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| Seven Deadly Sins by DaveM | 1 month ago |
Great to hear your voice again.  |
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| Faking It by morkjt | 1 month ago |
| Great tune. You should share your signal chain with us gearheads -- how do you get your tone? | |
| Run For My life by pandasdontdance | 1 year ago |
| 4 years ago.... wow. | |
| [LiesToChildren] Ocean by Eidolonia | 1 year ago |
| Loved the bass and the big, big, big guitars. As one of the lone gearheads on this site, what have you changed in your setup? The guitars sound quite a lot better than earlier recordings. | |
| FEMALE VOCALS WANTED by Smitty | 1 year ago |
| The one that comes to mind is Nightwish (when Tarja was the vocalist -- all albums up to Once). Amazing voice. The current vocalist does not rate. Some songs by Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation and Epica are also good. Evanescence isn't really metal, but some songs are pretty good. |
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| FEMALE VOCALS WANTED by Smitty | 1 year ago |
| I also have a fondness for female-fronted melodic metal bands. I hear a male vocalist working better on this one, however. | |
| Timescape by Balok | 1 year ago |
| Always a joy to listen to a new Balok tune. This was no exception. My only wish is that is was longer. Thx for sharing. | |
| Angie (2010) by etgilles | 1 year ago |
| Great collab, and I remember the original fondly. As a guitarist, my only comment is that the wonderful acoustic guitar sound is pretty low in the mix -- I kept wanting to hear it at higher levels. Thx for sharing. | |
| Reel World by VertigoSteps | 1 year ago |
| Once again: I.Am.Impressed. This one has a Porcupine Tree vibe going. Sounds fabulous on headphones. Will try later with monitors. Thx for sharing. |
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| The Spider & The Weaving by VertigoSteps | 1 year ago |
| Great track! And thank you for refusing to perform cookie-monster vocals. Excellent mix. Thx for sharing. | |
| Felsman Loop by Ignoramus | 1 year ago |
Some other shots from the trail:  Summertime pic -- most everything goes brown.  Thx for the comments. Yeah, the Mesa is a new addition, which I rationalized after selling my Marshall. I no longer enjoyed the JCM2000 sounds, and this amp presented itself at my moment of weakness. I feel like I should superglue the knobs in their place once I find a good tone, since the slightest adjustment dramaticaly changes the tone. It needs to be LOUD, louder than I typically want, to truly open up in the lead channel, but I really like its clean channel, and plan on using it in some upcoming tracks. The lead guitar was done with the Fireball, as I'm still dialing in tones on the DC-5. The Fireball, in contrast, is ridiculously easy to find good tones, and it continues to be one of the best amps I've owned, especially for recording. You literally do nothing to the sound. It's like it comes out of the speakers already mastered. I don't know what flamming means. Google tells me it means openly/flamboyantly homosexual. I've gotten criticism before, but this is a new one. (yes, that is in the search results -- no, I'm quite certain Eido was instead using some fancy technical term to describe how I'm screwing up). |
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| Jubilance by Ignoramus | 1 year ago |
| Appreciate the listens/comments. Thanks. Eido, you have no reason to apologize. Some songs are meant to be collabs, and others not. |
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| 888 by ziti | 2 years ago |
| Another great tune. Care to share your signal chain? I seem to recall you play PRS guitars. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Derailed by marshall2288 | 2 years ago |
| Kick ***! Sounds like you had a lot of anger to unleash. Looking at your artist page, it tells me you have lots to draw from. Double tracking FTW. Care to share your setup to get the tone you have? And I'm quite sure this was NOT all loops. Thanks for sharing. Favorited, and glad to have a chance to download. Jay |
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| Master of Puppets (acoustic Metallica cover) by PinkFreud | 2 years ago |
| I usually stay far away from listening to covers, especially those that I'm very familiar with, since most are anemic or pathetic renditions of the original. But this. This was a treasure to find. Big kudos to you for pulling this off. Thanks for the download -- this puppy's going in my iPod. Impressed, I am. Jay |
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| Dance of the dead by Cary | 2 years ago |
Damn demon tones.  |
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| Dance of the dead by Cary | 2 years ago |
