a jazzy guitar solo in the middle of the tune would be great...maybe throw in some congas to add a separate latin feel on top of the four on the floor beat.
for a hip hop track, the synth pads and rolls are somewhat disjointed. where the synths break off at the end is almost what this track should have - space.
it's a good start, don't get me wrong. the beat in nice, the hook is there, use of the keys/rhodes feel is a good add, but the synths just seem out of place.
anyone to do vox? might add some texture to it. drops and breaks would help too.
Yeah, you're right! I agree 100% I wasn't sure what to categorize it as though. Do you think it would be better in electro or fusion? I mean I didn't have hip-hop in mind when making it but I wasn't sure what other genre could describe it. Thanks for the input!!
can't say that i could label this anything...bringing in different genres or textures without overcrowding the song or forcing it to fit into one "category" just to fit there.
agree with the person who said it sounded like it belongs in a sci fi movie....definitely. like futuristic blade runner.
at the beginning and throughout the song...i would scale back your arpeggios and some of the higher mids. it takes away from the voice and comes across as very busy in spots.
Glad you liked the track, the vocals is a good idea but the only problem is i dont have a mic or a singer? and i dont know anywhere where you can get decent quality accapellas? if you do, pm me!
hey man interesting ideas...i hear a LOT of orbital on this track...if you listen to orbital. also the orb.
maybe a unifying theme throughout the tune? bringing breakbeats into and out of the tune...same beat, maybe staggered with delay on the snare would be cool.
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.
the interplay between the drums and the bass is great..the break around 2:04 reminds me so much of a trance tune...name of which eludes me right now...but it's a good thing. do you listen to plastikman? i feel that type of influence over the tune...
have to agree with everything laviathin posted above. great bangin tune...just needs a kick in the rump...what about not only the tube plugin but a lo pass filter over the secondary synth part?
being a fellow bass player....i definitely appreciate the subtlety of the bass approach and the trills, voicing of the fretless bass here.
definitely grabbed my attention. do you listen to amon tobin, squarepusher, or mocean worker (adam dorn) at all? i hear adam dorn all over this track. that's a good thing (for me, anyways).
weather report, meet adam dorn.
very nice job. dig the flutes and the subtle movements within the piece. you've succeeded in making me feel that i should get to the woodshack and pull the bass out. :)
Thanks for the great review MrThirdf!..Actually I've never heard Adam Dorn..but I'll soon fix that!...I like a lot of other bassists like to think of the instrument as a full ensemble piece now and not just some element in the rhythm section...more power to the bottom enders yeah!...cheers mate :)
"I was gonna mention, that.. i can hear the humm of the room in your vocals... I would.. just like to encourage you to get a better mic, even a 70 dollar mic... secondly turn off the fans, and see if you can record in a closet or something, and then using a click track, edit that in. Also, thirdly and finally, there are high-pass filters, that will cancel out a lot of the static/humm, and it won't Affect your vocal range, because vocs are like 70-1,200, soo a High Pass filter, cutting freqs at like 1,700 or something.. that would help.
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i would agree with everything alividlife mentioned above...and add.
you've got a sick and silky voice. this would kill with more developed verse and then come back to the refrain. it seems like a great hook, great tune, but it's all hook...no separation, no tension...you know?
just trying to be helpful...but it would take a 9 hook to a 10 song.
i'm going to echo your description of the track. i'm not being a dick or anything, but where are you goign with this track? it feels like it needs more of a direction and more melodies...something that pushes the track in a different direction....or at least A-B...something different.
think you have a great start...expand more upon it.
break up the drumbeat with some buildups or pads somewhere (giving it some space to really breathe) and i think you've got a more slammin track there. around the 3:48 point with the new synth lead....no beat, just space, staggerred drumbeat coming back in....might give it a nice kick in the pants.
good trance track...definitely fits the genre and compliments the genre well...
