BradoSanz

Thanks man! Good looking out. I caught the beginning bass being out of tune this morning! I've corrected it now, so that should be taken care of. Much appreciated again! Cheers!

~GO

Thank you BradoSanz, I am glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate all of your comments. I do think the key change adds a little color and flavor to it.

Ronabo

Thank you! I was just messing around to see what I could come up with, this is actually the first song i've ever made! @BradoSanz

thank you so much for your feedback and I am pleased that this song you like!

Thank you! I am glad you liked it!

Hey buddy! Thanks for stopping by to listen! The microphone used on this one was my "100 Proof" electret condenser, which I built last year. It's actual a stereo microphone, but for vocals I just use one side (they have separate output jacks). Thank you for the compliments about the vocals. There are probably a few reasons for my voice sounding different from the usual radio stuff - a big one would be my background, as I have spent time in many different parts of the US and canada throughout my life, and picked up a conglomeration of the local accents. Also I have smoked various smokeables pretty much constantly for 25 years. Then there is my on and off obsession with European music and film (especially UK and anything Eastern Europe). In all honesty, a large part of the album is already posted here on Looperman, though some have updated mixing and/or mastering on the album (haven't updated the others yet). You can download it for free at wearerecords.com though. Best burned to a CD and played on a hi fi. Thank you for the nice comment!

Thanks for stopping by!

You're not the only one smiling while listening to Ed's great music...there are many of us who have deep admiration
for his work and respect for him as an artist and a wonderful person...yet only few of us have this incredible
opportunity and honour to actualy contribute bits and pieces to some of his incredible repertoire...I'm absolutely grateful for such a blessing !

Thanks alot for listening and comment...much appreciated!

Orlando

That will be great! I'll pm you the stems later. Thanks a lot man!

Stretchy word ups, yo, equally dearest Bradobro.

You seem to have put a short, standard Looperman comment such as "Nice track bro" through that timestretch software to produce a detailed, lengthy review. You'd think you'd just get "Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrack brooooooooooooooooooo" but the settings can be tweaked to make oh so much more.

I've never really heard anything I liked by Van Halen (Jump is decent) but I know EVH is a greatguitarist. Fun, fat intro here. Maybe I'll eventually find a VH track a little like it.

When I came up with the rather nice chords of the clean lead at 0:22, I knew I had something special. Big chill over big balls, so to speak.

"like a diva in Los Angeles"

is a fun analogy.

2:31 is me trying to play fast and up the badassery. Was meant to be longer but I'm trying to cram less in tracks these days so just made it brief.

2:32 very brief stretchy g fill and then 2:42 angelic stretchy voices.

"resting sound at the next segment"

Yes, I like the chilling, laidback drum comedown there (2:52) and that contains one of only two bass g sections.

3:13 new stretchy g that's very vocal at times especially breathy female vocal oddness at 3:35. Check 3:38 for the high "woo woo" notes.

I was trying for the badass guitar at 4:18 to be more upfront but I've somehow got the sound wrong. Cool playing but sound is not right.

"chord change at 5:00"

Not sure there is one but I do add some distorted bass g riffage to thicken shit up even more (on top of the synth sub bass).

"almost-dead silence at 5:42"

is pretty damn tight and hopefully a fun surprise. I needed to make some sort of transition and that turned out to be dramatic. Then more ambient chill female stretchy g vocals and we're back to another big riff, even if the transition to it isn't good enough. Yes, a very different chill section.

" lacking that solid bass that one does not notice"

Good point - that's pretty much the only time time the sub bass ain't playing.

"a gentle solo overlaying it all"

Lead at 7:35 is a return of the idea of chill guitar over badass riffage.

"being consumed by the time-stretched guitars"

is a good way to put it.

I agree that the stretchy guits do take it to some other, unusual level.

Wish I could make a track like this every day but I can't.

Am working on a few right now (including a chillfunk remix of this very track) but they're all currently no good. I have a lot of musical limitations.

Thanks for your kind and interesting words and yes, I must release some albums. One would be a start.

You should starting stretching guitar parts as well as your vocals for mega ambient sounds. It'll work, trust me...

I love the bass boom right in the face, so i...bassed up the kick to high hell and well, i got this out of it.

thank you :-)

These strings are from Spitfire Audio's Albion 1.. beautiful to use, powerful & soft. These ones are layered and EQd.

- marnie xx

Hey Brado

Thank you very much for your comments - they are much appreciated. I will pass on your words to Lisa too and I agree with you about the vocal. It's gorgeous. Glad you enjoyed it.

Richie

PS I will respond to your mail soon as I can.

Godly greetings, BS.

No idea if/why you're feeling trepidation but not to worry.

You've become a fine reviewer. It helps when you say more. I'm not just looking to hear whether someone liked a track or not. Detail helps me understand what I've made from other people's perspectives.

I do get some pretty realistic drum parts and they come, in every track, from Superior Drummer, which also loads all EZ Drummer kits (most of which I have steadily collected in the last couple of years).

I also use lots of drum loops (though none here) but that's more for particular flavour and feel. Drum loops tend to still be combined with more intricate and realistic programmed Superior kits.

All guitar in my tracks I play myself though I'm a massive cheat as I do shitloads of editing to get to the best bits. I'm a pretty lazy player and don't practise much so there are lots of mistakes and average bits in most recorded takes. Also unexpected moments of improvisational magic/luck.

1:30 lead is another recycled bit of lead, delayed slide playing.

" I feel like the beauty of the solo gets lost in the other sounds"

That would be because I've got a rhythm guitar part underneath. I tried not to make it clash with the lead but it's a heavily edited track so some things may be a little loose and messy.

2:25 synth seems to stand out to everyone so far. Good to know.

"syrupy feeling you achieved with the distorted guitar at 3:12."

Totally agree. Just plugin distortion that feels really warm. And the loud synth sub bass helps too.

"wide pads"

are timestretched resonator parts as there are no synth pads at all. You're in luck as you too can very soon make this sort of sound. Here's the free software I use (sadly, not a plugin):

http://hypermammut.sourceforge.net/paulstretch/

Stretched guitars at the end also done using Paul. Lovely sound that works especially well on slide guitar parts. Slide is already kind of stretching the notes.

Good to hear you liked the little funky triplet chill guitar at 5:31. Playing is a bit off in places but I couldn't replay it cos I've forgotten how.

I would make 3 min tracks but that length feels too short for my mind expanding style. If it's good, deep and interesting, I want it to go on for longer.

Congrats on your new BS track rating system and thanks again for your interesting and accurate detail.