| I'm digging the riffing on this! Great tone as well. Curious as to your signal chain. Care to share with a fellow gearhead? Thanks for posting this. | |
| Beneath the Shadow by macdude02 | 2 years ago |
| Nice comp. Tell me about your recording chain. Is this DI or a miked amp? I may be one of the only gearheads on this site, but I seek the information nonetheless. | |
| Purity of Essence (no vocals or leads) by PinkFreud | 2 years ago |
| I totally hear the lead guitar in this. Thanks for allowing the download -- I'll play around with it and see if anything happens. Cool riffing! | |
| Einarus's STEPPING DOWN by ziti | 2 years ago |
| Man, it's GOOD (!!!) to hear a ziti solo again. Just beautiful. Thanks for the download. Edit: My only gripe -- not nearly long enough. Not nearly. |
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| Prelude (Unplugged) by Balok | 2 years ago |
| Wow. Just wow. I've always been a big Balok fan, but I think the part that blows me away the most (and I'm pretty sure I'm correct) is that you probably just pressed Record and played this all the way through. No stops, no redos, you just played it. Most impressive piece, as usual. Did I mention how big a fan I am? Thanks for sharing. |
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| Thelema by Heartland | 2 years ago |
| Really liked the riffing and the arrangement of this one. The tempo changes, stops and harmonizing totally worked. High marks for guitar skills as well. Lacking vocals or lead guitar, I'd probably say the tune (in its current form) will appeal mostly to other guitarists. I really like metal instrumentals, so I can "hear" the song with solos here and there. I hope you end up growing the song. It's worth it. As a suggestion, the tone chosen for the rhythm guitars seemed a bit thin and fizzy. Reducing the gain, especially where you're dual tracking, would help a lot. The bass guitar doesn't have much of a presence either, which probably adds to the guitars' thin sound. Tone, however, is subjective, and I hope the suggestion is taken for nothing other than that. Thanks for sharing. |
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| I Will Rise Again by jolofsson | 2 years ago |
| Your music always has such a defined quality about it, from the emotion to the delivery to the production. This was wonderful. It's good to hear another one from you. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Lockjaw (open to collab) by PinkFreud | 2 years ago |
| I'm not sure if DaveM is still doing collabs, but I'd hit him up for vocals on this one. I totally hear his voice working wonders on this track. This is a great soundbed for a vocalist. I bet you'll have quite a few callers. Nice job. | |
| My DIY vocal booth by jkane | 2 years ago |
| Looks great. So I reckon you're a stand-up singer, not a sit-down singer? Is the booth fully enclosed? Is it really claustrophobic? What kind of mic do you use? I know I'm in the minority, but there's GOT to be some other gear-hounds on this site that want the details. Jay |
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| Mother May I-Prelude by RayLaVeau | 2 years ago |
| Wow, and quite a prelude this is. Good to hear another one from you. I'm always struck by how the bass guitar is so clearly audible in your mixes -- that's something I find hard to make happen, but you've figured it out. Hope this grows. Thanks for the download. | |
| Summation by Ignoramus | 2 years ago |
| Appreciate the comments/listens. Thanks. | |
| In Hopes of Finding God by herrsolera | 2 years ago |
| Nice comp, Dan. I'm a total softie for orchestral rock/metal, so this was right up my alley. Though you probably won't be too surprised, the stumbling block for me were the midi guitars. Having real guitars on this would have really upped the ante. Kudos, however, for a well written piece. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Closer {NIN Cover} by RAVENS | 2 years ago |
| Nice work, both of you. A cool spin on the original. Proving sometimes less-is-more really works. Thx for sharing. Jay |
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| iam by tokai2 | 2 years ago |
| I like the song's concept and vocals a lot, but I'd have to agree with you that the backing track's lacking the needed zing. What effects are you putting on the guitar/bass/drums? The vocals really pop out, which is a good thing, but I'm wondering if the other tracks' eq ranges are just too close to one another, and they're all fighting for the same sonic space. Have you tried different drums? Do the guitars, bass, and drums have hi- and lo-pass filters on them? I downloaded this to get more meta-info. -0.9db tells me you're probably not going overboard on compression, which I thought might have been another issue. The song does sound better on my iTunes vs. the player on this page. I'm only writing this because you asked for input. I think the track's definitely worth a remix if you're interested. Hope this helps. Thx for sharing. Jay |
