PhonoBrainer Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Some changes, better bass, better horn section (I think?) and fixed some video sync problems! Many thanks for the helpful feedback! - I would sincerely take on board any critiques, especially the mix - help me make this better? Please bump the settings up to 1440p if your connection can manage? There is a Bandcamp or Soundcloud link below the video if you don't need the visuals. thanks! -Tom https://phonobrainer.bandcamp.com/track/for-the-masses Edited August 1, 2021 by PhonoBrainer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Nice Tom. This is different from other stuff I have heard from you. Bassline is funky!! Clever lyrics. Love the 04.37 bit... lol We all paint very different pictures.. To my ears the synth verb (horns) seems not to fit into the overall picture when it first comes in and seems a little tinny. (2.52) and I am hearing some distortion in the composition. (just my ears). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Gary, thanks! Exactly the specific feedback I need! Much appreciated, I'll track down those issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 First off - excellent mix - it sounded really good through my headphones. The song and video were a wild ride - and I really enjoyed your lyrics as well. Nicely done - this is a fun listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 So tom, you must be from the NE, no? haha. Lyrics are clever, it'd be cool to get a chick to kind of sing-say them ala blondie. Glad to see you can draw from different creative milieu's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwnicholson78 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) Sounds great on my cheap headphones. I really like the bass and the break that starts at 3::20. Lyrics are fun, too. Well done! Jeff Edited July 8, 2021 by jwnicholson78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 @Douglas Kirby - thanks for the listen and glad you liked the video as well! The video took a while with the edits . . . @David Sprouse- thanks, that's a good idea with a female vocalist, but my wife is territorial and sings like a hinge. @jwnicholson78- very glad you liked it, many thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Very clever, I like it. The mix sounds really good, the funky guitar is cool. The horns are pretty jarring, maybe just too loud. I do think you could find some better sounding horns. Over all great effort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Sheep, Pan galactic truths hum. ?? Love it Tom, absolutely love it. Great Mix very cool Video at 1440p. Are there any issues, probably but I was enjoying it so much I was not bothered by them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Hi Tom - I think this is brilliant - great beat, very cool lyrics indeed and I love your video - just GREAT And as Wookie said if there are any issues I missed them as I was just enjoying the song and the video too much!!! Cool Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Tom , Fantastic song and mix. Sounded Great on my laptop with ear buds. The horns were a little shocking , but in a Good way. Very creative and well produced . Loved it .. mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Tom . . . so much fun ! . . . perhaps more fun than humans should be having ? Oh well, we deserve it after last year. A few days ago I just listened to the music, then tonight had a go at the video . . . and I must say I got the same sense, as with many of your other projects online, that I would be coming back again and again for many other listens and viewings, you've got a lot going on in this one, just excellent. Now those horns, why so much louder > dang, there's the phone . . . likely my neighbors calling to complain about the volume (again) The whole thing seems a very interesting poke at modern society. Your educated "rap" is unlike any other I've heard . . . and I knew it was you singing when you went for that low growl around 2:24 . . . reminiscent of your other projects. Sounds great on my big speakers, my small speakers, and my studio headphones, you've mostly got it covered . . . except for the dreaded Ford Ranger stereo highway test, I'll let you know how it goes . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Hey, mix changes based upon excellent feedback. Horns are a bit more tamed and hopefully less synthy now? Bass is improved, added a few things along the way. @noynekker, @mark skinner, @Bajan Blue, @Wookiee, @KurtS - really helpful feedback from you all, thanks so much! New links are in the OP cheers, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I think this is brilliant Tom. You've nailed it. Ear Candy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 5 hours ago, garybrun said: I think this is brilliant Tom YES, Bloody Brilliant Tom, Bloody Brilliant. t I'm the only one who has "liked" and "commented"? This is a tough room man, a very tough room... one little suggestion; if I was co-producing I would add a little hesitation after each "stop", so it doesn't come back exactly on the beat. A "pregnant" pause if you get my meaning... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I enjoyed it Tom. The tune, video & production are all excellent. - great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Tom, like...wow! Terrific production around your very funny and clever lyrics. Excellent pacing too. Pretty much have to watch a couple or more times to pick up on all the bits. Thanks for posting this. I really enjoyed it. -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esther Brulard Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Really good. I like the horns, for me it sounds good. The line of the bass is very catchy. The overall mix is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 Thanks @Esther Brulard, @bjornpdx, @Hidden Symmetry, @DeeringAmps, and @garybrun for the cool comments, I really appreciate the thoughts and ideas! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Tom, was listening and watching this one again just now . . . seems you've improved and taken it to another level . . . if that was even possible . . . such excellent work ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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