Lynn Wilson Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) A few days ago, Daryl (1968) Greenway sent me an instrumental track with the working title "Dependence Day" and asked me to write some lyrics and vocals and a lead guitar part. We had done this last year, with me providing the instrumental tracks, and Daryl providing lyrics and vocals which resulted in "This Weird Love". The instrumental tracks blew me away, and within an hour, I wrote the lyrics and started working on my guitar part. A day later, here is the result: https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14013775 Daryl provided synths, piano, bass, drums, and 2 guitar tracks (panned left and right), while I did vocals, lead guitar, and toms on the break. I hope you enjoy this piece as much as we did, and we welcome your responses and suggestions. As always, thanks! Edited March 25, 2020 by Lynn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Good tune & performances. Your parts fit the tune nicely. On my laptop but it seems balanced, enjoyed it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Gotta love a little collaboration. Well done lads! Some nice tone on them guitar licks; what's the signal chain there? ? t is that a glitch at 2:50ish or just more "mayhem" in the break? I'm diggin' the mayhem btw Edited March 25, 2020 by DeeringAmps added comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 First off - I thought the mix sounded excellent - very up front with depth - that's what it sounded like through my cans. Sweet lead vocal - I think I've mentioned before you remind me a bit of Peter Gabriel. I think it's a good song - I really enjoyed the listen - well done guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 This is a great collaboration between you two guys. I would say the mix sounded "glued" together well. The amount of glue is up to the engineer. I think this has just the right amount in my opinion. Things gel in the lower mids a little but I think it adds to the glue effect and feel of the tune. Amazing how the mix can influence the material in such an artistic way! The repetitive motifs added to the old pop/rock feel and reminds me of similar tunes from that era. The vocals are great! Thanks for sharing and I hope you two get to do it again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 2:12 PM, Hidden Symmetry said: Good tune & performances. Your parts fit the tune nicely. On my laptop but it seems balanced, enjoyed it. Thanks for your encouragement! I used a laptop for monitoring during the mixdown. On 3/25/2020 at 2:40 PM, DeeringAmps said: Gotta love a little collaboration. Well done lads! Some nice tone on them guitar licks; what's the signal chain there? ? t is that a glitch at 2:50ish or just more "mayhem" in the break? I'm diggin' the mayhem btw Tom, thank you so much! I'm using a preset modeled after Gary Moore in the latest version of S-Gear with my Strat. That sudden stop during the mayhem is intentional; I got the idea from someone else somewhere along the way. 12 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said: First off - I thought the mix sounded excellent - very up front with depth - that's what it sounded like through my cans. Sweet lead vocal - I think I've mentioned before you remind me a bit of Peter Gabriel. I think it's a good song - I really enjoyed the listen - well done guys. Douglas, thank you for your kind words! I'm using headphones more than ever in cross checking my mixes. I'm glad it translated well. I'm always flattered by the PG comparison. 6 hours ago, Starise said: This is a great collaboration between you two guys. I would say the mix sounded "glued" together well. The amount of glue is up to the engineer. I think this has just the right amount in my opinion. Things gel in the lower mids a little but I think it adds to the glue effect and feel of the tune. Amazing how the mix can influence the material in such an artistic way! The repetitive motifs added to the old pop/rock feel and reminds me of similar tunes from that era. The vocals are great! Thanks for sharing and I hope you two get to do it again. Wow, thank you very much! Daryl sent me such well polished tracks that I had little to do but not screw up my tracks. If Daryl can stand doing another, I'm game. But, these days, time is at a premium so stay tuned. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Very professional sounding. You two were just the perfect collaborators for this. Great tune. Thanks for sharing. ?John B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Lynn said: That sudden stop during the mayhem is intentional ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 16 hours ago, Johnbee58 said: Very professional sounding. You two were just the perfect collaborators for this. Great tune. Thanks for sharing. ?John B Thanks John! Our pleasure. 16 hours ago, DeeringAmps said: ?? Ha, ha, thanks pal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 6:25 PM, Lynn said: A few days ago, Daryl (1968) Greenway sent me an instrumental track with the working title "Dependence Day" and asked me to write some lyrics and vocals and a lead guitar part. We had done this last year, with me providing the instrumental tracks, and Daryl providing lyrics and vocals which resulted in "This Weird Love". The instrumental tracks blew me away, and within an hour, I wrote the lyrics and started working on my guitar part. A day later, here is the result: https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14013775 Daryl provided synths, piano, bass, drums, and 2 guitar tracks (panned left and right), while I did vocals, lead guitar, and toms on the break. I hope you enjoy this piece as much as we did, and we welcome your responses and suggestions. As always, thanks! This was great work on your part Lynn. I only gave you bare bones - you put flesh on em 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Nicely done chaps, mix come across well here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 It's rockin' quirky new wave reggae. Of course it is! Great job guys. Mix was a total treat and the vocals have a great alternately psychadelic quality that really, really fits. The very clear bass is 100% in that pocket. well done y'all!!! cheers, -Tom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 Wookie and Tom, I want to thank you both for your replies and encouragement! It does mean a lot in times like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Missed this the 1st time around. I'm impressed you came up with the lyrics so fast. I could hear the Lynn and Daryl styles in there for sure. Nice melding job. Lynn, that kind of swirly vocal fx you're using works really well. Thought I'd lost my internet when that silent bit came in. ? Congrats on an excellent collaboration. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 7 hours ago, bjornpdx said: Missed this the 1st time around. I'm impressed you came up with the lyrics so fast. I could hear the Lynn and Daryl styles in there for sure. Nice melding job. Lynn, that kind of swirly vocal fx you're using works really well. Thought I'd lost my internet when that silent bit came in. ? Congrats on an excellent collaboration. Thank you, Bjorn! Daryl's music suggests any number of things, but this song just spoke to me. As for the vocal f/x, I only used a little delay (eighth note), but I doubled the lead and added a harmony above the lead for 3 parts. It's the natural doubling effect of the two leads that comes out. Thanks to you and others for noticing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeare1 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Great collab guys. Outstanding playing, production and mix. I'm jealous of people who can work this fast. Man, I can't even tune a guitar in the time it took you guys to finish this song. ☹️ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Loved all the various musical performances. I couldn't really understand the lyrics, but I've never understood *her* either. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 6:27 AM, daryl1968 said: This was great work on your part Lynn. I only gave you bare bones - you put flesh on em Great job, mate! Thanks!! 22 hours ago, geeare1 said: Great collab guys. Outstanding playing, production and mix. I'm jealous of people who can work this fast. Man, I can't even tune a guitar in the time it took you guys to finish this song. ☹️ Thank you so much. Love your song, too. 17 hours ago, David Sprouse said: Loved all the various musical performances. I couldn't really understand the lyrics, but I've never understood *her* either. Thanks David, I don't understand "her" either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Daryl / Lynn Great stuff guys, enjoyed this a lot You should do some more together Cheers Nigel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Bajan Blue said: Daryl / Lynn Great stuff guys, enjoyed this a lot You should do some more together Cheers Nigel Thank you, Nigel! Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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