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| The Immortal by Balok | 2 years ago |
| This has a very similar feel to the music on your EP, which I still have on my iPod. I was lucky enough to stumble upon this, and am glad to see you're still posting. It does truly sound like the calm before the storm, and sci-fi epic is a good description. Always a pleasure to listen to your tracks. Thx for sharing. | |
| Storm on the Horizon by Ignoramus | 2 years ago |
Some pics of the guitar. I KNOW there has to be at least a few out there that are into guitar p0rn:   |
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| South of Vulcan - 4- Last Touch by Surak | 2 years ago |
| There's a great chemistry here. Nice to hear Dave's voice back in action. You three should do more together. Thx for sharing. | |
| My Naked God by morkjt | 3 years ago |
| Great instrumental rock! Really liked the interplay between the acoustic and electric guitars. Glad I stumbled upon this one. Thanks for the download. Jay |
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| SHREDIVARIUS 5TH OPUS VID by SebastienGabriel | 3 years ago |
| Great to see a vid version of this song. Bravo! | |
| The shamen. by tokai2 | 3 years ago |
| This song drew me on the first listen. Very lush mix, entrancing vocals, and rawkin' guitars. Thanks for the download! I will give it more listens off the site, and may be back with more accolades. I like it enough right now, though, to give it a fav. Thx for sharing. Jay |
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| SHREDIVARIUS 5th OPUS by SebastienGabriel | 3 years ago |
| Kick-@ss! Totally spoke to me. Shred with emotion does not always come hand in hand, but you make it happen. A fan on the first listen. Thanks for sharing, but I wish you'd make this available for download so I/we could enjoy it on an iPod. | |
| Odyssey by Ignoramus | 3 years ago |
| Appreciate the comments, everyone. Dave, here are pics of what I used. I think the quintessential song project would require all amps and all guitars, and I'd be HAPPY! Rhythm guitars, tuned to Open C:  Lead guitar 1, my latest treasure, an ESP Horizon: Lead guitar 2, my cherry Explorer:  Amp, my Engl Fireball:  Acoustic, my Martin a/e (crap pic, but it's all I have now):  |
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| Ghosts by Balok | 3 years ago |
| This IS way cool, Balok. I know this will come to you as a complete shock, but I hear a soaring lead guitar over the top. Thx for sharing. | |
| Somehow.. by brnPetra | 3 years ago |
| Innocent. Fragile. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Out of a clear Blue Sky (video) by ronnielong | 3 years ago |
| You really make the lead guitar track seem effortless. Great to watch. Really enjoyed the melody and chops you were able to show off with the video. But cut yer damn string ends, man -- you'll poke someone's eye out with those things! Thx for sharing. | |
| Deja Vu by morkjt | 3 years ago |
| I'm not familiar with the original, but this was played really well. Are you using a Les Paul? What amp? | |
| Octahedron (Draft) by voXager | 3 years ago |
| For a draft, this rawks! Lots of light and dark, heavy and soft, which keeps the listener locked on the song from start to finish. Look forward to seeing this evolve. | |
| Carol of the Bells 2008 by ronnielong | 3 years ago |
| Liked the older version. Liked this one too. Great playing, and nice guitar tonez! Thx for sharing. | |
| EXCALIBUR by SebastienGabriel | 3 years ago |
| Wonderful composition. Especially liked the layered guitars. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Gone Insane by Lightning31 | 3 years ago |
| Great guitar work on this! I'm not hearing much (or any) bass guitar. The drum loops seem very "crashy" and redundant in parts --- adding more fills will certainly help with the latter. But the rhythm and lead guitar more than make up for these shortcomings. I hope you grow it. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Dead reckoning by NnitehawkK | 3 years ago |
| It's so refreshing to see a metal tune with a singer that sings instead of growling/grunting/roaring/screaming/whatever. Nice job! | |
| sex dolls by tokai2 | 3 years ago |
| Sounds tailor-made for a movie soundtrack, where lots of nefarious things are going on. I really liked the imagery this evoked, but yeah, there's quite a bit of clipping going on. This is a very loud mix at a low volume, and while that's the norm these days for radio, a softer mix with the limiter applied would really do the job. I'm not sure if I'd call this metal, but I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for sharing. | |
| GLASSWORKS: Opening by georgeptingley | 3 years ago |
