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| I'm Free (Chinese Whispers 4) by ChineseWhispers | 4 years ago |
Thanks, cats. This was such a fun project, I've been enjoying listening to everyone's versions! I'm so glad someone took charge and posted everything while some of us went AWOL.  -n |
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| 4arms collab mix by MasonOller | 5 years ago |
| Yeah, great layering. I like how fragments rise to the surface and dip back under again. Def too short though! I want to hear more. | |
| Four Chords of Collaboration (Ian and James Mix) by 4arms | 5 years ago |
| Yay! This was such a fun project, can't wait to be set up to record and collab again. | |
| Per_coolated by Geechi3 | 5 years ago |
| Groovy, love it. But no comments yet from Percolate. Maybe he's still figuring out his layers? | |
| 4arms crazy four chord collab by nickblake | 5 years ago |
I just posted this! How can you have commented already?!  |
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| For Four Arms by MasonOller | 5 years ago |
 Ack! I thought there were only 4 of us! Holy craposes! Well, nice track anyway. I wish I had grabbed it before I started mixing the other stuff. |
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| RAMSEL 5/4 by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| Yes yes yes! This means I should be uploading my 7/4, 9/4, and 11/6 songs, huh? |
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| sleepy man (I'm gonna kill you if you don't shut up) by ponkey | 5 years ago |
| Awesome. I'm sorry I missed the opportunity to jump in on this one! |
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| Paint it Black..cover thingy by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
| I wish I could design SNES games around your compositions. This would be such a good fighting-through-the-underworld-getting-to-the-big-boss track. And great pic, too! |
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| Bharata Natyam by archie7777 | 5 years ago |
| Great track, I like the Indian direction you're taking. I think I ordered this dish last time I got Indian food. Chick peas in a creamy sauce, right? |
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| ReGeZkY by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| Damn, I love this. Keep making crazy music, Ramzar! | |
| Fading Wood..... . . . . . by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
| Sounds like inspirational country, something you'd hear in The Trucker's Chapel out on I80 in Wyoming. If only you'd hit a long sustain at the end! "And the Lord will lift you up, people. He will guide you on your long hauls from Indianapolis to Abilene. To be assured of God's grace why don't you buy one of our glow-in-the-dark dashboard angels to watch over you?" Great track, as always. |
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| Goofball by artneuro | 5 years ago |
| Animal House is def. a good description of this sound. Solid mix and performing. Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun with this. Actually sounds pretty lo-fi early indie rock (a la Quasi or Sleater-Kinney). |
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| Hey Mexico (you shuck away all my ill) by johnmoore | 5 years ago |
| Love it, great song! I love good country tracks -- well written, fun, singable. Good ****. | |
| Life Minor Leaguer by johnmoore | 5 years ago |
| Great track, John. It reminds me of all the folk I grew up listening to. Your imperfect voice reminds me of early Dylan. You could easily knock off early Dylan if you intentionally went rhaspy and nasal. But then, there's nothing wrong with not doing Dylan, too. |
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| Drunk Girl Crying by Blacklilyorchard | 5 years ago |
| I was shocked at the low marks from the initial reviewers. This song is absolutely amazing. I was very heartened to see the 5-star reviews later on. Like some of the other people said above, this is what music is all about. Thank you for making this and posting it! |
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| skull and bones vibe by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
| I instantly loved this track. Great sounds, great ambience. I love the constant melodic motion. Keep going out there! |
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| EZECHIEL 25/17 by archie7777 | 5 years ago |
| Great track, Jerome. Get Pulp Fiction sample. And, as always, great beats. My only complaint is that it's Ezekiel 25:17. Unless it's written different in France? In which case, my bad. |
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| SHADOWLAND by Bampot | 5 years ago |
| Great sounds, BP. Good build and deep arrangements later on. Excellent mixing, just crisp and clear all the way through. I'm kinda glad I had insomnia so I had a chance to hear this. -n |
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| EMC orchestra by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| I was expecting another jazz fusion number, but this is just as good. A different sort of fusion, as another reviewer posted. The sax is a little overpowering in the mix. Otherwise me gusta mucho (only in italian, however you say that). |
