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4 guitars could be considered paltry. Just sayin'. There's your new horizon ?

Was that an oboe or something with a little lead line in the intro? Loved that. Very cool darker yet swinging vibe here. It's a very good mix, clear as hell. As an experiment you could automate the snare hits up .5db at least when you are not singing. The snare might drive it a little harder when it's just the instrumental. You might also draw that ending fade out a bit longer. Another earworm from Westerly Sessions. Hope there are many more volumes. cheers, -Tom

That was a fun listen, you got a lot of mileage out of the desk bells! I could hear you different parts coming and going. Would make a nice underlayment for something needing a Danny Elfman vibe . . . hope you win! cheers, -Tom

Hi Steve! The male/female universality thing actually came across strongly, so that's a win. And anyone who has been around the block a time or two will know the torture of relationship drama! Your video works. And I can 100% relate to media sourcing issues! Most of us are at the mercy of telling our stories with royalty-free stock clips . . . which is like making a collage using only the fake pictures they sell with the frames . . . Good luck to us all, making this have depth!!! You do good stuff, keep it up! Cheers, -Tom

Yes I liked it too, it reminded me of some cool early Deodato stuff, I really like the instrumentation and the effects go great together. I think more polish on that bass part when it comes in? There are some timing drags in spots with the bass, and maybe the bass could have a more robust low-end presence in the mix? Overall I'd say this is a composition that has an arc to it, great sonic choices and a chill listen. Kind of blissed out in a "I could do yoga to this" kind of way. Cool! cheers, -Tom

How did Buster not die? Cool vibe on this one, I like the instrumentation and the arrangement. The lead piano had a bit of chorus effect going which puts it in a more modern category, as did the lead guitar. Nice juxtapositions! cheers, -Tom

That's a great vocal, mellow yet emotional. Good work on this one! For me, watching a bunch of millennials in photo-romantic torture got a bit samey if not downright ridiculous, but that is 100% my age showing. I also found the string plucks cool but occasionally I wondered if they were being doubled, or were not in sync all the time? Might be worth a check . . . The Peter Gabriel comparison is apt but you have your own thing going fer sure. cheers, -Tom

I like the cadence/rhythm emphasis in this, and the sax was a nice add indeed! I do think there is a next level for this, maybe one idea is to get them all in the same room reverbically? Bass is super dry, piano a bit of room, and sax is very far away. Maybe less sax reverb? The ending was well done. You might also give the bass some, perhaps a solo section, a short one, where the piano drops out? cheers, -Tom

Returning to the subject, LARRY!!! Happy birthday, grab it early and live long! And for your birthday, I got you an old Lang sign.

No brainer. 100% useful, even if you can't control parameters like eq on the returns.

Well my Oingo stories don't hold a candle to yours, except I saw them three times when they played at UCSD in 1981/82. They were just starting to blow up, touring off the Only a Lad debut album, which as you know kicks total musical dancing art rock *****. I danced so hard in the front of those three shows, with my friends, totally drenched in sweat at the end. The small venue had us only feet away from the players. Perhaps it was the college environment, but the dancing was frenetic, yet civilized. Like a mosh pit without the mosh. No one lost any teeth. Absolutely fantastic. Any band with a guy named Vatos, AND a 64 yr old trumpet player, can't be all bad.

Internet rat-hole report: so I went looking for "Danny Elfman's wife" who it turns out has been Bridget Fonda since 2003. Which answers another long-posed question, why did she disappear from the movies? News comes slowly to these parts . . . very slowly.

Which is better, live or studio?

Is that a harmonizer going sub on your lead vocal? Sounds cool. Thanks for that light-hearted holiday romp! I liked your take on this classic. You could start metallizing 80's new wave and start a genre. Or a niche. Next up, maybe "Tainted Love?"

I listened to the promo vid and got pretty excited to use this in my tunes! I could really see this catching on, it's infectious! . . . hey fever.

Hey it's all personal preference of course and that's a good mix, and it grooves fer sure.

Haunting in a way, evocative. One of my favorites from you.

Kloon, welcome back! Seriously great mix of pads and bgv in the chorus. That's a mixing clinic right there. Yaz with a dude singing! Loved the drums, and just the whole mix really.

Long live Superrabbit! Liked it very much, particularly the cool filtered drum loop. I found myself waiting for the big kick-***** live drums and bass guitar to come in, but that is a different song. I dug the reversed tones with the chimney synth up top. Perhaps the spoken word might be a bit louder in the mix? Definitely a nice vibe on this . . .

So much goodness. Punchy kick! Melange of impeccably mixed guitars. Sollllllid bass! Your tunes challenge the listener to keep track of all the elements at once, which I like. On this one I could only suggest pulling the business of the drums back just a bit, to give more listeners a chance to hear onto the wonderful thicket of those funk guitar parts!!! And I thought I heard some additional bass guitar improv, up on the neck? Cool jam, and the fade at the end was a good choice.

Nice to hear one from you, John! This one has the right stank in the groove, and I like the unusual and unexpected chord changes. A toe tapper! If we are voting on the bass, just me but I found the tone had a lot of upper end in it, like a proper Jazz bass does, but that upper midrange growly sparkle was also masking some other funky guitar elements at times.. I do like the bass tone soloed but it's more punk than funk. Great tune though, good luck with it! Awesome chops.

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Great! The arrangement and vocals, perfect match. The bass is subdued and unobtrusive, and its tone is spot-on for the era. Those string lines and what they are doing would make any session producer from 1955 proud. thanks for the refresh, it was a holiday treat.

Just another brick in the wall.

Oh completely Duh. Sorry I totally missed that. And I was thinking of Dry Relic! Time for a nice cuppa and a good sit.