I like the vulnerability of the vocals a lot. It really feels like you're heartbroken
and your accent really makes the lyrics pop for me. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have
noticed or cared about the AutoTalent if you didn't say anything. The only time I
really noticed it was at the end, but you owned it.
When that trumpet-like synth comes in with the pitch bend, ooooh, I liked that. Oh, and
the 5/4 section. I didn't expect that, it was great.
Also, with that little hemiola carol of the bells riff, I feel like this puts this at the
top of the Christmas charts. It's nice to get an early Christmas ballad.
Last but not least, Matilda, you have fu*#ed up (jk)! I really have been enjoying your
music these past couple of songs. I hope to hear more soon!
Jul 24, 2025 2:49:55 PM Jeanette C. <julien(a)mail.upb.de>de>:
Hey hey,
here's a new song called Friends:
https://youtu.be/kO-fozsPB_A
It moves between progressive rock and power ballad, I suppose. Thematically, it's
perhaps even closer to my heart, lovely modulations aside. :) And no, I never had a friend
called Matilda or someone like her. I'm very glad about that. You'll find the
lyrics at the end.
First, here are the instruments I used: a lot of Yoshimi for the bell-like sound, the
pad, the choir and the soft chord instrument heard in the beginning. LinuxSampler for the
Rhodes, acoustic piano, strings and acoustic guitar, as little as there is of it, and of
course the Carillon. Drumgizmo for the drums. Fluidsynth for the bass and Csound for the
electric guitar. The lead sounds are analogue hardware, the Behringer Neutron and Arturia
Minibrute 2S respectively.
It was again recorded with Midish and Nama. Processing courtesy of - in no particular
order - Caps, Invada, zita-reverb, Calf, SWH, CMT, g2verb, TAP plugins and 4-band
parametric EQ. Ah, and I shouldn't forget AutoTalent. What can I say? I'm very
glad it exists and with even more tweaking it would have been less obvious.
And here are the lyrics, hope you enjoy it:
Today, I met Matilda again.
She stated: you're no more a friend of mine.
When I asked the reason why,
She mutely turned her back.
Today, I lost my oldest friend
And I don't even understand.
So mad, so sad I can't believe it.
Bereft, I stare into space, while I'm grievin'.
As I seek the reason why,
I'm swallowed by the void.
Today, I lost my oldest friend
And I can't understand.
Today, per chance, I got the story.
Her political creed made it mandatory
To look askance at my way of life.
Why is it us or it's them?
Either for or against?
Do you know?
Today, we lost a thousand friends,
Does any one know where it eends?
Matilda, it's time that we come to our senses.
We have done it before, let's be mending fences.
We never were in full accord,
There is no need to be...
Let's break the circle of defiance and fear!
This farce, it ends right here.
Today, I met Matilda again.
We argued and laughed all through the night.
We din't part till the morning light,
Two sides of a coin in accord.
Today, we stood as closest friends.
'Cause now, we understand.
Best wishes,
Jeanette
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http://juliencoder.de - for summer is a state of sound
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https://www.audiobombs.com/users/jeanette_c
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https://github.com/jeanette-c
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(Britney Spears)
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