Thanks, YogeshST! I appreciate the listen and comment. As for the bass guitar slide, yeah, that's nice, and I've no idea how Sunny does anything that she does. I send her these comments, so we'll see what she says. Thanks again.
Very cool song you've done here! I know how you are feeling, or so it seems. I start to wonder if we could change everything by avoiding the lies we tell ourselves. I'd like to see a world where the citizens simply do what they know is right, without concern for political, religious, or social borders. Probably never happen. Very pleasing tune here! Groovy and fun! Fave!
Thanks, Spivkurl. Yeah, unfortunately, we're drowning in a sea of lies from officialdom. Makes me sick. This is how I deal - turning rage into music. Ugliness into beauty (such is the desire). Bullshit into truth. So glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for your comment!
You only think you're going to win cuz you haven't heard my cookie tin guitar yet ;) LOL! Strong contender for sure! I LOVE music boxes!!! Loops work great for inspiring and building tunes. I like the distorted guitar chops, beautiful acoustic playing and singing. Great atmosphere. I'm getting excited to hear what Sunny can do with a homemade guitar.
Oh I used to win stuff, but those days are over. Sunny will do wonders with a homemade guitar, I have no doubt. That girl blows my mind every time we record - like we are tonight, yay! She is truly brilliant. I can't imagine a better collaborator. Anyway, thanks as always for your comment and kindness and for appreciating Sunny as much as I do!
Thanks, Beatz. This is one of my faves with Sunny so far. We're recording tonight so I'm excited - lotsa new stuff to do. Didn't know about the contest so thanks for the tip. I've requested access to the forums so I can enter... Thanks for listening and commenting!
Fantastic piece of music here with that brilliant loop from Martin...you built a fabulous mood around it...voice is super perfect as usual and the little electronic like tunes are too...
Cool, spacious, trippy intro but I think it should be twice as long before guitar and vocals enter. 5 seconds is not enough.
Yes, maybe your main snare choice (0:22) isn't quite right for this type of song. It's something different, which I appreciate. Perhaps try some others but still use that one for a change.
Yes, cool, dirty bluesy guitar. No complaints about that. 1:24 good high note.
Are you using a pop shield for her vocals? I can spot some plosives here and there.
1:43-2:27 maybe guitar gets too loud and drowns out the groove. Good, dark guitar there but I feel the beat should still be driving it powerfully.
2:51 nice little bleeps in the background. Lots of nice, little ambient touches going on behind Sunny War.
I think the drums need work. Think a bit more rock rather than hip hop/trap/electro. I'm not saying switch to a full, regular rock kit.
Otherwise it's a good piece of dark, psychedelic, guitar groove music.
StaticNomad, thanks for the careful listen and the feedback notes. I may do some drum surgery and your ideas are very helpful. Yeah, the plosives are a bit of a problem now and then, dang it. We should have been using a pop shield but alas. Again, thanks for you, as always, thoughtful comments. Much appreciated.
Ahhh...another brilliance...tension, feeling, groovy...good song...cool song...if I were you I would make some heavier snare sound for this dangerous number...well?
Heavier snare - hmmm, I'll mess around with that idea. I'm doing some drum surgeries on other songs pre-mastering, so thanks for the tip on this one. Danke, Danke.
I feel you, when you say I want to get out of the cycle of verse, chorus and structure. Your track is right on time with the concept that you wanted to express and I really enjoyed the change in thought. Please keep climbing and creating it's so refreshing.
Thanks, Dirtzilla. Songs can do so many things, can't they? It's the perfect 3-5 minute playground for any frigging thing you wanna do. So much fun...so little money.
Now you`re cooking...the vocal is great but now with the acoustic guitar you and Sunny have kicked it waaaay up there...The real stuff has always appealed most to me and I particularly like the acoustic accompaniment (even though I get lazy & just pick up the old electric a lot more often).....This is top notch guys...keep on.....Ed
Thanks, Ed. Sunny's the same way - resists the acoustic a bit, cuz she has to go into the booth and do it to a microphone, as opposed to hanging out with me and the recording engineer on the cushy couch and chairs. She also doesn't do runs and resists doing background vocals but will give in on the latter if I argue for a bit and then say, "Ok, never mind." Then she says, "Ok, I'll do it." In the end, we get it done.