| Well done! I'm so envious of those of you who play piano. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Twenty-Twelve (v1.1) by juzcook | 3 years ago |
| Love the tone of the Mesa, and love the riffing. On headphones, however, I'm still hearing a lot of buzzing and clipping. | |
| Take Time To Be Holy by Mystified | 3 years ago |
| Loved the layered vocal tracks. Wonderful harmonies. A cappella is not something to take for granted, but you pull it off with aplomb. Well done! | |
| A Depiction of Betrayal by Outcry | 3 years ago |
| As you asked for input on the mixing, what I'm hearing is a lot of clipping. If you're going for the Death Magnetic sound, that's one thing, but the crackly buzzy sounds that are consistent through the song tell me your levels are far too high. GB doesn't have much in the ways of tools to control clipping -- just the one red idiot light. I'd love to hear a new mix that doesn't have so much clippage. Hope you try again -- I think the song has potential. I'm, unfortunately, unable to give more input until the clipping's under control. Jay |
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| A Top of Gold (done right) by Ignoramus | 3 years ago |
| Appreciate the listens/comments! I'm not usually one for recycling an older tune, but I always liked the riffing in this one, and felt it was worth salvaging. James did some righteous drumming on this one, which the tune needed. Thanks again for listening. This was done with my Marshall TSL. And the Les Paul was in standard E tuning, a rarity for me. But the two just seemed to work together like peanut butter 'n' jelly. I've since gotten an Engl amp/cab. Stay tuned for the br00talz! Jay |
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| Diminished Returns by Eidolonia | 3 years ago |
| Ok, I'm back. I knew I wouldn't be able to listen through the site just once and have an opinion. I've just listened 3 times, back-to-back. This is masterful. The acoustic guitar is a wee strong, and has some background noise as well, but I think it works with the mood that's immediately set. I actually prefer it being just guitar/piano. The starkness would be completely ruined otherwise. How the song morphs into electric guitar, and then full-on metal, with you singing (!!!) was perfect. I'm hearing lotza passion in the vocal delivery. Like jk, I was hanging on each word. And the drum programming by Dan totally works throughout -- I'm not really sensing them being flat as mentioned above. Nice work, Dan. The ending transition back to the piano via that held, sustained note was perfect. Yes, more of a bass presence would fill out the mix, but this will get lots of iPod play over here in Igno-land. Well done, gents. Thanks for sharing. And now that you're a mod and all, don't you dare stop recording! Jay |
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| A Top of Gold (done right) by Ignoramus | 3 years ago |
| A special note of thanks to my buddy Eidolonia, who gave me some great feedback on the mix. I can finally call this song done. Thanks, Eido. | |
| Diminished Returns by Eidolonia | 3 years ago |
| Didn't see this one, and almost missed it. Let me snag a download so I can listen to it carefully. I'll be back. | |
| They Will Fall by juzcook | 3 years ago |
| I hear the talent. I hear the skillz. I also hear a lot of clipping. Mixed properly, this would be excellent. I hope you give it another go with the production. | |
| Misery Smile by herrsolera | 3 years ago |
| I wanted to download this and listen off-site. I'm glad I did. A most ambitious piece, with lots of light and dark, light and heavy. I also noted "teh Jaymz" in the vocals, particularly in the beginning. Eleven minutes may sound long to some, but I found this flowed really well, and the length didn't matter. Well done by all! And you actually got to collab with Ray! Favorited. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Smile by brnPetra | 3 years ago |
| Just beautiful. I've been a fan of both of your work for some time. I'm not sure I get the latter 1/4 of the vocal treatment, but this was a great listen. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Me and Dave M by GreenStation | 3 years ago |
| Isn't it weird, thrilling, cool and slightly scary to meet an iComper you hardly know (and yet, in a small, significant way, know quite intimately)? Good on both of ya! I've had a chance to meet a few of my iComp buddies. The first time was like a blind date, in a way. Didn't take pics, but in one case, the three of us had an impromptu jam and recorded a quick song. Thanks for sharing the pic with us. Judging from Dave's neat appearance, this must have been BEFORE you started pounding pints, yes? Heheh. |
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| So Contagious by herrsolera | 3 years ago |
