Pieces Spinn Off Ft Devyn Rose - SeriouslyJoking

1st Feb 2014 19:21 - 12 years ago
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Description : UPDATE: The new mix with other drums is here:https://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/152429
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A spinn off from my earlier rendition of Devyn Rose's Pieces.
Still can't create decent drums on my own so thank you Djwizzy, Mrrobot and Refl3xdubstep for them and Devyn Rose for her acapella: https://soundcloud.com/iamdevynrose
Song arrangement and all the rest by me in FL10.
Any thoughts?

Comments (4)

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

Mosaic
Mosaic 6th Jun 2015 11:41 - 11 years ago
Hey SJ

really liking this piece, something really nice about it, vocals are brilliant, nice beat synths, don't know if you have changed the piano issue's talked about in the reviews before mine but I think the piano works nice in piece, always love tracks which have piano, especially up beat tracks like this....Very enjoyable listen for sure...Fav...Peace n Respect sweet...Mosaic....
crucethus
crucethus 2nd Feb 2014 17:13 - 12 years ago
Well then; I think you answered one of your own questions.
"It seems my brain loves everything I listen to more than a hundred times - which you Always do while creating a new track. So how do I know my brain isn't telling me bogus"...
"Listening to this today after a nights break...."
The key is sometimes you have to take a break or your ears (brain) becomes overwhelmed with sensory input and you don't hear the song correctly any more. It happens to all of us and the good musicians and producers know that they have to take a break from it. The song Tension of Seduction that I just recently put up is a perfect example. The original is like 9:30 long and has cool ideas but they don't sound perfect. So making a whole new shorter version I was able to make it sound the way I wanted.

So a break down of this song in a way I might want to hear it.
0-15 good intro, cut 17 to 28 (too repetitive) 1:06 to 1:14 place a drum riser to build up to a massive 4/4 beat without the syncopation of the earlier drums. (A house beat)
end that beat at the breakdown at 2:01. keep the drums you have to 2:19 and then bring back the house drums with and added wobble bassline to the end.

The reason why I gave you the link to the Danny Tenaglia song is back in 1998-9 I became obsessed with remixing it in all the house styles of the day. My best remix of this incorporates a James bond theme chord change that works with a sinister bassline. But it's not worthy of a release. However I learned so much about minimalism and simple grooves and basslines and making a song powerful out of nothing I thought you might enjoy that lesson as well.
good luck with this one
Steve
SeriouslyJoking
SeriouslyJoking replied 2nd Feb 2014 - 12 years ago
I'm doing it!!
It's sounding a lot better actually. And very eclectic...
THANK YOU, STEVE!

I'll try to finish it and upload in a moment.
crucethus
crucethus 2nd Feb 2014 03:51 - 12 years ago
I have a few thoughts. make the song (remix) that you want to hear. if there is a certain drum sound you like, find that loop and incorporate it. make the music you want to hear! every else’s opinions be dammed. make it sound like something you want to play on your ipod for yourself .
Steve
SeriouslyJoking
SeriouslyJoking replied 2nd Feb 2014 - 12 years ago
No Steve - hahaha! Please help me instead - I need those damn opinions to know if it's good at all, good to anyone really, myself included. It seems my brain loves everything I listen to more than a hundred times - which you Always do while creating a new track. So how do I know my brain isn't telling me bogus? I simply don't know. I's like being deff but still yet hearing, not able to evaluate what you hear.

Listening to this today after a nights break I hear that the drums are a bit cluttered, just a bit to me but maybe they are really all over the place for someone elses ears? They need some syncronising at least.
And the piano do rush at times, I wanted to keep the track short but that is going down the drain now when I remix it. Sorry for the ramble - thinking aloud. =)

Thanks for listening Steve!
Take care /SJ

Oh, P.S. - that Danny Tenaglia ft. Liz Torres - Turn Me On was FANTASTIC!!! Loved it completely. D.S.
clindsay
clindsay 2nd Feb 2014 00:22 - 12 years ago
I like this for the most part - you've developed a unique style that often verges on brilliance. For this one it has brilliant riffs and interplay with the vocals but the piano comes off rushed at times and could probably be rearranged somewhat with the part at 3:09 further back in the arrangement.
I'm a fan so I always like what you do - this one is good but maybe could use a some tweaking.
-clindsay
SeriouslyJoking
SeriouslyJoking replied 2nd Feb 2014 - 12 years ago
Hello Clindsay!
Yes, agreed about the piano rushing at times, I get so bored with working on the same song that everything becomes cluttered in the end - no need to rush *note to self*

Tried also to keep this short, without any luck...I guess it's going to get longer after a new mixdown. Lol!

Thanks for listening and all the advice and the great support. I'm a fan of yours also so I guess we are even.

/SJ =)

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