PhonoBrainer Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Hi again . . . this one ain't done yet. Might add a guitar solo. How's the mix faring on your end? Would love any commentses or advices . . . thanks, -Tom Edited November 18, 2019 by emeraldsoul 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegaltieribrothers Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) Hi Tom, Great tune verrrry funky! Reminds me of the french group 'Air' - love the bass melodies + brass. The perfect theme tune for a sunny morning in Birmingham UK. Thanks for sharing. Good Job! regards paul Edited November 18, 2019 by thegaltieribrothers additional comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB01 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Love that groove, yes a blistering hot guitar solo might round that off very nicely. Mix sounds good on a pair of Sony MDR-7506s. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garybrun Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hi Tom. Is that a felt piano? Love the bass groove. Nice guitar solo would be sweet! Bongos (if thats what they are) could come up more. Also electronic toms. Liked this ... well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnbee58 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Mix sounds pretty good here. Can't really think of anything else it might need (except a bit more cowbell) ? ?John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makke Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Cool stuff. Nice rhythm and bass. I think some solo guitar a bit here and there would fit well. The arrangement and the mix sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Funk me up baby! This track is working; shake a tail feather mama. Right now that bass is the “lead” instrument, ain’t nothing wrong with that. If we’re done, print it! If a vocal, or as Gary mentioned “a searing guitar solo” is in the works, we want it now! I do like the outro, come back in with the piano line; tres bien mon ami! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 That opening piano riff is familiar but from where I have know idea. Mix wise sounds good here, slight imbalance in levels when you move to the funky bass section, but as you said it is work in progress that I feel should be pursued. Will keep the furry ears out for the more finished work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 bloody lovely Tom - I had a room full of monkeys dancing like complete idiots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sprouse Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 So many beautiful layers in this. How on earth do you come up with all the details? Really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Kirby Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 This was an interesting composition - I loved it when the clav came in. You really did a good job in creating variety in this - I never knew what was coming next - very original. The mix sounded great - I wouldn't change a thing. I don't know if it needed a guitar solo - I think it's fine as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Tom I really wanted a lead instrument to come in around 2:40 Bass sounds very good, stands out clearly. Good interplay with the bass and drums. Seemed like the volume wasn't consistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 @thegaltieribrothers - thanks Paul, just thinking about someone grooving on a sunny morning in a different country made me happy. Thanks for the thought there! @Andrew Ball - so glad you liked it and hopefully we'll both like it more when it's finished up, someday . . .! @garybrun - thanks, yes to bongos up more. That hand percussion in general sometimes takes the most editing effort, and you can always add more. The piano is a felt piano, this time Patrik Herman's "Frozen" piano which is quite nice to my ears. @Johnbee58- on my list, very cowbellesque, is a healthy dose of upper eq woodblocks. Gotta find the right patch somewhere. Many thanks, glad you liked it! @macce- thanks, groove is so important, isn't it. In all music, I think. Thanks for the comment. @DeeringAmps - hey fellow Tom!!!! Bass line as lead is my comfort zone, but for a whole song, it might be guitar solo or sax solo time. Thanks for the kudos! I am tempted to leave as is but I know I'm gonna fiddle with it more, and hopefully not muck it up too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 I certainly echo the kudos above. I particularly like the intro. It reminded me of some of the torch songs of the 1940's where you would expect the note(s) at the end of a phrase to go up but they go down. I always thought that was cool. This song certainly builds with a lot of layers and all add to the song. I agree with the suggestions about a nice hot guitar added to this --- but --- then, I'm a guitar guy with a slight prejudice for this instrument. I also like the outro finishing the same way that the song started -- with the piano. Veerryy nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 emeraldsoul . . . I love this. Really keeps your interest as a listener from beginning to end. It also has a high quotient of cool to it. At 1:44 there's an exquisitely overlapped bass note . . . perhaps because it's not finished yet . . . perhaps to show the bass player is only human. Mix sounds very well balanced on my system. Sounds like you're having so much fun creating this stuff, keep it coming ! Looking forward to the final version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertWS Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 When I listened to the intro I felt like I was about to see a movie...it was like a really good sound track. Then it got seamlessly got funky...what a great musical trip! I could see adding something near the end...wah-wah guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiller Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Lots of textures...’really like the base line/melodies.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 @Wookiee- thanks, I can't think of if and where the piano line came to me from. Hopefully original? Glad you liked it. The polish is coming . . . of course I always say that. @daryl1968- I prefer to visualize your comment as literal, instead of figurative or metaphorical. So literal dancing monkeys it is. So very glad they dug it, and thanks for the comment! @David Sprouse - if you only knew the horrorshow of details in my songwriting brain. Too many notes. Thanks so very much, glad you appreciate it! @Douglas Kirby - thanks, man. The clav was fun. Maybe I should quit while I'm ever so slightly ahead. Thanks for the listen! @bjornpdx - yes, the volume especially on the horns is a bit low in spots, plus I want to dry up some of the horn reverb. And on it goes. Thanks very much! @freddy j - yep I think a guitar solo or suchlike might fit the bill. I love 1940's tunes so maybe that crept in the side door somewhere. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl1968 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 5 hours ago, emeraldsoul said: I prefer to visualize your comment as literal, instead of figurative or metaphorical. So literal dancing monkeys it is. So very glad they dug it, and thanks for the comment! ? My monkeys were literally dancing around like complete idiots. Made complete fools of themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckebaby Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 This song bleeds 70's funk. Loved it. Great groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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