Pay shipping all I ask, I'll find out how much but not a big deal either way, as I don't expect it will be much for domestic shipping. I sent 8 license plates to California for a guy in Africa (I get those free too), his friend brought them to him because it was going to be $80 to send them to Africa!! $16 domestically. Another Looperman user, Designed Impression, is getting one soon too, he's also from southern California. I'll let you know when I build it, and your name (actually Sunny's) is on it ;) Mainly salvaged/free materials I get from my job at a dump, The only thing I buy is guitar tuners, piezo pickups to make them acoustic/electric, the 1/4 inch jacks and strings (cheap strings), but I build them on the job so I'm getting paid, shhh. The last 2 weeks of this month I'll be making a few. Just the joy they bring people as well as myself making them, is worth more than money to me and I'd LOVE to hear others on here playing and getting joy on an instrument I made :p I think I found Sunny's FB pg.
Thanks so much. Def Sunny's name - Sunny War. Check her out on youtube too, she's got a bunch of stuff there. This sounds like the perfect gift to show my appreciation and respect. Please let me know how much, when and where, when it's ready. I can't wait, sounds really cool. Thanks again!
that's pure brilliance...I wanted to comment first but Burt passed me...beautiful harmonies and atmosphere in the song...can say it's dramatic, epic and it's magical if you think that it was made by only guitar and voice...thanx for the upload, fav...
Beautiful :D I love acoustic guitar!! I really need to record mine more often. Funny about the train story, I just got a Carhart tin with a train on it and I was thinking that would make a great guitar for someone that used to hop, drive or have something to do with trains. Maybe it's meant to be your's ;) I used to use Audacity as well, but was turned onto Reaper, it's free to download and use in 'Demo' mode forever, you just get this annoying splash screen asking you to buy a license. Love that slow paced lead, works beautiful over the acoustic. Live instruments have so much more of an intimate sound, love it! More please!
Thanks phatkatz. I really appreciate any comment at all and especially one so nice. I'll have to check out Reaper. Hmm...that train guitar might make a great gift for Sunny. I've been thinking of what I could give her... I think maybe it's meant to be hers. I'd love to buy it if it's for sale.......
Hey MrMofo, very very very cool! Love the Doorish vibe throughout (please excuse the comparison but from the very first note this dripped with the Lizard King's influence ) Sunny War has indeed some superb guitar licks and vocals, a talented lass! speaking of which they are placed perfectly within the mix ..totally awesome that this collaboration started at the famed Venice Beach, which unsurprisingly is where The Doors cut their teeth, it's always a pleasure to witness genuine talent and I suspect with your less than fragile eggshell like mind you'll both deliver some outstanding work together, you have just made another fan!...cheers Dave/Planetjazzbass :)
Hey Dave, I appreciate your comments very much, especially as I've used and admired your loops many's the time over the years. Believe me I'll take the Doors comparison - I'll take it away and cuddle with it for a while with a dreamy smile. And yeah that day on Venice Beach was a life-changer. I needed a singer, and the universe provided. The universe is usually kicking me in the nuts and laughing maniacally ... but now I have to say we're even.
Thanks, BeatzFactory. I'm calling these the "Sunny sessions" now. She is a blues angel and a folk princess and I'm so happy that she's taking this tour through Mofoland...
Thank you, Dirtzilla. We try to balance the guitars and vocals on an equal level pretty much - trick is to keep the words audible but also try to let every guitar note come through. Thankfully, we're working with an excellent recording engineer...
-Mofo
What an atmosphere here...incredible...for me it's an absolute soundtrack from the number ones...:-)
great guitars, great voices, ambient like drums and percussions, surrealistic voyage...
standing ovation than handshake in the VIP room with the artists...:-)
Thank you, Danke. Your name is very familiar to me. I'm always drawn to your cool loops and have used many, many of them in my stuff. I'd love to shake your hand in a VIP room someday, preferably at Coachella, after I've introduced Sunny to the crowd. I've got it all planned out: "All hail ... the legendary ... SUNNY WAR!" She may not be legendary yet but she will be. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it very much and so will Sunny. -Mofo
Thank you, BeatzFactory. I do it, whatever it is, the same way I've been training for boxing: punch until I cain't punch no mo'. I've recorded dozens and dozens of songs the last couple years, determined to stop sucking. So now at last I'm making decent music, and have a punch that hurts. Somehow they're connected but I'm not sure how. Anyway, thank you for your kind words!
This has much more of a dub feel than rock. Cavernous, heavily reverbed dub though maybe the bass isn't throbbing quite as much as in dub.
