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Speactra feat. Akia - Frozen Breath (Preview) [Vocal Trance 192kbps full]
Hi everyone!
Me and Akia decided to make a track together and this is how it turned out 
It has been time consuming, we began in october and now it feels like its done. We would love to hear some advices, and dont be shy 
It has been a very instructive for us both. For me it is the first vocal song i've made and it has been really fun making it!
Speactra feat. Akia - Frozen Breath -Right click and save as
Thanks for listening
Lyrics:
A frosty night, tears turns to ice.
The silent air, echoes of the past.
An endless search, just a stumble in the dark.
Can�t stand no more. I have to find the way!
Det �r du eller jag. Du jag. (It's either you or me. You me.)
Time is running out. Hunting in your steps.
A choking glow, slow fading out.
Not much is left, all I thought was bluff.
Heavy steps behind, running blindly into unknown.
Lost in the mist I have to find the way!
//Alexander and Akia
I like it! Nice build up and some synth sounds that haven't been recycled like crazy. Pretty mellow tune, nice come down track.
Vocals are blended well and not overdone nor cheesy.
Sorry I can't be more constructive than this I'm not a producer so you're only getting my opinion solely on the listening stand point. Anyways, well done.
Thanks alot!! We appreciate it 
Alex and Akia in one song? hmmm I'm so downloading this one...
will report back later tonight...just going out
hey alex.
been looking forward to the complete.
mix - very tough. i love the mix of tough techy with a atmospheric sound. i can really hear the essence of enchanted woodland. the mix is amazing.
vocals sit in the mix faultlessly. first verse im not sure of the timing.
up till 2.35 im not sure becasue the vocal doesnt seam to flow.
after this point i love the vocal work. perfect! akia - you have a very nice voice. and its nice to hear it being fully taken advantage of by the very talented producer that is our little alex
4.50 - the vocal has that same non flow as with near the beginning 
sorry i just think you could make the vocal work with the 4:4 beat more effectively... sorry man
overall i love the mix, efx, sounds and vibe. it is very fresh and clear. and you ahve mixed the vocals very well considering its your first attempt at a full vocal track.
8.00- i love all the melodies running together
nice job!
ps. tonewashed will be on the cards soon - im gonna tweek my version. ready for a release - along with norteks and the awsome speactra mix.
Great to finally hear the whole tune, i've heard it in bits and pieces for months now 
Still can't fully wrap my head around the new vocals in the verses because i still have the old ones in my head but it sounds better and better everytime i listen to it. The refrain is gorgeous, don't change a thing. Love the little swedish parts too.
Cool low-key tune with beautiful vocals, nice work!
Booster: Looking forward to your review mate, hope you like it
Rich: Thanks for the great review! We'll check that.
Wow, great news rich!! Tonewasher finally out cant wait!!
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| Originally posted by richg101 i can really hear the essence of enchanted woodland. |
Glad that you hear it!| quote: |
| Frozen Breath: A frosty night, tears turns to ice. The silent air, echoes of the past. An endless search, just a stumble in the dark. Can�t stand no more. I have to find the way! Det �r du eller jag. Du jag. (It's either you or me. You me.) Time is running out. Hunting in your steps. A choking glow, slow fading out. Not much is left, all I thought was bluff. Heavy steps behind, running blindly into unknown. Lost in the mist I have to find the way! |
Hey there
How is everything?
Well, listening as i review:
Mmh ... to be honest i am not a fan of the drums in the beginning, they arent bad, but they sound a little "too old" lol ... dont get me wrong though.
Nice Bassline, Nice synth, great atmosphere ... ah here are the vocals ... how is it going Akia?
Overall a really nice track, i think
Good Job!
Hey just send me the files so i can lay my hands on!
Ciao Philipp
Great track!!! Something that i thing it would be nice is to raise the rhythm somewhere in the end by adding one or two more percs..
Way to go guys!!!
Sounds pretty good.
Thanks guys! 
hello, finally got to it...so let's start
overall impression is very nice, although I would think the mix would deserve some kind of a bit harder mastering...as it could be louder and such. I like the bass and kick, great sounding...
one thing I'd add to the vocals myself is the infamous reverse reverb, but that might be just personal preference.
I also liked the melodies very atmospheric along with the kick and bass they make a nice tech/atmospheric combo.
one more thing I'd add (again a matter of personal taste I think) is a breakdown, where Akia would get a solo .. maybe with some mellow strings in the background.
Overall, I liked the mix, the melody, vocals, bass, kick etc...the only minus of this song is mastering...it wouldn't loose much if you maximized it a lil bit more...
8.7/10 :-)
Takere!
Congratulations!
I like it.....
NS.....
Thank you BOOsTER, really interesting suggestions and ideas 
! What I know isn�t it masterad at all yet.
