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On Feb 5, 2012 5:12 PM, "thijs van severen" <<a href="mailto:thijsvanseveren@gmail.com">thijsvanseveren@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> MHO :<br>
> - vocals are good, indeed they could do with some extra punch (or maybe it's the guitars that sound 'too heavy' when compared to all the rest, not just the vocals) <br>
> - the guitar is quite nice : both soundwise and the rifs<br>
> - bass sounds very muffled, it needs definition and punch. also i think it just a bit too much that the bass keeps following the kick. might be nice in the intro, but i would go with a continuous bass line after the intro</p>
<p>Thanks. I eq'd the top end off the bass as it seemed to be making the mid range too cluttered. Maybe keeping the bassline in the lower register would be better. </p>
<p>I'm not too sure what you mean about the bassline following the kick tho. It is mostly on the off beats but perhaps it's too cluttered? Were you thinking more of a melodic bassline or driving root-notes? Or something else? I struggled coming up with something interesting for this song as it is pretty fast.</p>
<p>Re the drums: yes they definitely need work. Ive never played the drums and coming up with realistic interesting parts is quite difficult. Any suggestions on how to work on this?</p>
<p>James</p>
<p>> - i second Erik's opinion about the drum in the chorus : '4 to the floor' always works<br>
> - drums : i'm hearing almost no cymbals, except for a finy crash somewhere in the middle<br>
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> Thijs<br>
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> 2012/2/4 Erik de Castro Lopo <<a href="mailto:mle%2Bla@mega-nerd.com">mle+la@mega-nerd.com</a>><br>
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>> James Stone wrote:<br>
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>> > Gathering by the short shrift the last piece of Indie pop received<br>
>> > that was aired here,<br>
>><br>
>> Oh, sorry, I missed it. Where?<br>
>><br>
>> > It's a demo for the band I play in at the moment ("River Fury"), and<br>
>> > still in the process of polishing/improving.<br>
>><br>
>> THis is definitely the kind of stuff I listen to.<br>
>><br>
>> > Anyway, enough waffling. The link is here:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > <a href="http://www.box.com/s/rrcvn668gqfq0t1mqc12">http://www.box.com/s/rrcvn668gqfq0t1mqc12</a><br>
>><br>
>> Nice snappy drum sound at the start, great guitar sounds, vocals<br>
>> sound really good. This is a great piece. My only slight criticisms<br>
>> are for the composition. The piece rocks along at one constant<br>
>> intensity level and it would be nice if the intensiy varied a bit<br>
>> more between the verse and the chorus, or even just dropping in a<br>
>> middle eight [0]. The other thing is the song's melody has a very<br>
>> square, 4/4, on the beat rythm and it would be nice if there was<br>
>> a little syncopatiom to the melody. Something that can be really<br>
>> effective is straight beats in the verse and syncopation in the<br>
>> chrous.<br>
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>> Cheers,<br>
>> Erik<br>
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>> [0] I really love the way bands like The Pixies and Nirvana (think<br>
>> Lithium) do the soft verse and loud chorus, but it doesn't have<br>
>> to be anywhere near that extreme.<br>
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