13 Dec
2009
13 Dec
'09
8:29 a.m.
Hi
Today it's the 3rd sunday of advent, and I've just uploaded a new
version (new music and melody) of the danish christmas carol "Et barn er
født i Betlehem" (A child is born in Betlehem).
It features almost exclusively (except one instrument) hand drawn,
single cycle waveforms and massive abuse of the autotalent ladspa plugin
:-)
http://modlys.bandcamp.com/track/et-barn-er-f-dt-i-betlehem
Direct link:
http://modlys.dk/mp3/et_barn_er_foedt_i_betlehem.mp3
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Atte
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13 Dec
13 Dec
8:48 a.m.
Wow!
Atte, this is again someting very new. Quite funny in its own way and again
very poppy, much more even than det nu. It sometimes seems to me like you were
making a bit fun of pop music. :-) The only thing, and that is only something
personal, is, that I dislike the snare-sound. Well the sound, that in a real
drumkit would have translated as snare.
Some very good chord progressions! I love especially the chorus or bridge
part. Don't know, where it fits in your songstructure. I guess it's a chorus.
The voice effect sounds very late 90s early 2000s. Pitty you didn't let up
on it once. That would have set some accentuations.
Still: Wow! And to that I stick! Thanks for sharing!
Warm regards
Julien
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9:31 a.m.
Hi Atte,
Julien Claassen wrote:
... The only thing, and that is only something
personal, is, that I dislike the snare-sound. Well the sound, that in a real
drumkit would have translated as snare.
I agree with Julien's criticism. The song is fun, but those electro-drum
sounds grate on my nerves. They always have, I've never had a taste for
that sound.
Some very good chord progressions! I love
especially the chorus or bridge
part. Don't know, where it fits in your songstructure. I guess it's a chorus.
Excellent chord structure, some surprising changes in there. You have a
good feeling for harmony.
The voice effect sounds very late 90s early 2000s.
Pitty you didn't let up
on it once. That would have set some accentuations.
Again I agree with Julien on this point. Of course the matter is one of
personal taste. I happen to prefer a relatively un-effected voice,
especially a voice as good as your singer's.
Overall this one sounds like an experiment with a new approach to
production. Keep at it, we're listening. :)
As always, thanks for sharing your fine work.
Best,
dp
10:54 a.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
The main reason for the heavy autotalent, was the fact that onprocessed,
"natural" vocals seemed out of place with the music. I ran out of time,
but I planned on using vocoder and amp simulations on the vocals too at
places to create a more diverse vocal track.
I agree with Julien's criticism. The song is fun,
but those electro-drum
sounds grate on my nerves. They always have, I've never had a taste for
that sound.
Hmmm.
I'm not totally 110% happy with them. Or, rather, they could sound
different, without that being a problem.
Some of your dislike may, as you suggest, simply be that you don't like
the style, some may be my take on it.
The voice
effect sounds very late 90s early 2000s. Pitty you didn't
let up on it once. That would have set some accentuations.
Again I agree with Julien on this point. Of course the matter is one of
personal taste. I happen to prefer a relatively un-effected voice,
especially a voice as good as your singer's. Overall this one sounds like an experiment with a new
approach to
production. Keep at it, we're listening. :)
Thanks for your patience :-)
You're right, it's kinda an experiment. I might end up redoing the tune
with a totally different approach, but this is how it came out...
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Atte
http://atte.dk http://modlys.dk
11:25 a.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
Overall this one sounds like an experiment with a new
approach to
production. Keep at it, we're listening. :)
While doing 170 bpm chiptunes might not be what comes most natural to
me, there were several reasons to pursue it anyhow:
1) In the context of a CD, the listener needs some change in mood and
dynamics. No matter how beautiful, 50 minutes of floating candy will get
on most peoples nerves in the long run.
2) After doing something like this I can more whole hearted do the
things that naturally falls out of my brain.
3) I think it's simply good (like in healthy) to do something that is
different and difficult, to stretch ones imagination and musicality.
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Atte
http://atte.dk http://modlys.dk
noon
Atte André Jensen wrote:
Dave Phillips wrote:
I agree completely. I explore various styles and techniques, simply
because I enjoy it. The results of my explorations may or may not be of
any special interest themselves, but inevitably I learn new things that
influence other work, perhaps in non-obvious ways.
Best,
dp
Overall this one sounds like an experiment with a
new approach to
production. Keep at it, we're listening. :)
While doing 170 bpm chiptunes might not be what comes most natural to
me, there were several reasons to pursue it anyhow:
1) In the context of a CD, the listener needs some change in mood and
dynamics. No matter how beautiful, 50 minutes of floating candy will get
on most peoples nerves in the long run.
2) After doing something like this I can more whole hearted do the
things that naturally falls out of my brain.
3) I think it's simply good (like in healthy) to do something that is
different and difficult, to stretch ones imagination and musicality.
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