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First of all, if you would actually want to sing this, that would be a huge honour and I'd be delighted. I'd love to see/hear that too :)

Yeah I can hear how this would sound with a gospel choir and man, that would totally be awesome. Maybe I can in fact add some more layering to the chorus. I was already thinking to add some brass, but my poor laptop was already struggling with just the tracks this has, so I'll need to use some trickery for that. First I need to improve the vocals a bit more.

And yes I've listened well to you and others who gave advice about lyrics/phrasing (hi Ruben). It takes time for information to sink into my thick skull, but in the end I do listen :)

THANKS buddy!

Thanks so much Majid. I appreciate the kind words and it's good to have a fan :)
I feel I've been on a roll since the EP. I want to collect tracks for a longer album and I already have more than I need, so that's a good feeling I have to say :)

Well, by Russian standards this hardly counts as snow, but by Athens standards, this is quite a lot ;)
https://i.imgur.com/cmuNfcY.jpg

Thank you :)

Haha toppert. Dank je wel :)
Dr komt nog meer aan, dus stay tuned!

Thanks so much Mark, a compliment from the master means a lot :)

Dude, I'm floored by that. Thank you so much for that, that truly means a lot. That brought a little tear to my eye (more than one, to be honest).

Thank you so much. IF you like the looperman version, maybe you also want to check this one: https://youtu.be/ukBUDm18JAw

Wow. I need a walk, that was huge. I have to stop reading your comment or I'll really burst into tears. Thanks man (person (banana)).

Thanks Mykael! We know each other's taste and that makes a comment like that extra wonderful.

I'm not sure I could actually do it, but I'd love to try to write something for you to record. Drop me a DM if you would consider that (and no worries if you have your own sources).

Thanks a lot Wayne and glad to have you back. Hope life doesn't overload you too much!

Hey buddy of course Manuela is sincere, nobody is thinking otherwise! I live her very much and she is always incredibly helpful. I really really appreciate every comment she makes and I totally appreciate every critical comment. Those are the best comments, and I wish everyone would do that!

They don't even have to be nice, but Manu always manages to do it in a respectful way. She has years of experience and a wealth of knowledge and it's totally amazing and great she shares some of that here. Couldn't be better.

Also, don't hesitate to give me similar advice. I'm very sorry if I gave the impression I didn't like it - the opposite is true. 1 comment saying "ooh, this is a bit XYZ" is 100 times more helpful than 100 comments saying "yeah great" (although of course I also like those ;) )

Again, I love what Manu said, but I felt I knew her well enough to also make a little joke :) my apologies if that wasn't clear to you :)

All good my man! Thanks for listening and commenting, even commenting that the reply wasn't clear is a useful comment, so thanks for that!

Thanks a lot Paul, that is very much appreciated :)

Your production values are so much better, and I have to say I enjoyed the structure of your song just fine. I gave it another listen and it's a really excellent track!
Maybe we need to set up an exchange - you produce my track and I do the minimum of (re)arrangements on yours :)

Thanks for listening my friend!

Thanks a lot buddy!! BTW This one also has a video now (**DANGER DANGER NOT VERY SUBTLE PLUG** ;) )
https://youtu.be/ukBUDm18JAw

Thanks so much for listening, really appreciated :) Especially when a track is a bit older you start getting these doubts... was that really worth it? Was that any good? So it's extra nice if somebody likes you takes that trouble and says "hey I liked this one!"

Thanks a lot Majid, much appreciated :) I hope you can hear the joy I had making it (and a bit of the pain in the lyrics)

Thanks a lot man! Still needs some work but this is one of those tracks I got really enthousiastic about when playing and then I just have to show it to people... so thanks for listening :)

Thanks a lot my friend!!
You're spot on for the piano, I also noticed it but wasn't in a mood yet to change it (as I'm now working on "Snow in Athens", the track you inspired :D)
The other thing I want to change is the section with the bridge, which either needs a stronger instrumentation than the section before (the logical way to do it) or maybe a completely naked version, acapella, or maybe a bit more, to highlight the lyrics. I haven't decided there, but definitely I will do both that and redo the keys.
Thanks a lot, that helps!!

Ok the effects on the vocal will come in a later stage, and believe me, I will try to throw some effects in ;) but right now I'm still trying to decide what goes where. Eg there's one part which I feel needs a bit more power, and one other part that can be a bit more naked... But I'll try to decide that over the weekend, if I have a bit of time.

Ahhh another Steely Dan fan, that's great - and yeah, that makes sense given your own music. To be honest I also tried to give it a touch of the wonderful Burt Bacharach. RIP to the absolute master.

You are the true poet my friend, I just hope to learn from you :)
Sapsibo!

Thank you thank you danke! This one and quite a few of the recent ones are straight from the heart (Kleine Josefine, Hold On, Through the Clouds) and I think it makes a difference. I know what I want to say and the story guides the songwriting - sometimes I'll follow conventions, sometimes I'll throw all than in the garbage bin because there's something I need to say :)

Regarding the guitars, I used to have more but I've whittled it down to a PRS Silver Sky which is my "travel guitar" (they're indestructible) and a very nice Heritage 535 (like a Gibson 335) at home.

That one I pipe through a couple pedals, for this ttrack a wampler tumnus (a Klon clone) and a JHS octave reverb (although I make new arrangements regularly). NO amp; I go DI into my Scarlett interface. Certainly not the best, but fine for a home setup.

Glad you enjoyed it :) It was a painful one to write, but cathartic to sing, as maybe you can hear ;)

Dank je wel! *bloos*

Yeah true. I already cleaned up the vocals a bit, and I'll also apply "less is more" as Manu said. Thanks!! :)

Thanks a lot Mykael! You know I love your vocals, so I'm going to give that a try.

I record now section by section, although I try to make the sections long enough to be coherent but also short enough that I can easily sing them without mistakes.

In any case I need to get rid of the layering and trust my voice more... But I also wouldn't mind to understand the production side of that a bit better ;) I'm taking lessons but I'm such a slow learner...

Thanks for helping buddy!!

That would be awesome! I'm tempted to improve some of it, but you know what? No. The original energy is nice, even if it isn't perfect :)

Let me know what it got you, even in a DM/mail (you have my mail I think). Thanks a lot Angie!