Glad you like it, NorthStar! Thanks!
Takere you2!
in case you'd need a mastering engineer feel free to give me a call...or PM...that'd be cheaper..yeah
Sounds great!
like the percussion, nice atmosphere for the intro.
bassline isn't exactly my taste, too much reso, but works ok with the rest of the track.
darkish vocals and overall feel, but chord progression sound a bit off sometimes.
also like the pads.
mixwise seems a bit muddy imo.
overall i kinda like this production, congrats both.
hope to hear more from you.
Thank you very much!
Hi Akia, Hi Speactra !
I Enjoy this start with the beats and the nice backsynth.
Akias Vocals are pretty nice and good mixed, i realy like the bassline progression here. I would maybe add a bit more mid low to the bassline, so it sounds more bumping, and takin out a bit of reso. The swedish spoken words are realy cool, has a great feel, with the delay and the dark atmosphere together, good work . The melodic synths have good melodic progressions im enjoying them aswell .
Overall pretty nice track, well produced (needs some mastering though, but dont use to much things, you know, less is sometimes more), and realy nice vocals from akia .
All the best,
Greetz,
Alex
Ok, been a long time since I've written REALLY constructive feedback. I feel like it now however So I'm gonna poor out all I can..
First thing that comes to mind is the kickdrum. IMO it's a bit too boomy. It could be more massive and powerful. The intro is nice though. Percs are added as the track plays, and those delaying, filtered piano-stabbs in the background are creating a chill atmosphere. Ok, here's the bassline. Nothing special. Works fine. Vocals comes in after 1.27min. Perfect for them to appear here, cuz by now the DJ has finished mixing the track in. Hmm.. I don't know what to say about the vocals.. Seems like they don't fit the rest of the harmony in the track. Maybe it's just a matter of getting used to them. The track now comes into a break (02.30min) and the pads in the background is beautiful in my ears. A shy melody is working its way into the track, I recon. It's chill and subtle. The takeoff comes too early, imo. You should have built the tension more before letting it all loose. The track is now in a period which sounds like a pause (03.25min). Vocals then comes back to lift the track further on. I actually quite like vocals here. More delay should have been used on them however. They are soooo melancholic, and it would be pseudo-cool to add more delay to them. Panning delay 6.14min and a new break takes place. It sound very similar to the first one.. Ok, some new percs added. Again, the rise and the takeoff is too dull. It makes the listener get what he wants - too early. You have to tease him and make him loooong for a takeoff - but at the same time don't bore him with repeating elements. After 8mins the track builds itself down. Nothing much to say.
Overall a very sad and emotive track. The thought is very good. If you want to work more on it, here are some suggestions:
- Change the bassline and the bass-sound. It's just too...eh..subtractor
- Work more on the vocals. Add delay at places. Trick with them.
- Add more variation to the breaks. As it is now, it's kinda boring.
- Kickdrum, as I mentioned, doesn't fit tracks like these...IMO that is.
- Maybe add more melodies? Or maybe not... The track had a atmosphere which carried it forward. Melodies maybe aren't that important.
I enjoyed listening to it! Good luck with it and all forthcoming productions! Producing-skills are top notch, and you can create amazing tracks if you just set your mind to it.
BTW - question for Akia:
What kind of equipment do you have? (soundcard, mic, preamp, mixer, etc) I presume that the recording of the vocals was done at your place, and not in Turkey? Hehe. Vocals sounded clean and crisp.
Alex Pea
Thanks a lot for your rewievs, really helpful!
I use a Sennhieser 815S microphone, as recording program Audacity, soundcard a sb awe 32. Well, not really a studio... 
, I�m glad it sounds good anyway!
Thank you all very much! Great reviews!
I'll take your advices to me Really intresting to read your posts!
As the track is not mastered at all now, just the clean output, I'll try to add some mastering myself.
Thank you so much for the offer booster, I'll let you try also, will be fun to hear how your mastering sounds. I bet it will sound better than mine, cause I suck at mastering
But I'll add some more echo and stuff to Akias song before that. Haven't put so much effort in the echoes yet.
I've discovered a bug from ableton too, the second verse sounds like it's badly timestretched, even though it isnt timestretched at all.. have to figure out a way to fix that
Thanks again
It's a bit too generic for me, don't know about the singing either.
It kind of gives me a mixed feeling of pretty good and bad, I don't know how to explain it really, It's probably because I don't like vocal stuff.
The breakdown is cool, though the melody reminds me of DT8 Project "Hold Me Til The End" 
Sorry to hear that.
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| Originally posted by zoric The breakdown is cool, though the melody reminds me of DT8 Project "Hold Me Til The End" |
Haven't heard it before.
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