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E-Spectro ft Trox - You Call It Magic (EZ's Alice in Wonderland Mix)
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by alanzo
Meh indeed. :p |
Oh, when you hear it out on a PA, you'll be like...
bah. :toothless |
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| theterran |
Holy , something less than 10 minutes!?
At first I was like =\
at 1:00 I was like O.o
at 3:46 I was like =)
Can definitely hear the refinement in your work man. Can't wait to hear the mastered version of this...
Everything fit quite well and the verbed chorus was v. nice. The zilker influence is quite apparent.
Wish the scratchy rolls were a bit more pronounced though, and in my beyers, the snare could use slightly more punch/snap/clarity. (whatever "scratchy roll" instrument that is @ 6:00 for example, it's nice, I just wish I could hear slightly more of it...and do I detect a hint of cowbell? :O) |
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| TranceLover007 |
My observations are on SC sir.
Cheers, looks like we have a winner ;)
Darek |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by theterran
Holy , something less than 10 minutes!?
At first I was like =\
at 1:00 I was like O.o
at 3:46 I was like =)
Can definitely hear the refinement in your work man. Can't wait to hear the mastered version of this...
Everything fit quite well and the verbed chorus was v. nice. The zilker influence is quite apparent.
Wish the scratchy rolls were a bit more pronounced though, and in my beyers, the snare could use slightly more punch/snap/clarity. (whatever "scratchy roll" instrument that is @ 6:00 for example, it's nice, I just wish I could hear slightly more of it...and do I detect a hint of cowbell? :O) |
Why, yes, it is cowbell.
The scratchy loop thingy that kind of meanders around... Remember right at the beginning when his voice got filtered out? That is the second quarter-note of the last measure, the sample of which I put through additional processing and filter sweeping throughout the song.
I wasn't thinking far enough ahead to be able to recessitate it but that is a good idea. I think it was when he said "silly rabbit" but I'm not sure. |
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| theterran |
Oh, to clear any possible confusion : By more I mean volumetriclly, like it's fking quiet, almost non-existenet even at 100% volume in my headphones. It becomes more audible around 7:21. (I believe the instrument I was searching for is Guiro)
Maybe try 0.5-1 db more in the louder part of the mix @ 6. (no that's not a math problem and I do not mean -.5 db more)
It's quite cool, and if you did put all that work into it and it's not just a guiro, why bury it? |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by theterran
It's quite cool, and if you did put all that work into it and it's not just a guiro, why bury it? |
Hah! :stongue:
It is a guiro. I thought you were talking about a loop I put through distortion.
Sheeeeeiiiiiitt. Thanks for the edit. I'll take raising it into consideration with some fresh ears, tomorrow, but it's just a minor part I was using to give a little texture to the Conga loop. |
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| cryophonik |
| Dark, brooding, and intense. I kept getting the feeling that a cat was about to pounce on my neck. In other words, yeah, I like it! It definitely sets a nice mood and has EZ quality all over it. My only nit is that it felt like it could use a break or a fill or sweep, etc. to bring the vocals back in after the long middle section. Maybe a reverse vocal build??? |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Dark, brooding, and intense. I kept getting the feeling that a cat was about to pounce on my neck. In other words, yeah, I like it! It definitely sets a nice mood and has EZ quality all over it. My only nit is that it felt like it could use a break or a fill or sweep, etc. to bring the vocals back in after the long middle section. Maybe a reverse vocal build??? |
This, unfortunately, wasn't one of your songs.
To Do List:
1. Reverse Vocal Build on "No One Knows"
2. Breakdown on "I Believe"
Reason canceled:
Cryophonik thought to do it, first! :p ;)
Seriously, I have plans for yours better than what I could do for this tune. This remix is more of an essay about what I think is the lost potential of its original inception. The vocals, themselves, really make the song what it is, and I used nearly all of them. The original, I thought, lacked cohesion with them. The challenge with this was to make something coherent and listenable that lent a trippy aspect to lyrics which, alone, seemed an anomaly. I would never understand it as a poem on paper, so I tried to give it a context where I could understand it (hence, the Alice in Wonderland allusion).
The challenge with your work, as always, is to give it a new flavor while maintaining the original's integrity. Your and your vocalist's intent is there and it's really very clear. There's no question of context. I'm more worried about getting that spirit.
Sorry about the small essay, but your nit gave me cause to think about it. :) |
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| Raphie |
I Like the dark vibe, first 2 minutes not much happens, and most vocals which have been "re-alligned" are not realy "re-alligned" timing there is way off. can't comment the mix itself yet as i am on my laptop, but it sounds nice 'n warm. Will give it a good listen in my studio tonight.
Overall good instrumental, nice vocal FX (triplet echo delay with 100% feeback low pass filtered), but vocal timing / (lack of) time stretching is not so good :D |
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