My Poisonous Friend - RayKoefoed

5th Aug 2008 20:28 - 18 years ago
Description : After spending all of my 2 days off of work recording vocals for this track I have finally given up and decided just to post it without them. I just can't seem to sing the pitches I want to consistently, and I am very obsessive about quality in art works that I take seriously. It was meant to be a song about addiction and the chorus was going to start with "This is our last date my poisonous friend". I decided just to use the idea for the title, even though it doesn't have the vocals. If anyone is interested in trying to sing it, I would be happy to give the lyrics to you to give it a shot. Just ask in a review and I will put them as a reply. I chopped up and edited a drum loop off of an old Data Becker sample CD I bought from Comp USA, 8 years ago, when I first thought about trying to make music but just didn't take the time to learn to do it. It has the record player static in the loop, it is meant to be there, I liked how it sounded for this song. Other then that I did everything else in FL Studio 8. I hope you enjoy it, and sorry for failing at vocals for this one, it would have been spectacular with them.

Comments (13)

If you have time take a listen and give RayKoefoed some feedback.

BrianMaiden407
BrianMaiden407 31st May 2010 00:22 - 16 years ago
Nice grove here Ray!! and great drum brakes!flows nice, allthough I would have let up on some of the saw tooth signals,I find the saw tooth wares on your ears if ya use it too much! But very kool track guy!

Peace

Bm;)
5iNNer
5iNNer 21st Mar 2010 02:25 - 16 years ago
sweet track i was wondering about the lyrics maybe i will try them out
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Sure, be my guest. I am not sure if the lyrics work well, or if they are very good. It was one of my first attempts writing lyrics.

Here is a link to the lyrics:
http://www.raykoefoed.com/my-poisonous-friend-1

Best of luck to you. I would love to hear it if you can make them work.
FrenchKid18
FrenchKid18 29th Dec 2009 00:00 - 16 years ago
My favourite track of yours with "Parasomnia".Think this one has a Depeche Mode feel to it which,I hope,is not an insult for you.My fellow loopers said everything:great prod,clever arrangements and inventive melodies.I might give a try for vocals
Cheers
French Kid
KelleyKrueger
KelleyKrueger 4th Mar 2009 06:56 - 17 years ago
Even though "U" might not have completed this work the way "U" wanted2... It'z still a very dramatic sounding track that getz your point across !!! Dig the cascading chordal melody line !!! Soundz "Great" !!! Kelley K
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for the review Kelley. I am glad that you thought it conveyed a message even without the vocals. I wish singing was an easy thing to master, because most of the tracks I have made would be so much more complete with vocals. I will keep trying though.
Gsusfrk
Gsusfrk 17th Feb 2009 22:58 - 17 years ago
I'm an obsessive high quality kinda guy as well so i know exactly what you mean. This does sound like it has vocals in it, and I'm sure someone will one day come to you and sing the lyrics for you and it'll be a hit. Just be patient.
There's a lot of potential with this, so just let it play!
Keep it up!
Pce
Steve
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks a lot Gsusfrk. I am working on getting better at singing, plus I have a couple tuning programs to cheat a little. I may actually be putting some real vocals to something before long, I hope. Thanks for the review.
audioprojek
audioprojek 3rd Feb 2009 15:13 - 17 years ago
Your music is great! I know that's a generic understatement, but its how it goes... Depth, cycle, rhythm... (and just the right amount of spookiness.. :S )
Definitely a fave. ... I hope you put the lyrics out sometime soon.
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks again audioprojek. I am pleased you liked this one.
KDLproject
KDLproject 12th Aug 2008 13:26 - 18 years ago
Vocals or not this is a really really well made track, structure, changes all of it...plays well all the way through! Much respect! peace.
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks a lot kookdaloop!
UnconciousPilot
UnconciousPilot 9th Aug 2008 21:24 - 18 years ago
I really enjoyed all of the pieces of this song. There is a soft crackling as if the track is burning as it plays, the grinding bass line keeps it tech'ish yet the ambience is calm with a slight hint of something lurking around the corner! A great mixture, not many songs do this well but you have pulled it off nicely!
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks UnconciousPilot! Now you know why I enjoyed your that latest ambient track you posted. We seem to have kind of the same taste for ominous sounds.
RayMiX
RayMiX 8th Aug 2008 18:25 - 18 years ago
Soo nice Ray..!! :P reakky nice... u have made a real great job with that... your fx and Synth are really good.. and the beat are soo nice...Good job buddy
AcidParadox
AcidParadox 8th Aug 2008 10:13 - 18 years ago
Awesome track,nice piece of art

sounds really futuristic.
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks a lot Acid!
rei4real
rei4real 8th Aug 2008 01:12 - 18 years ago
wow ... another work of art!!!
a flawless track with a strange but beautiful and calm atmosphere ...
reminds me of the work of Bill Laswell or the Grassy Knoll sometimes ...
excellent!!!!

peace, rei

oh, only one thing: it's not techno at all ...
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks very much rei. I definitely trust your knowledge about the different music genres. What genre would you suggest for it?

I believe that most of my influences since I was a kid have been primarily alternative music. I would probably think most of what I do would be of that category, but oddly, it isn't one to choose from.
S_Eye
S_Eye 7th Aug 2008 03:23 - 18 years ago
gud one. i m not an expert at creating music. just learning d ropes. the starting 1 min is quite good but the spooky tune does not fit the music i think. but overall a good one.
plz give ur suggestion for my track plzzzzzzzzz
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thanks for the review. I am not quite sure what the spooky sound is you are refering too, but I will listen again with that in mind.
RogueAi
RogueAi 5th Aug 2008 20:57 - 18 years ago
This is great. your songs are usually of high quality in production and composition.
RayKoefoed
RayKoefoed replied Unknown - 2028 years ago
Thank you Travis, that is a flattering review.

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