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| MOSP: run by ponkey | 5 years ago |
| Great track, love the lo fi and the energy. Agree with comments above, the drums really need to be raised. Otherwise, flipping sweet. -n |
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| Messages from Beyond by Homebrand | 5 years ago |
| Orgeous! err, that should be gorgeous. Delicious ambience. Will be a nice compliment to the subways and hikes around Manhattan. I lurve it. -n |
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| Black Guitar Guayabo by lilichi | 5 years ago |
| Gorgeous! | |
| Worst Concert Ever by ciheins | 5 years ago |
| I only wish my high school concerts were this good. Congrats, all! | |
| Answer Your Call by Dyl | 5 years ago |
| Nice track. Very New Wave sounding, esp. production-wise. | |
| Fat Dub by Coelacanth | 5 years ago |
| Def. interesting. I haven't listened to a lot of dub, though I know it had a small comeback when I was in college. This song and mix sounded pretty tight. I dug the link to King Tubby, thanks for putting that up. |
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| FRANCO G by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| This is all FruityLoops, huh? Might be time to check that out, the sounds on this are great. The drums, the piano, the horns, the bass. Another solid jazz piece. Love it. |
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| Pamela's eyes by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| Great beat, great groove. Great job. | |
| F059 detaché by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| Keep making stuff like this, I love it! The craziness, the energy, the sonic other-worldliness. Awesome stuff. | |
| A step in to Electric Jazz by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| Aw, come on! They bleeped *****es Brew?! That's an album title for chrissakes! | |
| A step in to Electric Jazz by RAMZAR | 5 years ago |
| Great work! It's like *****es Brew 50 years in the future ... or if Miles worked with electronica kids. Love it. | |
| I Like Your Vibes [U Make Me Want] by archie7777 | 5 years ago |
| I like your vibes, Jerome. I love the whining drone in the background and the simplicity of the arrangement (as ArtNeuro pointed out). | |
| Reversable Centurion (The Song That Won't Die) by jobu | 5 years ago |
| Great song. Solid, nice progression and arrangement, good harmonies. If only there was a good slow and heavy drum sample to back it up! If anyone out there is thinking of releasing some more promo samples, a solid slow and heavy drum would be ideal! I see why the song won't die, too. This would be a great track set to loop. |
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| PLUTO....(5 guitar tracks.). Song No.311 by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
Oh, I thought an international consortium of astromoners just met in Prague and voted it back in (and added a few more, like Xena). Well, the song is good anyway. Great feel, great weirdness. The drums are too low, though. |
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| PESCARA by Bampot | 5 years ago |
| Slamming. Great beat | |
| Soudain dans la nuit by BrunoGatinet | 5 years ago |
| Mais oui! Tres bien! And there my French ends, mon petit chou. Great track, nice vox and smooth flow. Chill. |
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| one last time by tetsuya | 5 years ago |
| Sounds gorgeous, Jeff. Now don't go swimming with your cowboy boots on! Great drum programming |
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| Notes on a theme: way to follow by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| I'm all about creating unbalance, Jerome. Though now that you mention it maybe I should pan them closer to center since there's not a lot going on in this song sonically. |
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| I kicked Chuck Norris in the head. by Homebrand | 5 years ago |
| Fantastic. But don't tell Chuck I said so. | |
| Possibly Maybe.... by Homebrand | 5 years ago |
| Gorgeous. Can't wait to hear it with vocals. I keep thinking of doing a cover of Army of Me ... |
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| home on the brand (a song for HB) by ponkey | 5 years ago |
| Hooray for upbeat country songs! And love. And cowbell. And hot tubs. |
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| War on Christmas by offbalance | 5 years ago |
| Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Oh, yes! That was better than sex. Thank you. (Bing Crosby? I thought you were trying to be Rush!) |
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| Sisters by waltwilcutts | 5 years ago |
| Nice ambient instrumental track. I like the chorus (effect) on the guitar, comes across really well in the headphones. |
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| Marmalade & Honey (Live) by sideburnsbob | 5 years ago |
| Very nice. I'll have to iPod this one for my commute. Nothing like running around NYC with folksy-acoustic-front-porch-in-the-southern-summertime music. |
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| War On Terror (thank you) by gunk | 5 years ago |
Nice arrangement and guitar ... things. Keep following the insanity! |
