Electric Cicada - ValveDriver

V. Thank you for taking me back to a time when I blasted everything from Zeppelin to ELP! So as I'm typing I'm @ the 2:20 mark. You must know how I feel about that section! The mix is way too good per my ears.............. The energy is off the charts! Thanks man for sharing what you do. The guitar tones here is exactly what I was mentioning in my response to your comment on my track. EXCELLENT JOB!
Peace,
Mark

After you reviewd my track I was very curious what you have put on here. I knew from your knowledgable review that you know what you are doing and I wasn't dissapointed. First of all I don't know in what genre to put this. But it is unique in its own way! Really love how this track evolves and evolves from heavy rock into a very tensionfilled bridge working into the more metally vibe. Feels like an explosion of energy. The crisp clear mix defeintely helps with this. I especially love how you panned your instrumenst to give them more space to shine. With a stereo imager you really see how you expanded the sound to make it very full and clear! Nothing is overscreaming eachother which can happen fast when mixing guitars and drums. All in all this is just a very special piece of music and I will listen to it a few more times, as I can learn from this a lot!

I love the intro and the vibe and tension it builds. Great atmosphere.

AB

i like the buildup, good beat.

It feels like the drums want to be from different genres. There are cool, ripping ones in the middle and slow ones at the end. It adds variety. I liked it. The only thing is that the percussion in the middle is very distracting. I think it's a bit unnecessary.

Holy. MF. Shyt. we're not worthy we're not worthy lol.

Simply awesome bro.

wow....what you didd here ?!
This is so cool.
the building up is great.
And i love the parts when its chill and then you start with the real thing.

Cool track, well done!

This is really sick V. Dig your smokin guitars and the thick sound and production just exploding very cool

Killer track - so intricately layered and well made - absolutely reminds me of why people say classical music and heavy metal share a lot of commonalities. Beautiful composition and very fine craftmanship

Damn - this is so cool - the guitars sounds are fantastic and it is so meticulously and brilliantly constructed and well produced - real trip on my headphones - not only is nothing out of place but everything is in just the right place. Metal is not a genre Ive listened to much is the more recent years but you are reminding me how good it can be. I cant imagine how long this took but however long it was worth it : )

Brilliant prog-rock. Very well layered. I could feel alot of Pink Floyd inspiration. Great track. Kay0s

It sure is a brilliant sequencing, to my ears as if you played these guitars and bass instruments. Very realistic. I agree with your opinion about the psychedelic influences in your track. Yes it was kind of a trip, a bit rough, as if in a windy day.
Very well done
Best wishes, Anthony

thank you very much for answering all my questions! very interesting to learn you also use the mouse i lot. i often do the same for bass, strings and drums.
it did sound awesome on my stereo as well by the way, cheers!

part 1:
just listened to this on headphones while having my hedonistic coffee & jazz cigarette 'breakfast'. still haven't slept sadly but there's no going back at this time now.
holy moly, that was an intense trip indeed. clean and well-balanced yet energetic sound. outstanding mix which i think made it even more engaging.
i enjoy slow build-ups, so i never wished it would progress quicker. through the headphones i noticed how every sound has its own space and similar frequencies of different sounds don't get in the way of each other.
man, the low-end sounds nuts on my headphones. did you use a high-pass on the instrument buses besides bass and drums, i presume?
the bass felt mighty and went straight into my skull and bones. impressive energy when it takes off shortly before the 3 min mark.

part 2:
when you layer those distorted instruments that have been recorded, do you have to pay attention to the phase and manually nudge waveforms depending on their phase offset or is that obsolete these days in FL?
listen, i am by no means a connoisseur when it comes to this kind of mixing and mastering plus i haven't slept in a while. still, to me that sounds ready to go.
that was a blast! going to listen on speakers next to compare.

you synth work is electric, always on point with all the layers. love the building up and specially those guitar tone, what are you using ? the track brought me to another dimension, you nailed the psychedelic parts. im working for the last 6 months on more heavy metal crossover , and thank you for uploading. it really inspires me, love from a banana

you HAVE to get some vocals on this. PLEASE reupload it if you find someone to do a cover

Oh man this is awesome. Tapping on my phone so tedious to write anything substantial. It's exactly as your describe it, only much better. That bass is fantastic, guitars incredible. A most excellent composition. Tumeke bro. Cheers Zoot.

Hi Aaron my friend...I hear you're still in excellent form..:) Impossible to overlook your trademark style. Powerful piece of metal as always...keep 'em coming !:)

Compliments,
Leon

I have to say this came as quite a nice surprise on an otherwise boring Sunday afternoon. Honestly I have had recent thoughts of the time when we were among the current group of music makers here. And the thought did cross my mind if the ValveDriver might still have inclinations to pour out a little more of his soul for us. I'm happy to now know the answer.
This track put a smile on my face quickly with just those first few notes sounding a tad similar to Pink Floyds "One of These Days" from the Meddle album. Of course this track takes a distinctly different path. It became immediately apparent that the bass line was going to play an important role and here again Pink Floyd-esque. This build up section is not only notable but so very integral to the overall track. Such tasty heavy rhythm ensues as it progresses into the groove, you've really polished your chops and changeups. Love the wah usage! Not enough space here but, Thx Aaron, U made my day bro!

I didd mean
On magic music maker before i start on fl studio lol.

I love the rhythm wow!!! I love the guitar.
Yess i like this style.
1 time i didd make something like this om magig music maker before i start on Lm.
It is a cool track but it where loops so i cant be proud on it.
You can be proud!!!
Im on my phone so i cant see the minutes.
But that guitar in the end is so cool.
Intro and outro also.
Good work Aaron.

Aaron its refreshing to hear something different, metal is under represented on here, it was never my thing growing up, i appreciate it more now, the guitar riffs the basslines great musicians, this has big sound and was a great listen with plenty of change ups to keep the interest, great vibe too im zoned out