sound, gels really well with the distorted guitar. I’m presuming you’re using some distortion? The guitar sound really has a lush quality about it - care to say what fx your using on it?
Thanks
For the guitar tone it's a mixture of physical pedals and AUV3 apps. I've never found a distortion sound I really like in app form, so all the distortion is from a Walrus 385 going through a Strymon Iridium for the amp sim (these are unfortunately quite expensive, but I also own the very cheap Joyo American which is great as well). Then the modulation is done with apps: Other Desert Cities for the delay, and Pro-R2 for a nice plate reverb.
Thanks for the info
My submission for this month.
https://www.soundcloud.com/unlinker/one-final-transmission
Nice build up of tension and is that a hint of sadness, of what could or should have been at the end? Nice emotional piece.
I’ll just repost the link because the preview of the previous one didn’t really work.
Well almost all of my tracks are ranging from melancholy to sadness to tragedy so I’d say a bit more than a hint 😂
Thank you!
Here's mine for November.
I improvised the music track using two MIDI keyboards connected to Bitwig Studio on a desktop PC. There the MIDI was routed to Solo for the violin, flute, cello, and bassoon; Noire for the piano; Jaeger for the singing voice; and Omnisphere for the other instruments.
After bringing the audio recording into Vegas Pro, I applied the Lurssen Mastering Console plug-in to the audio mix.
It's titled The Trapeze Artist.
Beautiful.
Continuing in the same lyrical vein as my entry last month, but with a fuller musical production, this is Bench People:
It could be an old piano, wrapped in blue
Could be a pile of breeze blocks hidden from view
But the bright tarpaulin starts shifting on its own
An arm appears, then there’s a face, then a home
Bench people you look like you’re watching TV
In zen like contemplation and blind to the likes of you and me
Sitting there on their bench watching the world go by
Swaddled in a pile of old blankets under the leaden sky
Faces on a passing bus turn to stare
These people, do they really live there?
Bench people you look like you’re watching TV
In zen like contemplation and blind to the likes of you and me
The screeching Deliveroos, the roar of the bus
There but for the grace of god, sit you and not us
Bench people, it seems like I’m watching TV
Hipster barbers, bao bun places
Anonymous people with their long lost faces
Market stalls serving up artisan gin
They don’t give a fuck about you about him
Bench people who look like they’re watching TV
The elected self-righteous blind to what they will and won’t see
The screeching Deliveroos, the roar of the bus
We all count our blessings it’s them and not us
Bench people, they look like they’re watching TV
I was really unsure what to make of this one. I found the music and the layered vocals dragged me in and it was an enjoyable journey, yet the fun music seemed at odds with the subject matter of the song, where my brain seemed adamant that it wanted a more serious tone. I can often ignore lyrics, so maybe the fun musical nature was a deliberate ploy to lure someone’s brain in? Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I liked this very much - some sublime lyrics too which drew me in, e.g., ‘the whispering islands, the wind through the trees’. The insistent guitar arpeggio on those up beats is very effective. Slightly longer track which creates atmosphere and maintains interest throughout.
As an aside, I see you’ve a lot of listens since uploading a few days back - just wondering where you get that exposure?
I listened to the Monitor mix. Firstly it’s great you’ve done a screen video as it gives us a clue as to how everything is put together. The mix sounds very good - everything is well balanced and it sounds polished. The bass is excellent. You’ve obviously put a hell of lot of effort into this and it’s stuffed full of creativity and interesting melodic ideas which would reward multiple listens.
Poignant beginning, haunting. Then the drums come in and it’s real surprise - initially they sound at odds with the underlying melody, and that works really well! Then it all gels again and builds towards the finale. Very sad ending, but beautiful too. Excellently done.
Hi David, haunting and beautiful instrumentation throughout. The sense of serenity is at odds with the feeling I have whenever I have watched a trapeze artist 😁
Thanks for listening and your feedback - I understand your point completely. I was a huge fan of the Smiths and have clearly been subliminally influenced by the jaunty happy tunes of songs like Girlfriend In a Coma and There's A Light That Never Goes Out (..."if a 10 ton truck kills the both of us, to die by your side, well the pleasure the privilege is mine").
I’m listening to your other SoundCloud tracks at the moment. I’m on Man at the gig at the moment. Some quality music. Apart from Atocha, which was a real change from the rest so far, they all have a feel that makes them gel well together.
Your music has a real quality live feel and flow to it - some quality playing or and programming. As for your choice of material - let me put it this way - you play a melancholic chord and it still sounds happy! Your lyrics are thought provoking and clever, but if I’m honest you come across as just too happy a person to be singing about such subjects. I think it’s in your voice. I could imagine you having success with someone else singing your songs, or you backing singing for a female vocalist. As it is, you do sound like you are enjoying making your music and singing your songs….maybe a tad too much enjoyment lol!
I’m now on the last track. I’ve really enjoyed listening to your music. Production values sound top notch to me. Are you recording the tracks live, as it has a very live feel to each sound?
@richardyot nice track, your voice really shines in that track. Great distorted wall of sound
is that you playing the piano? I remember you started just recently.. if yes, that was well played! I love the chorus, it's so powerful when it comes in. If something, I find some instruments levels (drums and guitars in particular) a bit too high when your voice is not layered.
@Fruitbat1919 I really like it. Killer bass line and some of the brass solos are great. I also love the woodwinds and the subtle synth additions. Not sure I'm a fan of the tempo change but it adds something weird and interesting to the track.
@BillS as usual I like your singing
Thanks. yep I must watch out for those tempo changes, as Ive started putting them in nearly every track I do! Maybe I should work on making them a tad more subtle.
The intro synth is really good, very memorable and hookey, and the way the track builds up over time is excellent. The drums surprise you when they come in. the piano is also very well done, and fits in perfectly with the other elements.
Elegant and sparse, and I like the choice of more traditional sounds. The melodies are harmonically very simple but effective nonetheless. A pleasant way to spend six and a half minutes.
This was also submitted to the 4 track challenge. [edited] put lyrics in spoiler.
Will be back to listen to others' tunes.
staring down a blank slate
looking at my shoes
can't come up late
what am I gonna do
what's my number
what's my plan
gotta finish thing
to get to thpromised land
he said
i've got a contest
it's got some rules
just follow these
and all will be truej
the rule is four
four and no more
don't use five
or i'll disqualify
The lyrics are exceptionally good, with some very sharp social commentary. I also really liked the melody in the verse, it was rhythmically very engaging, and the overall production of course is extremely clean and professional.
For me the juxtaposition of the dark subject matter and the upbeat tune works really well. It's a pretty common device in music (Abba's Super Trouper for example), and I think it adds a layer of meaning to the song - you have to listen carefully to really get it.
Thanks! The high play count is down to being on a paid tier on SoundCloud, they claim that they will push your music to listeners who like that particular genre. To be fair I don't really trust those metrics, I think it's probably mostly bullshit, but what can happen is that they will also include a track in one of their genre-based playlists and that really can make a difference. A track I did with Unlink was included in the "Buzzing Indie" playlist and did get thousands of plays as result.
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I like the intro a lot, and the synth arp that comes in just after is nice. Personally I would have liked a bit more variation in the track in terms of sounds and/or dynamics, just to lift it into another gear at times, but I understand it was made to fit within the four-track constraint.