i would agree with a pad underneath the vocals, maybe the second time through...in and out underneath maybe....a bassy syncopation underneath coming back into the beat...?
sick beat with the fadeins around 1:35 good build. i also agree with the others regarding the vocal loops - great use and nice progressive feel to the tune. is this at 120 BPM?
on What Am I to Do by ELLEPROJECT900
a jazzy guitar solo in the middle of the tune would be great...maybe throw in some congas to add a separate latin feel on top of the four on the floor beat.
really catchy tune...great work.
on Sensual Illusion by DJCP1
good breaks and pads...love it. this tune reminds me of grooverider a lot. "mysteries of funk"////right in that timeframe. maybe goldie?
rollin'
on Looking for the Voodoo by Planetjazzbass
gotta love the meandering but steady bass lines throughout the piece. it's like zappa and miles davis got together in the amazon.
bass lays a nice foundation for the rest of the song and totally locked in with the drums.
on So Ill by RickyMendez
it's a good start, don't get me wrong. the beat in nice, the hook is there, use of the keys/rhodes feel is a good add, but the synths just seem out of place.
anyone to do vox? might add some texture to it. drops and breaks would help too.
on Haunebu Rider by ShaubYaella
agree with the person who said it sounded like it belongs in a sci fi movie....definitely. like futuristic blade runner.
on Across The States 2nd edit by WhiteSands
good mix too...piano isn't overdone and feels just right
on Transformation by ChuckBaileyBand
at the beginning and throughout the song...i would scale back your arpeggios and some of the higher mids. it takes away from the voice and comes across as very busy in spots.
on Redemption by Balance
but this is a great track...the guitar lick and the feel/staggered groove in the back....nice
on What The Hell Is This? by Fausto
i can hear mike doughty just waiting to sink his teeth into what comes of this...
on Boozer by Faketrix
it would be great to have a creepy break in the middle with some voice saying something cryptic.
Cheers
on Lament by Tiltedbeats
subtle additional percussive feels in the background...nothing beating you overhead.
very very nice.
on Bus Driver by fanbay
maybe a unifying theme throughout the tune? bringing breakbeats into and out of the tune...same beat, maybe staggered with delay on the snare would be cool.
on I LOVE YOU by DJFUNK
reminds me a lot of erick morillo type sound...glirches but almost more of a detroit feel as well
on The Secret Chiefs by Gonzoboy
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?
on Alien Encounter by DJ_JEZZA
I love messing with drums and bass alot :)
Thanks for the review
on piano heaven by dopro
how about a breakdown or a change of pace, sans piano...for a chorus or "b" section?
on DJ-onny - Echant your mind by jonnyh4
on Magic Carpet by Planetjazzbass
definitely grabbed my attention. do you listen to amon tobin, squarepusher, or mocean worker (adam dorn) at all? i hear adam dorn all over this track. that's a good thing (for me, anyways).
weather report, meet adam dorn.
very nice job. dig the flutes and the subtle movements within the piece. you've succeeded in making me feel that i should get to the woodshack and pull the bass out. :)
on The Experiment by StormChaser
it's got that feel to it definitely. the synth is a little strong but i love the "weird science" vibe to it, if that's what you were going for...
on Crazy Dream by bosonHavoc
and that's a good thing.
weird for the sake of weird. i love it.
on Stay by Jeffiedillard
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i would agree with everything alividlife mentioned above...and add.
you've got a sick and silky voice. this would kill with more developed verse and then come back to the refrain. it seems like a great hook, great tune, but it's all hook...no separation, no tension...you know?
just trying to be helpful...but it would take a 9 hook to a 10 song.
on My Heart Beat by Fumat
think you have a great start...expand more upon it.
on Second Halloween by Grimga
on osidok by thomass
i would agree with a pad underneath the vocals, maybe the second time through...in and out underneath maybe....a bassy syncopation underneath coming back into the beat...?
on What Are You So Afraid Of? by Dieselj