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| Lapdog by jobu | 5 years ago |
Nice writing, I like this. The vox at the end sound Sting-ish. Great heaviness at the end. All around interesting arrangement and solid execution. |
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| sympathy for the devil (Stones cover) by ponkey | 5 years ago |
| Great sounds, very different from the original. Love the harmonies on the chorus. Fab production. Multi-band compression you say? Interesting, I'll have to take a look at it. |
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| Desolation Row by Dyl | 5 years ago |
| Great work, I love this tune (both the original and your cover). I used to listen to Highway 61 on my long road trips. Very nice production and arrangement. And guitar work. And build. And vocals. And everything. | |
| Off Thinking by jobu | 5 years ago |
| Pretty tight. Sound like post-Gabriel Genesis, around Invisible Touch era. Good playing | |
| Hooded up (Addiction mix) V. 2 by DJPumpsta | 5 years ago |
Sounds pretty good. Good beat |
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| The Jam - Complete by SwedeinLA | 5 years ago |
| You guys sure had fun with this (jeez, I almost spelled that "shure had fun" ). Sounds great, everyone. |
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| Human Mattress by jobu | 5 years ago |
| Sounds great, nice tight harmonies and good melody. I love hearing band's early studio stuff, post more! | |
| Dancing with snakes {[Horny Remixed] by archie7777 | 5 years ago |
| I agree with Dylan. This is fab, Jerome. Love the layered vox, they sound great. Is this the missing track from Snakes on a Plane? |
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| Sedated dolly by tetsuya | 5 years ago |
| Wow, it sounds gorgeous. The guitars are all coming straight down the middle, but who cares? They're mixed in well so they blend without getting muddy. Great job! |
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| What do I Know? by 4arms | 5 years ago |
| And ... done! Here's the link. http://www.icompositions.com/music/song.php?sid=44535 Gorgeous tune, 4arms. Thanks for posting this. |
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| What do I Know? by 4arms | 5 years ago |
| On it! I'll see what I can do. So Beatles, I love it. |
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| Songplug...rawhide..song no.308 by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
| You're all about the spacey cowboy music lately, huh? Sounds great. I love it! |
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| Ritmo Latino [Watch Me] by archie7777 | 5 years ago |
| Great sounds as always, Jerome. Man, I'm going to have to check out this Love Parade thing. |
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| Hey Lucy, I'm Home by gunk | 5 years ago |
OMG ROTFL. Hey, those are great drum sounds. Are those samples built-in to RiffWorks? Might need to check that program out ... |
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| Jam excerpt [live band] by Bob6stringer | 5 years ago |
| Hot track. I love this ****. I miss going to Dead and Phish shows. Sounds like I would have loved your shows as well. And this is great early-Dead style energy too (or Allmans, as people keep pointing out). Reminds me of a jam from Live Dead or any number of my 70s bootlegs. |
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| Crimson Sunset [band] by Bob6stringer | 5 years ago |
| Great track. Reminds me of the highlights of the 80s Dead -- when they were good and tight and jamming out. Not unlike an acoustic I Know You Rider. Sweet harmonies on the end, great energy and performance. I assume you guys have a CD? Or three? |
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| More Than A Dream by joolsoakland | 5 years ago |
| I think stuff is always worth re-recording, remixing, etc. It's always interesting to see how you've grown since the last time you approached a song and the new directions that it takes. Nice track, very rocking. |
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| Its All Over Now Cover Comp) by joolsoakland | 5 years ago |
| Nice. Mellow, smooth. Great chorus. Oooh, nice guitar as well. Great summertime, hang-out-by-the-pool kind of track, sipping on a mojito and getting over that floosie you used to call a girlfriend. | |
| El loco en la calesita (Cover) by lilichi | 5 years ago |
| Gorgeous, Lily. | |