| Thanks again, Dan, for having me on this track. It was a nice departure to be a hired gun vs. the ringleader, but I felt very comfortable with you at the helm. The storyline and the drama of this song are what drew me to it, but the other artists adding their own stamp to the song made it irresistible. A great collaboration of talents through and through, and I am proud to be part of this. Jay (edit: I can't spell...) |
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| Ace... by Lucazade22 | 3 years ago |
| I know singing a capella is incredibly hard, so hat's off to you for that. But there's so much clipping going on this track that's hard to get past it and comment on the singing. It'd be nice to hear a cleaner version of this -- might intrigue some folk to add instrumentation to it. | |
| my avatar by birdsonic | 3 years ago |
| God, you are SUCH a rock star! Just love your voice. Have to say your genre of choice is not my thing, but I'll deal with it to get another earful of birdmix. | |
| Dreams by DaveM | 3 years ago |
| I can really hear the difference in the production quality, Dave. Nice job. You know what a fan I am of your voice -- this one's flowing nicely. Guitars sounded much warmer and clearer than your GB projects. And played well, too. My virgin ears, however, will be forever tarnished by that cuss word. Ohhhh, my ears!!!! And what's with the smiley?!?!? You, who chastised me unrelentingly for smiley usage. Behold: the  smiley. Arrgh!! |
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| Little Boxes by jkane | 3 years ago |
| And after plowing through the Season 3 DVDs, I had to come back for another listen. Such irreverent lyrics, and so fitting. | |
| Where I Am by herrsolera | 3 years ago |
| Another grand achievement from Dan et.al. Not really sure if this fits in the genre "Metal," but it's a really cool fusion. I'm sure this was a nightmare to mix, with as many tracks as are on it, but it sounds well balanced and full. Hats off to the group -- nice vocals and instrumentation. As a suggestion, the distorted MIDI guitars don't quite measure up to the lead guitars or acoustic guitars in terms of tone. But hey, that's just me, I'm an ignoramus, and I could be wrong. I'm sorta surprised there's no download link, but at least I know where to find it for another listen. Thanks for sharing, Jay |
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| Lulabye by DaveM | 3 years ago |
| Nice collab, guys. This isn't really the genre that grabs my goosebumps, but I can appreciate the talent throughout the track. Thanks for sharing, Jay |
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| L A T E L Y by Matt Granz | 3 years ago |
| Great, great choice for vocals on this one. Dave's voice fits this sound so perfectly. Definitely get the BC vibe. Nice collab, guys! | |
| beautiful wall by Mystified | 3 years ago |
| This actually felt like the intro to something really big and epic. Couldn't you just feel it going BIG right after that ending "...wall?" Glad to hear your voice in action again. Thx for sharing, Jay |
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| God Be With You (till we meet again) by Mystified | 3 years ago |
| Wonderfully sung. Angelic, not unlike a Mozart soprano piece. Only thing better than one Mystified voice is a choir of Mystified voices. Color me vastly impressed. Thx for sharing, Jay |
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| My Demons by Choirbox | 3 years ago |
| Another great collab. You two have a good chemistry, and I hope you continue. Always enjoy CB's lyrics. Thx for sharing, Jay |
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| Farewell by Balok | 3 years ago |
| Yowza, this one hit me right in the chest. What saddened me was that it was so short, but what gladdened me was wishing it could be the intro to something far more epic in scale. Thx for sharing. Jay |
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| Machinemade Man by herrsolera | 3 years ago |
| Glad to see you grew this one! Would you believe I heard Cirque du Soleil soundtrack influences on this, especially with the voices? Thx for sharing, Jay |
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| Waiting for you to call by DaveM | 3 years ago |
| Nice collab, guys. Really liked the mandolin! Great performances all around. And thank you for omitting the "ooh baby yeh's" from the lyrics. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| The Burning by Choirbox | 3 years ago |
| I hear your Imogen Heap influence coming through on this one. Nice collab! Jay |
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| The Pain In Knowing feat. JKane by amateurpro | 3 years ago |
| Always a treat to hear jk do his thing, and this was a great soundbed for his vocals. Nice collab! Hope you post lyrics. Thanks for sharing, Jay |
