New track done in live 5 (detroitish/minimal/progressive?)

Dubreak · Post by **Dubreak** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:45 pm

Sounds lovely here too, me likey longtime. I'm only listening on a pair of Sennheiser mx300's here in work, but it sounds really nice to me.

I could well imagine sewing part-time in my girlfriends hippy-shop to this

chuck norris · Post by **chuck norris** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:16 pm

nice track

it's not the stuff i normally listen to, I'm more in to my breakcore orphan jive. Still, the sounds are good and the productions tight. reminds a bit of Robert hood.

Consider yourself on chucks 'safe' list

chimorph · Post by **chimorph** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:15 pm

Well I'm no expert and I'm waaayyy to old for clubbing, but this sounds great to me. I'm only listening on some cruddy sony headphones and my cheap home stereo (mind you what are most punters going to listen on?) but to me it sounds ideal late night with the lights low seeing where your brain goes music.

It doesn't seem to need mastering to me, though my ears are far from professional. I know some people have talked about the kick overwhelming the bass, but to be honest I'm not sure I agree. It's probably a matter of personal taste but I rather like the fact that the bass seems to provide an almost subliminal emphasis to the track.

Lovely use of space too. I wish I could get my delay and reverb working together as well as you do.

Keep it up

chimorph

jdrada · Post by **jdrada** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:58 pm

Nice work...

Keep at it, I'll play it tonight and let you know how it goes over.

krank · Post by **krank** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:13 pm

chuck norris wrote:breakcore orphan jive

What the heck is this?

azmills · Post by **azmills** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:39 am

I'm enjoying your track very much Mark.
Now listening a second time.

I'm at work so I only have standard computer speakers, but it still sounds great.

SimonPHC · Post by **SimonPHC** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:59 am

11.3 MB?!
ok, wait, I have broadband. let's not spoil it before hand...

(20 sec later)
Your kick is too heavy. really. Give it more 'Tik' and lose some of the 'oomph'.

(2 min later)
Yihaa!

(2:30)
That lead synthingy might really be out of tune with your chord structure ... check it.

(3:30)
And it's a little too loud in the mix. (that sorta 303 thing you got there, the lead???)

(overal)
Not my taste of house (slash) / techno, but nice track anyhow. too "deep" for my taste. Just take care of the Tik/Oomph situation and you've got yourself a hit in whaterver the genre is ...

forgie · Post by **forgie** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:47 am

It's not really my style.... it feels like it's stuck between smooth chilled dance and lounge styles, or something...

Cool overall feel to it. The 'reversed' bit at 5:54 is sloppy - the beat drops in a bad way to my ears.

I agree the kick sounds too bassy at the start, it's fine later on in the mix though. Personal preference perhaps?

And to those who don't like the harmonies or think it's out of tune....? There is music after the beatles! Try listening to Portishead self titled, there's all sorts of wicked ass 'bad harmonies' there. Or maybe Miles Davis - Bitches Brew!!! Ok, there not even playing in the same key as each other on that album. It's still good though! If it makes you uncomfortable go and listen to some Beethoven or something.

Seriously though, I'd recommend anyone go out and buy Bitches Brew and listen to it over, and over, and over, and over until you really can't stand it (or more likely you'll love it). When you come back to listening to 'normal' music, everything will sound so ordered and predictable in comparison it's not funny. Shit I sidetracked myself and this whole thread. Sorry. Over and out...

markaugust · Post by **markaugust** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:21 am

thanx for all those replies, people!
true on the reversethingy; I'll check that..
harmonystructurewise, I second the last post. Personally i like it like this, gives it an edge; without bothering me
And as said, I know a lot more music with little false melodiestructures that just stay in your head just because of that...
thanx for all the reactions. positive or otherwise
It makes it easier now for me to let it go and take my own music for what it is, in stead of never really finishing a track (my biggest problem) and let it lead it's unfinished life on my harddisk

ciao

markaugust · Post by **markaugust** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:43 am

to jdrada;
cool to hear you like it!
knowing you got links with hero larry heard and all

I'd love to hear how it sounded at the place you played at yesterday....

thnx

supster · Post by **supster** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:43 am

i'm hearing plenty of 'tik' in this kick it on my BX-8s; if anything i might (might) have rolled a bit of it off to my taste

but it sounds great; its nice and prominent throughout the track without overpowering anything. nice and warm. no problem.

again, this is a really nice well balanced track i think. i wouldnt mess with it too much, its done
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martin808 · Post by **martin808** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:04 pm

sounds good mark, check yer PM

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 3:33 pm

very nice track.

markaugust · Post by **markaugust** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:11 pm

again thanx peepz
it's really nice to get such a positive vibe from so many people!
all of you probably know how you can make yourself crazy with insecurities about your own music: on one day you love it, on the next day you ask yourself why you are even trying...

getting it out there and getting such good and wellthought advice/critics really helps to take some distance from the little circle it normally stays into, and therefore more accept my music for what it is.
you guys just contributed a lot to that...

cheers!

p.s jdrada, still very curious how it went down!?

djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:06 pm

Hey Mark

Dope track - not sure what it is detroit, progressive etc - it just is...good music

it's definately not minimal though

word!

later

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