You do not need to bump. Tre, Naney, and all the rest of us know that this thread is here. We will speak when we have things to say. I am sorry that I have not given you feedback yet, but this is not encouraging me or anyone else. Just cool your pistons and I will tell you what I think when I get the time to actually give your album a solid listen.
I did listen to some of it, though, and it is definitely promising. I also really do like what you did with that spectral fragment that I sent you.
Sorry if that sounded douchey. It just came off as attention whoring, which I do not respond terribly well to. Maybe because I am tempted to it a lot and it makes me dislike myself.
While I can see what you meant by describing this experiment as "sad cowboy music" earlier, it reminds me more of old black-and-white Gothic horror flicks by way of late '90s hip-hop production. I like it.
I don't like the droning in the background that goes on for most of the song, but I really do like the 'pew pew' laser gun percussion. The transition into the last bit right before the 3rd minute was kind of awkward, but I ultimately liked how you ended it.
Man, you made another thing that reminds me of Anodyne.
I'm questioning the title. The piece is really active and really panicky. Like the kind of music that plays when you're down to your last 100 seconds in Super Mario Bros. I'd have called it Rising Waters or Running out of Time, but you outrank me when it comes to interesting titles, so I ultimately trust your judgment.
Man, you made another thing that reminds me of Anodyne.
I'm questioning the title. The piece is really active and really panicky. Like the kind of music that plays when you're down to your last 100 seconds in Super Mario Bros. I'd have called it Rising Waters or Running out of Time, but you outrank me when it comes to interesting titles, so I ultimately trust your judgment.
I enjoyed that quite a bit. Assuming that it does go longer than that, a little more variation later on may be in order, but I really like the feel that you have created. The percussion and the strange samples, in particular, are really nice.
^ Getting the negatives out of the way before the positives because they strike me as important here.
The hi-hats and snares toward the beginning and end need to be a lot grimier than that to fit the vibe that I think you're going for. They sound very clean and generically trap-inspired when they really should be a lot grainier and nastier. Less important but still worth noting: The main harpsichord-type synth would sound awesome with a nice coat of reverb, a blurry filter, or both at once. The tone that you're getting out of it is cool, but I think that it needs to have just that extra touch of grease and glide to make it extra sinister.
Now, to the good stuff.
That weird-ass bass line is very imposing, maybe a bit loud but it definitely earns its prominence, and the slight odd syncopation with the drums really grooves. The samples are fun, too, as usual, as are the many little eerie bell-like and droning sounds, and the drums sounds that are less recognisable are pretty cool.
Overall, a very solid track, with two small problems that really get my goat because they keep it from being great.
i feel like it's too clean. the best kind of industrial in this vein has a kind of... a kind of messiness, sloppiness to it that lends it an extra intensity. like listen to some SPK or Zoviet France or something, you get what i mean? i feel maybe you need something organic in there. idk if you have a mic that can record you hammering on the side of a steel barrel and howling, but that would improve it some, make it less clean and technological. maybe Sredni could help you out with that.
I have not actually bothered with making a full tune in a while, don't wanna tackle structure until I'm comfortable with the pieces I'm putting together.
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ohh of course the post about the album is on the bottom of the last page
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Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
i did a thing? it is a weird thing
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I don't like the droning in the background that goes on for most of the song, but I really do like the 'pew pew' laser gun percussion. The transition into the last bit right before the 3rd minute was kind of awkward, but I ultimately liked how you ended it.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I like the syncopation. The narration really brings the piece together in the second half. No complaints about it.
You kind of end all of your songs in the same way. That's kind of hypocritical, as I pretty much do the same thing, but it's something to look into.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Those first three seconds are perfect. The rest of the song requires you to listen really closely to it, but it's not bad, just has a complex tempo.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Man, you made another thing that reminds me of Anodyne.
I'm questioning the title. The piece is really active and really panicky. Like the kind of music that plays when you're down to your last 100 seconds in Super Mario Bros. I'd have called it Rising Waters or Running out of Time, but you outrank me when it comes to interesting titles, so I ultimately trust your judgment.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Would you prefer that I listen to them in order?
it's named after the vocal sample. given that I tend to devote at least a week to sequencing, yes.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Wow, I really should have started with this one. It's a perfect sample of your work for the uninitiated.
I'll admit, I don't particularly like the riff that comes in around 1:20.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
The song on a whole is something that needs two listens. Sounds messy the first time and organized the second.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Man, I mean.
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
That was perfect.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
You did a good job with the sequencing, Mojave.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
I will say that I like Conch more than Ghostpepper.
I'll hit Yokohama, California and Signoff tomorrow. And I do apologize for procrastinating on this for so long.
i feel like it's too clean. the best kind of industrial in this vein has a kind of... a kind of messiness, sloppiness to it that lends it an extra intensity. like listen to some SPK or Zoviet France or something, you get what i mean? i feel maybe you need something organic in there. idk if you have a mic that can record you hammering on the side of a steel barrel and howling, but that would improve it some, make it less clean and technological. maybe Sredni could help you out with that.
sorry i am not much help with this!!
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
And is that your voice?
And yes, that's me!
I'm flattered, Sredni. ^_^