I agree with you the first part of the song goes on too long without something different. It does have a middle eastern rock groove to it. Like the string section.
How about adding more unique instruments from the middle east.? Flutes in minors.
. Personally I would cut out the random discordant cord you included.
breakup the monotony of the same melody with perhaps just a accapela drum section, then back to the melody. Then again to breakup any monotony have a solo on a different instrument.
Yeah, I think that beat needs to come forward in the mix a bit. Garageband right? I love hearing familiar loops in new ways. Keep it up, friend. I'll be back later with some more helpful criticism (hopefully).
Thanks a ton for the thought. I think you're absolutely right about that beat. Listening to your "Holistic Hipster holocaust" as I write. I like it. Sounds like later Leonard Coen with more of a Goth-vibe. Cool.
good stuff!! reminds me of a lot of the material on NinjaTunes, great mix of strings and beats...possibnly needs more EQ/mastering.hope to hear more...
hey! thanks for listening and the advice! Sorry it took me a minute to hit you back. Listening to "Tubby Wobble" as I write this. DEFINATELY among the best stuff I've heard in the few weeks since I joined this site. It's funny, Reggae is easily one of my least favorite forms of music but i'm finding again and again that components of reggae when taken outside of the context of the genre and mixed with other types of sounds alway work in wonderful ways. I've been mixing reggae sounds with some of my own stuff recently.
the overall idea is great...chamber music against a david holmes-esque backbeat...
changing up the phrasing (stutterring the strings) and definitely messing with the beat would be perfect. maybe increasing the gain on the drums or delay on the strings as the song progressed would add more tension and improved phrasing ideas to the tune?
thanks. great ideas. i like being happy with a piece and then hearing ideas to make it better. Once I get to the point where I like something I've done it's hard to improve it until someone else hears it and lets me know what they think. Thanks again.
I like this one. Good job building all the different parts. I can't quite tell if the its on beat..the synth loop seems a little lagging (maybe its just me)
Thanks. Yeah, I'll take a listen. There are certain parts I want to sound sort of off, lover of the avant guard that I am. But that has more to do with machine-gun-like sounds that come here and there and the door-slamming sound I mention in my description. I'll give it a listen for the synth, though. 'cause that i'd actually like on the beat. Thanks again!
I've been thinking collage lately myself. I really had fun playing "ID the tune" while listening to this, and I think that's a least one part of what makes this one work: audience recognition without quite being able to touch it, too. I really like the breaks you've got in here - makes for some really dramatic moments in the pregnant pause. Sweet stuff.
Sweet. Thanks. I'm glad you like it. I'll check out your stuff! Gonna try to keep track of who reviews me and make sure I check out their stuff regularly.
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How about adding more unique instruments from the middle east.? Flutes in minors.
. Personally I would cut out the random discordant cord you included.
breakup the monotony of the same melody with perhaps just a accapela drum section, then back to the melody. Then again to breakup any monotony have a solo on a different instrument.
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changing up the phrasing (stutterring the strings) and definitely messing with the beat would be perfect. maybe increasing the gain on the drums or delay on the strings as the song progressed would add more tension and improved phrasing ideas to the tune?
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