i like the three "middle" tracks of the album the most. clearwater florida has some really good samples that work nicely together but i almost wish it didnt move around so quick and gave some of the samples more time? 'drowning in u 1994' once it gets going is a nice listen and 'white amulet' basically sounds like a ghost box cut so of course im into that
train tracks 2006 was a weird one it seemed just kinda thrown together at the start but the bit with the aya hirano sample at the end was actually great. i also thought this with the next track 'end of the tape' which seemed a lot less messy towards the end when you just had the beat and the guitar
i likeed the first track i thought the sample of the youtube vid bubbling under everything was a good atmmospheric setup but tbh i wasnt feeling any of the next 3 tracks :( the samples werent strong enough to carry em i think??
'hywel ab owain' i wished that that ffrantic hand drum type percussion was going through the whole thing again it seemed kinda messy to start with and when that kicked in it really gave it a sense of propulsion and purpose and it dropped out too soon
also i tell u what you have a knack for ending albums in really strange but affecting ways. the last track put me in mind of hold music (its the poor quality inoffensive yet wistful guitar noodling) i felt like i was on the phone to some insurance company in the mid 2000s or something which actually gives the whole thing a really clever circular structure when you consider it starts with "last phonecall from the mojave"
oyu do get better with every album man
Thank you for the feedback! I will try to keep all of this in mind in the future.
Something I'm learning is that people have different perspectives on my music, a lot of the tracks are very short because I had another person tell me I tend to make them too long and too, for lack of a better word, thick with samples.
That I'm improving is the important part, it can often feel like you're regressing when you're in the moment ^_^;
I'm glad you liked "White Amulet", I was very much not confident about that track because of how minimal it was, and I'm glad you liked the Hirano sample too.
the stuff in "10,000 Years & 10,000 Days" is actually a recording of the AccuWeather channel, so you're not far off.
If it's not too much trouble, could you check out the two tracks I posted above (Heavy in the Trunk and Commodore Queen)? They have similar structure to the album but are less weird and have a bit of a different approach and I'm interested to hear how u think they compare.
I had been listening to (and trying to work with, tho it didn't pan out) a lot of Luxury Elite and I'm wondering if the vaporwave influence wasn't actually a detriment rather than a benefit.
I would also like to hear if people have any "favorite tracks" from me, just in total over my whole career. I realize it's a bit self-indulgent but I've been thinking of putting together a short career overview.
points in response to this:
i like the vaporwave influence it's subtle and that's the best way to have a vaporwave influence bcos otherwise it will sound kinda played out
don't be unconfident about more minimal stuff. broadly speaking tthe minimal stuff was the best moments on this album. don't listen to yngwie malmsteen less can definitely be more
the tracks thatcome to mind as favourites from you are "The Pipes of Astra-Khan" whatever version was the one you put on youtube, and "Wide Ocean Shot"
and yeah gimme a sec i'll listen to those other 2
I'm not sure I have that first one anymore, I'll have to look.
I wish I could remember how I made Wide Ocean Shot. A lot of Sun Araw samples and filters were involved.
me and Cel-Man don't really talk anymore (he moved from one part of Detroit to another and I think is trying to get signed by Trick Trick) so I am not sure I have permission to use that song.
"heavy in the trunk" - i think the good bit of this is when you've got the semiquaver hihats going on, keep those consistent through the whole thing and see where it goes?
"commodore queen" - i wasnt feeling this at all but the beat right at the end is good. i would basically scratch everything before then and find some new samples and build something around that beat...?
also i listened to "midnightworld" and it's got that boards of canada vibe going on it's very nice i'd just say
1. it's crying out for some sub bass. or some more sub bass
2. it feels as though there's not much in the way of... like... chord changes. what you've got is nice but it gets kinda droney. not necessarily a bad thing and i like drone u know but i'd at least like to hear where it would go with a bit more variation in the actual chords that are going on there
I kinda don't know how to do bass unfortunately. I can sample it from other places but whenever I try to make a nice bassline they kinda drown out the rest of the song.
Chord changes are a mystery to me too b/c I'm dumb.
Anyone open to collaboration within the next few days? I have like a bunch of half-done songs and I was hoping that bouncing back and forth with someone would help me finish them.
I'll admit, there's not much super new content to be had (two of the singles were already out about a month ago) but I do like it a lot as a full work.
also I'm just gonna come out and say it, "Regards." is what you're here for. Like Gomez, I came up with it in two hours after futzing around with Audiotool for a bit and, also like Gomez, I feel that it's one of the best tracks in my entire catalog.
What do you guys think of this. Not as a standalone song, but as a beat for someone to possibly rap over? Read the description, it'll provide some context.
It is pretty solid and I really dig the kind of minimal sorta pretty thing you are doing there, but I am not sure what I can say to constructively critique it at the moment.
It is pretty solid and I really dig the kind of minimal sorta pretty thing you are doing there, but I am not sure what I can say to constructively critique it at the moment.
basically like
could you imagine Gucci or someone like that overtop it.
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3. there u go
- 'Brigade Days' (as Forest Rites)
- 'Interlude 1/Warning From Bad Future' (Blixty Slycat)
- 'Blixty Slycat is Dead' (Glowwy-Lookin' Lava Lamp ft. S!GNALCORPS)
- 'Thy Phantom' (Cel-Man Iller and Mojave Music)
- 'Life as a Sea Urchin' (Mojave Music)
- 'Apartment' (Mojave Music)
- 'One. Shot. (Seance Boy Mix)' (TRVRWHTVR and Mojave Music)
I'll be honest, now I'm a bit curious if anyone has any particular favorites in the Trevor Whatevr catalog.
"heavy in the trunk" - i think the good bit of this is when you've got the semiquaver hihats going on, keep those consistent through the whole thing and see where it goes?
"commodore queen" - i wasnt feeling this at all but the beat right at the end is good. i would basically scratch everything before then and find some new samples and build something around that beat...?
1. it's crying out for some sub bass. or some more sub bass
2. it feels as though there's not much in the way of... like... chord changes. what you've got is nice but it gets kinda droney. not necessarily a bad thing and i like drone u know but i'd at least like to hear where it would go with a bit more variation in the actual chords that are going on there
(The other Jane)
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/intro/s-Vpr4m
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/obs-fragment/s-0n9GL
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/untitled-fragment-iii/s-lYZJO
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/revenge-fragment/s-6sMss
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/untitled-fragment-ii/s-tx7qt
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/wistful-fragment/s-RityZ
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/untitled-fragment-1/s-MqBBI
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/outro-1/s-YheQi
The current fragments (though I might have a newer version of "Wistful" and "Revenge") for my album, except the hidden track
(The other Jane)
https://soundcloud.com/trevorwhatevr/sets/w-r-t
(The other Jane)
https://soundcloud.com/knight-of-swords/dnc/s-7FkCd
Please do!
either way its got a strong beat and interesting textures and is sounding p accomplished