First collection/EP/album of the year: Dusty Starbursts and Luminous Quasars

[Xoo]

https://www.bandlab.com/xoospacemusic/albums/490755fe-c295-ed11-9d7a-002248449537

Space is back for 2023 ?

Edited January 17, 2023 by Kevin Perry

[Jesse Screed]

I would really like to know more about your vision.

there are some mix decisions I would do differently

but that matters neither

it is nice and I like it

I can hear you coming through

you love your music and it shows

no small effort this

[Xoo]

Er...vision???? ?  Basically, I've got a bunch of tracks and I've been incredibly guilty of sitting on them and not completing them or putting them out there, so I'm finishing things rather than agonising over every last detail.  I get a great deal of satisfaction from the writing and playing, and as long as some people enjoy them, that's great - nice feedback is always appreciated too, of course.  I also feel that by just doing more tracks, I learn more about writing, playing and mixing techniques, which is a nice thing too.

I'm always interested in other people's opinions on mix decisions: I've been doing a lot of the mixing, for practical reasons, on new headphones I'm not that used to and my PC's monitor (through HDMI), so the balance is not always as good as it could be.

Thanks for the positive reply!

[Jesse Screed]

13 hours ago, Kevin Perry said:

Basically, I've got a bunch of tracks and I've been incredibly guilty of sitting on them and not completing them or putting them out there, so I'm finishing things rather than agonising over every last detail.  I get a great deal of satisfaction from the writing and playing,

for me, this is the truth

express yourself

 

[FreeEarCandy]

Arrangement and concept wise, it all sounds pretty good. I think there are certain elements that could be louder, like the Steve Hackett style guitar in Forge Of Gravitation. Nevertheless, get it out there and "express yourself".

Dean

[Jesse Screed]

23 hours ago, Jesse Screed said:

I've been incredibly guilty

you are not guilty, but it is regretable

name your star, as they are the most diverse

some are out now, others are just shining, and others are yet to be

you are a star

[Xoo]

On 1/18/2023 at 2:44 AM, FreeEarCandy said:

Arrangement and concept wise, it all sounds pretty good. I think there are certain elements that could be louder, like the Steve Hackett style guitar in Forge Of Gravitation. Nevertheless, get it out there and "express yourself".

Dean

Thanks (especially for the guitar comparison - unintentional on my part!).  I think I'm always wary of cranking individual tracks too much...

[DeeringAmps]

All nicely done.
My suggestion is to put up individual tracks over time.
Hard to get the forum to sit down and review an entire EP.
At least that is what I've seen over my time here at the forum.

Keep up the good work!

t

[Xoo]

I suppose I could do the best(?) of both worlds and post the completed work and then link to what I think are highlights...hopefully some people will jump around and listen to the others.  That said, I'm still of an age where I like to hear an album's worth of tracks that hang together rather than just a one-off...

Thanks for the noice feedback.

[DeeringAmps]

2 minutes ago, Kevin Perry said:

I like to hear an album's worth of tracks that hang together

I don't disagree. its just that "collections" seem to get far less attention here on the forum...

t