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Once it started, all I could think of was Steely Dan, brought me back a few years. Cool to hear the band got back together, sorta. Now you know you can do it, nothing is stopping you to keep the hits coming.

The ability we have now to work remotely is fantastic. I've done a bunch of collabs with people from all over the world that I've met here on looperman and some with people who speak different languages(thanks google translate).

Wayne

Well done man, love the reggae feel, love the vox and dig the mix. It's beautiful here today so this cover is hitting the spot. Lots going on in the background, keys, gits, fx, great cover, nice execution at all levels!

Wayne

Holy crap!

Gotta give the vocalist credit and a hot cup of tea with lemon in it after that performance. Don't hear this everyday on looperman. Get all your metal friends to join and upload tracks please. he

Wayne

Good vox, great delivery and lyrics and well recorded. Mix is clear, bass is nice too.

To me it has a bit of a reggae offshoot feel. Dig it!

Wayne

Great playing, nice musical idea, full of emotion. I am the same way about my tracks, if it sounds real and honest, a few "untidy"bits of playing are totally acceptable. To me that is what lacks in today's electronic music, the human factor.

Big sounding piano, a bit distorted though. Maybe lower either the overall track volume or adjust the compression to get the level down a bit.

Wayne

Different, cool, interesting and well put together. Everything music is supposed to be. To me it has a dub/reggae feel to it, if you had pushed it more in that direction it could take on a whole new personality. Maybe even a transition(s) within the song from trap to reggae and back.

Wayne

Here is a band called the Hu from Mongolia. They play old traditional instruments mixed with newer ones in a unique blend of modern music. Quite different from the rapper you used. I do appreciate your effort to bring your interpretation here to listen to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE

Interesting, a bit sci-fi and cinematic in that genre. Experimental and different. This is what makes music interesting, don't ya think?

Wayne

Solid track for the dance floor. I'm not into electronic music much but this has all the basic sensibilities of a decent track. The vox are great. To me the kick lacks a bit of low end or boom, plenty of mids in it though. All round cool track man!

Wayne

Must agree, the piano sounds solid. I'm not impressed with many piano vst's but keys/organs are a different story, many cool ones out there. Good movie music, cinematic. Nice production, solid track.

Wayne

Crazy rock jam, an interlude sorta. A little out of control musically which isn't a bad thing really. Mix could use some tightening up but it's a fun guitar shredder idea, nothing wrong with that.

Wayne

Driven To Tears by the Police comes to mind. Vox sound like Sting, bass has that same feeling. When did you kidnap him? lol. Sounds great!

Wayne

I enjoy all kinds of reggae and all it's offshoot genres. Fun song to listen to, upbeat! It has a Caribbean Island feel to it.

Nice job, enjoyed it! Fun!

Wayne

Huh, so this is afrobeat?

Devo was great, totally innovative musically and visually. Great job on the cover and the mix, even all the way around as far as volume levels. Fun percussion at the end, agogo maybe?

Hope all is well Mark!

Wayne

I think the vocal track is great, well performed recorded and mixed. I know this was a quick idea but I think with some more variation and some more music production you could have quite the song here.

Cheers!

Wayne

Needs some angry vocals. The mix is a bit loud/over compressed like Verdiqo mentioned, I had to turn the volume way down so I could listen to it. I t was pretty good after that.

Good rhythm section for a track that I would consider a starting point. It needs all the"jewelry" like vox, leads and fills, percussion and such but it's a solid idea. Cool!

Wayne

It's not bad, has some mixing issues but the idea is there. If you know someone who can sing I think vocals would help convey a stronger, more powerful message.

We have all deleted or recorded over something we never intended to but we all learn from it and maybe this will create a better version, who knows.

Wayne

Quite an epic you've created Leon, impressive! How long does it take you to put something like this together? Must have been a couple months. The mix is sweet, so many emotional turns and crisp instruments to guide me through listening to this.

The piano is just great, what else can I say.

Hope all is well, take care Leon!

Wayne

The intro was damn good and you are right, the idea is here, nice one! Good to hear you are still working on it. Upbeat and driving, I like music that is relentless like this giving a slight pause to catch a breath now and then.

Great selection of sounds working together. Just make sure they don't compete too much is my only suggestion.

Wayne

Such a cool, creative track. Interesting to listen to, so much going on.

Like cru mentioned, back off the compressor/volume on the master track, look to get -1.5 db below 0 db, it translates to mp3 better across all music formats and gives the track some breathing room, everything is competing for space in the mix.

I like it though, well produced and catchy piece of music!

Wayne

Coming to the conclusion that we are not perfect, life is freekin' difficult and most of our problems are caused by karma(our own actions) is a conclusion most people don't come to understanding. I realized it almost 20 years ago. I made some personal changes, stopped worrying about all the stories my head tells me and started living a happier life. Trying to be happy despite life's continuing barrage of hits, blaming others or seeking revenge wastes time and sidetracks you from what's important, music of course. ;) Stop and smell the roses as they say. Get on with life rather than be hung up on shit happening in your life, it's gonna happen no matter how much you worry about it or not. So don't. Just live your life and accept shit is gonna happen.

Your track is interesting, I like the space in the track, lots of breathing room giving instruments their spot in the mix. A little dissonance in there at the end, that's cool, it works.

Wayne

I like the acoustic guitar and the effects on it. The strings are cool. A change or bridge with bring some interest and a needed change. Real sounding drums would make the song sound better, fuller and bigger. Ditch the lame vocal hits and put some spoken word or a rap type lyric on it.

Good idea, just needs some work in the studio.

Wayne

Nice composition, the piano is sweet! Great job for everyone who played on this!

Feels like i'm sitting at a piano bar listening to live music. Well done!

Wayne

I agree, it did come out great, ha!

A little Pink Floyd, a lost memory of a childhood trip to the planetarium, a dream where you can't run fast and "they" are catching up to you at every corner...

Honestly, I'd pump up the volume a little more on the mix, my only suggestion.

Cool track!

Wayne