Sunny War's vocals are less captivating than that other excellent blues track you posted. Just seems like not as well written a song. Don't get me wrong - it's still good. We both know she can really sing.
Pretty heavy percussion here and some wailing guitar.
2:30 cigar box guitar loop is excellent and really makes a difference.
2:37 those massive, heavenly vocals in the background really make a difference. Maybe the monotonous drum groove should change here to push things forward to somewhere more exciting. It's still a bit too steady.
3:20 a useful break. Those drums had to change. Or stop.
Pleasant piano.
3:46 was/is an opportunity to bring in another drum beat rather than return to the original. I just think it's overdone (in case you couldn't tell).
Anyway - it's still good, emotive stuff though I'm only a fan of a fadeout ending if it's done very skilfully. This was essentially just turning the volume knob down so I have to suggest you try something else. Something more definitive.
StaticNomad, I really appreciate your detailed and thoughtful notes. You are right on the drums. I used to spend hours if not days placing every hit but now I focus more on the whole groove. Been writing songs so fast because I'm so inspired working with Sunny and the results we're getting. We just recorded 4 songs yesterday in 8 hours, Sunny just bangs 'em out and kills it every time. SHE IS SPECIAL AND I AM A LUCKY MOFO. I'll reconsider my approach to the drums. Dub - yeah, I'd probably call this dub rock blues as a category. Everything we do is a fusion of some type for which there isn't a proper name. We're mastering next week so I'll relook at the fade. Again, thanks for taking the time and the interest. Very much appreciated. CM
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Great work !
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hats off, Danke
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Cool, spacious, trippy intro but I think it should be twice as long before guitar and vocals enter. 5 seconds is not enough.
Yes, maybe your main snare choice (0:22) isn't quite right for this type of song. It's something different, which I appreciate. Perhaps try some others but still use that one for a change.
Yes, cool, dirty bluesy guitar. No complaints about that. 1:24 good high note.
Are you using a pop shield for her vocals? I can spot some plosives here and there.
1:43-2:27 maybe guitar gets too loud and drowns out the groove. Good, dark guitar there but I feel the beat should still be driving it powerfully.
2:51 nice little bleeps in the background. Lots of nice, little ambient touches going on behind Sunny War.
I think the drums need work. Think a bit more rock rather than hip hop/trap/electro. I'm not saying switch to a full, regular rock kit.
Otherwise it's a good piece of dark, psychedelic, guitar groove music.
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Really enjoyed this one !
Peace
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10/10
Handshake, Danke
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Great track
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Great job guys.
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A pleasant little guitar intro.
And then shes straight in with her powerful voice, you with some chilled, very wide drums.
0:18 some double tracking of the vocal? Sounds excellent.
0:30 beat picks up. Extra kit to go with the previous loop. Not sure if the rimshot still panned left interferes.
0:50 reggae-like funky keys.
Her voice is soaring again. And then she does some other type of backing vocal.
1:27 powerful kind of slightly trippy, insistent vocal chant.
1:52 good stop of vocal and drums. A necessary break.
Not that much more to say about the rest. Same as earlier, really.
Neat ending. That's a definitive ending!
Overall: good music so big congrats.
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Great sound as always !
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-Mofo
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great guitars, great voices, ambient like drums and percussions, surrealistic voyage...
standing ovation than handshake in the VIP room with the artists...:-)
Danke
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Great job
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This has much more of a dub feel than rock. Cavernous, heavily reverbed dub though maybe the bass isn't throbbing quite as much as in dub.
Sunny War's vocals are less captivating than that other excellent blues track you posted. Just seems like not as well written a song. Don't get me wrong - it's still good. We both know she can really sing.
Pretty heavy percussion here and some wailing guitar.
2:30 cigar box guitar loop is excellent and really makes a difference.
2:37 those massive, heavenly vocals in the background really make a difference. Maybe the monotonous drum groove should change here to push things forward to somewhere more exciting. It's still a bit too steady.
3:20 a useful break. Those drums had to change. Or stop.
Pleasant piano.
3:46 was/is an opportunity to bring in another drum beat rather than return to the original. I just think it's overdone (in case you couldn't tell).
Anyway - it's still good, emotive stuff though I'm only a fan of a fadeout ending if it's done very skilfully. This was essentially just turning the volume knob down so I have to suggest you try something else. Something more definitive.
Good stuff, all the same.