PhonoBrainer

Fire the drummer. Put out a large living room rug. Light candles. Wear a cardigan.

Thanks Bjorn! Walt has the touch all right. Thanks also for the video comments, and its fair to say that if I really knew what I was doing with these video softwares, things would turn very excessive indeed! so best I remain unlearned. I appreciate your observations!

Thanks a lot, David! Appreciate it. IDK about "bezier" but I do know, I've never seen a sky that wouldn't look better "chroma-keyed" thanks for the listen and the watch!

Hello again! Some of you may remember a cat named Walt Collins, he used to hang out around these parts. Cerulean Sojourn. Arcanor. Anyway, he laid down some Floydian licks on this one - thanks Walt! Would very much appreciate any mix or other comments, the cake may not be baked. Thanks for your time and thoughts! or Soundcloud for the audio:

Hey little sister, hope you like funky avant-garde groovin' madness, cause this is it. I think this is the best mix I've heard from you so far, super clean, with all instruments present and well accounted for. Getting scary good. cheers, -Tom

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The virus doesn't care how big the city happens to be. Just sayin'.

No problem, and thanks! The guitar playing is great, but I thought the tone could use more upper eq "air" . . . like it was recorded with a blanket over the amp or something. Could be the choice of microphone? That's perhaps a hard comment to translate! I don't want you to think I didn't like it, I did!

Makke, this could really use some of that Scandinavian Surf Guitar . . . I'll ask you next time! Thanks for the comment!

Thanks Mark, high praise coming from you. The soundcloud comments are off the chain! Super glad you liked it, thanks! Antler thanks! The glass breaking thing I got lucky with , I think the timing came out pretty good for some humor, or maybe it's all just weird. But thanks so much! Hey Freddy! Almost as much fun as one of your Florida blues songs!!! I appreciate the comments, thanks!

Hi Andy, wow thanks a lot, really appreciate that! Glad you liked it. Thanks! Larry, if it's a cheesy opera diva in that movie, then that's the one!!! Many thanks for the listens! Craig, I'm off to check that movie if I can find it! So glad you liked . . . thanks!

"Cosmic Dust" is great. I listened on pretty decent headphones, and kudos, you are not afraid to throw a lot of real bass frequencies in there! But it's not eating up mix energy from the highs, they come through quite clear. Curious, what is your monitoring setup, do you mix with a subwoofer? Super chill, great for space yoga. Nice! cheers, -Tom

That was pretty great and reminded me of Rush, the cool rhythms and parts, but that's probably just my problem. You have a great voice and those vocal blends with bgv sound very legit and pro. Well done! The guitar work is fabulous and powerful for sure, but I got a little set back from the tone, which could do with maybe a bit more high end? The bite got muffled a bit, for me. very very good, thanks for posting! cheers, -Tom

All things considered, this is great!!! The strings are clear and beautiful. What strings did you use? Wait, wait, don't tell me . . . cheers, -Tom

Love this tune, the poppy 80's, the vocals. Maybe the drums could do with just a bit less presence when you are singing? Maybe cut the reverb a bit on the drums when you are singing? You could cut the drums completely from 2:03 to 2:06, let that vocal transition pop out a bit more for impact? Just a thought. Quite good in a 1986 kind of way - thanks! cheers, -Tom

yes to more bass, maybe the vocals down a bit? Did you mix this in headphones? It's tough to get the bass right in cans. Wait, I really don't think this is about unicorns. As far as musical plagiarism, I think your song only borrows from every other song ever written using only one chord. Sounds good! cheers, - Tom

I got David Bowie meets Parliament! A very fun listen. Sometimes I couldn't make out the lyrics, but I did catch you are 71 years old? If so that's effing fantastic that you got this psychafunkic thing together. It's a head bobbing toe tapper. Mix-wise maybe the panned left cymbal hits come through a bit too strong, just my .02. Love the other funky instrument ear candy choices. cheers, -Tom

I listened on headphones . . . very catchy chord moves that are unconventional in transition . . . love those! Your excellent vocals I think should come up a tad in the mix? As they are, your hard panned rhythm guitar parts are just as loud as the vocal, at least that's what I'm hearing atm. One silly idea is to get more strum going in that hard panned rhythm guitar. As is, it's very 1,2,3,4. Like, you could strum it in the same or similar pattern as your hi hat, which is busier and a bit swingier. Might be worth a try, or not! Best thing is the originality, the vocal, and the quirky arrangement - very cool choices! cheers, -Tom

I'm glad I found this. Yes, would be a good bed for a scene, nicely done! cheers, -Tom

Is his name Randy? I know that guy.

I liked it! A bit of Dirty Vegas groove, can't give you a higher compliment than that. Maybe the intro minutes were a bit too long of a tease. Overall I was kind of waiting for more of an actual verse, with some lyrics to digest. What the girl was doing halfway through didn't quite bring that enough. That's one listener's opinion. Loved that bouncing chopped vocal, the ambient upper eq elements, and the tone of your piano chords. Very cool. cheers, -Tom

So glad I listened on nice headphones. Those guitars really dance! I appreciate the cello being understated, and how instruments are brought in slowly and only to support those god-level guitars. You can hear the wooden guitar tops vibrate. Perfect reverb as well. you can hit the "print" button. cheers, -Tom

Snappy little swing number! Very good chops with the guitars! A lot of quality jazz ideas here, and the parts are structured well to make a composition that doesn't get boring. Timing wise, one idea is to look at the 2:20's region. The hi-hat is clearly a swing pattern, but the guitar rhythm chords are played more or less straight. I think those rhythm guitar chords would be very difficult to play in a swing pattern at this tempo, if you were going to make them match. A more nitpicky timing thing would be the stops, check out :40, the snare and bass aren't in sync. If you want a more natural live feel, than that should pass so no problem. Most important is the "fun" of the tune and that's all there. I'd be interested to hear how you develop this one, some good suggestions can be found here - welcome to the forum!!! cheers, -Tom