Working on a new tune

MPoppitt

Joined: Apr 23, 2006
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Austin TEXAS!
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Posted on Jan 03 2013 12:37 PM

Been doing some recording late at night recently. Came up with a new tune called 'Don't look down'.

http://surfguitar101.com/downloads/details/501/

Any feedback/criticism/insults would be greatly appreciated. I'm not too sure about the psych-ish lead, and may re-do it.

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PrestonRice

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Posted on Jan 03 2013 01:21 PM

The drums during the intro could be improved with a kick, kick, snare, rest, rather than kick, snare, kick, snare. The intro could also be shorter. Sounds good.

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CrazyAces

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Posted on Jan 03 2013 03:02 PM

Nice drip!
It's fun but maybe a stronger melody or theme for the B part?
Just a suggestion. Thanks for sharing

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norcalhodad

Joined: May 25, 2006
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Posted on Jan 03 2013 03:45 PM

Yeah, off to a good start. Needs a lead guitar track. The splashy 007-ish bassline is cool, but not hooky enough to make it feel complete.

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killbabykill34

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Posted on Jan 03 2013 03:54 PM

I like what I hear. I would suggest some sort of sample over the intro. Beyond that, work on tones and perhaps making sure instruments are tuned correctly. I think there is a melody there that is getting lost in the mix due to your tone.

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bu2b

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Posted on Jan 03 2013 05:32 PM

Dark indeed! I think some mixing and some polish will make it quite nice really good concept for a tune.

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PrestonRice

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Posted on Jan 03 2013 05:52 PM

Hey, BU2B: Rush fan much?

And yay, an austinite!

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MPoppitt

Joined: Apr 23, 2006
Posts: 133
Austin TEXAS!
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Posted on Jan 03 2013 08:30 PM

Thanks everybody.

norcalhodad wrote:

Yeah, off to a good start. Needs a lead guitar track. The splashy 007-ish bassline is cool, but not hooky enough to make it feel complete.

killbabykill34 wrote:

I think there is a melody there that is getting lost in the mix due to your tone.

This is a problem I run into. I work hard to get it drippy & swampy, but at the expense of note clarity, especially on the low notes. what to do? If the metal guys can get away with riding a low E riff, why can't we?

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Richard

Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1683
Georgia
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Posted on Jan 03 2013 09:35 PM

Hey Mike, how long has it been since we've seen you? Good to hear from you and glad to see you're still active.

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MPoppitt

Joined: Apr 23, 2006
Posts: 133
Austin TEXAS!
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Posted on Jan 03 2013 11:23 PM

been a while. 2007 I think.

Been writing and recording a lot of instrumentals lately, but I kinda painted myself in a corner with this one.

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killbabykill34

Joined: Apr 03, 2010
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Jacksonville, AL
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Posted on Jan 04 2013 08:37 AM

MPoppitt wrote:

Thanks everybody.

norcalhodad wrote:

Yeah, off to a good start. Needs a lead guitar track. The splashy 007-ish bassline is cool, but not hooky enough to make it feel complete.

killbabykill34 wrote:

I think there is a melody there that is getting lost in the mix due to your tone.

This is a problem I run into. I work hard to get it drippy & swampy, but at the expense of note clarity, especially on the low notes. what to do? If the metal guys can get away with riding a low E riff, why can't we?

I am no mixing expert. I usually prefer to leave that to the hands of a professional. But I would try putting the 'swampy/drippy' part into the background and then recording a more traditional 'bond' tone of the melody to mix into the forefront. I think you will be pleased with the results.

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THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary.

www.thekbk.com
http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/
www.reverbnation.com/thekbk
www.facebook.com/thekbkal

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bu2b

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Posted on Jan 04 2013 02:56 PM

Alter! Yup ,much so!

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PrestonRice

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Posted on Jan 04 2013 08:44 PM

Good. Prog surf?

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bu2b

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Posted on Jan 05 2013 01:34 PM

Yeah my band is called Lush and we made a 21 min 12 second song called "the temples of reverb " our latest album "spockworks bangles" is doing great!!

Just kidding.
surf prog would be interesting.

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PrestonRice

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Posted on Jan 05 2013 01:36 PM

I believed you there...

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JObeast

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Posted on Jan 26 2013 01:15 AM

I liked the twisted tonality insinuating extended/chromatic chords. That is closer to the spirit of Lalo Schifrin and other score writers than many guitarists calling themselves "007-influenced". Prog-surf has already been explored by the likes of Trey Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3, in the avatar of "UR" which features heavily on the 2004 LP "Book of Horizons". They also cover the Exodus Theme in a pretty comprehensive way.

