SILLY BILLY

28th Feb 2018 17:23 - 8 years ago

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SILLY BILLY - Dance track by CitizenMofo

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28th Feb 2018 17:23 - 8 years ago

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Dance

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Description : Time to give y'all a break from my vocals...
So, I was going through songs from years past on my laptop - there are hundreds - and came across this one that I'd nearly forgotten about, even though I love it.

There's a story that comes with it. Way back in MySpace days (yep, going back) I connected with a singer in the UK named Kymberley Kennedy, an amazing singer, just fantastic voice. She liked my tracks so we agreed to work on some tracks together. I sent her this song, and she and her boyfriend Mo, the producer, put a sample together, a minute and a half. I loved it. But then Kymmie got interest from a record company and dropped the project. So I was left with an incomplete song - only part of one of the verses and the chorus. What to do? I brought in a guitarist and extended the song to full length with a music bridge and some repetition. Had to. And this is the result.

So then last night I was checking Kym out on YouTube. She's got a bunch of videos up, with some modest success. I listened to some of them and yes, they're great, but at the same time they sound a lot like a lot of stuff out there. What attracted me to Kymmie's music in the first place was that it was raw and real, it expressed a real personality, it had a vital edge. The record-company songs don't, to me. I listened back to some of the songs - some are just samples - that Mo & Kym sent to me way back when - their stuff - and I like it much better. I googled and found some of the finished results - I like the first drafts better. So I started messing around with a couple, extending them, tweaking, just for my own personal delectation. To me, they sound freaking incredible. So I think that's an important lesson, to me anyway and maybe to all of us - watch the overproduction. Don't get too fancy. Keep it raw and real. Keep it human. Perfectly flawed is so much better than flawlessly perfect.

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Heralbjon 3rd Mar 2018 19:22 - 8 years ago

Really does sound great... crispy but still clear..

CitizenMofo replied 4th Mar 2018 - 8 years ago

Thank you, Heralbjon. I wondered about the density of the mix a little, but sounds like it's working ok. Appreciate the comment!

CharliePerks 3rd Mar 2018 18:36 - 8 years ago

Cool Track, We're filming something... may I use this?

CitizenMofo replied 3rd Mar 2018 - 8 years ago

Can you tell me what you're filming?
Answer is yes but need to give proper credit please:
Written by Citizen Mofo
Vocals by Kymberley Kennedy
Produced by Mo & Citizen Mofo

Cool? Thanks.