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tantan - passenger 2
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Author: tantan on December 30 2007
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Some things going on here:
Listening lately to a lot of lush electronic pop, Bat for Lashes, Marsheaux, Underworld; I'm determined to let clear, strong melodics lead the way. Also, I learned from Bat for Lashes and Massive Attack that using a clavichord patch as a lead rhythm instrument is a good thing to do.
Wanted a structure of continuous evolution of sounds and melodics, while sticking to the basic verse / chorus organization. I may have overdone the changeups, but they keep me interested.
I wish I could sing.
Obsessed over the production on this one. Still not 100% happy with it. Want to hear how it can be better focused, perhaps simplified.
Also, this sounds to me a bit like travelogue music, which I do not like. | |
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12/30/07
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hardvoltnine
yes singing would be awesome in this...
You should be obsessing over the production, I love the bigness and the space it maker, fits in right to the music in my opinion. I tried to image this song with out the production, and it would not have hit me as well.
good stuff.
12/30/07
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Roshi
Cool song.
I think the bass and synths are too thick for tenor/bass vocals, unless they are pushed back into a mix/extremely reverbed...I would probably carve out the vocal range a lot more (take out some of the mids in the bass, for example). If you want soprano range vocals, I think you are ok.
I personally think frou frou (guy sigworth + imogen heap) has the best balance of vocals + electronic music...
12/30/07
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tantan
I was thinking soprano range, really, or high tenor - the bass and mid are definitely overstuffed as is. I agree that Frou Frou pull it off beautifully. This song to me feels a lot like Plaid, so I hear something like their remixes of vocal groups (Bat for Lashes comes again to mind...).
Thanks for the thoughts guys. 
12/31/07
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Fredo
I like it a lot and don't think it sounds like travelogue music at all!
A couple of the instruments when they first hit sounded a tad presetty. :57... this is the part that struck me as needing some sonorous development. It is the shell percussion synth and the depeche-like snare. But now that I listened a second time it works well and I can't imagine what you would change it to!
best thing about this piece is the changes. The composition has a deeper structure than most. It has a great build, has some dramatic weight. It's great work, Tantan!
12/31/07
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mulletballet
Indeed, a fine track. I was getting a Vince Clarke vibe at the very beginning, then an Alan Wilder vibe as it went on and morphed into a much more intricate track... nice atmosphere all around... great work!
you should break your leg more often.
(heh)
12/31/07
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mlbot
i can't believe there's no percussive tk-a-tk-a-tk-a-tk-a-tk-a-tk-a sound. Who wrote this, must not have been you!!!
Yeah, I like the melodic change-ups. It could use a tonal change as well... like in the middle where you introduce this whispery sound... maybe you could change the bass sound, too, to make it less in-your-face. Filter it, add some reverb or delay... keep that section more quiet and hushed before you add back all the in-your-face-dry sounds.
12/31/07
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tantan
I ran your tkatkatka removal script!
Ooh, I like the idea of pushing back the bass in that section.
Mullet - rad, been grooving on Yaz lately too, that reference makes me happy. Working on breaking the other leg!
Fredo - so the sounds are okey even though they're kinda presetty? Also, feel free to lay down some vocals on this one.
01/03/08
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MonkeyPlus1
tasty track, really digging the way it flows into changes, sound balance. you making a lot of tracks while recuperating?
Recent blogs: MBM pictures
01/03/08
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tantan
Hey m+1 - fewer than I'd hoped to, actually. Since I've been back to work full time my brain is pretty fried and free time is largely wasted in front of the telly. I have gotten some good use out of my home imprisonment though!
01/03/08
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nicknotis
Great mix, great composition, great song. I think mlbot's suggestion is excellent.
As far as vocals go, I think Umami's girlfriend could absolutely own this with her breathy angelic voice.
01/03/08
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tantan
thanks nick, going to have to drop umami a note!
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