BaoBou

Hi Ian, thank you so much for the great comment! Much appreciated :)

Wow Micky, that's an awesome comment. The prasie makes me blush and thanks a lot for the tips!

The current drums are sort of placeholders in midi. Drums are still my weak point; recording live drums is hard (harder even than playing live drums) and the accoustics in my practice room are absolute horse shizzle, so even with a decent 4 mic setup it still sounds like bleh.

I got an electronic drumset hoping this would make recording easier, but they sound worse, so... I keep trying.

One way that seems to give decent results is to record live drums on a single mic aimed at kick/snare, then enhance them with midi/samples... but this still takes time... and I have too many projects :D (oh, and a full time job and a life of course)

I'll keep trying! And thanks so much for the encouraging words!

That's a lovely comment mate, that just made my whole day!

Many thanks from a banana lover,

B.

Thank you so much buddy!

Thanks a lot Wayne. Oh, I'm the lucky one, I have great days. But this is for a friend who needed to hear it :)

Much love my friend!

I really appreciate you saying that - I think it has a solid basis, but I also know that a proper producer can do much more with it, and I hear all the little things that Manu and Michael and Nick and everyone else are saying - and also, I do need them to say that, because now it is clearer in my mind what needs to be done about it :)

Musical love back to you!

See? Those are great comments. Thanks a lot Michael!!

I had a lovely xmas, new year and birthday, thanks for asking! Loads of new energy and I've already got several new songs going, and plenty ideas for more :)

Hey, and had I shown you this? It's now really published :)
https://baoboumusic.hearnow.com/infinite-freedom

Haha, dank je wel Rita!
I know exactly how it is, a) if it's not your own track you don't recognise it and b) often people don't listen to the full track but skip through it. I do the same, but I also try for people I know and respect/admire to listen to the entire track and think of something to help and in fact earlier today I did hear a track that had a similar weird ending ;)
Anyway, not a problem at all, I just thought it was funny - but I'll remove the comment because it sounds like whining ;)

Thanks for listening!!

Ha, I will never be at your level, so you can always give me advice my friend!
Bbut I spiced up the drums and the bass a bit since you heard it, and I fixed the ending which had been cut off by the mastering process, it seems. Thanks for listening!

Yeah really good thoughts Nick!
You heard it correctly, it's basically now a series of (my own) loops, and you are absolutely right that it needs to be a bit more complete arrangements, many of them are placeholders for now to get the structure right.
I'm first working on the bass and the drums to give it a bit more solid foundation, then work through the other instruments and especially the vocals.
Great stuff, much appreciated! And if you ever feel like a collab, send me a DM!

Haha nice! I don't do covers, generally (although I've sang a Greek song for a private performance) but it would be nice to play that song and make it a bit more modern. Say, drag it into the 80s ;)

Thanks for listening buddy!

Holy crap Jonathan, I'm so sorry :(
I actually had to stop and sit down for a moment. That hit me like a hammer, and obviously nothing like it must have hit you.

I read a poem the other day that moved me to tears (I also wrote a song for it). It's also comforting though, through the pain. I hope it might give you a sliver of comfort.

The poem is by Donna Ashworth:

When I go,
don’t learn to live without me,
just learn to live with my love,
in a different way.

And if you need to see me,
close your eyes,
or look in your shadow,
when the sun shines,

I’m there.

Sit with me in the quiet and you will know,
that I did not leave.

There is no leaving when a soul is blended with another.

When I go,
don’t learn to live without me,
just learn to look for me in the moments.

I will be there.

Thanks a lot Rita!

Thanks a lot Paul!
You know what, I just played it again and it was great to again sing along at full power. I'd be looking forward to playing it live even (too bad I can't clone myself to sing and play all instruments at the same time ;) ).

Thanks Steve!
Yeah you hit the nail on the head as usual. I'll work a bit more on the bridge (wherever we are) and the ending (I'm here for you) but this'll do for now :)

Thanks for your warm remarks buddy!
Yeah it was cathartic, which is I guess why I wrote it in 24 hours. Let's hope it helps her a bit in the tough times ahead!

Thanks a lot Michael, it's much appreciated, always looking forward to your feedback!

Thanks a lot buddy, much appreciated! Yeah I'll cope, of course the main burden will be on her, but she's strong and has a good husband. We can only aim to help!

Thank you so much Angie. Yeah there is real emotion here - sometimes my lyrics just tell a story, but this is straight from the heart. I'm also surprised at how I wrote the whole thing basically in 24 hours. I'll pass on your wishes, much appreciated!

And good to see you active these days, you posted some wonderful songs!

Thank you Aleksandr!

They say my friend will be ok, but I think 2023 will be a very tough year... surgery and radiation is not a lot of fun. But medical science is amazing in how much we can do these days and how much is considered treatable, so I hope for the best.

Thanks a lot buddy. I hope people can recognise the emotions in it and can feel how much it moves me.

Out of *tune, not out of sync ;) meaning the pitch is a bit off. I played this on a guitar with old strings, and in a cold room, and lalala papapa anyway, many excuses, but here we are, it's slightly out of tune and (having grown up playing violin) this is something I'm sensitive to :D