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MPoppitt Joined: Apr 23, 2006 Posts: 133 Austin TEXAS!	Posted on Jan 03 2013 12:37 PM Been doing some recording late at night recently. Came up with a new tune called 'Don't look down'. http://surfguitar101.com/downloads/details/501/ Any feedback/criticism/insults would be greatly appreciated. I'm not too sure about the psych-ish lead, and may re-do it. — Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on Jan 03 2013 01:21 PM The drums during the intro could be improved with a kick, kick, snare, rest, rather than kick, snare, kick, snare. The intro could also be shorter. Sounds good. — IMO. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 03 2013 03:02 PM Nice drip! It's fun but maybe a stronger melody or theme for the B part? Just a suggestion. Thanks for sharing — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
norcalhodad Joined: May 25, 2006 Posts: 537	Posted on Jan 03 2013 03:45 PM Yeah, off to a good start. Needs a lead guitar track. The splashy 007-ish bassline is cool, but not hooky enough to make it feel complete. — > Top
killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Jan 03 2013 03:54 PM I like what I hear. I would suggest some sort of sample over the intro. Beyond that, work on tones and perhaps making sure instruments are tuned correctly. I think there is a melody there that is getting lost in the mix due to your tone. — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top
bu2b Joined: Nov 18, 2012 Posts: 32	Posted on Jan 03 2013 05:32 PM Dark indeed! I think some mixing and some polish will make it quite nice really good concept for a tune. Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on Jan 03 2013 05:52 PM Hey, BU2B: Rush fan much? And yay, an austinite! — IMO. Top
MPoppitt Joined: Apr 23, 2006 Posts: 133 Austin TEXAS!	Posted on Jan 03 2013 08:30 PM Thanks everybody. norcalhodad wrote: Yeah, off to a good start. Needs a lead guitar track. The splashy 007-ish bassline is cool, but not hooky enough to make it feel complete. killbabykill34 wrote: I think there is a melody there that is getting lost in the mix due to your tone. This is a problem I run into. I work hard to get it drippy & swampy, but at the expense of note clarity, especially on the low notes. what to do? If the metal guys can get away with riding a low E riff, why can't we? — Last edited: Jan 03, 2013 20:33:54 Top
Richard Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1683 Georgia	Posted on Jan 03 2013 09:35 PM Hey Mike, how long has it been since we've seen you? Good to hear from you and glad to see you're still active. — The Mystery Men? El Capitan and The Reluctant Sadists SSS Agent #31 Top
MPoppitt Joined: Apr 23, 2006 Posts: 133 Austin TEXAS!	Posted on Jan 03 2013 11:23 PM been a while. 2007 I think. Been writing and recording a lot of instrumentals lately, but I kinda painted myself in a corner with this one. — Top
killbabykill34 Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL	Posted on Jan 04 2013 08:37 AM MPoppitt wrote: Thanks everybody. norcalhodad wrote: Yeah, off to a good start. Needs a lead guitar track. The splashy 007-ish bassline is cool, but not hooky enough to make it feel complete. killbabykill34 wrote: I think there is a melody there that is getting lost in the mix due to your tone. This is a problem I run into. I work hard to get it drippy & swampy, but at the expense of note clarity, especially on the low notes. what to do? If the metal guys can get away with riding a low E riff, why can't we? I am no mixing expert. I usually prefer to leave that to the hands of a professional. But I would try putting the 'swampy/drippy' part into the background and then recording a more traditional 'bond' tone of the melody to mix into the forefront. I think you will be pleased with the results. — THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com http://www.deepeddy.net/artists/thekbk/ www.reverbnation.com/thekbk www.facebook.com/thekbkal Top
bu2b Joined: Nov 18, 2012 Posts: 32	Posted on Jan 04 2013 02:56 PM Alter! Yup ,much so! Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on Jan 04 2013 08:44 PM Good. Prog surf? — IMO. Top
bu2b Joined: Nov 18, 2012 Posts: 32	Posted on Jan 05 2013 01:34 PM Yeah my band is called Lush and we made a 21 min 12 second song called "the temples of reverb " our latest album "spockworks bangles" is doing great!! Just kidding. surf prog would be interesting. Top
PrestonRice Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 1725 Austin, Texas	Posted on Jan 05 2013 01:36 PM I believed you there... — IMO. Top
JObeast Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan	Posted on Jan 26 2013 01:15 AM I liked the twisted tonality insinuating extended/chromatic chords. That is closer to the spirit of Lalo Schifrin and other score writers than many guitarists calling themselves "007-influenced". Prog-surf has already been explored by the likes of Trey Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3, in the avatar of "UR" which features heavily on the 2004 LP "Book of Horizons". They also cover the Exodus Theme in a pretty comprehensive way. — Squink Out! Top

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