Tumbleweed

Thanks for the review... Like I can compose the song in a week but the production takes a month or so to dial it in It's nice to hear positive feedback on the production part thanks again.AD

Thanks Tumbleweed, I'm happy you liked it :)

Brado

"Kudos to Billy"

BIG kudos, this track was DOA until i sent it to him. He sent this awesome vocal and i just ran with it haha

"It is a minimal mix"

Yup, i spent more time adding detail to a few synths and some weird sound design than going for loads of varied synths and sounds. Dont know if that was the right choice but seems to compliment the vocals well when it hits... i think.. haha

"The brick wall limiting"

To be honest i think thats more down to me not being particularly good at mastering, limiting, compression and stuff i can never get a good sounding mix without a somewhat brick wall going on.

"more prominent bass line"

Again.. more down to me not being very good at bass lol i tend to shy away from any big bassy sounds because they end up just sounding really bad

cheers ed, always a pleasure buddy :)

Wow! Thank you so much! I agree that a song stripped back can be special, I think it adds something to it sometimes. So glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the complements and the detailed comment. I appreciate it.

Hi Ed,

Sorry for the delay in reply. We've had a bunch of things happening lately. Again, your kind words are very inspiring to us all and we thank you.

Ciao,
M.

Greetings, Mr. Ed.

Glad you liked the track. bought a small lamp for the music room to use instead of the bright overhead fixture. The lamp gives the room a softer, more intimate feel, and brought out the guitar lines. Strange, I know, but it was a big change to my feelings while writing. Not sure if that makes sense, but yeah. Softly lit studio brought on a softer song. What would a strobe, blacklight and discoball do?!

I hope all is well with you.

Evan

That's not a bad idea! I usually just go with the flow and my imagination does the rest.

Thanks man! I want to cut this down, deepen & lengthen particular sections...

My trick is having no idea what I'm doing!

Field recording is a sure fire way to add a little uniqueness.

Last year I worked on the rails for my City's Metrolink system and when the trams were stabled they would produce this noise that sounded like the coming of the four horsemen! The problem was it sounded off at random times so I could never catch it!

Wow thanks Ed. I have had great feedback on this one from so many of you.
Enjoyed making this as it actually chilled me no end whilst working on it. We are what we eat as they say.

Thanks Man. Appreciate The Comment Even Though It's Outside Your Comfort Zone. Spread The Live

- Billion

Hi Ed!
Ha ha the chair...yes, have to get an other one.
Thanks for the listen, I believe your ears are just fine, probably hearing more than mine. But this one really has some timing issues and a lot of other flaws to be fixed some rainy day.

I wish you a happy and delightful summer!
Cheers//
SJ =)

What a friendly comment Ed.
Always nice to read something friendly about my voice.
Nice to read that you like in a way what i have done.
:) your wife must have a good taste for music

stay tuned
joe

Cheers Ed much appreciated :)

thank you Ed for the encouraging comment, it make me happy.
I am only a modest amateur musical composition and I do not have your musical talent because I do not play any instrument, I am only the composition MAO
sorry my english is not perfect
Daniel H

Thanks a lot Ed. Most important is how people experiece it. I am very glad you like it!

Thanks Ed
I write depending of how iam feeling at that particular moment.
This one came out quite naturally.
Cheers for the tips.

Thank you for taking the time

Nelson

Hello Mr Tweed.

"first 1:40 or so is really influenced strongly by that darker pad sound I think"

Yes and no. The darker sound is the synth bass. There is a pad there (right from after the drum fill intro) but it's quite a light sound.

"guitar at 1:50 moves it into a bit brighter place"

I agree - a more beautiful place before it gets darker as the guitar goes Eastern (around 3:53). Arabic, maybe.

"you have played the spaces (rather than just the notes)"

Yes - I could play blues guitar all day over this sort of groove but I was trying to come up with something distinctive and different that wasn't exactly soloing, more something between hitting different arpeggiated chords and other fills and stuff. Better guitarists than me would no doubt come up with something better but, after lots of editing of the guitar parts, I'm fairly happy with what I've got.

"4:31...now we`re cooking the kind of blues I dig"

Yes - that's fun, bright, stomping stuff. But I played none of the guitar there over that groove. It's leftover playing from before, over the laidback shuffle groove. It just sounds quite different because of the change in drum groove. The bassline is pretty much the same so it just goes to show what a massive difference a (double time) drum groove can make.

I could have gone mad with that stomping blues section, adding loads of slide playing and funky, pumping bass guitar parts. Yet I resisted.

"the outro section kind of floats you to the end"

Yes, gently floating stuff and a chord change from the bass on 6:55. Out of the previous darkness and into the triumphant light. Uplifting guitar follows the filtered strings.

Oh sure - it could be way, way longer as I'd planned to bring the stomping blues section back and add all the slide playing and stuff. Maybe sometimes I should ignore my aim of making tracks under 10 mins and just go over if it feels right.

Thanks again.

Really pleased you enjoyed listening, as I love your music. I've never been a big fan of the usual canned radio stuff, so that is an extra compliment for me.

But I can't give enough credit to Denyjanuary who wrote the music in the first place, as without him, there would be no song.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a kind comment, much appreciated :)

Thank you Ed for listening at communicating here! Don't let the uplifting musical efforts fool you, this song has a very specific political agenda. Sometimes it is worth putting on a costume in order to slip in undetected. I do really appreciate your comments on the arrangement side of things! It was a pretty enjoyable one to work on. Thanks so much!

Thanks Ed! I'm working hard to perfect my sound!

Thank you Ed!
Yeah, some timing takes a while because in this one i use a few loops in different speeds and heavily cut. It gives great satisfaction as you hear them ok with headphones too, were not really reliant on it before...

Regards, traz