| My sweet baby, the hypocrite by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| The tragedy? Just an ex-girlfriend from long ago. Our relationship was the tragedy. Oh, oh, oh, the studio tragedy. Oh, that's not a tragedy, just a place-in-life thing. I moved down to Georgia for the summer to spend some time with my dad and packed VERY light. Just a guitar, some clothes, and (of course) my Powerbook. I've been transient for almost the past year so I can focus on music and re-center my life, so my studio gear is all packed away and stored at my mom's house in Jersey. It was hard to part with it, but I forced myself to -- I haven't been away from my gear for 3, 4, 5 years and when I do go away I get jittery. I thought a few months away would be good for me, force me to do other things like spend time with my dad and meditate more and generally figure out why I keep having panic attacks and slips into depression. Don't know how much I've figured out, but I've definately found music much more fun to work on when it's stripped down to just me and a guitar (and Garageband, of course!). And I've had a blast getting into iComp and hearing all this talent everywhere and people pursuing their dreams to create. No tragedies, just the usual potholes and speedbumps of life. And to top it off, I've found the girl I want to marry. Much to my surprise it's the same girl I've been dating for the past 4 years. Which is not to say it's been a bad relationship. I just didn't know we could go as deep as we have since I took some serious time apart (though we talk on the cell once or twice a day ).As for eliminating small-room ambience ... it depends on your setup. I'll email you. |
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| Sweet Dream Abilene by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| Thanks guys. The vocal harmonies on the bridge aren't quite right, and I can't wait to play this with an actual band who can rock it, non-midi style. Le sigh. But it's a fine demo. | |
| Steve Vai by gunk | 5 years ago |
| Nice, I like the groove. And the dead animal smells. I'm sure Steve Vai's hair approves. You know, this would sound pretty kicking with slamming drums and bass behind it (with staggered entrances, of course, to maximize the animal smelliness). And some chanting, monotonous vocals on top ... hmmm ... |
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| The Ray Jam by Shred | 5 years ago |
| Damn, it makes my head dizzy to try and follow your lines. Great shredding, Shred. I can't believe people can play that fast, it just blows my mind. | |
| A very special cover song by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| Thanks. On second listen, I'm annoyed by the timing on my guitar. I've never been able to get the funk feel down. And I know I've had better flow, too. Ah well. It's just for fun after all. |
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| All In The Club [With Yoh's Secretary] by archie7777 | 5 years ago |
| hahahahahahaha ... I was about to type something when the "aaahhhh" came on. Jesus. She sure does moan. Unfortunately (moaning aside) Yoh's secretary has turned out to be a crappy dancer. She kept stepping on my toes so I had to leave the dancefloor. Too bad, I liked the tune very much. Maybe there'll be someone else to dance with ... ? |
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| Time to say goodbye by tetsuya | 5 years ago |
Hey man, You're still sending/recording all your guitars to one side. Good tune though, and kick-*** playing (as always). |
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| Late Night Snack by Matt Granz | 5 years ago |
| Hey, I just heard Gunk's original earlier today. The guitar was a great addition, great arrangement and playing (as always). Too many pedals, though. j/k |
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| Streaming Conscienceness Mind Expansion Programme by wakegirlsarah | 5 years ago |
| Great voice again. Anytime you want to do a collab, just drop me a line! |
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| Moon Catcher by wakegirlsarah | 5 years ago |
| Yeah, great raw sound. Love the live drums. (I'm betting those aren't loops.) Great song, too. And what a gorgeous voice, Sarah! It could be panned to make it sit better and be more present, but damn your voice sounds good. |
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| Force Ten by Wampwamp | 5 years ago |
| huh ... somehow from the title I was expected a woochy-woochy funk number. Kick *** track. I agree about the bass, this track needs it badly. Also, crank those m-f'in drums. And keep shredding! |
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| G.U.N.K. by gunk | 5 years ago |
| Heck yes. Great track. Sounds like an out-take from Fear of Music. |
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| Late Night Snack by gunk | 5 years ago |
| Great track, I love the ending. Dark disco. Great stuff. | |
| Spiders in Your Mind by gunk | 5 years ago |
Ah Syd Barrett, how I miss you. Great stuff, very moody. The bass is too thick, I think -- sounds too distorted. If it were cleaner it would make the song jump more. Or EQed a little brighter. Otherwise, great work, I like very much. |
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| numbers by offbalance | 5 years ago |
| Interesting (thinking about the numbers and their meaning). Dark, contemplative, just my kind of stuff. Will def. go on my iPod. Woah, that plane sound effect took me by surprise. I could def. hear more war sound effects mixed in throughout (a la Atom Heart Mother). Nice chatting with you today. -n |
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| Good Riddance (time of your life) (Green Day cover) by luiti | 5 years ago |
| Wow! I agree with offbalance, the cello really makes this. Your voices sound great, the guitar sounds great, the mix sounds great. Fab job! | |
| A very special cover song by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| Thanks, Douglas. Uh-oh, Ponkey downloaded without commenting. Wonder if he's planning something? |