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| Quiescence (collab) by davidsmith99 | 3 years ago |
| Glad to see the song found another life, and thanks again for using the track! Jay |
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| Lippedy Spit by JD | 3 years ago |
| Great collab! While jazz is not really my thing, I can certainly appreciate the talent of each artist on this track. On headphones, each instrument is distinct and clear. Hats off to the entire group. And Jules, you've really gained ground on mixing in GB. Thanks for sharing, Jay |
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| 08 Inundation by JefDam | 3 years ago |
| Guitar riffs/harmonies totally rawked, but I think the tune could benefit from drums that weren't so redundant/electronica-ish. Agree with the other comment re. vocals. Hope you grow it! Thanks for sharing. | |
| Break the Silence (ft pandasdontdance/james.moore) by FractalGarden | 3 years ago |
| Ummmm, you may want to check out http://www.icompositions.com/artists/FractalGarden/entries.php?pid=4111 or http://cdbaby.com/cd/fractalgarden2, or iTunes in the next month or so. Thanks for the listen. |
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| After You Are Gone by herrsolera | 3 years ago |
| Another ambitious collab! As another who really gets off on gathering many talents into a song, I can vicariously enjoy your feeling of accomplishment. The songwriting itself is worth a mention. Grand in scope, full in instrumentation, varied in moods. Very Kamelot indeed. Really liked the guitars on this one, guys. Definitely hear the Kamelot influence in the rhythm chugging as well. Solo was great. Mixwise, there seemed to be a lot of sonic competition during the busier parts of the song. It's early AM here, so I'm listening to this on heads, not monitors. I was really looking forward to hearing "metal Macoco" do his thing, but his work was quite buried in the mix -- I had to really focus on the bass to pick his parts out (again, on headphones). Vocals, also, really seemed pretty dominant in parts, pushing the instrumentation farther back in the mix. As a veteran and victim of such happenings, i.e. mixing lots and lots and lots of tracks together, admittedly I may be more sensitive to this than others. Congrats on your collab! Thanks for sharing, Jay |
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| Concerto for guitar & Orchestra 2nd opus by SebastienGabriel | 3 years ago |
| Wonderful. Especially enjoyed the tone of the classical guitar. I would have loved to listen to this on my iPod, but alas, no download option. Thanks for uploading. Jay |
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| Confession by AllenDean | 3 years ago |
| Wowza, some high energy rawk (!!) going on here. Your voice works so well with your guitar sound. Thanks for the download. Jay |
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| Travelling Man by DaveM | 3 years ago |
| Cool tune, Dave. For whatever reason, I envisioned towards the end of the song a trio of female backup vocalists singing in the same mike -- that kinda song. Some nice tone out of that l'il amp, huh? Hope you grow it. I hear the polished version within. Jay |
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| A Top of Gold by Ignoramus | 3 years ago |
| Appreciate the comments! @ Dave: Yep, that's my pic of my guitar. @ Ashley: Thanks for the suggestions. I was using this tune as an opportunity to try out several pickup settings/amp settings, and the intro guitar was the neck pickup. Certainly more muffled than the bridge pickup, but I've grown to like that sound as an option to the "nothing but searing lead" tone. @ Pink: Yep, Orion is and has been one of my most favorite tunes, and I wear it as a badge of honor if this song reminds you of it. @ Greg: You just gotta find the rich drunks! @ Dan: The snare does have a bit more spank, doesn't it? I liked everything else about that particular loop set, so I went with it. |
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| Celebutard by DaveM | 3 years ago |
| Wow, Dave, you finally did it! I remember you mentioning this as a song idea some time ago. Funny lyrics, and you got that single coil twangy thing going. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| a projection by birdsonic | 3 years ago |
| Always a treat to catch a fresh one from birdmix. Your vocal range always impresses, as are the lyrics. Just an opinion, but I thought the delay was a bit overdone at the end. Re. a remix, well, call me one dimensional, but I hear a sleazy rawk song in these vocals. Easily. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Giants by AllenDean | 4 years ago |
