Latest working demo of another new old song:
Nice, Great instrumental parts and awesome bass!
Not too fond of the vocals, could just be your accent Iām not familiar with. Donāt take that too personal
Hi Ian,
overall, this is a nicely balanced mix. I listened many times. It got me more with each pass.
However, I think the chorus is a bit understated. There is not a lot (sonically) that
distinguishes it from the verses, so maybe some extra sound or voices might help?
There are several clicks over the first verse. I know you like precision, so as it
plays in the Bandcamp player, they are at 00:16, 00:18, 00:24 and 00:30 secs in.
They sound like file edits.
I think there is a tuning issue at 2:00 with the bridge, where the synth and the bass
are off pitch. Not sure what is going on in there, but something is not right.
Finally, is there a missing kick at 2:50 and again at 2:52? Or is there not a kick
on the ONE in some other places? Something is not right there.
A final observation: the ep break is rather lacklustre?? Not much that is obviously
āsoloā going on, so maybe it could be revamped?
As Iāve tended to say in most of my recent reviews, I like the vocal.
Jet
Hiya Ian. What Jet says. Iād disagree on the vocal, youāve been much better of late but this one has a kind of nervousness about it. Looks like a re-take on that Iād say. Needs a fluency to it and then youāre set
Cheers
Phil
Thanks for the listens and thoughts.
My mate Shayne will be pleased to hear that! His bass lines at times can be rather āchallengingā for some and he cops a bit of criticism from time to time as a result
Jet - thanks for the specificsā¦ Not sure what the clicks are all about - hadnāt noticed to be honest - could be edits. Missing kicks is a definite possibility - one of the annoyances of Jamstix is that it drops notes from time to time. Iāll investigate that and the other points you made. And yeahā¦ the EP āsoloā was a bit lameā¦ Iāll try jazz it up some.
You might be right. What Iāll do is take this one out live first before re-doing though. When itās been aired a few times live and I am as a consequence more familiar and comfortable with it Iāll probably then retrack. Itās worked with other songs in the past - thereās been a noticeable improvement in overall delivery as a result of singing the songs live a good number of times first and then later re-recording the vocal.
Yeah, had a few more spins. You can disregard my comment about the chorus,
maybe just add extra b/vs (for meat) or turn them up a little, should do the trick?
They work well, just need some added protein!
I think thereās one more click at 1:09ā¦?
Agree with Phil that if this isnāt a comfy olā slipper song, then prolly a new
vocal will excel.
Cheers!
Jet
Hi Ian,
Another cool Stragglers song with a catchy chorus.
(I see youāve posted a few Straggler songs up since iāve been away, all really good by the way! )
Sav
Actually the āclicksā donāt seem to be editsā¦ I think what you might be hearing is a kinda click cutting through from the bass track actually. Iāll check 1:09 ā¦
Yeahā¦ I think thereās 18 songs up on Bandcamp now, and thereās a couple more in the works. Our goal was 24 songs by the end of the year so weāre certainly on-track.
Good well arranged song to my ears. The drums sound good to me (even the snare). The one thing I donāt like is the effect on the bass. I think itās a good mix, and I like the vocal harmonies.
Cheers
I wondered if someone was gonna mention the bass FX! I thought when I added the phasey FX thereād bound to be someone somewhere that didnāt like it!
At least the snare gets a pass.