This is really good. I especially love the distorted synth sound at 2:10ish. And the sampling work is fantastic. It's almost chill... and intense... chilltense...
That's what I was going for -- the juxtaposition between the calm and chaotic, innocent and corrupt and the chaos that forms in between. I'm glad you liked the sampling. Thanks for the kind words.
This is actually really, unexpectedly good. I love all of the Rhodes sounds, and the guitars at the middle of the song are phenomenal... wow, Jazz-Metal should be a subculture.
Unexpectedly good is always a good thing, I think. Probably better than predictably good. You've got to be a little nervous if you hear "hey, it's jazz-metal" as that stands a good chance of being fairly awful.
I have no idea if jazz-metal is a subculture. Most probably not and I doubt it will catch on.
I wonder what sort of clothing jazz metallers would wear. Maybe a combo of swinging 20s smart clothing and more modern black leather, tattoos (not that they're clothing) and long hair etc. Hard to say, really.
Rhodes is perhaps the star of the early portion of this track (along with clean, grooving guitar). And then the metal guitars take over in the middle. But I also combine distorted Rhodes with the guitars (and synth horn) at various points. Sometimes disortion, wah and other delays on the Rhodes just to crunch it up a bit more.
I'm pretty sure there also isn't much Rhodes metal. That instrument and that genre never seem to go together (except here).
Thanks for your thoughts.
If you would like to hear another unusual recent metal track from me, check out Valvedriven here:
I love all of your melodies in your tracks, and especially the synth sounds you use. I think this could use some lyrics at some points, like a rap in the middle. The drop was a bit synth heavy... maybe boost the drums a little bit? It was overall really good, just a few adjustments should be made to make it amazing!
Thanks Jack! In the official track, I plan on removing half of those synths in the song and hopefully making it sound much cleaner. The vocals is also a good idea. If I find an accapella that fits I will definitely add it. Happy you enjoyed what I have thus far, thanks for checking in!
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Unexpectedly good is always a good thing, I think. Probably better than predictably good. You've got to be a little nervous if you hear "hey, it's jazz-metal" as that stands a good chance of being fairly awful.
I have no idea if jazz-metal is a subculture. Most probably not and I doubt it will catch on.
I wonder what sort of clothing jazz metallers would wear. Maybe a combo of swinging 20s smart clothing and more modern black leather, tattoos (not that they're clothing) and long hair etc. Hard to say, really.
Rhodes is perhaps the star of the early portion of this track (along with clean, grooving guitar). And then the metal guitars take over in the middle. But I also combine distorted Rhodes with the guitars (and synth horn) at various points. Sometimes disortion, wah and other delays on the Rhodes just to crunch it up a bit more.
I'm pretty sure there also isn't much Rhodes metal. That instrument and that genre never seem to go together (except here).
Thanks for your thoughts.
If you would like to hear another unusual recent metal track from me, check out Valvedriven here:
http://www.looperman.com/tracks/detail/163181
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