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| We by luiti | 5 years ago |
| Straight-up rock, me gusta mucho. The drums could come up a bunch | |
| Barry The Goldfish by JimTheObscure | 5 years ago |
| This is Jellyfish if Neil Godrich was producing them! I love the motion and sounds on this track, great stuff. I'm sorry your goldfish jumped, too.  |
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| MIRRORBALL by Bampot | 5 years ago |
| holy crap, it just keeps going and going. You know, us kids today can't handle anything over 3:00 ... the seventies sure were some kind of crazy. and that bass is some kind of infectuous. |
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| Sweet Little Daughter (final) by ChamberlainKillpage | 5 years ago |
| wow, great mix. I particularly like the swell of the chorus and the overall bassline, esp. it's punctuation in the verse. great sounds. And I'm a sucker for real recorded and well written string parts! |
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| not fade away (Stone cover) by ponkey | 5 years ago |
| Yeah, I thought this was a Buddy Holly song! I dig this arrangement, though. Great job. |
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| 15 by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| Oh, you've got the skills alright, DD. You're writing is excellent. | |
| The Jam of raylaveau by tetsuya | 5 years ago |
| holy crap, we have some real shredders on this site. This is excellent, guys. Great guitar work. And Alban, you got the guitar to come out non-stereo-panned! Excellent! |
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| Milkshake..(3D animation video) by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
| The cows killed me. Thanks. Great video! |
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| The Good, The Bad & The Ugly..(surfy tech?) by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
| How about "The Good, The Bad, and the Woodguy"? I love this, this is fantastic. |
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| wood rocks into the night.. song no. 307 by woodguy32 | 5 years ago |
| interesting that everyone is describing this as beach music! It sounds like Transylvanian beach music to me (or an upper level from Castlevania . It reminds me of some of the awesome video game music one of my dorm kids used to make. He would stay up all night making these intensely intricate 1:30 min songs that were designed to loop. He went on to program cell phone ringtones for a living, go figure. Anyway, this is great. Love the ending, too! |
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| Let's spend the night together (Stones cover) by ponkey | 5 years ago |
| Sounds like a 23rd century remix ... if I was any good at cartooning I'd make a little video of the (very old) Stones hurtling through space bopping in their spaceship. I can see them wizzing past meteors, drag racing aliens, and going to the Discotheque au Pluto to dance the night away afterwards. Great job, love the falsetto! |
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| Breathe, hipsters by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| Thanks, DD. Just wait until I can play my electric again! I'm having this problem where I can hear what I want to play (or, in this case, what Floyd played) in my head but when I sit down with guitar in hand it just goes away. I think I'll need to really take my time with this one and re-do it right. |
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| CR: the walrus song by ponkey | 5 years ago |
| Great song, despite what HennaOjisanSoc said! | |
| burning flowers by tetsuya | 5 years ago |
Wow, great guitar work, you have great chops. I like the writing and arrangement a lot. Same comment about the panning. My guess is you're recording the guitars as stereo tracks and they're only coming in 1 channel (ie the left one). Holy crap you wail! |
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| morning stand by tetsuya | 5 years ago |
| Nice song, man. Was that stereo separation intentional or were the guitars recorded as stereo tracks (when in fact they only came in through the left channel)? Same with the vox & bass. Whether or not it's intentional it's an interesting effect. I want to hear a heavy, slightly swung drum on this, esp in the chorus where the bass & kick drum don't sync up. In general I really like the feel and ideal behind this song, bluesy and mellow as hell. |
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| Breathe, hipsters by nickblake | 5 years ago |
| Thanks, man. I think the intro is a little long, too. I think that's how the original went and I wanted to keep it as close to the original as possible. Though in retrospect I probably should have cut to the chase. | |
| Find Me on the Back Roads by jobu | 5 years ago |
| Yeah, awesome groove | |
| Dead Melodies by jobu | 5 years ago |
| Good old Beck disparaging the LA scene. Again, gorgeous track |
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| Short Song about Being a Loser (better vocal) by jobu | 5 years ago |
| That chorus is gorgeous. I love the mandolin (?) in the background! | |
