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CausaSui
Joined: Jun 29, 2004 Posts: 1 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:45 am Post subject:
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Hi, please find free mp3 samples of the debut album from Aurélie at www.aurelie.co.uk
Something like what would happen if PJ Harvey, Goldfrapp and Bjork were all hanging out in the studio together. Let me know what you think, and if anyone wants to swap links, just ask. |
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mosc
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:34 am Post subject:
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to electro-music.com
Can't listen now because of time constraints, but I'll try when I get back from my trip.
Cheers... |
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Dovdimus Prime
Joined: Jul 26, 2004 Posts: 664 Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:48 am Post subject:
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Hi Aurelie
Having a listen to Angel (the track) now. Drums at the beginning sound a little cheap I must say. A bit kind of teenager's first attempt on Fruity Loops. Try mucking em up a bit - maybe just a bit of reverb would do the job - so they don't have to stand on their own quite so much.
The voice is produced really well the whole track over - the overlayering of vocals at the beginning sounds good and the filter on it halfway through the second minute is also a good touch. The singing is cool too.
In general, I like the tune, good guitar and singing, but the drum programming and production seriously lets it down. The hats rattling on top just sound really cheap to me, and there's been no sort of post-production effort on the drums in general that I can hear. Everything else is ace, but more effort needs to go into the drums. They are NOT the instrument you can just forget about. Badly produced drums will drag the whole track down.
Is that really harsh? What do other forum members think? |
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mosc
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:44 pm Post subject:
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Well I like these tracks. They have a nice feel to them. The voice parts are very good. I like the voice modulations. Makes them interesting. This music has a lot of originality to it. I don't thing the drums sound bad. I usually don't care for drums at all, but these seem to support the rest of the music and not get in the way.
Very nice stuff. Keep 'em coming... |
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paul e.
Joined: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 1567 Location: toronto, canada
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:48 pm Post subject:
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i land somewhere in between these two posts
yes some orginality and neat ideas..but yes a lot of problems with the production esp. drums and arrangement
'harsh' criticism is usually slightly inaccurate..and nice friendly pats on the back are also usually inaccurate
i think fellow musicians should strive to be accurate and honest in criticism..that is the best way to support another musicians' endeavours...
not to reduce one's work to clever quips or falsely prop up weak work with niceities.... _________________ Spiral Recordings |
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Michael Chocholak
Joined: Nov 27, 2003 Posts: 305 Location: Cove, Oregon, USA
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:54 pm Post subject:
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Ok, not what I normally listen to, but I think I can hear where you're going with it, so for what it's worth, here goes;
Angel in Ballet Shoes - Good vocal treatment, but it's your voice and what you're doing with it that's really the hook. The instrumental production after the build up just sat there for me like a brick wall. But the cut to your filtered voice and sparse guitar was sweet. As for the drums; if you're going to stay with trad drumming I think it needs more personality, more depth, more verb... more something. But if it were me, I'd throw out the trad samples and go with some unique non-trad percussive sounds.
Tear From an Angel - this track pretty much worked for me all the way around; liked the sonic pallette, vocals, arrangement.
Neptune - Great arrangement and sonics, but I thought your foreground vocals sounded a bit strained this time - like you were pushing harder than what the track needed. Maybe they could have been worked a bit or mixed differently.
Maybe it was the lofi. Maybe I'm missing your point. Basically though I think you've got something. Your voice is a hook and there's some good ideas here. I really liked your approach to these tracks. Tweak the other stuff so it gives you a solid support to work your vocals and you've got it. _________________ Que la musique sonne - Edgard Varese
I was seriously tempted to give up everything and go be a farmer or something... - Jack Endino, Seattle record producer |
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Dovdimus Prime
Joined: Jul 26, 2004 Posts: 664 Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:16 pm Post subject:
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paul wrote: |
'harsh' criticism is usually slightly inaccurate..and nice friendly pats on the back are also usually inaccurate
i think fellow musicians should strive to be accurate and honest in criticism..that is the best way to support another musicians' endeavours...
not to reduce one's work to clever quips or falsely prop up weak work with niceities.... |
I am always very honest in my crits. But perhaps sometimes I could work on my diplomacy. My apologies in advance to anyone I can offend.
I think these kind of forums are the best possible resource for people who want to gain feedback on their tunes and pick up technical advice. I take it all very seriously... |
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elektro80
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject:
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Hmm... In this case the song itself is pretty ambitious.. so I guess I will make some comments. I like the song itself , but I am not completely convinced about the whole thing apart from the voice.. which is great.
To me the various instruments don´t quite sit as tight and steady as I would have liked. I am a great fan of the production of the song "Breed" by Senser. This one sounds to me to be in the same league.. songwise.. but not the result.. Keep the voice and struggle a bit more with the rest. On the other hand.. if this is how it is supposed to sound.. then I am of course way off. .. _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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elektro80
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:46 pm Post subject:
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Perhaps I should go fishing or polar bear hunting or something.. I know nothing of popular music like this anyway.
But the song and the voice... great.. and the rest can be fixed! _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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mosc
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paul e.
Joined: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 1567 Location: toronto, canada
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:
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Dovdimus Prime wrote: | paul wrote: |
'harsh' criticism is usually slightly inaccurate..and nice friendly pats on the back are also usually inaccurate
i think fellow musicians should strive to be accurate and honest in criticism..that is the best way to support another musicians' endeavours...
not to reduce one's work to clever quips or falsely prop up weak work with niceities.... |
I am always very honest in my crits. But perhaps sometimes I could work on my diplomacy. My apologies in advance to anyone I can offend.
I think these kind of forums are the best possible resource for people who want to gain feedback on their tunes and pick up technical advice. I take it all very seriously... |
hey i think you are making some great contributions with your criticisms..
however i do think you are using some hyperbole here and there..,, also entertaining..but a little glib
but like i said, i also think being 'nice' and protecting someone's feelings whose music may need a lot of work is not helpful either..
and i sense you are being honest....so it is excellent overall _________________ Spiral Recordings |
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elektro80
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:49 am Post subject:
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I just heard this very "similar" song being played on the radio. This one is far better. _________________ A Charity Pantomime in aid of Paranoid Schizophrenics descended into chaos yesterday when someone shouted, "He's behind you!"
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