LINEARFADE

Thank you so much, Chris!

It has to be said that 80 percent of it is the vocals; I've added very little. But as you say, I don't want to go crazy adding instruments when I don't even know how to adjust them properly yet. That's my goal now: to have acceptable sound quality and then start creating when I have the time and mental clarity.
You have no idea how much this opinion means to me because of the admiration I have for you.
Best regards, Juan Carlos

Hello LINEARFADE, I appreciate your time listening and commenting, it means a lot my friend.

Brother that sounds like a vacation plan coming true ! i see this happening for you for sure!!! Thank you for sharing this epic moment my brother'' have a great week.

Chris! I appreciate you a lot, my brother. Thank you for taking the time to connect with my feelings and my work. A little more about me... sometimes I wish I could go back and change some of the wrong choices I made in life. You might say, But if you did, we wouldnt be here today talking, and thats true, but honestly, I would take any other outcome than the one Im going through right now.

When it comes to music, I wish I had learned how to read music properly. I was never taught how to play any of the instruments I learned over the years. I also suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, so holding chords on the guitar can be painful, and Im deaf in my left ear, which makes recording with headphones and mixing music very difficult. I deal with more problems than that, but I wont bore you guys with all of it.

Am I worried about everything going on in my life? No. But its a battle I have to face every single day. Making music is the one thing that helps me escape the pain, and good friends like you make life a little easier with your kind words and support.

Thank you again, my brother. Have a great weekend!!!

Grazie amiche! I'll admit readily your tracks are more professional... but it's not a contest right? All we can do is show that we had fun and I think that's audible in this track :)

Thank you Chris :)

Thank you

Hi LINEARFADE, thanks. I didn't imagine it as an event at the time of adding the guitar. I do like this though, thanks for the listen and comment!

thanks bro

So the 1:00 min mark is a carefully planned counter rhythm method I have used before. If you noticed, the resulting combo almost gives you a "running up that hill" 16-beat cadence. But thank you for the props. I have loved Analog and electronic ever since Ultravox! (Jon Fox, not Midge) and Gary Numan days.

Grazie amice :)

I couldn't find the M80 keyboard? But I'm trying to explore more of my old Roland FA-06. I'm especially starting to like the synth sounds - I'm sure a real synth lover will be underwhelmed but they give a quite different vibe to what I usually do.

Thanks for listening!

Why many thanks Chris and well received considering your impeccable productions which are the gold standard in form and balance in my opinion. In retrospect I could of automated the swells more however I was second guessing the tonal moves and wondering if my ears were taking me in the right direction. However it was a really nice piece to work on and I like the movement into less beats orientated works. Wishing you well with URBAN STORIES and all future productions. Respects and Regards also.

From Love born through Joy and sorrow to songs created through passion and pain this path we follow I will follow with you again and again.

Thank you my friend! You are right, Hybrid electronic is exactly correct for my work. I like to start with an electronic base and staple different things on top of that to see how they work together. Whether that makes it rock or pop or metal or whatever, doesn't matter to me.

Bassline improvised and imagined from Roxy Music's "The Main Thing."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib4-Lyxxyw0

I am glad you like it my friend !! Thank you very much for your so encouraging comment !! It's important for me to listen to the opinions/reviews of people who actually make really good music like you...since I'm just an amateur hobbyist. Cheersssssssssss !!

Greetings Chris. Thank you for the feedback. The fact you enjoyed what you heard is really huge. I appreciate the ears.

Peace,

Mark

Mark

Hi Chris, glad you liked the track and thanks for leaving some feedback, it's always appreciated. Thanks.

Oh, that's the most detailed and constructive comment I've ever received

Yes, I originally wanted to make a minimalistic track without a lot of sounds, purely guitar and drum

but with the basses, yes, they really feel like soap, I'll probably leave it as it is, and even more so, I've already sent them to all platforms via destributer and there I didn't see a button to replace the track :/

Thanks for the advice bro

And I'll probably upload a couple more tracks from the album here today, yes

Thanks Chris, I agree the vocal could get a slight boost overall.

Thanks a lot mate. I myself forgot about this track ages ago, but cool that you found this to your liking. Glad to hear you liked it.

Hey Chris!

You're the one to blame for the improved mix and mastering, hahaha, I would have left it as it was, hahaha.

I think I've managed to achieve some of what you were suggesting, opening up the sounds a bit more with the mix and, of course, mastering, which I didn't know how to do. My eyes hurt from watching tutorials to learn.
Since I think you also use Reaper, if you ever want to tinker with it, modify something, or add your own voice so it's not AI, I'll send you the complete project, with all the free VSTs I used.
Cheers and thanks for your advice, Juan Carlos.

P.S.
I'm really looking forward to the Urban Stories album release.