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FROM THE DESK OF BIBA_NOVA:
Phony Tony
by
Mystified, bibanova (with some help from The Leonids)
Ahhh...the mysterious path that creativity takes, sometimes.
I once wrote a song, a special song for a special someone in my life. Only thing is, I never got around to recording it...until I started to collaborate with Mystified that is.
As many of you may know, Mysti and I get into some weird, eclectic and experimental stuff sometimes. Other times we can be pop angels. This is a mixture of both. The song Phony Tony began to resurrect itself a few months ago...the song that I wrote for that special someone.
I recorded the rough melody as a guide vocal and sent it to Mysti. But not before I reversed the recording. My instructions to her were...DO NOT play this file correctly. I want you to learn how to sing it backwards and then I am going to reverse your backwards singing so it sounds like you singing the lyrics as they should be heard. It was an experiment. It was successful!!!! I was amazed that she could do this.
That was phase 1 and 2.
Phase 3 happened during early March when Mysti came to visit me and we recorded a bunch of material during our infamous 'Phoenix Sessions'. We added to the backwards-forwards vocals that we already had. However, I was having problems with the arrangement of the song over all.
Luckily help was on hand from Winston Smith of The Leonids. I was taken by the work he and Lucy had done with some 50's and 60's classics and their new song 'Remember When'. I asked for help and Winston enrolled Lucy in the project too and we came up with the goods.
So...here it is, 'Phony Tony'...a song that was born in 2002 and was only ever sung into someone's ear before this. The final stages of its journey into existence took place over the last few months...
Please enjoy....and feel free to sing along
bibanova
Mystified - backwards-forwards vocals and vocals that are forwards only
Bryn - Vocals, drum programming, digital scissors and glue
Winston Smith - backing vocals and synth lines
Lucy Campbell - Bass line, vocals
Recorded and mixed in Logic Pro on an Apple Mac
To be released on the particledots record label sometime in late 2007
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Purrfect Pop &mdash 04/19/07 - 01:57:27 AM
Nice one guys...this is really catchy (I will now be humming it on my way to work)
Its fun to hear you doing pop stuff alongside your more experimental projects
Cool
Steve [ Reply to This ]
Purrrrfect? &mdash 04/19/07 - 07:31:53 PM
Why, thank you, Steve :)
Glad you enjoyed this little ditty, which (as Bryn said) was months in the making!
It's great to share it here. [ Reply to This ]
How fun! &mdash 04/19/07 - 10:01:09 AM
Gosh, this takes me back to 1982 - it's like a mixture of ABC and Madness, quite hooky and smooth, not to mention danceable! Here's my crit - too short! But actually, good pop is like that - leaves you wanting more and doesn't overstay its welcome. Brilliant job, you crew! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you, Bing! &mdash 04/19/07 - 07:37:47 PM
What a lovely comment you've left for us!
I'm glad you've enjoyed this one! I had a blast being part of it, too :D
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cute song &mdash 04/19/07 - 10:36:40 AM
love this. slightly warped in all the right ways, but catchy as f&*@k. love it. like the harmonies best on "it's a crazy kind of world."
don't know if you noticed it, but there is a bit of your voice starting to say something at the very end of the song. you might have left it there on purpose (i would have), but some folks are crazy about stuff like that. [ Reply to This ]
Thank you &mdash 04/19/07 - 10:38:42 AM
For the great comments
Like you would have done, I left it there on purpose
:-) [ Reply to This ]
Very clever everyone.... &mdash 04/19/07 - 01:07:40 PM
This, to me, is one of the few tunes on MJ's that I will remember after a day or so. It's simple and catchy and clever and very well done.
Excellent work all around.
Paul. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks, Paul &mdash 04/19/07 - 07:48:28 PM
...I found myself humming this tune quite a bit as well, in the midst of working on it.
I'm so glad Bryn invited me to collaborate (thanks, B! :) )
Thanks for listening and leaving a comment! [ Reply to This ]
...sonic taste treat... &mdash 04/19/07 - 02:11:12 PM
I like the jaunty feel of this tune...
The backwards, forwards thing is really interesting, but I'm not quite sure what it has to do with the tune conceptually - could you elaborate?
You both meld very well and are continually coming up with unique and interesting sonic taste treats.
My only complaint is that it repeats a few to many times for me at the end. For me shorter is better, but I seem to be in the minority when it comes to length of tunes. [ Reply to This ]
Jaunty indeed &mdash 04/20/07 - 12:37:06 AM
I like the jaunty feel of this tune...
Thank you... it IS very jaunty now I come to think of it.
The backwards, forwards thing is really interesting, but I'm not quite sure what it has to do with the tune conceptually - could you elaborate?
Yes. The backwards-forwards thing has absolutely nothing to do with the song conceptually. It was an experiment that I wanted to try for ages and when I sent the original vocal file to Mysti (almost as a test just to see if it would work) I had not even got a backing track assembled at that time. When she sent her file back to me and I discovered that indeed it DID work, I decided not to let all that hard work go to waste. We plan to to use the backward- forward singing technique in future compositions -perhaps dropping it into a piece of music for greater dramatic and sonic effect. The sky is the limit basically...
You both meld very well and are continually coming up with unique and interesting sonic taste treats.
Thank you. I agree. Our collaboration has produced some great stuff.
My only complaint is that it repeats a few to many times for me at the end. For me shorter is better, but I seem to be in the minority when it comes to length of tunes.
I think you may be right. I agree with you general thought on that point. I think I might try and edit one verse out of it to see what it does to the song...
bmc [ Reply to This ]
Stuck in my head &mdash 04/19/07 - 09:42:49 PM
Stuck in my head in a good way. Catchy and tuneful. It has humor and musicality, nice harmonies (I love the backwards/forwards singing) and a great sound - very nicely produced. Sweet. [ Reply to This ]
I love this! &mdash 04/20/07 - 09:31:26 AM
happy, light and fun. The simplicity of lyrics with the layered harmonies just allow me to float along and listen. The harmonies remind me of a choral part in a song in the movie Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. I should try and find out what that was. Kudos to all. [ Reply to This ]
sing along... &mdash 04/21/07 - 11:15:55 AM
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Its fun to hear you doing pop stuff alongside your more experimental projects
Cool
Steve
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