| Grow it, dude! This is a real rocker! As you're asking for input at the early stages, I'd have to confess the pod's wah tone doesn't do it for me. It sounds too synthetic, not organic enough. That's not to say the riff isn't kick@$$. And, it's just my opinion. I guess I'm old school. Miking a Marshall, Crybaby pedal, lotza noise, cables all over the floor ... heaven! Your very trademark vocals work excellently with this tune. I'll keep an eye out for the final version, but thanks for sharing what you've done so far. Jay (edit: Arrgh! I fixed the thing that was blanked out so you can see what I was trying to write, without it being *******.) |
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| At War's End by Balok | 4 years ago |
| Another Balok gem to add to my iPod library. Thanks for the download! Jay |
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| My Final Hours by herrsolera | 4 years ago |
| A very interesting concept through and through. I thought the spoken voices were clips from a movie, but was pleasantly surprised to find out otherwise. Excellent choice for vocals on this track. The violin/cello worked well together as well. The vocal samples, in parts, were more atmospheric than audible -- I'm guessing that was intentional. I was compelled to listen to this a 2nd time to have it sink in more. Wonderful collab! Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Tales of the West by Balok | 4 years ago |
| Herrsolera's scifi description hits the nail on the head as to the imagery this conjures. It's not without irony that he used Gattaca as the movie reference, when your current avatar is from the same. I will say again: I'm wildly and shamelessly envious of your ability to pull such tones out of that keyboard controller you use. Jay |
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| [Cover] Shroud Of False by Eidolonia | 4 years ago |
| Well, my hat's off to ya, Eido. Monitors and earbuds and headphones would implode with embarrassment and auditory abuse if I dared upload a song with my "singing" voice, but this totally works. The comment above about the track cutting off seemed a bit strange, what with your perfectionist approach towards things musical, so I checked out the original version, and your cover is following it as it should. My vote: all for encouraging you to sing more, and in longer songs where we can really hear your voice. This was a teaser, but hopefully just a teaser of what's to come. I especially liked hearing a bit of your British accent ("...understaaaahnd" ). Production wise, I'd suggest nuking that harsh "blurp!" at the end. Instrumentation sounded great, and perhaps because this is your first vocal mix, and your vocals, you had them lower in the mix than they ought to be. An opinion, to be sure, but I'd wager other vocalists will chime in and say your vocals should be higher in the mix. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Tyst by brnPetra | 4 years ago |
| Your voices work so well together! Great track, and thanks for the download. Jay |
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| [EndTimes] The End Times (Ruins) by Eidolonia | 4 years ago |
| This one slipped by me, but I'm glad I found it. I don't know why, but I find several of your songs are really big, epic pieces of which we're just hearing the first section. This one, to me, seems to want vocals on it, and I hear it being much longer, being much more of a journey. The chugging rhythm riffs against the synths/orchestration totally work. Nice solo. Just needs to grow! Thanks for sharing, Jay |
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| Horizon by Balok | 4 years ago |
| Wonderful fusion of two genres which you have melded together with complete aplomb, not to mention mastery. Too short, but wonderful. Yet another favorite. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| LOST by DonovanFraser | 4 years ago |
| Great gobs of huge guitars! Wowza! How do you get your tone? It's massive. Impressed, am I. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Potato Crusher by katchoolik | 4 years ago |
| A great listen! Production was crisp, clean and well balanced. Especially liked your facility for melody. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| The Big Bang Boom by jkane | 4 years ago |
| A great song in its original form, elevated to goosebump status with jk's vocals. LOVED the chorus section with jk's tracks behind Petra's. Aren't we lucky? Without technology as it is today, and without iComp, this song would have never come to be. Enjoyed! Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Here's to the Gentleman by herrsolera | 4 years ago |
| Quite an adventure indeed! Hats off to the collaborators -- this is an epic piece. Loved the prominent orchestration and the on/off heavy guitars -- made for quite the contrast. Thanks for sharing. Jay |
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| Indigo Noel by AllenDean | 4 years ago |
| A veritable choir of acoustic guitars. Nice!! | |
