On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:07:58 -0600 Benjamin Flaming <lau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thursday 19 February 2004 11:50 am, Pete Bessman wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Check out http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/eastsidemilitiamusic.htm > > > > After getting Specimen to an acceptable state, I threw together this > > proper demo. It has no vocals since me and my larynx don't get along, > > but I encourage anyone who so desires to rectify that deficiency. > > I must admit, I was reluctant to sign up for Yet Another User Account On > A Web Site I'll Probably Never Visit Again. I'm very glad I did, however - I > enjoyed your tune *very* much! > > The only thing that bothered me was the piano at about 4:00. It felt too > > thin and small to blend into the rich musical backdrop you'd created, and it > didn't quite feel raw enough to be out-of-place in a "good" sort of way. > FWIW, you might try reversing the piano samples, or perhaps doing something > to make them sound cheaper/grainier and/or stranger. Alternatively, you ...Some sort of Hammond/Roland emulation? {:} Steppenwolf still thrills me.} My real problem would be with the squeaky bits that you've got going along with the massive guitar thrummy stuff. They just don't seem to be part of the same song. I like the massive guitar thrummy stuff... the other sounds throw me off. Maybe if you were to morph between the two somehow or toss in a transitional sound? I like the song... I've been in more of a feedback/early Tangerine Dream mode myself lately but I think what you've got is put together really well. -- See these tears so blue. An ageless heart that can never mend. Tears can never dry. A judgement made can never bend. ... And I've been putting out fire with gasoline... {Dave}
