PhonoBrainer

Does your conservatory have a secret passage to the lounge? Vocals up. I'm serious. Loved it. Panning was dope, bro. cheers, -Tom

Nice. Do I remember you posting this earlier? Very cool and clean guitar. Bass is nice and present. Drums probably could use a bit more programming, maybe that hi hat on every beat could be adjusted somewhat? That was a cool listen. -Tom

I like the melody this tune has. I think there is a lot of room for more in the arrangement - bass guitar, for instance. But I can hear the 1980's calling this - cool parts for this all over the place - should be fun for you to flesh this out a little. Unrelated, but check out BjornPdx on this site, listen to his vocals - similar timbre to your voice, only he is a little . . . older I think your song is a diamond in the rough in an embryo in the womb. Would like to hear where it goes! cheers, -Tom

The metaphysical, existential approach would be to connect the dots, overlay imagined patterns of mythical beasts, create origin stories and heroes, and eventually, establish a theocracy.

My lawyers have advised me not to answer these accusations, but if I am subpoenaed, I just might show up. The reality is, I was usually the dumb one who would buy one or two each trip, and then pour over each one ad nauseum for the ensuing month. I did my part. Dozens of "free" DVD's packed with demos and shareware available upon request. My question still is, did they seriously disappear all at once? Hmm.

Look, I don't really care about this either, but . . . Dropped Sound on Sound Dropped Future Music Dropped Computer Music Dropped Music Tech And near as I can tell, they've dropped Guitar Player, Keyboard, Electronic Musician, Recording, Modern Drummer . . basically every magazine to do with music. Gone is my go-to time filler when making trips into the big city.

Tiger the Frog must have licked himself.

Did they just leap right over 8-track? Doesn't that one have its own sonic mediocrity profile that could be imparted onto your nice, clean music? Hope they have a knob to dial in a satisfying "clunk". I'm sure 8-track will come around again. It always did. Now off to check this wavesfactory out, I like their plugins.

Would you use this instead of creating volume envelopes by hand?

Wait until they sample it, and buy that for $64.40 using your PA voucher and your Jam Points but not your Gear Credits or your Orange Slices.

I'm in. Look up Michael Rabinowitz "Bassoon in Orbit" or . . .

Playing dumb, but why would you need this really? I mean, really? The commercial demands upon my music are not such that I get a lot of "We need those 22 .wav files translated to ogg vorbis - STAT!!!" I spent a year on Ogg Vorbis, and my advice is, don't drink the lithium.

Fun. Loved the vibey gooey chorus-ey-ness on the leads. The percussion was uber dry by comparison, and I think it makes the little whhiiips and bleeeps stick out a bit, and I agree, the percussion kind of distracts because of it. Have you tried sending all those percs to a bus with a little rvb on it? Or maybe more rvb? Just a thought. It's a very mesmerizing listen. Pretty awesome, actually! Rewminds me a bit of Walt Collins, an old stalwart whom I haven't noticed around here of late. cheers, -Tom

Those "Becan" references are always good for a chuckle.

Yes, if you just focus on the vocals, a lot of low cut is going on I think. Daryl really knows his eq and routing. Always a masterclass to listen to!

Welcome back! That's a killer vocal, dude. Nice tune indeed. Your JoeWalshianTone guitar lead in the 2:20's could be louder to my ears, that's a nice component. Hey your piano chord comes primarily on the one . . . what about a piano chord on 1,2,3 and 4? Just sometimes, it might add a bit of drive or Dancehall stomp? There's an unwanted and unnecessary idea for you . . . let me know if you need more! Always a good listen, your tunes are. cheers, -Tom

Fabio Bitflipper looks as good today as he did back then . . .

I can't believe it. Waves is having a sale on plugins.

Yep that's a total winner. Lyrics are a home run and very well served by the wonderful arrangement. Both vocals are a treat to listen to! I think more people should hear this one. cheers, -Tom

Reminded me of the coolness of early Genesis, Peter Gabriel. I had fun trying to guess what was coming next, and had fun giving up! Very inventive all the way through. I listened on headphones but there was puh-lenty of bass guitar. I wonder what people on proper listening systems will think? And the drums could somehow come up a bit, but it's a busy mix with that synth pad and the wonderful guitars. By the way, really cool guitar tones. I liked those chromatic drop-downs a lot. The outtro has a cool honky-tonk vibe, nice touch there. cheers, -Tom

Wow, when you yeast expect it.

That's a good mix right there! I could call attention to quite a bit of quality mix effort, but for some reason those horn parts stood out. Not bad in the patch department but I think the horn lines you wrote really fit the spaces in the song, and sounded like a well thought out horn arrangement. Also the chorus, where I think you doubled the lead vocal? Nice one there. On the "what the huh?" side, I actually don't think I have a clue as to what your song is actually about. Seems like you are referencing something very specific to you? Or something you have observed? That's just grand, of course, but as a listener I'm left out on this one. So what the hell is goin on??? Or am I just "left to my own interpretation?" Which is fine too. nice tune, that's the main thing. cheers, -Tom

Definitely the best thing Thomas Dolby was ever involved in.

Those presets exactly! Just a touch of magic. And you can easily raise and lower the effect on I think 7 or 8 little eq sliders. Pretty sure George Martin would have used it if he could. Totally worth your demo effort.