Pinky And Skinny - TheHumps

6th Nov 2022 21:22 - 4 years ago
Description : Folk rock with a theremin track. A song about the Klondike gold rush.

Comments (10)

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

midiman007
midiman007 9th Feb 2023 16:50 - 3 years ago
Nice track easy on the ears and well arranged.
TribeOfHofund
TribeOfHofund 11th Nov 2022 20:35 - 4 years ago
Took a folk search in the tracks and first one was this. Not surprisingly, I am in on this piece, the flute is the icing of the cake, we abuse all kind of them. The voice is somewhat fragile, and detained, tho it is there. In the lows it goes whisper-like sometimes, but it adds to the mood to me. It makes it sensitive and emotional. Good work. Maybe needless to say, but such music feels more like home to me than much modern stuff. But I am a mummy, so to each, his own. xD

Freyas Peace
Gothi
theHumps
theHumps replied 13th Nov 2022 - 3 years ago
The search you took was prob set for most recently uploaded so naturally mine was at the top. Also there were no flutes used or abused in the track. The sound you are hearing is a Moog Theremini theremin. The preset I used sounds like a flute, granted, but I never touched the instrument while playing it, unlike a flute. I'm not much of a singer, just do it cuz I can and it adds to my tracks to have singing on them.

Thanks Gothi!

Wayne
Mykael
Mykael 10th Nov 2022 12:04 - 4 years ago
Awesome! Vocals pair nicely with the instrumentation. I think you have elevated the genre a bit! That ending is pure sweetness. And, now for a bit of a critique (If I may)... there are parts where you vocal races ahead of the music. If you were to re-record your vocal and get it in the pocket, you'd have a flawless song! Well done, Wayne.

LovePeace&Light,

Mykael
theHumps
theHumps replied 11th Nov 2022 - 4 years ago
It's interesting you mentioned the timing of the singing, good feedback.

I actually did that on purpose. I've listened to countless live performances on youtube and watched so many performers do the same thing. Whether it's done on purpose to break up the monotony of singing the song the same way every time or just the breaking up of everything coming in on the beat, it is commonly done. To sing a song and break up the phrasing so that it isn't always perfect and on time is perfectly acceptable. It just makes the ears work a little harder to hear something that is expected but isn't necessarily wrong either. It's just how I chose to sing it and I re sang it twice to get it right, he. Just my interpretation in the moment. But thanks for inquiring about that.

If you listen even closer, every thing is moving in the song, delays and phasers were put on everything but the drums and automated to some extent.

Thanks Mykael! Hope my explanation helped you see into why I did that.

Cheers!

Wayne
Shaman77
Shaman77 9th Nov 2022 18:12 - 4 years ago
Great song, but I immediately wanted gold)
theHumps
theHumps replied 11th Nov 2022 - 4 years ago
I remember finding my first gold neckless while i was metal detecting, I was so excited. It was half an ounce of 18 carat gold worth about $1,200. I got the fever then!

Thanks!

Wayne
xstokes
xstokes 8th Nov 2022 20:42 - 4 years ago
well i hadda go and google whidmey isle — still out of power from the storm, it’s been out for over a century.
you are a natural with that theremin thang! go west, young man!
theHumps
theHumps replied 9th Nov 2022 - 4 years ago
Whidbey Island is just north of Seattle. I chose that and Portland as landing places to and from the Klondike, sounds reasonable enough to me.

I am going through another tropical storm as I type, windy and rainy now, worse to come today and tomorrow. Hope my temporary roof from the last hurricane holds up.

The theremin is like the harmonica, all the right notes are there, it's just finding them with the right hand then, with about 20 seconds of practice you can hone in on where the good notes are. Over 20 scales to chose from which is handy. Gonna be fun seeing how i can utilize this in my music.

Be safe!

Wayne
dimestop
dimestop 7th Nov 2022 14:24 - 4 years ago
great track Wayne, brilliant vocal, the music is so nice too. another enjoyable listen for me, our top folk song writer, well done mate
theHumps
theHumps replied 9th Nov 2022 - 4 years ago
Thanks Paul!

I am very happy with the overall sound and feel of the song. The theremin adds quite a bit of that feeling I think.

Take care!

Wayne
phantomproduction
phantomproduction 7th Nov 2022 09:59 - 4 years ago
Hi Wayne, always your voice so warm and emotional, great song!
Michael
theHumps
theHumps replied 9th Nov 2022 - 4 years ago
Thanks Michael!

Wayne
pseudoble
pseudoble 7th Nov 2022 05:58 - 4 years ago
Too cool - nice tune, great vocal performance, love the instrumentation
The theremini is 650 bucks in Australia! I had better do some of that backlog of invoicing ; )
theHumps
theHumps replied 9th Nov 2022 - 4 years ago
Thanks!

Oh wow, that's a lot. It was $100 cheaper a year ago, now $400 in America. Totally fun to play, I actually played the notes in the scale I chose. It's versatile in being able to choose the root note and scale and displays the note you are playing, which is very helpful.

Wayne
pseudoble
pseudoble 7th Nov 2022 05:49 - 4 years ago
Too cool - nice tune, great vocal performance, love the instrumentation
The theremini is 650 bucks in Australia! I had better do some of that backlog of invoicing ; )
Modnex
Modnex 6th Nov 2022 22:16 - 4 years ago
Folk tunes always hit differently for the story alone. This one is no different. Great job, Wayne.
theHumps
theHumps replied 9th Nov 2022 - 4 years ago
Appreciate the visit and the comment!

Wayne

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