theHumps

I like it, professional sounding mix. The vocals have a Tom Waite sound and feel to them. Synths and guitars work nicely together, cool!

Wayne

I've been listening to some rnb lately, the OJays , the Ohio Players, Bill Withers, James Brown, anything with Bootsy Collins in it. This is satisfying my recent appetite, has a real flair for the music of the early/mid 70's. The vocals work great with the music, good effects on them too. Cool!

Wayne

I must agree with the others who have commented so far, it's pretty darn good for a rough draft. The mix is powerful and I think your vocals sound fine. Although I'm not much a fan of autotune, within the context of the music it works well.

Look forward to hearing the entire song!

Wayne

Great collab! Great dynamics thru the song. The vocals are great and the music is interesting and well put together.

My suggestion would be to let the music breath a little more by not going so heavy with limiting/compression. To me the vocals sound more evenly balanced to my aging ears and the music is a little more "aggressively" mixed. I think that by relaxing the compression on some of the instruments it will set them apart and fit better with the vocals. But what do I know? ha!

Very cool track!

Wayne

You forgot to dust the record off, ha! It's cool that you made the noise in tempo for the most part. Nice song overall. It is wide open for some vocals, have you tried the a capella section? Even without vox it holds it own. Nice melodies, calming music!

Wayne

The piano track was awesome, light and free flowing like the leaves blowing through a chilly autumn breeze. The song picks up dynamically and it is well done, the drums sound great overall, well mixed. My first song of the day, refreshing and uplifting, thanks!

Wayne

Reminds me of the song Dopi by International Times, the chanting is real good in that track, hope you can check it out sometime. You bring a different vibe from that track but this still carries the same sort of effect the vocals had on me. Creative stuff!

Wayne

Hey Vic, how are you these days? Hope you and yours are well!

Nicely done, cool beat first of all. I think Mhyst's vocal samples are pretty good to work with. Your mixing skills are shining through with this one, pretty solid mix!

Enjoy your summer!

Wayne

Some spoken word vocals might sound nice with this musical idea. Easy on the ears, chilled me out. Nice piece of music, liked the ending effects!

Wayne

Great song to cover, first of all. I think your version is very cool! It's more stripped down and more electronic sounding than the original but it's well put together and tight as far as the instrument parts and the mix.

I found myself singing along!

Wayne

Quite a bit here to like! The drums/percussion worked well with the vocal shouts, added intensity and power to the track. The parts where it broke down are cool and make the other parts even more impactful.

Trapanese, that's good! ha!

Wayne

Cool intro, got my headphones on. The keys/vibes/organ instrument is neat then the snappy crisp drums and bass kinda steal the show! Nice mix, spacious. I close my eyes and I feel I'm at the club, listening to the band.

Can't say I know who Bugge is. You know some cool artists I am unfamiliar with, thanks for turning me on to them!

Wayne

Nate has some cool a capellas, I like how you used them here. At first I was sure if I'd like it, sounded a bit too "electronicie" to me, lol. But I try to give all music a chance and as I listened I realized how full the mix was and I(shamefully) put aside my musical prejudices and began to get into it. I see how your description, production and lyrics all came together, sounds cinematic, big, cool!

I dig it!

Wayne

Cool track, great mix and sound cool sounds all the way through! An awesome vocal track would elevate this even higher. It's gotta be something that fits the whole feel of the track. That's not to say this isn't any good, don't get me wrong. Fave!

Wayne

Hey Vic, good to see you around! Hope you are doing well. I can see you have been working on your mixing skills, well done! It certainly has your subtle flair all over it.;)

How's the fishing lately?

Wayne

I was digging this one right from the start! First off the mix sounded really good. I liked the break in the middle and the ending quite a lot, it breaks up the more intense parts of the song while it still has the same cool factor. It's upbeat and fun, cool track!

Wayne

New world and rock, exactly! The lyrics are poetry, plain and simple. Your vocals fit the music and are interesting despite not knowing the language.

I like the drums/tabla, they set the world feel right away. I think the guitar in the second half could even be a little louder but that is coming from someone who wants loud guitars in every song. :)

Nice one, cool, mysterious, modern, well mixed and the performance on the vocals rock.

Thanks for sharing, gonna dl a copy!

Wayne

23 is a lot of collabs! I just listened to Ed's new one a couple minutes ago and it's no wonder you two guys work so well together.

Ahhhh, cool, peaceful and relaxing, nice way to start chilling out as the sun is approaching the horizon. Walking, driving or riding the back roads is always a fun thing to do. The sights, smells and sounds make you appreciate nature more. Driving at night after someone has cut the grass on their lawn or field is a favorite thing of mine.

Thank you guys for sharing, I'll be dl'ing a copy, this is quite awesome!

Cheers!

Wayne

Not enough of this kind of rockin' music here. Vocals are cool, wide, effects are big. Looking at the waveform I was wondering what was going to happen at 2:45. That break was a neat change and unexpected.

"gritty and with questionable intent". ha!

Wayne

Very cool track, your style of music and vocals is well executed here. This is great. The lyrics/poetry with the vocal samples are perfect for the track. There's almost a pop/rock feel to the track, the drums set the pace and feel of the track, rhythmic and punchy while the delayed and reverbed vox sit in opposition. That is good songwriting. This has a Sting feel to it, well that is a first impression. I like it!

Wayne

You get a great recording for your vocals, from the performance to the quality of the recording. You pronounce the words clearly and are very articulate, I can understand all the lyrics. They sit well with the music which surrounds them and doesn't interfere with them so the production and mix is well done. I liked the intro, it built some tension giving the verse impact when it got calmer, good dynamics.

Cool track man!

Wayne

I like the track, cool vibe for sure. Nice use of space in the track, it's not all cluttered up with stuff that doesn't add to the track. My only suggestion would be to either lower the main vox in a few places(ex: 1:00, 3:11) or add a little reverb to soften them a bit. Other than that it's freaking awesome!

Wayne

The bass was deep and punchy, mix was wide and expansive in my speakers. The guitar sprinkled in there works well. The vocals add a lot, they are not overwhelming, they do add to the track as an instrument, sorta. Lot's of neat things to listen to and you set a nice atmosphere here this morning, thanks!

Wayne

Dig it! Slick little number you have here. The arrangement, diversity of sounds and a cool idea really make this a good listen. In my head I can hears a number of different styles of vocals from screamo rock to electronically engineered vocals, Trent Reznor, Depeche Mode styled singing or even hip hop or a rap delivery would work. Hope you find the right fit!

Wayne

Hey man, long time since I've seen you about! Your description was spot on and I agree with the comment Meta said. Makes you want to play it again. So I did.

Art Belly? Any story behind the title?

Wayne